China demands big indemnity from Mexico for revolutionary damage
El Paso reports China formally seeks 32 million Mexican dollars in damages to Chinese subjects during the Mexican revolution. Chargé dAffaires Shang Ai Sune predicts payment within three months after discussions with President De La Barra and President Madero. Separately Torreon authorities report ongoing persecution of Chinese with raids on gardens and armed intimidation.
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el Paso
China
Mexico
Shang Ai Sune
Sune
President de la Barra
Madero
Torreon
Mr and Mrs Sopwith Change to Chicago Aviation Couple
English aviator Mr Sopwith and his wife arrive in Chicago to begin a new chapter in their travel and aviation pursuits. They are met by local interest and press attention during their city visit.
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Chicago
Arrests Expected in Coatesville Lynching Probe
Harrisburg, Aug 18. Governor Tener told Chester County DA Gawthrop to arrest those responsible for Zach Walker lynching in Coatesville last Sunday. State police and militia ready to back the effort. AG department offered aid. District Attorney said he would work with state forces in unity. Arrests of prominent Coatesville citizens expected within 24 hours.
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Harrisburg
John K. Tener
Robert S. Gawthrop
Chester County
Zach Walker
Coatesville
State Constabulary
Attorney General's Department
Gawthrop
Taft Vetoes Wool Tariff Bill and Demands Board Report
President Taft vetoes the wool bill passed by Democrats and insurgents, saying he has no scientific data to act. He vows to veto any tariff measure until a tariff board reports, citing the party platform on protective duties and the need for expert analysis before changes. He recalls the tariff board’s aim to provide accurate, impartial information on proposed schedules.
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Washington
Taft
House of Representatives
Tariff Board
Congress
John H. Osborne Dead Pioneer of Harvesting Industry
John H. Osborne of Auburn New York died at his home from heart failure at seventy nine. He founded the local harvester plant now controlled by International Harvester. In youth he fought under John Brown in Kansas.
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Auburn
N. Y
John H. Osborne
International Harvester Company
John Brown
Kansas
Two Men Killed by Fast Freight Near Rochelle
In Rochelle Illinois on August 18 Andrew O Hearn fifty and Frank Ellis thirty both Chicago residents were killed when struck by a Chicago and Northwestern fast freight near the city. They were workers at the Hohenadel canning plant.
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Rochelle
Ill
Andrew O'Hearn
Frank Ellis
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
Hohenadel
Murderer Is Dead After Fatal Shooting in Brazil
Salin Albert is dead from a bullet wound after he killed Mrs. Toney George and shot himself. Mrs. George died about a day later. Albert had shot her five times and himself twice. He sought to elope with her from her husband, a newly arrived Syrian, but she refused.
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Brazil
Ind
Salin Albert
Toney George
George
Albert
Pope Shows Improvement Progressing At Rome
The Pope rose at eight, sat at his desk, and resumed duties. He received Cardinal Merry Del Val, his secretary of state. Doctors note a rising appetite and steady progress, with daily visits soon to end.
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Rome
Merry del Val
FAKES LIFE AFTER SPREE
James Arbuckle, fifty, heir to a wealth in coffee, killed himself in Lowell Indiana. A photograph and letters suggest a love affair with Mary Williams, a Chicago nurse visiting her uncle James Black, Cedar Creek township trustee. Williams denies any ties. Arbuckle was a bachelor with a secretive life in the community.
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Hammond
Ind
James Arbuckle
Arbuckle
Lowell
Mary Williams
Chicago
James Black
Cedar Creek Township
Togo’s American Visit Canceled Due to Illness
An attack of acute indigestion forces the cancellation of a program honoring Admiral Togo in Boston. The planned reception for the Japanese naval officer and his proposed voyage to Provincetown to meet the U S fleet were abandoned.
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Boston
Mass
Togo
Provincetown
United States
Forest fires near Penobsquis finally quenched after week
Heavy rains in St John New Brunswick end a week of forest fires that had threatened Penobsquis and nearby villages. The flames swept over more than six miles, devastating thousands of acres of timberland and causing extensive damage.
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St. John, N. B
Penobsquis
Weather Outlook for Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin
Indiana and Illinois northern regions see fair skies with local showers in southern portions today. Tomorrow, fair with light northerly winds becoming variable. Wisconsin experiences fair conditions today and tomorrow with light to moderate northerly winds turning variable.
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Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Lemon slices for whiter white clothes boiling tips
When boiling white clothes cut a small lemon with rind into three or four slices and place in the boiler to remove stains. The lemon makes linen, handkerchiefs, and frocks beautifully white.
Senate passes cotton bill with amendments
The Senate approved the House cotton bill with Democratic revisions. Key changes include Senator Bacon's amendment on the iron and steel schedule, Senator Watson's cut on earel duties, and Senator Reed's reduction of Payne bill duties to 30 percent.
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Washington
Senate
Bacon
Watson
West Virginia
Reed
Missouri
Payne
Diet and health hints on diet and disease cause
The Lancet Clinic notes that about 90 percent of disease stems from avoidable dietary errors. Medical practice now emphasizes removing the cause via dietetic treatment while acknowledging mental factors. As a man eateth so he thinketh, diet strongly shapes thought.
