Rebels Threaten Northern Mexico Rail Lines and Border Crossing
In Mexico near Juarez and Casas Grandes rebel forces led by Salazar and Pascual Orozco move against federal troops, destroying railways and telegraph lines. Reports say 1,000 rebels advance, aiming to break through to Sonora. water shortages and dangerous journeys force many to travel by rail or overland paths while American interests report disruptions and property losses.
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Urez
MEX
Inex Salatebel
Bar
San Pede
Juarez
Salazar
Casas Grandes
Ars
Pascual Orozco
Chihuahua
Sonora
Lazar
Central
Juan Amadora
Corralites Cattle Company
Paso
Western Railway
Lumber
Pearson
Dublan
el Paso
Tex
Avastra War-Averted at Baldwin Ranch Near Corpus Christi
Disturbance between black and white residents near a Baldwin ranch twelve miles west of Corpus Christi was quelled on Saturday. Sheriff Wright and five deputies reported the scene tranquil. one white man and a black man are dead or injured after gunfire during a confrontation at the store and ranch premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apus Christi
Tex
Baldwin
Corpus Beteen
Wright
Ase
Aldwin
Houston
Lou Burns
J. F
Lewell
Oman
Ewell
To Ery in New York Aug 3 Mrs
Mrs in New York is noted in this brief item dated August 3, highlighting a social or personal notice involving a Mrs. The fragment indicates an entry about a person named Mrs with ties to New York and a date in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Demand for Telegraph Road repairs filed with county board
City of Mobile petitions the Mobile County and Road Commissioners to repair Telegraph road and Three Mile Creek bridge. The filing cites prior acts and mandamus rulings, urges immediate work due to heavy traffic, and is sworn by City Commissioner H. Pillans before Notary J. J. McMahon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Boone
County Board
Board of County and Road Commissioners
Mobile County
City of
Mobile
County of
State of
Alabama
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Ala
Mandamus
Three Mile Creek
Telegraph Road
H. Pillans
Unionism Struck Down by English Dockyard Strike
London August 5 Union laborers who followed leaders into a dockside strike now attack those leaders as penniless and unable to feed their families. Jobs are filled by non union workers and notices say work resumes with no union preference. The strike marks a severe setback for unionism in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Docks
England
King and Queen Mary
Fire at Sparta Tennessee Causes $100000 Loss
Fire in Sparta Tennessee caused estimated losses of $100000 early today. The blaze began in the dry goods store of Hatcher Brothers with origins under investigation and no confirmed cause at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Tenn
Nashville
Hatcher Bros
Impeachment Drive Against Federal Judge Speer Grows
In Macon Georgia Col W A Huff former mayor has charged Federal Judge Emerger with corrupt conduct and hidden motives in handling the Huff estate for thirteen years. Huff is jailed for contempt of court as a petition with hundreds of signatures grows calling for Congress to impeach Judge Speer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Col. W. A. Huff
Emergeer
Georgia District
Col
Uff
Speer
Huff
Col. Huff
Congress
Chinese General Wakes Flight With Alameda Test
The lone Chinese aviator Tom Gunn piloted an aeroplane at Alameda carrying Gen. Lan Tien Wei. They reached about a thousand feet with turns and dips. Wei declared aviation would be introduced to the Chinese republic. Téti Ginn, age 19, seeks to be aviator in chief and trains seriously at an aircraft factory.
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San Francisco
Tom Gunn
Alameda
Lan Tien Wei
Téti Ginn
Recall Vote Marks Recall Effort Against Oakland Officials
Citizens in Oakland vote on recalling Mayor Frank K. Mott and Commissioners IF G Turner and W J Bachus over alleged charter violations. Critics accuse police of infringing on a public meeting and suppressing free speech and claim officials bypassed new charter by granting waterfront leases and municipal franchises before it took effect. Industrial Workers of the World circulate recall petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
Frank K. Mott
IF. G. Turner
W. J. Bachus
Industrial Workers of the World
Daly dies by own hand while traveling to Iditarod district
A. J. Daly, Alaska Democratic national committee man, shot himself aboard a river steamboat near Tolovana while en route from Fairbanks to the Iditarod district. A Hot Springs landing coroner's jury ruled temporary insanity. Daly, visiting St. Paul, will be buried at Hot Springs.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
A. J. Daly
Tolovana
Iditarod
Daily
Hot Springs Landing
Daly
St. Paul
New drunk producer found in Missouri silo liquor
A new intoxicating liquor has been discovered in Missouri produced by fermenting silage in silo bottoms. It resembles corn whiskey before distillation and, though not expected to become fashionable in city bars, its cost is noted.
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Co*aumbia
8. C
Missouri
The Rat Campaign Extermination Plan 1930s Memorandum
A wartime style guide urges strict rat control through covered metal cans and clean premises. It recommends immediate dipping of captured rats in corrosive solutions or kerosene, spraying with kerosene and soap, and avoiding handling contaminated traps. Emphasis on sealing food, concrete floors, clean chicken yards, lime dusting, and public pressure to eradicate rats and fleas.
