Colorado urged to reform and fund National Guard for self-reliance
The text condemns Colorado's governor for delaying action as federal troops depart. It notes a telegram from the President denying federal aid beyond state legislative power and urges swift state reforms including a $1,000,000 National Guard bond issue and a mediation board to resolve ongoing difficulties. It argues Colorado must act to preserve peace and state dignity without bloodshed.
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Colorado
United States
Ammons
National Guard
Zapata Threatens Mexico City In Fierce Advance
Mexico City braces as Zapata's force, said to number in the thousands, closes within ten miles of the capital. Huerta's troops reportedly threaten Anutiny while rumors of a Villa alliance swirl. A successful defense looks doubtful as outposts reach the suburbs and speculation grows of a possible Huerta flight.
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Mexico
Zapata
Huerta
Villa
Mexico City
Huerta Boycotts Peace Talks With Mexico Envoys
Reports from Vera Cruz say three Mexican envoys to the mediation board are miffed by lack of instructions from their leader Huerta. They sailed hoping Havana guidance would come for Niagara Falls talks, but without authority they fear they can do nothing, casting doubt on Huerta’s sincerity.
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Mexico
Mediation
Vera Cruz
Havana
Niagara Falls
Woman Celebrates 101st Birthday in Somerset County
Mrs. Mary Magdalene Crise of Trent Somerset County Pennsylvania marked her 101st birthday. Though bedbound she remained cheerful as friends visited her home bringing flowers and gifts. Born May 16 1818 she was the oldest resident in this part of the state. Her husband Crise died years ago.
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Trent
Somerset County
Somerset
Mary Magdalene Crise
Mrs. Crise
Henry Elizabeth Miller
Crise
Aged Lady Resided With Two Children and Grandchild
An elderly woman lives with her son Joseph and daughter in Trent. Her granddaughter Miss Cora Crise also stays with her and helps meet her many needs.
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Joseph
Phoebe Ann Crise
Trent
Cora Crise
Woman elected first female school trustee in Maryland
In Williamsport Washington county patrons elected three trustees Cyrus D. Bell William H. Beard and Mrs J William Lefever wife of a prominent resident and former teacher the first woman trustee in Maryland The plan aims to place one woman per school and reduce political influence on the system.
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Washington County
Williamsport
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William H. Beard
J. William Lefever
Turbulent Mexico News and U.S. Military Readiness
A swirl of notes on Huerta Zapata and Diaz plotting moves toward Mexico City. Tampico under U S warships signals U S mastery while border raids prompt guard precautions. Panama Canal barge traffic. aviation plans spark amusement and risk. Congressional costs and court reforms appear amid broader political talk.
Rush and Hustle Called Worst of Our Day by Minister
The Rev A Edwin Weigin of West End Presbyterian denounces the age of rush claiming it ages children and exhausts men and women. He cites hurried schooling and frenzied lifestyles as weakening society and mocks the Hustle Trust motto Do it now. He warns that no great thing was ever done by haste.
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New York
Edwin Weigin
Simple raiment and reform stir at Columbia College
Mrs. Arthur G. Larn complains that American fashion suffers from excess and effect over naturalness. Two thirds of Columbia’s fraternities sign an interfraternity pledge to reform, restricting initiations to above average scholastic standing and excluding extension students. Fraternity reform follows related college tensions dating to 1909 and Barnard secret societies.
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America
Niagara Falls
Mrs. Larned
Columbia
Columbia College
Barnard Scret
Public Service Commission to Hear Fare Increase Plan
Boston may 18 the Public Service Commission begins hearings this afternoon on whether Massachusetts street railways must raise fares to cover depreciation of stock and property provided for public use.
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Mass
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Street Railways of
Massachusetts
Minister sentenced to workhouse over Calvary riot
Bouck White, an ordained minister and rector of the Church of Social Reformation, was sentenced to six months in the workhouse by Magistrate Campbell. He plans an appeal after being convicted of starting a riot at Calvary Baptist Church in New York, a church whose prominent members include John D. Rockefeller’s family. White interrupted services by arguing with Rev Woelfkin about Rockefeller’s mine strike stance in Colorado.
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Church of Social Reformation
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Rockefeller
Colorado
Josephus Daniels Born in North Carolina Leader and Navy Secretary
Josephus Daniels, born May 18 1862 in Washington North Carolina, rose to Secretary of the Navy under Wilson. He studied at Wilson Collegiate Institute, joined the bar at 23, and served as chief clerk in the Interior Department from 1892 to 1895. A Democratic National Convention figure and member of the Democratic National Executive Committee, Daniels’ home is Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Navy
Wilson
Washington, N. C
Wilson Collegiate Institute
N. C
Department of Interior
Democatic National Executive Committee
Raleigh
Public Hearings on Women’s Work Conditions Begin
The commission to investigate conditions of working women in Indiana opens public hearings in South Bend with more meetings to follow. The Government Bureau of Statistics and the committee seek wage, sanitation, safety, and other working conditions data from mills factories and industrial sites. Citizens may submit suggestions or recommendations to improve conditions at the hearings.
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Ind
Government Bureau of Statistics
Special Meeting of Pacific Gas Stockholders in Chicago
A Chicago special meeting of Pacific Gas and Electric Company stockholders is held to receive proposals for permanent financing. Directors plan to propose a funding strategy to shareholders for approval, with eastern bankers ready to supply funds for refinancing and development, likely via a debenture issue.
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Pacific Gas
Chicago
Ill
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Eastern
First Canadian International Good Roads Congress Opens
Montreal May 18 report states every Canadian province is represented at the first Canadian International Good Roads Congress opening in Montreal for a week. The gathering showcases road building instruments and major manufacturers promote cement asphalt tarvia bricks stone and other road making materials.
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Montreal
Que
Canada
Industrial Hearings Begin in New York
The Federal Commission on Industrial Relations will start hearings in New York today May 18. The session aims to examine labor conditions and employment practices amid ongoing national investigations and policy discussions.
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New York
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
A Bit of Everything For The Press Readers
A collage of quips on war guides fashion suffrage and daily life with wry humor. Jokes about vaudeville politics women and manners run through the column. The piece blends topical satire and light social observation.
Sayings of the Editors Reflect on War and Fashion
A collection of editorials comments from major papers noting war and weddings in politics, Gilman urging women to revolt against Paris fashion, Huerta and Aguinaldo news space, tolls exemptions, and a quip about Carlyle and creation.
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Paris
New York Sun
Huerta
Aguinaldo
Philadelphia Record
May 18 history highlights across years
Highlights include 1863 siege of Vicksburg onset, 1864 bogus troop proclamation, 1876 National Greenback Convention in Indianapolis, 1898 Charleston sails to the Philippines to aid Dewey, 1904 Western Union halting pool room telegraphing, 1905 Philadelphia gas plant lease for 75 years, 1910 earth entering Halley’s comet fall.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Charleston
San Francisco
Philippines
Admiral Dewey
Western Union Telegraph
Philadelphia
Mrs Liza L Easter Buried In Local Cemetery
The body of Mrs Liza L Easter who died in Pittsburgh was brought by Pennsylvania train at 11 05 Saturday morning and laid to rest at the German Lutheran cemetery.
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Liza L. Easter
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
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