Rojas Leads Rebels Toward Sonora Campaign
General Antonio Rojas moves 3000 rebels from Madera to the west aiming at Guayamas in Sonora while Gen Emilio Campa is released and departs with his command. Rojas seizes horses, food, and mules before abandoning Madera and executes five subordinates including a forger and looters.
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EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Orozco
Antonio Rojas
Madera
Sonora
Guayamas
Emilio P. Campa
Rojas
Dolores Trail
Madera Company
Dolores Mining Company
Salazar
Rosario Hernandez
Cipriano Amador
Americans Exuberant as Mexican Insurgents Retreat
News from Washington reports extreme agitation among Americans and other foreigners along the Mexican Northwestern rail line after the insurgent retreat. Officials emphasize continued U S neutrality and that foreigners face only financial losses if violence is not suffered, with similar distress seen near Chihuahua on the Mexican Central line.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Chihuahua
Mexican Central Railway
Federals Take El Oro in Durango Amid Rebel Assault
El Oro Durango fell toGen Aureliano Blanquet’s troops after heavy rebel losses and many prisoners. A rural force under Gertrudis Sanchez defeated 600 Zapatistas at Polutla Guerrero, with sixty killed. Garibaldi arrived in Mexico City to present his case to the president. General Antono Rojas leads rebels near Potreros de Gastelum, challenging Governor Delgado’s efforts to seal Sinaloa.
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Mexico City
el Oro
Durango
Aureliano Blanquet
Gertrudis Sanchez
Poluitla
Guerrero
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Sonora
Antono Rojas
Potreros de Gastelum
Sinaloa
Delgado
Revolution at End in Mexico Rebels Split Goals
In northern Mexico the revolt is said to be a loot driven, independent campaign with Orozco confined to Juarez and Inez Salazar sidelined by the rebel leadership. The Chihuahua government lacks funds and authority while Salazar contemplates guerrilla action in Sonora. Orozco remains at Juarez with unclear plans.
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EL Paso
Tex
Mexico
Sonora
Orozco
Juarez
Inez Salazar
Chihuahua
Felix Gutierrez
Salazar
Wilson May Resign Governor Post During Campaign
Woodrow Wilson weighs remaining as New Jersey governor through year end or resigning to focus on a presidential bid. Friends predict he may stay in Trenton if he wins the Democratic ticket, while he prepares an acceptance speech. He plans to finish the speech days before the formal nomination. He has not finalized his list of pivotal states, with Massachusetts deemed highly debatable and Wisconsin viewed as favorable.
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Sea Girt
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Trenton
Wilson
Underwood
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Congressmen to Visit Wilson at Sea Girt
One hundred fifty Democratic representatives will travel to Sea Girt on Saturday afternoon for a visit with Governor Wilson. The trip highlights continued congressional outreach to the governor.
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Wilson
Washington
Sea Girt
Turkish cabinet resigns amid army revolt in Constantinople
The Turkish cabinet quit today due to army revolts against the Committee of Union and Progress. This follows War Minister Mahmoud Shefket Pasha's July 10 resignation amid widespread troop disaffection and desertions toward Albanian insurgents. Reports say many Turkish soldiers have joined the rebels, with a semi official Athens dispatch noting a plan to place Prince Mejid Effendi on the throne.
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Constantinople
Committee of Union and Progress
Mahmoud Shefket Pasha
Athens
Liberal Party
Turkey
Mejid Effendi
Sultan Mourad
SENTIMENT GROWS OVER SAWMILL LABOR TROUBLE IN LA
In Southwestern Louisiana citizens discuss urging the governor to appoint a legislative committee to investigate and seek an end to labor trouble at the sawmill territory. Feeling is high on both sides as July reports reach Lake Charles.
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Lake Charles
Louisiana
Crooked Forecast for San Antonio Area
Weather note indicates unsettled conditions with showers tonight or Thursday in San Antonio and vicinity.
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San Antonio
Weather notes for travelers across major cities
Observations at 8 am show varying conditions in cities including St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York Boston Washington. Temperatures range from 54 to 76 with winds from NW NE SW and S and predicted rain or showers later in the week. lows in the 54 to 72 range.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Unfounded claim on AP wire carriage by Bon Antonio
The statement asserts that the degreased wire of the Associated Press into Bon Antonio is carried wholly or partly by newspapers other than the Ben Antonio Light. The claim is presented as fact without evidence and is deemed baseless.
