Urge State Aid for Parochial Schools
Milwaukee Aug 12 Three sessions of the American Federation of Catholic societies convention are planned starting with a business meeting at the auditorium. About 20 000 visiting Catholics are present with 500 delegates. Discussions include religious teaching in public schools and financing Catholic schools. Archbishop Trellath addresses the mass meeting tonight and a movement to form a national Catholic women’s league proceeds with sessions at St John’s Cathedral.
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Milwaukee
Wis
American Federation of Catholice Societies
St. John’s
Cardinal Gibbons
Keane
Mc Faul
Trelath
League of Catholic Women
Catholic Women’s Convention
St. John’s Cathedral
Citizens Battle: Malcontent Band Sparks Street Clash
Aug 12 Minot ND State troops may be called to quell a renewed street meeting by Industrial Workers of the World after arrests topped 30. Rioters clashed with police and fire crews as crowds surged near the jail. Notables Dewey Dorman and Art Lesner were jailed amid warnings against gatherings. Recruits in St Paul Minneapolis were requested.
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Minut
N. D
Jack Law
Dewey Dorman
Art Lesner
City Commission
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Sir Oliver Lodge to present new proofs of immortality
London August 12 Sir Oliver Lodge renowned for his research into the unknown world will claim at the British Association meeting on September 10 that there is an ultimate continuity of existence before and after death essential to science. He is said to have new evidence on immortality and has previously stated that the boundary between life and death remains substantial yet thinning in places.
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London
Oliver Lodge
British Association
Prayers Alleged Link to Bell and Compton Church Fire
In St Louis on August 12 a fire destroyed the Holiness Christian Rescue Mission church tent at Bell and Compton avenues. Brother Carmel Patrick, a church pillar, linked the blaze to a prior prayer for divine fire to spur repentance, while Pastor Melvin Pratt doubts supernatural causes and suspects intentional ignition by neighbors. Patrick remains convinced despite his supervisor's view. He notes the tent was damaged earlier by wind after a separate prayer for a mighty wind.
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St. Louis
Holiness Christian Rescue
Ission Church
Bell and Compton Avenues
Carmel Patrick
Melvin Pratt
Patrick
Striking Hyde Park Workers Burn Governor Foss Letter
Six hundred workers at two Hyde Park plants controlled by Governor Foss burned his letter with settlement suggestions and voted to send the ashes by messenger as their reply.
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Foss
Boston
Hyde Park
Six women and a man drown as boat sinks in Long Pond
A motorboat capsized in Long Pond at East Freetown Massachusetts on August 11 leaving six women and one man dead. Three other persons were rescued by bystanders and nearby boats. Local authorities investigated the accident and warned of dangerous lake conditions.
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East Freetown
Mass
Long Pond
Uncle Sam’s Sweet Tooth Is Whopper
Washington reports record sugar consumption in 1913. The United States used 10,000 pounds of sugar in a year, with about half imported, a quarter from island possessions, and the rest produced domestically. Hawaii led domestic production with Cuba and Porto Rico also contributing notably. Most U S sugar came from beets rather than cane.
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Washington
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Sena
United States
Cuba
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Philippines
Governor Sulzer Denies Stock Market Plunge Claim
Albany Aug 12 Governor Sulzer issues a full denial of speculating in Wall Street while admitting using some campaign funds for personal use. He maintains he did not know the firms named in committee testimony and asserts his account with Harris & Fuller was a loan against stock collateral.
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Albany N
Sulver
Wall Street
Frawley Legislative Committee
Carmody
Sulzer
Filler & Gray
Royer & Griswold
Harris & Fuller
Court of Appeals
Govenor
Jack Pot Wyoming closed by sheriff amid arrests
Cheyenne Aug 12 Jack Pot described as the toughest town in Wyoming has been shut by the sheriff with the mayor councilmen and inhabitants either under arrest or driven out. Proprietors Lewis Penton and Benjamin Johnson of the Polson Spider bar are charged with illegal whisky sales as authorities seize barrels gambling paraphernalia and leave a deputy to enforce the closure.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Jack Pot
Wyoming
Lewis Penton
Benjamin Johnson
Murder Charge Stuns Braymer as Youth Admits Killing
Braymer Missouri witness says William J. Collins 22 confessed to killing his friend John P. Benson and burning the body in Benson’s shanty near Clemens Alberta Canada after taking $1,809 from the clothing.
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Braymer
William J. Collins
Ims
John P. Benson
Benson
Elsitn
Hear Clemens
Alberta
Canada
Relative of Castro Captured by Venezuelan Troops
Gen. Torres Can tro, a relative of former President Cipriano Castro, was captured by government troops led by Generals Corcegas Sayage and Bustimonte near Bri Guy. Several of Torres Castro's officers who fled to the Macuro mountains after Castro's defeat on July 28 were also captured. Fighting persists in King state as government forces reach Maracay under President Juan Vicente ez. The Des Moines was expected in Venezuelan waters and the Caracas archbishop urged clergy to pray for pesos.
