End of Mexican crisis eases as Huerta salutes flag
The Mexican situation stabilizes after Huerta agrees to salute the flag and US acceptance of the gesture. Officials warn against continued defiance and urge continued respect for foreign nationals and Mexican rights amidst international concern and a Bernstorff-Lind meeting. The outcome signals reduced risk of force, with a lasting lesson for Huerta and broader implications for US policy.
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United States
Huerta
Bernstorff
State Department
John Lind
Germany moves to halt Pankhurst campaign
A 1913- era report claims German authorities in Dresden and Berlin are banning Sylvia Pankhurst led suffrage efforts and warn that hunger strikes will not sway German prisons. The piece suggests deportation could quiet the movement and urges early firm action.
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Germany
Great Britain
Dresden
Sylvia Pankhurst
Berlin
Miss Pankhurst
Coxey's Army Heads Toward Washington from Massillon
Coxey's 200 marchers left Massillon for a Washington trek promising to rely on countryside food and donations. The speaker warned no food purchases, implying possible scavenging if aid fails. The piece labels the group a fruitless spectacle and warns locals about potential theft by the marchers.
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Coxey
Massillon
Washington
Tango Contest at Maryland Theatre Adds Quickfire Dance Show
Leworth's big show at the Maryland theatre will include a tango contest open to locals tonight. The first seven men to register advance to the competition with partners supplied. Three names already entered and more expected. the prize is five dollars for the couple delivering the biggest audience hit.
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Maryland
Leworth
Villa Surrounds, Surrender Looms Amid Torreon News
Mexico City reports General Blanquett announcing a government victory near Torreon. He says General Villa is surrounded and must surrender or be destroyed. He adds 5,000 Carrancistas surrendered to General Velasco nearby.
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Villa
Mexico City
Torreon
Blanquett
Carransiste
Veldisco
Astor Out of Danger After Lung Condition Improves
Poughkeepsie April 17 Vincent Astor who has been ill of the right lung at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert T Hunting at Staatsburg since Sunday was pronounced out of danger. He has improved rapidly and electors say all danger of complication is past.
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Astor
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Vincent Astor
Robert T. Hunting
Staatsburg
Tor
Rumor of St Marys Seminary Sale Moves Site
Persistent talk claims St Marys Seminary on North Paca Street Baltimore will be sold and relocated to the former St Charles College site near Ellicott City in Howard County. The sale is said to be conducted in secrecy with multiple names suggested as principals behind the deal.
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St. Mary’s Seminary
Paca Street
Baltimore
St. Charles College
Howard County
Ellicott City
Navy rushes fittings for four battleships at Boston yard
Work of fitting out the battleships Rhode Island Virginia Nebraska and Georgia was hurried at the Boston navy yards today. These third division ships of the Atlantic fleet are being prepared for a possible deployment to Mexican waters.
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Boston
Rhode Island
Virginia
Nebraska
Georgia
Boston Navy Yards
Mexican
Races Called Off In Tuscaloosa After Gov Cruse Refuses Permit
Tuscaloosa Oklahoma April 17 racing officials canceled races following Governor Cruse’s denial of permission amid alleged violations of state anti gambling laws.
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Tuscaloosa
Okla
Cruse
The Boy Preacher of America Lecture at Liberty Theatre
W F Hudgings of New York will lecture Sunday at 3 p m on the important subject Is the World Growing Better Seats free No collection advertisement Ap17-21
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America
W .F. Hudgings
New York
Liberty Theatre
Timely Topics Reflect World Affairs and Oddities
A collage of comments on Huerta, Carden, and Mexico's fate, plus naval talk of Tampico, canal plans, and domestic quirks. Observations touch on political shifts, military training in Texas, weather delaying trout season, and light satire on court, suffragettes, and a perilous era.
Navy yards rush to fit out ships for Mexican waters
New York April 17 regular war time activity at the Brooklyn navy yards as orders require all ships to be outfitted for service in Mexican waters. Sailors loaded the Celtic with supplies while the North Dakota began coaling and prepared to sail at a moment’s notice for southern waters.
