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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1915
Page
6
Mexico envoys meet with Secretary of State Lansing amid talks on a provisional government. Officials discuss the plan to establish a provisional government as tensions rise over the nation’s political transition.
Washington August 5. Pan American diplomats invited by President Wilson arrived for talks with Secretary Lansing on forming a joint plan to restore constitutional government in Mexico. The plan envisions provisional rule by Mexican factions if needed, with Pan American nations to supervise elections and civil order. Villa and Carranza factions push competing claims as the conference begins.
London reports the death of Maarten Maartens, renowned novelist, who died yesterday in Zelst, Holland. Born in Holland on August 15, 1858, he was an honorary member of the Authors' Club of Amsterdam and New York.
London reports the British steamship Costello of 891 tons net has been sunk. The crew except for one man who was drowned were saved.
The steamer Harvey D. Goulder bound from Ashland to South Chicago with 8,000 tons of iron ore is aground on reefs near Portage Lake Ship Canal in Houghton Michigan. Wind batters the vessel and it is leaking badly as a Havana cigar advertisement fragment ends the item.
Washington notes show a sharper standoff over the Frye sinking and the 1828 treaty interpretation. Germany offers either a two expert damages commission or arbitration at The Hague, while the United States rejects a settlement that abrogates treaty rights and favors neutral review.
Chicago reports Mark L. Crawford at the federal employment bureau received over 200 letters from middle western states in response to James Pankhurst’s request for a housekeeper willing to work for $3 weekly plus board and to whom a $10,000 will would be left. More than 100 applicants were interviewed. Pankhurst owns a 860 acre Illinois farm.
Final sessions of the Iowa Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters convened in Des Moines. A plan to found a Pythian home in the state dominated the joint agenda, with Brigadier General S. Young expected to address the sisters. Elections named H. G. Moors as grand chancellor and a slate for the Knights, while the Sisters listed nominees for grand senior and chief and other officers.
Washington reports the cruiser Chattanooga dispatched to Topolobampo to inspect conditions there and at the Fuerte river mouth. Civilians fear Indian uprisings due to a lack of American warcraft. Three hundred marines aboard the Heetor at Ba Paz are ready to beach California for emergencies.
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Cedar Rapids detectives and city police press on with the bank robbery probe. They plan a rigid examination of teller Lao Perrin to gain clues about the June bandit who fled with 22,800 from the Cedar Rapids National Bank vault. Three new suspects were arrested and released. Perrin could not identify them. Chicago and Des Moines detectives assist. Perrin recovers from his shock as interviews continue. Two rear-alley witnesses are held for questioning.
Des Moines police searched for a man described as giant in stature who yesterday frightened East Des Moines housewives by appearing at back doors and demanding help to remove manacles. The sighting near noon prompted a new police push as the escapee, believed to have fled from a train in custody, was reportedly seen again.
General Francisco Villa arrived at Juarez and is reported to confer with U S agent George Carothers and General Felipe Angeles. A Torreon garrison demand for Villa was not verified.
Washington reports American forces maintain quiet in Haiti as the Connecticut lands marines in Port au Prince and reaches Cape Haitian. General Bobo attempted entry but dispersed by warning shots from the Eagle. Nashville warns discipline if unfriendly acts recur as native safety committees form. Marines occupy Port au Prince and Dessalines barracks with a calm, lasting occupation outlook.
Mason City officials seized 119 barrels of bourbon at a railroad freight house to enforce new liquor laws. Authorities plan to appoint a liquor censor to determine which citizens have temperance records eligible to receive liquor shipments from wet territory, with the appointment set for six weeks.
German forces under Prince Leopold of Bavaria-Oberteutsch sweep forward, striking north and south as Grand Duke Nicholas’s retreating army falters. Fortresses collapse into German hands, signaling a major advance as Von Mackensen and Von Buelow seal the breakthrough.
Berlin dispatch reports Warsaw captured by German troops marking a turning point in the European war. German and Austro German forces enveloped the Polish capital from multiple directions, driving Russian armies back toward the Narew and Ostrolenka as the siege intensified and preparations to storm Warsaw began.
A frugal Danish farmer near Waterloo hid two 319 bills and a $5 bill in a Charter Oak heater inside a tin box. After burning waste paper in the stove, he retrieved the ash to find the bills reduced to ash outlines. Bank and treasury officials redeemed the currency, yielding five new $5 bills. The farmer opened a savings account at a Waterloo bank.
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