President Read Mexico Message Before Congress
President Wilson will read his message on Mexico to both houses of Congress to outline the U.S. peace effort with Huerta’s government. The address, written with John Lind notes, will not urge action but reaffirm the U.S. stance. Huerta’s backers seek new grounds to negotiate, while Europe eyes suspending further loans pending peace. Senator Works travels from Los Angeles to Washington to support Wilson’s policy as intervention remains a last resort.
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Wilson
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Congress
United States
Bryan
White House
John Lind
Huerta
Europe
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Daniels
Tumulty
Works
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Cal
Los Angeles
Curt Warnings Against Harm to Americans
Secretary Bryan in Washington sent curt warnings to the Huerta and constitutionalist leaders at La Bouquilla Mexico. The United States would hold those responsible for violence against Americans personally liable. Consul Letcher in Chihuahua City was ordered to secure a reply and report conditions for foreigners at La Bouquilla.
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la Bouquilla
Chihuahua
Mexico
United States
Bryan
Letcher
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Penrose
F. C. Hulse
Fuller
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Hulse
la Bouquisla
Intended Victim Fights Off and Kills Two Assailants
Captain Vesnor L. Whitney, newly appointed governor of the Sulu archipelago, engaged in hand to hand combat with two Moros at a camp on Jolo. Despite multiple wounds, he killed both attackers after a struggle, finishing one with a revolver and the other with a barong. His interpreter fled after being attacked. Whitney is expected to recover.
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Vesnor L. Whitney
The
Philippines Constabulary
Sulu
W. Cameron Forbes
Whitney
Bual Looc
Jolo
Barong
Swedish Gunboat Urd Sunk in Collision Near Malmo
The Swedish battleship Oden collided with and sank the gunboat Urd during early maneuvers in the sound near Malmo. No lives were lost. the Urd, 170 tons and 697 tons displacement, was built in 1877 and the crew were saved.
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Sweden
Oden
Urd
Bull
Caminetti Acknowledges Lola Norris Story In Trial
F Drew Caminetti declares he will not deny Miss Lola Norris's statements about the Reno elopement as he faces Mann White Slave act charges in U S district court. His lawyer says Caminetti may testify but will not discuss relations with Miss Norris. co-defendant Maury Diggs was convicted last week.
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San Francisco
Lola Norris
Miss Norris
F. Drew Caminetti
United States District Court
Maury I. Diggs
Marshall B. Woodworth
Caminetti
Reno
Woodworth
Gorn at Close Prices Ease on Selling by Houses
Chicago trading notes report prices easing after selling by several strong houses. The close shows December at 63 3-4 to 3 7-8, down 3-8 to 1-2 cents. Wheat futures edge higher on tips but finish weak with December at 90 5-8.
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Chicago
Free importation of exhibits bill reintroduced
Washington reports Representative Kahn of California re introduced his measure to permit free importation of foreign exhibits and protect foreign exhibitors at the Panama Pacific International exposition. The bill was first introduced last June but not acted upon. A second item notes Mrs. Clara Melcher, a Viennese laundress, being taken into custody in Los Angeles after alleging Prince Stanislaus Sulkowski of Austria enticed her to the United States for immoral purposes.
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Washington
Kahn
California
Ito
Los Angeles
Clara Melcher
Prince Stanislaus Sulkowski
Austria
Thaw Case Delayed as Immigration Quibble Persuades Postpone
In Rogers Sherbrooke Aug 22 hearing for self styled Mitchel Thompson arrested for aiding a lunatic Harry K Thaw crossing the frontier was postponed to Friday. Officials argued that a Matteawan confinement document had not arrived, while Thaw anxiously noted papers and read press coverage. Authorities seek required extradition grounds, amid appeals to Bryan and calls for vigilance.
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Mitchel Thompson
Harry K. Thaw
Thompson
F. Campbell
Dominion Department of Immigration
Dutchess County
Rogers
Hornbeck
New York
Montreal
Bryan
Thaw
Pittsburgh
Stone
Pennsylvania
Conger
Dutchess
Canada
Glynn
Albany
N. Y
Fletcher
Vermont
Punished After Quitting the I W W
Columbus August 22 After renouncing allegiance to the Industrial Workers of the World and apologizing for incendiary speeches Martin J Phelan received a 100 dollar fine and thirty days workhouse imprisonment by City Judge Albrecht The court ruled that the speeches in which he revised the American Rag constituted a crime for which an apology was not adequate Licensed to Wed William Griggs Dubuque Ella Wikel Waterloo Lae McCalley Ruth Point Waterlooeersee 19
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Industrial Workers of the World
Martin J. Phelan
Albrecht
Phelan
William & Griggs
Dubuque
Ella Wikel
Waterloo
Lae McCalley
Watt
Ruth Point
Eersee
Butler Leads Inquiry Into Balkan Atrocities
New York August 22 through Dr Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has appointed a commission to investigate massacres and atrocities in the Balkans and to study the war’s economic effects. Members include Samuel Train Dutton H N Brailsford Deputy Godard Paul N Milukoff Payskowski and Redlich.