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New York
Brooklyn Navy Yards
Celtic
North Dakota
Virginia Debt Case Delayed by Supreme Court Clearing Docket
The Virginia debt case again stalled as the Supreme Court failed to finish its agenda. Attorneys for both states await oral argument and it appears the case will be reached this afternoon.
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Washington
Virginia
Supreme Court
Mexican Gun Boats Depart Tampico Amid US Demands
Washington reports two Mexican gun boats left Tampico suddenly, seen by officials as Huerta dodging the U S flag salute demand. The more distant departure leaves Tampico without cannon capable of firing a salute if ordered.
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Washington
Tampico
Huerta
United States
Indomitable Jennie Murch Defies Death and Rules
A dramatic tale of Jennie Murch a printer who rose from an eye opening ordeal to prove a woman can work in a man's field She survives a bicycle crash and a fractured skull then returns to her craft amid belief in instinct and perseverance Also reported is a wartime graft allegation within the I W W executive circle and a fatal self inflicted shooting by Weise a Mt Hope foreman after Easter shopping with his family
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New York
J. Murek
J. Murch
Jennie Joiner
Miss Joiner
Jennie Murch
Jennie
Weise
Mt. Hope
April 17 in History Highlights Across Centuries
Key events span 1797 Austria peace with France and Rhine freedoms to 1861 Virginia secession and 1847 Rock Island indictments after a temperance wave. Early entries note floods, suffrage shifts, church tensions, and a tornado that devastated Marshfield with hundreds injured.
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Austria
France
Netherlands
Rhine
Tiber
New England
Virginia
Rock Island
William
Germany
Catholc Church
Berlin
Marshfield
A Bit of Everything For The Press Readers
A compilation of witty exchanges and quips on society manners wealth marriage and modern life including remarks on helping the lame or blind revelations about engagements and fortune and playful aphorisms about speech and behavior from a bygone era.
Railroad Bill Backed by Governor La Follette Passes
1912 action marks passage of a railroad bill drafted by Governor La Follette. The John Paul Memorial is unveiled this year, drawing public attention to the commemorative event and related civic ceremonies.
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Islature
la Follette
John Paul Memorial
Curb Union By Injunction In New York Case
Hearings on a preliminary injunction are set today in the U S District Court before Judge Hough in the case of the American Anti Boycott Association seeking to restrain officers and members of the New York Photo Engraving Co. The Grill Engraving Co with an open shop has clashed with the union since 1907. G Carroll Todd Assistant Attorney General says the union men act within political rights in appealing to Boards of Education to avoid textbooks from non union firms. The Gill Engraving Company can sue in federal court as a New Jersey corporation.
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New York
Hough
United States District Court
American Anti-Boycott Association
New York Photo-Engraving Co
Grill Engraving Co
G. Carroll Todd
Boards of Education
Gill Engraving Company
New Jersey
Mary Garden Talcum Offer At Lichtenstein’s Pharmacy
Advertisement promises a free bottle of Mary Garden Sachet Powder with every Mary Garden Talcum bottle purchase. Lichtenstein’s Pharmacy runs the sale offering the dual cosmetics gift to shoppers.
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Lichtenstein’s Pharmacy
Philadelphia Snow Removal Plan To Be Discussed Today
Robert Cooke director of Public Works will confer with officials from several cities to seek rapid snow removal ideas after Philadelphia faced heavy winter snow removal problems. The meeting aims to share methods and improve city handling of future snow events.
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Philadelphia
Robert Cooke
Public Works
Miss Ella Young Guest of Teachers at Arkansas meeting
At the State Teachers Association in Little Rock on April 17 Miss Ella Young will address delegates and attend a banquet in her honor.
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Little Rock, Ark
State Teachers’ Association
Ella Young
Liberty Theatre Advertisement Teases Sunday 3 p.m. Show
A brief notice invites patrons to attend at the Liberty Theatre this Sunday at 3 p.m. The ad cites showtime details and encourages audiences to arrive early for seating and ticket availability.
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