Huerta Ready to Resign If Peace Settlement Demands
Dispatches from Mexico City report General Huerta is prepared to resign if necessary to secure a peace settlement. He authorized delegates to discuss a broader settlement beyond Tampico and Vera Cruz, but gave no names for a successor. Diplomats seek a temporary administration plan until a constitutional president can be elected.
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Washington
Huerta
Mexico City
Mexico
Tampico
Vera Crus
Fled from Huerta's Wrath Isolated Arrest in Vera Cruz
In Vera Cruz a man named Aureliano Urtia, once Huerta's trusted counselor, was arrested for the second time after arriving with refugees from the capital. Hooted by locals and called an assassin, he sought and received a guard, fearing assassination amid the tense scene.
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Vera Cruz
Aureliano Urtia
Huerta
Peru Congress Declares Leguia Vice President Amid Crisis
In Lima a group of 11 senators and deputies proclaimed a national congress and named Roberto Leguia as vice president. Leguia, seeking asylum at the Italian legation, issued a nationwide manifesto via Prensa. In Portland, Oreg, O F Gross pled guilty to mail fraud related to land grant schemes, receiving 30 days in jail and a $1000 fine.
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Lima
Peru
National Congress
Roberto Leguia
Leguia
Legation
Prensa
Portland
Ore
Gross
Oregon and
California
United States District Court
Beveridge Criticizes Mexican Policy At Indiana Dinner
Former U S senator and Progressive candidate Albert J Beveridge assailed the Democratic administrations Mexican policy at an Indiana Progressive club dinner He urged a constructive government policy to handle the Mexican situation. Panama canal barge service began with a tug towing overloaded barges through the Miraflores and Pedro Miguel locks.
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Panama
Village Wiped Out by Fire in Bacanaba Michigan
Al fred village, eighteen miles from Bacanaba, was wiped out by a forest fire causing inhabitants to flee to the Kecanaba river. The secretary of war ordered immediate removal of federal troops. Details about the incident and involved parties are unclear due to damaged text.
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Bacanaba, Mich
Alfred
Kecanaba
Denver
Colo
Secretary of War
U S Demands Details on Parks Fate from Huerta Regime
Washington demands immediate information on Private Parks, the American infantryman who strayed into Mexican lines near Vera Cruz. If alive, lack of disclosure is an unfriendly act. if executed, the act violates civilized military procedure and heightens hostilities. Washington cites a reported execution.
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Huerta
United States
Parks
Colorado Governor Ammons Seeks Rapid Militia Funding to Restore Control
Governor Ammons reports a $1,000,000 bond issue approved by an extra legislature session to fund state militia as federal troops remain to maintain peace in Colorado coal regions. He expresses confidence that once funds are available the state can resume sovereignty and control, amid a strike with past deadly clashes and ongoing federal presence in Ladlow.
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Ammons
Denver
Wilson
Colorado
United States
Ammony
Ladlow
Willitia
Summer Outing for Thaw in Concord
Thaw will leave the city with Sheriff Holman A. Drew and Officer Clark D. Stevens. They accompany him from the county jail to seek temporary lodging and rest at Massassicut Hospital before continuing toward Lake Massasseau. The journey follows a recent federal garrison retreat near Saltillo and advances in the ongoing campaign.
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Concord
K. Thawe
Thaw
Holman A. Drew
Clark D. Stevens
Siow Weap
Lake
Massasseuoun
Nations Plan to Recognize Rebels in Mexico
Washington reports discussion in the state department that Britain may recognize the constitutionalist government as Huerta loses ground. Officials note the dispatch of troops to Vera Cruz and the disappearance of missing U.S. personnel heighten crisis stakes.
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Washington
State Department
Raniral
United States
Huerta
Silliman
Doster
Parks
Galveston
Vera Crag
Great Britain
Rear Admiral Winslow to command special squadron
Rear Admiral Cameron Cocke Winslow is named commander of a special squadron of the Atlantic fleet. The ship list includes the Bathgenip Veuas and armored cruisers assigned to Montana Tecoma Des Moines and Nashville, with bases in New York and other ports.
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Cameron Hic
Mexico
Oatisenip
New York
Nolvdes
Armored Crulears
Montana
Tecoma
Gee Moines
Cig
Nashville
Mexican peace delegates seek guarantees to protect property
Washington dispatch says three Mexican envoys at Niagara Falls are confident in their mission to pacify Mexico and foresee a new era after Huerta. They stress guarantees against property confiscation and acknowledge the changing Mexican leadership, while considering the broader task of stabilizing the country.
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Washington
Mexico
Niagara Falls
Mexico City
Huerta
Huertaistas
Federala A Attenas
U States
Survivors Rescued After Thirteen Days Adrift At Sea
Five crew members of the freighter Columbian were saved Sunday by the revenue cutter Seneca after thirteen days in an open boat in the north Atlantic. Eleven others died after the ship burned off Sable Island on May 3. Twenty seven more crew members were saved by the Cunard liner after two days exposure.
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Halifax
Columbian
North Atlantic
United States Revenue
Seneca
Sable Island
Cunard
Taft Outlines War Views at Peace Celebration
New York speaker former president Taft addressed the Free Synagogue on Peace Day. He expressed guarded optimism about mediation and the upcoming conference but warned against military policy pressure. He stated the people would do their duty even if it required war and emphasized restraint in international affairs.
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New York
W . Howard Taft
Free Synagogue
Efmnel Réales
Debating Easmption Clause With EU Venture Attitude
Officials discuss the eromption clause of the Venana causa act. The majority leader hopes Senator Clar e will speak soon and a vote is set for May 25.
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Washington
Federal Control Urged Before House Panel
A fragmented report from Washington indicates calls for tighter federal control and reforms in industry oversight. The text references a congressional committee and mentions Tulsa Oklahoma with unclear names and terms due to OCR distortion.
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Washington
Charles
Inmae
Tulan
Okio
Pep Feawubing
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Assurea
Beveridge
Ward
Esperansa
Guard of Marines
A. S. Cowan
A. & Cowan Ie
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San Diego
Cal
Enna
Peage
Hipalite
Mesteo
Paredon
Ieneral Raoul Madero
Saltillo
Hamosocia
Ate i
Gaitigh
Gonzales
Rear Admiral
Winslow
Taft
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