Mexican Revolution Reaches Capital as Forces Overtake Flight
May 1 reports confirm a revolutionary seizure of Mexico City with General Obregon sending a message to General Huerta and the insurgents taking control as President Carranza flees. The Associated Press notes serious losses in the clash and the army's dispersal of escorting troops. El Paso dispatches describe the complete possession of the capital by the rebels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Texas
Carrange Dy
Mexico City
Oberon
de Lao Puerta
Carranza In Mexico City Fight Reaches Vera Cruz Front
Reports from Washington state General Carranza has fled Mexico City and reached Vera Cruz outskirts with seven escorts. Obregon reportedly seized Mexico City, while Cavazos and others near Brownsville and Tampico. U S Dolphin heads for Tampico as 1,200 marines prepare to deploy to the region.
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Aga Prieta
Mbox
Carlos
Revolutionary Forces
Carrane
Mexico City
Satrday
Vera Cruz
Washington
Carranza
State Department
Obregon
Vera Crus
Tinay
United States
Engles
Alatamarias
Brownsville
Tex
Tampico
Two Divorce Suits Filed in Circuit Court Here Today
Two divorce actions were filed in the circuit court. Awsudfa Biges sues Charles Biggs for adultery alleging a marriage May 5 192? with child Laverne Elizabeth Diges and demands custody. Jennie Walmer sues George Walmer for adultery with Eva Dunder seeking alimony and property. Local health officials dispute a smallpox like outbreak claim near North Manchester College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deahl & Teaht
Awsudfa
George Walmer
Goshen
Eva Dunder
Abs Wahner
Daniels Replies Admiral Sims Testimony Sparks Senate Hearing
Daniels answered Admiral Sims during a senate investigative hearing denying charges that the U S Navy favors Britain or seeks British decorations. He said critics were grievance minded and urged full, open-minded review of Sims's allegations based on firsthand testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wastington
Seevetias Daniels
Senate
Achaliad Sims
Jet
Simos
Sims
Daniel
Admiral Sims
District Chairmen To Be Elected At Meetings Tomorrow
Democrats in the 8th district including Elkhart St Joseph Laporte Kosciusko Shar shall Fulton and Starke counties will elect district chairmen tomorrow. Rochester incumbent ALHT Deniston is expected to be re elected without opposition. Goshen republican Geo L H Rimpler will attend the Elkhart county democratic meeting. Republican county chairmen to meet in Plymouth names favored include Vernon W Vanfleet and anti Vanfleet forces back R W Gaylor. Goshen Republicans oppose Vanfleet.
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Elkhart
St. Joseph
Laporte
Kosciusko
Sharshall
Fulton
Starke
Oliver Hotel
South Bend
Alht
Deniston
Rochester
Geo. LH. Rimpler
Goshen
Elkhart County
Democratic
Mishawaka
A. G. Graham
Vanfleet
Harding
Tudiana
Mothers Day Reflections Highlight Carnations and Flags
Yesterday commemorations used carnations and American flags to mark Mothers Day. Citizens observed the occasion with traditional tributes and community remembrance.
Two Barns Born in Short Time Arson Suspected
A prolonged alarm triggered by two fires within a short span led authorities to suspect arson. Investigators secured the scene and searched for witnesses and possible suspects linked to the two barns.
Fire Bug Suspected in Bartholomew and Maywald Losses
Police pursue a fire bug theory after two barns burned Sunday morning near Goshen, damaging Bartholomew residence and Maywald property. Investigators note suspected arson with evidence destroyed, no arrests yet, and a separate Sunday house fire on East Goshen lines blamed on defective wiring.
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Geshen
S Sq
Hellet
Foxhen
Luther S&s. Bartholomew
South Phird Street
Maynald
Phawks Furniture Company
Bartholomew
Gelack
Imesthy
Clayton T Bartholomew
Celina
Farias
Mminywald
Fred
Julius Massvald
Murderer of Seven Women Sentenced to Life at San Quentin
James P L Watson confessed to killing seven women including Nip a Lee Delaney. He was sentenced to life imprisonment at San Quentin by JudgeFrank R Willis of Los Angeles County Superior Court after pleading guilty to Delaney's murder.
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San Quentin
Los Angeles
Calif
James PL Watson
San Quentin Prison
Pyank R. Willis
Los Angeles County
Commissioners and Council to Meet on Bridge Repairs
The board of county commissioners and the county council will convene Friday to act on bridges damaged by recent washouts. Session starts at 9:50 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. respectively on June 7. Bids will be received for a truck of 1.5 to 3.5 tons for Charles J. Ulery, county highway superintendent, though no appropriation has been made yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Comity Commissioners
Comuty Coucil
Wooocloek
Charles J. Ulery
Mortgage exemptions rise in Elkhart County records
Deputy Auditor Co. B Munson lists more mortgage exemptions than ever before in Elkhart County. The notices include filings linked to residences and solidify public records across the region.
