Burton Urges Republicans and Progressives to Reconcile
Theodore E Bur ton travels to Delaware after a whirlwind visit to New York. He advocates peaceful union of Republicans and Progressives, dismisses personal disputes, and notes both sides share humanitarian aims tariff policies and money questions. He hints about Roosevelt as a potential common candidate.
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the CommeRcial Tribune
New York
Theodore E. Nsurton
Ohio
Delaware
Perkins Ready to Join Forces for Convention Unity
Chicago dispatch reports Progressives send telegrams to Roosevelt and other leaders as the June 7 convention in New York seeks a shared standard bearer. George W Perkins, chairman, engaged the Auditorium Theater for the Chicago Rae convention and urged cross party agreement on a common candidate and principles.
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Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Arthur N. Sager
Missouri
John M. Parker
New Orleans
Oscar
Straus
New York
Albert J. Beveridge
Hiram W. Johnson
California
George W Perkins
Progressive National Committee
Auditorium
Rae
George W. Perkins
Colonel Roosevelt
Court Prevents Disclosure Of Scandals in Mohr Case
In Providence R I a trial unfolds over the Mohr murder case with a court ruling restricting evidence on Dr C Franklin Mohr s medical practice while alleged confessions by two Black defendants are admitted for possible jury consideration The proceedings reveal cross examination tensions and wartime era legal strategies as the Mohr widow Mrs Mohr and co defendants face a high profile homicide inquiry.
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Mohr
Providence
R. 1
C. Franklin Mohr
Dr. Mohr
William H. Lewis
Brown
Spellman
Mr. Lewis
Intervention Execution by Mexican Bandits Stirs Congress
Miss Georgiana de Teixeira recounts US citizens killed during Bandits of Mexico action. Congress erupts over negligence and calls for accountability and policy review. key figures and parties unnamed in fragment but highlight rising tensions and calls for action.
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Mexico
Congress
Senators Call For Armed Force To End Republic Chaos
Lawmakers urge deployment of armed force to restore order amid escalating chaos in the republic. They argue constitutional safeguards and military actions are needed to reestablish governance and public security, amid growing unrest and political paralysis.
Watchful Waiting Exasperates Many in Washington
Washington continues to debate responses to the Mexican killings of American citizens near Chihuahua. Congress swells with indignation while President Wilson maintains patience, with calls for intervention if Carranza fails to protect foreigners.
South Carolina Dogs Wear Shoes in Hunting Fashion
Special dispatch from Savannah reports that ten new dog shoes were ordered for hunting dogs at Goodhope Camp near Midgeland. Shoes cost 40 dollars and aim to protect feet from sandspurs used in deer fox and bird hunting. The article notes shoes resemble small sock tops with laces and welt leather soles.
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Savannah
South Carolina
FY. C. Cler
David Woostencrift
Goodhope Camp
Midgeland
Dog
Yaqui Chieftain Ordered Massacre of Nineteen U S Citizens
A report states that a Yaqui chieftain directed a massacre killing nineteen American citizens. The article details the alleged actions amid tensions in the region and names involved parties and locations.
Massacre of Americans on Mexican Rail Train
Survivor accounts describe a train attack near Santa Ysabel by Mexican bandits linked to General Lopez and Villa. Eighteen to nineteen killed or missing among victims. Thomas B. Holmes, the sole foreign survivor, provides a detailed sequence of the ambush and escape amid gunfire and derailed cars.
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EL Paso
Tex
Santa Ysabel
Pablo Lopez
Francisco Villa
Acre
Chihuahua City
Carranza
Mining Company Special
Thomas B. Holmes
Newman
Evans
McHatton
Watson
Santa Ysabel River
Revolution Threat in Germany Amid Mass Meetings
The Matin reports a threatened revolution in Germany with mass meetings of up to 15,000 attendees. Attacks on the Kaiser and Crown Prince are voiced and anti-government printed material circulates at night in Berlin, according to a Swiss businessman returning from Germany.
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Spid
Commercial Tribune
Paris
Germany
Matin
Kaiser
Crown Prince
Ten Snow Shovelers Killed in CP Collision at Brandon
Ten snow shovelers were killed and forty injured when a Canadian Pacific snow-clearing train collided with a stock train in Brandon Manitoba. The crash occurred in subzero weather with the thermometer at 46 below, as workers being transferred in a caboose died or were harmed along the yards.
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Canadian Pacific
The
Commercial Tribune
Brandon
Man
Canadian Pacific Railway
Mercury
Four Hurt as Cyclone Strikes Madison Station Area
A cyclone swept Madison Station near Nashville injuring four people and destroying a number of houses late today. The storm caused damage across the area as residents reported shattered roofs and downed trees in the neighborhood northwest of Nashville.
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Nashville
Tenn
Madison Station
Harmon converted to preparedness plan
Former Governor Judson Harmon urges readiness and higher taxes to fund national preparedness, warning Republicans would attack if steps are not taken. He writes to Congressman Allen that preparedness is costly but essential. Peter Witt of Cleveland opposes preparedness with a critical view to war insurances. George Hinman, president of Marietta College, is mentioned as present.
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United States
Congressman Allen
Peter Witt
Cleveland
George Hinman
Marietta College
Sherman’s Resolution on Mexico Intervention Policy
The Senate and House discuss a Sherman resolution urging Carranza to protect American and other aliens in Mexico and inviting western hemisphere powers to join the effort. if Carranza fails, the President should seek cooperation from those nations to intervene until peace and order return and a stable government is established. A Missouri representative adds a resolution to end the wait-and-see approach and brief the House on U.S. dealings with Carranza.
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House
Dyer
Missouri
Wilson
Sherman
Senate
Carranza
Mexico
United States
Clemency Refused for Peter Scribner by Pardons Board
Ohio news report from Columbus dated January 12 states the State Board of Pardons took no action today on the clemency application of Peter Scribner, a penitentiary inmate sentenced to electrocution for the January 21, 1915 murder of Patrolman Kaiser Bartecki in Toledo. The board rejected most petitions, but certified one for governor consideration and recommended commuting John White’s 1913 second degree murder sentence to fifteen years. Governor Willis meanwhile pardoned John C. Morrow for manslaughter related to an infant’s death in 1914.
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State Board of Pardons
Peter Scribner
Kaiser Bartecki
Toledo
Willis
John C. Morrow
Morrow County
John White
Montgomery County
K. C. Hicks
Hamilton County
Duluth Cow Sets World Records For Milk And Butter Fat
A Duluth owned cow named Jean DuLuth Beauty produced 20 280 pounds of milk and 891 pounds of butter fat in a year setting official world records for milk and butter fat. The animal earned about 2 000 dollars annually for her owner from milk and calf.
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Jean DuLuth
Beauty
Two Italian Liners Sunk and Corfu Occupied by Allies
Two Italian steamers, the Brindisi and the Citta di Palermo, were sunk by mines in the Adriatic. Half the Brindisi’s passengers perished. the Citta di Palermo largely survived. French troops landed on Corfu to prepare for Serbian troops, with Achilleion and 14 ships of unspecified nation around the island.
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Corfu
Athens
Reuter
Achilleion
Elizabeth
Austria
Cettinje
Montenegro
Belgrade
Alleged Slayer Lynched in Wayne County Jail Raid
About two hundred masked men seized the Wayne County Jail in Goldsboro North Carolina early today forced the jailer to surrender keys and dragged John Richards a Black man accused of aiding the murder of farmer Anderson Gurley to the crime scene. He was hanged from a tree and shot.
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N. C
Wayne County
John Richards
Anderson Gurley
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