Villa Surrenders Unconditionally Ending Bandit Career
Gen Francisco Villa surrenders unconditionally after talks with Gen Eugenio Martinez in Torreon district. Villa says he seeks peace for reconstruction and will march his troops to Torreon for dispersal with each soldier receiving pay as they start anew. Villa to retire at a ranch in Zacatecas. American Carl Maeglin released. State Department confirms surrender via Consul Piedras Negras.
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Mexico City
Francisco Villa
Carranza
Eugenio Marteniz
Torreon
Martinez
Mievas Zacatecas
Carl Maeglin
Sabinas
Villa
Republic
Washington
State Department
Piedras Negras
Northwestern Northbound With Big Passenger List
Seattle July 29 The steamer Northwestern sailed at nine o'clock this morning with 213 passengers for Alaska. The list includes Ju en J. L. Freeburn F. H. Capp Mrs E. Julius Arthur Ooghe RR E Tripple J A Smiser and wife Maisie Schurlman Alma Wortman G P Croft James Maloney G W Bennett Mrs A Wilson Amy Wilson Ruth Wilson FE Kenney F J Harak M Homum KE A Farrow and wife Mrs C Hovick Mrs A Carlson Mrs E L Clark Margaret Hawkins Miss Billy Edward Clark P C Beaudrea and one steerage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Northwestern
Alaska
J. L. Freeburn
F. H. Capp
E. Julius
Arthur Ooghe
E Tripple
J. A. Smiser
Maisie Schurlman
Alma Wortman
G. P. Croft
James Maloney
G. W Bennett
A. Wilson
Amy Wilson
Ruth Wilson
FE. Kenney
F. J. Harak
M. Homum
KE. A. Farrow
C. Hovick
Uncharted Rock Found In Cannery Ships Path
Seattle July 29 Capt Charles MacGregor master of the Norwood reports a newly found uncharted rock sixty feet long about thirty miles south of Semidi Islands. The obstruction lies at Longitude 157.08 Latitude 55.23 and lies offshore enough not to threaten Seward to Peninsula steamers but lies directly in the route of large cannery ships.
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Seattle
Charles MacGregor
Pacific American Fisheries
Norwood
Coast Geodetic Survey
Semidi Islands
Seward
Peninsula
Pathfinders Launch First Aerial Mail Flight Across Continent
Three all metal monoplanes departed Central Park Long Island at 10:08 AM carrying the first mail bag for a continental air route to San Francisco. The test flight maps the route for a regular service starting September 1.Return trip aims to fly San Francisco to New York with a single stop at Omaha.
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New York
Central Park
Long Island
San Francisco
Omaha
Democratic fund drive eyed as White takes D N C chair
George White of Ohio, newly elected chair man of the Democratic National Committee, announced the war chest is open to contributions of any amount with donors scrutinized by source rather than size. The Seattle Post Intelligencer notes White’s rocky ties with President Wilson and recalls his Klondike wealth and early career, including five million dollar status and Princeton graduation in 1895.
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White
Washington
George White
Ohio
Democratic National Committee
Seattle
Alaska
Klondike
Democratic Party
National Committee
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Wilson
Bonanza Creek
Homer
Cummings
Alaska Railroad
B'Ll
Congress
Fifteenth
White House
James ™. Cox
Princeton University
North
Film Men Indicted for Counterfeiting Francs
Five men were indicted by the Federal Grand Jury in Los Angeles on charges of counterfeiting French francs used in motion picture productions. The case details the alleged production and distribution of fake currency linked to film work. Suspects, charges, and potential penalties are outlined in the indictment.
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Los Angeles
France
Cotes
Navy Builds Huge Air Garage at Lakehurst New Jersey
The Navy Department orders a 200 foot increase in the length of the giant air garage for dirigible balloons at Lakehurst. When finished next spring it will be the world’s largest hangar, large enough for two trans Atlantic liners the size of the Leviathan. The hangar measures about 1000 by 318 by 200 feet and will cost roughly 2.58 million dollars with a power house, machine shops and officers’ quarters.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Navy Department
Air
United States
England
Bie “Air
Marine Corps
Flanders
Civil Engineers’ Corps of the Navy
Anfu Premier Resignation Accepted by President
President Hsu Chang accepts Premier Tam Chi Jui’s resignation amid Anfu faction troubles. Reports say he ordered arrest of retiring Anfu ministers over recent disturbances and their responsibility.
