Swift changes in Mexico stir hopes of settlement
Official Washington and dispatches from Vera Cruz indicate John Lind will return to Mexico City to resume talks with the Huerta government. Optimism centers on Lind’s notes and Gamboa’s reply offering a path to an armistice and constitutional elections on October 26.
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Turmoil as Constitutionalists Press in Mexico Front
Reports from Laredo Texas detail heavy losses at Torreon with 32,000 dead and epidemic disease spreading after July battles. Federal forces claim gains near Sabinas and Monclova while rebels burn a cotton mill near Saltillo and seize supply lines in Coahuila.
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Sudden Halt in Lind Negotiations Stuns Mexico City
Envoy Lind will not return to Mexico City unless Huerta requests him. Early announcement said he would return with a prospect of agreement. Initial optimism gave way to defiant notes from Lind and Gamboa in public dispatches to the White House.
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White House
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U S Dangles Help for Meco as Huerta Pledge Question Lingers
Washington officials voice skepticism about Huerta’s pledge as Senor Gamboa argues the Provisional President cannot seek the Mexican presidency under the constitution. Ambassadors relay mixed signals about Huerta’s intentions while Wilson asserts the Monroe Doctrine supports aiding distressed foreigners in the Western Hemisphere. The report notes U S assurances to foreigners and hints at ongoing international caution.
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Huerta
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Wilson
United States
Meco
Mexico
Whitson
Americans Flee Vera Cruz as Lind Plans Delay
Vera Cruz Aug 25 Americans rush to leave as John Lind stays in Vera Cruz awaiting possible talks with Mexico. Officials warn of intervention risk and prompt consular notices urging departure to nearest sea ports for evacuation.
Lured Here She Says Hotel Case Puzzles Police
A young woman from Somerset Pennsylvania calls the other guest Nellie C Matthews and says she was lured to a Washington hotel where they remained sequestered since Sunday. Police forced a room entry to find Helen Fischer injured and Matthews arrested on assault charges. The case involves unclear identities and confusing initials.
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Washington Asylum Hospital
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Miss Jones
Miss Fischer
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Senate Debates Surtax Fight Splits Democrats and Progressives
Widespread revolt among radical Democrats and cooperation with progressive Republicans threaten the income tax provisions of the tariff bill. Vardaman bolts the party and backs La Follette’s 10 percent levy. Ashurst Thompson and Reed hint at voting changes if the finance committee fails to push higher rates. Lodge denounces the plan as class pillage while Williams supports restraint. caucus looms to decide the surtax fate.
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Daily Index of Readable Items
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Injures five to save cat near St Mary of the Woods
In Terre Haute Indiana Aug 28 EH C Brown of Oakland Illinois swerved to avoid a cat and ditched his car near St Mary of the Woods. Five people were hurt including Nadine Ewing of Louisville with a broken arm and Bertha Walker with others bruised or shaken. Brown suffered severe hand lacerations.
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Nadine Ewing
Louisville
Bertha ‘Walker
T Cooper
Thaw Delays in Jail as Jerome Seeks Premier Aid
In Sherbrooke Harry K Thaw remains jailed amid a complex legal standoff over his possible transfer to immigration authorities. Jerome and Kennedy failed to charm Quebec Premier Gouin who had departed for New York. Thaw may face a Sanity test to uphold charges of being a desirable alien while Thompson, his chauffeur, awaits arraignment on aiding an undesirable to cross the frontier.
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United States
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Sherbrooke
Harry K. Thaw
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Lomer Goum
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England
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Roger’ Thompson
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King’s Bench
Banker’s Son Shot in Taxi in Covington
Special to The Washington Post reports Charles Cannell, son of a Cleveland banker and former racehorse owner, was shot in a taxi in Covington, Kentucky. He sustained a chest wound and is in serious condition at a Cincinnati hospital. Police found a man and a woman at a nearby residence after witnesses described two people fleeing the scene.
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Washington Post
Covington
Charles Cannell
Cleveland
Woleh
Prime Minister Asquith Attacked on Golf Course in Scotland
In Elgin Scotland Aug 25 Prime Minister Asquith was assaulted while playing golf with his daughter. Two suffragettes sprang at him pulling his hat and clothing before detectives freed him. They were escorted to the police station amid boos. Asquith returned to play and was cheered.
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iMauch
Mr. Asquith
Jeryl Hyde Trail Brooklynite Linked to Nightlife Robber
Arnold Geiger of Flatbush, 27, arrested after an attempted robbery at Whitten's saloon linked to a supposed daytime respectable businessman and church member. Police seek a leader among three men who entered the saloon, stole wine and cigars, and fled in a waiting car before Geiger was detained for examination in Butler Street court.
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Whitten
Women Flirt Arrests Shock Wisconsin Court
Special to The Washington Post Milwaukee August 2 three women dressed in short skirts and giggling tried to flirt with two deputy sheriffs who reported the conduct to the district court They identified themselves as Paulina Dukowaki 66 Paulina Jessewiaki 65 and Alvina Spotek 4 years old The deputies said they believe the women hoped to charm any man they met and described them as acting like young girls between giggles and flirty remarks
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Washington
Meteor Explodes in River During Storm at Tiverton Rhode Island
A meteor fell into the Seaconnett River during an electrical storm near Tiverton Rhode Island. The blast created heavy steam and a thunderlike crash heard for miles. Windows rattled and residents were startled as the event drew witnesses in the immediate vicinity.
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