Carranza Captured as Obregonist Forces Advance on Mexico City
Report from Mexico City states President Carranza was overtaken at Apizaco after fleeing the capital. Obregon's troops were to enter Mexico City next, with the government abandoning the capital for Vera Cruz earlier in the day. Unconfirmed reports say Carranza escaped to the mountains as his train was captured.
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Ralph H. Turner
United Press
Mexico City
Carranza
Apizaco
Tlavacalla
Alvaro Obregon
Vera Cruz
Barron Escantion
Puebla
State Department
Washington
United States
EL Paso
Texas
Antonio I. Villareal
Neuva Leon
Coahuila
Francisco S. Serrano
Urbal Leno
Ojinaga
Leon Bardo Zendejas
Salinas
Torres
Presidio
Laredo
Obregonistas
Jorg Borquez
Murguia
Santiago
United States weighs Mexican policy after Carranza removal
Washington faces question of recognizing a rebelgovernment as Mexican factions contend for power. Secretary Colby to safeguard American interests while Obregon and Gonzales threaten clash. Reports say Tampico oil centers fell to rebels, though U S Company reps see no alarm.
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Washington
State Department
Carranza
Mexico City
Colby
United States
Obregon
Gonzales
Puebla
Tampico
American
O Company
Mexico
Nuevo Leon Legislature Joins Agua Prieta Alignment
Reports from Browns ville say Nuevo Leon in special session repudiated the Carranza government and pledged allegiance to the Agua Prieta faction and the Sonora-Obregon movement.
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San Antonio
Tex
Brownsville
Nuevo Leon
Mexico
Carranza
Agua Prieta
Local Merchants Slash Prices 20 to 25 Percent
Waterbury merchants imitate John Wanamaker cutting all merchandise 20 to 25 percent. The move signals a broad sale across stores as managers promote lower prices in a May business scene.
Cleveland trio critically hurt in crossing collision
In Elyria Ohio three Cleveland residents were near death in a local hospital after their automobile was hit by a Big Four passenger train at Kapps Crossing. Injured are Mrs Lena Collins her 13 year old daughter Martha and driver Max Lehman. The car was struck after a eastbound train cleared the crossing and was hit by a westbound train. The vehicle was carried several hundred feet. Little hope remained for recovery.
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Elyria
Cleveland
Kapps Crossing
Lena Collins
Martha
Max Lehman
Collins
Lehman
Revolt Flare Amid Street Clash in Laredo Texas
In Nuevo Laredo across the river, fighting between Carranzistas and revolutionists spills into the weekend in Laredo. Mexican women calmly sweep porches as the Westend Panthers clash with the Northside Sluggers in possession battles.
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Laredo
Texas
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Westend Panthers
America
Wanamaker Considers Ohio Senate Candidacy in August
Judge R M Wanamaker of the Ohio Supreme Court said he is willing to enter the August Republican primary for United States senator from Ohio. With Harding in the presidential race, Wanamaker noted no other candidates have been announced and urged a clear statement to give voters time to judge. He said he would feel obliged to run if a strong party demand arose and opposed boss-led candidate selection.
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Columbus
R. M. Wanamaker
Ohio Supreme Court
United States
Ohio
Harding
Wanamaker
United States Senate
Good orchestra good time and good order at Eagles Hall
A brief item noting a municipal or community event at Eagles Hall featuring music and orderly conduct with admission of 25 cents per person.
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Eagles Hall
Wilson picks Bain Colby as Democratic league nominee
Washington reports Bainbridge Colby Secretary of State is President Wilsons target to carry the League of Nations fight for the Democratic nomination. Palmer rumored for White House backing but deemed unlikely. McAdoo named but friends doubt White House endorsement. others say he can win on merit.
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Washington
Bainbridge Colby
Wilson
League of Nations
Colby
Palmer
White House
McAdoo
Trenton Stores Cut Prices Following Wanamaker
In Trenton six major stores join Wanamaker outlets in New York and Philadelphia by announcing price cuts of 20 to 25 percent on their remaining stock.
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Trenton
N. J
Wanamaker
New York
Philadelphia
Soviet Russia Rejects League Delegation Request
Moscow said Russia cannot allow delegations with nations that renounced neutrality from entering its borders. It voiced conditional support for a league investigation but opposed action during the current conflict. Poland is cited as an active league member at war with Russia.
