Mediation Talks Break Over Carranza Refusal
South American mediators withdraw Carranza from talks as Huerta’s envoys name Demilio Rabasa and Augustin Garza as delegates. The dispute centers on armistice terms and the Tampico incident, with mediation narrowing to the Tampico friction and U S relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demilio Rabasa
Augustin Garza
Clan News Bertice
Washington, D. C
Carranza
Constitutionalista
Huerta
Mexico
United States
Tampico
Car- Tanga
Aryan
Gen. Huerta
Firyan
Bryan
Wilson
Congress
Reserve Board Selected for Federal Reserve Board Members
President Wilson names five appointees to join W G McAdoo and John Skelton Williams on the federal reserve board. Candidates include Richard Olney former secretary of state Richard Olney. Paul Moritz Warburg of Kuhn Loeb & Co. Harry A Wheeler of Union Trust Chicago. W P G Harding of First National Bank Birmingham. and Adolph Caspar Miller economist and California University professor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
W. G. McAdoo
John Skelton Williams
Federal Reserve Board
Richard Olney
Boston
Mass
Cleveland
Paul Morit
Warburg
New York
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Harry A. Wheeler
Chicago
Union Trust Company
United States Chamber of Commerce
W. P. G. Harding
Birmingham
Ala
First Nation Bank of
South
Adolph Caspar Miller
San Francisco
Lane
Interior Department
University of California
Yaqui Valley settlers stay put amid Mexico tensions
Douglas Arizona. American settlers in the Yaqui river valley will not leave Mexico again until the United States declares war or fighting becomes general, says W. F. Richardson, a large landowner in the valley. He notes the settlers are in harvest and departure would bring heavy loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Ariz
Yaqui River
Mexico
United States
W. Fl. Richardson
Jelke Given a Jail Term
John F. Pelke a millionaire oleomargarine maker and seven coworkers were sentenced by Judge Geiger in federal court for violations of revenue laws. Pelke received a two year maximum term and $10,000 fine and was released on $90,000 bond. Other defendants were set at $5,000 bonds each.
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Jelke
Chicago
John F. Pelke
Geiger
United States District Court
Leavenworth
Strikers and Guards Urged to Surrender Guns in Colorado
Washington reports Secretary of War Garrison orders all arms in the strike districts to be surrendered to U S soldiers. The move follows arbitration push by Congressman Foster amid Colorado coal strike tensions. FBI detailed notes and telegrams between Foster and Rockefeller surface as mediation efforts continue.
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Secretary of War
Washington
United States
Colorado
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
M. D. Foster
Illinois
House Committee On Mines and Mining
Foster
Mr. Rockefeller
Rockfeller
New York
Wilson
Rockefeller
William Green
International Mine Workers’ Union
Garrison
United States Army
Holbrook
Trinidad
Congress
Hywel Davies
Kentucky Mine Operators’ Association
William J. Fairley
United Mine Workers
Colo
Ludlow
Eleventh Cavalry
Twelfth Cavalry
Denver
R. J. McDonald
Colorado Military Commission
McDonald
Hamrock
Carson
Convicted Coal Miners Jailed in West Virginia Strike Case
Four miners at Colliery in Wellsburg West Virginia were sentenced for contempt of federal court during the strike at the West Virginia and Pittsburgh Coal company and were jailed in Wellsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsburg
W. Va
Mings
West Virginia & Pittsburgh Coal Company
Militant Throws Petition at King George Car
In London on May 2 a suffragette approached King George’s motor car and tossed a petition demanding votes for women at the king. The incident disrupted the drive but there were no reports of serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King George
London
Hia Majesty
Labor appoints mediators to ease Colorado mining troubles
Secretary of Labor W. B. Wilson named William R. Fairley of Alabama, Mine Workers official, and Rywel Davies, president of the Mine Operators of Kentucky, as official representatives to mediate the mining dispute in Colorado. The move follows warnings of a tragedy and the plan to hold a roast, signaling tense times ahead.
