Siberia Liner Reports Safe as Rescue Efforts Continue
Wireless reports from Manila and Tokyo indicate the Siberia sent an all well message before wreck fears. A Galveston transmission and later updates suggested the liner had an accident near Formosa with 243 passengers aboard, sparking fears but offering no confirmation of survivors.
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Manila
Siberia
United States
Galveston
San Francisco
Corregidor Island
Pacific Mail
A. J. Frey
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Frey
Corregidor
Hong Kong
Telking
Tokyo
Formosa
Nagasagi
Kasho Faland
Francis Burton Harrison
Philippines
Yokohama
Macao
Nagasaki
Minnesota
Great Northern Steamship Company
Warships Reach Vera Cruz As Reported By Admiral Gadgar
More warships arrive at Vera Cruz including the battleships Virginia Georgia and Nebraska per an official report from Admiral Gadgar. In Cass County Indiana saloons vote dry by 28 majority, forcing removal of ten saloons from Dugger Caledonia Farnsworth and surrounding areas.
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Vera Cruz
Washington
Virginia
Georgia
Nebraska
Gadgar
Cass County
Bullivan
Ind
Cass Township
Dugger
Cass
Caledonia
Farnsworth
Step Enlistments Halt Navy Applications in Galveston
The navy department ordered the Galveston naval recruiting station to stop accepting new enlistment applications except from individuals who have seen honorably discharged from prior service.
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Galveston
Texas
Navy Department
Naval Recruiting Station
Navy
Funston's Men Guard Vera Cruz Take Command
Vera Cruz May 1 Brigadier General Frederick Funston and the Fifth Infantry brigade assume city guard duties from the Navy. Civil governor Robert J Kerr governs with Mexican officials while American troops parade and civic life resumes amid cheers for the arriving force. Rear Admiral Fletcher lauds navy and marine corps in occupation, notes 11,000 firearms seized and restoration of order before turning over to army.
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Vera Cruz
Navy
Frederick Funston
Fifth Infantry
United States Army
Robert J. Kerr
Funston
Charles J. Badger
Fletcher
United States Naval Forces
Mexico
William R. Rupp
United States Navy
Chester
Prairie
San Francisco
Marine Corps
Army
Frank F. Fletcher
U.S. N
United States
Vera Cruz Transfer Formal Ceremony Set For 2 P M
Vera Cruz to receive formal handover of government from the United States Navy to Brigadier General Frederick Funston at 2 PM this afternoon. Rear Admiral Frank F Fletcher and General Funston with their staffs will attend the ceremony.
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Vera Cruz
United States Navy
Frederick Funston
Frank F. Fletcher
Funston
Refugees urged to return as Nacozari mine faces shutdown
Mexican citizens of Nacozari have sent word urging American refugees to return. Americans left the mine and mill under Mexican management promising operation if able. Mechanical difficulties beyond the Mexicans’ power threaten an early shutdown.
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Douglas
Ariz
Nacozari
Nacosari
Officers chosen at Vera Cruz in martial law government
Washington reports Vera Cruz hosts a civilian government under martial law with Robert J. Kerr named civil governor and Charles H. Stewart treasurer. Admiral Fletcher says transfer of naval authority to the army will occur Thursday as Funston notes, while nine hundred tons of provisions are found in freight cars to ease the food supply.
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Washington
Vera Cruz
Robert J. Kerr
Chicago
Mexico City
Charles H. Stewart
Indianapolis
Cordoba
Mexico
Fletcher
Navy Department
Funston
Stickney
William F. Buckley
Austin
Texas
War Department
Admiral Fletcher
Garde
Refugees prepare to depart Mexico City by train
Telegrams say several trains of refugees are ready to leave the capital after the embargo on Americans was lifted. Women detained at Cordoba have been moved to hotels and food access improves. Others held at Obizaba are expected to reach Vera Cruz soon as a train leaves to meet the downbound arrival. Gaston Schmutz and 110 Americans jailed at Aguascalientes report safe arrival in Mexico City en route to Vera Cruz.
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Vera Cruz
Fletcher
Mexico City
Canada
Cordoba
Obizaba
Washington
Gaston Schmutz
United States
Aguascalientes
State Department
Fletcher Seizes Terminal Plant at Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz April 30 Rear Admiral Fletcher seized the piers yards and buildings of a British owned terminal company to resume normal city business. Hecould not agree on price and used martial law powers. British officials view the act as within rights and will forward any claims to Washington.
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Vera Cruz
Fletcher
Terminal Company
Admiral Fletcher
Americana
M. Moorcora
Cradock
Essex
Moorcom
British Foreign Office
Interoceanic
London
Frank Fletcher
Foreign Office
Washington
Armistice Sought to Avert Mexico Crisis Mediation Expanded
South American envoys urge halt to hostilities and civil unrest in Mexico. Brazil's da Gama notifies Secretary Bryan that a mediation plan includes the full Mexican conflict, with General Carranza accepting mediation in principle. Washington notes potential peace conditions and broader scope beyond the U.S.-Huerta clash.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Huerta
Ambassador da Gama
Brazil
Bryan
Wilson
State Department
Huarta
Carranza
Argentina
Chile
Refugees Arrive at Quarantine Near New Orleans
Around seven hundred American refugees from Mexico reach Quarantine, one hundred miles below New Orleans, awaiting the six day health limit to move on. Ships named Jason, Mexico, City of Mexico and Livingstone are held. thirteen refugees are removed from the Livingstone due to perishable cargo. Vera Cruz wireless station is seized by officers led by Lt. Charles H. Maddox to strengthen ship to shore communications amid potential U S advances in Mexico.
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New Orleans
Mexico
Mississippi
City of Mexico
Vera Cruz
Charles H. Maddox
Utah
United States
Wounded Marines Show Improvement At Vera Cruz
Rear Admiral Badger reports marked improvement in most wounded bluejackets and marines at Vera Cruz. Marine Private James W. Wrenn has been restored to duty. President Wilson orders all marine hospitals and quarantine stations to receive sick and wounded from the army and navy.
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Washington
Vera Cruz
Badger
James W. Wrenn
Wilson
Army
Navy
Reclamation Plan for China Floods by American Engineer
An American army officer will be loaned to China to lead a major land reclamation project in the flood and famine plagued district north of the Husi river. The effort aims to convert wastelands into arable land, potentially saving thousands of lives over centuries-long struggles with floods.
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George Clinton
Washington
Engineer Corps
Republic of China
Chen Chin Tao
American Red Cross
China
Senate
United States
War Department
House of Representatives
Charles Davis Jameson
Red Cvoss
District of Desolation
Shanghai
Husi River
Hungtze Lake
Yellow River
Shantung
Ke River
Peking
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