Huerta First Dominates Mexican Mediation Delegates
Washington reports rapid moves in Mexican diplomacy as South American mediators meet with Secretary Bryan. Emilio Rabasa and Augusto Garza named by Huerta to discuss with mediators while Carranza and the constitutionalists are largely excluded. The talks focus on the Tampico flag incident and U.S. actions. Carranza questions what a special representative might discuss, insisting mediation cover only incidents linked to Tampico.
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Washington
Bryan
Huerta
Emilio Rabasa
Augustin Garza
Tampico
Wilson
Congress
Carranza
Warranza
Mexico
United States
Aviator Charles C. Roy Dies After 810 Foot Fall
In Los Angeles Charles C Roy an aviator fell from an altitude of 810 feet at Dominguez Junction Tuesday. He suffered critical injuries and died en route to the hospital.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Charles C. Roystone
Dominguez Janction
Mediation Conference Set for Niagara Falls On May 18
Three South American envoys announced a formal mediation conference with representatives of the various parties. Niagara Falls Ontario will host the talks beginning May 18 with mediators seeking Carranza representation and broader settlement of Mexico's civil strife.
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Washington
Mexico
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Canada
Bryan
Carranza
State Department
Striking coal miners to decide on arming surrender
In Trinidad Colorado union leaders announce that miners will be asked to follow presidential and War Department proclamations and surrender their arms to army officers. William Diamond and Robert Bolton met with Colonel James Lockett and Major W Aldbrook to discuss the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Colo
United States Army
William Diamond
Robert A. Bolton
James Lockett
W. A.ldbrook
Diamond
Army
Huerta to Board Cruiser Rumor Circulates
Unconfirmed reports say quarters are held on a foreign cruiser for a Mexican official arriving from the capital. Speculation names General Huerta and General Blanquet as possible passengers with talk of his fleeing and safeguarding Americans’ exit as a possible safety measure.
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Vera Cruz
General Huerta
General Blanquet
Mexico
O Shaughnessy baggage stolen on Huerta train
New Orleans report says Mexicans did not even accept Nelson O Shaughnessy former American charge at Mexia City as he and his party tried to reach Veracruz after Vera Cruz fell. Nearly all the baggage of Mr and Mrs O Shaughnessy was stolen from the special Huerta train transporting them to Veracruz after they were handed their passports.
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New Orleans
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
Mexia City
Vera Cruz
Mrs. O'Shaughnessy
Huerta
Veracruz
War Department mails mobilization instructions to officers
Washington reports the War Department sent instructions to military organizations nationwide about a possible mobilization of the national guard to all military officers on Tuesday.
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Washington
National Guard
War Department
Page addresses lives of famous writers at Royal Literary Fund dinner
London remarks by Walter Hines Page the American ambassador as principal speaker at the Royal Literary Fund annual dinner. He spoke on the lives of famous writers and their contributions.
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London
Walter Hines Page
Royal Literary Fund
Huerta's Soldiers Attack Vera Cruz In Brief Clash
Mexican forces under a lieutenant fire on American posts at Vera Cruz demanding Major Russell surrender. Russell rejects the demand. exchanges fire occur as reinforcements arrive. Mexicans retreat before U S Marines reinforce at the water works ten miles south, intent on a water blockade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Cruz
Huerta
America
Russell
Third Regiment
Marines
Tejar
Butler
Man Kills Couple and Commits Suicide in Idaho
In Pocatello Idaho Jack Carr shot and killed J D Thayer and his wife after a quarrel over Mrs Thayer. Carr then shot himself in the head, dying at once. The Thayers were living with Carr for several weeks and the tragedy followed a failed romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello
Idaho
J. D. Thayer
Jack Carr
Thayer
Carr
Governor imposes martial law on Wilwaukie tavern run by Friars club
Governor West issued a proclamation placing the Friars club tavern Wilwaukieavern in Wilwaukie Oregon under martial law. He ordered militiamen to close the tavern and proceed to the scene.
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Salem
Ore
West
Friars Club
Wilwaukieavern
Wilwaukie
Roosevelt Willard Wedding Set for June at British Chapel
The marriage of Kermit Roosevelt and Miss Belle Wyatt Willard daughter of Colonel JBE Willard American ambassador to Spain is scheduled for noon June 11 at the British embassy chapel in Madrid.
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Madrid
Kermit Roosevelt
Belle Wyatt Willard
Jbe. Willard
Spain
Insurgents Capture Kolonia Town in Albania Conflict
Insurgents pushing to block northern Epirus joining Albania have seized the town of Kolonia located southeast of Valona, expanding their control in the region. The capture follows ongoing fighting as the new Albanian state contends with territorial disputes.
