Diaz Signals Willingness to Quit Presidency for Peace
Mexico City May 7 General Por firio Diaz issued a manifesto declaring his intention to resign the presidency as soon as peace is restored. He cited progress on anti reelection measures and electoral reforms while stressing his duty to avoid national chaos. Madero and rebel leaders were seen as aiming to end the war, with peace negotiations continuing. Washington officials welcomed the move and predicted a rapid return to calm as insurrection forces began withdrawing toward Juarez.
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Mexico City
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Francisco J. Madero
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Madero
Ding
Europe
Corral
Minister de la Barra
Republic
Juarez
Washington
Taft
Francisco I. Madero
Zamacona
Jose Vasconcelas
el Pias
Senor Gonzales Garza
Insurrecto Party
Diaz May Change Plans Prompt News From Mexico City
Paso Tex May 7 Troop movement began after an AP telephoned the Madero headquarters and read a dispatch from Mexico City stating General Pascual Orosco received it and would likely halt the army movement. Dr Vasquez Gomes said negotiations would resume once official information arrives. The insurgent camp celebrated with joy as news spread. General Madero awaited further developments.
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Insurrestos
Disa
Madero
Sketch of Life of Porfirio Diaz and Incidents Leading Up to Present Revolution
Portrait of Porfirio Diaz outlining his birth in 1820 in Oaxaca, early path to law, and military service in reforms and anti French wars. It covers his presidential terms beginning 1877, non re election policy, and 1910 re election, plus Madero’s uprising and key battles and tensions on the Mexican border.
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Porfirio Diaz
Highwayman and Officer Slain in Prairie Destruction Siege
Morning Journal reports Jefferson Iowa May 7 marshal Busby of Paton and a bank robber killed in a dawn siege at a country school house near Paton. A wounded robber was captured. a second robber died during the exchange. Busby’s death followed the post office safe blowing in Paton days earlier.
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Iowa
Morning Journal
Jefferson
Marshal Busby
Paton
Dana
Busby
McBride Wilson
Sheriff Wilson
Bayard
Wealthy Pioneer Armijo Dies of Heart Failure
Special Dispatch from Las Cruces New Mexico reports prominent and wealthy Rio Grande valley resident Armijo died Sunday at age eighty two from heart failure in his home hallway. He leaves a near million dollar estate, a brother Justo Armijo and sister Mrs Manuela Yrisarri, plus three grandchildren Josephine Armijo Gertrude Acarte and Nesto Armijo Jr. Funeral is set for Monday morning at the Catholic church in Las Cruces.
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Morning Journal
Las Cruces
N. M
Manuela Yrisarri
Josephine Armijo
Gertrude Acarte
Nesto Armijo
Southern Methodists Meet in Oklahoma City
Nashville Tenn May 7 It was announced tonight that Oklahoma City has been selected as the meeting place of the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church South in 1914 Creighton University Menaced by Fire Omaha Neb May 7 Shortly after 230 this morning fire broke out on the roof of Creighton university and at 8 oclock despite the efforts of the fire department is beyond control The fire is confined to the roof and attic and is believed to have been caused by lightning
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Tenn
Oklahoma City
General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Creighton University
Omaha
Neb
Expedition Locates Ancient City of David in Jerusalem
Captain Montague Parker leads British expedition that returned to England with findings from excavations near Jerusalem. They located the site of the city of David and its precursor Jebusite city, dating pottery to 2000 years before David. No Hebrew inscriptions were found, and rumors about the mosque of Omar await Turkish inquiry.
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London
Montague Parker
Earl of Morley
Jerusalem
Omar
England
City of
David
Denver Attorney Richardson Dies In Auto Crash Near Louisville Junction
Edmund F. Richardson a Denver attorney involved in the Moyer Haywood trial dies after an automobile swerved to pass another vehicle and plunged down an embankment near Louisville Junction. Horace Granfield a New York mining businessman also dies. Mrs Richardson two children and a friend escape serious injury.
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Morning Journal
Denver
Colo
Edmund F. Richardson
Idaho
Horace Granfield
New York
Louisville Junction
Here
Granfield
Richardson
Wilson Welcomed in Denver for Bible Centenary Event
Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey, on a three day visit, spoke at Denver's 12,000 seat Auditorium marking the King James Bible centenary. He was greeted by local committees and will address a Chamber of Commerce banquet and Mile High club gathering during his stay. He leaves for Salt Lake City Wednesday.
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Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Chamber of Commerce
Mile High Club
American Bible Society
Princeton Club
Wilson
Salt Lake City
John F. Shanfroth
Colorado
Automobile Party From Kansas City Heads Toward Pacific Coast
Watson of Kansas City and A S Baysinger of Trinidad arrived in the city from Trinidad in a four cylinder seven passenger Peerless touring car en route to the Pacific coast. The pair are on a pleasure tour and traveling at a relaxed pace with about 1900 pounds of camping baggage. Watson has already spent six weeks on the journey covering roughly 1160 miles and plans three days in Albuquerque before heading toward Phoenix and then westward.
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Kansas City
Baysinger
Trinidad
Pacific Coast
Oo. B. Watson
Albuquerque
Phoenix
Cheerful McNamara brothers await bail as case moves
In Los Angeles on May 7, John and James McNamara the accused dynamite conspirators appeared cheerful amid talks of bail for the Llewellyn iron works bombing. Ortie McManigal grew despondent but his wife may testify as prosecutors weigh the case while trials for multiple charges loom into August.
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Los Angeles
Cal
John
James McNamara
Llewellyn Iron Works
Ortie McManigal
Gallagher
McManigal
Chicago
McNamara Brothers
Clarence Darrow
John McNamara
Llewellyn
Eighty Sticks of Dynamite Found Near Santa Monica
About eighty sticks of dynamite were found today on the Malibou ranch near the ocean. An official investigation began to determine how long it had been there and who hid it. The Malibou ranch belongs to the Rindge estate. Fred Rindge said he had no knowledge of ownership by the estate.
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Santa Monica
Los Angeles
Cal
Rindge
Fred Rindge
Burns says labor leaders will see arrests were not a frame-up
Detective William J. Burns arrived in New York claiming labor leaders already view the Indianapolis arrests of the Mc Namara brothers and Ortie McManigal as legitimate. Burns, who caused the arrests, said he would depart for Los Angeles tomorrow to continue the dynamiting case inquiry.
Car strike threatened in Oklahoma City
In a demonstration in Oklahoma City four people were hurt after street railway workers were discharged. William Egbert and Police Chief Hubatka were struck by a car, Egbert severely injured, conductor George Martin beaten, Tom Davis shot in the hand.
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Okla
Oklahoma Street Railway Company
William Egbert
Hubatka
Egbert
George Martin
Tom Davis
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San Pedro
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Guerrero
Nestor Armijo
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Trio
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