Prohibition Party hears Sulzer pledge to platform
Former Governor Sulzer spoke in St Paul at the Prohibition convention urging support for the party platform and nominee. The draft platform calls for nationwide Prohibition and woman suffrage, anti foreign trade planks, church-state separation guarantees, and government ownership of key grain facilities. The contentious debate over printing copies and immediate adoption sparked disruption and heated exchanges among delegates.
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Bt. Paul
Minn
Patton
William Sulzer
Hanley
Sulzer
Himeric
Paul
William Shaw
Follon
New York
St. Paul
Cvil
Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce
Villa Facing Early Capture Near Mexican Frontier
Galveston Texas July 20 The capture of Francisco Villa by de facto government forces is seen as imminent a cablegram to Mexican consul Juan A Mateos reports Villa’s messenger captured by Carranza troops and Villa said ill and needing medical aid. Troop movements and garrison reinforcements follow as authorities say Villa’s band of about 400 men is surrounded and capture seems likely. General Luis Caballeros arrives in Tampico to command the northeast army division, relieving General Halberat.
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Galveston
Texas
Francisco Villa
Juan A. Mateos
Villa
Carranza
Kien
Ehibeahas
Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
Mexico
Amados
Durango
Matiaa Mamon
Jacinto Travino
Rosario
Amos
Tepes Ifuanas
Lavanga
Treving
Misanacer
Garrizon
Ramos
Commandancia
Luis Cabalers
Tamaulipas
Mexico City
Bag
Tampico
Ofth
Army of the Northeast
Halfarat
Dynamite Sent to Copper Company Causes Border Move
Douglas Ariz July 20 permission from Washington to move a thousand boxes of dynamite across the border to the Cananta Consolidated Copper Co. to aid operations, the announcement stated. The transfer involves securing safety measures and complying with export controls.
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Copper Company
Douglas, Ariz
Washington,t
Ani
Cananta Consolidated Copper Corm
Webb bill urged by National Foreign Trade Council
Washington reports the National Foreign Trade Council urged passage of the Webb bill in a statement to the House Judiciary Committee. The council said American commissions in export trade are needed as war demand fades and to counter organized foreign rivals and customers benefiting from current cooperation.
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Washington
America
House
National Foreign Trade Council
Dassage
Webb
Pointtox
Ubenty
Rma
United States
Merchants Close Doors In Chihuahua City Currency Crisis
In Chihuahua City Mexico merchants shut doors fearing unprofitable trade under new Carranza currency issued by the de facto government. Civil Governor Francisca Trevino convened a mass meeting where merchants voiced grievances and commissions were named to present them to the national monetary commission in America City awaiting a decision while shops must stay open per the governor's order.
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Chihuahua City
Mexico
Carranza
Francisca Trevino
Chihuahuas
National Monetary Commission
Merica Ciy
Censorship Policy Endorsed by War Trade Minister
London reports Lord Norvert Ceeil stated there is no reason to curb press dispatches to the United States and that censorship should proceed for military reasons. Lord Hobert added the censorship aims to safeguard friendly relations and to enable a possible abolition of armed tension.
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London
Lord Norvert Ceeil
Houre of Commons
Lord Hobert
Military grounds debate over censorship urged abolition
A member urged abolishing censorship to show England's confidence in the United States, asserting the military grounds would benefit from open exchange and transparency. The remark reflects wartime diplomacy and press freedom debates shaping allied cooperation.
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England
United States
Guards Reinforce Glenn Springs Frontier Post
Marathon Texas dispatch reports the Tenth Pennsylvania Infantry and Company M elements sailing aboard motor trucks to reinforce the Glenn Springs border patrol. Word from Goquillas notes Private Thomas Haag of Company M, Tenth Pennsylvania, drowned recently. his body recovered and buried there.
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Marathon
Teras
Joly &C
Comjesny K
Tenth Pennsylvania Infantry
Glenh Springs
Goquillas
Thomas Haag
New Livestock Freight Rates Set by Interstate Commission
Washington July 29 The Interstate Commerce Commission issued new rates and regulations for transporting pedigreed livestock after a complaint by the National Society of Receive Association on behalf of 100000 fancy stock brokers. Minimum weights were fixed for cattle sheep and swine with cargo capacity set on a weights basis including horses mules colts oxen and bulls.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Society of Recond Association
Shipping rate rules clamp freight values and crates
In shipper calls to declare higher values, the commission held railroad charges justified by two percent for each fraction of a cent beyond standard value. Higher fees for crated stock and crates required by rules were deemed unreasonable and ordered discontinued.
Autos leaving for Yellowstone tour from Twin Cities
A group of about twenty touring autos from twelve Midwestern states departed Paol Minnesota on July 20 under National Park Highways relations and various automobile associations. Cars from Milaneso ta Wisconsin Iowa Missouri Todians land and more joined the westward trek. The caravan will be augmented as it proceeds, meeting tourists daily for noon and eight stops. The train equipped with baths barber shops and dining car will accompany the tour with repair outfits aboard. The expedition ends at Yellowstone Park on July 22.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
Yellor Tie Park
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Tettinhas
Hater Aluraue
Enall
Eccles
Coge
Alog
Utah Power & Light Company
Sonora
Isw
Glenn Springs
Twin Cities
Auspicea
National Park Highways Association
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