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Caracas
Torres Can~tro
Cipriano Castro
Bri- Guy
Corcegas
Sayage
Bustimonte
Torres Castro
Macuro
Castro
Maracay
Juan Vicente Ez
United States
Des Moines
Archibashop
Floorwalker called Count in Hartford tale
Friends of George Norman MacMichael a floorwalker in Hartford say he resembles a count. MacMichael a floor daughter of the late Count de Cailleux of Port au Spain Trinidad came from Edinburgh less than a year ago and obtained work at twenty dollars a week.
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Hartford
Conn
George Norman MacMichael
Count de Cailleux
Port Au Spain
Trinidad
MacMichael
Edinburgh
Body of Murdered Woman Found at Spuyten Duyvil Creek
A young woman about 30 was found murdered near a marsh ground at the northern edge of Manhattan island by Frank C G Al Jen. Her throat was cut and hands lacerated, with torn clothes and footprints indicating a struggle. An ambulance surgeon said death occurred within about two hours. Police believe she was lured to the secluded spot. no valuables were found.
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Spuyten
Duyvil Creek
Manhattan Island
Frank CG
al Jen
Italian Strikers Call for General Revolution in Italy
Milan reports a general strike proclaimed by the Syndicatist and Socialist Workmen's organizations. Troops clash with strikers at gatherings as the movement aims to overturn the capitalistic order and seeks both economic gains and social upheaval.
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Milan
Italy
Seaders
America
Lnes
Chairavalle
Dispatchea
Rome
Pisa
Governor Major to Recognize Moosers
Jefferson City Missouri August 12 Governor Elliott Major announced that all three big political parties would be represented on the state insurance commission and he proposed to appoint within the next month.
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Jefferson City
Elliott Major
Insurance Commission
Storm Kills Two in Philadelphia Weather Aug 11
A wind and lightning storm in Philadelphia left a young woman dead and a baby crushed by a falling tree. Dozens injured as debris flew during the violent storm with rain and electrical activity.
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Philadelphia
Kimball Likely Unopposed for Grand Chancellor
Des Moines Aug 11 Knights of Pythias convening for the grand lodge meeting report Clem Kimball of Council Bluffs will be unopposed for grand chancellor Asa L Ames of Traor and J Becket of Albia are contesting the vice chancellor post Ben Salinger remains absent from Des Moines at noon as contention heats up
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Des Moines
Knights of Pythias
Grand Lodge
Clem Kimball
Council Bluffs
Asa LL. Ames
Traor
J. €. Becket
Albia
Ben Salinger
Contenton
Kansas Drought Losses Run One Million Daily
Topeka reports the drought costs farmers about 1 million dollars per day. The Weather Bureau says the dry spell continues with no immediate relief, and heat set a record daily high in Topeka. Rain soon could improve corn yields, though some farmers consider kaffir corn if drought persists. Water shortages threaten many towns and raise fire risk.
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Topeka
Zannas Farmera
Weather Bureau
Hera
Topake
State Board of Agriculture
Kansas
Adamless Eden proposed as women colony in Boston
Mrs Kate Woolsey, a New York society leader backing the National Forward to the Land movement, says $500000 will fund a women only colony in Boston. The three day convention features the plan to have women till soil, run police and fire services, and elect officials with Vincent Astor among backers.
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Boston
Kate YT. Woolsey
New York Society
Orward
Woolsey
Vincent Astor
Sun Yat Sen Arrives in Japan Exile From Formosa
Sun Yat Sen former provisional president of the Chinese republic arrives incognito in Mai Japan from Formosa. He has not decided whether to stay in Japan or emigrate to America. In Amoy a clan dispute between Chinese and Japanese flares amid recent Formosan deaths as talks proceed slowly. Amoy garrison reinforced by 760 troops from Chang-Chow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amoy
China
Chang-Chow
Earthquake Levels Two Towns in Peru
A Wednesday quake destroyed the Peruvian towns of Caravell and Quicacha causing thousands homeless. Caravell has about 4,000 residents in Arequipa state. Quicacha is smaller in the same district. Arequipa city has a history of ruin from quakes and nearby Mistaia volcano is noted.
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Lima
Peru
Caravell
Quicacha
Arequipa
Molendo
Mistaia
Ieee
Knights of Columbus Won't Quit New Haven
At the annual convention in Boston the supreme officers were largely re elected James A Flaherty was chosen supreme knight John H Reddin J G Paul Leche N A Dussault and William D Dwyer elected national directors The order rejected moving headquarters from New Haven to Washington D C and selected St Paul Minnesota as 1914 meeting site The convention adjourned after Ball finished and plans to change insurance laws were postponed to 1915.
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Boston
Knights of Columbus
James A. Flaherty
Philadelphia
John H. Reddin
Denver
J. G. Paul Leche
Donaldson
Order
New Haven
Capital City
General Dodge Operated On at Rochester Minn
A telegram from Rochester Minn reports General Dodge underwent an operation today and the procedure was entirely successful. No further details on the operation have been released.
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General Dodge
Rochester
Council Bluffs, In
Minn
Railroads May Strike Against Hauling Mail
Washington reports that Clover Railroads gave notice it will discontinue mail transport in days due to insufficient pay. Government faces potential strike across lines, affecting parcel post and related services. officials warn of major business disruption and calls for higher compensation.
