New Haven Rail Road Monopoly Exposed in ICC Report
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission detailed the New Haven Railroad’s "reckless and profligate" finances in a senate investigation. The ICC estimates stockholders lost 65 to 90 million dollars toward monopolizing New England transport, with few recoveries possible. The report cites Mellen, Morgan, and Rockefeller as driving figures and flags Sherman Act violations.
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Washington
New Haven Railroad
America
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
New England
New Haven
Commission
New England Transportation of
Howard Elliott
Walker D. Hines
Charles S. Mellen
J. Pierpont Morgan
William Rockefeller
United States preps 700 marines for Haiti Haiti crisis
Secretary Bryan orders mobilization of 700 marines at Guantanamo Cuba to be ready for action in Haiti and San Domingo. Marines drawn from Mexican waters Philadelphia and Norfolk bases, one day sail from the North coast of Hispaniola, signaling firm American warning to revolutionary leaders amid deteriorating conditions in both nations.
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Bryan
Navy Department
Washington
Guantanamo
Cuba
Haiti
San Domingo
Mexican
Marine
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Employment offer urged for Salem fire sufferers by Wilson
In response to appeals for thousands left jobless by the Salem Massachusetts blaze, Secretary Wilson telegraphed textile and boot and shoe manufacturers across New England New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Virginia and Maryland asking if they can take on any of these workers.
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Washington
Salem
Mass
Wilson
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Virginia
Maryland
Must Be Complete Victory, Villa Says for Constitutionalist Win
General Francisco Villa declared that any provisional presidency in Mexico City would be unacceptable to both Carranza and himself. He insisted only a military entry under the Constitutionalist forces could complete the revolution, and victory must be complete.
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Chihuahua
Mex
Francisco Villa
Huerta
Mexico City
Carranza
Villa
First arrests under new national defense act
Four individuals including Charles K. Field editor and Robert J. Fowler aviator were arrested in San Francisco on charges of disclosing military secrets. The case stems from a magazine article titled Can the Panama Canal Be Destroyed From the Air and accompanying photographs taken from an aeroplane. Prosecution marks the act’s first use against such disclosures.
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San Francisco
Charles K. Field
Robert J. Fowler
Riley A. Scott
Ray A. Duhem
John W. Preston
United States
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
San Francisco Presidio
War Department
Preston
Washington
New Post Offices in South and Mexican Crisis Deficit Bill
The general deficiency bill funds emergency and site projects for southern post offices and Mexican crisis costs. It allocates 25000 for State Department operations, 25000 for diplomatic moves, 5000 to return fallen soldiers, 170000 for Mexican prisoners, and 5 town post office sites in Georgia plus larger sites in West Point and Florida locations totaling tens of thousands.
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Washington
House
State Department
Bryan
Georgia
Canton
Dawson
Douglas
Forsyth
Sandersville
Waynesboro
West Point
Lanet
Ala
Florida
DeFuniak Springs
Key West
Court House
Customs House
Kissimmee
Sanford
Ulster Unionists Back Ulster Opposition to Home Rule
London reports that Ulster Unionist leader Sir James Craig arrived in Belfast to a military style reception as the provisional government met for the first time. It passed resolutions authorizing the executive to push Ulster’s anti home rule stance.
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London
Ulster
Howard Carson
Belfast
Investigation on senate stationery tied mine promotion ends
Washington committee completes inquiry into use of senate stationery to promote a mine at Gold Hill North Carolina. Promoter George Walter Newman and Comptroller of the Currency John Skelton Williams again testified, expanding on prior statements.
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Washington——Committee
Senate
Gold Hill
N. C
George Walter Newman
John Skelton Williams
Wood bids farewell to Wilson before retirement
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, retiring chief of staff, met with President Wilson at the White House to bid farewell before his departure for Governor’s Island where he will command the Department of the East.
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Wood
Washington
Leonard Wood
Army
White House
President Wilson
Governor’s Island
Department of the East
Ulster Volunteers Called Back to Ulster Center
A Cairo dispatch reports Anglo Egyptian Ulster volunteers receiving cablegrams ordering their return to Ulster. The move follows mounting tensions as British forces monitor the region.
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Ulster Volunteers
Giome
London
Cairo
Egypt
Ulster
Three Members Confirmed for Federal Reserve Board
Washington dispatch reports the Senate confirmed three of the five nominees for the Federal Reserve Board Charles S Hamlin W P G Harding and A C Miller. Nominees Paul M Warburg of New York and Thomas D Jones of Chicago remain unacted upon likely to stay until week’s end. Warburg may withdraw his nomination after a warning invitation to appear and answer questions from the banking committee.