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Durazzo
Albania
Epirus
Kolonia
Valona
Notorious Bandit Cuffed Near Goldfield Nevada
Noted outlaw "Red" Cuff Regan, a famed Southern California and Nevada bandit, train robber and gunman, was captured ten miles outside Goldfield by a sheriff's posse. The arrest ends a long pursuit of the desperado.
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Goldfield, Nev
Red” Cuff Regan
California
Nevada
Goldfield
Woman accused of sniping eight U S sailors in Vera Cruz
A woman reportedly seized eight American bluejackets and marines by sniping them during the early days of the occupation and is now in military custody.
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Vera Cruz
General Villa Replaces Chihuahua Governor Chao
El Paso report states General Francisco Villa deposes Governor Manuel Chao of Chihuahua and names a new constitutionalist leader. The change in executive reached the border on Tuesday.
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el Paso
Tex
Manuel Chao
Chihuahua
Francisco Villa
Mohammedans Crucified in Albania Mosque Church Tragedy
A report states that 250 Mohammedan Albanians were captured at Hormova by Epirote forces and crucified inside the Orthodox church at Kodra. The account notes the event occurred during ongoing fighting in Durazzo Albania with the hostile actions attributed to the invading forces.
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Durazzo
Albania
Hormova
Kodra
Will Face Trial In Fraud Case In St Louis
Seattle man W S Ferguson formerly cashier for a St Louis drug trade publication is returned to St Louis to stand trial for allegedly defrauding his employer and a local bank of 31000 dollars.
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Seattle
Wash
W. S. Ferguson
St. Louis
St.Louis
Disarmament Begins in Colorado Coal Fields Strike Zone
Major Holbrook announces federal disarmament plan as troops secure mine guards at Aguilar Hastings Delagua Tabago Berwind and Forbes. Union leader William Diamond says 300 rifles and 60 000 rounds of ammunition will be turned over to federal authorities upon arrival of the shipment. Strikers show hostility as army requisition issues arise and farmers are warned against supplying forage to troops.
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Trinidad
Colo
Colorado
W. A. Holbrook
James Lockett
United States
Aiis
Aguilar
Hastings
Delagua
Tabago
Berwind
Forbes
Las Animas
William Diamond
Starkville
New York
United ‘Mine Workers of
Almerica
Eleventh Cavalry
Clergyman Conducts Memorial Service in Rockefeller Protest
New York observers witnessed Rev William Miller Gamble in full clerical vestments perform a curbside memorial on the sidewalk opposite the Standard Oil building. The silent protest targeted John D Rockefeller Jr over his refusal to arbitrate the Colorado strike. Gamble leads St Stevens Episcopal Church Coytesville New Jersey in honoring those who perished in the Colorado conflict.
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New York
Broadway
Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Colorado
William Miller Gamble
St. Stevens’ Episcopal Church
Coytesville
N. J
Ulster Leaders Report Regiments Refused Warlike Action
Belfast dispatches claim officers ordered from Dublin to Ulster learned their service conditions and declined to take hostile steps. Correspondents say officers were told nothing would be done to aggravate the Ulster volunteers.
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London
Belfast
Dublin
Ulster
Ulster Volunteers
Refugees Reported Arriving in Guatemala City on Steamer
A Guatemalan telegram dated April 30 states a large number of refugees reached Guatemala City from Mazatlan aboard the steamer Acajutla.
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San Francisco
Guatemala City
Mazatlan
Washington Commander Reports Battle at Puerto Plata
Commander Graham reported to the navy department on Saturday that a sharp conflict between government forces and insurgents raged all day at Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo, indicating active hostilities in the area.
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Washington
Comander Graham
Puerto Plata
Santo Domingo
Navy Department
Bandit general demands tribute from Chihuahua cattle firms
A threat from General Rodrigo Quevedo demands large payments from Palomas Land and Cattle, San Pedro Cattle, and Corralitos Cattle in northern Chihuahua or he will destroy wind mills. The letter, bearing bold demands and a payment point near Nogales, Arizona, calls for action by Carranza and Villa to curb Quevedo, who has recruited about 200 federal refugees in the United States.
