Huerta Backs Down and Seeks More Time in US-Mexico Talks
John Lind, US envoy, and Luis D An tin press for additional time as Huerta seeks to modify US proposals. Wilson postpones address until Wednesday while Lind continues negotiations from Vera Cruz to Mexico City. Washington awaits Huerta response and binds to non recognition.
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Mexico City
John Jind
Wilson
Vera Cruz
Luis D‘antin
Lind
Washington
Congress
Huerta
United States
Senor Gamboa
John Lind
House
Senate
Tumulty
White House
Bryan
Mr. Lind
Vera Cruz Iz
Capitol
Mexico
Hayes
Porfirio Trax
Father John’s Medicine Ad Card Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement promotes Father John’s Medicine as a quick relief remedy. It targets general ailments, claiming strong internal detox and vitality benefits. The card uses simple language and a period tone typical of midcentury pharmacy ads.
Troops Sought to Guard Imperial Valley Irrigation
Col W H Holabird, receiver for the California Development Co, travels to oversee the Imperial valley irrigation system amid Mexican insurrectionist activity at Sharp's Heading. Rebels near Black Butte expect reinforcements. residents urge U S troops. Bryan weighing request for federal protection.
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Los Angeles
Col. W. H. Holabird
California Development Company
Imperial Valley Irrigation System
Sharp’s
International Line
Lower California
Imperial Valley
United States
Sharp
Calixpo
Black Butte
Volcano Lake
Gulf of California
Sonora
Ask. Bryan
Washington
Colorado River
State Department
War Office
Bryan
Rebels Suffer Small Losses in Guaymas Assault
Hermonilio Sonora Aug 26 Rebels suffer ten killed and twenty wounded as federal gunboats and land batteries pound positions at Guaymas. Obregon withdraws to Tres Litos near Empalme to lure federals from their stronghold. Col Dussart says Sinaloa constitutionalists push federals from most key points except Culiacan and Mazatlan.
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Hermonilio
Sonora
Guaymas
Maytorena
Obregon
Tres Litos
Empalme
Batamotal
Felipe Dussart
Sinaloa
Culiacan
Mazatlan
Frank found guilty in Mary Phagan murder trial
Leo M. Frank was convicted of the murder of 14 year old Mary Phagan at the National Pencil factory in Atlanta. Spectators outside cheered the verdict as the case drew intense public emotion and a motion for a new trial was promised. James Conley testified he aided Frank and stood guard outside the office during the crime.
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Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
National Pencil Company
Frank
Hugh Dorsey
Roan
James Conley
Phagan
Mrs Brundage Recovering After Suicide Attempt
Mrs Milo Brundage, who tried to take her own life with a rifle, has been moved from St. Francis hospital to her parents' home at 815 Berth Avenue in Petersen Bros.' ambulance. She remains ill but slowly improves and a full recovery is anticipated.
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Milo Brundage
St. Francis Hospital
Berth Avenue
Petersen Bros
Brundage
Dried cantaloupe project eyed in California fields
The Aug 26 LA report notes Imperial valley experiments advancing the dried cantaloupe, a fruit poised to enter world markets with potential profits in the millions from California fields each year.
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Los Angeles
Imperial Valley
California
Felda
Governor Major Launches Clean Road Day Movement
Jefferson City Missouri August 26 Governor Elliott W Major known as the man with the spade urges states beyond Missouri to adopt August 20 and 21 as road cleanup and road extension days He has long championed good roads and recently led 225900 workers in cleaning repairing and building new roads.
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Jefferson City
Elliott W. Major
Missouri
Major
Wireless Calls For Cutter to Race With Death
Washington reports wireless calls urge a cutter to race 2000 miles to rescue Fred M. Chamberlain a government naturalist at St Paul island and bring him to Seattle. He was taken ill with heart disease while on seal census duty for the department of commerce.
