Huerta pledges protection for Americans in Mexico
General Huerta states the Mexican government will safeguard U S citizens even if intervention occurs and offers to fund special trains and cover passage differences to help Americans reach home. He warns against uprisings and reiterates commitment to national honor. Preparations for October 26 elections proceed with voter lists and law distribution.
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Mexico City
Wilson
Mexico
Huerta
Republic
United States
General Huerta
Washington
Lind
Gamboa
Urrutia
Zamacona Seeks U S Loan Amid Mexican Negotiations
Manuel de Zamacona Inclan, former Mexican ambassador to the U S and ex financial agent in London, arrives in Washington to push Huerta-US talks aimed at easing the revolutionary crisis and securing a U S backed loan through American bankers. He is seen as a financier figure linked to the Mexican Cientifico circle. official reception depends on conditions.
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Washington, D. C
Manuel de Zamacona E. Inclan
United States
Huerta
Senor Zamacona
Vera Cruz
Washington
Local Forecast For Several Cities
Observations show varied conditions across cities including St Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York Boston and Washington with temperatures ranging from 56 to 80 degrees and winds from east to southwest. Most locations show fair or improving conditions with possible rain in New York Boston and Washington.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington, D. C
Powder puff clash at treasury over handbags
Indignant women clerks at the Treasury Department threaten protest after Assistant Secretary John Skelton Williams bans handbags lunch boxes and packages from the main building. Clerks must leave items in basement lockers before entering the cash and securities area.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
John Skelton Williams
Treasury House
Williams
Uncle Sam's Cash and Securities
Boy saves two lives at Des Moines park flood
In Des Moines on September 5 Paul Masser, 15, saved Edith Coffman 10 and Ethel Coffman 7 from eight feet of water near a river park. Edward Coffman 13 struggled on shore but failed. Masser swam in, pulled the sisters to safety, and dried his clothes to hide his water rescue from his mother.
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Des Moines
Paul Masser
Masser
Edith
Ethel Coffman
Edward
No More Free Drinks Order Cracks Down in Boston
Boston licensing board orders saloons to stop free drinks effective yesterday. The report calls it essential to protect proprietors and customers, with bartenders claiming competition forced giveaways and dealers expecting cost savings from the ban.
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Boston
Mass
Licensing Board
Back to School Fall Clothing Brands Advertised
Back to School signals the season of outfitting for children with branded undergarments socks shoes hats and outerwear praised for style comfort and durability. The article urges readers to read newspaper ads to properly equip children for fall work and school.
Real joker clause found in new water contract
City officials debate a clause allowing the water company to insert meters at any service to enforce meter rates and deem excess use as improper, potentially nullifying a 20 percent flat rate reduction. Mayor Brown and alders push to modify the clause. attorney Birkhead defends it as anti theft.
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Brown
Claude V. Birkhead
Alexander Potter
Birkhead
Potter
Lambert
Mr. Lambert
Metcalfe
Water Company
Gillette
Lambert, Fincham
Saunders and Hoefgen
Albert Ghehlin
Citizens’ Committee
Maniac kills family then fires village in Germany tragedy
In Muehlhausen, Germany, Sept. 5 a crazed teacher named Wagner killed his wife and four children in Degerloch then set fires in four village buildings. Eight villagers were shot dead and 20 wounded during a battle with locals. Wagner was overpowered after depleting 250 cartridges.
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Muehlhausen
Germany
Wagner
Degerloch
Norcross faces jail for contempt over missing company books
D. G. Norcross, secretary of Western Fuel Co, risked jail this afternoon for contempt of court after failing to produce company books for federal grand jury review. The probe seeks to determine if the firm defrauded the government by manipulating coal weights, with other officers potentially cited for contempt for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
D. (. Norcross
Western Fuel Company
Norcross
Federal Grand Jury
Tax rolls delayed as Texas agencies miss rate fix
Austin reports tax rolls will not be received until December due to the state automatic tax board not fixing the state and school tax rates until August end. Chief Clerk Moulden notes the legislature delayed the general appropriation bill, and only Comal county has sent in its 1913 rolls so far.
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Austin
Tex
State Automatic Bus Board
Moulden
Comptroller’s Department
Comal
Governors Appellate Judge Job Refused Across State
Governor Hiram W. Johnson seeks a taker for a one year appellate court judgeship, offering about 7000 dollars annually. Despite higher pay, potential incumbents declined the post since it would require standing for election after one year.
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San Francisco
Cal
Hiram W. Johnson
Silk strike blamed in death of Paterson manufacturer
Bernard Blondeel, a leading silk manufacturer in Paterson, New Jersey, shot himself at his home today. Family members say he suffered heavy losses during the recently ended silk mills strike.
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Paterson
N. J
Bernard Blondeel
Minister Burned Fighting Fire at Squirrel Island
Rev Samuel Pierce Merrill longtime secretary at Rochester Theological Seminary was severely burned at his summer home on Squirrel Island Boothbay Harbor Maine while fighting a fire. He is 78 years old and his condition is dangerous.
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Boothbay Harbor
Samuel Pierce Merrill
Rochester
Rochester Theological Seminary
Squirrel Island
Cohan Party Recovering After Auto Crash
Hartford officials report George M. Cohan and fellow party members injured in yesterday afternoon automobile accident are in favorable condition. None remain in serious danger. hospital says recovering.
Leased Wire Day Report Highlights From AP
The San Antonio Light previews its use of the Associated Press Leased Wire Day report as a primary source for global news. The paper notes AP is a leading general news service in the world and provides extensive daily coverage alongside its own special news sections.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
World
Light
Storm shuts New York subway as record rain halts city
Torrential rainfall floods subway tunnels from 96th Street to Brooklyn, halting nine miles of track and stopping most traffic during the morning rush. Pumps remove 750 gallons a minute as trains stall, elevators fail, and cellars flood across Manhattan and surrounding boroughs.
