Turmoil in Mexico as Huerta faces Tampico flag salute
The piece notes that mediators see the Tampico flag salute as the last sticking point between Huerta and the United States while Carranza rejects a truce. It cites Zapata’s defection, possible fall of Huerta, mutinous troops, and rumors Huerta may resign and seek refuge aboard the cruiser Conde, signaling likely upheaval in Mexico City.
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Huerta
Tampico
United States
Mexico
Carranza
Vera Cruz
Conde
Mexico City
Laporte
Zapata
War Blanquett
Capitol
Some Healthful Suggestions for a Healthier Cumberland
Advice urging residents to clean and disinfect, protect milk, screen homes, control flies and mosquitoes, and maintain yards. Emphasizes individual effort boosting community beauty, health, and prosperity through collective action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Ark State Conference on Charities Opens at Fort Smith
The Arkansas State Conference of Charities and Correction opens in Fort Smith, with tomorrow as the closing day. Discussions cover child labor, recreation, prison labor, feeble minded, and charity organization, featuring speakers from other states.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Arkweapsas State Conference of Charities and Correction
Western Drawing and Manual Training Convention Opens in Milwaukee
The Western Drawing and Manual Training Association holds its three day conference in Milwaukee with key instructors from the Wisconsin School of Arts and Home Economics Association. Exhibits will showcase fine and applied arts while a Parisian atelier and an oriental theatre provide light entertainment for delegates and visitors.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Western Drawing and Manual Training Association
Wisconsin School of Arts and Home Economics Association
Heavy Egg Shipments from Romney Firm
Bennett and Grim of Romney shipped 148 cages of eggs last week each cage holding 30 dozen. Since before Haster they have averaged 126 to 176 cases weekly.
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Bennett & Grim
Romney
Haster
Timely Topics and Terse Takes From a Bygone Era
A humorous, opinionated column mix. It jabs at militants and generals, hints at Mexican adventures and Villa, mocks legal and political figures, and riffs on women in politics and the law. It lampoons mediation monotony and a Philadelphia plot against the Troquois Indians with wry closure.
Exports of American Trotting Stallions to Russia Stir Attention
New York May 6 reports rising exports of American trotting stallions to Russia, with more than twenty sharp breeds sold. Observers wonder if purchases aim to improve army horse breeding as American trotters gain global fame for speed and endurance in competitions and military use.
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New York
Russia
Europe
South America
Olympialand
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
William FH. Moore
U S Commander Questions Timely Vera Cruz Reinforcements
The text describes the U S war secretary and generals debating rapid deployment to Vera Cruz after Huerta loyalists attacked two U S waterworks guards. General Funston warns of a possible 12 000 enemy attack and asks for immediate distant mobilizations, while officials discuss whether such reinforcements are sufficient or timely.
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Huerta
U. S
Vera Cruz
Funston
War Department
Modern Woodmen of America Convene to Select Head Camp Delegates
In Chicago on May 6 delegates from many states meet to choose representatives to the head camp. The Toledo gathering is scheduled for next month where the selected delegates will attend.
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Chicago
Thelevateg
Toledo
A Bit of Everything and Daily Gag Sentences
A collage of humorous quips and vignettes on shopping, marriage, politics, and everyday life. Witty lines reference a mean husband, suffragette talk, baseball, poems, and social mores, with playful exchanges about dress, hats, and eyewear.
May 6 History Highlights from 1801 to 1913
On May 6 notable events include the 1801 action at Barcelona between British and Spanish ships, 1848 Austrians vs Piedmontese before Verona, 1861 Virginia joins the Confederacy, and 1904 British forces near Karo Pass in Tibet. Also noted are 1913 police inspectors convicted and a Dallas conference on forming the Southwestern athletic conference shaping intercollegiate rules.
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Barcelona
Verona
Garbaldi
Genoa
Newcastle
Virginia
New York
Dallas
Tex
Southwest Athletic Conference
Conference on cotton markets ends. national association eyed
Delegates who attended the conference on amending cotton marketing methods and the contract system remained in Augusta after the closing session. They attend today’s meeting of all American cotton exchanges to organize a National Association of Cotton Exchanges with representation from exchanges nationwide.
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Augusta
Association of Cotton Exchanges
Confederate Veterans Reunion Opens in Jacksonville
Jacksonville on May 6 witnessed the start of a three day Confederate Veterans reunion. Hundreds of veterans and delegates arrived via special trains, with flower of Southern womanhood as sponsors and maids of honor. Florida hosts the first ex Confederate gathering in the state, amid decorations and two major parades planned for the veterans and their supporters.
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Jacksonville
Fla
South
Florida
Ladies and Sons of Veterans
Oyster Industry Growth Steady in New Jersey
In Trenton on May 6 acting Governor Taylor received Chief C. R. Bacon's annual report predicting steady oyster industry growth. Demand rises with expanding propagate plants likely soon. Delaware Bay planting runs May 1 to June 15, with a large seed catch. The shell fish industry yields about 4 million dollars yearly and employs around 10 000 men.
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Trenton
N. J
Taylor
C. R. Bacon
Delaware Bay
Birthday Honors for Ex Congressmen George W Fairchild
Ex congressman George Winthrop Fairchild of Oneonta born May 6 1854 in Oneonta New York. A Republican he served in the Sixtieth sixty first and was reelected to the Sixty second Congresses and is a direct descendant of Thomas Fairchild who settled in Stratford Connecticut in 1639.
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George Winthrop Fairchild
Oneonta
N. Y
Thomas Fairchild
Stratford
Conn
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