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Lancet
Signal Given for Bic Strike
Premier Asquith offers to appoint a royal commission to investigate railway issues but unions reject the plan. Fifteen hundred telegrams signal a general strike as Labor MPs back the unions and warn government pressure on railway companies. Sydney Braxton, railroad managers, and union leaders met to discuss the crisis with Ram say McDonald and Ram say McDonald present.
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Asquith
Royal Commission
London
Wnions
Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants
James Henry Thames
M. P
House of Comimone
Sydney Braxton
Board of Trade
Amalgamated
Rail Way Servants’ Union
Ramsay McDonald
McDonald Prevous
Bruxton
Senators Target Cotton Industry Duties
Senator Simmons of North Carolina pushes machinery used in cotton mills onto the dutiable list at 30 percent. Senator Overman revises the chemical schedule to cut duties on chemicals employed in cotton manufacturing.
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Senator Simmons
North Carolina
Senator Overman
House approves conference report on free list and publicity bills
Washington reports the house agreed to the conference report on the free list and campaign publicity bills.
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Washington
House
Free List Bill Heads to President for Veto
Washington August 18 The free list bill was approved by both houses and will go to the president where it faces a veto.
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Washington
Roosevelt a Granddad as Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Welcomes Daughter
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. in San Francisco on August 18. Mother and child are reported in satisfactory condition. Mrs. Roosevelt Jr. was Eleonor Butler Alexander of New York, married June 20, 1910 at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
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Cal
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Roosevelts
Roosevelt
Roosevelt, Jr
Eleanor Butler Alexander
New York
Coronel
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
New York City
Peace negotiations open in London amid strike talks
In the House of Commons Lloyd George announced that railway managers and striker representatives had reopened negotiations and were considering the government's proposal. He said the committee has not given up hope of a settlement.
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London
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Rostand in Serious Condition After Car Accident
Edmond Rostand, the French dramatist, remains in grave condition after a serious automobile crash near Biarritz. He was trapped under the overturned car for some time, suffering head and body injuries and possible internal damage.
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Rostand
Biarritz
France
Edmond Rostand
Here
Tornado Causes Heavy Damage in Galena Illinois
A tornado struck Galena Illinois on August 18 causing heavy property loss and widespread damage across the city. Strong winds damaged homes businesses and infrastructure with emergency crews assessing the scene and residents beginning repairs.
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Galena
Iron Offers Amendment Revising and Steel Schedule
The report notes an amendment proposed by Iron to revise the flour schedule and related steel production terms. Officials outline changes affecting pricing, delivery dates, and allocation priorities for the industrial sector.
Cabinet Clash as Wiley Alleges Altered Ruling Bias
Dr. H W Wiley testifies before a committee that a corn syrup ruling by the bureau of chemistry the food and drug inspection board and Secretary Wilson was changed to favor corn syrup interests without input from Wiley or his colleagues. He says the original decision was approved then unpublished and later replaced by a contrary cabinet action.
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Washington
H.W. Wiley
House
Bureau of Chemistry
Food and Drug Inspection Board
Wilson
Iito
Bro Wiley Eggtt
Printig
Three Mente Ot
Clean up Vice District in Gary Black Belt
Gary Indiana police will launch a crusade against vice in the Black Belt district amid reports illegal houses are tipped to spies. Chief Joe Martin orders a district clean up after ongoing trouble and failed arrests. Poisoned by Mistake in Fond du Lac. Nathaniel W Lailade dies after taking cyanide of potash for medicine.
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Gary
Ind
Joe Martin
Vatten
Fond du Lac
Wis
Nathaniel W. Lailade
Fifty Years Ago Today Aug 12 Steamer Kentucky Disaster
Fifty years ago on August 12 a steamer named Kentucky Yty ran down a Dan Rive circus vessel drowning a $20,000 rhingceros. Two French subjects were arrested by Swiss authorities at Villeta Grande on this date, an event that preceded a French invasion and led to a treaty to avert future embroilments.
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Kentucky
Villeta- Grande
Gilder Josef Pircher Scale Vienna Cathedral For Flag
Josef Pircher a gilder for a wager climbed 452 feet to the top of St. Stephen's Cathedral Vienna and placed the Imperial flag there.
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Josef Pircher
St. Stephen's Cathedral
Vienna
Sud
Atwood Flies to Cleveland After Erie Shore Flight
Harry N. Atwood arrived in Cleveland, Ohio by biplane after overnighting in the city en route from St. Louis to New York. The crossing followed a high altitude departure from Toledo and a Lake Shore route along Lake Erie, with arrival in Sandusky before continuing toward Cleveland.
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Cleveland, O
Harry NL Atwood
St. Lewis
New York
Atwood
Toledo
Erie
Lake Shore
Sandusky
Cleveland
Washington Spurs Negroes in Arkansas speech
In Little Rock on August 18 Dr. Booker T. Washington addressed about two thousand people, urging the Negroes to pursue greater opportunities and education. He warned youths against limited trades and cited economic figures for Arkansas farmers and Pullman porters to illustrate limited incomes.
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Little Rock
Ark
Booker T. Washington
South
Pullman
Tie
Factories Under Probe In New York Fire Inquiry
The initial meeting of a commission to investigate conditions under which manufacturing is carried on in the state recalls the loss of 155 lives in the Triangle Waist Company fire last March. The commission includes five from the state and four appointed by Dix, with Samuel G. Went of the American Labor among appointees.
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Wome
Trianle Waist Company
Comming
Contlitong
Min
Ture
Dix
Samuel Ge Went
Apieriegn
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