Mediation News Shapes Mexico Peace Effort
Reports place Seneral Funston on rail route to Vera Cruz while Navarette force size remains questioned. Huerta delegates in Mexico City seek guarantees against land seizure, anarchy, and a stable government, with Carranza and Villa era caution noted. United States aims to pacify Mexico before troop withdrawal, while Cabrera may influence constitutionalist acceptance of mediation terms.
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Mexican mediation faces risk of swift armed clashes
Mexican delegates in exile weigh Huerta’s volatile mood and the danger of federal troops near Vera Cruz provoking hostilities that could draw in American forces. Delegates seek a unifying leader who can satisfy constitutionalists, city businessmen, and other factions while guaranteeing lawful government and property rights.
Guns of Battleships Landed At Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz, Mex May 17 The Atlantic fleet moored off Vera Cruz after seizure of the city with field pieces of fifteen battleships landed for emergency defense. A provisional bluejackets regiment is formed and drill, rifle and pistol practice continue as crews ready for rapid deployment to Tejar or other points. Engineers and railroad men among officers hope for use in war tasks if needed.
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Americans Collect Duties at Vera Cruz
The cas tere house reports show that 26,000 pesos in gold were collected yesterday on inbound shipments, bringing the total to over 100,000 pesos since occupation. Warehouses hold goods valued around 1,000,000 pesos, mainly mining machinery, general merchandise and liquors. Interior merchants seek release of their cargoes as irregularities in customs have emerged. The post office is improving, with a dozen Mexican party deliveries daily. Inspector Hobinson aims to establish mail with Mexico City. Former Postmaster Munoz travels to finalize arrangements. Nearby mail sacks are stacked due to a railway break and a federal halt to deliveries until clarity. Some mail reportedly burned by federal soldiers, newspapers perhaps the only casualties. The American postmaster asks Washington to permit a postal savings bank. US stamps are required for outbound mail, with Mexican or US stamps accepted for Mexican business.
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Misrepresenting the Governor Says Editorial
The St Peter Tribune asserts Governor Eberhart would not sign a public utility bill removing municipal plant control. It accuses some editors of misrepresentation, claiming they repeat the tale until they believe it themselves.
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Getting Him the Other Way Prom Brooklyn Life
A dialogue piece recounts Father pressing suitor to propose to his daughter. The father insists on a proposal and questions what terms the suitor would offer, while the lordship demurs about timing, framing a humorous social negotiation in Brooklyn life.
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Two Aviators Die In Monoplane Crash Near Halbverstadt
Lieutenants Wiegandt and Fellin Ger of Prussian Saxony were killed when their monoplane capsized and plunged about 2000 feet last night near Halbverstadt.
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Vesuvius Tops Crater Threatens Collapse
Naples reports that a third of the crater summit of Mount Vesuvius is at risk of collapse amid recent volcanic activity. Authorities monitor the mountain as scientists warn of potential eruptions and seismic movement.
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Rich Soils of First Importance in Making Good Crops
An argument extols soil fertility, illustrating with a farm experiment. A rich soil on one field yields far more than a poor soil, even with superior planting and cultivation. The piece notes Southern soils can be cheaply improved, making high yields worthwhile.
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Dawn Era Dreams and Western Home Ambitions
An Oregon longing piece contrasts a homeseeker's push west with a wife in the east. He contemplates starting a Panama Canal era business, leaving the frigid north for rain and change, while recalling dawn and spiritual renewal amid world upheaval as nations stir. An old advertisement for Grove's Tastelines closes the excerpt.
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Laity Rights Sought By Methodist Women In South Conference
Oklahoma City May 17 delegates at the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South consider granting laity rights to women and the division of the church into episcopal districts. Proposals include separate women and mission boards and an enlarged Sunday school board. The Vanderbilt University issue was debated with a plan to return church rights to original sponsoring conferences and to found another school. The episcopacy committee may report on Bishop Hass relief, and union talks with other Methodist branches are under review. Delegates also voted against replacing the Apostles Creed wording and require applicants for ministry to abstain from tobacco.
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Skyscrapers Are Ancient from Rome to Modern Urban Form
A New York Tribune synopsis traces skyscraper history to ancient Rome. Tenement blocks there failed frequently, causing collapses and fears of cremation or burial. Emperor Augustus capped street-facing towers at about 60 feet to reduce disasters and the public welfare weighed in earlier urban building limits.
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I Love the Humble Teller in a Fraternal Decline
A poem from Life contrasts labor and equality with a moral line between comrades and diners. It praises the worker and the poor while acknowledging distance from the mint comrade. The piece questions fate that places some above others and ends with a misread exchange about following a thread.
Tips From Texas. The Dallas News Satire Piece
A Dallas News item critiques boorish behavior and misplaced pride. It defines a boor as a person who soups with a snoring voice and notes many self styled thoroughbreds behave like wild colts, exposing the gap between pretension and conduct.
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Wilson cheers coming in the Mexican capital
New Orleans May 17. The time will come when the name of President Wilson will be cheered in Mexico City. Rev Willian Wallace of the Mexican capital declares in a sermon at the First Presbyterian church. He cites unrest and foreign sentiment, notes Mexican colleges welcoming revolution, and suggests American troops’ landing affects peace.
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Americans Beat Aguilas In Four Inning Game
In Vera Cruz on May 17 the Fourth Infantry team defeated the Aguilas, an all-star Mexican squad, in a four inning baseball game by 4 runs to 0.
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