Japan-US talks loom as California land ban nears pact
Tokyo reports reveal Japan may seek a new treaty to protect property rights for Americans and reserve reciprocity with the separate states. The issue stems from California’s alien land law and ongoing negotiations with Washington, with Tokyo pressing the United States to halt perceived discrimination while preserving a potential retaliation option against Californians.
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Empire
Americana
Japan
Ita Nore
United States
Multiple Obituaries and Funeral Notices Dated June 1914
Death notices for Mrs Bright Mrs Palmer Nora Stevans Frederick Trie and others, detailing funeral dates places and private interments. Includes addresses in Washington DC area and hospital references with times and churches noted.
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Me Benses
Satuday
Richard
Cangeeasional
Bright
Ray Om
Penn Sylvinia Avenue
Myraans
CHE & IC Tin
BEVH
Chitrcel Funerc
Thomas
Sfatop Om
Connor
Homeopathic Hospital
Pall DL
Connor Nocee
Sara Ella
Dayrnier Ntgnes Downey
Sullvat
John Downes
First Street
Thenea
St Vlov- Sirs
Masa
Fends
Attenn
Syracuse
Chicago
Pele Copyr
Palmer
Weadhey
Samcedl
Oak Hill
Stevans
Op Om
Washington DC
Nora Shelped
BE Stesena
George P Zuchorat
East Capitol Street
Dennsylvania Avenue
Glenwood
Reading and Weserstown
Wealthy Politician Waldo Ballou Death Mystery
Mrs Helen Mingle was released on $5,000 bail after being held in the Ballou death inquiry. Waldo R Ballou, a rich manufacturer and politician, was found mortally injured near an apartment occupied by Mrs Angle on the night of June 2. Mingle says she has no knowledge of Ballou’s injuries and that he visited her between 8 and 10 o'clock that evening.
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Waldo R. Ballou
Washington Fost
Stamford
Cond
Helen Mingle
Leonard Blandell Ballou
Angle
Ballou
Debating Auto Purchase Roils Tennessee and Pennsylvania
In a heated House session over a million dollar appropriation bill the vote swung 187 to 12 then 181 to 15 amid a recapitulation dispute. Rep Hull said he voted aye but was recorded no while Rep Farr insisted he voted yes as Mann urged faster resolution and criticized missing motor cars for pro tem officers.
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House
Senate
Tull
Tennessee
Representative Fall
Pennsylvania
Hull
Farr
Mann
Representative Mann
Marshall
Sugar lobbyist faced postal law violation over pamphlet mailed
Palmer, treasurer of the United States Beet Sugar Industry Association, mailed copies of Sugar at a Glance under Senator Edge’s frank, violating postal rules. Inspectors say the government lost 364000 in revenue and urge action by Dockery to seek reimbursement. decision pending.
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Postoffice Department
Burleson
Overman
North Carolina
Senate Lobby
Dockery
Post Office Department
Carranza Villa rift widens over arrests and treasury funds
Confidential agent Roberto Pesqueira accused Villa of denying arrests at Juarez and withholding national treasury funds. He said Villa ordered prisoners released and funds returned, while noting factions around Carranza harmed the administration. Hay downplayed friction and foresaw a clash near Guadalajara within days.
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Carranza-Villa
Roberto Pesqueira
Constitutionalista
Washington
Villa
Juarez
Pesqueira
Madero
el Paso
Tex
Gen. Villa
Zacatecas
Pesqueire
Chihuahua
National Constitutionalist
Tam
Gen Villa
Carranza
Catholic Prelates Protest to Brazilian Minister in Mexico City
Archbishop Francisco Plancarte of Linares and Archbishop Francisco Orozco of Guadalajara with the French chargé d'affaires briefed Brazilian Minister Cardozo de Oliveira in Mexico City on alleged anti Catholic actions by Mexican constitutionalists. They cited priest expulsions and church closures in Linares and Monterey, and the minister will forward the statements to Washington to curb the anti religious campaign.
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Mexico City
Francisco Plancarte Y Navarrete
Linares
Francisco Orozco Y Jimenez
Guadalajara
Cardozo de Oliveira
Monterey
State Department
Washington
TERRAZAS SAFE, VILLA SAYS
Gen Vila notified the State Department that Gen Luis Terrazas Jr is not in personal danger after being held as hostage in Chihuahua City. The Terrazas affair arises from his father's cattle removals, while Leon Canova of Florida arrived to aid consular agents in Torreon. Carruthers and Carothers planned talks with Carranza in Laredo after recent visits to Saltillo.
