Mexican rebels plan provisional government in Mexico
Rebels led by General Obregon prepare a provisional regime with De La Huerta as head. Carranza fled Mexico City, was escorted toward Vera Cruz, and reports say rebels claim victory while risking U.S. disfavor for harming the former president.
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Ibregon
Pract In
Mexico
General de la Huerta
Carranza
Mexico City
Izaco
Mexio City
Vera Cruz
Caranza
S . Carranza
Operanza
Obregon
United States
United Tes
Pashington
United Sites
Revolutionary Mission
Wilson
Huerta
Pablo Gonzales
de la Huerta
Juan Sanchez Azzecanco
Gonzales
Foreign Office
Candio Aguilar
Tampico
Borwnsville
Antonio
Tex
Juan Mergo
Aguilar
Cordoba
Torredias
General Alvarado
Hermosillo
Sonora
Drill meeting announced for Athens Commandery No. 15
Athens Commandery No. 15 Knight Templars will hold a drill at seven tonight with Harley Moler in charge. No uniforms required.
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Athens
Knight Templars
Harley Moler
Sugar profit decision eyed by Washington officials
William Figg assistant to Attorney General Palmer announced a proposed fair sugar profit of one cent per pound for wholesalers and two cents for retailers. He said refiners were not fixed for fair profit and that prosecutions would target prices above the department’s tabled profit. Evidence gathering on profiteering in sugar and other foods proceeds, with about 1,590 prosecutions started so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wiliam Figg
Palmer
Justice Department
Figg
Hhe
Judge Landis Becomes Auctioneer For City Sale
Chicago Judge Kenesaw M. Landis shed robes to auctioneer, obtaining 6500 dollars for two automobiles owned by members of a bankrupt firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landis
Chicago
Kenesaw Madis
Senate Debates Knox Peace Resolution In Forced Draft
Washington May 12 The senate moved under forced draft to Knox peace resolution sidetracking routine business. Leaders urged short speeches to permit a vote this week. Senator Hitchcock prepared to reply assailing Republicans as treaty killers and dismissing efforts to restore peace by resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Hitchcock
Knox
Gasoline Shortage Hits Akron Prompting Rationing
Akron faces a serious gasoline shortage forcing local dealers to ration fuel in two gallon lots for all vehicles including trucks delivery cars and jitneys. If relief is delayed trucking of Akron commodities to outside areas could halt. Deputy fire marshal J A Anderson noted Akron stores more gasoline than any city its size in the country.
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Akron
J. A. Anderson
Federal II Proceeding Roundup In El Paso
Roundup reports ongoing cleanup by rebels of Carranza garrisons in Mexico. General Antonio Pruneda seized Sabina in Coahuila after a brief battle with minor injuries. General De La Huerta plans to depart for Mexico City to assume provisional control and set July elections.
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EL Paso
Tex
Obregon
Carranza
Mexico
Antonio Prundea
Sabina
Coahuhua
de la Huerta
Mexico City
Prosecution Warrants Charge Candy Executives Profiteering
Warrants issued in Chicago for T W Bunte and E W Boehme charging profiteering in sugar under the Lever Act. Government alleges the Bunte Brothers Candy Co bought 1,296,150 pounds of sugar at 12 cents a pound from Colonial Sugar and sold at 29 cents, claiming a profit of 204,143 dollars.
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Chicago
T. W. Bunte
Bunte Brothers Candy Company
E. W. Boehme
United States
Colonial Sugar Company
New Orleans
Garrison at Santa Rosalia Joins Rebels
The federal garrison at Santa Rosalia Lower California has joined the revolutionists under General Mezetas and Governor De La Huerta's rising forces.
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Santa Rosalia
Nogales
Ariz
Lower California
Mezetas
de la Huerta
Double murder in Cork as two officers die
In Cork on May 12, Sergeant Garvey and Constable Harrington were shot dead and Constable Doyle wounded dangerously by a group of armed men while en route to the district headquarter. No arrests have been made.
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Cork
Garvey
Harrington
Doyle
Births Exceed Deaths by 360000 in 1918 United States
Washington May 11 1918 births exceeded deaths by about 350000 across the United States according to census bureau figures. In birth registration areas 1363649 births were registered while total deaths reached 1014620. Of the births 345027 were first children 264964 second 192239 third 136366 fourth and 95963 fifth.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Industries Forced 10 Shut Down Across Midwest
Chicago reports widespread shutdowns as car shortages stall transportation. John Glenn of the Illinois Manufacturers Association says Chicago industries run at 75 percent, with the switchmen’s strike keeping cars idle on sidings and threatening further closures despite some improvement in livestock shipments and Packers’ notes.
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Chicago
Middle West
John Glenn
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Glenn
Dr Evans Tonight at Presbyterian Church
At seven o clock this evening the mid week service will feature Prof D J Evans delivering a talk titled Some Essentials in the Protestant Faith and Their Opposites. All attending will be warmly welcomed.
