Martial Law in Seattle Briefly Proclaimed During Rioting
Rioting linked to sailors and I W W spread through Seattle with mayoral order to close saloons and suspend the Times. A court injunction was sought to restrain the mayor and police from halting publication, leading to a tense standoff before the Times rediscussed printing.
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International News Service
Seattle
Industrial Workers of the World
George S. Cottrill
Seattle Times
Col. Alden CG. Blethen
the Times
Times
Cottrill
Two Ministers Recalled From Mexico City Amid Tensions
International reports indicate England has recalled Minister Strange after complaints over his conduct during the bombardment of Mexico City. He will depart soon to be replaced by Minister Carneda. In a separate move Italy has reportedly recalled its minister as well.
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International ‘News Service
Mexico City
England
Strange
Carneda
Italy
Will of General Grant Approved
The will of General Frederick Dent Grant is appraised at about 100000 dollars with Ida Honore Grant as sole beneficiary and executrix. The estate, including railroad bonds, is exempt from New York taxes since Grant was not a resident at death. Beneficiaries include Princess Cantacusene of St. Petersburg and U.S. Grant III.
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Cantacusene
St. Petersburg
U.S. Grant Iil
Duel with Robbers Leaves Chicago Saloonkeeper Wounded
In Chicago on July 19 Henry J. Beilman a saloon keeper was shot twice in a duel with two young robbers who demanded money. Beilman was fatally wounded as he reached for his gun. Beilman's daughter Myrtle Miner pursued the assailants but they escaped.
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Chicago
Henry J. Beilman
Beilman
Myrtle Miner
Hatchery shifts swap at Adirondack and Fulton Chain
Albany July 19. M F Otis is removed as foreman of the Adirondack fish hatchery at Saranac. William H Burke, foreman of the Fulton Chain hatchery, is placed temporarily in charge. Edmund J OConor of Elmira is reappointed a game protector.
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Albany
M. F. Otis
Saranac
William H. Burke
Fulton Chain Hatchery
Edmund J. O’connor
Elmira
Severe Saturday squall disrupts Dauphin and Royal street scene
A sudden Saturday afternoon squall battered Dauphin and Royal streets, making pedestrian movement nearly impossible. Gusts at times reached hurricane-like speeds blowing hats from heads and scattering items along the thoroughfare.
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Dauphin and
Royal
Benno
Fire in Indianapolis Wholesale District Destroys Several Buildings
Fire in downtown Indianapolis wholesale district causes major losses. Layman Carey Company building and adjacent warehouses face total damage near 500000 dollars. Firemen battle wind driven flames across Maryland to Meridian streets threatening nearby structures.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
Ind
Maryland
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Meridian Streets
Maderos Widow Accuses Huerta In Washington Interview
Senora Madero, widow of Mexican president Francisco Madero, claims he was murdered in his bed and accuses Victoriano Huerta as the killer. She says Huerta seized power after the death, criticizes his conduct, and asserts she was denied access to her husband's body and to the autopsy.
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Says
Mexico
International News Service
Washington
Madero
Senora Madero
Huerta
United States
Pino Suarez
National Palace
Woman given suspended sentence for drunkenness in Jacksonville
Mamie Edwards sobbed as she admitted leaving her four year old daughter with a stranger at the union depot. Judge W Anderson sentenced her to thirty days in municipal court but suspended the term and placed the child in the Salvation Army captain’s care.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Mamie Edwards
Union Depot
W. Anderson
Captain Hickey
Salvation Army
Birmingham Greeks Raise Large War Fund
Wealthy Greeks in Birmingham plan a Sunday meeting to raise funds to aid Greece in the war. The Young Greeks Society and women have already sent 1500 dollars and expect to raise 5000 more. rich residents may contribute 500 to 1000 each. The Greek colony is described as large and influential, respected for its energy and lawfulness.
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Birmingham Greeks
Birmingham
Ala
Greece
Old Country
Bulgaria's capital surrounded by Roumanians Servians and Greeks
July 19 report that Sofia and surrounding bulgarian forces are edged by Roumanians at Mezora Izvar and Djumaibal with Greeks south of Sofia. Turko-Bulgar frontier actions and king Ferdinand’s uncertain whereabouts cited amid appeals for France Russia and Italy to intervene.
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ORS
Bulgaria
Adrianople
Don
Mezora
Izvar
Sofia
Djumaibala
Ferdinand
Berlin
Vienna
Constantinople
Bucharest
Ferdinandovo
Athens
Poincare
France
Vice President Sits With Baby During Senate Debate
Vice President Marshall, presiding in the Senate, cradled 3-year-old Thomas Marshall Sutherlane on his lap as a heated Bristow Bryan debate unfolded. The infant, named by Marshall’s former pastor of Berkeley Springs, drew smiles from senators and spectators despite the parliamentary tension.
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International News Service
Washington
Marshall
Senate
Bristow
Bryan
Thomas Marshall Sutherlane
Berkeley Springs
Death by Lightning Ends Life of Spring Hill Father
John Davis, 63, an invalid longtime Spring Hill resident, was killed by a lightning bolt Saturday near midnight as his wife and son slept. Mrs Davis escaped unharmed, while the residence suffered fire and plaster damage. The family had recently sought Pasteur rabies treatment in Montgomery after bites from a mad dog weeks earlier. Deputy Sheriff McKenzie reported the death. an inquest was not indicated in the fragment.
