British Vice Consul Forced to Risk Life at Torreon
Acting British vice consul H.8 Cunard Cummins was compelled to visit Torreon under fire to deliver a surrender demand to Rebel General Villa. Correspondents report Velasco and Hidalgo united forces around 12,000 to 13,000 men and that reporting from the front was heavily censored. Cummins was shot at during the perilous trip.
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Torreon
Paso
Tex
Vila
Cunard Cummins
San Pedro
Velasco
Hidalgo
Satillo
Villa
Cunard
Ummins
Cummins
Spry Proposes State Revolving Fund for Western Irrigation
Utah Governor Spry outlines a plan to grant government land to western states for irrigation projects. The fund would be built by selling 3,000,000 acres of Utah school lands to raise 7 to 9 million dollars for reclamation work, managed by the state with federal backing.
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Denver
Spry
Utah
Bandits Flee Glendora Bankfront After Alarm Rouses Town
Four bandits blew out the front of a Glendora bank building but were driven away by awakened citizens before they could break into the money vault.
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Lost Angeles
Glendora
Five Thousand Workers Affected by Window Glass Strike
Pittsburgh report says the National Association of Window Glass Manufacturers set May 2% as the start of a summer suspension. About 5,000 skilled workers will lose their jobs.
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Pittsburgh
National Association of Window Glass Manufacturers
Senator Fall Calls for Intervention in Mexico
Senator Fall, speaking in the Senate, voiced support for intervention in Mexico amid rising tensions and diplomatic strains, urging action to safeguard national interests and regional stability.
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Fall
Senate
Mexico
Cullop Pulls Through Vincennes Nomination Victory
One precinct missing official returns show Congresman Wenn A Cullop of Vincennes nominated as Democratic candidate for Semmes over Charles D Sullivan.
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Vincennes
Lad
Wenn A. Cullop
Semmes
Charles D. Sullivan
Tragic blaze claims Verd family in Sear home fire
A deadly house fire in Sear, Kentucky, claimed the life of Malealoim Verd and his wife along with two young children after he rushed inside to rescue them. Firefighters battled the flames, but the family perished in the blaze.
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Vaducah
Tie
Malealoim Verd
Sear
Colombia Wins Free Use of Panama Canal Clause
Washington reports the new U S Colombia treaty allows free use of the canal by Colombian warships troops and supply vessels. Secretary Bryan said the provision mirrors the 1909 Colombian pact approved by Britain and not previously accepted by Colombia. The announcement followed talks with Senator O Gorman on canal tolls repeal.
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Washington
Panama Canal
United States
Colombia
Hogota
Panana
Bryan
Root
Great Britain
United States Senate
State Department
O'Gorman
Senate Canals Committee
Federal Judge Rules Reserve Clause Invalid in Baseball Case
Grand Rapids Michigan reports Judge Clarence W Sessions holds the old reserve clause in baseball contracts invalid. He denies Chicago Federal league club's injunction to stop catcher William J Killifer Jr from playing with the Philadelphia National League cup.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Clarence W. Sessions
Chicago
William J. Killifer, Jr
Carranza Reaches Chihuahua Capital in Constitutionalist Advance
General Venustiano Carranza arrives in Chihuahua from this city with his staff as the constitutionalist capital is established there. He departed Saturday morning but a late train delayed the schedule so the Sunday reception could align with his arrival.
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Juarez
Mexico
Chihuahua
Two men probe abandoned Westville mine shaft for missing Rev Louis
Danville reports two men descended the air shaft of the Westville mine on Saturday seeking Rev Louis KR mount the temperance worker who vanished March 31. Suspicion arises in some quarters that he encountered OSD anti liquor activity.
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Danville
Westville
Louis KR. Mount
OSD
Expedition to Siberia Collets Ethnological Data
The University of Pennsylvania museum dispatched an expedition Sunday to the northern Siberia region between the Yeneses and Lena rivers to collect ethnological specimens and data from indigenous tribes little known to science.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Siberia
Yeneses
Lena Rivers
Duse Gives Villa for Aged Actors Home
Italian star Eleanora Duse, long retired, donates her Via Nomenana villa opposite the American academy and a large sum to establish a home for aged actors in need.