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New York
Ninety-sixth Street
Upper Manhattan
Brooklyn Terminal
Interborough Company
Storm toll rises in North Carolina as floods sweep towns
Dispatches report millions in property losses and numerous injuries across Eastern North Carolina after Wednesday’s hurricane. Ocracoke Island avoids deaths, while Farmville’s tobacco warehouse collapse kills two and wounds seven. Bridges vanish and crops suffer incalculable damage as floods worsen coastal towns.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Ocracoke Island
Hatteras
Washington
Newburn
Farmville
Balkan official calls for war atrocity probe at Hague
M Disseo former Roumanian minister and parliamentary group president says Balkan war atrocities breached the 1907 international laws and calls for an international committee to investigate and for the belligerent to be tried at The Hague tribunal.
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Paris
M. Disseo
Hague Permanent Tribunal
Zeppelin Builds Ocean Crossing Airship for Trans Atlantic Flight
Belief in an airship Trans Atlantic crossing grows as Count Zeppelin reports a new marine dirigible ready for its first ascent next week. The craft measures 520 feet in length and 52 feet in diameter, powered by four 205 horsepower motors.
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Berlin
Count Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Shortage Found at State National Bank Fort Worth
A defalcation of 130000 was reported to acting comptroller of the currency by National Bank Examiner Van Zandt. The shortage will not affect solvency. Comptroller Kane ordered reporting to the United States attorney at Fort Worth. The bank's surplus profits are 232000 with capital of 500000.
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Washington, D. C
State National Bank of
Fort Worth
Tex
Thomases Kane
National Bank
van Zandt
Kane
United States
Conspiracy Alleged in Cross-Border Arms Plot
BRONNSVILLE Tex Sept 5 Co P Adams arrested at Mission by a Department of Justice agent on charge alleging conspiracy to violate the neutrality law by crossing to Mexico with 20 rifles and 5000 rounds of ammunition. He is bound to appear before United States Commissioner Dennett at Hidalgo.
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Bronnsville
Tex
P. Adams
Mission
Department of Justice
Mexico
United States
Dennett
Hidalgo
Appeals Hinge on Texas Criminal Court Rulings
The case of Alvenio Trévino of Bexar County has been appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals. He received five years in the penitentiary for the tribing of Brigidno Gaudino last February. Two other appeals from Wichita County involve J B Bracher and Will Arrisman each given five years for robbery connections.
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Austin
Tex
Alvenio Trévino
Bexar County
Court of Criminal Appeals
Brigidno Gaudino
J. &. Bracher
Will Arrisman
Wichita County
President Wilson Nominates John Ewing for Honduras Post
President Wilson nominates John Ewing of Louisiana as minister to Honduras. The move aims to fill the diplomatic post and expand U S ties in Central America.
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Ewing
Honduras
Washington, D. C
Wilson
John Ewing
Louisiana
Honduray
Japanese Premier Heads to Nikko After Nanking Clashes
The Japanese premier travels to Nikko to report to the emperor on the shooting of Japanese subjects amid fighting between Chinese government troops and southern rebels in Nanking. He will decide on the Chinese government’s course of action as public sentiment in Japan runs high urging military action and seizure of a Chinese seaport.
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Tokio
Nikko
Nanking
Japan
No Chance to Get Gay in D C Says City Fines Fund Pensions
Police court fines from the new excise law in the District of Columbia are being used to fund pensions for police and fire department members. Since July 1 the pension fund has grown by $9000 and officials expect prompt pension payments to families, though arrears have existed.
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Washington, D. C
National Capital
District of Columbia
Democrats Hold Caucus Over Tariff Bill Hurdles
Senate Democrats met in an early caucus to finish provisions for the tariff bill. Leaders aimed for a vote by tomorrow night as they sought minor tax amendments amid disputes within ranks. Newlands may return for further amendments. The group backed a one tenth of a cent per pound tax on cotton futures with refunds on delivery.
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Brooklyn
Sing Sing
Central
Columbus Circle
Washington, D. C
Senate
Newlands
Nevada
Clarke
Arkansas
Smith
South Carolina
Retired Justice Brown Dies at 78 in New York
New York sept 5 retired associate justice of the United States Supreme Court Henry Billings Brown died of heart disease yesterday at age 78. Brown served on the high court for many years and was regarded as a leading jurist.
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New York
Kenry Billings Brown
United States Supreme Court
Justice Brown
Jerome Arrests and Deportation Hearings Stir Vermont Town
William Travers Jerome, deputy attorney general of New York, is arrested in Coaticook on gambling charges as crowds cheer for Thaw and demand deportation. Thaw faces deportation orders by a special board, while Jerome posts bail and leaves town amid pro and anti-Thaw tensions.
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William Travers Jerome
Harry K. Thaw
Coaticook
Canada
Thaw
United States
Nortons Mills
Vermont
Montreal
Dominion
Milford Aldrich
Jerome
State of
New York
John Andrews
A. C. Hanson
Stanstead County
Aldrich
Special Board of Inquiry
Franklin Kennedy
Stanford White
Thaw Writ Issued by Montreal Judge
Montreal reports Judge Ger vais issued a habeas corpus writ for Harry K. Thaw to be produced in Montreal at once. The Montreal Herald cites two Thaw staffers J N Greenshields and N R Laflamme as securing the writ claiming Thaw not truly granted. The Herald says the claim lacks firm confirmation.
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Montreal
Gervais
Harry K. Thaw
Montreal Herald
Thaw
J. N. Greenshields
N. RK. Laflamme
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