Mexico Crisis and Rebel Advances Reported
News from the front and diplomatic notes reveal Villa's forces delaying Saltillo while Zapata's 5,000 rebels near Mexico City pivot toward joining Villa. Rebels occupy Tuxpama, Tampico booms oil work resumed, and Grey denies any drastic policy toward Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villa
Ramon Atizpe
Saltillo
State Department
Emiliano Zapata
Mexico City
Tuxpama
Mexico
Carranza
Tampico
Edward Grey
England
Lincoln Beachey loops seven times in Chicago display
In front of about 50000 spectators aviator Lincoln Beachey loops his biplane seven times over Chicago. The stunt highlights a day of aerial excitement among other news items from the era.
Nominations and incidents in national events
Benjamin Sweeney of Seattle was nominated as Assistant Secretary of the Interior by President Wilson. A Canadian flag was presented to Wilson by Mystic farmers from Alberta. A number of military and civic items follow, including Navy officer removals, art theft, Galveston cotton loss, nurse Leonora Wright death, factory closures in Cincinnati, and various political and legal developments across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Beachey
Chicago
William J. Harris
Georgia
Jonathan M. Price
Providence
Rishworth Nicholson
Paymshter
United States
Vicksburg
Mazatlan
Arthur Karslake
Waco
Texas
New York
Bastrop State Bank
Bastrop
Young Women’s Christian Association
San Francisco
Joseph E. Lanouette
New Hampshire
Manchester
Oklahoma
First National Bank of Gallatin
Champ Clark
St. Louis
John Stuchwisch
Oscar Maurer
Edwardsville
New York City
Wilson
Charles W. Duffy
Paterson
N. J
Internal Revenue
New Jersey
Secret Service
Seattle Wash
Kanawha
W. Va. Fields
B. T. Galloway
Alaska
Governor Strong
Benjamin Sweeney
Seattle
Alberta
Canada
John Singer Sargent
Perseus
Brooklyn Institute of Arts’ and Sciences
Merchants' & Planters' Compress Co
Galveston
Tex
Leonora Wright
National Association of Nurses
Terre Haute
Ind
Cincinnati
Alexander
Vanitie
Boston
Imperial Council of the Mystic Shrine
Wash
West Point
Senate
Chester B. Duryea
Hiram Duryea
Brooklyn
Progressive Party of Georgia
Atlanta
National House of Representatives
United States Senate
Representative Walsh
Jefferson
Old Dominion Line
Cape Henry
Tigers and Briton excel as baseball headlines loom
Detroit star Marty Kavanaugh earns praise from manager Hugh Jennings for the Tigers enhanced play. Miss Cecil Leitch wins the British women’s championship at Hunstanton, defeating Gladys Ravenscroft, U S title holder. Federal League chief James A. Gilmore denies league shakeups while noting possible seven inning games in the American League. A Michigan lad Curtis grips two no hit games in a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marty Kavanaugh
Detroit
Hugh Jennings
Kavanaugh
Tigers
Cecil Leitch
Great Britain
Hunstanton
Gladys Ravenscroft
United States
James A. Gilmore
Michigan
Curtis
Ihle
Imperial and international notes from 1910s era
Reports recount fishing schooners caught in ice near Halifax and other global incidents. Mention of Amsterdam trade talks, royal travel, fires in Moscow, Danish arrival in Paris, Peru provisional president sworn in, suffragette arson, British aviators killed, polo tournament manager linked to Panama Exposition, and a Chinese loan application of $87.5 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Strait of Canso
Amsterdam
Holhu
Lenpeptumpers
George
Aldershot
Moscow
Russia
Christian
Alexandrine
Denmark
Paris
Benavides
Peru
Birmingham
London
J. Jompson
Dudmore
North Allerton
England
Edward D. Miller
Live. Power Banking Group
Huerta Ready to Yield Mediation Offers Provisional Rule Demands
President Wilson told American Commissioners at Niagara Falls that U S forces from Vera Cruz hinge on a definite settlement in Mexico. Huerta would quit only if Mexico preserves honor and a provisional government is set up with fair elections and agrarian reforms. Conditions include Huerta's input on successor, a $400 million U S loan, and a ninety nine year Magdalena Bay lease for naval use at $1 million yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Niagara Falls
Ontario
United States
Vera Cruz
Joseph R. Lamar
Supreme Court of the United States
Frederick W. Lehmann
H. Perceval Dodge
Mexico
Huerta
Victoriano Huerta
Magdalena Bay
Statewide Jersey Items Highlight Local Changes
A montage of New Jersey notices reports church fund drives, Memorial Day prep with flower shortages, clean-up costs in Millville, and a Riverside Men’s Club Memorial Day plan. It notes resignations, civic appointments, deaths, accidents, and local incidents across towns like Riverton, Woodbury, Mullica Hill, Paterson, Nutley, Atlantic City, and Hoboken.
