Mexican Crisis Echoes in London Editorials on Wilson
London dispatch notes Daily Chronicle calls Wilson's demand for Huerta ouster a risky diplomatic experiment and urges recognition to stave Mexico into chaos. Daily Mail counsels courtesy to Lind and warns against coercion while Huerta holds elections. Morning Post warns pacifism risks war and urges decisive action or intervention to secure peace.
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United States
Chronicle
Daily Mail
Mr. Wilton
Mail
Bucharest
American Statesman
Huerta
John Lind
Washington
Lind
The
America
Morning Post
Wilson
Pittsburgh Cruiser Ordered to Remain at Guaymas
Radiogram reports from San Diego indicate the armored cruiser Pittsburgh is to return to Guaymas pending Navy directives. The supply ship Glacier also remains at Guaymas. Rebels have forced Huerta’s forces under Gen. Pedro Ojeda to concentrate at Guaymas, with many refugees aboard the ships likely employees of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
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Cal
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Gulf of California
Pittsburgh
Guaymas
Navy
Aitment
Glacier
Say
Diego
San Francisco
Huerta
Pedro Ojeda
Guayams
Buffalo
Southern Pacific Railroad
Empalme
American woman left destitute by raiders reaches Nogales
Mrs Elisabeth Metzenthin of Austin Texas arrived in Nogales with four children after Yaqui raid on their Esperanza farm. Her husband died from shock, clothing was stolen, and the family was left destitute. AmericAn aid from Esperanza and US consular help accompany her while seeking relocation to Austin.
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Nogales
Aris
Elisabeth Metzenthin
Austin
Tex
Mexico
Esperanza
Metzenthin
United States
Home Rule Committee Attacks Newman Appointment
A petition from the home rule committee, signed by W. J. Frizzell, accused District Commissioner Newman of not meeting the three year continuous residency requirement. The document requests the Attorney General Mc Reynolds to begin a legal action to test Newman's right to hold office.
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Home Rule Committee
Newman
W. J. Friszell
Department of Justice
McReynolds
Gonzales Presents Credentials to Cuban President
William E. Gonzales American minister to Cuba presented his credentials to President Menocal Saturday morning. He arrived in Cuba Thursday but Menocal was away from Havana delaying his first official call.
Senate Urges Fresh Mexico Policy Debate
Democratic senators urged Republicans to move publicly on the Mexican situation and help shape a policy reflecting American wishes. President Wilson and officials welcomed renewed efforts to pursue peaceful, orderly treatment as Lind prepares to offer suggestions through the U S embassy.
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Congress
Mexico City
Linda
Situation Administration
Mexico
Rumeora
Mr. Lind
Capehart
Michigan
Vere. Cruz
Ciudad del Carmien
State Department
Phoebe Hearer
Lind
Recognition of Huerta Speech Inflames British Comment
The British government rejects American press commentary on Great Britain’s recognition of President Huerta. It says the remarks are based on a misconception of facts and denies influence by powerful financial interests.
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Wilson
London
Ameran
Intereasta
Government cites Huerta recognition aiding order and British interests
A government statement today explains that recognizing President Huerta was recognition of a provisional president pending an election. It says the move followed advice from the British minister to Mexico and aimed to restore order due to significant British interests. The French and German governments also recognized Huerta after a reception where the American ambassador spoke on their behalf.
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Huerta
Mexico
Huerta thanks Ambassador Wilson for US-Mexico notes
President Huerta and American Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson exchanged telegrams over the allied stance on U S Mexico questions. Huerta, via dispatch, expressed gratitude for Wilsons just expression of support and hopes for a wise, honorable settlement compatible with both nations dignity.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico
Torres Castro Captured Near La Guaira Venezuela
United States cruiser Des Moines and Secretary of Legation Tennant reached La Guaira. Government troops led by Generals Corcegas Sayago and Bustamante captured Torres Castro, a relative of ex president Cipriano Castro, after the July 28 defeat at Macuro. Rebels in Tachira dispersed. leaders retreated toward Colombia. Des Moines will stay to protect American lives and property.
