Lower Body Materially Cuts Llewellyn Act Provisions
In Santa Fe today the legislature managed slow business with major action on probate and district attorney bills. The probate bill expands probate court powers in seven counties and shifts to non lawyer judges, passing 38 to 7 after an amendment. Llewellyn's DA bill restructures DA classes, slashes salaries, and adds a stenographer. approved for future passage.
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Llewellyn
Howe
Rogers
Chaves County
House
J. M. Hervey
Nellie C. Brewer
A. BB. McMillen
Francis E. Wood
New Mexico Bar Association
Judiciary
Senate
Bar Association
Senate Passes Bills as Assembly Debates Wound Democrats Aid
President Miera presided as Senate passed bills including SB 143 to create a state department of agriculture SB 144 amending towns and villages rules and SB 145 on tax collection by towns under commissions. SB 4221 for refund of funds on land contracts and SB 58 regulating power lines also cleared with 18 to 9 or 18 to 0 votes. An amendment to a wounded Democrats relief measure was offered to cover dead Republicans after November elections. Memorial No 4 sought parcels post legislation.
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Rotem Miera
Senate
de Baca Betneath
Holt
State Department of Agriculture
Thirty-eighth Legislative Assembly
Tield
Hinkle County
Committee On Judiciary
Catron
House
Blanchard
Llewellyn
Hinkle
Committee On Militia
Senate Joint Memorial
Congress
New Mexico House Slates Comedy Yet Passes War Fund Measure
In a lively session the House approved Joint Resolution No 26 creating Red Cross emergency corps for twenty six counties and Congress, while senators debated, adjourned, and the chamber laughed at portions mocking medical ethics. Major Llewellyn led the josh, Catron defended the bill, and a three member committee was appointed to speed passage.
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Major Llewellyn
New Mexico
Congress
Adjutant General
Red Cross
United States Army
Democratic Committee
Amd
American Medical Association
Senate
Josh
Skidmore
James Fiven
John Arthur Johnson
Harg
American Red Cross
Nichols
Clovis
Mr. Smith
Luna
Santa Fe
Palace Hotel
Catron
Mesurs
House
Blanchard
Holt
Madero Must Go Trust Probe Goes to Envoys
Peace commissioners proposed to rebel General that the Vice President and cabinet hands in resignations. Orozco demands a ten ultimatum to envoys as the crisis narrows.
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Madero
Orozco
Roosevelt Rail Purchase Contested by Federal Officials
Government claims President Roosevelt was coerced by United States officials in a coal and iron purchase transaction in Tennessee.
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Roosevelt
United Steed
Orozco Proposes Military Rule to Restore Peace in Mexico
General Pascual Orozco tells a peace commission that he would head the military government until a president is elected. He calls for a cross party Junta to select a provisional leader and vows to resist foreign intervention with Zapata backing the southern revolt.
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Jiminez
Mexico
Pascual Orozco
Orozco
Mexico City
Social Defense League
Pine Soares
Madero
Foreianers
Zapata
Hin
Emilio Vasquez Gomes
Battle May Be Porau Today At Bellang
Reports from General Orozco's headquarters in Jiminez Mexico say federal forces under General Teller and General Huerta push northward toward Yermo and Bellano. Rebels under General Salazar lie 40 miles south at Asancola and Escalon with main columns at Bellano six miles behind. The distance between fronts is 27 miles, and federals are expected to reach the line by tomorrow with Bellano likely to see the principal engagement.
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Orozco
Jiminez
Mexico
Orosco
Teller
Yermo
Huerta
Salazar
Asancola
Escalon
Here
Bellana
Bellano
Kelly
Federals Driven From Coyame by Rebels in Mexico Action
Three hundred federals under General San Jines were driven from Coyame about 120 miles northeast of here by 250 rebels under Colonel Gamboa. Federal losses were fourteen killed, one wounded, and one captured. rebels reported minimal casualties and abandoned two machine guns.
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Jiminex
Mex
San Jines
Coyameé
Gamboa
Orozco
Pederals Deny Loss At Coyame Skirmish
Federal officials deny insurgent victory at Coyame. They report government troops drove rebels with slight casualties. The scene shifts near Velardena where American Smelting and Refining Co plants lay as rebels aim to rout the federal garrison for explosives and food.
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el Paso
Tex
Coyame
Campa
Conejos
Orozes
Velardena
Torreon
American Smelting & Refining Co
Furniture freight rate suspension announced by ICC
Washington May 15 The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended increases in furniture freight rates between central and western traffic territories. The 15 percent rise is halted from June 7 to September 3 affecting hundreds of railroads operating westward from Washington DC.
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Washington
Central Freight Association
Western Traffic Association
Interestate Commerce Commission
Washington, D. C
House Adjourns Over Tangled Parliamentarian Absence
Washington May lh. A tangled parliamentary situation arose in the house in the absence of the official parliamentarian, forcing adjournment tonight. The trouble occurred as the bill regulating the status of the Philippine Prior lands was placed on its passage.
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Washington
May
Former President of Alabama Plant Claims Cheaper Rails Possible
John A. Topping, former Tennessee Coal & Iron Co. chairman, testifies in the government suit to dissolve U S Steel under the Sherman act that TCI owned ore and coal and could produce rails and pig iron cheaper, with open hearth rails a key asset. He describes syndicate actions in 1909 and the Sun day Morgan Library meeting as part of the rescue and expansion narrative.
