Pacification Of Mexico Nearer Through Carranza Peace Talks
Washington reports Carranza signals willingness to meet opponents in a peace conference while the United States outlines a basis for restoration of order. It stresses no faction controls Mexico, Villa remains a factor, and a provisional president should represent the original revolt against Huerta.
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Washington, D. GC
Carranza
United States
Mexico
Huerta
General Villa
Becaue
Tehuantepec
Rio Grande
Vera Cruz
Mazatlan
State Department
Charles A. Douglas
Villa
Zapata
Alilyere
One Gallon of Whisky a Month Regulated in Mason City
Mason City Iowa August 7 R P Mason appointed as beer censor by the city council reports on his first day of work he sent back breweries dirty barrels of beer from sixty received in Mason City He is compiling a list of the thirsty and aims to limit liquor orders He says one barrel of three cases of beer and one gallon of whisky is more than one man should have in a month without a physician’s prescription.
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Mason
City
R. P. Mason
Mason City
Mr. Mason
Des Moines Auto Race Fatality Stuns Crowd at Track
Joe Cooper was killed when his car jumped the track near the grandstand at the Des Moines speedway during the twenty eighth lap of the 300 mile derby. Mechanic Louis Fiel was badly hurt as the wreckage scattered. Early practice saw Ralph De Palma and Ralph Mulford among leaders as 14 entries competed for a new world record.
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Des. Moines
Joe
Cooper
Auto Speedway
Capper
Louis Fiel
Des Moines
Ralph de Palma
Ralph Mulford
Eddie O'Donnell
de Palma
Mullard Wera
Brung Lombardi
Halph de Palma
Jack Hdwards
New Mile Speedway
Lombardi
Munich Mass Rally Celebrates Warsaw Victory
Munich crowds on Koenigsplatz exceed 100000, uniting classes in a historic display of patriotism for the Warsaw and Ivangorod victory. Airplanes circled above as religious feeling and communal fervor dominated the scene.
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Munich
Koenigsplatz
Warsaw
Ivangorod
Iowa Wins Grand Prize at Panama-Pacific Expo
Des Moines reports Iowa earns another prize from the Panama-Pacific exposition. Waterloo Manufacturers claim the grand prize for a dairy separator device. The Associated Manufacturers' company receives the medal of honor for its engine.
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Des Moines
Iowa
San Francisco
Waterloo
Iowa Dairy Separator Company
Associated Manufacturers’ Company
Three Outlaws Killed in Border Fight
Brownsville Tex Aug 7 Three Mexican outlaws were killed by a posse last night at a farmhouse about thirty miles north of here. One posse member was slightly wounded. The fight was brief and decisive.
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Brownsville
Tex
Here
Thaw Arrival to Visit Ex-Gov Boies in Waterloo
Harry K Thaw and his party will visit Waterloo this weekend en route to the Pacific coast. Former Iowa Governor Dorace Boies will meet Thaw at his farm in Grundy county and bring him to Waterloo arriving at 5 40 PM on the Chicago Great Western train. Plans are not disclosed but locals may seek a glimpse of the controversial figure amid eight years of public attention.
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K. Thaw
Pacific Coast
Waterloo
Dorace Boies
Iowa
Boies
Grundy County
Mhr
Thaw
Chicago
H. B. Doles
Nectar
Washington, D. C
Bpeclal
Wilson
Tling
John H. Denemoore
Department of Labor
Labor
Post
California
Mr. Densmore
Bell Tale- Phone Company
Guba
Indianapolis
Mine Workers Journal
Jona Mitchall
William.b. Wilson
United Ming Workers
Bfr
Densmore
Todianapolis
Montana
Polson
Moni
Secretary of Labor
Court of Claims
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Calumet
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mason City
Commission
Hampton City
Hampton
Post Office Department
Postoffice
Anthon
Armstrong
Chardan
Estherville
Grand Junction
Jefferson
Little Sioux
Mount Hamill
Mount Pleasant
Onawa
Paton
Salen
Salix
Scranton
Whiting
Americans seize National Palace in Haiti occupation
Port au Prince Aug 7 American naval forces seized the port offices and the national palace and the Haitian gunboat Pacifique. One Haitian was killed as Americans moved to occupy the last Haitian government positions amid public consternation and protests from Solon Monos and Haitian officials.
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Port Au Prince
National Palace
Pacifique
Americana
Senate
Solon Monos
United States
Solon Menos
State Department
Affinity Cleared of Blame in Chicago Triple Tragedy
Miss Margaret Bitner was found not guilty of blame in the Chicago murders of George H. Jones his wives and siblings. The jury ruled Jones acted in a rage and killed himself, while Bitner faces accessory after the fact charges and awaits Maxwell Street court action.
