Wilson defies Carranza over Mexican raids and troops
Washington reports that the State Department pressed the Carranza de facto government about raids on American soil and the identified body of Lieut. Col. Villareal. A forthcoming American note rejects immediate troop withdrawal and rebukes Carranza for interceding in U S internal affairs and arms shipments.
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Washington
State Department
Carranza
Mexico
T. A Coleman
Laredo
Col. Villareal
Carranza Army
James Linn Rodgers
Mexico City
Wilson
Baltimore harbor front elevator fire claims up to ten dead
A blaze at Baltimore Canton harbor front elevator No 3 on the harbor front killed conservatively four to ten men and injured over forty. Most victims were elevator workers and cargo trimmers. Two steamships Willem Van Driel Sr and Welbeck Hall loading grain were damaged by fire and wreckage. Nine men remain unaccounted for including three Chamber of Commerce inspectors and six laborers. The loss exceeds 2 million dollars accounting for the elevator damage grain and ship losses.
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Baltimore
Pennsylvania Railroad
Canton
Willem van Driel
Welbeck Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Americans in Dublin Safe, Wilson Reports Protection
President Wilson sent to the senate Secretary Lansing's report stating that American citizens and their property in Dublin are being protected under international law.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Lansing
Dublin
Five Thousand Hardware Men Meet in Boston
More than 5,000 hardware men gather in Boston for the National Retail Hardware Association annual convention. The four day event opens and continues with meetings, exhibits, and industry discussions.
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Boston
Mass
National Retail Hardware Association
Eureka College Receives $40,000 Gift for Science Lab
Saxton Al I B Vennum of Champaign a Eureka College trustee has donated 40000 dollars to the institution for a new science laboratory.
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Saxton
B. Vennum
Champaign
Eureka College
Chillicothe votes dry in local option election
Chillicothe Missouri voters chose prohibition by a 212 vote majority. Four years earlier the city had been wet by 19 votes, marking a significant shift in local alcohol policy.
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Chillicothe
Germans Open Massive Early Offensive Across Front
Heavy fighting rages from the Gulf of Riga to Bukowina as German forces push the Russians and Austro-Hungarians. Reports say Russians hold near Bohulintze, while the German press claims major losses on both sides. Italian forces resume pressure on Austria, and Turkish troops reportedly destroy a Russian unit between the Caucasus and Mesopotamia. Bulgar Romanian frontier traffic is said to have been closed.
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London
Gulf of Riga
Bukowina
Riga
Jasioda River
Pripet Marsh
Petrograd
Czernowitz
Bohulintze
Buczacz
Galicia
Verdun
Thiaumont
Trent
Rome
Caucasus
Mesopotamia
Bucharest
Oil Men Testify Before Federal Trade Commission
Independent oil jobbers testified before the Federal Trade Commission that they cannot buy gasoline from refineries in large quantities and that despite rising prices over the past year their profits have not increased compared with former years.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Gadski’s Husband to Stand Trial for Canal Plot
New York Captain Hans Tauscher husband of Mme Gadski Wolf von Igle and others must face trial after a demurrer was overruled for a plot to destroy the Welland Canal. The case names several high profile figures involved in the alleged conspiracy.
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Gadski
New York
Hans Tauscher
Mme. Gadski
Wolf von Igle
Welland Canal
Coroner to Probe Death of Steger in Illinois Town
Chicago report says a coroner's jury will investigate the death of John V. Steger piano maker and multimillionaire. His body was found in the reservoir at the piano factory in Steger Illinois, the town named after him.
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Chicago
John V. Steger
Steger
Ilnois
MIT Moves to Cambridge Campus in $10 Million Project
Boston Mass. MIT will transfer from its old city site to a new group of buildings on the river’s north bank in Cambridge. Officials announce a formal celebration of the move this week highlighting the project cost and regional expansion.
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College
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Athletic Director on Trial in Wagoner High Case
Muskogee Oklahoma reports C P McDarment Wagoner High School athletic director is on trial charged with the murder of Edgar Watts, a local high school student. The case centers on a fatal incident at the school involving a student.
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Muskogee
C. P. McDarment
Wagoner (Ok.) High School
Edgar Watts
Girl on Visit Missing in Springfield Illinois
Leona Bell a 13 year old girl from Clarksville Missouri who came to visit the Kennedy family in Springfield has not arrived as planned a week ago and police have been alerted about her unexplained absence.
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Springfield
Ill
Leona Bell
Clarksville
Walter B. Kennedy
Taft to Speak at National Education Association Meeting
The annual meeting of the National Education Association opens in New York on July 8. Former President William H. Taft is scheduled to deliver a speech amid discussions on school and college work.
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Taft
New York
National Education Association
William H. Taft
Wilson
Logan Homestead Burned In Benton Fire
The old Logan homestead in Benton was destroyed by fire. It was the house General John A. Logan brought his bride to after their Shawneetown marriage and a center for many social events.
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Logan
Benton
John A. Logan
Shawneetown
Bandits Kidnap Pak of Cowboys Near Laredo
Mexican bandits raided the Coleman ranch about 50 miles northwest of Laredo and were driven back across the border by a troop of the fourteenth cavalry under Capt. Ola W. Bell. They took 80 horses but caused no damage to ranch property. Villa leader named as head of robbers. pursuit traced over 50 miles.
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Villa
San Antonio
Texas
Coleman Ranch
Laredo
Fourteenth Cavalry
Ola W. Bell
Bandits Carry Off Cowboys at Texas Ranches
In Laredo two American cowboys George Conover and Arthur Myers were captured during a raid on the Johnson and Cole man ranches. The bandits, led by Luis de la Rosa, escaped to Palafox, Tex., about 50 miles away after stampinged horses. Foreman George R. Alexander and three men fled with horses to Webb City before attackers, then rode to Minera to report the incident to army officers.
