Mediation waits for Carranza word on constitutional talks
Mediation at Niagara Falls waits for General Carranza to respond about constitutionalist representation. Zubaran says Carranza will consider the note for two to three days as he tours Sallo, with Washington officials hopeful but silent on a decision.
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Niagara Falls
M. Zubacan
Washington
Ont
Carranza
Huerta
Durango
Mexico
Carrazza
Constitutionalist
Rafael Zubaran
Saltillo
Zubaran
Bryan
John Lind
State Department
Luis Cabrera
Watch on Mexican gunboats near Puerto Mexico
Report from Mexico City claims Huerta proposed steps as U S ships keep a wary watch of Mexican federal gunboats in the harbor area near Puerto Mexico.
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Puerto
Mexico
Mexico City
Huerta
Mellen Denies Sacrificing for Morgan in Grand Trunk Case
Washington June 4 Charles Mellen testified he did not sacrifice himself to shield Pierpont Morgan in the Grand Trunk case. Lewis Cass Ledyard, a New Haven director, told the Interstate Commerce Commission that Mellen failed to offer himself as a Morgan sacrifice and that the incriminating letter showed innocence not responsibility. William Skinner finished testimony saying Morgan did not dominate the board and noting Morgan’s European trips limited meetings.
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Washington
Charles
Mellen
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Grand Trunk
Pierpont Morgan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lewis Cass Ledyard
New York
New Haven
Ledyard
Marner
William Skinner
Mr. Morgan
Europe
Willard Hosts Royalty at Madrid Embassy Luncheon
Colonel Joseph E. Willard the American ambassador and Mrs Willard hosted King Alfonso and Queen Victoria at a luncheon at the American embassy in Madrid. Kermit Roosevelt and the British and German ambassadors attended along with other guests. A brilliant reception followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Joseph E. Willard
Virginia
Willard
Alfonso
Queen Victoria
Spain
Kermitt Roosevelt
General Railroad Bill Debate Sees Substituted Plan
Washington June 4 General debate on the railroad capitalization bill ends as the interstate commerce committee backs a substitute designed to meet constitutional objections. Chairman Adamson will introduce it tomorrow with five minute speeches, and the measure heads to final vote late Saturday. The substitute splits the bill into two sections and alters wording. Stevens notes limited GOP discussion as changes clear the path for votes on all three pending measures.
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Washington
House
Interstate Commerce Committee
Adamson
Stevens
Minnesota
Seaplane Crash Ends Two Lives Over Southampton Waters
Portsmouth reported Commander Rice and Lieut Creswell drowned when a sea plane they were aboard while performing maneuvers over Southampton waters suddenly plunged into the sea. Creswell acted as pilot. Rice was a passenger. A torpedo boat recovered Creswell's body, Rice remained missing.
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Portsmouth
England
Rice
Lieut
S. Creswell
Creswell
Steamer Northland Ashore Near Gull Island
A wireless message reports the passenger steamer Northland of the Eastern Steamship Corporation ashore at Gull Island at the entrance to Long Island while en route from New York to Portland Maine. A revenue cutter and wrecking tug Casco are being sent to assist, with details provided in the call for help.
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Northland
Sage
Eastern Steamship Corporation
Portland
Maine
Gull Island
Long Island
New Lincoln
N. Y
Casco
Moss Attacks Record of Democracy in House Speech
Representative Hunter H. Moss West Virginia spoke for thirty minutes in the house critiquing Democratic party record since taking power. He defended the anti trust bill while denouncing tariff policies Mexican policy and currency law, predicting a Republican comeback in the upcoming congressional elections as American imports rise and exports fall.
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Washington
Hunter H. Moss
West Virginia
House
Intestate Commerce Commission
Democratic Party
Moss
Chicago
Taft
Roosevelt
Mos
Congress
Judge Moss
Republican Party
Department of Commerce
Hurope
Senate Debates Railroad Bills and Civil Appropriations
The Senate resumed debate on Panama exemptions and federal securities regulation while railroad issues dominated. Cummings bill to limit railroad liability for livestock shipments passed. Sundry Civil bill over 107 million dollars advanced. Underwood returns to his seat after absence. Foreign Affairs reported 53 thousand dollars damages claim for Wanama City property destroyed by fire. Adjourned to Friday morning.
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Panama
Interstate Commerce Committee
Arlington
House
Appropriations Committee
Underwood
Foreign Affairs Committee
Wanama City
Caval Commission
Carranza delays reply on proposal amid Saltillo move
El Paso June 4 General Carranza said he would not answer the A B C mediators or issue a provisional government proclamation until reaching Saltillo. He set out from Durango to Saltillo via Torreon while Villa plans to move toward Chihuahua City to meet Carranza and then attack Zacatecas and San Luis Potosi.
