No Official Greeting for Lind at National Palace in Mexico
Mexico city cabinet and Huerta supporters meet at the National Palace to decide that no official greeting will be given to John Lind. Aldape states Huerta aims to reestablish order and reject outside interference while Mexican students praise Huerta and rally patriots.
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National Palace
City of Mexico
U. S
Washington
Mexico
Republic
Mexico City
Huerta
John Lind
Lind
City of
Congress
Senor
Aldape
National Military Academy
Pergona Non Grata
Aldane
Woman Talks to Strikers at Laurium Rally
In Calumet Michigan on August 7 Mother Jones addressed about 10 000 striking miners their wives and children at Palestra rink The crowd reacted with high energy She urged gradual military reduction while the sheriff builds up deputies She asked strikers to discard guns and avoid violence but to stand firm against operators.
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Calumet
Mich
Palestra Rink
Laurium
Mother Jones
Frink
Johnson Nets 2000 in Ring Exhibitions Touring Brussels
Jack Johnson the pugilist, en route from Paris to Brussels by auto, has staged exhibitions netting 2000 dollars. He will appear in Brussels Antwerp and the Charleroi mining district. He no longer patronizes palatial hotels and now mingles with humble folk in third class hotels.
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Johnson
Ring
Brussels
Belgium
Jack Johnson
Pugilist
Paris
Antwerp
Charleroi
Man Dies After 27 Years Bedbound in Wellington
Thomas P F Lockhart dies at Wellington after twenty seven years in bed. Local report notes he lived nearly his entire life in bed, passing away at age unknown.
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Wellington
Thomas PF. Lockhart
Réara
Posson
United States Trade Breaks All Records in Fiscal Year
Washington reports U S exports and imports reached a record total of 4.276 billion dollars in the last fiscal year, up 421 million from the prior peak. The trade balance favored the United States at 653 million, with exports rising more than imports by 261.5 million, led by gains in ready for consumption manufactures and further-processed goods.
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Washington
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Cuba
Canada
Brazil
Japan
Netherlands
Italy
Price to Go to Panama Post
Washington notes President Wilson selected William J. Price of Danville Kentucky for minister to Panama after introduction by Senator James. The president also named Brand Whitlock of Toledo for a possible European post and sent to the Senate nominations for Preston Mo Goodwin as minister to Venezuela and William H Sawtelle as United States Judge in District of Arizona.
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Washington
William J. Price
Danville
Wilson
Panama
Price
James
Brand Whitlock
Toledo
Senate
Venezuela
Preston Mo Goodwin
Oklahoma
United States
District of Arizona
William H. Sawtelle
Arizona
Fire Wipes Out Oil Plant in Philadelphia Runaway Blaze
The Union Petroleum company plant in Philadelphia was destroyed in a major fire that caused up to $750,000 in losses. Crude oil and other inflammable products exploded as flames swept through the block, with the fire starting from a spark from an emery wheel. Firemen and onlookers were injured.
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Philadelphia
Union Petroleum Company
Investigation claims agents spied on federal judges
Senate debate centers on Attorney General McReynolds report denying a Justice Department espionage system over judges. Senator Borah cites four to five years of investigations aimed at influencing judges, naming Archbald among those investigated. Senator Norris supports some facts. Senator Works vows further inquiry.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Senate
Borah
Norris
McReynolds
Speer
Georgia
Federal
Attorney General
Robert W. Archbald
Works
Heat Burns the Crops in Missouri and Kansas
In Kansas City and surrounding states temperatures surged toward 100 degrees with forecasts of new records. A downtown thermometer hit 99 by noon atop an 18 story building as hot southerly winds spread, with reports of shriveling crops, stressed livestock, and threatened water supplies across Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
United States Weather Observer
Mercury
Topeka
Envoys Sign Peace Terms Ending Balkan Conflict
Balkan allies sign peace terms reported from Sofia marking the end of the fighting that cost many lives in the recent war with Turkey. Turkish efforts to regain lost territory are cited as the main cause of the termination of the conflict.
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London
Balkan
Sofia
Turkey
U S Major Shot in Liberia Battle
Major Charles Young head of a U S military expedition to Liberia was shot in the right arm and seriously wounded while directing Liberians in combat with a fierce interior tribe, according to a Louisville report from Maj. Wilson Ballard.
