Indictment of Mellen and 18 Others Reveals Bank Loans to Hampden Rail
Eighteen people including former New York, New Haven and Hartford president Charles S Mellen and Boston broker Frederick S Moseley are indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury on charges connected to financing the Hampden Railroad from Bondsville to Springfield. Indictments allege conspiracies to obtain bank loans totaling 45000 with notes renewed multiple times, and theft counts against Moseley and Gillett.
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Cambridge, Mass
Charles S Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Boston & Maine
Frederick S. Mosely
F. S. Moseley & Co
Boston Brokers
Ralph D. Gillett
Westfield
Middlesex County Grand Jury
Hampden
Bondsville
Springfield
Giflett
Hampden Investment Company
Gillett
East Cambridge Savings Bank
Hampden Railroad Company
Cambridge Savings Bank
Frederick S. Moseley
Mr. Mellen
British Ministers Urge Brits to Leave Mexico City
British Minister Sir Lionel Carden urged all British subjects to depart Mexico City due to worsening fuel shortages that threaten train service. He stressed the duty to leave promptly, especially women and children, while noting no orders were issued. About eight hundred Britons are registered at the legation amid a planned colony meeting to arrange departures.
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Mexico City
Lionel Carden
Mexico
Lionel
Legation
Fletcher Receives Wilson Welcome After Vera Cruz Return
Rear Admiral Fletcher reported to Secretary Daniels on his Vera Cruz voyage and was received by President Wilson. He assumes command of the Atlantic Fleet on August 1 succeeding Rear Admiral Badger and will stay in Washington amid high praise from Wilson for his conduct and that of his officers and men.
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Fletcher
Washington
Daniels
Vera Cruz
Wilson
Atlantic
Badger
Carranza Likely to Join Mediation Talks on Mexico
Washington reports show Constitutionalists hopeful Carranza will accept South American mediators invitation for informal talks to resolve Mexico’s internal affairs. Some agents telegraphed Monterey for a definite answer while Carranzas stance remained uncertain amid Villa estrangement debates in El Paso and new telegrams criticizing Juarez arrests and treasury seizures.
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Washington
General Carranza
Mexico
Monterey
Carranza-Villa
el Paso
Texas
Roberto Presqueira
Villa
Juarez
Relief For Stricken Salem Factory Workers After Great Fire
Relief for thousands of sufferers from the Salem fire poured in as the city battled smoldering ruins. Ten thousand factory employees lost homes and jobs, with mill companies and institutions facing about ten million dollars in losses. Three lives known to be lost.
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Salem
Mass
Oppose Child Labor Across AMA Delegates
Atlantic City New Jersey 41 000 members of the American Medical Association adopted resolutions opposed to child labor Deploring conditions for thousands of working children the resolutions were submitted by Dr Henry B Favill of Chicago as chairman of the council on health and public instruction and unanimously adopted by the house of delegates
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Medical Association
House of Delegates
Henry B. Favill
Chicago
Council On Health, and Public Instruction
Sulzer Democrats Reorganize in Western New York
Sulzer Democrats from sixteen western New York counties met in Rochester to form an anti-Tammany League of New York state, plan a provisional state committee, and discuss selecting a full state ticket for the Democratic primaries.
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Sulzer Democrats
Rochester
N. Y
New York
Democratic League
Lorimer Bank Shaky Three Years Ago, Report Says
The LaSalle Street National Bank, predecessor of the later defunct LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank, controlled by William Lorimer and C. B. Munday, was described as shaky three years ago in a report released by U S district attorney James H. Wilkerson.
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Lorimer Bank
Chicago
LaSalle_ Street National bank
LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank
William Lorimer
C. B. Munday
James H. Wilkerson
United States
France Births Drop in 1913 Amid Low Rate
Paris reports 5,112 fewer births in 1913 than 1912 marking the lowest birth rate in France since 1911. Officials released figures showing a continued decline in new births across the country.
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France
Paris
Wilson promises swift anti trust drive for prosperity
President Lees Boom Washington reports President Wilson declares the administration will push its anti trust program into law, predicting unparalleled prosperity. The statement drew wide attention in congressional circles where lawmakers read the remarks with keen interest and comment.
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Washington
Wilson
Bryan Defends Agreement On Panama Treaty
Washington reports Secretary Bryan issued a formal defense of the proposed treaty to settle U S Colombia differences over Panama. He cites the phrase sincere regret and notes the honest regret wording traces to Taft era. Senate opposition persists though a favorable report and ratification are hoped. State Department archives may reveal Taft negotiations suggesting a possible arbitration with a potential Colombia victory worth at least 40 million dollars.
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Washington
United States
Colombia
Panama
Bryed
Bryan
Taft
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Supreme Court Affirmed Intermountain Rate Orders
The Supreme Court sustained the Interstate Commerce Commission's inter mountain rate orders as valid and upheld the long and short haul clause of the interstate commerce law against attacks by transcontinental railroads.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
Mexican factions to meet in informal conference in Niagara
Niagara Falls Ont hosts talks through US government and three South American mediators. Representatives from the Constitutionalists and Huerta government will meet face to face in an informal conference, separate from mediation proceedings.
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Niagara Falls
Earthquake Ravages Batavia and Southern Sumatra
A powerful quake caused widespread damage in Batavia and southern Sumatra. Many people were killed or injured as buildings collapsed, with Benkoelen the capital suffering severe destruction.
