Tenn Assembly in Uproar Over Gunmen Charge and House Rule
In Ashville Tennessee on September 24 the House debated charges about gunmen in the capitol and threats against Speaker Stanton who vowed to resist intimidation. McFarland Stone and others denounced gunmen as cowardly as politics heated. The flood of speeches adjourned the chamber with a likely vote on law enforcement bills and a direct popular vote for U S senators advancing.
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Ashville
Tenn
Sen
House of Representatives
Stanton
Arge C. Renfro
Capitol
Hooper
McFarland
Lex Stone
Mr. McFarland
Legislative Hall
Senate
United States
House
Rebels Capture Sierra Mona in Chihuahua Battle
In Juarez, James J. Kenney of Waterbury Conn. was deported to U S border guards. Sierra Mejia Chihuahua fell to rebels led by Colonel Camp after hours of fighting, killing Captain Mateo Chavez. General Castro led 1000 federal troops toward Santa Rosalia to face Villa Hernandez forces as trains carry prisoners and relief to Chihuahua city.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
James J. Kenney
Waterbury
Conn
United States
International Bridge
Sierra Mejia
Chihuahua
Camp
Mateo Chavez
Francisco Castro
Francisco Villa
Rosalio Hernandez
Santa Rosalia
Mexican National Railway
Chihuahua City
Chance for the Hen to Supplant the Eagle
The National Poultry Butter and Egg Association ends its convention in Chicago with leaders predicting the hen will become the national bird. They report one billion dollars in eggs sold annually and 75 million in eggs broken in transit. Kansas City chosen for the 1914 meeting and Harry ae of New York elected president.
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Associated Press
Chicago
National Poultry, Butter and Egg Association
W. R. F. Priebe
Illinois
Kansas City
Harry Ae
New York
Early Fall Bronchial Cough Relief Advertisement
An old spot promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound to ease bronchitis and coughing during fall weather. It claims the product soothes inflamed mucus and aids coughing without opiates, urging buyers to choose the genuine yellow pages listing and avoid substitutes.
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Foley
Another View of White Slavery Law
Lee Baker a barber was acquitted of a white slavery charge in federal court after Judge Pollock instructed the jury that proof of transporting Gera Stover to Texas for commercial purposes was required. Baker had pleaded guilty earlier. the judge suggested changing to not guilty, noting the Mann act targets commercial interstate transport of women.
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Wichita
Kas
Lee Baker
John C. Pollock
Baker
Gera Stover
Texas
Pollock
Diggs
California
Congres
France seeks aid over St. Louis & San Francisco receivership
Henri de Peyster, secretary to France’s finance minister and French bondholder representative, conferred with Attorney General McReynolds and the interstate commerce commission on the St. Louis & San Francisco receivership. He warned repeated losses could shock Paris investors. he plans to report to bondholders after further meetings in New York and a海 Paris-bound return in October.
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Paris
McReynolds
Interstate Commerce Commission
de Peyster
United States
Mr. de Peyster
St. Louis
San Francisco
New Orleans
Texas & Mexico
New York
Noted Irishman Walter Hely-Hutchinson Dies in London
Sir Walter Francis Hely-Hutchinson, long serving colonial administrator born in Dublin on August 22, 1849, and son of the Earl of Donoughmore, died in London. He held posts including colonial secretary of Barbadoes, lieutenant governor of Malta, governor of Natal, and high commissioner for South Africa. He introduced Natal’s responsible government in 1893 and met President Taft in 1910 on a U.S. visit.
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Associated Press
London
Walter Francis Hely-Hutchinson
Cape Colony
Dublin
Earl of Donoughmore
Barbadoes
Malta
Natal
South Africa
Lord Selborne
United States
Taft
Confidence in Leo Frank Firm
Leo M. Frank, convicted of the April murder of Mary Phagan and sentenced to hang October 10, has been unanimously re-elected president of the local B'nai B'rith. From his jail cell he is said to continue directing the organization's activities while his attorneys seek a new trial, to be heard October 4.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
B'nai B'rith
Frank
Cobb Stunt at Treasury Will Not Be Repeated
The incident where Detroit center fielder Cobb accessed a vault with national bank notes led Acting Comptroller Kane to issue an ironclad order barring outsiders from vaults. The Treasury, known for baseball fans, had its guard down as Cobb wrote his name on the margin of notes.
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Cobb
Treasury
Associated Press
Washington
Treasury Department
Detroit
Thomas FP
Kane
Detroit Star
National Bank
Lavonia
Champion Jim Thorpe to Become a Benedict
James Thorpe world famed all round athlete to marry Miss Margaret Irma Miller Cherokee Indian maid. Miller, Carlisle Indian School graduate, will wed October 15 at Carlisle after visiting her brother in Inglewood. Thorpe to tour with the New York National baseball club after the wedding.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
James Thorpe
Margaret Irma Miller
Inglewood
Miss Miller
Carlisle
Spain to participate in Frisco Exposition 1915
Madrid reports Count Alvaro De Romanones announced Spain will join the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. Cabinet meeting approved the move, funded by a special law, influenced by King Alfonso to ensure Spanish representation.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Spain
Alvaro de Romanones
San Francisco
San Sebastian
Alfonso
Diarrhoea Quickly Cured by Chamberlain’s Remedy
A local note from Gebhart Oriole Pennsylvania quotes M B who says a single dose of Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured his attack and also cured others he gave it to. The claim implies typical effectiveness for ordinary diarrhoea episodes.
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Arly
National.biscuit
Graham
St. L. & S. F. Railroad
Wrigley
Leo Frank
Lodge
Jim Thorpe
Chamberlain
Mobile’s
Oakdale
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Budweiser
America
Anheuser-Busch
J.B. Webster Distributer Mobile
Ala
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