House approves emergency relief for Americans in Mexico
The House passed a joint resolution to provide 100000 dollars for relief and transportation of destitute Americans in Mexico. Secretary Bryan urged immediate action, noting 2000 dollars daily aid and only 12000 dollars available. State Department has spent over 52788 dollars this year to help Americans leave Mexico.
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Washington
State Department
House
Mexico
United States
Underwood
Bryan
Department
Senate
Committee On Appropriations
Mexican developments worry Wilson envoy amid Huerta plot fears
Vera Cruz reports show rising Constitutionalists in southern Vera Cruz and Campeche, cabinet resignations, and plots feared by Huerta allies. John Lind reports improvement but seeks loan funding and state guarantees as Senor Rosales and other officials depart Vera Cruz on the Mexico.
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Vera Cruz
Mex
Campeche
Huerta
John Lind
Wilson
Lind
Washington
Mexico City
Ward Line
Mexico
Tampico
Havana
New York
Hidalgo
Roman Rosales
Senor Rosales
Bordes Mangel
Chamber of Deputies
Atzcapotalco
Celso Acosta
Felix General ‘el Mondragon
Gvar
Senorita
Military Force Arrives With Cartridges for Tampico Expedition
A military unit reached the port with over a million rounds of cartridges and will sail today on the transport Progreso toward Tampico. The troops plan to join General Maas against General Carranza in the ongoing conflicts.
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Mexico
Tampico
Maas
Carranza
Refugees Reach Galveston from Durango Mexico
One hundred seventy refugees largely from Durango arrive in Galveston aboard the Mexicano. They report dire conditions in Mexico and fear Huerta could control any future election. Arlie M Edwards, an electrical engineer, is among those listed from Grapevine. Harry C Archer of the State Department offers aid to those needing it. Mission workers Rev J E Reifschneider and Rev Joseph Phacker helped with care and relocation to San Antonio and San Marcos.
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Falveston
Tex
Mexico
Durango
Huerta
Artie M. Edwards
Grapevine
Harry C. Archer
State Department
United States
Mary Elliott
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
San Antonio
J. E. Reifschneider
Mission Board of the Church
Joseph Phacker
San Marcos
General Panfilo Seizes Fresnillo and Advances in Zacatecas
From Mexico City reports General Panfilo has captured Fresnillo in Zacatecas and routed a 300 strong Federal garrison, taking 50 prisoners and two Gatling guns. Constitutionalists extend telegraphic links to Durango and Gomez Palacio and push toward Jiminez and Chihuahua by rail. General Bravo’s forces near Torreon were attacked at Picardias. outcome unclear. British vice consul in Gomez Palacio seeks permission to evacuate Americans per President Wilson's guidance.
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Mexico City
Panfilo
Fresnillo
Zacatecas
Durango
Gomez Palacio
Torreon
Jiminezand Chihuana
Bravo
Picardias
Wilson
Republic
Federal victory reported in Chihuahua fight
El Paso report: General Antonio Rojas with 1000 Federal troops from Chihuahua defeated 1200 Constitutionalists led by General Francisco Villa at Bustillo, Chihuahua. The advices say Villa's forces were nearly annihilated though no battle details are given.
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EL Paso
Tex
Antonio Rojas
Chihuahua
Francisco Villa
Bustillo
Francisco Castro
Juarez
Nercado
Villa
Michigan sails from Galveston to Vera Cruz
The United States battleship Michigan, in Galveston for ten days, cleared port at 10:30 this morning for Vera Cruz Mexico.
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Ces
Vera Cruz
Galveston
Tex
United States
Michigan
Mex
Librarian Records Rush of Architecture Seekers
Miss Cornelia Notz of the Carnegie library reports a busy day as hundreds visit to study famous buildings. She jokes about sending a bill for extra services while a young girl hunts seven world landmarks and newspapers publish two, sparking a rapid local architectural inquiry.
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Cornelia Notz
Carnegie Library
Miss Notz
Hooper Village Fire Leaves No Deaths
Relief efforts organized for Hooper Michigan after a blaze swept the lumber town, destroying all but one home. Sparks from a passing railroad engine started the fire, which cut telegraph and telephone links and briefly led to a false report that Cooper had burned.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Hooper
Here
Cooper
Local Produce and Deli Items Listed at 235 East Houston
At Bond's in Florida markets, Alligator pears and Florida mangoes are offered alongside Spanish onions pineapples casaba melons and Colorado cantaloupes. Also available pimiento club cream cheese silver salmon shad. Located at 235 E Houston St Ady.
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Bond's
Florida
Colorado
Ouston St
Facing a Serious Proposition for Kidney Health
An adv appears about Foley Kidney Pills claiming kidney and bladder relief and renewed health. Fischer Drug Co. promotes the remedy. Separately, Newcastle streetcar workers push for an eight hour workday amid broader English city action.
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Foley
Fischer Drug Co
Surgeon Sought in New York Murder Case
New York detectives sought a young married surgeon who may know the last hours of Annette Day. Day's brother identifies body parts found in the Hudson as his sister, who left home August 16 amid thoughts of motherhood. The case links a disappearance from Brooklyn and a threatened Black Hand claim.
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New York
Annette Day
Miss Day
Francis
Hudson River
Tarrytown
Annette
Young Day
Brooklyn
Hudson County
New Jersey
Howse Wins Nashville Mayor Primary in Liberal Sweep
In Nashville on Thursday mayoral primary results show Hilary E. Howse with 7450 votes, Noah H. Cooper 284, and M. H. Meeks 1385. The liquor policy was the main issue, with Howse the liberal candidate. A second election on September 25 will see Howse face no opposition.