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London
Russia
Moscow
League of Nations
Soviet
League
Poland
Carranza Deposed Head of Mexico Faces Trial
General Elias Calles says Carranza will be tried under Mexican law and will not be executed. He warns against Villa becoming a political or military factor in the revolution. The statement comes from Agua Prieta, Sonora, on May 10.
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M. D. Tracy
United Press
Agua Prieta
Sonora
Mexico
Carranza
Mexicco
Elias Calles
Calles
Villa
Wilson enters fight to make treaty chief campaign issue
President Wilson pushes Democratic support for ratification of the Versailles treaty with reservations rejected. He presses delegates in Multnomah Oregon to back treaty approval, aiming to nominate a Wilson aligned candidate at San Francisco. Bryan allies respond from the south likely to counter.
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Wilson
Pease Treaty
Hugh G. Baillie
United Press
Washington
Democratic Party
Democratic Organization of
Bryan
South
Oregon Democrats
San Francisco
Informatio
Senate
G. ©. Hamaker
Multnomah County
Democratic Central Committee
Oregon
Blue Beard given life term for multiple murders
In Los Angeles on May 10 Charles N. Harvey known as Blue Beard was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Nina Lee Delaney, one of his twenty six wives, part of a spree linked to his bigamy.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Blue Beard
Charles N. Harvey
Nina Lee Delaney
Fire in East Side tenement kills three people
New York reported a fire in an East Side tenement early today resulting in three deaths and a fourth person likely to die. The blaze caused extensive damage and emergency crews are investigating the cause.
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New York
Six labor organizers jailed for refusing to pay fines
Pittsburg May 10 Six labor organizers were sent to jail for ten days by Mayor James Crawford of Duquesne after refusing to pay $100 fines for attempting to hold a meeting without a permit. The men were W R Riley I M Finke John Oldron J J Beaghen James I Hause and Bozo Danish. Colombia plans to remodel its public school system along U S lines.
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Pittsburg
James Crawford
Duquesne
W. R. Riley
I. M. Finke
John Oldron
J. J. Beaghen
James i. Hause
Bozo Danish
Unconfirmed report on Mexican generals killed or captured
In Mexico City on May 10 an unconfirmed message claimed generals Barrargan Murguia Urquizo were captured en route to Vera Cruz and executed. It also said ministers Aguilar Dieguez were killed in battle with revolutionaries.
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Mexico City
Juan Barrargan
Carranza
Murguia
Urquizo
Vera Cruz
Candido Aguilar
Dieguez
Man's Body Found in Boston Hotel Room
A man was found dead in a Boston hotel room on May 10 wearing women's undergarments. He was registered as Farquhar from New York City. Scattered garments of a woman and a man's clothing were found in the room. A London idea suggests a baby carrier for crowded places.
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Boston
Farquhar
New York City
London
Tragic suicide of Eliza Corrigan at Athens State Hospital
Mrs Eliza Corrigan aged 49 killed herself at Athens State hospital where she had been a patient just over a month. She used a screw hook and rope improvised from her apron, found by a nurse shortly after. her husband from Chillicothe took the body home. She had prior attempts noted by hospital staff, including drownings and other self harm, since arrival April 8.
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Eliza Corrigan
Athens State Hospital
Chillicothe
Battleship Oklahoma Heads South as Destroyers Reach Mexican Coast
United States battleship Oklahoma was ordered to move from New York to Key West for possible duty off Mexico. Four destroyers Isherwood Nam Dale Case were due to arrive at Tampico to protect American interests while other units awaited action. Marines were dispatched toward League Island for Mexican duty and American personnel in Mexico total six to seven thousand.
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Washington
United States
Oklahoma
Secretary of Navy
Daniels
New York
Key West
Mexico
Tampico
Navy Department
Isherwood
Putnam
Dale
Case
Flusher
Reid
League Island
Texas
State Department
Regular communication of Parama thia Lodge No 25
Masonic lodge meeting notices urge all members who have worked on team to attend Tuesday evening May 11 at 7 30 for the third degree and to prepare for inspection May 18 J L Duncan W M J A Palmer Sec 5 10 2
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Paramathia Lodge No
J. L. Duncan
W. M
J. A. Palmer
Sec
Oil flow from Mexico vital to U.S. needs
Franklin K. Lane told the Senate Mexican committee that an uninterrupted Mexican oil supply is essential. He said the U.S. consumed 30 to 40 million more barrels than it produced last year and urged fair treatment of Americans who invested in Mexican oil, noting private land rights extend to oil beneath.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
Franklin K. Lane
Senate Mexican Committee
Lane
Information on federal massacre reachs El Paso from Obregon
A message from General Alvo Obregon received at his Jaurez headquarters cites a federal massacre of prisoners in Santiago penitentiary. It claims 15 generals were killed just before revolutionists seized Mexico City, with Obregon in Mexico City when the dispatch was sent.
