Huerta Suspends Tampico Blockade Amid Mediation Talks
US officials welcomed General Huerta's suspension of the Tampico blockade on the Antilla cargo to the Constitutionalists. Reports from Niagara Falls hint the halt may be conditional, tied to mediation talks and armistice terms, with no official confirmation of a broader agreement.
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Washington
Huerta
Tampico
Antilla
United States
Niagara Falls
Ward Line
Wilson
Bryan
Daniels
Riano
Carranza
Record Wheat Crop Surges to New U.S. High in June Report
The Department of Agriculture’s June crop report shows the United States may yield about 900 million bushels of all wheat this year, roughly half the world total. Spring wheat covers 17,990,000 acres at 14.6 bushels per acre, winter wheat 638,000,000 bushels, oats 1,216,000,000, and rye at 17.2 bushels per acre with 93.6 condition.
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United States
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Coal Mine Fatalities Jump in April Across United States
The Bureau of Mines reports 346 miners died in April 1914 compared with 285 in April 1913. The spike is largely due to an explosion at Eccles West Virginia that claimed 180 lives. In a separate disaster, about 40 schooners were wrecked off the Quebec coast with twenty or more fishermen lost.
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United States
Bureau of Mines
Eccles
W. Va
Quebec
New Brunswick
Chaleurs Bay
Miscou
Shippegan Islands
Caraquet
N. B
Acadia
House Passes Trust and Railroad Bills in 1920s Aid
The House approved three administration anti trust measures and the railroad stock and bonds provision on Friday with a 325 to 12 vote on the latter. Bartlett of South Carolina split with most Democrats. The bills move to the Senate where significant changes are expected before approval.
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Washington
Adamson
Georgia
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
House
Judiciary Committee
Bartlett
South Carolina
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Ulster Volunteers Armory Fortified With Mauser Rifles
Belfast reports a daring gun running by an Irish yachtsman delivering 3 000 Mausers to the Ulster Volunteers. Some rifles were landed near Donaghadee while most were brought to Belfast quay under police eyes. British troops rush to Belfast as Ulster Unionist threats of war rise. A fresh outbreak is feared after home rule passage.
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Ulster Army
Belfast
Ulster “Volunteers
Donaghadee
Ulster Unionist Volunteer Army
Night hawk valued as ally against cotton pests
Washington reports strict Southern state game laws to protect the night hawk or bull bat. The department of agriculture bulletin notes the bird and several swallows feed on the bull weevil in flight, with wrens and martins aiding farmers. It states the night hawk has minimal value as food or for sport compared to the crop protection it provides.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Divers to Rescue Bodies at Empress of Ireland Wreck
The cruiser Essex sails for Father Point to inspect the Empress of Ireland wreck with divers ready for submarine work. They expect to recover corpses from the sunken ship, with up to 800 believed aboard.
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Quebec
Father Point
Japan Ratifies U S Treaty on Arbitration
Tokio announces Japan has ratified the Japanese American arbitration treaty. The pact obliges both nations to arbitrate all questions except issues touching vital interests independence national honor and rights of third parties.
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Tokio
Japan
Roosevelt in France on way to Spain for son’s wedding
Col. Theodore Roosevelt arrived at Cherbourg aboard the steamer Olympic en route to Spain to attend the wedding of his son Kermit Roosevelt to Miss Belle Wyatt Willard.
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Roosevelt
France
Cherbourg
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Olympic
Spain
Kermit Roosevelt
Belle Wyatt Willard
Violent eruption rocks Sanguir Island force near Mindanao
A violent volcanic eruption struck the Dutch island of Sanguir 140 miles south of Mindanao in the Philippines. Several vessels were reported in the disturbances.
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Batavia
Java
Sanguir
Mindanao
Philippines
Watchman Triggers Panic at Agriculture Office
Washington officials rushed to the basement as Daniel Jauch, a watchman, shouted that dynamite would destroy the building. Four sticks with burnt-out fuses were found beneath Secretary Houston’s office. Jauch, hospitalized earlier, admitted placing the explosives, claiming he sought a hero’s promotion. Police say he bought the dynamite in Springfield, Ohio.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Daniel V. Jauch
Jauch
Department
Houston
Galloway
Philippines
Soldiers
Springfield
Ohio
Fletcher Wins in Florida Primary Vote
Returns show Senator Duncan A. Fletcher defeating John N. C. Stockton by an estimated 8 000 to 10 000 votes. In the First District Stephen Sparkman leads over Allie Angle and J. Fred Deberry, with Angle conceding. Claude L Engle loses to J W Sears in the Fourth District after a five-candidate race. General Huerta signals resignation in Mexico as mediation continues. Mexican delegates say Huerta’s personality will not block settlement and note Mexico’s internal crisis ties to international questions. Mediation mediators reply to Rafael Zubaran Capmany via mail.
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Fletcher
Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
Duncan A. Fletcher
John N. C. Stockton
Stephen M. Sparkman
National Rivers and Harbors Committee
House of Representatives
Allie J. Angle
J. Fred Deberry
Angle
Frank Clarke
Congress
Emmett Wilson
Claude L’engle
J. W. Sears
Kissimmee
Niagara Falls
Mexico
Rafael Zubaran Capmany
Carranza
Washington
Juan F. Urquidi
Empress of Ireland Claim Paid by Marine Insurance Agents
Montreal authorities report settlement of the Empress of Ireland sinking claim as marine insurers paid over $14 000 to a local bank for registered mail on board the vessel.
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Montreal
Canada
Navy salute mishap lands sailor in brig at Annapolis
Chief gunner's mate at the naval academy is jailed on the Reina Mercedes after a salute to Secretary Daniels visit went awry. He allegedly miscounted the guns during the firing, leading to the disciplinary action and the return of the gunfire crew to duty.