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el Paso
Texas
Carranza
Mexico
Saltillo
Durango
Torreon
Niagara Falls
Madero
Villa
Chihuahua City
Zacatecas
San Luis Potosi
Matermitera
Hamlet
Hueyta
Huerta
Constitutionalist
German Statesman Paasche Heads to California Lectures
Berlin June 4 Dr. Herman Paasche first deputy speaker of the German imperial parliament departed for the United States to deliver political and sociological lectures at the University of California. He will spend most of the summer on the Pacific coast studying economic and racial conditions.
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Berlin
Herman Paasche
United States
University of California
Paasche
Pacific Coast
Unsettled Weather Forecast for West Virginia and Virginia
The forecast calls for unsettled conditions Friday and Saturday across West Virginia and Virginia with occasional showers. Winds remain light, and temperatures are expected to stay mild with varying cloud cover.
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West Virginia and Virginia
Monument to Confederate Dead Unveiled at Arlington
President Wilson accepted the Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery on behalf of the nation. Veterans from both sides attended as Col Hilary A. Herbert presided and Daisy McLaurin Stevens represented the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The $50,000 bronze monument, designed by Sir Moses Ezekiel, features 32 life sized figures and a central female figure with a laurel wreath and plow stock.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Arlington National Cemetery
South
North
Col
Hilary A. Herbert
Bennett H. Young
Kentucky
United Confederate Veterans
Washington Gardner
Michigan
Grand Army of the Republic
Nion
District of Columbia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Philippine Islands
Maine
Joseph Wheeler
Sheridan
Crook
Schofield
Moses Ezekiel
Richmond
Louisville
Italy
Arlington Memorial
Life sized statues with bronze shields and inscribed tablets
The display includes life sized statues plus bronze shields representing Confederate states and several bronze tablets bearing suitable inscriptions.
President and party drenched by thunderstorm at Confederate monument unveil
Washington June 4 A severe storm drenched President Wilson and attendees at the Arlington national cemetery ceremony unveiling the Confederate dead monument. Winds tore through the crowd as pages, branches, and toppled canopies scattered the site. Mrs Davies McLauren Stevens presented the monument, invoking Jefferson's spirit. The president, with his daughters Mrs McAdoo and Mrs Sayre, reached the White House after a seven mile drive through wrecked tops and torn tires.
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Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Wilson
McAdoo
Sayre
Virginia Hills
White House
Davies McLauren Stevens
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Women of the Confederacy
Jefferson
Mobile
United States
Mexico
West Virginia Militia Encampment Set Within State
Charleston W Va June 4 Special No joint maneuvers with the District of Columbia will be held this year for an attack on Washington. West Virginia militia will conduct its annual encampment within the state with a battalion of regulars for duty. Adjutant General Elliott favors Caddell though the site is not yet chosen.
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Charleston
W. Va
National Guard of
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Washington
War Department
Charles D. Elliott
Caddell
Duryea Committed to Matteawan for Criminal Insanity
Chester B Duryea, who on May 5 shot and killed his father Hiram Duryea, a millionaire starch manufacturer, was committed to the state hospital for the criminal insane at Matteawan after physicians testified he suffered hallucination and paranoia.
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Duryea
Matteawan
New York
Chester B. Duryea
Hiram Duryea
State Hospital
Storm Deaths and Injuries Reported in Somerset Area
A damaging storm along the Tasselman river valley leaves two dead and about twelve injured with several buildings destroyed. Communication to Armina and nearby areas is down as telegraph and telephone lines lie prostrate, leaving reports unconfirmed.
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Somerset
Tasselman River
Armina
Militant suffragette disrupts Buckingham Palace audience
London, June 4. The king and queen hosted court when a militant suffragette gained admittance. She knelt before the monarch, pleaded for mercy, and shouted a plea against force. Her words were drowned by the band as she was escorted out and handed to two policemen.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Redfield paints weather map of U S business mood
Raleigh June 4. Secretary of Commerce Redfield spoke to the chamber of commerce outlining national business conditions. He likened the economy to a weather map with high barometers in the east and west and low mood in the northeast, cautioning against singling out one cause for current trends. He notes world trade strains, flat freights, and April import increases driven by raw materials and foods used by manufacturers.
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Raleigh
N. C
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
Chamber of Commerce
Weather Service
Mr. Redfield
Germany
Highspeed
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Garranza
J. ?. Morgan
Farmer
the Democracy
Power House
America
Republican National Committee
Senate
Heroes OF the Confederacy
Tasselman Valley
Pogket
Middle West
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