Huerta Apologizes For Tampico Marines Arrest
General Huerta telephoned from Mexico City to repudiate the arrest of American Marines at Tampico and expressed apology. The gesture was welcomed by U S officials as a possible redress for the affront. Rear Admiral Mayo reported he demanded a salute to the American flag as extenuation. Officials called the statement full and frank.
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Union News Service
Washington
Tampico
Huerta
Mexico City
O'Shaughnessy
Navy Department
Mayo
Navy
Vera Cruz
Tuxpan
Arbor Grande
Vera Crus
Zaragosa
Spain asks intervention for expelled Spanish subjects
Madrid reports the Spanish foreign minister has asked U.S. Ambassador Col. Joseph E. Willard to seek Washington's help to aid about 1,000 Spaniards expelled from Torreon. The government acts independently of Spain's own efforts to repatriate its citizens, citing their critical situation.
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Madrid
Spain
Col
Joseph E. Willard
United States
Washington
Torreon
Mexico
Government to aid Carey Act irrigation loans
Assistant Secretary A A Jones proposed Interior Department financing for Carey act projects. Government loans would be issued to settlers in low interest bonds, secured by land liens and interest guaranteed by the reclamation fund of 100 million dollars. The suggestion followed a lengthy session on completing existing Carey act projects and funding new ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
A. A. Jones
Interior Department
Irrigation Conference
Department of the Interior
Jones
Cashier Sent to Leavenworth for Embezzlement
A. C. Felt, cashier of the defunct First National Bank of Superior, pled guilty to misappropriation of funds and was sent to Leavenworth Kansas to begin a five year federal prison term for embezzlement. He had been missing after the bank failed but surrendered in San Francisco stating his conscience drove him to face trial.
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Felt
Leavenworth
Omaha
Neb
A. C. Felt
First National Bank of Superior
Kan
San Francisco
Committee Defends its Action on Reserve Bank Cities
The Federal Reserve Bank Organization Committee issued a statement defending its selection of reserve bank cities and districts. It answered congressional criticisms and addressed cities that had sought banks but were not chosen. For the first time some data behind the committee’s conclusions was made public.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Bank Organization Committee
Congress
Woman Attacked Killed By Husband In Lincoln Home
Earl Allender was shot and killed by his wife of four months at their Lincoln home on 3135 U street. He reportedly fired twice at her before she wrested the revolver and shot him twice, one bullet hitting the right shoulder and the other the lung. He collapsed near a neighbor’s front gate less than 100 feet from the house, found by Mr. and Mrs. W. White on returning from church.
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Lincoln
Earl Allender
U Street
Allender
A Cc. W. White
Cold Wave Hits Texas as Snowstorm Begins
A heavy snowstorm started Saturday in the Texas panhandle, the second within the week. Reports from west Texas indicate a cold wave of considerable intensity sweeping eastward over the southwest.
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Texas
Dallas
Tex
Texas Panhandle
West Texas
Mrs Taft Joins Local Anti-Suffrage Group
New Haven Conn Mrs William H Taft wife of the former president has joined the local woman anti suffrage association as reported by the organization s event note and adds to active opposition to women's suffrage in the area
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Taft
New Haven
Conn
William H. Taft
Woman Anti-Suffrage Association
Organiza
Sugar Refineries Lie Idle at Tampico
Sugar refining plants in Tampico suspend operations as companies scale back output amid supply disruptions. Workers face furloughs while managers cite market weakness and transportation bottlenecks affecting shipments.
Unconfirmed Bat tle reaches Vera Cruz prompt response expected
An American paymaster and a Marine detachment from the gunboat Dolphin were arrested in Tampico by a Mexican officer, detained briefly, and released after Rear Admirals Mayo and Fletcher intervened. The incident heightens U.S. concern over neutrality and prompts explanations from Mexico.
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Western
Union News Service
Mexico City
Dolphin
Tampico
Mayo
Frank E. Fletcher
Fletcher
Vera Cruz
Metcalfe Considers Nebraskan Governing Post After Visit
Richard L. Metcalfe, retiring Panama canal commissioner, said he planned a brief Nebraska trip and would study current events. He declined specifics on plans beyond a possible run for governor, noting it had long been an open secret he preferred Nebraska's governorship to any other office.
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Washington
Nebraska
Bryan
Garrison
Richard L. Metcalfe
Tolls Exemption Hearings Open Before Senate Canals Panel
Hearings on the Panama tolls exemption repeal bill opened Thursday before the senate canals committee. Interest shifted to the senate where Senator Lodge defended President Wilson’s stance for more than two hours, arguing for the repeal bill’s passage amid crowded galleries.
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Washington
Panama
Senate Canals Committee
Senate
Senator Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
Banks urged to join new federal reserve system
Washington banks seeking membership must proceed to the next step in forming the federal reserve banking structure. Comptroller of the Currency Williams has sent letters to all national and state banks and trust companies indicating the twelve reserve districts and each institution’s assigned district.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Banking System
Williams
Sugar Refining Firm Accused of Limiting Output
Government attorneys in the dissolution suit against American Sugar Refining claim the company curtailed refined sugar supply and raised prices by buying and closing rival refineries. Henry E. Niese, director and manufacturing chair, testified the firm kept two idle refineries and bought a Camden New Jersey plant despite known inadequate water facilities and a $500000 repair bill.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Henry E. Niese
Camden
N. J
Snowstorm Damages Roswell Apple Orchards
Roswell New Mexico reports 3000 acres of apple orchards in full bloom hit by a heavy snowstorm Tuesday night after an all day rain causing significant crop damage and losses.
