Referendum plans tied to Gallagher bill in Ohio
Executive board of United Mine Workers of Ohio moves to circulate petitions to place the Gallagher wage bill on the November ballot. Other referenda on McDermott liquor measures and civil service issues loom with Democratic committees meeting to decide timing and strategy.
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United Mine Workers of Ohio
Democratic State Central and Executive Committees
McDermott
Council of War
General Assembly
State Pardon Board
Sam Scheff
Ballard
Scheff
Pardon Board
Percy Taylor
Sidney
Charles Gebhardt
Circleville
Phillip Rotetinger
Cincinnati
George Dewing
Lancaster
Ewing
Harmon
Harry W. Meacham
Toledo
Cleveland
John C. Fulton
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Adjutant General's Department
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Cass
Sprague
Winans
Yeatman
Cincinnati Municipal Court
Harding City Planning Commission
Wickiine
Beitler
House of Representatives
C. A
Senate
Judson Harmon
Democratic Party
House
Wilson Warns Mexican Factions to Unite for Relief
President Wilson urged Mexican faction leaders to act swiftly to relieve their prostrate country or the United States will decide what means to employ to help Mexico save herself and her people. The statement, addressed to Americans and copies sent to Mexican leaders, calls for a central authority and a recognized government.
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Washington
Wilson
Mexico
United States
State Department
Mexico City
Republic
Italians Take 37 Towns Across Cortina Front
Dispatches report Italian forces advancing from the east and south have occupied 87 villages around Cortina in the Ampezzo valley. Bari and Brindisi were bombed by Austrian aircraft, killing one and wounding two. Cor tina lies 60 miles northeast of Trent as occupation spreads.
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Rome
Italy
Paris
Bari
Brindisi
Adriatic
Udini
Cortina
Ampezzo
City of
Trent
Americans To Leave Mexico For Vera Cruz Trip
The Brazilian minister in Mexico City reports that groups of Americans and other foreigners on horseback and by car will depart Mexico City for Pachuca next Tuesday and Wednesday. This move connects to Vera Cruz by rail.
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Washington
Mexico City
Pachuca
Vera Crus
State Department
Germany apologizes for Gulflight sinking and seeks reparations
Washington reports Germany apologized to the United States for the Gulflight sinking and promised full monetary reparation. Berlin says the attack was a mistake and the sub commander realized he fired on an American ship. The note also updates on the Cushing aeroplane incident and outlines U.S. positions for Berlin to consider.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Berlin
Cushing
Wilson
Russians accelerate evacuation of Lemberg in Galicia
Zurich reports advices that Russians plan to evacuate Lemberg as Austro German forces push the siege forward. A Vienna dispatch notes General von Mackensen’s army advancing from Przemysl toward the east while General von Linsingen’s Austro German force crosses the Dniestrer and nears Lemberg from the south, reaching Nikolajet about thirty-five miles away.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Lemberg
Galicia
Vienna
von Mackensen
Przemys
von Linsingen
Dniester
Nikolajet
Reopen Rock Island Case Opens in Washington
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway was placed in receivers in April after an agreement between railway directors and the steel foundries firm. Robert P. Lamont, president of the foundries company, and Robert Walker, Rock Island counsel, testified at the Interstate Commerce Commission reopening of its investigations into railroads financial affairs.
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Washington
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
Mene
Snot Steel Foundries Company
Cage
Robert P. Lamont
Foundries Company
Robert Walker
Rock Island
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Naval Battle and Submarine Victims Report
London reports a great naval battle near Gothland with long cannonade and heavy activity for six hours. A Russian statement says Yenisei sunk by a German submarine, and three German steamers sunk by Russian forces. Seven more submarine victims include Dunnett Head, Nolorgemary, and Dogberry with crews saved or landed at Lerwick or Kirkwall.
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London
Copenhagen
Daily Telegraph
Stockholm
Gothland
Petrograd
Reuter
Gulf of Riga
Peterhead
Dunnett Head
Leith
J. Campbell
Balta Sound
Arbroath Barracks
Lerwick
Ireland
Nolorgemary
Glasgow
Tralee
Dogberry
Fair Isle
Kirkwall
Passports revoked for critics of U.S. government
The State Department says Leon Raines and Karl Becknagel had their passports revoked for publishing attacks on the American government. They reportedly issued letters to President Wilson in the German press and authored pamphlets criticizing the United States, leading Ambassador Gerard to revoke their courtesy passports for allegiance violations.
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Washington
State Department
Leon
Raines
Karl Becknagel
Wilson
Germany
United States
Gerard
Cincinnati Market Prices for Wheat to Hogs
Market report from Cincinnati lists commodity prices across grains, feeds, dairy, eggs, poultry, and livestock. Wheat, corn, oats, hay, mill feed, butter, eggs, poultry, cattle, bulls, calves, and hogs are shown with numerous grade and size distinctions and quoted per bushel or hundredweight.
Carranza 18: Most Powerful
A report from Washington says General Venustiano Carranza will reply to President Wilson on Mexican affairs. He agrees with the need for quick action to secure peace and prosperity in Mexico and claims to control a large part of the country, making him the sole viable leader.
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Washington
Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
Wilson
Carrazzaw
Subjection through shoes at weddings across cultures
The article traces historical wedding shoe customs. It notes methods signaling a bride’s subjection in various cultures from ancient to modern times. Examples include the bridal procession leading with a shoe, a bridegroom striking with a shoe, Nestorian kick rites, Russian boot removal, and Martin Luther placing the groom’s shoe on the bride’s pillow to symbolize subservience.
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Russia
Martin Luther
Hands Like Velvet One Night Treatment Ad
A vintage advert promises relief for red rough hands with Cuticura ointment. Soak hands in hot soapy water, dry, rub ointment in for minutes, then wear gloves at night. Free sample by mail via Skin Book 32 p. Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Earmarks and War Correspondent Powell Joke
War correspondent Alexander Powell notes English volunteer troops in New York tea remarks. He jokes that you can tell origins by ear marks, citing bookkeepers who, when told to stand at ease, tuck rifles behind their ears.
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Alexander Powell
New York
Midlands
Manchester
London
Mr. Powell
Too Sour Reproof Sparks Tea Joke at Harvard Class
Professor Copeland rebukes late students calling it an English composition class not afternoon tea. A later student arrives twenty minutes late and he asks how she would take her tea. The student replies gently without the lemon.
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Copeland
Harvard
Miss Brown
Christian Register
Liberal juries in the South cited in law notes
Law notes say Mississippi juries are generous with verdicts. Illinois Central vs Dacus awarded $500 after a ticket agent used a slur. Alabama case Railroad Company vs Morris shows a white woman awarded $15,000 for riding briefly with three black men, though the court later reduced it to $2,000.
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Mississippi
Ilinois Central Railroad
Dacus
Alabama
Railroad Company
Morris
Grape-Nuts Claim Improves Health After Stomach Troubles
A Western woman recounts severe stomach trouble with heartburn and gas before using Grape-Nuts. She reports rapid digestion ease, symptom relief, weight gain, and regained ability to perform housework after a ten day trial, promoted by Postum Co.
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Postum Co
Battle Road
Wate
Sar Se
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