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Associated Press
Bon Antonio
Ben Antonio
Taft Campaign Contributions Tally and Key Donors
Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock told a Senate committee the Taft campaign records filed in Albany were correct and that he could not add to them with testimony. He noted 1908 receipts totaling 1 653 518 27 with 620 150 from state committees, and no corporate gifts due to a new law. He recalled a single rejected gift of 20 000 from Gen. Du Pont, and listed major early contributors including Charles Taft 50 000 Andrew Carnegie 20 000 Frank Munsey 10 000 Whitelaw Reid 10 000 others. He explained finance committees and state reports, and said tobacco trust and steel stockholders gave little or none. He named several figures and families connected to contributions and touched on Harvester stockholders.
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Washington, D. C
Frank Hitchcock
Senate
Taft
Albany
N. Y
Republican National Committee
Hitchcock
Congress
Gen. T. Coleman Dupont
Delaware
Republican Executive Committee
George R. Sheldon
Dupont
Paynter
General Dupont
Oliver
Roosevelt
Senator Paynter
J. P. Taft
Charles P. Taft
William Nelson Cromwell
Part Anderson
Andrew Carnegie
William Smith Cochran
Frank Munsey
Whitelaw Reid
M. C. Borden
General Corbin
National Committee
Tobacco Trust
Steel Corporation
Mr. Cochran
Senator Oliver
Harvester
Mr. Hitchcock
International Harvester Company
McCormicks
George Perkins
Clarence Ss. Funk
Perkins
Mr. Funk
Texas Railroad Commission Eyes Lower Express Rates
Texas officials move toward abolishing point to line express charges and require single company basis for rates. A hearing set for September 10 to consider ending express classification rules amid recent ICC rate reductions. Chairman Mayfield cites amalgamation and rising shipper charges as motivation.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mayfield
Testimony Set to Probe Corporate Contributions
Senator Clapp said the committee may question contributors connected to corporations after reviewing the treasurer's books. Mr Hitchcock said he never spoke with any corporate officer about contributions. Tomorrow William F Sheehan of the Democratic National Committee will testify.
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Hitchcock
Clapp
William F. Sheehan
Democratic National Committee
Soligitors Struggle to Complete Sum for Chamber Drive
The Chamber of Commerce races to raise 250000 for an English syndicate contract as noon reports show 226240 raised with about 23760 still needed by tonight. Around eighty men work to meet the two day extension deadline and the effort continues this afternoon.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chorus Girl Found Unconscious in Lot
Ethel Conrad, a chorus girl once acquitted of plotting to murder W. E. D. Stokes, lies unconscious in a hospital after police say a chloroformed handkerchief gagged her and rope tied her hands and feet in a vacant West Side lot. She says she was followed after leaving a subway station and her mind went blank.
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New York
Ethel Conrad
Lillian Graham
W. E. D. Stokes
Upper West Side
Omaha Inspector Dies in Fall at Westland Hotel
W J Rowe 35, traveling freight inspector for Union Pacific, leaped from a fifth floor window at the Westland hotel in Wichita Falls after a nervous bout. He was unconscious on impact and died instantly. Rowe, a Mason and Shriner, had asked a companion to stay with him the night before and relatives in Omaha were notified.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
W. J. Rowe
Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific
Westland Hotel
Rowe
C. A. Love
Love
Knights Templar
Shriner
Fort Worth
Campaign 19 Enlivened by pistol shot and theft charges
Nat Lewis fired a 45 caliber revolver toward J H Nass injuring none with a powder burn while Nass fled. Joseph Dwyer Jr. was arrested on a theft charge from R L Morris with $350 cash and papers missing. Subpoenas were issued for several county officials to testify in a case alleging delays in returning a $1200 forfeited cash bond.
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Nat Lewis
J. H. Nass
John Bitter
Joseph Dwyer Jr
Joseph Dwyer
Edward Dwyer
Joseph Umscheid
John Tobin
Lewis
Nass
Ben Fisk
Antonio Diaz
Joe Villareal
Frank R. Newton
Appoxence
Newton
Tony Diaz
Roberts
Sheriff's Department
Newnam
Sheriff's Office
St. Louis
Morris
Young Dwyer
Dwyer
R. TL. Morris
United States
Claude J. Carter
Fisk
Dan J. Sullivan
C. D. Hogan
Shook
Frank A. Ton
Andres Coy
John V. Hun
Carlos Bee
C. C. Todd
Joseph Umscheid Gaiding
Ting
G. W. Hout
Edward
Tobin
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Gen. Campa
West
Federals
Crocadl Forecast
THE
NAVY
Cet
City OF London
Teroteay
Commonwealth
Joe Dwyer, JR
R. L. Morris
Columay
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