Rebuffs Ardent Workers in Huerta Era Visit
The report describes a Sunday gathering in Huerta controlled regions with figures praising General Huerta for president and General Bianet for vice president. Huerta reportedly secured near unanimous senate and deputy chamber support as light turnout marked the capital and surrounding towns.
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Union News Service
Wiens Cy Bacion
Sem
Huerta
General Huerta
Bian@eet
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Anarchist Headquarters Found Amid NYC Bomb Ruins
Police uncover evidence at a ruined tenement wrecked by a bombing believed aimed at Jobh PD Rockefeller or son. Arthur and three others died. investigators say recovered steel and other items point to an anarchistic motive.
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New York
Jobh PD
Rockefeller
Son
Arthur
Shaw Criticizes Ardent Suffrage Workers
Washington readers report Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president of the national woman suffrage group, challenging the action of suffragists in a White House visit, signaling a public rebuke of some activists.
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Anna Shaw
Arsenal
Washington
Anna Howard Shaw
National Woman
Wise
White House
Mayor of Butte attacked in the office assault
Butte Montana mayor Louis P. Duncan was stabbed three times and shot in the abdomen by Eric Lantala a Finnish miner in Duncan's office after Lantala protested the presence of Frank Altonen a Hancock Michigan correspondent for a Finnish paper allied with the Western Federation of Miners against a Butte faction. Both men are expected to recover.
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Butte
Mont.—Louis
Duncan
Eric Lantala
Lantala
Frank Altonen
Negaunee
Mich
Hancock
Mic
Western Federation of Misers
Butte Misers No. 1
Altonen
Villa's sweeping victory at regional conference in Torreon
General Francisco Villa led a broad victory in the Torreon Calcufla conference, sweeping the regional gathering. Delegates reported a decisive outcome, signaling strong leadership and support for Villa's plan amid regional tensions.
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Torreon
Calcufla
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Dele
Huerta Delegation Seeks Peace Talks With Constitutionists
A Huerta delegation formally addressed South American mediators to transmit a note to constitutionalist representatives in Washington. The message expresses willingness to discuss peace measures and end the civil strife that has troubled Mexico for the past year.
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Mexico
General Huerta
Washington
Huerta
Senate Democrats Move to Stay in Session on Trust Legislation
Democrats in the senate adopt a resolution to remain in session until the house passed anti trust legislation is disposed of by the senate. The move signals a final push to have antitrust measures enacted before Congress adjourns.
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Union
Washington
Democrats
Senate
House
Congress
Income Surpasses Expenditures in First Wilson Year
Washington treasury figures show the federal government ended its first Wilson year with income surpassing ordinary expenditures by 33,784,452.07 dollars. Total receipts reached 734,343,700.20 dollars, about 1.5 million above McAdoo's initial estimate, turning what looked like a deficit into a surplus.
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Washington
Treasury
Wilson
McAdoo
Conference to settle Carranza Villa differences to be military men
El Paso reports the conference to resolve Carranza Villa disputes will be composed entirely of military men. Eastern central and western zones will meet soon perhaps at Torreon to discuss threats to the constitutionalist revolution. Villa asked for coal to run railroads for attacks on Aguas Calientes. Gonzales refused assistance.
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el Paso
Tex
Carranza
Villa
Torreon
Aguas Calientes
Gonzales
Whisky decline and whisky tax drop noted in Washington
Reports to the internal revenue commissioner show Americans drank less whisky in the past year while beer and cigarettes rose. Fiscal year receipts totalled 864069 dollars with most decline due to reduced distiller demand. eleven month figures show a 3734857 dollar fall in distilled liquor income. Cherokee nation dissolves at midnight amid policy of Indian affairs. Lightning kills ten cattle near Emeline, Stroud farm. herd struck under a cottonweed tree.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Lews City
Henry Stroud
Emeline
Pullman Cars for Panama Exposition Rail Service
Union Pacific orders 107 all steel cars from Pullman to handle expected traffic for the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. The fleet, costing 1.6 to 2 million dollars, will be delivered by August 15 with 26 baggage cars including 17 extra length 70 foot units for theater groups and 81 other cars across coaches parlor observation dining and postal roles.
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Omaha
Néb
San Francisco
Union Pacific Railroad
Pullman Company
Dinetts
Cloudburst Adds to Quake Damage in Indonesian Regions
A cloudburst caused extensive damage in Batavia and surrounding areas with reports of severe destruction in Benkoelen Sumatra. The disaster worsened after a powerful weather event, stressing local infrastructure and prompting emergency responses.
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Batavia
Java
Benkoelen
Sumatra
Fairbury Storm Trail Echoes Kansas Hall Disaster
A Fairbury Nebraska observer notes a catastrophic hall over the state line into Kansas two years after a similar debris swept along the same route, highlighting the peril and recurrence of such events.
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Fairbury
Kansas
Compelled to Work Sunday Hastings Neb Two Hundred
Compelled to work on Sunday in Hastings Nebraska two hundred workers faced orders requiring Sunday labor. Local officials cited economic strain and public needs as the rationale. The article notes tension between laborers and management with no immediate strike details.
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Hastings
Neb
Ex press company withdraws from transportation field after sixty years
Retire From the Field New York United States Express company withdrew at midnight Tuesday from the transportation field, ending a sixty year active period. A few unspecified operations remain as phase out proceeds.
