Nicaraguan Forces Clash With Rebels Near Mazaya
Nicaraguan government troops pressed the Mazaya fortress, twenty miles from Managua, as Major Smedley D. Butler led marines to reopen the Granada rail line. Rebels fired on the train. Butler sent a peace note to General Zeledon with a meeting planned for tomorrow. Red Cross supplies accompany the relief effort for Granada amid famine reports.
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Managua
Nic
San Juan del Sur
Mazaya
Barranca
Smedley D. Butler
Granada
Lake Karagua
Butler
General Zeledon
Major Butler
Red Cross
Indigestion Fatal to Prominent Tennessee Lawyer
Robert E. Pritchard, district counsel of the Cincinnati Southern Railway and a leading Tennessee lawyer, collapsed in a Chattanooga courtroom from acute indigestion during a trial and died shortly after. A native of North Carolina, he came to Chattanooga in 1887 and built a notable legal career. he was 65 and father of Robert F. E. Pritchard Jr., a New Orleans newspaper man.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Robert E. Pritchard
Cincinnati Southern Railway
Tennessee
North Carolina
Tie
Robert FE. Pritchard, Jr
New Orleans
Wilson Travers Midwest Tour Amid Political Rallies
Governor Woodrow Wilson arrives in Chicago after visits to Minneapolis and St Paul where he speaks to large crowds and heads to Detroit. He plans to meet Ty Cobb and participate in a Georgia reunion with Ralph Smith coordinating events.
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Chicago
Woodrow Wilson
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Detroit
Tyrus Cobb
Georgia
Cobb
Ralph Smith
National Committee
Atlanta
Mrs Grace seeks divorce for cruel treatment in Philadelphia
Mrs Daisy Ulrich Opie Grace, recently acquitted in Atlanta of shooting her husband Eugene Grace, filed for divorce in Philadelphia common pleas court. She accuses him of cruel and barbarous treatment and a master will be appointed by the court to take testimony.
Taft to Promote Budget System for Revenue Estimates
President Taft plans to acquaint the nation with a budget system for estimating government revenues and expenditures. He may have Secretary MacVeagh submit estimates in budget form for comparison, not for immediate use in bills. Taft to issue a statement on the plan soon after meetings with McGregor and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Mass
Taft
United States
Congress
MacVeegh
Frederick Greiner
Buffalo
Parramatta
Mr. Taft
H. F. McGregor
Texas
Anti-Trust Suit Delayed Over Testimony in Harvesters Case
Proceedings in Chicago were postponed in the government anti-trust suit against the International Harvester Company. The delay delays presenting minutes from directors and voting trustees meetings. Edward P. Grosvenor questioned whether all subpoenaed minutes were received, eliciting a categorical reply that they were not.
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Chicago
Kégarancroft
Edward P. Grosvenor
Mr. Grosvenor
Telegraphers Win Out on CP Rail Pay Hike
Winnipeg dispatch reports CP Telegraphers avoid strike after approval of a 12 percent wage raise plus the same increase for overtime work. Hours cut from eleven to ten as part of the settlement though workers had sought a 15 percent rise.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Heavy Downpour and High Wind Drench City
A thunderstorm with strong winds of about 37 mph drenched mobile and suburban areas for three quarters of an hour. Rain halted business as umbrellas flipped, hats were blown away, and gardens in western districts suffered damage after a hot day.
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Mobile
Avery
Dayton State Hospital seeks hydrotherapy approval
Officials of the Dayton State Hospital plan to seek state board permission to install a hydrotherapy system. The plan, proposed three years ago, was rejected by the board of administration, and now renewed for consideration in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Dayton State Hospital
State Board of Administration
Ees Then Inc
Races Postponed in Dubuque Iowa
Rain caused the Great Western circuit races to be postponed Wednesday in Dubuque Iowa.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Cananea Resumes Rail Link After Rebel Attacks
Cananea again connected to the outside world by rail as the first Naco train since Campa rebels cut Villa Verde bridges arrives with provisions. A train load of copper bullion is sent out. About 300 federal troops remain in Cananea with no immediate danger reported.
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Douglas
Ariz
Cananea
Naco
Emilio Campa
Villa Verde
Cananca
Mexican Conspirators Escape From Custody at Douglas
Douglas Arizona reports Colonel Ramon Vasquez and Captain Theodore Rodriguez escaped jail after July arrest for conspiracy to violate neutrality laws. They were to stand trial in Bi Fason day but fled under outside help, possibly crossing the border to join rebels at Culonia Morelos. Also noted is a postponed preliminary exam for three men charged with violating the arms export prohibition to Mexico.
