Europe Demands Peace in Mexico Crisis Near
European powers urge peace in Mexico as tensions rise. Four French and four German warships near Vera Cruz and the Caribbean, with British and Italian vessels in regional waters, delay a U.S. response while ambassadors in Paris assess investments and casualties. President Wilson facing decisive options.
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West India
Bryan
Huerta
War Department
White House
Mexico
France
Wilson
Washington
Washington Post
Vera Crag
Caribbean
West Indies
Italy
Mexican
Paris
Europe
United States
Mexxico
Threat to Mexicans Their Release Demanded
Washington demands the immediate release of American prisoners in Chihuahua and Juarez via cipher message to Consul Letcher. Six Americans are reported arrested in Ciudad Juarez and three American Mexicans executed as mutiny plots unfold amid Huerta’s government.
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Washington Post
Jnarex
Mexice
Francisco Castro
Charles B. Dixon
United States State Department
Ameri
Gonsul Marion
Chihuahua City
Edwin C. Bryan
Chihuahua
Letcher
United States
Charles Biesel
Roland MacDonald
Raymond Herreil
Alberto Marcado
Huerta
Mexico
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Victoriano Huerta
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Millions to banks under U S security plan for crops
Secretary McAdoo announced a new policy to deposit 26 to 50 million dollars in national banks across the South and West. Prime commercial paper and state, municipal, and other bonds will back deposits at par or 75 percent value, with limits. Deposits target harvest regions, repaid in installments, to ease late summer money strain. Tillman warns Congress of cotton planter losses without emergency currency.
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United States
Mc¢Adoo
Treasury
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Tillman
South Carolina
Congress
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New York
House Banking and Currency Committee
Senator Warns of Bank Relief Limitations and 1907 Parallels
The senator argues the Aldrich-Vreeland act offers no relief to the people due to strict conditions. Relief, he contends, must come through regional bank associations. He warns that without action, the South faces severe hardship, alleging New York banks would rather scuttle the ship than loosen farmers’ grip.
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New York
Treasury Won't Seek Extra Margin on 2 Percent Bonds
Secretary McAdoo stated the Treasury will not demand additional margin on United States 2 per cent bonds used for national bank circulation due to lower market value. The bond retirement provision currently strengthens the privileges of 2 per cent bond holders.
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Treasury
United States
Eight Dollar Dinner for Daniels at Country Club
Secretary Daniels arrives in Denver for a lavish dinner priced at eight dollars per plate with guests including government officials. The event features a 13 year old wine, a ship in ice motif, and anticipated naval representations. Daniels later visits Salt Lake City for a luncheon and denies threats related to his Seattle remarks.
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Washington Post
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United States Navy
Salt Lake City
Utah
Daniels
Butte
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Spry
Industrial Workers of the World
Seattle
Fire Claims $1,000,000 Loss at Bangor Mills
A late night blaze in Bangor, Allentown area, destroyed the Flory Manufacturing plant, Flory Milling Company, a furniture store, and four homes on North Main Street. Firemen faced water shortages and secured additional supply from Easton as flames raged until early morning.
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Flory Milling Company
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Easton
Woman Begins Long Walk to Minneapolis with Two Sons
Mrs. M. B. Chester of Middletown New York started from New York today with her two 13 and 9 year old sons to walk to Minneapolis. She carries a letter from Mayor Gaynor to the Minneapolis mayor hoping to deliver it in about two months. She wears a farmer wife bonnet and gingham dress and says the journey is for the love of walking.
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Minneapolis
M. B. Chester
Middletown
N. Y
Gaynor
Chester
Dynamite Plot Affects Portage Lake Bridge Strike
Calumet Mich July 31 dynamite figures in copper mine strike as eight alleged plotters arrested near Red Jacket shaft. A fused stick found on one prisoner and rumors of an attack on Portage Lake bridge prompt militia guards at both ends and traffic suspended. Authorities consider central sleeping quarters for families of nonunion workers amid threats and guard measures.
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Portage Lake
Hancock
Houghton
Red Jacket
Goardhouse
Gen Abbey
Michigan
Eight Cars Fall From Bridge Near Muncie
Eight cars toppled from a bridge on Big Four train No 4 six miles west of Muncie Indiana just after midnight. The Pullman cars were en route from St Louis to New York and a number of passengers are reported seriously injured.
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Here
New York
St. Louis
Trailed Wife’s Auto Trip Divorce Sparks Trial
Ernest Conrad Divine head of the National Motor Car Company obtained a divorce from Edith Stevens Divine after testifying he trailed his wife and companions in a pursuit from Chicago. He said he followed them with a detective, revealing their trip to a Michigan summer resort before Edith departed. She did not contest the suit.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Ernest Conrad Divine
National Motor Car Company
Edith Stevens Divine
Divine
Divines
Michigan
Crash Kills Six Laborers at Superior Ore Docks
Six laborers were killed and fifteen others may have been drowned after an ore train on the Great Northern Railroad crashed into another train loading ore on the docks at Superior Wisconsin shortly after midnight.
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Superior
Wis
Great Northern Railroad
Battleship Expansion Debate Enters Roosevelt Naval Plan Review
The article notes a push to authorize four new battleships plus escorts and auxiliaries, with Secretary Daniels favoring three new battleships and President Wilson remaining noncommittal. Roosevelt oversees a policy workshop on shore establishment as Pacific Coast plans gain approval, including a San Francisco base for fleet support.
