Proclamation Sets E Gomez Provisional Mexican President
General Orozco proclaims E Gomez provisional president of Mexico amid liberal advances. A year after Madero gained U S status rebels control portions of Chihuahua Sonora Durango Coahuila and adjacent regions marching south with a sizable army. Opposition emissaries arrive in El Paso seeking action but Justice Department agents find no warrant.
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Francisco
Madero
United States
Juarez
Chihuahua
Sonora
Durango
Coahuila
el Paso
Secret Service
Department of Justice
Morning Journal
Tex
Amilto Vasques
Gomes
Mexican Lawver
Mexico
Paceval Orozce
Terre En Juarez
Ororco
Gongales Enrile
Rio Grande
Washington
Francisco J. Madero
Diaz
Coatulla
Chihuahua -Coahuila
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Lecver
San Antonio
Fener Gomer
Juares
Francisco 1. Madero
Spo
Gomez
Senor Llorente
JL. F Ross
Mr. Ross
Fragmentary Rebel Provocation Reported in The Monitor
A damaged OCR excerpt mentions a rebel command and a presidential signatory claiming not to authorize a plan. Emilio Vasquez Gomes is referenced as an ostensible authority not named in the publication. The piece notes a statement from the president implying a pro government setup was planned.
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Menite
Moe
Paa-in-chief
Emilio Vasquez Gomes
Ional
Provisional Mexican President Named at Juarez Front
Amilto Vasquez Gomez, a Mexican lawyer, is proclaimed provisional president by General Orozco while rebels press on the Juarez front. He confirms Juarez as provisional capital with plans to move to Chihuahua later, and vows peace under revolutionary authority.
Private Baker Shot Near El Paso Across River
Private Baker of Company C Twentieth Infantry was wounded in a shooting alleged to come from the Mexican side of the river near El Paso. He was carried to Port Buss with wounds to his right hand and leg. Colonel E Steever reported Baker had been drinking, making his account uncertain.
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el Paso
Tex
Steever
Border Guard
Baker
Company C
Twenty-second Infantry
Bunker
Port Buss
Riot at Twin Butte mines in Mexico flag clash
Mexican miners at Twin Butte mines in Tucson sparked a riot during a Circo de Mayo celebration when they raised the Mexican flag without the Stars and Stripes. American miners attacked the crowd, beat several men, and forced them from the camp.
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Tucson
Ariz
Twin Butte
Consul Requests Chinese Residents Leave Mazatlan
Mazatlan Sinaloa May 4 American Consul William K Alger wires Washington for permission to allow four hundred Chinese residents to enter the United States due to dangers from revolutionary troubles amid fears of a Torreon massacre repetition. Occidental Bank and the Ponce National forward 1 990 000 in gold and silver to San Francisco banks for safety.
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Mazatlan
Sinaloa
Mexico
William K. Alger
Washington
United States
Torreon
Occidental Bank
Ponce Nocctonal
San Francisco
Gomez Provisional President Coup Reported in Mexico
Juarez Mexico May 4 The proclamation of Gomez as provisional president appears to be a coup detat to revive waning support. Mexican business leaders see his claim as a move to crystallize sentiment for him. Gomez says the action came from an invitation by Orozco but Vasquist factions are blamed for overstepping.
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Juarez
Mex
Gomez
Chihuahua
Orozco
Gomez Representative Reaches Washington
Dr Policarpo Rueda governor of Chiapas arrives in Washington as envoy for Emilio Vasquez Gomez seeking U S recognition of the Vasquistas as belligerents. He says Gomez will form a northern Mexican civil government with support from Orozco and Zapata after Madero’s ouster and calls for a fair American response.
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Washington
United States
Policarpo Rueda
Chiapias
Mexico
Revolutionary Party
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Vasquez Gomez
Orozo
Zapata
Orozco
Vasques Gomes
Madero
Rueda
No Battle Reported At Torreon By Mexican President
Mexico City May 4 No battle has been fought at Torreon according to President Madero. He said he spoke with General Huerta this afternoon and could say positively that no clash occurred. He avoided predicting any imminent fight and commented on Emilio Gomes resigning as provisional president at Juarez.
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Mexico City
Torreon
Madero
Huerta
Emilio Gomes
Orozco
Diario
Important towns menaced by rebels near border
A May 4 dispatch from Lieut. George D B Somerville reports Piedras Negras and Monclova facing imminent rebel capture. The Eagle Pass garrison defeated 1866 troops at Cuatro Cienegas with heavy losses. Piedras Negras shows intense excitement as the Banco International moves funds to Eagle Pass and Chinese refugees from Monclava seek safety.
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San Antonio
Texas
Cuatro Cionegas
Piedras Negras
Banco International
Fagle Pass
Dowse
Monclava
Flood crest not yet reached Baton Rouge as relief pours in
Mississippians brace for crest as engineers say levee salvation possible but not assured. Weather bureau warns of another foot rise above current record, while relief depots feed about 121,000 people and local committees aid 14,009 more.
