Miss Jane Addams Addresses Women Voters on Suffrage
Miss Jane Addams of Chicago spoke to a mass meeting closing a National Council of Women Voters conference representing about 4,000,000 women in western states. She urged universal suffrage to enable enforcement of humane legislation and highlighted child labor reform and pensions for mothers. The council planned a new bureau of political education with Miss Helen Todd in charge to unite female voters.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jane Addams
Chicago
Iight
National Council of Women Voters
Miss Addams
Bureau of Political Education For
Helen Todd
San Francisco
Iowa
Diaz Says He Seeks Peace and Action for Mexico
Gen Porfirio Diaz, former Mexican president, declares he hopes Mexico finds a new era of peace and strength. He says he will remain a man of action and will not speak to provoke disputes, but would not stay indifferent if a conflict arose with a foreign state. Diaz has rented a villa in Biarritz for several months.
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Associated Press
Biarritz
France
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Diaz
Diamond ring leads to 10 arrest in Louisiana case
A Franklin Louisiana report says Peter Naro confessed to stealing 10 dollars in jewelry from a San Francisco hotel. Police say $1200 worth of jewelry was found on him. he awaits extradition after being traced from New Orleans. The case involves a distraught pursuit over a diamond ring given to a former love.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Peter Naro
Franklin
San Francisco
Naro
Ruth Watkins
Outrages and Murders Frequent in Durango
Mexican federals in Durango shoot all prisoners regardless of nationality. O V Seifert, a mining man from Durango, recounted to reporters after arriving refugees from Tampico. He described the killing of his cousin Roger Palmer, a railroad cashier, and other bandit attacks on locals including a German merchant and his daughters.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Durango
O. V. Seifert
Seifert
Tampico
Norvega
Roger Palmer
Palmer
la Blanca
Liver Tonic Arouses Action and Blood Purifier
Advertises a tonic described as arousing the liver to action and purifying the blood for adults and children, priced at 66 cents on average.
New California Star Ljohnston Captures Eastern Tennis Spotlight
Out of the West comes William M Johnston of San Francisco, a boyish prodigy and rival to Maurice E McLaughlin. He won Pacific coast honors before marching east to sweep the Atlantic region, exciting New York fans with fast play and a custom “trick” stroke. The date of a potential meeting with McLaughlin is not set, but the match promises a thrilling showdown for tennis followers.
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New York
West
Lochinvar
William M.johnston
San Francisco
Maurice E. McLauchlin
Melaughlin
Pacific Coast
Our Republic
Atlantic
Longwood
McLaughlin
England
Disease Beyond Surgeon s Skill
George McDowell, 31, formerly of Spartanburg South Carolina, died in Baltimore after more than 200 throat operations over three years to remove a muscular growth that hindered breathing. He breathed through a silver throat tube for eighteen months as doctors used freezing and then chloroform to dull pain during procedures. The growth contracted his windpipe and sometimes nearly closed it, despite cocaine immunity.
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Associated Pess
Baltimore
George McDowell
Spartanburg
S. C
McDowell
Chinese Immigrants Bound for Mexico Ordered Deported
Washington date August 16 Chinese immigrants en route to Mexico afflicted with hookworm or other infectious disease will be ordered deported immediately upon arrival in the United States. The decision follows a report from immigration officials in San Francisco noting a large share of Chinese travelers through that port were hookworm victims.
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Washington
Mexico
Missioner General of Immigration
San Francisco
Father acquitted killer freed by coroner jury in Chicago
In Chicago on August 16 a coroner's jury exonerated Edward J. Duprey who killed Henry Grommus, a photographer acquitted of attacking Duprey's 13 year old daughter. The jury found Duprey acted under great mental strain from the alleged assault. His two daughters testified Grommus attacked them in his studio.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Edward J. Duprey
Henry Grommus
Duprey
Alexandria mobilizes Camp Stafford as guard mobilization point
Adjutant McNeese announces Camp Stafford near Alexandria will house 2,500 soldiers and 1,000 animals for national guard mobilization. Quarters, hospital and administration buildings will be erected quickly. General McNeese serves as U S disbursing officer for the state.
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Associated Press
Alexandria
McNeese
Camp Stafford
Here
United States
General McNeese
Gold and silver bullion saved in cross border move
Reports to the Mexican consulates say Federal Captain Montoya with a small force defeated rebels near Ojinaga opposite Presidio Texas. Four prisoners were taken as authorities plan a general attack on the rebels. Separately American firms shipped $660000 in bullion from Parral district guarded by armed guards to Texas crossing at Presidio.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Tex
Montoya
Hermosillo de Piedrax
Ojinaga
Chihuahua
Presidio
Texas
Mines Company of America
Alvarado Mine and Milling Company
Parral
Conches River
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Praised for Quick Pain Relief
Clinton Me resident FE E Chamberlain reports Bucklen’s Arn ica Salve removes pain from cuts bruises sprains and burns instantly. He says it robs injuries of their terror and ranks as an unparalleled healing remedy. Sold at Van Antwerp’s Drug Co.
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D. L. Kenney
ER Chemical Co
St. Louis
Philadelphia
van Antwerp Drug Corp
Bucklen
FE. E. Chamberlain
Clinton, Me
van Antwerp
Cory
Mob executes prisoner at Morgan County jail
Robert Lovett, a Black man jailed on murder charges, was shot to death by a mob that overpowered a fifteen deputy guard and battered jail doors in Morgan Georgia. He had been held for the killings of Ben Shields and M. Wilson near Morgan. Readied for trial, he was moved to Mecon for safekeeping prior to transfer.
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Associated
Iressa
Morgan
Robert Lovett
Lovett
Ben Shields
Ilson
Mecon
New Opportunity for the Farmers
Postmaster General Burleson announced new parcel post rules effective today raising maximum parcel weight from eleven to twenty pounds and altering rates. A Georgia peaches box weighing 17 pounds carried the note praising the reform as opening aid to farmers horticulturists manufacturers and citizens.
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Associated Press
Washington
Burleson
Wilson
French official arrives to review St Louis and San Francisco receivership
New York August 16 Henry Deeneyster an inspector in the French ministry of finance arrived to examine conditions surrounding the recent receivership of the St Louis and San Francisco whose bonds attracted French investors.
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Associated Press
New York
Henry Deene ,Eyster
Ministry of Finance
St. Louis
San Francisco
ABA to seek legal reforms at Montreal meeting
Missouri members reveal ABA committee reports urging extension of grand jury privilege to criminal defendants and proposing a marriage evasion act to bar marriages in other states for ineligible individuals. Others endorse a court of patent appeals while noting federal indictment and witness list access reforms.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
American Bar Association
Montreal
Missouri Council
Committee On State Laws
Court of Patent Appeals
Gaynor Endorsed by Democratic Union
The Democratic Union endorsed Mayor Gaynor for renomination on an independent ticket at Healy's restaurant in New York after Gaynor criticized District Attorney Whitman over police enforcement of the mayor curfew order at Thomas Healy's venue. The group met at Healy's, the site of recent police tensions with the prosecutor.
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Associated Press
New York
Gaynor
Whitman
Thomas Healy
Democratic Union
Healy
Missionary Holbrook Shot Dead in Asiatic Turkey
Constantinople Aug 16 Bible Triose reports Reverend Charles V. Holbrook missionary was shot and killed at Soushehir in Asiatic Turkey 426 miles from Constestinenia The Massachusetts native served as station treasurer at Sivas about 80 miles from the death site Details of the shooting are scarce
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Charles V. Holbrook
Soushehir
Asiatic
Turkey
Constestinenia
Holbrook
Massachusetts
Sivas
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