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Morning Journal
New York
John A. Topping
Republic Iron & Steel Co
United States Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal & Iron Co
Moore & Schley
Tennessee
Roosevelt
Gary
H. C. Frick
Topping
Tennessee Company
Birmingham
Alm
Heo
Corporation
Stanley Steel
John W. Gates
Grant HB. Lecney
Earl Oglesby
Leonardo
Hanna
Schley
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Gary, Ledyard
Steel Corporation
R. V. Lindabury
J. P. Morgan
Lbrary
H. ©. Frick
Stanley Committee
Six Powers Confer On Chinese Loan Basis In London
In London representatives of six powers met all day to discuss a China loan. They considered an advance to the Chinese government to run administration until the general loan is in place and how the main loan should be structured. Americans present included William D. Straight Henry P. Davidson and Mortimer L. Senniff.
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London
Six Powers Group
China
William D. Straight
Henry P. Davidson
Mortimer L. Seniff
Forest Fires Claim Five Lives In Washington Northwest
Fires swept the northwestern part of Washington yesterday and last night. Five lives are known dead, two men missing, and property damage runs into several hundred thousand dollars. Fires burn uncontrolled though conditions improve in most areas. residents fear renewed disaster if winds rise.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington
Election of New Methodist Bishops Marked by Retirements
Minneapolis dispatch reports the Methodist Episcopal church votes retiring Bishops Henry W. Warren David H. Moore and Thomas B. Neely after long service. Warren and Moore gain retirement while Neely’s fate remains undecided as the committee faces ballots and possible further action. The result will shape the next episcopal slate with details to be announced after tonight’s sessions.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Henry W. Warren
Denver
David H. Moore
Cincinnati
Thomas B. Neely
New Orleans
Methodist Episcopal Church
Warren
Nestor
Abraham Lincoln
Bishop Moore
Neely
Moore
H E
Roswell Battery Officers Resign Amid Appointment Row
Capt. M. S. Murray commander of Battery A resigns along with Lieut. Charles De Bremond to Governor McDonald. Murray sought adjutant general post and supporters allege A. B. Brookes used unfair methods and threats to influence the appointment. A War Department inquiry is anticipated.
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M. S. Murray
Charles de Bremond
Brookes
Morning Journal
Roswell
N. M
M.S. Murray
National Guard
McDonald
Murray
War Department
Day in Congress Notes and Actions
Congress met at noon and resumed debate on the agricultural appropriation bill. Vice President Sherman signed the joint resolution for direct election of senators. Adjourned at 6 30 p m until Thursday noon. Other actions include Philippine friars land bill review, Judge Archbald inquiry, Sulzer international conference on living costs, and anti third term league petition. Agricultural expenditures committee continued meat inspection service investigations.
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Sherman
Judiciary Committee
Archbald
Foreign Affairs Committee
Sulzer
Nationa
McCall
Agricultural Expenditures Committee
Meat Inspection Service
Flood's Ravages Increase in Louisiana
New Orleans reports the Mississippi flood has inundated about 7,500 square miles of Louisiana land and displaced over 100,000 people. A new crevasse at Hymelia threatens thousands more acres, with St. Charles and St. John the Baptist parishes hardest hit. The Mississippi River Commission will decide tomorrow whether to attempt closing the widening gap to save up to 30 million dollars in property.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Arkansas Line
West Feliciana
Lower St. Bernard Parishes
St. Charles
St. John the Baptist
Mississippi River Commission
Collapsible Boat Found Drifting With Three Bodies
A message from the Oceanic reports a collapsible boat from the sunken Titanic carrying three bodies was found May 13 at latitude 39.56 north, 47.01 west. The identified victims include Thompson Beattie and one sailor and one fireman, with a coat and letters linked to Richard N Williams and a cane marked Duane Williams. A ring bears the inscription Edward and Gerda.
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Morning Journal
New York
Oceanic
White Star Line
Titanic
Thompson Beattie
Richard N. Wiliams
Duane Wiilliams
Edward
Gerda
White Star
Lowe
Senate Committee
Rio Grande May Not Increase Rates
Washington May 15 The interstate commerce commission denied Denver & Rio Grande and Colorado Midland permission to charge higher rates at intermediate points than on distant points. The ruling targets westbound traffic from Missouri Mississippi Chicago and similar rate territory and hinges on the lone and short haul provision.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Denver & Rio Grande
Colorado Midland Railroad
Missouri
Mississippi
Chicago
Roosevelt Claims Lead in Republican Nomination Battle
Dayton May 15 Roosevelt declares he will secure the Republican nomination on the first ballot, citing a delegate table and a majority of uncontested delegates. He criticizes Taft aides for using the Brownsville affair to discredit him and defends his own actions. He spoke in Elyria and Dayton and heads to Greensville for tomorrow's address.
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Roosevelt
Ohio
New Jersey
Kenton
Taft
Elyria
Dayton
Anel Roosevelt
Lorimer
Illinois
Brownsville
Mr. Taft
Secretary of War
Greensville
Taft Presses Attack on Roosevelt Across Ohio Campaign
President Taft ramps up criti cism of former President Roosevelt in Ohio stops at Bucyrus Mansfield Galion and other towns. He accuses Roosevelt of calling him every insult while now urging no personalities and vows to answer charges with plain truth over what he calls fiction.
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Sandusky
Taft
Colonel Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Mr Taft
Bucyrus
Ohio
Mansfield
Galion
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House of Representatives
State of New Mexico
Burg
Speaker Baca
Baca
Tennessee Coal and Iron Purchase
Bellang
Alabama
Pittsburgh
Neeley
Episcopacy
Rosse
Rio Grande
Rough Rider
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