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Washington
W. B. Wilson
William R. Fairley
Alabama
Rywel Davies
Kentucky
Colorado
Vincent Astor Marries Helen Huntington In Quiet Hudson Valley Ceremony
William Vincent Astor heir to the Astor estate married Helen Dinsmore Huntington in a simple Hopeland house ceremony at Staatsburg. Rev. C H Duncan officiated. 260 spectators were planned but illness altered plans to a small service with a reception and wedding breakfast.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
William Vincent Astor
John Jacob Astor
Astor
Helen Dinsmore Huntington
Robert Palmer Huntington
C. H. Duncan
Hopeland House
Staatsburg
Church of St. Margaret
Duncan
Aator
Bank at Apopka Blown Open Looting $4500
Telegraph notes report the state bank at Apopka in Lake County was blown open and $4500 in currency taken. Other items include six lives lost in Lake Ontario wrecks near Oswego and a Cunard liner sailing after a sailor strike.
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Tampa
Fla
Apopka
Lake County
Rochester
N. C
Oswego
Lake Ontario
Woman Threatens John D Rockefeller Jr in Colorado Strike War
In New York on May 2 Elizabeth Freeman and Dania Leitner began a hunger strike in the Tombs while Marie Ganz, a noted IWW speaker, threatened to shoot John D Rockefeller Jr if the Colorado strike war did not end. Ganz, recently released, spoke in Franklin Square declaring she would shoot Rockefeller down like a dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Upton Sinclair
Elizabeth Freeman
Dania Leitner
Marie" Ganz
John D. Rockefeller
Colorado
Anarchists Visit Rockefeller Church Protest in New York
In New York on May 6 anarchists visited the Baptist church where John D. Rockefeller and his son attend worship but neither attended the service. The protest opposed Rockefeller's stance in the Colorado miners dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D
New York
the Baptist Church
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Colorado
Tornado Kills Man in Warren County
A tornado swept through Northeast Warren county May 6 killing Mr. Piller of Alexia at his son Cal Jones’s home three miles northeast of Little York. The incident occurred in Monmouth Illinois with damage reported in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himnolean
Monmouth
Warren County
Mr. Piller
Alexia
Cal Jones
Little Yori
General Daniel Sickles Dies After Marital Reconciliation
Gen Daniel E Sickles dies at 23 Fifth Avenue New York on Sunday cerebral hemorrhage end of long stormy life aged eighty nine wife Caroline Sickles at bedside after 29 years apart son Stanton Kirby attorney Fraser Mosely and longtime servant present final six years of effort led to reunion at deathbed born October 20 1825 in New York City educated at University of New York trained as printer lawyer served in New York legislature congress Civil War hero at Gettysburg lost a leg in battle
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Daniel E. Sickles
Gettysburg
Fifth Avenue
Caroline ©. Sickles
Stanton Sickles
John J. Kirby
Congress
Steamer Siberia Safe After Rumored Distress Signal
The Pacific Mail steamer Siberia arrived in Manila from Nagasaki with the captain reporting an uneventful voyage. A mistaken call for help tied to the Persian M B 5 and confusing letters led to reports the vessel was in distress off Formosa, though bad atmospheric conditions hindered wireless signaling.
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Manila
Pacific Mail
Siberia
Nagasaki
Zeeder
Formosa
Persia
Marine
Ogetakai
Japan
Roosevelt Hurt Saving Boat In South American Rapids
Col Rondon reports from Rio de Janeiro that during Roosevelt’s expedition in South America a boat faced danger in rapids. Roosevelt attempted the rescue but injured his leg, causing infection and hindering his ability to walk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Col. Rondon
Roosevelt
South America
Laura Muller
Simpler university location proposal debated in state
State officials push for a clear ballot on removing the university to the state farm campus or extending on the present campus. A farm meeting shows removing to the state farm as favored but officials fear the wording may obscure voter intent. Clerk Wheeler notes back taxes owed since 1859 total about 3 666 million across 92 counties, with noncollection harming counties and subdivisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union News Service
Clerk Wheeler
Monument Dedication Set for Oregon Trail Marker in Kansas
The May 12 ceremony at the Kansas Nebraska line will feature speeches by both governors. Secretary Paine reports about five hundred Kansas autos will attend, with a large Nebraska delegation including many from Lincoln. Train travelers will be met at Wymore and driven sixteen miles to the monument area near Lanham where the Mue between Gage and Jefferson counties intersects the state line.