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Rome
Eleanora Duse
Via Nomenana
American Academy
Attorney Drops Oread Pitburg Pa Visit Mansion Inspect
Attorney Jo from Shields Pa drives toward Comope nd Helghie to inspect a mansion he planned to occupy next month. The fragment provides limited readable details about the route and intent. Further text is needed for fuller context and facts.
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Pitsburg
Shields
Helghie
Parla Reports Fourth Agreement and New Loan to Turkey
The article notes that the French government has secured a fourth agreement and arranged a new Prenebh loan to Turkey in return for unspecified concessions.
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Turkey
Spaniards Seek Asylum in Texas Border City
Washington reports 800 Spanish exiles arriving in El Paso stirring questions for United States Spain and Mexico. Officials note asylum rights exist but disposition will require coordination among the three nations as Tampico battles unfold and Carranza’s government faces new refugee duties at the border.
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Mayo
State Department
Department
Carranza
Torreon
Stepe
Ita
United States
Spain
Mexico
War Department
el Paso
Boules Acquitted in Pocatello Trial
Richard Boules was acquitted in Pocatello Idaho after his trial on charges described as alleged. The conclusion ends the courtroom confrontation that had drawn local attention for weeks.
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Pocatello, Idajo
Richard Boules
Aged Couple Death By Despondent Action in New York
In New York a despondent elderly couple died by their own actions, believed they were a burden to loved ones. The incident reflects the tragic impact of caregiver and family strain in the city.
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New York
Bryan Discusses Panama Tolls and Repeal Debate
Secretary Bryan releases a broad statement on the Panama tolls issue. He argues the repeal of the tolls exemption does not interpret the Hay-Pauncefote treaty but represents the United States refusing to frame the question that way. He criticizes repeal opponents for appealing to prejudice rather than reason.
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Washington
Bryan
United States
House of Representatives
Baltimore
England
Great Britain
Bhi
Four Rosenthal murderers executed at Sing Sing
Harry Horowits Frank Cirofici and Frank Geldenshner were all electrocuted at 6 21 am Monday for the 1912 Rosenthal murder. The fourth, a fifth man Charles Becker had a stay granted for a new trial. The condemned men faced death with fortitude after a night of tension.
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Oastaing
Harry Horowits
Frank Cirofici
Frank Geldenshner
Herman Rosenthal
New York
Charles Becker
Leutenant
Mexican apology settles Tampico arrest row
Washington reports Huerta repudiates the Tampico arrest of an American marine. Mexico City forwarded apology via Charge O Shaughnessey. Broadly, redress is expected though no official statement confirms details.
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Washington
Americah Marinea
Aexican
Tampico
Huerta
Mexico City
Charge O'Shaughnessey
Eviction and Arrest During Madison Square Church Service
At Madison Square Presbyterian Jane Estes led a disruption during Sunday service denouncing the pastor and an editorial on unemployment. She was evicted and arrested as observers watched.
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New York
Parkhursts
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Jane Estes
Wm LW. W
Five Men Arrested in Spurgeon Abduction Conspiracy Case
Five men accused of conspiracy and complicity in the abduction and assault of Rev. Olle L. Spurgeon of Des Moines were arrested last Saturday. The minister was reportedly seized on April 4.
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Denver
Isseult
Olle L. Spurgeon
Des Moings
Convicted in Kansas City Death Sentence Denied
Vic Guerlinger, convicted of participating in an attack on nurse Gertrude Shidler, was denied a new trial and sentenced to hang on May 28 near Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Vic Guerlinger
Mra
Gertude Shhidler
Roosevelt in Brazil Expected Arrival in Manaus
A telegram received by Dr Laura Muller confirms Colonel Theodore Roosevelt is expected to arrive in Manaus in April. The report cites timing for the former president as he travels in Brazil with crew and officials pending official schedules.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brasil
Theodore Roosevelt
Manaes
Laura Muller
Grasiien
Foreign Affairs
Widow Mary Lawlor dies after hotel shooting in Duluth incident
In Duluth Miag Mes Mary Lawlor a widow died from wounds after being shot at a local hotel by her brother in law C F P Lawler. Lawlor who fired a wound on himself held company in the murder case.
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Duluth
Miag
Mary Lawlor
C. F P. Lawler
Lawlor
Western governors push sane conservation policy
Western governors adopt resolutions urging state control of conservation with rapid settlement of vacant lands and removal of red tape. A committee will present the plan to President Wilson and oppose the Ferris leasing bill, seeking quicker reclamation funding and state development of water power.