Two More Aviators Die in Prince Henry Contest
Berlin reports two more German army aviators killed in the Prince Henry aviation competition raising the toll to five. Lieuts Rohde and Kolbe perished during the 1102 mile reconnaissance test amid accidents and withdrawals of noted airmen including Stoekier Schlegel and von Hidssen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Rohde
Kolbe
Stoekier
Schlegel
von Hiddesen
Aeroplane Takes Fort at Mazatlan in War News
General Tellez offers to surrender remnant troops if accorded honors of war by General Oregon. A Constitutionalist aeroplane wrecked La Pedra Fort at Mazatlan, killing twenty men and disabling the fort’s artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Tellez
Mazatlan
Oregon
Adolfo Carillo
Carillo
la Pedra Fort
Fatal Duel at Funeral in Scott County Virginia
In Fort Blackmore Scott County Virginia during a funeral Charles P Harris and Henry Begley dueled with pistols. Begley was shot in the legs and Harris fired next, both dying from heart shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Fort Blackmore
Scott County
Charles
P. Harris
Henry Begley
Begley
Flarks
Harris
Court Reverses $31 Million Mail Rate Decision
The Court of Claims reversed its prior ruling in the divisor cases affecting 720 railroads. The original judgment had placed potential claims against the United States for over $31,000,000 tied to railway mail weighing practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Claims
Washington
United States
Classic Recipes and Poetry Blend From Devonshire Delights
A kitchen section collates Devonshire cream based desserts with clotted cream recipes and Tunbridge and Shrewsbury cakes. It also quotes Kate Wiggin on spreading sunshine and features Henry van Dyke verse about friendship, adventure, and courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry van Dyke
Mushrooms to Mayan Delicacies and Gospel Lessons
The piece extolls mushroom season from May to October noting meadow mushrooms as common and stresses correct identification. It adds cooking tips and warns against unsafe foraging before shifting to a May 24 lesson emphasizing humility, caution with little ones, and the ideal of forgiveness under Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Frost
Satan
God
Jesus
Christ
Worthless but Beloved Pup
A dog fancier will pay $1,000 for a dog with a long pedigree while a dog lover shares shelter with a dog that cannot be sold for a quarter, reflecting quirky canine devotion in the Louisville Courier-Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courter-Journal
Woman Warns Of Visiting Man Imitating Decanter Curves
A woman notes that the longer a man studies the curves of a decanter, the likelier he is to imitate them on his journey homeward in the early morning.
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White House
Bulletins
Susi
Representative Dupre
Louisiana
Hobson
House
Yuma
Ariz
Abram Drake
van Wert
Ohio
Pierce Oil Corporation
Tulsa
Okla
Augusta P Edwards
George Riehl
New Orleans
Worcester Academy
Worcester
Sra
Honda
Jersey
Men’s Club of
Riverside
South Jersey
Millville
Greg
Z. S. Leymel
Riverton
Pacific Coast University
Woodbury Produce Association
Gloucester County
Mullica Hill
William Montgomery
Robert Hunter
Palmyra
Edward Boyle
Morris Rauch
Trenton
Rauch
Boyle
Peter Carin
Edison Cement Works
New Village
Fielder
Robert M. Williams
Court of Errors and Appeals
John Howe
Bank of Nutley
Bankers’ Convention
Atlantic City
Edward Johnson
City
Mayor Fogg
Friends’ Meeting House
Woodbury
Henry S. Buckley
The
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Westfield
Mr. Buckley
Camden County Board of Freeholders
Moorestown Pike
Stephen Kelly
Erie Railroad
Hoboken
Leo Schulz
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Woodcliffe Lake
Cape May
Mulcahy
Elizabeth
Billingsport Wire Company
John Dennison
Holly Beach
Williamstown
Red Cross
South Westville Fire Company
Afrika
Kate Wiggin
Tunbridge Cakes
Shrewsbury
Hard
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
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