Bell Port elopement rumor swirls around Idey case
Mrs. William Murdock, mother of Gardner Murdock, claims Henry C. Idey the broker arranged the disappearance of his wife and Mrs Edey. She says a predeparture conference among the couples occurred at Edey's home and Idey lost plans then. Edey denies a true elopement, cites a Bronx sister as reason, and denies improper intimacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Port
L. L
Henry C. Idey
Gardner Murdock
Idey
Murdock
Willam Murdock
Edey
Bronx
Mr. Edey
Police Benevolent Association Picnic Planned at Monroe Park
All arrangements completed for the Police Benevolent Association prize picnic at Monroe Park with committees in charge and Mayor Schwarz and city commissioners expected to attend. The event features country store prizes, games, a dance, and music, aiming to be one of the best such picnics in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Benevolent Association
Monroe Park
R. L. Dorlon
Schwarz
R. L Dorlon
L. Bauer
H. Davis
James Barry
J. New
L. Murray
W. J. Murphy
A. Macon
Warren Burch
Dean
J. Bressingham
L. Lutz
W. Connelly
H. E. Davis
John Davis
F. Helton
Edward Sheets
P. Pittroff
Walsh
Woman as dog catcher chosen in Milwaukee emergency
Acting Health Commissioner announces Leonore H. Cawker a wealthy Milwaukee socialite will serve as emergency city dog catcher for ninety days. She plans two assistants and an automobile, starting with leniency for muzzled violations then impounding unmuzzled dogs, owners regaining animals after six days upon payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Fred W. Luening
Leonore H. Cawker
Civil Service Board
Health Department
Miss Cawker
Longworth Challenged by Father in Law in Cincinnati Race
Congressman Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati faces a match against his father in law as a Bull Moose candidate is expected to be nominated for Congress in Longworths district amid the ongoing party split in the Queen City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Longw Sedolf
Cincinnati
Queen City
Longworth
San Francisco Hall of Fame to Honor State Figures
San Francisco plans a hall of fame honoring twenty native Californians who boosted the state’s glory. The Native Sons’ Organization builds a temple with oval laurel garland frames. Three women Gertrude Atherton Sybil Sanders and Mary Anderson are named. public to name the remaining seventeen.
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San Francisco
Native Sons and Daughters
California
Native Sons’ Organization
Gertrude Atherton
Sybil Sanders
Mary Anderson
Georgia Confederates to Hold Annual Reunion
Atlanta area report states more than one thousand Confederate veterans are expected at the Georgia state reunion in Marietta on August 28 and 29. A Marietta Boy Scouts corps will serve as couriers and escorts for the veterans.
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Atlanta
Marietta
Here
Boy Scouts of America
Hundred on the List Waiting to Marry Her
In Yonkers New York Mrs Jeanette Francis twenty four claims she will marry again after two marriages and a pending divorce. She is aunt to the Titanic victim George W Widner and pressured her husband Thomas A Francis on non support. She vows to wed another man if divorced and notes ongoing court action in Judge Bealls special session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
N. Y
Jeanette Francis
Francis
George W. Widner
Philadelphia
Thomas A. Francis
Beall
Mongolians Preparing to War Against China
Aug 5 report from Peking states Mongolian leaders plot against China. Hutuktu promises if Mongols beat China he will guard the country. if China wins he offers Mongolia to Russia. Mongol forces looted Pangsu in Western Manchuria and defeated a Chinese punitive unit. Dalai Urgan and a 2,500 man guard seek Tibet Mongolia alliance against China.
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Peking
Urga
Hutuktu
Outer Mongolia
Mongolia
Koahlusu
Pangsu
Taonagsu
Manchuria
Feng
Yun
Szechuan Province
Dalai Urgan
Tibet
China
Federal roads aid debated in Senate on August 5
Federal aid for public roads was argued in the senate as the roads provision in the post office appropriation bill, defended by Senator Smith of Carolina, who urged government participation in the cost of roads. The discussion highlighted the push for federal support in road funding.
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Washington
Senate
Post Office
House
Smith
Carolina
Georgia legislature asked to protect chickens from hit and run cars
A petition circulated in Thomasville seeks to amend law to make it a misdemeanor to strike chickens or livestock with a motor vehicle and depart without stopping to locate the owner and settle at a fair valuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Georgia
Blessing to Women Ly dia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
A grateful woman reports six years of weakness cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial claims the medicine restored her to perfect health and is described as a famous remedy for women's ills with many grateful users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Missouri primary field set with five state tickets
In St Louis on August 5 the Missouri primary will feature five state tickets including Republican Democratic Prohibition First Socialist lines. The slate includes multiple candidates across parties as the race shapes up with broad field competition.
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ST. Louis
Roosevelt Led Progressive Delegates Gather in Chicago
Chicago Aug 5 Delegates welcome Theodore Roosevelt before the Progressive party convention opens. He seeks to shape the platform and insists his speech precedes platform adoption. Roosevelts demand for a sounding board arouses attention as women delegates highlight suffrage support.
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Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
National Progressive Party
Roosevelt
New York
Col. Roosevelt
Coronel
Col
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Art Institute
Michigan Avenue
Colonel Roosevelt
Clara B. Morrison
Tim Woodruff
Dixon
Taft
Three Shot In Street Duel Over Congressional Race
In Huntsville Missouri a street duel erupted amid Democratic congressional race tensions leaving editor John N. Hamilton wounded as personal quarrels flared between rival factions.
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Huntsville
John N. Hamilton
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Milwaukee Society
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Nicholas Longworth
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BOY Scouts
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