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Baton Rouge
Weather Bureau
Red River
Haton Rouge
Grand Bay
la Hharre
Scott's Point
New Orleans
Mississippi
Point Coupee Parish
Jena
Alexandria
Concordia Parish
Vicksburg
United States Army
Louisiana
Congress debates Mississippi flood relief measure
Washington May 4 The failure to pass a 420000 relief appropriation halted army efforts in Memphis forcing a stop on supply contracts while Red Cross appeals again for funds. House action stalls as senate approval is awaited. Officials estimate 750000 needed. 160000 fed daily. flood extends to Louisiana with new victims.
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Washington
Congress
Mississippgi
Army
Normoyle
Memphis
American National Red Cross Society
House
Senate
Commissary Department
Sharp
Louisiana
Ministers' warfare against child labor announced
At the Methodist Episcopal general conference in Minneapolis a 15 member minister committee will investigate abuses in textile mills and call for national legislation to abolish child labor under age 16. Henry J. Coker of Denver proposed a resolution urging church leaders worldwide to condemn the practice and press officials to act.
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Minneapolis
United States
Methodist Episcopal Church
Henry J. Coker
Denver
America
Two Senators Clash as Senate Debates Personalities
In Santa Fe on May 4, Senators Barth and Crampton clashed over alleged discourtesy and duties in the judiciary panel. Crampton defended his integrity as chairman while Barth rejected claims of personal attack, ending with mutual defiance and a brief standoff. The session then passed a universal mandating fraternal insurance board bonds and a school district borrowing bill unanimously.
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The
Morning Journal
Santa Fe
N. M
Earth
Crampton
Senate
Bernalillo
Judiciary
Barth
United States
Committee On Judiciary
Walton
Sixth Judicial District
Judiciary Committee
Harth
Senator Crampton
Vernaiinoe
Conference For Uniform Laws
Corporation Commission
Ten thousand suffragettes parade on Fifth Avenue
About 16,000 people marched up Fifth Avenue under suffrage banners as crowds watched from windows and balconies. Women, men and children joined delegations from many professions including educators and laundry workers in a unified display for the suffrage cause.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Belgium Names New Minister to U S in May
Brussels on May 4 reports FP says counsel lor of the Belgian legation in London is named Belgian minister to the United States succeeding E Hayvenith.
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Belgium
Brussels
FP. May
London
United States
E. Hayvenith
Day in Congress Senate Debate on Workman’s Compensation Bill
The Senate met at 11 30 a m resumed debate on the workman s compensation bill and recessed at 6 45 p m until 11 a m Monday This brief entry notes the sessions and timing of the legislative discussion.
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Workman
Law debate on appropriation bill and inquiry into navy relations
The body resumed debate on the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill and adopted a resolution ordering an investigation into the relations of the navy department with the United States Steel corporation. Representative Garner urged the Root amendment to bar Mexico rebels under immigration law. Adjourned at 5 47 p m until noon Sunday.
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Navy Department
United States Steel Corporation
Garner
Mexico
Wall Collapse in Toronto Kills Three
Three people are dead and a fourth is missing after the William Nielsen company building walls collapsed in Toronto. More than a dozen others were seriously injured. a girl remains trapped beneath debris and workers search the basement area for others.
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Toronto
Ont
William Nielson Company
Eva Anderson
Tlavis Schen
Miss, Barnes
Chocolate Department
Strike Fails to Tie Up Chicago Newspapers
Chicago morning papers despite handicap still issued Sunday editions though in a single issue. Publishers filled vacated jobs with other workers and expect full staffing by midweek. Police guarded distribution as strikers caused disturbances and arrests for injunction violations.
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Chicago
Morning Journal
City and Mail
Webb Pressamen
Shriners Gather in Los Angeles for Conclave
Morning Journal reports Shriners arrive in Los Angeles for the thirty eighth conclave. Ten trains bring hundreds as tag day for Associated Charities proceeds and stores are bought out by the organization. Imperial dignitaries arrive with Patrole caravans from Chicago and eastern points.
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Shriners
Los Angeles
Morning Journal
San Francisco
Oakland
Honolulu
Chicage
John Frank Treat
Jerusalem
New Orleans
Morocco
Jacksonville
Pha
Yaarab
Atlanta
Iowa counties instruct Clark delegates at Democratic conventions
Iowa counties report three of five holding democratic conventions selecting delegates to Champ Clark the preferred candidate. The other two counties did not instruct.
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Iowa
Clark
Des Moines
Champ Clark
Taft Defends Harvester Trust Record in Maryland Campaign
President Taft rallies in Maryland denying Bonaparte misstatement on a cabinet decision. He cites Herbert Knox Smith diary and Perkins advocacy, saying he was abroad when the alleged meeting occurred. Taft compares records with Roosevelt and highlights his administration’s progressive legislation.
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Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Herbert Knox Smith
Bureau of Corporations
Taft
Marvester Trust
Colonel Roosevelt
White House
Harvester Trust
Bonaparte
George W. Perkins
Steel Trust
Morgan & Company
Washington
Bureau of Corporations Net
Smith
Mr. Roosevelt
Morgan
North Dakota
Minnesota
Herbert Knox Sodith
Perkins
Philippines
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RI Monitor
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General Crezco
Crezco
Francisco R. Pradille
Pradillo
Tam
P. Orozco, JR
United States of Mexico
Republic
Benito Juarez
Maximiliian
Porfirio Vaz
Haker
Primer
Mentoo
Onozcos
My Morning Journal
Mississippi Valley
Pasadena
Harvester Company
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