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Annapolis
Committee Acts on Cotton Bill in House
Washington The house agricultural committee agreed to report the Level bill to regulate future cotton deliveries with a tax on gambling transfers from domestic to foreign markets. The measure taxes one fifth of one cent per pound and also provides standardization of cotton grades and authority to designate bona fide spot markets. Directors Now Direct. Washington James S Elton and William Skinner testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission about New Haven railroad changes and acquisitions aimed at expanding facilities, noting a shift from Morgan and Mellen influence to a more deliberate board leadership under President Elliott.
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Washington
House
Secretary of Agriculture
James S. Elton
Waterbury
J. P. Morgan
Mellen
Elliott
Carranza answer awaited as mediation hinges on Mexico leader
Niagara Falls Ont mediation stalls awaiting General Venustiano Carranza’s reply on a South American diplomatic offer. The fate of Constitutionalists’ participation in talks rests on his word, with possible diplomacy or continued fighting toward Mexico City. The mediators have cleared the way and the U S leans toward acceptance.
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Carranza
Niagara Falls
Ont
Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
Mexico City
United States
Washington
Constittionalists
Mediation Commission
General Carranza
Niaga Falls
Juan F. Urquidé
Durango
Tolls Bill Delayed Again In Senate Debate
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported favorably a resolution to submit the Panama canal tolls dispute to arbitration with Great Britain. The move delays action on the repeal bill and will be acted on before a vote is held on the repeal measure.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Great Britain
Optimism in Huerta Circle After Arms Arrivals
News from Mexico City reports a confident mood at the national palace as arms and ammunition from the German steamers Bavaria and Ypiranga arrive and another consignment lands on the west coast. Supporters of President Huerta express optimism about the situation.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Bavaria
Ypiranga
National Palace
Huerta
Mexican Gunboats Block Tampico Port
Mexico City war minister General Blanquet announced orders to blockade Tampico port to stop Constitutionalists from receiving a cargo of arms and ammunition believed to be routed from New Orleans.
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Tampico
Mexico City
General Blanquet
New Orleans
Mersey to join Empress of Ireland disaster inquiry panel
Montreal reports that Lord Mersey, who oversaw the Titanic inquiry, will join the royal commission investigating the Empress of Ireland disaster. Locals expect his leadership in the forthcoming hearings here, with Canadian members named to the panel.
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Montreal
Canada
Lord Mersey
Carranza Displeased With Niagara Mediation Findings
A Durango note exposes Carranza criticizing the Niagara Falls mediators while Villa reaffirms allegiance to Carranza. Villa travels from Torreon to Chihuahua City as Carranza plans movement toward Saltillo to solidify a provisional government. Mediators await clearer Carranza information before determining constitutionalist representation.
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el Paso
Texas
Carranza
Durango
ABC
Niaga Falls
Villa
Chihuahua City
Torreon
Juarez
Saltillo
United States
Sunshine Brings Ammunition to Mexican Constitutionalists
Reports in Washington claim the American schooner Sunshine from Galveston landed ammunition at Tampico for the Mexican Constitutionalists without U S or Huerta interference. Officials would not verify but sources say the Sunshine's presence with arms aboard had been known for days.
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Washington
Sunshine
Galveston
Tampico
United States
State
Navy Department
Huerta Resignation Not Accepted by Constitutionalists
The Constitutionalists in Niagara Falls rejected any statements from Huerta. They announced that anything from Huerta’s side would not be considered as Mexico moves toward political pacification.
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Washington
Niagara Falls
Huerta
Mexico
Constitutionalist Agency
Naval Stores Officers Freed in Not Guilty Verdict
In Savannah Georgia four officers of the suspended American Naval Stores company were found not guilty in federal court. Defendants E. B Nash S. P. Shoter and J. F. C. Myers of Savannah and Carl Moeller of Jacksonville faced charges of conspiring to monopolize the naval stores trade. The verdict ends a six year legal battle.
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Savannah
American Naval Stores Company
United States District Court
E. 8. Nash
P. Shotter
J. F. C. Myers
Carl Moeller
Jacksonville
Fla
Sue May Kirkland Dead Longtime Greensboro College Leader
Miss Sue May Kirkland, 22 year lady principal of the State Normal and Industrial College at Greensboro, died suddenly in Raleigh at her sister’s home of heart failure. Native of Hillsboro, she leaves sister Mrs. C. C. Crow and brother Mr. Wm. Kirkland of Washington. Funeral at First Presbyterian with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Raleigh
Sue May Kirkland
North Carolina
State Normal and Industrial College
Greensboro
Kirkland
C. C. Crow
Hillsboro
Gastonia School Building Drive Moves Fast After Huge Meeting
At Gastonia city hall a mass meeting urged passage of a bill for bonds to fund a central graded school and two end schools plus a high school. Plans call for a $50 000 central building to replace the burned structure as debris is cleared. The schol fund stands at 27 000 cash with 23 000 needed and promised by citizens.
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Gastonia
Central Graded School
Schol Fund
Trinity College Graduation Address Defends Church Education
Durham presiding elder addresses 1 500 at the Trinity College baccalaureate, warning the era’s power and danger. He cites lack of reverence and desecration by the Industrial Workers of the World as signs for the church to guide education today.
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Durham
Trinity College
Plato T. Durham
Charlotte
Church College
Fire damages block as Spencer firms fight blaze
Fire at Spencer was discovered from an upper story window of a business building. Fire companies worked to save the block, with many goods tossed to the street. origin unknown and losses estimated around $2,000 with some insurance reported.
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Spencer
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