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Denver
William Spry
Utah
Kk. M. Ammons
Colorado
Tasker L. Oddie
Nevada
Washington
Wilson
House Public Lands Committee
Ammons
Edward Taylor
Jage Land Grants to States Resolution Adopted
Denver reports the irrigation conference ended with a confidence vote in Secretary Lane. Delegates urged Congress to invest postal savings funds in irrigation district bonds and to underwrite such bonds federally. A proposed non mineral land transfer to states for financing irrigation was rejected by a California Nebraska New Mexico Oregon South Dakota and Texas bloc.
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Denver
Secretary of the Interior
Ane
Lane
Postal Savings Bank
Congress
William Bry
Utah
California
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oregon
South Dakota
Texas
Tampico incident settled after assurances from Mexican minister
Mexico City assurances were given Saturday by Minister of War Blanquet that the Tampico arrest incident involving several American marines on Thursday had been satisfactorily arranged.
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Mexico City
Blanquet
Tampico
Jumped to Her Death in Harlem After Savings Loss
Preda Lester, a dressmaker in New York, leaped from a third-floor Harlem room after losing or having stolen savings for Casterbonnet. She fell onto a sidewalk, dying from the fall.
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New York
bBecause
Preda Lester
Harlem
New York Schools Spend Totals by Pupil Type in 2013
The 2013 budget figures show New York City spending 38.72 per public school child, 102.59 on each high school pupil, and 150.46 on every person attending the municipal vocational program.
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New York
Modify Anti-Trust Program Session Shift Claimed
A garbled text fragment mentions adjusting the Anti-Trust Program and a Congress session tied to a broad scale outline. The readable bits reference Sherman act ties and wintertime ideas, but the full meaning and entities remain unclear.
Cooperation meeting lead by farmers group in Chicago
Keynote focus of the second national conference on marketing and farm credits to be held this week in Chicago organized by the Weetere Economic Society and cooperative farmers groups.
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Chicago
Weetere Economic Society
Jay Gould defends American tennis title in challenge round
New York player Jay Gould, touted as the world’s top and most formidable, successfully defends the American tennis title in the challenge round. The match consolidates Gould’s dominance, reaffirming his status atop the national circuit.
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New York
Jay Gould
Te Mave and te Weld Booth Overton Co
Money refunded if they do not help or write for free sample. Jedge says they expect him to get hold of it. The text references Booth Overton Co located at 11 Broadway New York.
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Jedge
Booth Overton Co
Broadway
New York
Andr
Oyster question stirs in Annapolis shell game
Ita Kind comments on Maryland legislative maneuvering over oysters. The remark likens the dispute to a shell game, suggesting strategic misdirection in Annapolis as officials debate policy and management.
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Annapolis
How to Clear Away Those Ugly Pimples
Simple advice on clearing pimples and blackheads using Resinol products. Mentions ointment at 60 cents to $1 and Resin Soap at 25 cents with easy two daily use guidance.
Hygienie Salts for the Bath Tonic
A physician urges Epsom bath salts as a tonic, to be used at most twice weekly. A sponge bath uses one ounce per pint of warm water, while a tub bath uses a pint per tub. Buy from a wholesale drug house. price is about four cents per pound. The salt water serves as an excellent tonic.
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Epsom
Rackham painting profiled as living artist conquest
In Bt Nicholas Magazine the original painting by Arthur Rackham titled Jack Borrowed and His Wife is highlighted as a peak achievement for a living artist. The piece notes the French government’s rare honor and contrasts it with the Louvre’s rule that only dead artists’ canvases are eligible for collection.
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Arthur Rackham
Jack Bpratt
Rackham
Bt. Nicholas Magazine
Louvre
Married woman aids friends in similar trouble
A bride helps her female friends face comparable misfortune after marriage. The piece notes social patterns and peer influence within relationships, highlighting recurring dilemmas among newlywed women and the shared challenges they encounter.
Upward Start After Changing from Coffee to Postum
A testimonial notes improved health after switching from coffee to Postum. The writer, a sensitive talent, describes relief from nervous symptoms and fatigue, claiming stronger nutrition and restored energy after five years. The passage also mentions a Battle Creek-based form and a person named Wil.
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Mae
Battle Creek
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