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Roswell
N. M
Metcalfe Returns From Panama Zone Visit to See Wilson
Richard L. Metcalfe of Nebraska arrived on the steamship Ancon after being succeeded as governor of the Panama canal zone by Colonel George Goethals. He planned a stop in Washington to meet President Wilson before continuing to Nebraska and declined to discuss investigations into the canal zone commissary department.
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New York
Richard L. Metcalfe
Nebraska
George Goethals
Panama Canal Zone
Ancon
Washington
Wilson
Metcalfe
Canal Zone
Coronation Postponed After Dowager Empress Death
The Japanese emperor's coronation, set for November 10, has been postponed due to the death of the dowager empress, delaying a major state ceremony.
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Tokio
Japan
Illinois women aid closing over a thousand saloons
Women voting for the first time in Illinois township elections helped close more than 1,000 saloons and add sixteen counties to the dry list. The movement secured victories in eleven cities and tied to the car option issue as a related campaign theme.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Whith
Frigid South Weather Picks Up Across Several States
Frigid conditions hit the south with freezing and near freezing readings in west Tennessee Arkansas Mississippi and Oklahoma from the local weather bureau on Thursday. Fort Smith Arkansas dropped to 0 degrees while Jackson Mississippi registered 36 and Vicksburg 38. Memphis Nashville and Chattanooga reported freezing point. Much fruit and vegetables in exposed locations likely suffered damage.
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Memphis
Tenn
West Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Fort Smith
Ark
Jackson
Miss
Vicksburg
Nashville
Chattanooga
Fireproof Passenger Steamships Proposed by Edmonds Bill
A bill introduced by Representative Edmonds of Pennsylvania would require fireproof passenger steamships on lakes rivers and coastwise traffic starting January 1. The proposal aims to boost safety for travelers aboard steamboats and calls for standards applicable to major inland and coastal routes.
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Washington
Edmonds
Pennsylvania
Postmasters Confirmed in Nebraska
The senate has confirmed nominations including Co. Lynde for Hartington Nebraska postmaster duties in the latest Washington confirmation list.
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Washington
Senate
Nebraska
Co. Lynde
Hartington
Government eyes trust curbs and labor power checks
President Vinson voiced sharp disapproval of a congress proposal to curb the antitrust program this season. The House Judiciary Committee, after talks with the president, said it would try to report a single measure embodying the tentative trust bills and push legislation to curb court injunction power to satisfy labor demands.
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Union News Service
Washington
Vinson
Congress
House Judiciary Committee
Gunmen Executed at Sing Sing in Rogenthal Murder
Four gunmen convicted for Herman Rogenthal's murder died in the electric chair at Sing Sing at daybreak Monday. None confessed or named Charles Becker despite his earlier instigation verdict reversal. Only Frank Siedenshner known as Whitey Lewis issued a statement, though not an outright claim of innocence.
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Ossining
N. Y
Herman Rogenthal
Sing Sing
Charles Becker
Court of Appeals
Frank Siedenshner
Whitey Lewis
Facing Financial Crisis in Peking Government
Foreign observers in Peking and treaty ports warn of a serious financial crisis for Yuan Shikai's government. They predict foreign financial control or a foreign public debt commission as provinces withhold funds for central administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Yuan Shi-Kai
China
Italian Strike Hangs Fire In Rome Amid Mobilizations
The Italian railway strike remains undecided as the government massed troops at key stations. Sailors on postal steamers and warship engineers are ready to aid military engineers to maintain train service if needed.
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Rome
Italy
Disastrous Blaze Destroys Grand Island Business District
A major fire in Grand Island Nebraska gutted the business district Monday morning causing losses over 47000 dollars. The blaze started in the Woolworth five and ten store basement and spread to neighboring buildings. Every volunteer company fought the flames with twelve water streams for hours before containment.
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Grand Island, Neb
Grand Island
Woolworth Company
Smuggling Whiskey Seized From Oil Tank Car
An oil tank car in St Louis yards carried whisky wine and beer. Internal revenue officers halted the car for investigation. It was billed to Oklahoma City and suspected to contain liquor smuggled to ship into a prohibition state.
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St. Louis
Half Hour Between Their Deaths in Nebraska Farm Tragedy
Pyrne Fields and his wife, parents of thirteen children, died within an hour after a prolonged illness at their little farm home in Nebraska City Nebraska. The mother died at 1 p m Saturday and the father followed shortly thereafter leaving the children to cope with the loss and a grim home illness struggle.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Pyrne Fields
Little Farm
Reunion Seeks Return Of Address For Absent Regiment
The appeal requests the return of a home address to contact a veteran regardless of regiment. It notes the individual may not be present at the reunion but the address is needed for notification and records.
Two Women Avoid Operations in Chicago and Dayton
In Chicago a woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with avoiding surgery and curing headaches after doctors failed. In Dayton a woman reports years of side pain eased by the same remedy and offers to share her experience with others. The ad invites readers to write for confidential advice to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Mass.
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Chicago
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydie E Pinkham
M. R. Karschnick
N. Paulina Street
Illinois
Dayton
Ohio
J. W. Sherer
Cass St
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