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State Department
Chihuahua City
el Paso
Tex
Vila
Washington
Luia Terrazas, Jr
Terrazas
Luis Terrazas
Leon Canova
Florida
George C. Caruthers
Torreon
Gen. Villa
Laredo
Carranza
Carothers
Saltilto
Burwell's Body Recovered After Slaying at Lake Tamiahua
A State Department messenger in Tampico said Weston Burwell, an American engineer, was killed by a gunman on Lake Tamiahua and his body is en route to Washington. Meanwhile American Smelting and Refining Co plans to restart its Chihuahua smelter by July 1 as executives instruct employees to travel there.
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State Department
Tampico
Weston Burwell
Lake Tamiahua
Washington
New York
American Smelting and Refining Company
Chihuahua
Mexico
Head of Big-Dry Goods House Which Failed
John B. Claflin announces receivership for H. B. Claflin & Co. the large New York wholesale dry goods house. The $9,000,000 corporation controls many department stores and cites expansion-caused capital needs as the reason for the move.
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John Claflin
New York
H. B. Claflin & Co
John B. Claflin
H. B. Claflin Company
HB. Claflin Company
United States
Receivers Take Over Major Cincinnati Stores
Cincinnati’s largest department stores including McAlpin Habilities Fair and Nabdilittes fall under receivership. The actions arise from H B Claflin Company links, with assets ranging from 40 000 to 700 000 dollars. Receivers appointed in Terre Haute and Toledo amid ongoing financial reorganization.
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Cincinnati
McAlpin Company
H. B. Claflin Company
The
Fair Company
Nabdilittes
Clafln Company
Terre Haute
Ind
Root . Dry Goods Company
H. B Clafila Company
A. L. Miller
Melville L. Wilking
St. Louis
A. W. Hinkel
Toledo
Ohio
John W. Lewis, Jr
Lion Dry Goods Company
Claflin
Aimcuitles
Failure of Claflin Company Paper Notfelt in Washington
Reports say no Washington banks hold the Claflin Company paper after its $30,000,000 failure. About 2000 to 5000 US banks are involved nationwide, but local bankers and clearinghouse members confirm Washington institutions are not among holders. Explaining the absence, bankers cite a preference for local securities and a concentration of such paper in smaller cities offering about 4 percent.
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Claflin Company
New York
Washington
United States
Clearing House Committee
Claflin Concern
Amaller Cities
Deny Tariff Hurts Claflin Company
A Washington dispatch reports that causes leading to the Claflin Company failure in New York were discussed at a cabinet meeting. There was no surface reason to blame tariffs or to justify a federal probe, though unofficial Commerce Department inquiry may assess remedies to prevent future occurrences while the cabinet noted signs of a broad business revival across the country.
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Louisville
J Bacon & Sons
H. B. Claftin Company
New York
Washington Post
Washington
Evening Sun
HEB Claftin
Department of Commerce
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
Virginian
Ohio lawmakers seek early adjournment amid tariff unrest
Representative Frank B. Willis reports broad Ohio sentiment for early Congress adjournment. He cites unrest among workingmen and business leaders over the tariff, idle factories, and fears of enforced idleness and lower wages. Farmers dislike increased foreign imports and shrinking home markets. Willis says anxiety stems from ongoing experimental federal and state laws and a need to understand existing legislation.
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Ohio
Willis
General Assembly
Nox Resumn Agui
Congress
Freak Gowns at Ball for National Institute for the Blind
London hosts a lavish Savoy Hotel costume ball to benefit the National Institute for the Blind with 1200 attendees. Free acts, complimentary catering, and extravagant outfits including a flying aeroplane motif and Red Riding Hood. Notable guests include Clare in a Watteau Pierrot gown and Duchess of Sutherland among Columbines. Belle of Bond Street chorus members also featured.
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London
Savoy
Iaa Claire
Duchess of Sutherland
American Beauty Chorus
Bond Street
In Tights She Chases Thief
Miss Henrietta Heno trapese star at a theater spotted a thief stealing jewelry worth $3000 from her dressing room table. She leaped to the rope and chased him from the lobby to four blocks away, where officers nabbed the culprit. Curran claimed the jewelry.
