Wilson Announces New Policy Toward Mexico
President Wilson inaugurates a policy tightening neutrality toward Mexico. The State Department orders embargos on arms shipments and advises Americans to withdraw, with officials warned to hold Mexican leaders responsible for harming Americans. Military dispatches and possible fleet support planned to enforce stricter neutrality. Strong world power cooperation toward an embargo on arms is anticipated.
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Weaabington
Tate Department
Mexico
Wilson
United States
Mexican Republic
Gulf Porte
Bacon
Foreign Relations Committee
Senator Lodge
Mexican Crisis Shows Wilson Huerta Lind Mediation Hopes
President Wilson Huerta and John Lind voice strong hope that Huerta’s price will break and factions yield to U S mediation. Wilson sees noninterference not closing doors to peaceful solution and expects soon to triumph as Mexico’s friend. House scene around Wilson address shows tense, packed galleries and urgent mood. Washington reports say encouraging news from Lind.
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Taie
Huerta
Mexico
House of Representatives
Wilson
Gerate
House
Congress
Wilson Warns Factions To Be Accountable For American Lives
President Wilson outlines a noninterference policy toward Mexico admitting the Lind mission failure. He orders withdrawal of Americans, use of government resources to aid evacuees, threats of personal accountability for revolutionary leaders, and a neutrality stance with a ban on arms shipments to Mexico as Mexicans are left to decide their own fate.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Mexico
Bryan calls Mexican talks encouraging amid armistice limits
Secretary of State Bryan described the latest note from Huerta as encouraging after receiving John Lind’s summary. He refused to reveal concessions or specifics of any proposals. Gamboa labeled Mexican rebels as bandits, arguing no armistice is possible with such forces, and warned against treating bandits as eligible for negotiation.
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Bryan
John Lind
Huerta
Mexico's Reply Clears Up In Formation About Vague Points
Washington records show Mexico's note by Foreign Minister Gamboa to Special Agent Lind acts as an ultimatum, stating recognition of the Huerta government is the sole condition for mediation. The reply answers core US demands but rejects the nonre election condition as a personal matter.
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Washington
Gamboa
Huerta
John Lind
Lind
Lind to Return to Mexico City as Wilson Aims
Vera Cruz dispatch reports Joby Lind will return with Mrs Lind to Mexico City on Friday. The personal representative of President Wilson plans to unite faction leaders and name presidential and vice presidential candidates. Equal suffrage and a fair vote count are stated goals.
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Lind
New York
Ane
the Herald
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Kood
Wilson
Joby Lind
Mexico City
Magnates Daughter Elopes With Chauffeur
Horton Aug 28 Mrs Effle Tuttle Foster daughter of L Tuttle former head of the Boston and Maine railroad eloped with her father's chauffeur David R Brown. The wedding was performed by Rev Courtland Myers of Tremont Temple Boston. They married July 28 and went to York Beach Maine for their honeymoon.
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Brown
Courtland Myers
Boston
Tremont Temple
York Beach
Pushed Off Freight Car Incident Reported in Cleveland
Jrom McDonald of Cleveland was found dying on the Lake Shore tracks with head wounds after saying he and about six companions boarded a freight train. He claimed the conductors ordered them off, fired, and he was pushed from a moving car while others fled.
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Cleveland
Jrom McDonald
Lake Shore
McDonald
Ohio's Share For Roads In Post Office Funds
Ohio was allotted a portion of the $100,000 appropriation for road work in the latest post office bill. The report to Congress by Postmaster General Burleson and Acting Secretary Galloway notes Obie will receive $120,000 with a proviso that an additional $240,000 be raised within the year.
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Washington
Ohio
Congress
Burleson
Galloway
Obie
Boy Sets Wheat Record In Ohio Contest
Columbus August 28 Earl Bright of Leip Bic Putnam county harvested fifty four bushels and 37 pounds of wheat from one acre a remarkable record in the state wheat growing contest President A P Sandies of the agricultural commission expects Bright to lead all contestants noting he is far ahead of others
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Columbus
Earl Bright
Leip Bic
Putnam County
A. P. Sandies
Agricultural Commission
Young Bright
Attorney General to Examine Supplemental Petitions in Ohio
In Columbus on August 28 Attorney General Hexen said he will review and reject any supplemental petitions filed under the Compensation and Taxation Acts. Handwriting expert Pengelly called several petitions fraudulent, citing forged or misrepresented signatures. County records showed deceased individuals listed on petitions, while Cincinnati solicitor James Gormley testified about goat signatures in Warnes and Kilpatrick petitions.
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Pengelly
Freud
Columbus
Hexen
William G. Pengelly
Cuyahoga County
Franklin County
Turpan of Vital Statistice
Pramidlin
Kilpatrick
Warnes
James Gormley
Cincinnati
Kilpatrick Petit
Denison Names New President Chamberlain At Denison
Newark Ohio August 28 Clark W Chamberlain professor physics at Tessar college accepted the presidency of Denison University in Granville his administration to begin at once Dr Chamberlain succeeds Emory W Hunt who resigned to become secretary of the Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
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Newark
Clark W. Chamberlain
Io Tessar College
Denison University
Granville
Dr. Chamberlain
Emory W. Hunt
Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
Investigation of Judge Speer Arouses La Follette Support
Washington August 28 the house approved a resolution to investigate charges against Judge Emery Speer of the federal Georgia court. A subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee to conduct the inquiry is tied to impeachment proceedings. Charges include bribery taking money from court funds for private uses and other legal violations.
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Washington
House
Emery Speer
Federal Court of Georgia
Judiciary Committee
Speer
Supreme Court
Thaw bail chances rise after court ruling in Sherbrooke
William F Jerome for New York states Thaw defense heads to Quebec to appeal to premier Lomer Gouin to lift the jail commitment. Judge Grebensky in Sherbrooke allows withdrawal of the habeas corpus writ, opening Thaw to possible bail by a district magistrate. Courtroom uproar followed as Thaw supporters voiced their protest.
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Sherbrooke
Que
Ane
William F Jerome
State of New York
Quebec
Lomer Goulit
Attornegeneral’s Department
Harry
Thaw
Tay
Arthur Grebensky
Harry K
Habeas Corpue
Argumene
State of
New York
Jerome
District of St. Francis
United States
Jai
Attorney General
Hitchcock Proposes Graduated Tax to Break Up Trusts
Washington Aug 28 Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska introduced a tariff bill amendment to levy a graduated tax on corporations aimed at curbing monopolies. The plan enjoys broad support and would be incorporated in the tariff bill. tax scales reach 1 percent to 20 percent based on market share.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Nebraska
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