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EL Paso
Tex
Santiago
Mexico City
Alvo Obregon
Obregon
Jaurez
Bonus stock offer for Knox Tire and Rubber Company
After eight o'clock tonight the bonus of 4 shares of Knox Tire and Rubber Company stock will be reduced to 8 shares. If you are in a good investment take advantage of this last offer.
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Knox Tire and Rubber Company
Harding campaign pivots to Columbus with fresh vigor
May 10 in Columbus Harry H. Daugherty Senate Harding campaign manager says Harding nomination prospects at Chicago are brighter than ever. He announces immediate establishment of headquarters in Columbus as central committee handles Meigs and Lawrence county election board appointment contests and replacement for Ralph D. Cole as advisory committee member.
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Columbus
Harry H. Daugherty
Harding
Chicago
Daugherty
Central Committee For Action
Republican Election Board
Meigs County
Lawrence
Smith
Ralph D. Cole
John Hawk Qualifies as Republican Candidate for Commissioner
John Hawk of Lodi Township filed his petition with the Election Board and qualified for the August 1920 primaries as a Republican candidate for Commissioner. He plans an active campaign and, with strong past support, bids to be among the three nominees for the office.
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John Hawk
Lodi Township
Election Board
Hawk
Dance at Junior Order Hall Tuesday Evening
A dance is planned at the Junior Order Hall Tuesday at 8 PM. Gents 50 cents, ladies 15 cents. Admission excludes questionable characters.
Socialist National Convention Nomination Talks in New York
The socialist national convention resumes in New York on May 10 to nominate Eugene V. Debs for president amid rumors of his release from Atlanta prison for espionage act violations. Seymour Stedman of Chicago is expected as Debs running mate as a mass meeting in Madison Square Garden draws 6,000 attendees with speeches by Stedman, Morris Hillquit, and Victor Berger.
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New York
Socialist National Convention
Agene V. Debs
Debs
Atlanta
Seymour Stedman
Chicago
Scott Ne~ng
Kate Richards O'Hare
Stedman
Abandonment of proposed 1 percent retail sales tax
Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee decided to abandon the proposed one per cent tax on all retail sales to raise revenue for a soldier bonus. A tentative agreement aimed to cut total benefits from 1.75 billion dollars to just over 1 billion.
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Washington
House and Ways and Means Committee
US Navy rushes ships to Mexico amid Tampico turmoil
The Sacrament o arrives off Tampico as revolutionists claim capture of Tampico without fighting. Oklahoma likely sails to join destroyers at Key West to safeguard American lives. 1,200 marines aboard Henderson. Sacramento cruiser and others patrol Mexican coast while officials await word on Mexico City occupation and Carranza’s status.
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Houston
Tex
United States
Sacramento
Tampico
Oklahoma
Key West
N. E. Erwin
Henderson
Mexico
State Department
Mexico City
United Press
Carranza
Aplzaco
Gleason Named Temporary Secretary of GOP Convention
Chicago May 10 Lafayette Gleason of New York was chosen temporary secretary of the national Republican convention. May 31 was set to hear contesting delegations. Will Hayes and Senator Lodge were still mentioned as likely temporary chairman.
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Chicago
Lafayette Gleason
New York
Will Hayes
Senator Lodge
Carranza Located Near Vera Cruz Report Says
May 10 unconfirmed rebel message claims President Carranza has been located by revolutionists near Vera Cruz, as reported from rebel headquarters in Agua Prieta Sonora.
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Agua Prieta
Sonora
Carranza
Vera Cruz
Bride On Phone He Reads His Life End
At Camp Sherman Ohio Sergeant Olaf Olson locked in a telephone booth and called his bride of two weeks confessing intent to kill himself. He fired a bullet through his brain while she listened on the line. Olson, a Titanic survivor, was hospitalized in Chillicothe and thought the ordeal unbalanced his mind.
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Chillicothe
Camp Sherman
Olaf Olson
Ile
Olson
Revolt Forces Occupy Ma Zatlan under General Flores
Nogales, Arizona reports that Ma zatlan was occupied by revolutionary forces led by General Angles Flores this morning amid tense border upheaval and ongoing conflict updates from the region.
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Nogales
Ariz
Mazatlan
Angles Flores
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Ind
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