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New York
Henrietta Heno
Suspect Poison Probed in Baltimore Woman's Death
Paris city physician withholds burial permit for Mrs Hadith Winship Stewart wife of David Stewart of Baltimore after her sudden hotel death. Police report she may have ingested a narcotic for neuralgia. autopsy ordered at Paris morgue to determine cause of death.
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Edith Stewart
Paris
Hadith Winship Stewart
David Stewart
Baltimore
Stewart
Carranza Silent Amid Mediation Talks In Mexico
Constitutionalists weigh a provisional government to supervise elections rather than a military overseen dictatorship. Generals near Carranza show cautious support while efforts for formal mediation proceed. Troop movements from Monterey to San Luis Potosi noted. U S battleships resume maneuvers at sea.
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Mexico
Vula
Carranza
Breceda
San Luis Potosi
Badger
Navy Department
Monterey
Tampico
San Lug Potosi
Vera Cruz
Ocean Steamers Arrive and Depart Summary Notes
Shipping news lists vessels in transit with routes including Anuilania Cedric Olympic Kronprinzessia Adriatic and others. Entries show Liverpool New York Queenstown Plymouth Southampton and New York leg details with sailings between major ports.
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Anuilania
Liverpool
New York
Cedric
Queenstown
Olympic
Plymouth
Philadelphia
Southampton
Kronprinzessia
Cecilic
I Adriatic
Tor NewTek
Fewer Soldiers III at Vera Cruz Reported Illness
War Department says week ended June 24 shows 43 soldiers in hospitals and 27 in quarters among U S forces at Vera Cruz with 2 incapacitated by disease and 8 by injury. Malaria and intestinal diseases fall. overall sick rate declined from prior week.
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Vera Cruz
Vera Crag
War Department
Federal Troops Sought for Butte Riots
Montana Governor Stewart asks for federal troops from Fort Vancouver to Fort Missoula to curb unrest after the Butte riot that left one dead and many wounded. County Attorney Joseph McCaffery vows vigorous prosecutions, with an arrest for murder possible after the inquest into Baward Noy's death. The White House considers the request as tensions remain high and union activity grows, with 115 women enrolled in the Independent miners union.
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Gov. Stewart
Montana
Fort Vancouver
Fort Missoula
Butte
Myers
White House
Mont
Guy Stewart
Joseph McCaffery
Wil
Miners’ Union
Baward Noy
Independent Union of the
Butte Loca
Western Federation of Miner
Forest inspector missing in Sierra wilderness
Fresno June 25 Forest service chief inspector Louis Margolin of timber estimation Fifth district is missing in Sierra mountains west of Fresno. Officials fear he was killed or drowned after a heavy storm as rangers search swollen streams. Margolin, a New York native and Harvard trained forester, was noted for forestry work in California.
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Fresno
Cal
Louis Margolin
Fifth District
The
Forest Service
Sierra National Forest
Mar
New York City
Harvard
Cornell
Transa lane aeroplane America delayed to July
Hammondsport New York reports that the flight to Europe or Newfoundland cannot begin until mid July with the America aircraft. Glenn Curtiss delays due to experimental hydroplanes. If delays persist Lieut John Porte may postpone to August to ride the full moon. Workmen could not complete new water planes delaying test flights.
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Newfoundland
Europe
Hammondsport
America
New York
Glenn Ho Curties
John ¢ Porte
Kul Glenn Curtis
Saunders Renominated for Congress in Danville Convention
In Danville Virginia on June 91 the Democrats of the Fifth Virginia congressional district held a convention and renominated Representative Edward W Saunders by acclamation. The meeting reaffirmed support for Saunders as the party’s candidate for Congress.
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Saunders
Danville
Virginia
Edward W Saunders
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J. WM. Lee
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R. Speare
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UN Seventh St
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J. H. Small & Sons
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Broadway
Fuserals
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Wara
Marshall Auto
Hull and Farr
R. Harris & CO
TRE Jewelers
Sharp-Crific OF
Gen Viia
Hay
Douglas
Ariz
Eduardo Hay
Gen. Obregon
Sinaloa
Salta
Villasta
Obregon
Burwell
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Inc
Nashville
Tenn
Castner- Knott Dry Goods Company
H. Claflin Company
HB -Claftin
Castner-Knott Company
Bridgeport Mallsu
Bridgeport
Bteking Mills
H B. Claftin Company
Washington Banka
Frank B. Willis
Institute For the Blind
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Henry Heath
Calvert Shop
Fear Louis Margolin
Pershed
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Porte
Daniel
Lions’ den
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