United States replies to Germany on Frye sinking
Secretary Lansing informs Berlin that the United States rejects prize court adjudication for the Frye case and proposes two combined settlement tracks. The note suggests diplomatic talks to fix indemnity, with joint experts and an umpire, plus an immediate arbitration on treaty interpretation and naval operations pending award.
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Washington
Germany
William P. Frye
State Department
The
Hague
United States
Lansing
Gerard
Berlin
Salen
Frye
Haiti Port Ob Primon Avinlen Cyclone Devastation
A catastrophic cyclone devastates the southern Haiti coast from Port au Prince to the frontier, with widespread damage and numerous people missing along the shoreline. An aviator from Anne Arbor, Michigan, aboard the United States ship Easex, is reported fatally injured, sparking a rescue and inquiry as officials assess the disaster scene.
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Haiti
Primon Avinlen
Haitien Republic
Avistor Faille
Erte, Pa
Dumeid Gengury
Anne Arbor
Mich
United States
Tande
Former U S Senator Attacks Primary Elections For Judges
Joseph W. Batley of Texas addressed the American Bar Association before 5 000 in the Tabernacle citing dangers in primaries for judicial posts He defended elective judges but warned primaries drag the judiciary into politics urging a conservative government anchored in the constitutional framers The speech drew much applause and an ovation at its end.
Tropical Storm at Galveston Evacuations Continue
Galveston Texas faced a severe tropical storm that reached ninety mph winds. The sea wall stood firm as 6000 residents evacuated by train, interurban cars, and autos, most beach homes abandoned and occupants seeking shelter in downtown hotels and public buildings.
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Galveston
Texas
Galveston Sea Wall
Senator Lewis Optimistic On War And Peace
Salt Lake City report that U S Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Chicago arrived for American Bar Association sessions. He predicted the European war would likely end this fall with a general truce and no U S involvement. He expected a peaceful settlement of the Mexican situation with U S and South American aid.
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Salt Lake City
Europe
United States
James Hamilton Lewis
Chicago
Salt Lake
American Bar Association
Colorado Supreme Court Bans Judge Hillyer From Trials
The Colorado Supreme Court issued a writ of prohibition barring Judge Granby Hillyer from presiding over future trials tied to disruptions in the miners strike. The action followed a UMWA filing by Horace N. Hawkins and associate counsel alleging Hillyer previously represented a coal company and is biased against the union.
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Denver
Supreme Court of Colorado
Granby Hillyer
Horace N. Hawkine
United Mine Workers of America
Hillyer
Coa
Forwer Eriker
Lawson Case Review Granted by Colorado Supreme Court
Colorado Supreme Court grants writ of supersedeas as a preliminary step to reviewing the Lawson murder case. The case involves John RB Lawson, a labor leader sentenced to life imprisonment after a prior trial near Trinidad last May.
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Denver
Supreme Court
John RB. Lawson
Judie Hill
von We
Trinidad
Indian Boy Declared Guest at Roosevelt Visit
During Theodore Roosevelt's San Diego exposition tour, an Indian boy born just two hours earlier impressed the former president. The Accomastadian, holding the newborn, proclaimed the child “the guest Indian boy ever looked at.”
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Theodore Roosevelt
San Diego Exposition
Thia
Rub everywo of three mon the WILD volt water
A cryptic fragment mentions a wild volt water and a quest for warmth and dryness. The readable bits point to a peculiar phrase or note, with no clear people or organizations identified. Further context is needed to derive a proper event or subject.
Damaged Western Notice Highlights Tragic Deaths and Local Claims
A fragmented report from the Oregon and Nevada regions details a series of deaths and incidents. Notable items include a fatal fire at the Hungate & Son ranch near Walla Walla, a Nevada bank stockholder’s death in Truckee, a drowning in the Jefferson River near Three Forks, a Stevensville fatal illness, and a boy’s drowning at Liberty Lake. Additional items cover tax equalization sessions in Carson City, labor shortages in Antelope Montana, and ongoing Panama Exposition preparations. The compendium preserves names such as Anita Baldwin and W. D. Van Pappen while noting broader regional concerns about disease, theft, and agricultural hardship.
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Oro
Reno
Curryounty
Oregon
Eee van Be
Ted Pan Ae
Hungate & Son
Walla Walla
Dalfey
Nairon Nationa Bank of
Reso
Nevada
Truckee
Bill Geroes
San Francisco
Anita Baldwin
California
Lucky” Baldwin
Lake ‘Tahoe
W. D. van Pappen
Salt Lake
Jefferson River
Three Forks
Mont
Dale Maxwell
Botee
Idaho
United States
Clearwater Country
Stevensville
Liberty Lake
Pear Spokane
Pear Spokane Fay le Hue
George Hill
Wiioemucea
Hill
Simahe
County Recorder
Utah County
Provo
Utah
Harford Security & Trust Company
Hartford
Conn
Utai Sugar Company
Thomas Redman
Mechester
Board of Equalisation
Nevada Tax Commission
Carson City
Ure Antelope
Bureks
Biko Wogaty
Neveds
Aiiqupiet
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Bailey
Bar Association In
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Lewis Optimistic
Jeves
U. S
Colorad
Lawson
Colorado
Lovell
Albert Gifford
Kane
Fig Hore
Riga
Kovno
Dunaburger
Russia
Petrograd
Teutonic Armion
Alexanderii
Bark
Erie
French Street
First Aero Squadron
U. S. Army
U. A
Corman
Ios Garues
T. R
Ncand Northwest
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