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Charles 8. Young
Liberia
Louisville
Charles Young
United States
Mej
Wilson Ballard
Senator Johnston Dies in Washington at Age 70
Senator Joseph F. Johnston of Alabama dies in his Washington apartment after a period of ill health. The veteran, who served in the Confederate Army and twice as Alabama governor, was 70 and had been in the Senate since 1907. His death unsettles the tariff bill’s Democratic majority and may affect the chamber’s vote if Alabama fills the vacancy.
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Washington
Joseph F. Johnston
Birmingham
Ala
Johnston
Senate
Forney Johnston
Alabama
Hobson
Clayton
Heflin
Underwood
House
Aviator Races with Train From New York to Washington
C Mar vin Wood started a nonstop race with a railroad train from New York to Washington for the American duration distance and speed record. He lost his way over Baltimore due to smoke and landed at Gaithersburg Maryland 23 miles from his goal. Engine trouble forced the descent from 7000 feet to a farm landing on J B Diamond's property.
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Washington, D. C
Marvin Wood
New York
Washington
Galthersburg
Baltimore
J. B. Diamond
Gaithersburg Olice
Cloudburst floods Shoshone causing property damage
A cloudburst near Shoshone Wyoming on August 7 sent floodwaters through the streets. Two houses were destroyed by lightning, no fire occurred, cellars flooded, water stood two feet in the main street, and two railroad bridges were carried away.
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Shoshone, Wyo
St Louis Bell Phone Strike Ends as Workers Return
Girl operators and maintenance men of the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone company in St. Louis voted unanimously to resume work after seven weeks on strike. The settlement announced Tuesday ends the danger of a renewed walkout.
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St. Louis
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Bell
Want Louis Hill For Mayor
St. Paul business leaders urge Louis W. Hill chairman of the Great Northern board to run for mayor under the new commission charter. Hill is currently out of the city and his acceptance is not known.
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St. Paul
St. Paul, Minn
Louis W. Hill
Diretors
Great Northern Railway
Busi Mens
Commission
Hill
Cincinnati Cigar Makers Refer to Strike After Wage Demand
In Cincinnati on August 8 cigar makers voted to strike after the refusal of a wage increase of one dollar per thousand cigars. The local union counts about 600 workers.
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Cincinnati
Lord Strathcona Celebrates 93rd Birthday in London
Lord Strathcona the grand old man of England and Canada marked his ninety third birthday in London on August 8. The venerable figure was celebrated amid tributes noting his long service and influence in both nations.
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Lord Strathcona
London
England
Canada
Viscount Hal Lane to speak at American Bar meeting in Montreal
New York report says Viscount Hal Lane lord high chancellor of Great Britain has accepted an invitation to attend and address the American Bar association annual meeting in Montreal next month. He will spend five days in America.
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New York
Viscount Hallane
Great Britain
American Bar Association
Montreal
America
Langhorne Berlin Attache Named for Embassy
Maj. Gorge Langhorne of the Fifth Cavalry has been chosen as military attache to the American embassy in Berlin succeeding Capt. Alfred W. Bjornstad. The appointment has been approved by Emperor William.
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Langhorne
Berlin
Washington
Maj
Gorge, Langhorne
Fifth Cavalry
Alfred W. Bjornstad
William
Honduras Joins Bryan Plan in Peace Accord
Washington Aug 7 Honduras becomes the twenty sixth nation to accept President Wilson’s peace plan with details proposed by Secretary Bryan. American Minister White at Tegucigalpa notifies the state department of the acceptance.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Bryan
Manuel Garza Adalpe
Huerta
John Lind
Mexico
Mexico City
Hue
Honduras
White
Tegucigalpa
Diggs Caminetti Trial Opens with No Women on Jury
In San Francisco on August 7, the Diggs Caminetti case begins federal proceedings for violating the white slave law. Eleven jurors are sworn, all male. two women among the missing veniremen. Wives of the defendants may attend. prosecutors include Sullivan Roche and Archie Johnson.