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John Davis
Spring Hill
Davis Residences
Mr. Davis
Optimism Still Holds Its Own As 10 Securities Decline
New York reports optimism remains in securities despite Mexican scandal and potential U S intervention. It notes bank loans to Huerta totaling 8 million by J P Morgan and Company amid debated policy, questioning Morgan interests and broader United States stance on intervention.
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Optimism
New York
United States
Wilson
Hrgan
Mexico
Huerta Cabal
Huerta
J.P. Morgan and Company
Washington
United
Morgan
Automatic Gun Used With Effect By Tuscumbian
Albert L Hackworth a 33 year old man in Tuscumbia Alabama rose from a sick bed and killed himself with an automatic shotgun after a dispute with his wife who had returned to her mother He had first taken carbolic acid but friends revived him and he apparently recovered before the fatal act occurred.
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Tuscumbia
Ala
Albert L. Hackworth
Hackworth
Birth of triplet sons to Flomaton holiness preacher
FLOMATON Ala July 19 The wife of Rev L K R Golden a Holiness preacher living near Flomaton gave birth last night to three boys. The mother and boys are reported to be getting along nicely.
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Flomaton
Ala
L. KR. Golden
Chapman to Manage for Kolb in Clark County
Walter S. Richardson announced Col. E. P. Chapman will be campaign manager for Capt. Kolb in Clark County. The move comes as part of the R. F. Kolb gubernatorial drive in Alabama.
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Chapman
Kolb
Clark
Montgomery
Ala
Walter S. Richardson
R. F. Kolb
Col
E. P. Chapman
Capt
Clark County
Congress Sits Through Tariff Debate Senate and Banking Work
Senate opened by Senator Simmons backing the tariff bill while Senator Cummins opposed it. Senator Fall inflamed the Mexican question. Lobby committee not in session. Nominations confirmed. Adjourned until noon Monday. House not in session. Banking and currency committee continued work on currency bill.
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Simmons
Cummins
Fall
HOUSE
Banking
Weather report fragment for Mississippi and surrounding area
Fragmentary weather note predicts Sunday showers with possible continuation into Monday. Text is incomplete and names no longer clear.
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S and
Mississippi
Hunting Man Who May Have Aided Wife In Poisoning Husband
New York July 19 Acting on a telegram from Atlanta Ga the police have begun a search for Fred Lump. Atlanta issued a warrant naming him as an accessory to the murder of Joshua B Crawford who died in 1909 leaving $259000 to his widow Mary Belle Crawford now under arrest accused of poisoning her husband. It is believed she killed him to marry Lump.
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New York
Atlanta
Fred Lump
Joshua B
Crawford
Mary Belle Crawford
Lump
Islam's Prophet Discusses Polygamy and Women's Veil
In Constantinople July 19 interview with Sheik Ul Islam, the head of Islam speaks on polygamy, the veil, and feminism. He asserts Islam safeguards women and prescribes the veil to prevent immoral thoughts, arguing changes would undermine Allah's infallible guidance.
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Vahan Cardas Han
Turkey
Columbia University
Constantinople
Mohammed
Mohammedan Vatican
Vlisiam
Fundamen
Conecuh County Collector Arrested Over Shortage
Conecuh County Treasurer and state authorities arrested Collector W. B. Oliver of Conecuh on warrants for embezzlement totaling about $10,000. Oliver waived examination and posted a $10,000 bond after assurances to raise funds failed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Evergreen
Oliver
Conecuh County
O’neal
Solicitor Co
Bricken
M. B
Dean
W.B. Crumpton
G Oliver
Coneeuh County
Mexico Grants Concessions To Fifty Thousand
Mexico City July 20 Felix Diaz sails tonight as special commissioner to Japan amid reports of concessions for fifty thousand Japanese settlers in Morelos and nearby states. The minister of colonization and industry described concessions granted at Japan’s request. E N Brown, president of the Nacional Railway, left Vera Cruz for New York. Italy reportedly recalled its minister. General Felix Diaz denies any political exile, stating his Japan mission was to thank Tokyo for its embassy to Mexico’s centennial.
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Mexico
Vera Cruz
New York
Italy
Laredo
Japan
Felix Diaz
Wilson Powers Mexican Settlement Across Four Nations
Washington rumor details an accord where Great Britain Germany France act in Mexico to safeguard foreign lives and claims, with the United States eventually recognizing Huerta after a formal show of force, enabling bankers from four nations to finance rehabilitation and bond issues in Mexico. Senator Fall seizes the moment with a provocative resolution.
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Mexico
United States
Huerta
International News Service
Mexican Republic
Zajgatha
Germany
Frames
Great Britain
Senator Fall
Interstate Corporations and State Regulatory Rights
Southern Pacific Company files in federal court to block California from asserting jurisdiction over an $6,000,000 equipment trust issue to be raised in New York and spent in western states. The suit argues that if one state may void securities without its delegated agent approval, all states must have that power, creating conflicting authorities and hindering unified finance plans.
Drowned Confederate Veteran Dudley McMullen at Beauvoir
Dudley McMullen a 76 year old Confederate veteran from Noxubee county died after drowning in the Mississippi Sound at Beauvoir. He fell from a pier while aging and crippled, was found struggling by J H Smith and died despite nurses and doctors efforts. He served in Company C Second Alabama Cavalry and was buried in Meridian.
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Beauvoir
Miss
Dudley McMullen
Mississippi Sound
J. H. Smith
Noxubeé County
Company C
Second Alabama Cavalry
Georgia
Residiz Meridian
Sona Ona
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