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Douglas
Ariz
Ramon Vasquez
Theodore Rodriguez
Vasquez-Gomez
Bi Fasonday
Vasquez
Rodriguez
Culonia Morelos
Five Oakdale men fined after Franklin Street home invasion
A group of five or six white men forced entry into Mrs. Laura Stokes's Oakdale home on Franklin Street assaulting her and two servants. William Kelly, R. J. Day, Grance Davis, Edgar Alidor were fined 25 dollars each while Willie Cothran faced 50 dollars or ninety days jail. Southerland was dismissed.
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Laura Stokes
Franklin Street
Oakdale
Lillian Williams
Jessie Stevens
William Kelly
R. J. Day
Grance Davis
Edgar Alider
Willie Cothran
J. 5
Southerland
Cothran
Mrs
Johnson tours Indiana on Progressive ticket drive
Governor Johnson began a one day tour visiting fourteen towns in Indiana. He told the Progressive committee he would rather be a live governor than a dead vice president. Major stops were Evansville at noon and a night meeting in Indianapolis. The trip was by special train.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Johnson
Indiana
Progressive Committee
Evansville
Indianapolis
Ilinois Republican chief warns La Follette forces in state
Chicago September 18 Roy O West chairman of the Illinois state Republican committee declares La Follette men control the Progressive party in Illinois and due to obligations to the Democratic head are swinging to the Democrats. Senator Dixon calls the claim absurd.
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Chicago
Roy 0. West
Illinois State Republican Committee
la Follette
Illinois
Dixon
Progressive Campaign
Investigator Helen Gray Charged With Concealing Public Records
Helen Gray an investigator associated with the Graham committee was arrested on a federal warrant for concealing Indian records. She claims the documents were taken with the knowledge of former Commissioner Valentine and later returned, now in the custody of the Justice Department. Bond set at $1000 with trial slated for next Tuesday.
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Washington
Helen Gray
Congress
Graham Committee
House
Indian Bureau
Saloonkeeper Discharged After Court Proceeding
G A Schlorff owner of a saloon and restaurant at 8 St Francis Street was discharged after the court found testimony insufficient to prove liquor sales. Police reported an open bar and two beer bottles. Schlorff claimed the setup was for moving stock to safety during flooding. Patrolman Rayford remains suspended.
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G. A. Schiorff
St. Francis Street
Resettlers Court
Mobile Excise Commission
Schreiner
Lyman Rayford
Thomas Boltz
Schlorff
Rayford
Bloodhounds Track Incendiaries in Kanawha County Tipple Fire
In Charleston West Virginia on September 19 incendiaries slipped past sentries and set oil fire at the Carbon Coal Company tipple atop Carbon Creek. The blaze destroyed the tipple causing a $19,000 loss. Soldiers used bloodhounds to pursue the attackers as mine operations faced disruption in the martial law zone.
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Charleston
W. Va
Carbon Coal Company
Carbon Creek
Kanawha County
Typhoid Traced to Oyster Beds Across Regions
Washington reports typhoid germs traced to Jamaica Stay Long Island and Potomac river beds. Acting Secretary Hays says investigators traced the infection to oyster beds and begun surveying oyster fields to gauge pollution reach. He urged state control of beds and government action to ensure city sewage is purified.
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Washington
Jamaica
Long Island
Potowac
Department of Agriculture
Hays
Départment
Weather Forecast for Mobile and Vicinity 1912
Forecasts till 7 p m Friday for Mobile area: fair tonight and Friday with light north to east winds. Alabama and Mississippi: fair tonight and Friday with light north to east winds. Weather Bureau meteorological table provided.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Peculiar Standard Oil handling discussed in hearings
Testimony in the Standard Oil Waters-Pierce case reveals the New York Standard Oil company exports to Japan oil bought from California and Hawaii shipments flow to Honolulu but not Japan. Witness says California may lack facilities and that both firms were former Standard Oil subsidiaries. A race dispute in Rochelle results in a death near circus workers.
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New York
Standard Ql
Japan
Standard Oil Company of
California
Honolulu
Richard C. Veit
New York Company
Veit
Standard Oil-Waters Pierce
Samuel Untermyer
The
Waters Pierce Company
San Antonio
Texas
Francisco Basquez
Jersey
Albert C. Weed
Borne-Serymeber
Standerda’ O11
Supreme Court
Small Pox Situation in Pittsburg Improves
Pittsburg reports Dr. E B Walters director of public health confined with small pox at the municipal hospital passed a good night and recovery expected. No new cases were reported and authorities believe the spread is checked. One death occurred during the night.
