Mediation gains ground as Huerta era nears end
Niagara Falls reports progress in Mexican mediation with Huerta likely to retire and a provisional government to be installed in Mexico City. Washington notes no protest over naval airstrikes near Vera Cruz as talks continue and constitutionalists face restricted attendance.
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Huerta
Villa
Washington
Niagara Falls
Ont
United States
Mexico
Peace Conference
Mexico City
Carranza
Vera Cruz
San Antonio
Tex
Albert Carrillo
Candido Aguilar
Gonzales
Tampico
Oke
Victoriano Huerta
General Guasque
Ballinger
Lusign Stolz
Vegara
Senor Elguero
Niagara Falls, Ont
One Killed Three Hurt In Akron Auto Crash
Lawrence Winum aged twenty one was killed and three others seriously injured when the car they rode in crashed into a telephone pole in South Akron on May 25.
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Akron
Lawrence Winum
South
British Steamer Waimate Reported Afire in South Atlantic
Wireless dispatch says the British steamer Waimate is afire in the South Atlantic at latitude 67 17 south longitude 79 51 west. Owners have received the alert and await further word on the vessel's condition.
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London
Titanic Owners Win Case Supreme Court Limits Damages
Washington May 27 The Supreme Court ruled that claimants cannot recover full Titanic losses. Oceanic Steam Navigation Co liability is capped by the 1851 law at salvage value plus freight and passage money, about ninety one thousand dollars. Justice Holmes announced the decision while Justice McKenna dissented.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Oceanic Steam Navigation Company
Holmes
McKenna
Rock Island Rail Line Targeted In New ICC Probe
Washington May 26 The Interstate Commerce Commission will investigate the Rock Island line focusing on its finances and relations as well as its bookkeeping and report filing practices. The inquiry mirrors the Milwaukee & St Paul review and may extend to New Haven directors per counsel Folk's general crusade.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hock Island
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Folk
New Haven
Minister Kidnap Story Before Grand Jury
Rev Louis R Patment testified before the grand jury recounting his kidnapping ordeal spanning nearly eight weeks. He declined to name captors but described the car used to reach near Columbia Jr. Detective Devereaux of a Chicago agency will continue the inquiry on the witness's lead.
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Danville
Louis R. Patment
Grand Jury
Columbia, Jr
Devereaux
Chicago
Mayo's Millions to Widow to Be Probate June First
Kentuckian Col John C C Mayo long a capitalist and Democratic committeeman died in New York His will probated in Paintsville Ky June 1 leaves his entire fortune to his widow to carry out plans for further eastern Kentucky developments Close friends estimate the fortune at at least 20 000 000
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Paintaville
John C. C. Mayo
Kentucky
New York
Recall petition circulated for Judge Lindsey in Denver
Denver Law and Order League filed a recall petition against Judge Henk Lindsey over his strike stance. An interview in Chicago and communications with President Wilson are cited as basis for the recall effort.
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Denver
Law and Order League
Colo
Law and Order League of
Henk Lindsey
Chicago
Wilson
Million Dollar Fire Ravages Cleveland Lumber Yards
A blaze swept through a lumber yard district in Cleveland on May 17 causing about 1 million dollars in losses. The fire destroyed a large portion of a central avenue structure connecting the south side with the business district.
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Cleveland
Vaduet
Senator Bradley in Critical Condition at Kentucky Senator
Senator Bradley of Kentucky is in critical condition at his apartments in Cristy Wiardington as doctors attend him. He has been in poor health for some time according to physicians.
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Bradley
Cristy
Wiardington
Kentucky
Lexington Post Office Robbery Shocks Town
A post office in Lexington was robbed on Friday when a perpetrator blew open the gate causing an explosion that rang through the town. The blast alerted residents across Lexington and drew immediate attention from local authorities.
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Lexington
Bloomington
Kaupr
House of Commons Passes Home Rule Bill by 77 Vote
London May 27 351 to 274 with a 77 vote margin the home rule bill cleared the third reading in the Commons. Ulster security measures were stepped up as police and troops prepared for possible civil unrest while Belfast Londonderry Dublin Cork and Newry reported varying reactions.
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London
England
House of Commons
George
Parliament
House of Lords
Commons
Ulster
Macready
Belfast
Newry
Turner
Curragh
Gough
Seely
Londonderry
Dublin
Limerick
Cork
John Redmond
Freeman‘s Journal
Pitt and Castlereagh
Asquith
Andrew Bonar Law
Becker Found Guilty in Ro Senthal Murder Verdict
Charles Becker, former New York police lieutenant, is convicted of first degree murder for the Ro senthal killing. The unanimity seals his fate, with execution by electric chair expected along with the other four gunmen, unless a court of appeals steps in.
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New York
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Becker
Court of Appeals
Rosenthal
Missouri Rate Cases Referred Back to State Courts
Federal Judge A. Van Valkenburgh orders the Missouri rate cases, involving an alleged $24 million refund for excessive rail fares and freight rates, referred to state courts for settlement. The action by Attorney General John T. Harker originates in 1906.
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Kansas City
van Valkenburgh
United States District Court
Missouri
John T. Harker
Pope Names Fourteen New Cardinals at Rome
At a Vatican secret consistory Pope Pius X created fourteen new cardinals and confirmed bishops from various countries. The list includes Louis Nazaire Begin archbishop of Quebec and Belle patriarch of Lisbon, among others.