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D. J. Evans
Hens Aired In Athens Record Laying Feats
Scott Haney of this city cites Athens egg records and claims his ten hens have laid 65 dozen eggs in four months of 1920 averaging 19 percent per hen per month. January 155 eggs February 198 March 233 April 194 total 780.
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Scott Haney
Athens
Indiana Goes to Gen Wood at Indianapolis Convention
Regular Republicans at the state convention backed Major General Leonard Wood for the GOP nomination. Senator James F. Watson pledged the vote of three delegates at large for Wood and claimed support from New, Goodrich, and Wasmuth. Johnson supporters opposed delegate instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Leonard Wood
James F. Watson
Wood
Watson
U. S
Harry
New
James Heh
Good
Duffee Named to Zenner Store Carpet and Wallpaper Dept
Ray Duffee has taken a position in the Zenner store carpet and wallpaper department replacing Jesse White who resigned to join Huntington. Duffee previously worked at Ohio University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Duffee
Zenner
Jesse White
Huntington
Duffee
Ohio University
Britain Fueled Panic Over Submarine War Cable Warns Admiralty Flawed
President Wilson’s confidential cable to Admiral Sims, read to the senate naval committee, denounces Britain as helpless to the point of panic in the submarine crisis. It criticizes the Admiralty for not using naval superiority, urges bold action and convoy expansion, and accuses Sims of being hypnotized by Britain.
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Washington
Great Britain
Wilson
Sims
Senate Naval Committee
Daniels
Admiralty
Great Britains
Ohio to Send Three College Republicans to Chicago
The Ohio Republican state advisory committee will send three college men or women to Chicago as guests of the national committee. Walter Rogers, director of Ohio college clubs, said selection will come from a state wide campaign. Colleges are grouped by enrollment with a winner chosen from each class by percentage of club memberships. women students are eligible.
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Columbus
Republican State Advisory Committee
Ohio College
Chicago
Walter Rogers
Ohio College Clubs
College Republican Club
Huerta to Cales Take Charge as Mexico Revolt Plans
Adolfo Huerta, head of the Mexican revolution, will permit General Elias Cales to assume government duties. Obregon remains under Huerta's orders. The plan calls for Huerta to lead until forces converge on Mexico City, then a provisional president will be named ahead of elections.
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Agua Prieta
Sonora
Mexico
Adolfo Huerta
Elias Cales
Huerta
Naco
Obregon
de la Huerta
Mexico City
Game Called Off In Rain Delays Ohio Wesleyan Visit
Ohio Wesleyan baseball team arrived for a game with Ohio but rain halted play this afternoon. The Wesleyans left campus at 2 PM. Dennison game is rescheduled for Friday weather permitting.
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Ohio Wesleyan
Ohio
Methodists
Wesleyan
Dennison
Tragedy in Steubenville as Man Kills Wife Then Self
Steubenville May 12 A 25 year old colored man named Ranelin shot his wife and Hamilton Hunter then killed himself after finding the two together. Hunter is not expected to live while the wife is likely to recover doctors say. The shooting occurred early today at the Ranelin residence.
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Steubenville
Myron Ranelin
Hamilton Hunter
Hunter
Rnelin
Ranelin
US Cruiser Dolphin Arrives Near Tampico As Revolt Rages
Navy department reports Dolphin joins three other American warships off Tampico amid a bloodless revolution. Carranza flees Mexico City with 27 million pesos, trains and archives seized, Obregon forces occupy northeast towns as deputies discuss presidency vacancy.
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Washington
Dolphin
Tampico
Navy Department
Mexico
Carranza
Mexico City
State Department
George T. Summerlin
Summerlin
Vogales
Murguia
Esperanza
Apic
Obregon
Noriega
Federal District
Rebels Close on Matamoros as Federal Garrion Surrenders
Reports from Brownsville dated May 12 say forces led by General Alamazan near Matamoros threaten capture. Rebels move toward the city while the Federal garrison reportedly prepares to surrender without resistance.
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Brownsville
Tex
Alamazan
Matamoros
Free Love Taboo In Bird Life At Two Nests Scene
A home hosts two robins nests and a red bird nest with other birds planning to settle. A pair of robins built a vine nest, a single female robin joined, Mr. Robin took her in, and Mrs. Robin No. 1 caused a squall ejecting the second Mrs. Robin. Now a promising young family is being raised.
Freight Tie-Up Grips New York as Strikes Halt Movement
In New York on May 12 the outlaw railroad strike and coastwise longshoremen walkout halt freight. Thousands of loaded cars idle, industries face fuel and material shortages, and food supplies run low. The U S Grain Corporation provides flour for baker reserves amid storage in Manhattan and Brooklyn, while coal shipments drop and port congestion worsens. Settlement talks progress with improved prospects for relief.