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Pittsburg
EB. R. Walters
Messenger Boy Injured In Street Bicycle Collision
Joseph Betancourt, a Western Union messenger, was struck by an automobile on St. Francis Street near Water. He sustained a leg injury and his bicycle wheel was wrecked in the afternoon crash around 2 o'clock.
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Joseph Betancourt
Western Union
St. Francis Street
Water
Calhoun Appointed Justice of the Peace in Clarke County
Governor appoints C. C. Calhoun of Jackson as justice of the peace for Clarke County Precinct Three. Appointment announced from Montgomery on September 19.
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Calhoun
Montgomery
Ala
C. Calhoun
Jackson
Precinct Three
Clarke County
Promiscuous shooting from miners pits near Utah copper mine
In Bingham Utah prompt firing from pits opposite the Utah copper mine disrupts the area. About 1000 workers hold positions while Utah Apex Company continues operations under union agreement. Deputy sheriffs are mobilizing to 250 men for a decisive action to drive strikers into a canyon.
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Bingham
Utah
George W. Dwyer
Utah- Apex
No State Troops For Bingham Strike Settlement
Salt Lake City reports that state troops should not be used until all other means of settling the Bing ham strike are exhausted. The board of conciliation led by the governor should depart for Bingham to confer with strike leaders. A separate note: President Moyer and Clarence Darrow have disappeared from Salt Lake City.
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Salt Lake City
Board of Conciliation
Bingham
Moyer
Darrow
President Moyer
Clarence
Hhe Hotel
Trains to Run Soon On Mobile Belt Line Project
A report states the Mobile Terminal Railway Company owned by the Cochrane interests will operate within sixty days, creating a belt line with North Mobile and Tombigbee Valley Railroad terminals. Contractors finished the Three-mile creek draw as a key belt line piece, docks are complete, and trains may run into Mobile via Southern Railway lines from Calvert after belt lines open.
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Mobile Terminal Railway Company
Cochrane Interests
Mobile
Tombigvee Valley Railroad
John T. Cochrane
Tombigbee Valley
Southern Railway
Calvert
Ala
Des Moines Reaches Tampico Coast After Mexico Visit
Washington reports the cruiser Des Moines, the first U S warship to touch the eastern Mexican coast in over a year, arriving at Tampico last night.
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Des Moines
Tampico
Washington
Mexico
Death of C. C. Bell Narrows Springfield Bank Leader
C. C. Bell seventy four president of the Springfield National Bank and a prominent tobacco dealer in the dark tobacco district died today in Springfield Tennessee.
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C. C. Bell
Nassville
Tenn
Springfield (Tenn
Hold Up Report Spurs Sleuths For Pensacola
A Pensacola hold up rumor sparked rapid train investigations. Louisville and Nashville detectives and Southern Express officers rushed to confirm any depredations on the Pensacola to Flomaton route while managers noted changed money shipment rules by day due to recent robberies.
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Ap L
Pensacola
Ees
Flomaton
Ville
Louisville
Nashville
Mobile
Pierce
Selma
Southern Express
Postal Authorities Protect Joan de Arc Crusade Target
United States postal authorities joined the anti-vice campaign of Miss Virginia Brooks at West Hammond Illinois after letters threatening violence to Joan de Arc of the village were turned over to federal agents. Miss Brooks said she would continue her crusade despite the threats as arrests of the letter writers were expected today.
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Chicago
United States
Virginia Brooks
West Hammond
Ill
Joan de Arc
Miss Brooks
Lost Cash Found On Bench In Court House
A man in Houston reports finding four dollars and twenty five cents on a bench at the courthouse. He turned the money over to police, who say it may belong to him or another party claiming the same amount. Local authorities investigate the lost cash claim.
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Houston
Texas
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Weitzel
Pritchard
Gov. Wilson
TY Cobb
Douglas, Ariz
O'Reilly
H. O'Keefe
J. G. Jones
J. E. Morrison
FVE
Hale
National Capital
Strange Cat
Waters-Pierce
Drews
E. E. Egan
Commercial Exchange
Burlington
J. G. Henderson
Hamilton
Ontario
Coure
Burch Cooper
W. G. Chamber of Commerce
L. & N. Express
Bath
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