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Pekin
Hsu Chang
Tam Chi Jui
Anfu
Cantu Raises Army to Resist Obregon Forces
In Mexicala Lower California Gov Estaban Cantu mobilizes 4000 recruits to oppose possible invasion by Mexican Federal troops led by Gen Alvaro Obregon. He vows to resist turnover of power, while stockpiling munitions and producing aerial bombs as US officials seek to avert hostilities.
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Mexicala
Lower California
Estaban Cantu
Adolfo de la Huerta
Mexico City
Alvaro Obregon
Ensenada
Cantu
Mexico
Calexico
Cal
United States
William Boyle
State Department
Mexican official denounces border state corruption and crime
Roberto V. Pesqueira, Mexico's U S financial agent, labels Chihuahua and Juarez conditions immoral and disorderly. He cites road sign inscription to Tijuanan a road to hell and notes labor abuses by agents and officials. He warns of gambling concessions earning higher sums and double billing by merchants, signaling systemic theft from the treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Roberto V. Pesqueira
United States
Senor Pesqueira
Tijuanana
California
Hell
Chihuahua
Juarez
National Treasury
Amundsen Arrives at Nome Before Polar Quest
Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, docked at Nome after arriving from Sledge Island aboard the tug Genevieve. His Maud is stormbound. the Kolyma was wrecked on Sledge Island. He will stay about two weeks to provision for a five year polar expedition.
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Nome
Alaska
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Genevieve
Sledge Island
Siberian
Maud
Amundsen
Hibbard and Swanson
Seattle
North Pole
Former Salt Lake Mayor Confesses Embezzlement
Salt Lake City on July 29. Edmund A. Bock, former mayor and ex city auditor, faced seventeen complaints alleging mis appropriation of city funds. The records accuse forgery and alteration of city warrants used in embezzlement totaling over $10,000 before his mayoral term.
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Salt Lake City
Edmund A. Bock
Bock
Gasoline Prices Rise As Companies Consider Hikes
In San Francisco on July 29 Associated Oil announced it must consider raising gasoline prices following Union Oil’s quarter rise to twenty five cents per gallon, an increase of a cent and a half. Standard Oil reportedly not planning a raise at present.
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San Francisco
Associated Oil Company
Union Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Non Partisan Leaguers Are Denied New Trials
FAIRMONT Minn July 29 A C Townley president of the Non Partisan League and Joseph Gilbert former organizer were denied new trials on conspiracy to encourage disloyalty during the war. They were convicted a year ago and sentenced to ninety days in jail for speeches at Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Minn
A. C Townley
Non Parisan League
Joseph Gilbert
League
Jackson
Colorado Bank Robbery Ends With Vault Lock-In
Two masked bandits robbed the State Bank of Payton, 17 miles east of Colorado Springs, stealing $8,000 in gold, silver and currency. They escaped after locking the assistant cashier and a customer, the only others in the banking room, in the vault.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Payton
Here
Japanese House of Peers Adopts Income Tax Bill
TOKIO July 29 The House of Peers of the Japanese Diet yesterday adopted the income tax bill providing increased taxes to permit extensions in the Army and Navy.
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House of Peers
Tokio
Earthquake Shocks Felt in Los Angeles Authorities Note No Damage
A light earthquake was felt in Los Angeles at 11 26 a m yesterday. No damage was reported but the tremor followed other recent quakes causing general alarm.