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Oregon Trail
Kansas-Nebraska State Line
Paine
The
State Historical Society
August Jaedicke
Hanover
Kan
Kansas
Nebraska
Lincoln
Wymore
Monument Alte
Lanham
Gage
Jefferson
Convict Teachers Prove Successful at Prison Night School
Warden Fenton reports convict teachers at the state penitentiary night school have educated fellow inmates. Despite lacking certificates, they spark interest and mutual benefit in the class, with illiteracy among prisoners gradually dropping as nonreaders learn to read and write.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Penitentiary
Fenton
Improvements In Penitentiary Light Shines Exterior
The state prison now supplies light to the state house grounds orthopedic hospital and governor's mansion. Twelve cement posts with two lights each line the front. Seven arches with incandescent lights dot the driveway. An electric arch over the doorway. Archwork done by the In nates with cement parts and metal arches. Old gas pipes welded and painted white. Exterior transformation evident and brightened by the new lighting system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Michigan Man Nominated for U S Marshals Posts
Washington May 2 The president nominated William R. Waller for United States district marshal of Alabama and Henry Botrendt of Lansing Michigan for United States marshal for the eastern district of Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Washington
William R. Waller
United States
Alabama
Henry Botrendt
Lansing
Mich
Death by Own Action Ends Man's Long Fast
Joliet Illinois May 2 Matthew Olson fifty five years old ended an uninterrupted fast which lasted almost ly months by hanging himself in his room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet, T
Matthew Olson
Nebraska poultry board signals a prosperous year ahead
The Nebraska board of agriculture reports a strong poultry industry with a good winter in solid food condition for fowls. Officials note renewed interest and positive prospects for the sector in the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Alote Board of Agriculture
Turpin Unveils New Explosive Claiming Greater Power
Eugene Turpin, inventor of melinite, announces a new gray powder explosive that he says is cheaper and more powerful. The French war office has commissioned tests, and Turpin claims it resists ignition below 632 degrees Fahrenheit and can be formed into masses like dubes, spheres, and cones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Turpin
War Office
le Petit Parisien
Diamond Shaped Shingles Method Explained by Ernest Yanger
The article describes a diamond shaped shingle pattern for gables and walls. It explains laying shingles in staggered courses, alternating diamonds to match course width, with beveled joints and a sketch showing a 44 a weather width.
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Alde Walla
Ernest 8. Yanger
Ithaca
N. Y
Tin and energy facts from early 20th century report
South Dakota and South Carolina are the only tin producers. Asbestos first used in crematory robes for ancient Rome. German slag bricks gain strength with age. US natural gas last year equaled 20 million tons of coal. Seville plans to revive tin silk industry. Over 40 percent of world tin output used in the US. A steam meter invented to measure plant waste. Swiss wood scarcity boosts railcar metal use. Britain imported 12.7 million gallons of fuel oil in January versus 5.5 million a year ago. Belgium slows coal miner workday. law enforcement uneven.
Hinge Gauge A New Carpenter Tool Patented In Ohio
The hinge gauge from an Ohio inventor is a long bar with an end plate and four adjustable gauges. Carpenters attach hinges to a door, align the bar along the edge, and set gauge points to measure mortise depth and hinge spacing. Marks are drawn inside the gauge points to guide mortise layout on the door frame.
Artificial wood from straw gains oaklike strength
French experimenters near Lyons have developed a straw based material with oak like strength. Straw is boiled to paste with chemicals then pressed into planks beams and moldings that can be sawed like wood and used as a good low smoke fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Wrong Tying Twine Causes Manufacturer Trouble
The text warns that using the wrong tying twine leads to trouble for manufacturers. It contrasts a soft pliable paper twine with less suitable options and shows how little twine is needed when the right kind is used and the excess caused by the wrong kind.
Joining Rubber Edges for Strong Seams
The guide explains joining rubber by softening and carefully matching freshly cut edges with no dust or moisture. Tubing can be tied around a glass cylinder rolled with paper, then the glue is withdrawn and paper is removed. Flour or powdered soapstone is used to prevent sides from sticking.
Employers Liability Law Progress Across States
A regional survey notes that by late period thirty seven states have adopted employers liability laws. In seventeen states the old common law defense of fallow varrant has been repealed or modified, and in seven others similar shifts have occurred.
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Tion
Hearta
Reserve Board
Rep
Pearl Jolly
Vera Cruz
Florida
Vera Crug
Vincent Astor
Millionaire
Helen D. HuntIngton
Liverpool
England
Lusitania
Caronia
Gluckstadt
Germany
Langrie
Ind
August Siebert
City
William Craft
Milwaukee
Wis
Tella
Sickles
Pacific
Rapids
State Farm
Turpin
South Dakota
South Carolina
States
Seville
Switzerland
Arl Metal
Great Britain
Belgium
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