Americans Backed Madero in Mexican Revolt Rumors
New Orleans dispatch reports Juan P. Didapp alleging U S backing for Madero by Taft Pierce and Harriman interests with a 5 million loan repaid at 20 million. A new junta is said to replace the one disrupted by arrests.
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New Orleans
Juan P. Didapp
Mexico
Charles P. Taft
Henry Clay Pierce
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Harriman
Madero
Diaz
Didapp
United States
Marfa
Tex
Pascual Oroxco
Pascual Orozco, Jr
Presidio
Ojinaga
Mex
Mathews
Griffin
Douglas
Ariz
Altar
Sonora
Emilio Campa
Threatening letter writer sought in Chicago case
Detectives and postal authorities traced an anonymous letter threatening to kill Miss Virginia Brooks leader of the West Hammond anti-vice crusade and city officials. A partially erased return address on the envelope provides a clue to locate the writer, believed to be by a different person than previous threats to Brooks.
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Chicago
Virginia Brooks
West Hammond
Miss Brooks
Russian aviator survives Lake Michigan crash escape
Ignace Sementouk, a Russian aviator piloting a Hamilton-Brooks bi hydroaeroplane, nearly drowned when the craft stalled about a mile from shore in Lake Michigan. He swam ten minutes to reach the surface and was rescued by the power boat Irene commanded by Max Brember.
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Chicago
Ignace Sementouk
Hamilton-Brooks
Lake Michigan
Irene
Max Brenber
U S Plans Coal Quiz
A telegram from the acting secretary in Washington says the United States government will begin at once a detailed investigation into the causes of the anthracite coal shortage in New York and New England. The probe is part of a broader inquiry by the Bureau of Labor into coal conditions.
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Pottsville
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
United States
New York
New England
Bureau of Labor
Death by drinking carbolic acid in Maryville case
Miss Mary Williams of Maryville drank carbolic acid after calling a neighbor to witness the act and died shortly afterward. The incident occurred on September 20 as police investigate the death as a possible suicide.
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Maryville
Mary Williams
Aviation Powers Trade War Tactics At Cambridge Maneuvers
Cambridge England September 20 A official notice says army maneuvers are abandoned and a military conference will judge results and explain cessation. Fifty thousand men from rival forces fail to gain advantage after days of minor engagements and stalemate. The king observed the operations as air scouts and airships aided reconnaissance for both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
England
Flying Corps
Aviators Form a Union in Berlin Strikes for Wages
Berlin reports aviators form a union amid many accidents and demand a minimum wage of 75 dollars per month for German aeroplane pilots.
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Berlin
Trust Trial Halted Over Illness Delays Harvester Inquiry
In Chicago on September 20 the government paused attempts to dissolve the International Harvester company citing the illness of counsel Edgar A. Bancroft. Special examiner Robert B. Taylor continued the inquiry as key corporate records remained unavailable.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
Edgar A. Bancroft
Robert 8. Taylor
R. 8. Taylor
Harvester Company
Rebels Fire on American Force Near Granada
Washington reports three marine companies with three machine guns rushing from Managua to Granada amid rebels led by General Mena firing on U S sailors and marines. First detachment reportedly fired on at Masaya. reinforcements ordered under Major Baker. The situation is described as dangerous with college girls still in rebel hands and US resolve to protect citizens and interests.
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Washington
Managua
Granada
United States
General Mena
Navy Department
General Pendleton
Pendleton
Masaya
Major Butler
Baker
Nicaragua
Mena
Lawler Wins in Primary in Minnesota Race
Minnesota returns from the first statewide primary show Democratic ticket nominations secured for United States Senator D. W. Lawler St Paul governor P M Ringdahl secretary of state Harvey W Grimmer attorney general W F Donohue railroad and warehouse commissioners J G Reiter J N Gayner Gov A O Eberhart leads Republicans over five rivals for renomination.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
United States
D. W. Lawler
P. M. Ringdahl
Harvey W. Grimmer
W. F. Donohue
J. G. Reiter
J. N. Gayner
A. O. Eberhart
Har
Miss Drexel to Aid New Catholic Colored Schools
Miss Katherine Drexel founder of the Sisterhood of the Blessed Sacrament arrives in New York to supervise the opening of the first Catholic school for colored children. Funds come from her private fortune of about 16 million dollars to be devoted to benefactions.