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Washington, D.C
Diaclaura
Clover Raur
Port Office Department
Transporta
Airman M Wood Loses Way In Smoke Clouds En Route
Airman Marvin Wood of Maryland veered off course above Baltimore due to heavy smoke and engine trouble. He landed safely on a farm near Galthernsburg Pike after trailing the non stop New York to Washington express by miles.
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Washington
Marvin Wood
Burg
Baltimore
Diamond
Galthernburg Pike
Waal
Fort Myer
Sandea
Wood
New York
Ero Club
New Apaparmen
Galthersurge
Hempstead
Jersey City
Army
Navy
Potomac
Arlington
Thomas D. Milling
Texas
San Antonio
Tex
Philadelphia
Torresdale
Here
Delaware River
New Jersey
Wilmington
Dela
Havre de Grace
Judge Rules Ottumwa Liquor Law Unconstitutional
Judge Hun ter found the Webble Kenyon law prohibiting liquor shipments into dry territory unconstitutional. Attorney General Cosson refused comment but said he would carry the case to the United States Supreme Court. Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 11.
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Des Moines
Ottumwa
Webble- Kenyon
Hunter
Cosson
United States Supreme Court
Poetess Alice Crespy Acquitted in Priest murder Trial
Agen France August 11 Madame Alice Crespy a minor poetess was acquitted today by the jury of the assize court in the murder case of Abbe Chassaing priest who was killed January 19 last.
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Agen
France
Alice Crespy
Abbe Chassaing
Theassize Court
Woodmen of the World Elects Officers at Pacific Jurisdiction Meet
Colorado Springs Aug. 11 The 11th triennial Woodmen of the World Pacific jurisdiction convention re elected Head Consul TL J Boak A E Sunder land Fresno Calif re elected head banker over W Caslet Seattle by 746 to 234 after a spirited contest Fivefold increase in Pacific coast earthquake shocks compared with the Atlantic coast noted in dispatches.
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Colorado Springs
Uow
The
Woodmen of the World
Pacific Jurisdiction
TL. J. Boak
A. E. Sunderland
Fresno
W. Caslet
Seattle
We ll Sail Away in Airships to Saturn
London reports the Defry Citizen announces a discovery of a gas with one sixteenth the weight of hydrogen. Leading scientists claim it can be produced and detected in the sun, with potential to revolutionize metastatics. If Earth cools, people could move to a chosen planet by airships in the distant future.
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Saturn
London
Defry
H Wen
William Hamany
Daily
Citisen
Western Kansas Faces Water Crisis and Call for Special Session
Senator Harry McMillan of Ottawa county urged a five day special session to provide state aid to western Kansas farmers facing four months without rain. Towns such as Coffeyville Independence and Caney report severe water shortages with dams guarded to prevent tampering. The Santa Fe Railway hauls water to engines at multiple towns as drought pressures widen.
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Topeka
Kat
Harry McMillan
Ottawa County
Kansas
Ottawa
McMillan Paslares
Nessistance
Senator Meon
Coffeyville
Kan
Independence Kan
Verdegria
Independence
Olathe
Caney
Cherryvale
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Little River
de Graff
Florence
Strong City
Prince Stanislaus Sulkowski Charged Under Mann Act
In San Francisco on August 11, Prince Stanislaus Sulkowski and his bride Miss Marie Louise Freese, daughter of a Los Angeles millionaire, face Mann Act charges. A warrant issued in Los Angeles follows testimony by Mrs. Clara Melcher. Deputies suspect the couple, who wed a fortnight ago, may be at Lake Tahoe, as searches span California and Nevada border resorts.
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San Francisco
Stanislaus Sulkowski
Marie Louise Freese
Los Angeles
United States
Clara Melcher
Los Angel
Lake Tahoe
California
Nevada
Preacher Confesses to Mailing Obscene Letter
Robert H. Reed a 46 year old Methodist pastor from McCleary Washington pleaded guilty before a U S commissioner to sending obscene matter through the mails He admitted guilt and said his motives were pure The letters were addressed to a young woman in Dusand Wisconsin who had earlier employed the Reed household Reed recently returned from a camping trip on Mount Tasoma with a large Boy Scout group he led His wife had moved out several months ago and he has two children
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Tacoma
Wanh
Robert H. Reed
Methodist Church of
Mount Tasoma
Koy
Ten Baby Buffaloes Born in Lawton Refuge
Washington reports ten baby buffaloes born to the government held Wichita National Forest and Game Refuge near Lawton Oklahoma. Forest service advices from the in charge game warden announced today.
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Washington
Wichita National Forest and Game Refuge
Lawton
Olla
Forest Service
Tombstone Erected for Faithful Family Driving Horse
Baxter Springs Kansas reports Frannie the family driving horse of Squire Hoskins has become the first in the region to receive two tombstones. The aged mare was euthanized after years of service and buried on the Hoskins farm marking her final resting place.
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Baxter Springs
Kan
Frannie
Squire Hoskins
Kansas
Hoskins
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