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Washington
Wilson
Federal Reserve Board
Charles S. Hamlin
W. P. G. Harding
A. C. Miller
Senate
Paul M. Warburg
New York
Thomas D. Jones
Chicago
Banking and Currency Committee
Warburg
Hitchcock
Banking Committee
White House
Defends New Tariff by Secretary Redfield Claiming U S Industry Safe
Secretary Redfield asserts foreign manufacturers sent into the United States 8.8 percent more finished goods in the first eight months of the new tariff than under the old system. He argues this proves American manufacturers need not fear losing business to Democratic tariff policy.
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Redfield
U. S
Washington
United States
Pou Recommended for Washington Supreme Court Seat
Senator Simmons backs North Carolina Representative Ed ward W Pou for appointment as associate justice of the District of Columbia supreme court. Pou has served in the House since the fifty seventh congress and is 51 years old.
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Pou
Washington
Edward ‘W. Pou
North Carolina
Wilson
Simmons
District of Columbia Supreme Court
House
Names For New Warship Ships Ordered Arizona California Mississippi Idaho
Secretary Daniels announced the four newest dreadnoughts, starting with No. 39, would be named Arizona, California, Mississippi and Idaho. The last two were chosen so Mississippi and Idaho would not lose their ships after Greece acquired two battleships.
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Washington
Daniels
Arizona
California
Mississippi
Idaho
Greece
England warns China over Tibet convention dispute
London warns that China may face trouble for refusing to sign the Darjeeling convention defining Outer and Inner Tibet. Sir Edward Grey issued the warning as Britain presses Beijing on the territorial question. Denison's Funeral in Tokyo honors Henry Willard Denison, advisor to Japan's foreign affairs, buried beside Count Komura.
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England
China
London
Darjeeling
India
Edward Grey
Denison
Tokyo
Japan
Henry Willard Denison
Department of Foreign Affairs
Count Komura
Receivers named for Lorimer Banks string in Chicago
Receivers were asked for three of the Lorimer Monday small banks as they closed with the parent LaSalle Street Trust and Sa’ 8 bank failure.
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Lorimer Banks
Chicago
LaSalle Street Trust and
Sa’ 8 Bank
Charleston Declares Rat Extermination Day
Charleston Mayor J F Bedell sets July 25 as rat extermination day after declaring rats outnumber people in the city. He estimates rats cause about 125000 dollars in damage annually and urges citizens to participate in the effort.
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Charleston
W. Va
J. F. Bedell
Rebel Leaders Make Terms In Mexican Peace Efforts
In Torreon Gen. Carranza is named first chief with Villa as his subordinate, signaling unity hopes for Constitutionalists. Washington reports Villa Carranza talks end differences, while Funston warns Huerta mutineers near Vera Cruz threaten US lines. Velasco, ransom hostage, is executed by Zapatistas near Atlixco after payment delay.
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Torreon
Coahuila
Mexico
Venustiano Carranza
Francisco Villa
Villa
Carranza
Washington
Mediaton
U. S
Funston
Huerta
Vera Cruz
War Department
Zapatistas
Juan Velasco
Atlixco
Puebla
Velasco
Comptroller Denies Gold Hill Mine Interest
Washington. John Skelton Williams, comptroller of the currency, testified before a special senate committee that he had no financial stake in the Gold Hill, North Carolina gold mine. He said promoter Walter G. Newman offered stock, which Williams declined to purchase.
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Washington
John Skelton Williams
Senate
Gold Hill
N. C
Walter G. Newman
Naval Stores Plant Sold in Brunswick For 425000
The entire plant of the suspended Yargan Naval Stores company in Brunswick Georgia was sold to the Empire Investment Company for 425000 under an order of Judge Sheppard. The bid was the only one submitted.
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Naval Stores
Brunswick
Yargan Naval Stores Company
Empire Investment Company
Georgia
Sheppard
United States District Court
City Comptroller Arrested in Louisville Embezzlement Case
Samuel M. Wilhite Louisville city comptroller and noted in the Louisville Club was arrested on embezzlement charges after accountants found a roughly $14,500 shortage in the comptroller’s office. A separate item notes Santos A. Dominci appointed minister from Venezuela to the United States following the late Minister Rojas.