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United States
Des Moines
Legation
Tennant
la Guaira
Caracas
Venezuela
Torres Castro
Cipriano Castro
la Gusira
Brunswick
Henry F. Tennant
New York
Boat Rescue Aboard Kann Yacht Saves Five From Sinking Launch
Louis Kann of 3S Kann Sons and Co led a dramatic rescue near Port Deposit when his Kannsted yach t saved two men two women and a child from a sinking launch on the Busquehanne during a fierce upper Chesapeake Bay storm. Commodore Kann ordered Capt Downey to reach the vessel, tow it to Bet ter ton, and transfer the rescued to the government launch Arbutus bound for their home.
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Louis Kann
3S, Kann, Sons and Co
L. Mesinger
D. Adler
Janowitz
Kann
J. Earle Downey
Maryland
Betterton
Bishop W T Sabine Dead at 74 in New York
Bishop William Turner Sabine DD of the Reformed Episcopal Church died at his Madison Avenue home in New York at age 74 after strokes and pneumonia symptoms. A former Episcopal rector, he led the First Reformed Episcopal Church on Fifth Avenue and was named bishop of the New York and Philadelphia synod in 1902. He married Maria Theresa Shieffelin in 1868 and had ten children, nine living.
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New York
William Turner Sabine
Reformed Episcopal Curch
Madison Avenue
New York and Philadelphia
Maria Theresa Shieffelin
Dragged by Street Car on Pennsylvania Avenue
August Neff, 45, of 916 East Capitol street, was knocked down and dragged by an eastbound Fourteenth street car while crossing Pennsylvania avenue at Third street yesterday morning. He was taken to Emergency Hospital with concussion of the brain. Doctors reported he is seriously injured but not in critical condition. Neff is a tinner by trade.
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August Neff
East Capitol Street
Fourteenth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Third Street
Neff
Urge Home for Girls Debate Sparks in Washington
Authorities question the legal basis for committing girls to sectarian refuges and advocate a public home for delinquent and incorrigible youths. The Cleland case propels ethical debate, with Lamont seeking an official investigation of the House of the Good Shepherd and calls for a National Training School for girls.
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Mgr
Russell
Heads of Sea
DeLacy
Board of Charities
Children’s Guardians
National Training School
Washington
Florence Cleland
Irla
Latimer
Cangreas
William A. Lamont
Misa Cleland
Lemont
Hame
Fox
Hall
Mr. Callender
Church of the Ascension
Twelfth Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Rock Creek Cemetery
Percy Craemer
Frank Oswald
Aldrich Butt
Clifford Petars
Defense of the House of the Good Shepherd
The Sisters of the House of the Good Shepherd run rescue houses worldwide with a Washington outpost holding 6% inmates. They admit only the fallen or incorrigible and rely on gentleness rather than punishment to maintain order, with inmates committed by courts or guardians.
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Sisters of the House of the Good Shepherd
Sisterhood of the Good Shepherd
Alstera
House of the Good Shepherd
Washington
Baltimore
Board of Children’s Guardians
Luncheon Averts Panama Canal Shipboard Trouble
Fourteen crewmen from the gunboat Hannibal on liberty near Naranjo trespassed to feast on coconuts at Senor Aguilar's plantation. After diplomatic talks led by Commander Haywood, Aguilar released all claims and invited American sailors ashore. The Hannibal continues charting islands near the canal’s eastern entrance to ensure safe navigation.
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Hannibal
Naranjo
Panama Canal
Senor Aguilar
Senor
State Department
Washington
Haywood
United States
Foreign Af
Colon
The House of the Good Shepherd Under Fire
William T. Russell of Washington writes about the House of the Good Shepherd, describing punishments for disobedient inmates and noting lack of public funding. He questions torture allegations in Florence Cleland case, defends the sisters, and proposes a three-man inquiry panel while lampooning critics.
