Europe Forcing US to Define Mexico Policy
Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson was summoned from Mexico City to Washington to brief President Wilson on the Mexican crisis. Secretary Bryan declined to discuss a joint foreign reaction, while speculation grows that Wilson may not return to Mexico City as his ties to General Huerta complicate future actions.
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Smiles Are Strangers to Diaz and Huerta in Fiesta Photo
A Mexico City scene shows General Felix Diaz and Provisional President Huerta amid confetti and family revelry. Their faces appear somber and wary, with Huerta’s careworn expression and a keen gaze. The piece ponders when danger will turn from celebratory confetti to cannon fire.
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Huerta
Felix Diaz
Mexico
US weighs recognition of Huerta regime amid Mexican turmoil
President Wilson awaits ambassadorial talks with Bryan and Wilson after a series of reports on Mexican conditions. A potential shift could see renewed U S recognition of Huerta’s government, with an embassy in Mexico City under Secretary Algara if needed. Officials expect a major announcement after conferences with ambassadors, as Carranza protests recognition and Germany signals action if the U S does not intervene.
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Sonuia
Widow Denies Plot to Murder Crawford in 1909 Case
The widow, charged as accessory to Joshua B Crawford’s death in 1909, denies involvement and contends a plot by Lamb and herself aimed at securing her late husband’s estate. Attorney Gray challenges extradition and argues Lamb’s whereabouts and the New York deposition are dubious, insisting Lamb was sick in Florida and never met Crawford.
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Dr Bridges Named Poet Laureate by Premier Asquith
London reports Dr Robert Bridges was appointed the new British poet laureate to succeed the late Alfred Austin. Bridges, a physician and literary figure, holds an MA MB and DLitt from Oxford University and is 68 years old.
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Bacon to Press Treaties
U S Senator Bacon of the foreign relations committee said after a conference with President Wilson that he would press consideration of arbitration treaties with several nations. Ratification has been delayed in the senate.
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Unairman Bacon
Avenate Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
Senate
Great Slush Fund to Grease Wheels at the White House
A clipped memoic recounts conversations arranging influence with President Roosevelt and leaders like Speaker Cannon and Vice President Fairbanks. It notes four aims: extend Congress to May 15, amend the Sherman Act, back four battleships, and pass a child labor law for the District of Columbia. References to Taft, Van Cleave, Mulhall, and manufacturing interests appear, describing lobbying efforts and cabinet representation ambitions within the Republican network.
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Political lobbying and rail line intrigue across 1910s era notes
The report traces Mulhall’s efforts to influence Congress with Judge Jenkins’s support against Taft era measures. It recounts Townsend and Hitchcock in labor lobby dynamics, and Wagner-like intrigue around ship subsidies. It also covers Union Pacific’s response to a Senate inquiry, retracting prior forgeries claims and defending 1910 balance sheets.
State Senate Debate over Commissioner Stanley Sparks Tensions
The Georgia state senate clashed Wednesday over reforms pushed by Commissioner of Commerce and Labor H M Stanley. Senators charged dictatorial behavior toward the people, with emphasis on a bill granting the commissioner power to designate seating for women in factories and stores. The measure was tabled 22 to 8, while other senators defended Stanley and his amended bill. Several new senate bills were introduced, including provisions on charters, bond relief, public schools, veterinary exams, child labor, and more.
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H M Stanley
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Snally
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Tarver
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T B Hicks
John Walker
Elkins
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Doctor Knocks Inspector Down With Auto in Atlanta
Dr Al Fischer, a prominent Atlanta physician, allegedly ran his car into Charles Dalvigney while Dalvigney was directing traffic on a torn up street at DeKalb and Arizona avenues. Dalvigney says the physician sped forward, knocked him down then dragged him about 50 feet, causing internal injuries and serious harm. he has filed a 10000 damage suit in superior court, aided by Attorney C G Battle.
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Atlanta
Charles Dalvigney
Daligney
DeKalb
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Sneeze Freezes to Laughing Merchant’s Strange Tale
Mobile Alabama report details Lee Porter a St Stephens merchant who sneezed and dislodged a button from his nasal organ after twenty one years. He reportedly shoved the button back in as a child during mischief at home. The odd anecdote sits beside stray notes of a Senate bill about facilities at a factory and a peach shipment.
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