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el Paso
Texas
Chihuahua
Rodrigo Quevedo
Quevada
Palomas Land and Cattle Company
Sanedro Cattle Company
Corralitos Cattle Company
Badeda
Nogales
Arizona
Carranza
Villa
Quevedo
United States
Quevado
Iberta
Will Railroad Anti Trust Bill Move Through House
Washington reports that the house judiciary committee led by Chairman Clayton has issued a report on the omnibus anti trust bill. House leaders expect early action with a rule to bring the measure before the house likely next week. The bill labels holding companies abominable under certain conditions and seeks to curb common directors to protect the public while aiding legitimate business and related groups.
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Washington
House
Clayton
Judiciary Committee
Senate Committee
New York Woman Ganz Sentenced to Sixty Days Workhouse
Sweet Marie Ganz a noted I W W figure visited Rockefeller Jr offices and threatened to shoot him unless he agreed to arbitrate and stop killings in the Colorado strike zone. She was sentenced Wednesday to sixty days in the Blackwell's Island workhouse.
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New York
Sweet Marie” Ganz
Joan of Arc
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Colorado
Blackwell’s Island
Lippitt Presses Wilson Villa Question in Senate Debate
Washington the vice of policy prompts sharp debate as Senator Lippitt seeks a senate vote on a resolution asking President Wilson whether he backs Pancho Villa as Mexico’s next ruler. Chairman Stone defends the administration amid the Vera Cruz dispute.
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Washington
Vera Cruz
Lippitt
Rhode Island
Senate
Wilson
Pancho Villa
Mexico
Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Navy Receives Khaki Uniforms For Bluejackets
American forces moved closer to full readiness Monday as the fleet received five thousand khaki uniforms for the bluejackets to wear if called to shore service.
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Vera Cruz
Savoy Hotel Shooting In Denver Leaves Proprietor Wounded
L. F. Nicodemus proprietor of the Savoy hotel was fatally wounded in a hotel lobby shooting by Colonel James C. Bulger a soldier of fortune. Four bullets struck Nicodemus during a quarrel Wednesday. Bulger was arrested.
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Denver
L. F. Nicodemus
Savoy Hotel
James C. Bulger
Nicodemus
Bulger
Torpedo Boat Destroyers Sailed to Tampico Port
Galveston reports the U S naval force in Tampico outer harbor will be augmented by the torpedo boat destroyers Henley and Warrington which sailed for that port on Wednesday.
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Galveston
Texas
United States
Tampico
Henley
Warrington
Villa forces deploy from Torreon toward Monterey base
A detachment of Villa's troops stationed at Torreon have been en trained for Monterey, which will serve as the base of operations in the constitutionalist campaign against San.
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Torreon
Mexico
Villa
Monterey
San
Inland Northwest News Roundup Highlights Idaho Growth and Crime
Louis Meyer receives Carson prison term for bacon theft in Sparks. Hailey prepares Fourth of July celebration. 1918 reforestation in Montana and North Idaho costs $7.50 per acre. Northern dance hall in Tonopah gutted for $3,000 loss. Union Sabbath school organized in Long Valley Nevada. Willie Mason, Piute Indian, to answer federal grand jury in Reno for forgery. Jewelry and $61,000 in checks stolen by highwaymen in Kansas City from W. A. Warren. Frank Lyman Hulen’s bigamy sentence ranges 18 to 20 months plus $1,000 fine. General John Chase seeks authority for a general court martial for Ludlow findings. Idaho population grows. Oswald shows room for expansion. Idaho, Washington, Montana population tallies. Oregon-Idaho railroad interchanges upheld. Colorado ballot prohibition petition rejected. A prisoner in Montana and a Butte highwayman capture and crime details. Wool sales at Heppner boost prices. Rail lines to expand per A. J. Earling. Cumberland Wye mine accident: two dead, many injured.
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Tonopah
Long Valley
Nev
Willie Mason
Federal Grand Jury
Reno
Kansas City
W. A. Warren
Wyoming
Frank Lyman Hulen
Golden
Colo
John Chase
Idaho
George Reisdorf
Iteno
Hudson
Joe Mathias
Yerington
Mathias
Elko, Nev
Fort Halleck
Census Department
Washington
Montana
Oregon Railroad Commission
Pacific Teléphone & Telegraph Company
Home Telephone Company
Portland
Federal District Court
Bean
Gilbert and
Wolverton
Colorado
Pearce
Columbus
Mont
Robert Guthrie
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Amerian
Wotherspoon
General Wood
Niagara
Lee Ap
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O'Shaughnessy
Milla
Guatemala
Will Railroad
Soldier of Fortune
Saiil
Louis Meyer
Carson
Sparks
Hailey
Phil Murphy
Butte
Salt Lake
Ogden
Heppner
A. J. Earling
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Lewiston, Mont
Cumberland Wye
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