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Newspaper
The Lemmon Herald
Location
Lemmon, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1914
Page
2
The circular from the Federal Sugar Refining Company of Philadelphia claims a 20 percent tariff cut saves consumers 48.7 million dollars. It warns that fully free sugar would raise costs to 1 billion dollars, while Louisiana sugar interests deplore the tariff abolition as a great wrong.
The piece notes General Huerta still holds Mexico City, US troops in Vere Cray, Villa's forces in Zactecacas, and the Constitutionalists' refusal of an armistice. Despite few concrete gains, mediation broadens contact. Niagara Conference revises Monroe Doctrine, advances arbitration. War fears mount as peace talk persists.
The piece laments that the Panama Canal, a world leading engineering feat, was overshadowed by treaty conflicts with Britain and Colombia. It critiques ongoing political wrangling over inception and tolls, predicting little contemporary political support for altruistic action amid competing national interests.
A businessman criticizes violence and scapegoating of Rockefellers and Morgans. He argues socialist thoughts arise from system failures not individuals, noting industrial laws spoliation of the producer and urging reason over revolt to address poverty and wages without condoning illegal acts.
Delegates of General Venustiano Carranza and General Francisco Villa prepared to meet on Friday to settle personal disputes and policy directions for the Constitutionalists. Villa, arriving from Zacatecas, complained of mistreatment by Carranza supporters and warned he might not take the field unless grievances were resolved.
Mediators suspend negotiations awaiting Huerta conference in Niagara Falls Ontario after talks between Anhaesudar Dil Hama and Ministers Naim and Soares. A note from General Carranza asked mediators to consult Mexico's internal problems with Huerta representatives.
London analyst Sir George Ported of the London Statist argues that investor nerves now grip both continental and American markets. He links the U S downturn to a short corn crop causing a ripple in trade and notes a delay by the Interstate Commerce Commission in rate decisions.
Tokyo the Japanese foreign minister announced that treaty negotiations with the United States on California land ownership will be kept secret at the request of Washington and because publication is deemed unnecessary. Leading newspapers express mixed dissatisfaction and urge a sober resolution of the status of Japanese subjects living abroad.
Six people on a Burlington train bound for Chicago were shot as a passerby fired from the right of way near North Kansas City. Three men and three women were struck by buckshot. one man was badly hurt. Two suspects were arrested.
Henry W. Denison, adviser to the Japanese Foreign Bureau, is seriously ill. The illness was reported by associates as he undergoes medical evaluation and treatment at a Tokyo hospital. His condition prompts concern among officials and colleagues.
First reports suggest Purcell leads in eastern state areas while Jones gains strength in western regions and central counties. Mollstrom holds a two to one edge over Knudson for governor as results come in.
A decree of divorce favorable to singer Destine Rapp Schumann Heink was entered by Judge Dennis G Sullivan in the superior court. The ruling allows her to resume her maiden name Schumann Teink and finds that statutory claims against her were unsupported. An appeal is allowed.
Washington July 1 more than six thousand women suffragists from many states gathered to urge President Wilson to support women’s suffrage. Led by Mrs Harvey W Wiley and others the group met Secretary Tumulty who then took them to the president. Wilson said suffrage is a state issue, not a national one, and he would not use his influence to push a federal amendment.
Heatwave grips city as a polar bear in Forest Park mauls keeper Henry P Zimmerman, age 62, leaving him injured. Authorities cordon off area while investigators assess threat and safety measures.
President and Mrs. Wilson plan a potential vacation trip to Cornish New York with daughter Miss Helen Woodrow Hone and likely Mrs Margaret Wilson, though the president has made no final plans for time away.
In Northeast Baltimore Seon Marie Finck choked two of Werghxehtl diven, Carroll, five scars, and John four months. Police report she claimed to be commanded by God to kill her children. four children were away from home at the time.
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