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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
2
The report notes a decisive shift as Chiefs confronts Guts in a final clash between Villa and Carranza factions. Details indicate a conclusive moment marking a change in control and strategic posture.
Reports from Paso, Texas indicate General Villa has resigned as commander of the northern military zone. Villa supporters seized offices in Juarez, Chihuahua City, and Torreon, with customs and treasury at Juarez also confiscated. Carranza’s publicity agent jailed and Carranza’s line questioned as Villa’s forces extend control in the north. Panfilo Natera’s new militia zone fails to halt Villa’s advances at Zacatecas, while Villa remains at Torreon awaiting further moves.
The British team won the match in the second game of the series against the United States with a decisive score, forcing a third contest. American defense fought hard in a frantic finish as 40,000 spectators roared, creating unprecedented tension and excitement.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt addressed the Royal Geographical Society in London in a crowded Burling ton garden theater. The former president spoke to many prominent public figures about how he mapped the Davidia river area in Brazil. The theater seats 100, but over 1,000 cards were issued and hundreds were refused.
Great Britain orders R R warship to proceed at once to Durazzo to ensure the safety of Prince William and his family as other powers dispatch warships to the area.
Police report a highly destructive bomb found by a watchman near the elevator on the ground floor of the Italian consulate and savings bank building in New York. No injuries reported as authorities secure the site and investigate.
Berlin reports Ambassador James W. Gerard denied a published claim that he planned to seek the nomination for New York governor. The denial clarifies his political intentions amid ongoing public speculation.
Generals Carranza and Huerta send delegates to the Niagara mediation talks as United States and Huerta envoys sign the first protocol. Carranza’s three appointees are Calderon Cabrera and Vasconcelos, with notes on armistice and internal affairs. Delegates seal a pact with mediators from Argentina Brazil and Chile aimed at restoring peace in Mexico.
Gary Indiana June 15 Policeman Louis Curtis was shot while pursuing two housebreakers who had fled to a roof refuge at George Nelsons home Nelson fired Curtis survived but was gravely wounded In a separate item three men drowned while fishing near the Nanticoke dam after a Newfoundland dog failed to save them In New Haven Yale students end year exams and use parcel post heavily In San Francisco the forestry bureau reported Abbey party safe Lookout house demolished Severe volcanic activity noted Davenport Illinois June 15 dynamiting the Morton L Marks recommission house yielded 1600 dollars including 600 cash and 1000 in checks
Mrs May Wright Sewell of Indianapolis a renowned club woman was drugged and robbed by bandits on a train between Vienna and Rome explaining the crime that disrupted her European journey and raised concerns about safety for travelers across borders.
Commodore Rush Richard Wallace U S N retired died of pneumonia in New York at his daughter Mrs L A Hwelds home. He was seventy nine years old.
The Illinois supreme court ruled 4 to 3 that the equal suffrage law is constitutional, granting women the right to vote for all statutory officers including presidential electors. Justice Dunn wrote the majority opinion joined by Cartwright Carter and Vickers. dissenters were Cooke Craig and Farmer. The decision extends voting rights to local option and other non constitutional matters. In Chicago, the General Federation of Women's Clubs endorsed woman suffrage at its twelfth biennial convention amid applause and songs.
Adlai E Stevenson former vice president died at Presbyterian hospital after failing to regain consciousness following his illness. He never recovered from the shock of his wife’s death five months earlier ending a nearly fifty year companionship. Born October 23 1835 in Christian county Kentucky to Scotch Irish parents he entered Congress in 1874 and later served as first assistant postmaster general under President Cleveland. He married Letitia Green of Danville Kentucky.
President Wilson nominates Charles S. Hamlin Paul M. Warburg and others for four to ten year terms on the federal reserve board. The article notes the wheat belt banks’ good condition, expected currency law effects and the July balloting for reserve bank directors. Thomas D. Jones of Chicago is named as a board member, with no immediate governor appointment.
Testimonials from Cleveland Ohio and Hanover Pennsylvania praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relieving female pains and avoiding surgeries. Women report rapid relief, renewed energy, and ability to work. letters promise confidential, woman-to-woman guidance from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
Congress clears the Panama tolls repeal with the Norris Simmons amendment. Senate passage was 50 to 35, sending the measure to President Wilson, who indicated he would approve. The House earlier voted 216 to 71 to accept the Senate version after debate on amendments.
The Interstate Commerce Commission denied a flat three percent increase but granted raises from one to five percent on some goods and perhaps higher on items now below cost. It declined to advance other commodities and warned that rate rises must not fuel food or essentials inflation. The railroads were denounced for a supposed conspiracy to sway public opinion toward the five percent increase. The commission noted the vast task of equitable rates across thousands of commodities and expects only partial reports for now, with more to come in about a month.
Butte Mont virtually under armed rule as saloons closed and arms removed by police after riots on miners union day. Over 9000 union members split, with more than two thousand seceders clashing with the parade of the city’s labor bodies. Alderman Frank Curran, acting mayor and a Socialist, was tossed from a second story window.
In Columbus suburb Leonards a gas explosion leaves five men dead and 15 badly burned with few expected to survive, as the toll could rise toward twenty. Police and fire officials investigate the blast site and assess containment and cause.
In Toledo on June 16 with 1,000 spectators present, keeper Michael Raditz was killed by an elephant at Walbridge park zoo after he fixed the howdah box on the elephant’s back for children to ride in.
Portland Oregon June 16 Pilot John Berry of St Louis and Aide G Y Morrison of the balloon Million Population Club were located in a forest south of Oregon City after taking part in the Aero club of America race.
In Raven Virginia on June 16 three men Gilliam superintendent of the Raven coal mine and W J Lewis and his two sons were drowned while attempting to save W J Lewis's young son who got beyond his depth.
Washington June 17 Harry K Thaw’s bid for bail was denied by the United States Supreme Court. He will be unable to go where he pleases until final argument on the appeal.
Telegraph reports from Zacatecas indicate about 3000 constitutionalist losses in the battle. General Medina Barron has been promoted following the engagement near Mexico City.
In a candid exchange Mig Carenne voices support for keeping the word obey in the marriage rite. He argues others won’t keep citing the ceremony as a party platform, while opposing forces push to remove the term.
A remark suggests that a girl who works hard to obtain a husband should not be assumed to take in washing and scrubbing to support him. The statement reflects debates on gender roles and economic expectations of women in historical context.
The saying notes human nature favors acceptance of help over humor. It contrasts generosity with social risk, suggesting favors are more readily received than jokes that may embarrass or offend.
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