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New York
United States Grain Corporation
Manhattan
Brooklyn
The
Grain Corporation
Nationa Biscuit Company
J. Bode Coal Company
Canton Man Dick Howell Indicted for Murder of Detective Skotnicky
Dick Perry alias Dick Howell, indicted for first degree murder in the Canton case of Detective Anthony Skotnicky. Captured in Irvine Kentucky after months at large, Howell returned to Canton charged with murder, remaining unfazed and denying the killing while admitting fugitive status on other charges.
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Canton
Dick Perry
Dick Howell
Anthony Skotnicky
Irvine
Howell
Skotnicky
Land under cultivation in British East Africa
An estimate shows less than 2,000,000 acres are cultivated out of more than 156,000,000 acres total in British East Africa. The small fraction highlights extensive uncultivated land and potential for agricultural development.
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British East Africa
Delayed Public School Art Exhibit Arrival
At noon today the art exhibit for the public school had not arrived and there was no trace of the shipment. Railroad conditions are blamed for the non arrival. Supt. Morgan is trying to secure a trace and said the exhibit will be held probably within a day or two. A due announcement will be made when the pictures arrive.
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Grand Fleet
Channel
Daniels
Sims
C. C. Carline
Virginia
London
England
Carlin
America
Supt. Morgan
Embargo Considered to Ease Freight Car Shortage
Interstate Commerce Commission weighs nonessential embargoes to free equipment for grain movement and other needs. Rail executives say $500 million in loans won’t solve the shortage, but the commission has broad powers to reallocate cars under the Esch Cummins act. The grain rush is expected to begin mid June with storage plans in the southwest.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Congress
Esch
Kendall
Car Service Commission
Southwest
Central West
Northwest
Middle West
Youngstown
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Toledo
New York
Buffalo
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Kansas City
Referendum Sought on Crabbe Prohibition Law in Ohio
Petitions signed by 938437 Ohio voters in 68 counties were delivered to Columbus by Eugene Heim and Charles H. Wirmel for the Ohio Home Rule Association. Filing them with the secretary of state delays the Crabbe enforce ment act from taking effect. The 90 day window after passage ends next Monday and 57500 signatures were required.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Crabbe
Columbus
Eugene Heim
Charles H. Wirmel
Ohio Home Rule Association
Man Confesses in Kansas Poison Plot to Kill Parents
In Salina on May 12 authorities expected a murder charge against 21 year old Lee Bunch after his confession to aiding a plot to poison his parents. Stella Hymans an aunt is said to have confessed she used fig poison in their food. The motive cited was fear of a marriage between Miss Hymans and Lee Bunch. Nancy Bunch, Lee’s sister, was also a victim but recovered.
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Salina
Kas
Lee Bunch
Stella Hymans
Bunch
Miss Hyman
Young Bunch
Nancy Bunch
Mexican Plank Proposed for Republican Platform
Washington May 12 A proposed Mexican plank would grant the United States a right to protect American lives and property in Mexico if the Mexican government cannot. The stance, to be included in a report by Senator Fall, seeks no intervention but a firm policy and conditional recognition of Mexico.
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Washington
Chicago
United States
Mexico
Fall
New Mexico
Senate
Congress
Cafe Owner Quizzes Suspects in Colosimo Murder Case
Chicago May 12 Jollee planned to quiz a dozen suspects in the search for Jaiwnes Colosimoe murdered last night. Louis Moresco and Jose Moresco brothers of Mrs Vittoria Moresco Colosimo were detained. Colosimo had divorced his wife four weeks earlier and had recently remarried Mrs Dale Winter Colosimo. Police theory links the shooting to friends of the former wife with a former cabaret guitarist also suspected.
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Ceicago
Jollee
Jaiwnes Colosimoe
Louis Moresco
Jose Moresco
Vittoria Moresco Colosimo
Colosimo
Dale Winter Colosimo
Tollis
Resignation of Joseph M Nye as State Secret Service Chief
The resignation of Joseph M Nye, head of the state department secret service, was accepted today by Secretary Colby. Nye cited his inability to financially endure as a public servant as the reason for stepping down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph M. Nye
State Department
Secret Service
Colby
Nye
Carranza Foreseen Revolution, Says Woman in Warren
Mrs. Pablo Carranza, claiming to be Carranza’s daughter in law, says the ex-president foresaw a revolutionary coup 18 months earlier. She has lived in Warren since 1919 and discussed his 1918 warning about Piedras Negras warfare and his imminent fall from power.
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Warren
Carranza
Mexico
Pablo Carranza
Piedras Negras
Wilson Hosts Diplomats in Morning Meetings
President Wilson will meet Baron De Cartier De Marchinenne of Belgium at 11 a.m. and Dr Jacobo Carela of Uruguay at 11:15 a.m. at the White House. These first audience appointments in months follow Wilson’s illness keeping many ambassadors waiting, with Geddes among those expected to be scheduled.
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Washington
Wilson
Baron de Cartier de Marchinenne
Jacobo Carela
Uruguay
White House
Auckland’ Geddes
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