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New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Balkans
Samuel Train Dutton
H. N. Brailsford
England
Godard
France
Paul N. Milukoff
Constitutional Democrats
Duma
Payskowski
Berlin University
Redlich
Vienna University
Survivors Reach Seattle After Alaska Ship Sinking
Survivors from the steamship State of California report the death of Mrs. H C Riordan of Chicago, 84, and her daughter Miss Estella Riordan, a Chicago high school teacher. A B Baker, a water tender, said he freed boat No 4, tried to save Mrs Riordan, but she went down. Miss Riordan remains missing as wreckage drifted away. Baker was rescued by a launch.
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Wash
State of California
Gambier Bay
Alaska
H.C. Riordan
Chicago
Estella Riordan
A. BE. Baker
Iyi
Reorganization Question Moves Fast in Rappel to National Meet
Washington Aug 22 Progressive Republicans linked to the reconciliation group chosen at the Chicago conference will proceed with Chairman Hills of the Republican National Committee to decide on calling a general reapportionization convention. The original plan aimed for a meeting within sixty days after Congress adjourns, but leaders like Senator Cumming press Hills to act promptly amid looming adjournment.
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Chicago
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National Committee
Congress
Cumming
Hilles
Air crash halts flight over Gillor area in Saxony
Lieutenant Selnidt of the army aviation corps crashed near Gillor while completing an aerial journey from Goslar to Taleberstadt. The Contennmat aircraft began a spiral descent when a wing collapsed and it plunged to the ground.
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Selnidt
Army Aviation Corps
Gillor
Contennmat
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Taleberstadt
Mexico at Standstill as Revolt Stalls Harvests and Trade
The Department of Commerce reports Mexico faces severe economic distress from revolutions. Banks refuse loans, crops are untended, and shipping and railways largely halted. Despite naval recruitment debates in Washington, observers fear the unrest may force a return to peaceful pursuits. The piece also notes social scenes in D C with Congressman Connolly hosting visitors.
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Mosworth
Ciudad Porfirio Diaz
Thomas D. Edlwarde
Juares
Durango
Hermosillo
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Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Washmm
Taverner
Fourteenth
Capitol
Terrible Fate for Young Band Boy
Goonwa Ane 22 Bruce Osler a member of the Fifty fourth sentimental band of Ottwmws was killed when a train incident led to his being thrown beneath a car. Osler, among the youngest in the band, was en route to Denver and town points on a ten day trip, hoping to see his parents near his home.
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Bruce Osler
Tork Island
Young Osler
Denver
British Official Tour Arrives From Liverpool to Canada
The British postmaster general sailed from Liverpool today heading to Quebec and Canada, with planned stops in New York and Washington. The trip also includes visits to Havana and other destinations, as part of a broad official itinerary.
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ANE
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Lois Samuels
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Quebec
Canada
New York
Washington
X Ray Skire Officially Bal ted in Los Angeles
Los Angeles on August 22 official city action halted the spread of the so called X ray dyes on the streets. City officials discussed potential ordinances to ban public displays of such substances amid concerns over safety and public exposure.
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Skire
Los Angeles
Voltes
Sebastian Sald
City Hall Bomb Plot Baffles Detectives In New York
A bright cambric wrapped four sticks of dynamite found below Mayor Gaynor’s window sparks probed theories of a targeted attack. The fuse was lit but burned out before detonation, leaving investigators unsure whether the plan aimed at the mayor, the license bureau, or city government. Italian subway workers and a city hall shaft feature in the case.
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New York
Prinpul
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Gaynor
Meat Cutter Kills Fellow Worker in Retail Market
In Hyannis Kansas August 22 a large meat market scene ended in tragedy when meat cutters Frank Mooney and Mark Hamilton fought across a rear block. Hamilton surrendered to police claiming the clash arose from an old quarrel and that Mooney’s heart was stabbed. Mooney, 24, died. Hamilton, 42, said to have uttered curses.
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Kansas
Frank Mooney
Mark Hamilton
Church authority debated by Morgan in Chautanggua sermon
The Rev Dr G Campbell Morgan of London argued that neither America nor England are Christian nations. He warned authorities speak without church guidance on moral issues and claimed the church has lost its spiritual power while governments protect it but do not consult it on morality. Temperatures recorded: 77 to 93.
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Chautanggua
America
England
G. Campbell Morgan
London
American Colonies Question Raised By Florida Rep
Washington Aug 22 Representative Clark of Florida introduced a resolution directing Secretary Bryan to inform the House if any European or Asiatic government is seeking to reassert control in the western hemisphere and what steps the United States has taken under the Monroe Doctrine to prevent it.
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Huerta
Department of Commercce
Huertas
Carranzas
Zapatistas
Clark
Florida
Bryan
House
United States
Waterloo Amusement Week Closes With Barnum & Bailey Hit
Waterloo's four and a half day amusement week ends as Barnum & Bailey circus draws packed crowds. Motorboat races, LaRue Town Crier concert, and theatre offerings at Majestic Electric Park and Iowa picnic draw large attendance, with many travelers taking advantage of fare refunds and shopping bargains.
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Barnum & Bailey’ Circus
Waterloo Way
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LaRue Town Crier
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Fourth Street Bridge
Majestic
Electric Park
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Cal. Stewart
Manning
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