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New York
Katherine Drexel
Sisterhood of the Blessed Sacrament
AWAIT ORDER OF ATTACK IN UTAH MINING STRIKE
About 4000 miners hold copper, lead and silver mines near Bingham Utah. Deputies threaten an armed assault to dislodge the fortifications while officials rush forces to scene and governor Spry is asked to intervene for a surrender and negotiations.
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Bingham
Utah
Steele
Charles R. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Utah Copper Mine
George W. Dwyer
Utah Copper
Utah-Apex
Spry
Moyer
Salt Lake City
Wen
Taft to Push Budget System for U.S. Outlook
President Taft plans to expose Americans to a budget system for estimating government revenues and expenditures. He aims to compare budget form estimates with the current method and, with Secretary MacVeagh, to highlight the approach’s advantages. A formal statement on the budget is expected soon.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
United States
Congress
Great Britain
MacVeagh
Dirigible Makes Long Sea Voyage From Hamburg
The Zeppelin Hansa flew over to Denmark and Sweden visiting Copenhagen and Malmo. The 13 hour voyage included a luncheon landing at Copenhagen.
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Hamburg
Hansa
Denmark
Sweden
Malmo
Copenhagen
U S Adopts New Drug The Navy Tests Innovative Anesthetic
The U S Navy adopts a new anesthetic compound from Dr James T Gwathmey using essence of orange with ether and chloroform. Five successful Brooklyn Navy Hospital operations on September 10 used the mixture. The method reduces nausea and pneumonia risk and lowers narcotizing costs for military use.
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New York
United States Navy
James T. Cgwathmey
St. Bartholomew's
Gwathmey
Brooklyn Navy Hospital
Hearing set in Missouri beef case October 1
Jefferson City Sept 20 final hearing of the ouster suit against Missouri beef packers will be held in St Louis October 1 before Special Commissioner Dillon. Both sides to close their case then. Supreme Court also set lumber ouster for October 24 on the special commissioner report finding the companies violated the anti trust law.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
St. Louis
Dillon
Supreme Court
Burros Cause 11 Deaths on Mexican Train Derailment
In Mexico, three burros blocked a northbound Mexican Central troop train near Torreon as its whistle failed to deter them. The collision killed eleven soldiers and injured forty-seven, with the dead and wounded brought to Torreon for treatment.
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Mexico City
Torreon
Augusta college warns sorority girls to disband or face spring ban
The Augusta college faculty has served notice to sorority member girls that they must disband immediately or be barred from registering for the spring term.
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Rock Sand
Lil
Augusta College
Furnace blast near Johnstown claims several lives
Pittsburg report says a blast furnace explosion near Johnstown results in multiple deaths and many injuries with responders rushing to the scene.
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Pittsburg
Johnstown
Archduchess Elizabeth Francesca Weds Count Waldburg
Archduchess Elizabeth Francesca, daughter of Archduke Francis Salvator, married Count George von Waldburg, a dragoon officer, at Schloss Wallsee castle chapel in Vienna presence of Emperor Francis Joseph. The archduchess, born January 1893, recently renounced her royal rights. Waldburg formerly tutored the archduchess and her brothers.
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Vienna
Austria
Elizabeth Franciska
Archduke Francis Salvator
George von Waldburg
Schloss Wallsee
Francis Joseph
Count von Waldburg
New York Schools Budget Requests 38 Million Next Year
The New York City school system plans a 38.3 million dollar budget for the coming year, an increase of about 4.5 million from 1912. The finance plan outlines expenditures across departments under the education department.
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New York
The
of Education
Standard Oil ties Japan oil to California shipments
In testimony before a referee in the Waters Pierce investigation Richard C. Welt, secretary of Standard Oil of New York, said New York exports oil bought from California, which ships to Honolulu, while Japan is not supplied by California. He stated there is no competition between the New York and California companies for Japanese business. Both were formerly subsidiaries of Standard Oil of New Jersey.
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New York
Standard Oil Company of
Japan
California
Honolulu
Richard C. Vel
New York Company
Welt
Standard Oil Waters Pierce
Samuel Untermyer
Waters Pierce Company
Mr. Weit
The
Standard OU Company of
New Jersey
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C. P. Taft
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Lucien Bonaparte Wise
Panama City
Pacific Ocean
Lieutenant Wise
Lawler
Minnesota Democrats
Miss Drexel
Franklin Murphy
Murphy
Republican National Committee
Borden B. Whiting
U.S
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Elizabeth Franziska
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