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Washington
Bering Sea
Arctic Circle
Fred M. Chamberlain
St. Paul Island
Seattle
Tlmg
Chamberlain
Department of Commerce
Grain futures close firm on Nebraska crop worries
Chicago August 26 prices rose as pessimistic Nebraska crop reports sparked profit taking. December wheat settled at 687 8 to 65 cents, up 1 2 cents, and September at 731 2, up 5 8. Wheat edged up after cash price hardening but the gains faded. December wheat closed at 838, up a shade.
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Chicago
Nebraska
East Cedar Falls Cement Co. break-in sparks arrest in manhunt
A night intrusion at Sims Wet Process Cement Co in East Cedar Falls led to the destruction of an engine. Sheriff Shores pursued the trail with bloodhounds to a local resident who was detained for inquiry. Fingerprints were kept. A second report noted a four passenger automobile overturning west of town injuring a man named Cartwright, with a broken shoulder.
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Cedar Falls
Sims Wet Process Cement Co
East
Cartwright
Laborer shoots wife and injures another then kills self
In Winterset, Iowa, on Aug 26 Elsie Brobst shot and killed his wife then wounded Peter Clear before killing himself. Clear, shot in the face and side, is expected to recover. he is 85. The couple had been separated for months and she had sought a divorce.
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Winterset
Elsie Brobst
Peter Clear
Clear
Brobst
Keokuk Dedicates Grand Keokuk and Hamilton Power Dam
Keokuk Iowa hosts a dawn dedication ceremony for the Keokuk and Hamilton power dam with Gov. Clarke, former Rep Hepburn, and local leaders in attendance. A large parade, school groups, and National Guard units opened the day, followed by speeches at Rand Park and a Lake Cooper regatta. Fireworks mark the evening finale recalling Hugh Cooper, Theodore Roosevelt, and federal dam permitting.
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Keokuk
Llamsitan
Hamilton
Clarke
Stepburn
William Logai
A. BE. Johnston
Wella M. Erwin
Geo. W. Clarke
Iowa
Hawkeye Domain
J. F. Elder
Rand Park
National Guards
Gov
Harding
Hepburn
Roosevelt
C. R. Joy
Wm. Lozan
Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association
Lake Cooper
Hugh L. Cooper
Theodore Roogevelt
Uncle Sam
Crew of Wrecked Steamer Devon Lands Safely
Wellington New Zealand Aug 26 The crew of the British steamer Devon landed safely today after going ashore yesterday on Wellington head in Cook s straits en route from Montreal to Wellington The Devon probably will be a total loss with damage extensive and the ship aground on the coast.
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Devon
Wellington
New Zealand
Wellington Head
Cook's Straits
North
South Islands
Montreall
Rebels Lose Their Last Stronghold in Nanking
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Shanghai reports Nanking has fallen to government forces, depriving rebels of their last stronghold in China. The report notes London and Shanghai agencies confirming the collapse and signaling a decisive setback for rebel resistance.
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London
Shanghai
Nanking
Judge Applegate Rules Capitol Grounds Act Unconstitutional
Des Moines August 26 Judge Applegate ruled the Capitol Grounds Act unconstitutional in the provision that anticipates taxes to fund the project. The decision, not fully released by 4 pm, is understood to leave the other features of the bill valid, though the tax anticipation may nullify the act.
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Des Moines
Liudge Applegate
Capitol Grounds
Applegate
prisoners shown in Maracay parade to test Gomez power
In Caracas on August 26, a large crowd watched President Gomez stage a military display in Maracay. Twenty political prisoners tied to the Castro movement were marched from Tapatapa barracks with 6000 Royal soldiers, then paraded before Gomez at his residence and kept under guard in Maracay jail pending transfer to Caracas. The detainees included Simon Hello’s brother in law and other Castro figures.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Gomez
Maracay
Matacay
Tapatapa
E¢Lty
Simon Hello
Castro
Manual Torres
Felix de la Rosa Perez
Congress
Porfirio Sirralta
Bankers to Get Hearing on Conference Reforms
Washington bankers from the Chicago conference on currency reforms will face Senate scrutiny next Tuesday. Participants include Geo M Reynolds J B Forgan J Wade A B Hep Cal Wexler and others. Chairman Owen said changes were fully considered when the plan was built.