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New York
United States Express Company
Transportation Field
Government Ready to Tackle Hog Cholera War
Leaders prepare to wage warfare against hog cholera while Kinkaid bill frees homesteaders from restrictions. Washington notes the Mexican situation stalls as Torreon talks between Villa and Carranza press toward an amicable settlement and a firmer revolutionary alignment.
Kinkaid Bill Ends Restrictions for Women Homesteaders
The bill by Representative Kinkaid removes restrictions on women homesteaders who married foreigners before proving up. Current law treated them as if they were unnaturalized. the measure lifts this for quarter section act lands and all other public lands, offering relief in Nebraska and beyond.
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Washington
The
Hous
Kinkaid
Nebraska
War on Hog Cholera Expands to Nebraska Counties
The Agriculture Department will spend about $20 000 next year in Gage and Johnson counties Nebraska to eradicate hog cholera. The program will begin immediately in selected areas across twelve states with one county per state. About $500 000 total will fund surveys serum treatment sanitation quarantine and farmer cooperation with authorities.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Gage
Johnson
Nebraska
Storstad to be Auctioned in Montreal
The Norwegian collier Storstad, involved in the May collision that sank the Empress of Ireland with heavy loss of life, is set for public sale in Montreal. The ship was seized after arriving amid litigation between its owners and the Canadian Pacific Railway company.
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Storstad
Montreal
St. Lawrance
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Ulster Won’t Be Forced Into Home Rule Says Carson
London. Sir Edward Carson, leader of the Ulster unionists, vows Ulster will reject government proposals and set no time limit on exclusion from home rule. He warns that if Ulster enters the Irish parliament it will be of its own free will, not by bayonet.
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Ulster
London
Sir Edward Carson
Gieler Unionists
Income Tax in Nebraska and Washington D C
The federal government collected 237195 in corporate taxes in Nebraska up to June 39. The report notes related figures for Washington D C and outlines tax collection status across jurisdictions.
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Nebraska
Washington, D. C
Floods in Canton Kill 10,000 in West River Basin
Reports say 10,000 people drowned in west rivers floods worse than usual. Starvation deaths are numerous in affected districts as Canton, China, reels from the disaster.
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Canton
China
West
Nebraska items in brief from August events across counties
Voters in Sidney approve issuing bonds for city improvements while Edgar prepares for crop prospects as Gage county wheat yields expected at 15 to 25 bushels per acre. Churches suffer storm damage near Burr and Ilies, and Rev Bros marks 25 years in Catholic ministry at Dodge. Hog cholera hits Dodge county with 1,800 hog losses.
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Sidney
Edgar
Ilies
J. 8. Bros
Dodge
Burr
Gage County
W. Wortman
Chamber of Commerce
Hardy Woman's Club
Dodge County
Assensars
Nebraska
Lincoln
Cherry County
John Duncan
Elk Creek
Chester Wallen
Bruce Horn
Auburn
Fairbury Commercial Club
William Varney
Proctor
Carey Duncan Himber
George Himber
State
Hamilton County
Aurora
Robert
Patrick McDowal
Hebert
Louisville
Platte
Joseph Urban
Fremont
State Fairgrounds
Gupt. Andreas
Hastings
C. H. Deitrich
C. Babcock
Lake
Minnesota
Kuliang
China
Nebraska Penitentiary finances and hog cholera outreach
Warden Fenton proposes using convict earnings to fund the capitol and state buildings, with an annual 60 000 appropriation. Six month expenditures totaled 47 484, offset by 13 720 contract labor, 2 566 electricity to other buildings, and additional credits. A hog cholera day at the University farm on July 8 invites all interested without charge.
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Union News Services
Nebraska
W. T. Fenton
Nebraska University
Nebraska Births and Deaths Report for Six Months Ends May 31
Nebraska reports 13 563 births and 5 779 deaths with 307 stillbirths in the six months to May 31. Boys outnumber girls by 658 with 7 110 vs 6 452. Twins total 146 with 149 boys and 143 girls. one set of triplets all boys. White births 12 488 and 74 from Negro, Indian and Mongolian races. Thurston county records 33 Indian births. Nationalities show American 11 823 German 650 Scandinvavians 281 British 104 Bohemian 176 unclassified 429. Transfer plan for Nebraska Mutual Insurance Co to Mutual Life League of Decatur, Illinois approved by Insurance Commissioner L G Briana and to be ratified by Hastings members July 29. C D Stoner opposes the consolidation. Nebraska has 13 000 milch cows valued at 37 209 000 on Jan 1 1914. Other cattle on…
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Nebraska
Bureau of Vital Statistics
W. H. Wilson
Bureau
Thurston County
Nebraska Mutual Insur Co
Hastings
Mutual Tive League
Decatur
Til
L. G. Briana
C.D. Stoner
Osceola
Howard
Illinois Organisation
Senator Bemoans a Fractured Case Echoes Smith Incident
A senator compares a current case to the Smith episode where a gunman confronted Smith’s son in a parlor asking for his father. The child replies “Gone sway” and points to a closet as the gunman demands justice. The dialogue reflects a tense, chaotic scene.
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Smith
Mothers Check Castoria Bottles for Safe Cure Claim
Mothers examine each Castoria bottle for the safe remedy claim and the signature In Use For Over 30 Years. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Envious remark about wife and animals from Mr Meekton
A fragment shows Mr Meekton replying to an insult about his wife and her fondness for animals. He admits to sometimes wishing he had never learned to talk.
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Mr. Meekton
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