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T. A. Coleman Ranch
Webb City
Tex
Rio Grande
Minera
New Revolution Breaks in Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Officials report a new revolution breaking out in Tehuantepec Isthmus Mexico. Tehuantepec city, the isthmus capital, has fallen to revolutionists. Salina Cruz on the Pacific faces threat of capture. Anarchy is reported across the Isthmus.
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Out
Washington
State Department
Tehuantepec
Mexico
Salina Cruz
Pacific
Slander Suit Delayed in Kansas City Mining Dispute
In Kansas City Missouri the $50,000 damage suit for slander filed by Alexander Howat president of the Kansas district United Mine Workers of America against Charles Keith former president of the Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators association and others is delayed expectations point to early next week. It seems unlikely Joseph Hi Hazen the alleged financial agent of Keith will testify as witnesses. efforts to bring him here have failed with telegrams to him in Omaha going unanswered.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Alexander Howat
Hazen
Omaha
German Submarines Sink 56 Allied Vessels in May
A May report from the German admiralty states that 56 ships flying entente flags, totaling 118,500 tons, were sunk by German and Austro-Hungarian submarines and mines.
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Berlin
Crow causes streetcar delay in Reading crossing
A crow perched on an iron crossarm near high tension wires created a short circuit and halted trolley traffic on suburban lines in Reading, Pa., for several hours.
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Reading
Marriages Tie Woods to Morgan Family in New York
Police Commissioner Arthur Woods of New York City wed Miss Helen Morgan Hamilton in Sterlington New York. Helen is the granddaughter of the late J Pierpont Morgan and the ceremony linked two prominent families in a private service.
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Morgan
Sterlington
N. Y
Arthur Woods
New York City
Helen Morgan Hamilton
J. Pierpont Morgan
Man Swallows Toothbrush in Dalston Tragedy
Solomon Garnett died in a Dalston hospital after reportedly swallowing a toothbrush. Doctors recovered a five inch brush at autopsy, and friends recalled his claim as a jest before his death.
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Dalston
England
Solomon Garnett
Democrats Open Their Big Meet in St Louis
The Democratic national convention opened in the Coliseum with William F. McCombs presiding and Glynn named temporary chairman. Glynn praised Wilsons policy, argued for preparedness, and predicted a victory for American principles. A large suffrage demonstration called the Golden Lane drew cheers and featured a tableau with Liberty and a yellow parasol.
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St. Louis
Coliseum
William F. McCombs
National Committee
Cabinet
United States
John L Martin
McCombs
Martin H. Glynn
New York
Locust Street
Old Art Museum
Liberty
Mississippi River
Biography of Republican candidate Charles Evans Hughes
A biographical sketch portrays Charles Evans Hughes as a staunch foe of corrupt NY interests. Born April 11 1862 in Glens Falls NY, Hughes rises from modest beginnings to Colgate Brown University and Columbia Law School, later becoming governor in 1907 and U S Supreme Court associate justice in 1910. The piece highlights his reforms, gas investigation impact, and personal views on work religion and public service.
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New York
Charles Evans Hughes
Empire State
Hughes
David C. Hughes
Mary C. Connelly
Charles
Glens Falls
N. Y
Newark
N. J
Madison University of Hamilton
Colgate University
Brown University
Columbia Law School
Brooklyn
Antoinette Carter
Walter S. Carter
Cornell University Law School
Albany
Taft
United States Supreme Court
Lfe
Charles 8. Hughes
Women Sufferers Need Swamp Root Advise
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble often misdiagnosed as other ailments. If kidneys aren’t healthy, other organs suffer. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root restores kidney health and may ease back pain headaches and fatigue. Get bottles at drug stores or request a sample by mail to Dr Kilmer & Co. Binghamton NY.
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Kilmer
Irrefutable Evidence Dialogue on Family Ties
A sharp exchange reveals a character boasting a fine old family while others hint at prominent connections kept quiet. The snippet centers on social status and discreet lineage within a literary scene.
Coveted by All Hair Cream Ad Promises Restored Luster
A vintage advertisement touts La Creole Hair Creasing as the solution for gray, harsh, or stiff hair to restore beauty and luster. Priced at $1.00, the ad emphasizes transformational effects and affordability.
Fingerprint Odds Stir Couple In Cuddled Parlor
A young man and a girl on a sofa discuss fingerprint rarity. He notes the chance of two prints matching is not one in 64 billion. She quips that they already share almost everything, leaving the moment humorous and intimate.
Cuticura Advertises Skin Care Products
A vintage advertisement urges readers to bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water to cleanse and purify, then dry lightly and apply Cuticura Ointment to soothe and heal. It claims instant itch relief, clearing pimples, removing dandruff and scalp irritations, and healing rough hands, with free samples by mail.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Apostle of Science Speaker Refused by Desk Clerk
An agent offers a volume to improve eloquence while a man at a desk rebuffs the pitch, noting his political fame as a pussyfooter and that speaking less serves him best.
Shampooing Ad Promotes Scalp Care and Hair Darkening
An advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing as a strongly alkaline scalp cleanser and hair darkener. It claims frequent use burns the scalp if overdone and offers the product at 1.00 dollars.
Quarters of Quarreling Dutch in Locked Doors
In a brief vignette, Katie recalls a mistress and master forever quarrelling behind locked doors. She notes a keyhole existed yet the quarrels were conducted in French, hinting at a tense household and a maid named Mamie reflecting on leaving.
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Mamie
Katie
Missus
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