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Batavia
Java
Sumatra
Benkoelen
Telegarph
Veteran New York Central Engineer to Retire
Dennis J. Cassin, after fifty years as a New York Central engineer with a pristine safety record, prepares to retire as electric engines begin to encroach on his era of steam locomotion.
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New York
Dennis J. Cassin
New York Central
May Be Named Gaillard Cut
A proposal to rename Culebra cut Gaillard cut in honor of the late Col. David Cub Gaillard, the army engineer, was laid before President Wilson by Representative Finley of South Carolina.
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Gaillard
Washington
Culebra Cut
Col
David Cub
Wilson
Finley
South Carolina
Tornado Toll Reported in South Dakota and South Carolina
Tornadoes killed nine, injured forty, and leveled about 300 buildings in Water town South Carolina, with extensive damage and scarce details by telephone. Reports link a Watertown South Carolina storm to a path toward Minnesota and Wisconsin as telegraph lines failed.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Watertown
S. C
Chicago
Minnesota
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Claims for millions filed against railroads after Supreme Court ruling
Washington reports that fourteen transcontinental railways face potential liability for millions in damages from shipments since the intermountain cases. Claims filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission total about 12 million dollars, with one batch over 2 million, and numerous suits by individuals and shipping groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Washington
Ailway
United States Supreme Court
Intermountain
Interstate Commerce Commission
Judge Speer Not to Face Impeachment Action
Washington reports Judge Emory Speer of the southern district of Georgia will not be impeached by the House. A House Judiciary subcommittee led by Rep Edwin Webb concludes impeachment is unlikely due to insufficient evidence to sustain charges before the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Emory Speer
Georgia
House of Representatives
House
Judiciary Committee
Representaive
Edwin Y. Webb
North Carolina
United States Senate
Tradesmen Turn Farm Hands in Hoxie Wheat Fields
In Hoxie Kansas a delegation of farmers complains that harvest hands imported from the east have quit due to the heat. The town's tradesmen help on the fields as harvest proceeds amid labor unrest.
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Hoxie
Kan
East
Zacatecas Fell to Constitutionalist Forces Amid Battle
General Villa officials report Zacatecas, a central Mexican city, fell at sundown Wednesday after a fierce fight. Two of Villa's generals were wounded. many prisoners and military arms captured. U S officials received the news via consuls at Juarez with few details.
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el Paso
Texas
Zacatecas
Mexico
Villa
U. S
Washington
State Department
Carothers
Edwards
Juarez
Mediators Put Peace Up to War Ring Factions
Terms for composing all international differences between the United States and Mexico have been concluded in a protocol signed by Brazil’s ambassador Chile’s and Argentina’s ministers and the American and Huerta delegates. An informal conference will select a provisional president and organize the new government of Mexico.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
United States
Mexico
Brazil
Chile
Argentina
American
Huerta
Luis Cabrera
Rafael Zubaran
Jose Vasconcelos
Saengerfest Parade Opens In Louisville Amid Heat
In Louisville Kentucky more than 112 German singing societies from across the United States paraded in 105 degree heat to open the thirty fourth Saengerfest of the North American Saengerbund. Delegations attended as ceremonies included flag massing and a greeting from Emperor William of Germany.
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Kentucky
Louisville
United States
Admiral Fletcher Arrives at Key West Harbor
Admiral Fletcher and staff aboard the U S Dolphine under Lt Cmdr Ralph Earl arrived at Key West from Vera Cruz and will move on to New York then Washington. The vessel sails toward the northeast as the admiral continues official duties with his entourage.
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Admiral Fletcher
Key West
Fla
U. S
Dolphine
Ralph Earl
Vera Cruz
New York
Washington
Progress Stalls as Clayton Bill Remains Unresolved
Washington reports the senate judiciary committee, after ten days of considering the Clayton antitrust bill passed by the house, shows no near conclusion on what to report to the senate. The panel remains at its first stage of review with no decisive action yet.
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Washington
House
Senate Judiciliary Committee
Senate
Sniping at U S Soldiers in Vera Cruz Rumors of
Reports of Mexican federals sniping American outposts at Vera Cruz and talks of Constitutionalist advances toward Mexico City stir interest. Senate approves Indian appropriation bill totaling about 12 million dollars as remaining supply measures await action.
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U. S
Washington
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Reform of Jury System Heads North Carolina Bar Meet
The North Carolina Bar Association opened its sixteenth annual session in Wilmington with over 100 lawyers present. President Rollins urged reforms in judicial procedure while Chief Justice Clark and other speakers discussed the legal system. Separately, Will Stephenson a black man, confessed to the Sarah Walker murder during transport to Charlotte, and a freight wreck near Statesville killed Thomas Grown and injured Fred Teasley.
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Wrightssville Beach
North Carolina Bar Association
Thomas S. Hollins
Asheville
George B. Elliott
Wilmington
Beach
Zebulon Curtis
Elliott
Rollins
Walter Clark
A. L. Brooks
Greensboro
A. J. Montagne
Richmond
Romeo Brown
Minneapolis
Sarah Walker
Hickory
Charlotte
C. L. Gilbert
Statesville
E. W. Lentz
Will Stephenson
Horace Moore
Sarah
Margaret Barringer
Stevenson
Stevens
Stephens
Thomas Grown
Dayton
Tenn
Fred Teasley
Davidson Prayer Meeting Seeks Rain Amid Drought
The Davidson community continues praying for rain as Pastor Richards notes weaker skies since noon meetings began and forecasts show limited rain chances. He urges Christians to humbly seek the Almighty's will to send rain.
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Davidson
Pastor Richards
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Carranza
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