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Washington
Chicago
Geo. M. Reynalds
J. B. Forgan
Senate
J. Wade
St. Louis
A. B. Hep
New York
Cal Wexler
New Orleans
Owen
Pearls By Cultivation Touted At Jewelers’ Meeting
At the National Retail Jewelers’ Association convention in Chicago a Japanese expert explained a pearl cultivation method. He said pearls grown from mothers of pearl can produce varying quality, with price driven by age and care.
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Rolls Arena
Uchi
Kunio Takeo
Kokichi Mikimori
Japan
Assecaten
Sherman
Takes
Mus Wade
Tie
Twitherton
Russian author Gorki joked at doctors amid illness
Rome August 6 Mirxginy Corks the Husshan novelist is seriously ill with nervous breakdown at his villa in Cyapirl. Doctors recommended a removal sea cooler for his mate but he refused to leave claiming his condition was not affecting him. He laughed at their fears as they hoped for recovery.
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Rome
Mirxginy Corks
Cyapirl
Des Moines Man Ends Life in Lodging House Note Left
L. Jeuel a 64 year old carpenter from Woodbine Indiana shot himself in the left chest four times after arriving in Des Moines. He died two hours later at a hospital. He stated he was homeless and tired of life and wished to donate his body to science.
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Des Moines
Jeuel
Woodbine
Hfe
Deuel
Omaha
Bayer
Devel
Weather report fragment for August 26 temperatures
The record shows a minimum temperature of 64 and a maximum of 3 for August 26. A year earlier the minimum was T2 and the maximum was $3, with ambiguous text around suppliers and location.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Syndicate Black
Reese Alm. Oi
Wise En Yestere
Suffragists Burn Country House in Outlying London Suburb
London August 36 The militant suffragists clash with the government is felt beyond London as a country house in Medley Row north of the city was burned early today by suffrage sympathizers. A caretaker remained as the family was away for the summer and suffrage literature was found among the ruins.
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London
Medley
Couple motorcyle trip spans 1700 miles to Spokane
A San Jose couple completed a 1708 mile motorcycle journey to Spokane accompanied by Mrs Turner. The trek took twenty five days with Mayor Monahan and Hindley greeting them at the end. They carried two blankets and a few essentials. a desert crossing caused a broken shoulder blade for Farmer.
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Spokane Wael
BB. Turner
Spokane
San Jose
Val
Tertier
Thomas Monahan
Wilton J. Hindley
Spasbane
Nauman Company to Screen Depot
The Nauman Company will screen the depot as required by Health Officer H W Sigworth order. The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad directed the work with renovations to toilets beginning immediately and changes to follow.
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Nauman Company
Screen Depot
H.W. Sigworth
Chicago, Hock Island & Paeitte Railroad
Thaw Isolation Tightens as Legal Battle Looms
In Sherbrooke a court order bars visitors to Harry K. Thaw, allowing only his counsel present. Lawyers fear the move aims to curb interviews and potential statements about the Matteawan escape plot as Canada weighs deportation under a strict immigration act.
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Sherbrooke
Harry K. Thaw
Sherbrooks Fall
Thaw
Mattenwin
Friend
Cout
Canada
Wm. T. Jerome
Conger
Dutchesa County
Matog
Jerome
Matteswan
Bis
Vermont
Hera le
New York
T. A. Whillans
Dominion Immigration Department
Thompson
Roger” Thompson
Matteawan
Roger
Twenty Reported Killed in Wreck in Virginia
Richmond August 26 twenty persons are reported killed in a wreck on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad at Lynchburg Virginia. General offices of the line here have no details.
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Richmond
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Lynchburg
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