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Elkhart County
Deputy Auditor Co
B. Munson
ConVen in Water's Fine First of the Season at Lake Wawasee
Early Sunday morning Walter F. Hackett an Alderman hotel land marked the first of the season at Lake Wawasee. Close behind were Mayor W H Charnler County Attorney Tou Davis David Jack Davis and Mabel Louise Hateh in a notable social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. Hackett
Alderman Hotel Land
Lake Wawasee Sundny
W. H. Charnler
Tou Davis
David and
Jack Davis
Mabel Louise Hateh
Colonial Flower Shop Changes in Management and Plans
Miss Dora Brown announces withdrawal from active management after fourteen years. Miss Lillian Tous leases the store. greenhouse and contents to be disposed of for a new Goshen Motor Sales Co. addition. Miss Hazel Srebarger assists. Miss Green announces future plans.
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Dora Brown
Lillian Tous
Goshen Motor Sales Co
Ors
Hazel Srebarger
Green Lets
Illinois Parties Pick Delegates At State Conventions
In Springfield May 10 the Illinois Democratic and Republican state conventions opened to select at large delegates and conduct party business. Republicans expect a sharp contest for control between Governor Frank C Lowden and Chicago Mayor William H. Thompson while Democrats anticipate a resolution on liquor prohibition and a possible contested delegate plan involving Mrs. Pletcher Dobyns of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Frank C. Lowden
Willian HH. Phonmypson
Chicago
Dreadnaught Oklahoma Sends to Key West
Dreadnaught Oklahoma is dispatched to Key West Florida where the ship will operate in Ready American waters under orders.
Dreadnought Oklahoma to Carry Marines at Philadelphia Stop
The battleship Oklahoma was ordered from New York to Key West for possible duty in Mexican waters. It will stop at Philadelphia to take on a full company of marines from League Island station, expected to arrive tonight. The Mexican situation is treated as serious with continued US naval caution to protect American lives in Mexico.
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U. S
Lobos
Ofexican
United States
Ofl
Associated Press
Washington
Oklahoma
New York
Key West
Phil
Mexican
Philadelphia
League Island
Mexico
Republican Committee Chooses Chair at Chicago Convention
Chicago May 10 The Republican National Committee began an executive session to select a temporary chairman for the national convention to be held June 5. The committee on arrangements would decide next session when the chairman is named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Committee
Chicago
M-7
Hewitt Family Moves as Meteor Truck Damages Goshen Home
Vincent V Hewitt of Coshen Motor Sales Co moves into Goo South 6th Street residence. En route from Detroit Sunday a meteor truck carrying household goods damaged property. Mrs Hewitt and two children expected Tuesday evening.
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Vincent V .Hewitt
The
Coshen Motor Sales Co
Goo South 6Th St
Detroit
Sanday
Goshen
Six Street Speakers Sentenced in Duquesne Street Meeting
Six men who tried to address a street meeting of the National Committee of Tron and Steel Workers and the American Civil Liberties Union in Duquesne near Pittsburgh were sentenced to 30 days in the Allegheny County jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Pietsburgh
National Committee of Tron and Steel Workers
American Civil Liberties Union
Duquesne
Here
Alleghany Couity
Wallet stolen during Jones parade in South Bend
Emiet William Bellehom of South Bend reported a pocketbook theft at the corner of Michigan and Washington Streets during the Jones parade. The wallet contained $260 in cash, citizenship papers, and an Oliver Plough Works paycheck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emiet William Bellehom
South Bend
Michigan Ai
Washington Sts
Oliver Plough
Exhaust Jury Panel In Prevost Trial at Mt. Clemens
At Mt. Clemens Michigan on May 10 another panel of 24 men was exhausted seeking a jury to try Lloyd Prevost for the December 24 murder of J. Stanley Brown near here. Court adjourned until 9 tomorrow when 48 more jurors will report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Myt. Clemens
Lioyd Prevost
J. Stanley Brown Pear
Abandoned One Percent Retail Sales Tax Plan
Washington May 10 Republican members of the house ways and means committee decided to drop the proposed one percent retail sale tax intended to fund soldier relief legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Frank Peffley Released After Sanity Board Exam
Frank Peffley, who had been taken into custody for an examination before a sanity board, has been released by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Peffley
Sanity Board
Fake Tree Doctors Operate in Northern Indiana Territory
A report notes the presence of impostor tree doctors in the northern Indiana territory, alleged to offer dubious assessments and services amid growing concerns about legitimacy and consumer protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Territory
Weather Forecast Unsettled Tonight Through Tuesday
Unsettled conditions continue tonight and Tuesday with probable local showers. May 10 to 15 forecast calls for generally fair conditions elsewhere with possible showers midweek. Temperatures near or slightly above normal.
Pilot of U. S. Mail Plane Burns To Death
An early morning crash near Auburn Indiana killed the federal mail plane pilot when a broken propeller tumbled the craft from 5000 feet. The mechanic survived. The plane served the Bryan Ohio to Chicago mail route. A farmer working nearby did not see the craft until notified by the mechanic. Help was sought from Bryan Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ind
Bryan
Ohio
Chicago
Dow couple to fetch new Packard touring car
Mr and Mrs Dow have bought a Packard touring car and plan to travel to Chicago Tuesday to bring the vehicle home. The item appears in a Democrat by carrier weekly notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron
Dow
Chicago
Milford M. E. Church Burns in Milford Fire
The Milford M. E. church in Milford lost its brick veneered building to a blaze on Saturday afternoon. Loss is estimated at 20000 with 2000 insurance. Fire originated likely from defective wiring and the pastor is Rev True Haddock. Firefighters battled three streams of water but could not save the structure. The congregation plans to rebuild soon.