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Nashville
Tenn
Hilary E. Howse
Noah H. Cooper
M. H Meeks
Howse
Cooper
Meeks
St Paul Gets Another Goat for Shrine Pilgrimage
Osman temple members return from Panama with a lost goat and plan a journey from St Paul on September 27 to Philadelphia for a October 1 ceremony. A replacement goat has been found to replace the Dallas Shriners’ goat.
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St. Paul
ST. Paul, Minn
Osman Temple
Order of the Mystic Shrine
Panama
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Dallas Shriners
Norther Brings Rainfall and Temp Drop to Waco
Norther reached Waco Thursday afternoon as the rain from 6 PM to 7 AM totaled 5.98 inches with widespread fall across the county. Temperature fell by about 1 degree this morning and the Brazos River level rose slightly, expected to rise further due to heavy rainfall upstream.
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Norther
Waco
Tex
Brazos River
Court Gets Records in Dynamiting Case
Federal Attorney Charles W. Miller filed 725 pages as the government brief in the appeal of 81 dynamite conspirators. The trials produced 2700 pages of evidence and six thousand pages of records across five volumes. Thirty three of the indicted were found guilty and 31 sentenced to Leavenworth. The Court of Appeals in Chicago will set oral argument dates for October 7.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Charles W. Miller
United States Court of Appeals
Chicago
Rainstorms Cause Major Damage in Tyler Texas
Nearly 11 inches of rain drenched Tyler in 15 hours the heaviest fall in 23 years. Bridges washed away streets torn up and cotton damaged. Cotton Belt Railroad trains delayed as tracks sit under four feet of water. Telephone and electric plants damaged.
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Tyler
Tex
Tennessee man awakes after extended sleep in San Jose
Wright Keebel of Tennessee awakened in San Jose after sleeping since his arrival to visit his uncle R. P. Keebel on August -- doctors had failed to rouse him fully, only occasional partial arousals interrupted the long slumber.
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San Jose
Cal
Tribute to Gaynor as Lusitania sails from Liverpool
The body of New York Mayor William J. Gaynor lies in state at Liverpool City Hall amid royal funeral like tributes. The Lusitania carries the casket draped in stars and stripes to New York, with guard details aboard and a 7 am service led by Liverpool clergy. Rufus Gaynor nearly collapsed with grief as family thanks Liverpool officials.
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Liverpool
Wmn
J. Gaynor
Wyho
Balthc
Cunard
Lusitania
New York
Westminster Abbey
Gaynor
Rufus Gaynor
Catafalque
John Sutherland Harmood-Banner
Baltic
German officer desert love leads exile and enlistment
Dr Otto Gordon Goldfield grandson of a Hamburg magnate wastes 32000 in a year loving Ruth Werner German dancer. His father forces him to enlist in the U S Army for naturalization while he hopes to return with a commission and wed the woman. Goldfield praises French and German troops and vows to stay in the army until naturalization. Panama canal lock gates receive marine paint coating about one sixteenth of an inch.
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St. Louis
Otto Gordon Goldfield
Gottingen University
United States
Ruth Werner
Vienna
Monte Carlo
Paris
London
Lr. Goldfield
Tam
Goldfield
Germany
Jacob Goldfield
Hamburg
Rudolph Goldfield
Panama Canal “Lock
Sunny Jim the Pigeon Breaks Long Flight Records
The New York World reports Sunny Jim, a homing pigeon liberated at Rio de Janeiro on July 3, returned home to Jeannette Pennsylvania after a 4200 mile journey. The bird averaged about 87.5 miles per day and completed the voyage with rest and circling, a feat unmatched in pigeon racing history.
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Sunny Jim
Steven Ernette
New York
Rio de Janeiro
Ad Os
Rio Co Lay $S
Mr. Krups
W. J. Lautz
Buffalo
Harry Beach
Fort Wayne
Ind
Pig
Lilo de Janeiro
Jeannette
Mr. Beach
Pigeon Mapped Flight Reveals Moving Picture Device
A homing pigeon fitted with a moving picture apparatus records its own flight path. The device captures the route, speed, and stops, providing a visual record of the bird's journey. Researchers note potential uses in navigation studies and communications history.
Obituary notices for Cobb and Hoesgen
Miss Madeline Cobb 20 died yesterday at home on Dalling avenue at 6 20 pm. She is survived by her parents four brothers and two sisters. Funeral at 4 pm from the family residence with interment at Mission Burial Park. Henry Hoesgen 48 died Friday at a local hospital. Funeral at 5 pm from Shelley Loring parlors with burial in City Cemetery No 1.
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Cobb
Madeline +Cobb
Dalling Avenue
R. S. Cobb
Griffin
Malcolm
Robert
C. B. Cobb
Etta
Iris Cobb
Mission Burial Park
Fat City Alderman Wins Big Steak Contest
New York reports Bowery alderman Frank J. Dotzler weighing 380 pounds won a fat man eating contest after devouring 44 pounds of steak and 14 cups of coffee at Witzel's Grove College Point. A fat man race followed as Dotzler slipped and fell, allowing Frank Kaufman to take the win.
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New York
Dotzler
Frank Dostal
Avenue B
Dotzal
Frank Kaufman
Japan Accepts China's Response to Demands
Peking reports the Chinese government accepted all Japan's demands related to the killing of Japanese subjects and the flag incident. The report notes the exchange occurs amid tensions with China over anti Japanese actions.
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Peking
Japan
China
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