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Rome
Vatican
Pius
Diomede Falconia
United States
Demetri
Deacon F. Della Volpe
Camerlingo
Pius X
Portugal
Mexico
Louis Nazaire Begin
Quebec
Mer
Galasola Mendez
Toledo
Spain
Serafini
Congregation of the Holy Office
Della Chiesa
Bologna
Mer. Caernoch
Strigona
Mer. Levin
Lyons
Mer. von Hbettiner
Munich
Mer. von Hartmann
Cologne
Mer. Piff
Vienna
Mer. Giustini
Congregation of the Sacraments
Mer. Lega
Rota Tribunal
Mgr. Tecchi
Consiterial
Abbe Gasquet
Mer. Belle
Lisbon
Nine Autoists Killed in Four States Auto Tolls
Sunday amusement on fair weather drew many car rides across Illinois Missouri Wisconsin and New York causing nine deaths and many injuries. In Illinois four perished Missouri claimed two Wisconsin one and New York two. In Tarrytown Rockefeller narrowly escaped injury when his auto collided with another car but no one was hurt and his vehicle was lightly damaged.
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Chicago
Mlinois
Missouri
Wisconsin
New York
Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Elmsford Hill
Mr. Rockefellers
Chief of Police Wounded in Galesburg Shootout
Galesburg Wisconsin May 26 Chief of Police Fred R Hinman was seriously wounded while attempting to arrest a Mexican man after a riot. He was shot through the side and beaten on the head with a revolver. the assailant escaped. Hinman is in critical condition.
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Galesburg
Fred R. Hinman
Hinman
Supreme Court Limits Interstate Common Carrier Rules
Washington May 87 The Supreme Court ruled that the Interstate Commerce Commission cannot compel certain top lines or proprietary railroads to act as common carriers. The decision narrows regulatory reach on rail lines deemed not to be public utilities.
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Washington
Supreme Court
The
Inne Terstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court to Adjourn June 15
Washington announces the United States Supreme Court will adjourn its term on June 15. The decision was disclosed at the capital by members of the court.
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High Court
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Turd Bunal
Senate panel backs aviation section for Army Signal Corps
Washington May 26 senate military committee ordered a favorable report on creating an aviation section within the army signal corps to consist of 60 officers and 260 enlisted men.
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Army
Washington
Senate Military Committee
Army Signal Corps
J L Jenkins Wins British Amateur Golf Title
In Sandwich England during May 2000 C Jenkins of Troon Scotland won the British amateur championship defeating L Haalet of Portrush Ireland. The match concluded in 36 holes with Jenkins ahead by Soup and 2 to play.
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J. L. Jenkins
Sandwich
England
C. Jenkins
Troon
Scotland
L. Haalet
Portrush
Ireland
Treasure hunt for Lutine gold ends in stormy halt
British salvage efforts to raise the Lutine treasure of over one million pounds in gold from a Dutch coast wreck were halted by a fierce gale. Divers dredged sand with giant pumps and a sieve apparatus, uncovering shipwreck hints but never recovering the treasure. A rusted lump yielded gold grains after acid tests.
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London
Bea
Holland
Lloyd's
Lauscher Seeks Separation After Homefront Strife
William L Lauscher describes a tumultuous marriage in New York claiming his wife is a shrew. He recounts being pushed from bed pulled chair from under him and greeted with a wallop during homecomings, as part of his separation filing.
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New York
William L. Lauscher
Chatre
Canada’s Place as a Producer in Wheat Markets
A New York journal notes Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta have turned Winnipeg into a leading wheat hub. Between 1904 and 1913 output rose from 58 million to about 200 million bushels. U S settlers pour into Canadian prairies bringing capital livestock and trains of equipment as new farms form across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
New York Financial Journal
Winnipeg
Canada
France
India
Russia
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Canadian Prairies
Bassano
Oregon
Colorado
Calgary
Peers
Edmonton
Peter Goertz
Cardiff
McPherson
Kansas
Goertz
al Rock Island
Misleading humor at charity dinner about a tough chicken
A paying guest at a charity picnic dinner asks another if he is a policeman. The other denies and the first comments that he noticed a “tough joint” being pulled from the fried chicken, humorously implying surveillance.
Prefers a Scenic Route Jaglsby Artfully Admits Slipping
The Baltimore Sun quotes a frank remark about Jaglsby missing the water wagon and choosing a scenic route. His attitude draws quiet admiration for candor and lack of excuses.
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Jaglsby
Baltimore Sun
The Button Doctor
A seven year old girl Florence Louise recalls a friend Rena swallowed a button and says they sent for a regular button doctor illustrating her view on medical specialization.
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Florence Louise
Rena
Limited Intentions The Herald quotes on proposal twist
A brief item from the Sunday Herald notes a misunderstanding over marriage versus support. The exchange centers on a misinterpretation of a proposer’s intentions regarding his future wife.
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Sunday Herald
Proving the Punch in a Skids and Skittles Exchange
A brief dialogue frames a playful dispute over a punch line and a thrown challenge. Puck contrasts skepticism with a claim about the effect of the scene on a listener.
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Puck
Year 1870 Ties Disaster to Matrimony
Excerpt from Le Rire (Paris) laments a disastrous year identifying 1870, with a humorous aside about the speaker’s marriage and baldness. The fragmentary line plays on misdirection between personal timeline and historical catastrophe.
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le Rire
Paris
Go to church movement praised in Detroit notes
A Detroit Free Press item reflects on a local go to church movement described as a success with the church reaching full capacity when meals are served. The brief quotation emphasizes community turnout and hospitality in the neighborhood observed during the initiative.
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Detroit Free Presa
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Saltillo
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San Luis Potosi
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Stiliman
Herbert F. Saunders
Mayo
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Luis Elguero
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