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Affinity
Chicago
Margaret Bitner
George H. Jones
John
Kate Cosgrova
Jones
Nellie Windle
John Cosgrave
Harry Jones
Maxwell Street
Emperor Francis Joseph Confined To Bed Again
Amsterdam correspondent reports Vienna telegram says Emperor Francis Joseph has a severe chill and is confined to his bed at Schoenbrunn palace. However the condition is not considered alarming by officials.
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Francis Joseph
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
Vienna
Schoepbruan Castle
Germans Resume Attacks on Verdun Toul Line
London reports unofficial and official war dispatches indicate German forces are resuming offensives against Verdun and Toul. The barrage targets fortifications and French trenches across the Argonne forest, with up to 140000 troops moved from Luxemburg to Verdun. Berlin’s daily communiques remain silent on these operations.
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London
Verdun
Argonne Forest
Luxemburg
Verdunne
Argonne
Meuse
Berlin
Count Okuma Likely To Remain As Japanese Premier
Tokio August 7 The elder statesmen have pressed Count Okuma to stay in office and he is now inclined to remain. He sent the emperor the resignation of the entire ministry on July 30 amid charges over election methods. Conferences between elders and ministers continue to seek a cabinet crisis solution.
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Tokio
Okuma
Ofice
Paper Delivery Remedy Instructions
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Consul General Hanna Visits Texas on Vacation
Philip C. Hanna United States consul general, en route from Monterey to Waterloo, Ia, spends a few days in Texas for rest. He plans to stay only a few weeks unless Mexico conditions require his return. he does not expect to travel to Washington unless summoned for a report.
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San Antonio
Tex
Philip GC
Hanna
United States
Monterey
Waterloo
Texas
Tara
Washington
Mexico
Submarine Battle Won by Austrians
Paris reports the Tensian submarine Nereida sunk after an encounter with an Austrian sub near Penistola Island in the Adriatic. The Nereide built in 1133 was 184 feet long with 11 foot beam and 315 tons gross displacement. Its peacetime crew numbered 17 men.
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Paris
Ave. T
Nereida
Penistola
Adriatic Sea
Rome
Nereife
Friend of Bryan quits State Department job
Robert F. Rose of Montana resigns as a foreign trade adviser in the State Department. He was appointed by Secretary Bryan and was a close personal friend.
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Bryan
State Department
Washington, D. C
Robert F. Rose
Montana
Germans in Command of East Europe
Capture of Warsaw bridgeheads gives Kaiser control of gate to Russia. Novogeorgievsk holds out desperately, but fears for Grand Duke Nicholas corps safety rise as forces menace from north, south, and west. A great enveloping moon directed at Dvinsk and Brest-Litovsk may prove fatal to him.
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Warsaw
Kaiser
Russia
Novogeorgievsk
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Dvinsk
Brest Litovek
Allies Renew Efforts To Secure Balkan Aid
London reports German and Austrian forces have crossed the Vistula to envelop Russian forces in the east. Novogeorgietsk remains besieged as a large envelopment develops around Brest-Litovsk and Dvinsk. Berlin says Fort Demibe falls and Warsaw rejoices as German troops enter unscathed.
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Sweden
London Morning Post
Russia
Poland
Balkans
Coubt
Balkan
Germany
Turkey
Greece
Athens
Gounaris
Dvbinsk
Brest- Litovsk
Warsaw
Berlin
London
Vistula
Kurt Aram
Lokal Anzeiger
Aram
Rica
Italians Storm Mountain Take San Michele
Paris reports from Turin say Italian forces after a desperate battle stormed and captured Monte San Michele which dominates Gorizia. The fall of Gorizia, northwest of Trieste on the Isonzo, is believed imminent.
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Paris
Monte San Michele
Gorizia
Turin
Trieste
Isenzo
Denver Receives 25 Million Munitions Order for Rifles
A 25 million dollar order for rifles and ammunition is to be sublet among Denver manufacturers if able to handle the work. Contractor Charles Rohde says the contract calls for 1,000,000 rifles and was placed by Russian agents, with Denver Cotp Ang T A involved.
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Denver
Cotp
Ang. T
Charles Rohde
Mutt and Jeff Delayed By Legal Entanglements
Matt and Jeff the incomparable pair of funnymen are delayed again due to legal issues between viral publishing firms. The Evening Courier and Reporter promises their early return, and readers await their appearance with confidence.
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Matt
Jeff
Evening Courier
Reporter
Courier
Mutt
Jett
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