Fierce Attack on Tampico by Reinforced Rebel Army
VERACRUZ May 10 Refugees report a rebel force killed a man named Burwell, nephew of Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, near Tampico. Wilson met Brazilian mediator Da Gama at the White House as Mexican troubles intensify. Lobos Island seizure by U S forces prompts mediators to discuss possible steps. Navy reports Huerta ordered Pacific and Atlantic lighthouses extinguished to hinder navigation. no orders issued for troop movements yet.
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Tampico Battle Rages as Rebels Press on Stronghold
Reports from Tampico describe a fierce, all day battle in which the Constitutionalist forces press the Federal garrison amid fires at oil wells and tanks. Rear Admiral Mayo reports rebels 5,000 strong and predicts Tampico will fall within hours, with Americans evacuated to warships.
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Lillian Nordica Amos Singer Dies in Batavia
World famous soprano Lillian Nordica, wife of New York banker George W. Young, died in Batavia Java. Born Lillian Norton in 1859, she studied in Boston and Italy, starred in Europe, and rose to prominence in Paris and London before consolidating fame in grand opera.
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Knox Boasts Great Britain Over Panama Canal Toll Dispute
Secretary of State Philander C. Knox denounces Britain for challenging U S exemption of coastwise shipping from Panama Canal tolls. He argues the exemption does not violate the Hay Pauncefote treaty and defends U S costs and security measures in building and protecting the canal. Continued on Page 4.
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Barrs Strike Breakers In Troubled District
President Wilson via the War Department orders Colonel James Lockett commanding federal troops in Southern Colorado to prohibit importation of strikebreakers and to establish an immediate deadline for delivery of arms in the troubled district.
Illegally Drawn Jury Won’t Void Conviction
D F Deaton, convicted of conspiracy in the murder of Breathitt County Sheriff Edward Callahan, obtained a writ of error from the Kentucky Court of Appeals to the U S Supreme Court. The state court admitted the jury was illegally drawn but ruled it not reversible error.
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Appalling sight in stricken Sicily
Catania May 10 rescue parties surgeons Red Cross soldiers and priests worked among ruins on Mt Etna slope. Cardinal Francica Nava led survivors to mass at an altar on lava. Churches damaged by the quake were ordered closed as aftershocks continued. Mt Etna’s intensity surpasses the 1908 Messina quake with activity ongoing for nearly three years.
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Burton to Issue Statement on Ohio Senatorship
Special dispatch reports Senator Burton preparing a forthcoming statement on the Ohio Senatorship. Rumors say he may praise former Senator Foraker and a statewide push could prompt him to reconsider and run for the Senate.
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Silent Mourners Stream for Vera Cruz Fallen
New York honors seventeen sailors and marines killed in the Vera Cruz occupation. The Montana escorted by the Mayflower arrived with Secretary Daniels aboard and the Wyoming led the funeral procession past half mast flags. Crowds stood in silence as the cortege moved up the bay toward the Battery.
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New Labor Zealots Land in the Toils at Calvary Church
Police arrested ten demonstrators from the Church of the Revolution led by Bouck White during a Sunday service at Calvary Baptist Church in New York. White, who sought to address the worshipers about Colorado mine strikes, was restrained mid sermon as detectives removed him and followers. Sixteen mourners gathered at Pocantico Hills, marching with crepe armbands and guards blocking access to the Rockefeller estate.
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Four War Correspondents Freed in Mexico City
News of the day reports the release of four newspaper correspondents arrested in Mexico City. Walter Whiffen of the Associated Press and Richard Harding Davis of The London Times are freed, along with Medill McCormick of The London Times and A. J. Sutton of The Washington Post. Diplomatic efforts by Brazil, Britain, Spain, and Mexico secured the release through rapid negotiations.
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