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House of the Good Shepherd
Florence Cleland
Board of Children’s Guardian
Washington
McClellan
National Board
Fort Myer
Cuno H. Rudolph
John Joy Edson
Teut Col Young Maj King Arrive at Camp Perry Range
Camp Perry Ohio Aug 11 Preparations for the United States team free rifle match with France Switzerland Germany Sweden Argentine Republic and Peru began as Lieut Col Grendle Young DC team captain arrived. Major Thomas King scoring officer also arrived. West Virginia North Dakota and Iowa contingents joined. About 800 troops encamped to mark and score amid a gale from Lake Erie disrupting practice.
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Maj
King
Washington
Camp Perry
Ohio
United States
France
Switzerland
Germany
Sweden
Argentine Republic
Peru
Grendle Young
District of Columbia
National Rifle Association
Thomas
West Virginia
Adit
Bott
North Dakota
Iowa
Lake Erie
Notes From District National Guard Report
Shower baths attract snardsmen as mud hides in canvas baths. Officers and guards are listed for the day, with names from first and second regiments and the separate battalion. Camp life includes cooking, training, visits, and pay arrangements, plus preparations for an international rifle match in Camp Ferry. An auto trip to Winchester and town dances are noted, along with a Peruvian crisis update via cable from Lima.
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Harpéers Ferry
District National Guard
Camp Ferry
Washington
Harries
Col Parmerater
Maj. Cook
Winchester
Robbery on B street northwest nets Earp cash and pin
Le Vv. Earp former St. George Cafe manager in Norfolk was robbed of 310 in currency and a 260 diamond pin by three well dressed strangers on B street near the Smithsonian grounds late last night. One suspect flustered him with coin tricks before snatching the roll. a third man restrained him as police were alerted. Earp’s description aided a manhunt by Sixth precinct officers and plain clothes men. He currently stays at the National Hotel.
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le Vv. Earp
St. George
Norfolk
B Street
Smithsonian Grounds
Earp
Fourteenth Street
the Avenue
National Museum
Harp
Sergi Scriven
Rogues
Raleigh
N. C
Hall
National Hotel
Army runs for life during Ordway campaigns
Reconnaissance and combat detail a Marylanders advance to Ordway heights near Bolivar, repelling Virginian defenses. Reinforcements, wireless links, and hospital corps aid sustain the attack as Marylanders plant standards on the heights while resisting counterattacks at night.
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Potomac
Falla
Wentsell
Bolivar Heights
Fire Mountain
An Enemy to the King at Polis Theater Delights Crowd
Miss Jewel and Paul McAllister headlined a first joint appearance in An Enemy to the King at Polis Theater drawing a capacity audience. The production impressed with period settings, strong acting, and a seamless, romantic, swashbuckling portrayal praised as one of the most impressive costume plays in twenty years.
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Polisa
Kang
Poll
Miss Jewel
Paul McAllister
Columbia
Big Avenue Playhouse
Mora
Mr McAllister
Sieur de la Tourneire
Eli Sothern
Navarre
de Varton
Astairs
Mile de Varion
Charlemagne
Mark Kent
Berri
Dudley Hawley
Montignac
Thomas Willfame
Blaise
de la Tournoire
Polis Theater
Gayety Opens With The Queens Of Paris
The Gayety Theater opened yesterday with two packed houses and an excellent show The Queens of Paris featuring Koler Hat and Morton as comedians set a standard for the season and promise to boost Gayety popularity.
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Paris
Koler, Hat
Morton
Metropolis minstrels thrill Cosmos Theater crowd with lively acts
The Cosmos Theater hosted the Metropolitan Minstrels in a strong program featuring Rose Reading Alice Maude, Fannie Vedder, Midgle Miller, Harry Evans, and Billy Arlington. New songs, a two part skit We Us Co, and a chorus of 26 impressed, plus canine act Pope and Uno and parodies by Bernard and Lloyd. From Manger to Cross presented as a vivid pictorial life of the Savior.
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Alice Maude Ole
Fannie Vedder
Midgle Miller
Harry Evans
Billy Arlington
We, Us & Co
Fneke
Metropolitan Minstrels
Cosmos Theater
Sheck
Danviller
Dutton
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