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Pacific
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Daniels
London broker claims wife at race meeting
London July 31 The romantic marriage of Doris Joel daughter of Solomon Barnato Joel and Arthur Walter a stock broker was brought to light at the Goodwood race meeting this week by Mr Walter dramatically claiming his bride. The couple were secretly married three months ago. Mrs Walter's father is a member of Barnato Bros diamond merchants and a director in De Beers and other diamond mining companies. He is reputedly very wealthy.
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London
Doris Joel
Solomon Barnato Joel
Arthur Walter
Goodwood
Walter
Lord Decies Wins Suit Against Builders Over Sefton Park
London July 31 verdict in high court finds Lord Decies victorious against builders and architects who reconstructed his country house Sefton Park. Justice Bailbache orders damages of 28 dollars for overcharges and bad workmanship and costs of the counter claim totaling between 50 000 and 60 000 dollars.
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London
Lord Decies
High Court
Sefton Perk
Lord Desies
Justice Bailbache
Mitchel 45 Named Chosen on Tenth Ballot for Mayor
John Purroy Mitchel, 34, collector of the port and former president of the board of aldermen, is the fusion nominee for mayor of New York. On the tenth ballot by a committee of 107, he defeated District Attorney Whitman and Manhattan Borough President McAneny after hours of struggle. Final tally 45 for Mitchel to 43 for Whitman. McAneny supporters dispersed between Mitchel and Whitman as the conference closed.
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Washington Post
New York
John Purroy Mitchel
Board of Aldermen
Mitchel
Wilson
Whitman
George McAneny
Manhattan
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Mr. Mitchel
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Alstrict
Fusion
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McClellan
Gaynor
Stong
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Baker
Board of Estimate
Seize Gangster at Grave During Funeral Ambush
New York July 31 Detectives moved from mourners at Calvary Cemetery and arrested John Henry Moore on a 1911 murder indictment during a gunman’s funeral. Gangsters tried to free Moore as detectives fired revolvers and escorted him to a funeral coach. Moore, aged 35, is accused in the Lathin attack that left Joseph Larkin dead in a Tenderloin dance hall twenty months earlier.
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New York
John Henry Moore
Calvary Cemetery
Moore
Joseph Larkin
Tenderloin
Engineer and Fireman Die in Louisiana derailment near Livingston
An L and N passenger train derailed 3 miles north of Livingston at noon today. Engineer John asig and Fireman NF Carey, both of Louisville, were killed. Express Messenger Bridges, also of Louisville, was injured. None of the passengers were hurt.
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Marepe Demards Peace im Mxico
Marepe Demards peace in Mexico leads today's front page items. government topics dominate. Ambitious naval plans, two battleships, and a key nomination shape national policy amid international tensions.
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Wilson
Mateans
Naval Board
Mitchel
Ataverastra Forces Tai
Venezuela
Steien
Mulhall
Aluerta Garrison Ass Hig
Spols
Thornton Asses
Weather Bureau
Riley
Alexandria
Greeks Regain Positions After Two Day Battle at Druma
In Saloniki dispatches from The Daily Telegraph, Greek forces retook their left flank after Bulgarians reinforced by about 50,000 men attacked in the Druma district. The two day battle ended with Greek victory but at a cost of around 2,000 killed and 6,000 to 7,000 wounded, including officers with historic names.
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Daily
Telegraph
Saloniki
Druma
Servian
Castro Has Firm Grip Brother In Rebel Field
Reports from Venezuela claim Gen Cipriano Castro leads a revolt across multiple states with Gen Carmelo Castro commanding rebels in Tachira. Rebel forces seize Coro and control local government functions while central authorities delay response. Telegraph lines were cut prior to the uprising.
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Curacao
Venezuela
Cipriano Castro
Leon Jurada
Falcon
Coro
Revolutionista
Lara
Navas
Zulla
United States of Colombia
Maracaibo
Zulia
Carmelo Castro
Tachira
Castro
State Department
Elliott Northcutt
Jefferson Caffery
Legation
Caracas
Gomez
Train Kills 4 Year Old Hero in Maryland Tragedy
A Baltimore area railroad incident in Maryland ends with a four year old boy hailed as a hero after shielding his sister from an oncoming train. The child died instantly when struck by the locomotive while attempting to pull his sister to safety.
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Stolen gems puzzle deepens with expert thief theory
Narragansett Pier reports the Rumsey and Hanan jewel heists as a coordinated professional theft. Investigators suspect an expert gang, aided by an auto linked to Ocean road and a wider network of big-city diamond dealers warned to screen strangers with high-value jewels. Detectives from rival agencies shadow suspects, while Mrs. Hanan and Mr. Rumsey reject the idea of servant involvement and emphasize the case as an inside job theory evolving with each clue.
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R. F
Charles Cary Rumsey
John J. Hanan
New York
Boston
Oren
Ocean Road
Rumsey
Hanan
Honus Wagner Asked $15 For His Suit By Museum
Pittsburgh July 31 The famed baseball star Honus Wagner refuses to have his uniform placed on display as a collectible. jokes about museum offers, fares, and travel details accompany the odd, garbled report as the story references prices and routes to Philadelphia Wilmington and Washington, with a return on the same day.
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