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Louisville
Samuel M. Wilhite
Venezuela
Washington
Rebel chiefs vow military rule in Mexico
The Constitutionalists reject Niagara mediators conference with Huerta representatives. Carranza reportedly pledges to establish military rule and peace after opening Tampico port for arms and supplies to capture Mexico City and set a fair election in the future.
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Laredo
Texas
Niagara
Huerta
Mexico
Carranza
Obregon
Tampico
Mexico City
Wilson backs War Jones for Federal Reserve Board
President Wilson defends Paul War Jones of Chicago and his federal reserve board nomination. He rejects the idea the Democratic party is hostile to business, insisting a nominee’s business connections should not trigger suspicion and urging fairness toward both big and small enterprises.
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Wilson
Jones
Two Oil Well Shooters Die In Nitroglycerin Blast
In Findlay Ohio Charles Armstrong and P H Longabaugh were killed when several hundred quarts of nitroglycerin exploded during transport to Buckland. The blast destroyed the automobile axle fragment was all that remained. Nearby houses were wrecked and thousands of glass panes shattered.
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Findlay
Ohio
Charles Armstrong
P. H. Longabaugh
Buckland
Explorers Reported Lost From Stefansson Arctic Quest
Ottawa reports that eight Stefansson expedition members believed on Wrangel Island near Alaska are now thought lost with the Karluk party, previously deemed safe. A Bartlett commanded inquiry from Nome notes the updated casualty concern amid earlier assurances. In Washington, Greece purchases the battleships Mississippi and Idaho for 12.54 million dollars, via a cheque to Secretary Daniels.
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Ottawa City
Stefansson Arctic Expedition
Wrangel Island
Alaska
Washington
Mississippi
Idaho
Secretary Daniels
Fred J. Gauntlett
Careless Shooting by Rebels Endangers U S Ship
In Puerto Plata harbor Dominican rebels fired on the American gun boat Machias. The vessel fired a warning volley from its three pounder and automatic rifles. The shore fire stopped immediately. In Tuscumbia Alabama a tailoring shop fire destroyed three blocks of buildings causing about 60000 dollars in losses. Seven store rooms and several offices were located in the blocks.
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Washington
Puerto Plata
Tuscumbia
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Crop Damaged by Hall Storm in Mecklenburg District
Reports from rural Mecklenburg County describe last night's severe storm causing crop damage across country districts though details are incomplete. Local weather observers note strong winds and hail with damage assessments pending.
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Hall
Charlotte
M. C
Judge Bond criticizes recorder courts and reforms
Judge W. M. Bond of Edenton denounces recorder's courts as concentrating power, urges strict enforcement of prohibition, and cautions about innovations like woman suffrage, Roosevelt’s initiative, referendum and recall. He comments on race and politics, urging work and civility, while praising abolition of slavery as beneficial.
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Raleigh
W. M Bond
Edenton
Wake County
Bond
United States
Roosevelt
Recorder’s Court
Optical Society Meets at Wrightsville Beach
The seventh annual session of the North Carolina Optical Society drew 100 plus members and their families to Wrightsville Beach for two days of meetings and social events including an oyster roast, a dance, and a Cape Fear River trip. Officers include President C. H. Holmes of Asheville and N. Rosenstein of Durham. the executive committee features A. Mitchell, W. Parker, J. Taylor, and W. G. Frazier. Rev. Fred N. Day gave the opening prayer and welcome, with Mayor Moore greeting visitors to the beach and Wilmington.
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Wrightsville Beach
North Carolina Optical Society
Cape Fear
C. H. Holmes
Asheville
N. Rosenstein
Durham
R. N. Walker
Winston Salem
Frank M. Jolly
Raleigh
Raleigh Clears Nebo Township Road Officials
Governor Craig endorses road commissioners W. G. Hunter J. L. Peddgett and Charles Hemphill after an investigation into sensational charges. He finds the trio discharging duties conscientiously and building roads economically to ensure full value for public funds.
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O. K. Raleigh
Nebo
McDowell County
Craig
W. G. Hunter
J. L. Pedgett
Charles Hemphill
Governor Craig Praises Third Regiment Guard
Governor Craig returned from Morehead and Camp Glenn with the North Carolina National Guard unit. He praised officers and men for their performance and noted he himself fired on the Government rifle range, hitting the target 23 times out of 25.
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Craig
Raleigh
Morehead
Camp Glenn
North Carolina National Guard
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Ireland
Harding
Hamlin
Miller
Senate Banking Committee
Recorders Court
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