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San Francisco
Cal
Maury I. Diggs
van Fleet
Sacramento
Reno
Nev
Marsha Warrington
Drew Caminetti
Lola Norris
United States District Court
Diggs
United States District
United States
Americh
B. E. Donaldson
N. J. Abbott
Sullivan and Roche
Wilson
McKinley
Archie
Hiram W. Johnson
Caminetti
Veniremen
Japan Welcomes U S Envoy With Imperial Escort
The emperor and George W. Guthrie the new American ambassador stressed close ties between Japan and the United States. Guthrie presented credentials and carried Wilson's greetings to the emperor. A Japanese cavalry regiment escorted him to the imperial palace as crowds cheered and the diplomatic ladies were received by the empress.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
George W. Guthrie
Wilson
Imperial Palace
Smith Beats Flynn In Fifth At Madison Square Garden
The Gunboat Smith defeated Jim Flynn by knockout in the fifth round at Madison Square Garden. Flynn, a Pueblo fireman, was regarded as a tough heavyweight, but Smith landed a crushing right to the jaw to end the bout in a scheduled ten rounds.
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Smith
Madison Square Garden
New York
Jim Flynn
Flynn
Panic Under City Streets in New York Duct
Explosive fumes in a Catskill aqueduct tunnel 700 feet beneath downtown New York killed one and left 16 men unconscious. About 400 workers flooded to the surface as alarms rang and a scramble formed for the lift to reach daylight.
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New York
Catskill Aqueduct
Interstate Commerce Commission Orders Phone Firms Disclosure
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered telephone companies engaged in interstate business to provide a complete history of their business affairs as part of its nationwide investigation into the telephone situation.
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Washington
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Guarding Jail After Shooting Into Auto Party In Kentucky
Western Newspaper Union report from Central City Kentucky says jail guards protect Sam Nicholls a coal miner charged with firing on a moving auto injuring Mrs W M Houston and John Grigsby a partner allegedly fired two revolvers found at the scene are linked to Nicholls a companion confessed Nicholls from Hillside and a mob of about 100 accompanied him lawmen arrested Nicholls and two Tucker brothers a possible jail battle looms as Nicholls backers threaten to resist arrest and a prior shooting involving John Martin is noted by authorities
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Western
Union News Service
Central City
Sam Nicholls
Nicholls
W. M. Houston
John Grigsby
Hillside
Houston
Gibraltar Coal Co
Grigsby
Langley
Tucker Brothers
John Martin
Greenville
Coolies Land Near Point Arena As Cutter Lacks Revenue
A Japanese fishing junk off Point Arena landed 17 coolies with 15 captured by Point Arena town authorities. The incident occurred as the steamer Henry T. Scott sighted the junk and wireless alerted federal officials. The landing happened on a sandy beach 18 miles north of town in three parties.
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San Francisco
Cal
Uncle Sam
Point Arena
Henry T. Scott
Scott
Father shoots son in fatal Wind Lake incident
In Racine Wisconsin Ernest Patsold a 62 year old hotel proprietor shot his son Charles Patsold 28 when orders to drive cattle from a corn field were not obeyed. An hour later Patsold killed himself by shooting into his own temple at a grave though said to be dying.
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Racine
Wis
Chas. Patsold
Ernest Patsold
Wind Lake
Racine County
Patsold
Three Die in Wreck Near Wyandotte Michigan
Three men were killed and another injured when Louis E. Bellstein's car rolled into a ditch near Wyandotte Michigan. The vehicle collapsed in a crash as it traveled through the area.
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Toledo
Wyandotte
Mich
Louis E. Bellstein
Cincinnati Market Prices for Grains Livestock and Eggs
Market notes show varied bids across corn oats wheat and hay with prices for corn white and yellow graded by quality, oats white and mixed, and wheat red. Livestock and poultry quotes include cattle hogs sheep and eggs with ranges for steers heifers cows bulls calves and seasonal stock.
Duel Fought By Ranchmen Ends With Death In Kansas
Lawrence Kansas Dean Warren aged 21 a ranchman died from a bullet to the brain in a formal duel staged in town Douglas authorities seek Warren opponent Four shots were fired from 30 paces and a dice game is alleged to have sparked the quarrel.
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Lawrence
Kan
Dean Warren
Douglas
Warren
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