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Los Angeles
Bitter Criticism of Woolen and Railroad Actions
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, denounced the American Woolen Company for suspending operations and the Pennsylvania Railroad for cutting workers, calling the moves massive indictments of management and offenses against the public. He pledged that the Labor Federation will resist wage reductions at all hazards.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
American Woolen Company
Pennsylvania Railroad System
Labor Federation
Conspiracy to Injure Public Health In Kansas City
Milk deliveries resumed after the arrest of four large dealers who had halted supplies to 12 400 customers in protest of a new milk grading ordinance they claim harms business. The dealers are charged with conspiring to injure the public health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Judge Wickersham Leaves Politics for Law Practice
Seattle July 29 James Wickersham former Alaska delegate announces he is out of politics regardless of the Grigsby contest outcome He will not return to Fairbanks but will locate in an Alaskan coast town and practice law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
James Wickersham
Congress
Alaska
North
George B. Grigsby
Wickersham
Fairbanks
Alaskan
Judge C H Ames Resigns As Palmer's Assistant
Washington July 29 Judge B Ames Assistant to A Mitchell Palmer since June 19 1919 and in charge of the government coal strike case last winter has resigned effective August 31
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Washington
B. Ames
A Mitchell Palmer
Liberals Win Nova Scotia Election After Long Rule
HALIFAX July 29 The Liberal Government of Nova Scotia led by George H Murray, in power for 38 years, was returned with a majority of 17 in the House. The membership stands at forty three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Nova Scotia
George H. Murray
Flour falls 75 cents per barrel in Minneapolis market
On July 29 in Minneapolis, flour prices slid seventy five cents per barrel reflecting ongoing wheat market declines. The drop underscores broader commodity weakness affecting bakers and mills in the area.
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Minneapolis
Reichstag approves Allies peace treaty terms in Spa accord
Berlin July 29 Reichstag today overwhelmingly approved the Spa conference agreement on postwar terms. Key provisions include monthly delivery of 2,000,000 tons of coal to the Allies as reparations and indemnity payments. Germany must reduce its armed forces to 100,000, surrender large guns, and confiscate up to 1,500,000 rifles from civilians.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Spa
Germany
Resolute to be dismantled after America’s cup defense
NEW YORK July 29 The Resolute which defended the America's cup against Shamrock IV in the Sandy Hook races probably will never sail again Planned dismantling of the yacht in Herreshoff yards is under way Yachtsmen praise Capt Charles Adams II and his Yankee crew of twenty two Norwegians two Swedes and one Dane all American citizens They credit the skipper and crew for the victories
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New York
Resolute
Shamrock IV
Challenger
Sandy Hook
Charles Adams II
Alaska Fliers to Resume Flight Northward Friday
A leaky gas tank and minor defects in Alaska bound army planes delayed the Jasper start. The Jets, from Mineola, N York, will resume Friday at 10 o clock and aim to reach Wrangell, their first Alaskan stop, by Monday with the northern terminus expected late next week or early the following week.
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Edmonton
Jasper
Mineola
N. Y
Wrangell
Bergdoll Reported Near Seattle Heading North
Department of Justice agents search Seattle area for Grover Cleveland Bergdoll noted draft dodger who escaped a Philadelphia Federal guard. He was seen on a train between Spokane and Seattle Monday and is believed to be heading toward Bellingham and the Canadian border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Department of Justice
Toddy
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Spokane
Bellingham
Allies in Complete Accord on Bolsheviki Negotiations
Premier David Lloyd George stated that France Italy and Great Britain are in complete accord on negotiating an armistice with the Russian Soviet Government for Poland despite sensational newspaper reports. He spoke in a London communication responding to questions about the Allied conference at Bologna.
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London
France
Italy
Great Britain
Poland
David Lloyd George
Bologne
City of Seattle Sails for Alaska with 154 aboard
The City of Seattle sailed for Alaska at 10 oclock yesterday morning carrying 154 passengers. Juneau passengers named include L Lackman Mrs G D Loomis H M Porter and EB S Robe.
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City of
Seattle
Alaska
Juneau
L. Lackman
G. D. Loomis
H. M. Porter
EB. S. Robe
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Gen
Underwood & Underwood
Yglesias Calderon
Transcontinental Postal Service
Pathfinders
NAVY
Mammoth
Obregon
Lower
Salt Lake
Colorado Bank
Gompers
m.Samuel Gompers
Pennsylvania Railroad
C. H. Ames
Palmer
U. K
Teuton
Indorses
Bergdoll
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