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Milford
Milford M. E
True Haddock
Lawson to Address Goshen and South Bend Chambers
Alfred W. Lawson of Chicago, an aerial transportation pioneer, spoke to South Bend Chamber of Commerce members at noon and was invited to address Goshen Chamber at the annual meeting next Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred W. Lawson
Chicago
Goshenix
South Bend
VYree Planting Campaign Promises Roadside Trees
A new canymagn for planting trees along improved highways is set to begin soon. The effort focuses on expanding shade and visual appeal along major routes with government backing and local participation.
Alleged radicals go on trial in Chicago conspiracy case
Twenty six alleged radicals, said to have gathered in September to form the Communist Tortor party, were placed on trial in Chicago criminal court charged with conspiring to overthrow the U S government and with criminal syndicalism. They are among 165 communists indicted after a nationwide roundup. The most notable defendant is William Cross Lloyd, millionaire sergeant at arms of the Communist Labor Council.
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Chicago
Commuunist
Ticitor Party
United States
WW. W
Oscar Hebel
William Cross Lloyd
Labor Couvehllon
Salvation Army Home Service Appeal Set for May 10 20
The 1820 Home Service Appeal of the Salvation Army will run May 10 to 20. About 10 million dollars are needed to fund its United States activities for another year, with most funds raised in each section staying there. The Army operates 5,042 officers and about 50,000 soldiers, serving in close touch with local communities. The local budgets reflect regional needs, and the national total stems from these sectional figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
United States
SOA
Theodore Roosevelt
H. V. C. King
Sec'v. Chamber of Commerce
Treas
C. Edwin Stout
Elkhart County Trust Co
Will leaves $8,000 to Garvin Park in Evansville
Joseph Cappello a bachelor cigar maker in Evansville leaves by will eight thousand dollars to Garvin Park in that city. The notice is reported by Demerat by cartier and Sc weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Cappello
Stalian
Evansville
Garvins Park
Demerat
Cartier
Campaign Contributions Debate Hits $10,000,000 Target
In the Senate a tariff on large campaign gifts sparked a clash between parties. Senator Walsh of Montana cited reports that Republicans planned to raise around ten million, with Coleman Du Pont in charge, while Senator Smoot denied the figure. Senator Thomas of Colorado dismissed ten million as chicken feed and urged taxing gifts over one thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Walsh
Montana
TL. Coleman DuPont
Smoot
Utah
Democratic Party
Thomas
Colorado
County school census tally in Elkhart County
A. E. Weaver will finish tabulating the annual census this afternoon. Osolo township was last to report, figures arriving by mail. The county likely shows a gain with Jefferson and Washington the only townships not increasing. Elkhart and Goshen led city gains.
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A. E. Weaver
Elkhart County
Osolo
Jefferson
Washington
Elkhart
Goshen
Bankers and Merchants Theatre Co to build 100 room hotel
The Bankers and Merchants Theatre Co of Fort Wayne, owner of the Orpheum theatre, will erect a 100 room hotel with a vaudeville and picture house seating 2500 on Wayne street. The property is leased from Dr M F Schick and Henry Kappel for 90 years. The company operates theatres and hotels in Evansville and Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankers and Merchants Theatre Co
Fort Wayne
Orpheum Theatre
Wayne Street
M. F. Schick
Henry Kappel
Evansville
Terre Haute
Detroit subscriber renews Democrat for long time reader
Thomas J. Chamberlain of Detroit, agent for North American Accident Insurance, renews his subscription to the Democrat. He has read the paper for many years and values the 30 Years Ago and 25 Years Ago departments, saying he cannot get along without the Democrat and asks to be remembered to acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Thomas J. Chamberlain
North American Accident Thesurance Company
Democrat
Free scholarship announced for Indiana students
A. E. Weaver, county superintendent of schools, will award a $100 value scholarship to John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis. One free scholarship is available in each of Indiana’s 92 counties. Awards are based on a competitive examination to be held no later than May 15, and interested persons should apply to Superintendent Weaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Weaver
John Herron Art Institute
Indianapolis
Indiana
Weaver
Krutz Adv Co Wins Contract for Silver Sale Advertising
The Krutz Advertising Company secured the contract to advertise the Silver sale of fire damaged stock obtained from Hawks Furniture Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krutz Adv. Co
Hawks Furniture Co
Removal of Equipment at Jefferson Theatre
The American Atomized Fuel company equipment is being removed from the Jefferson theatre building. It was placed there by C.C. Hollis several months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Atomized Fuel Company
Jefferson Theatre
C.C. Hollis
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General Obregon
Huerta
Republic
North Minnchester
North Manchester College
Daniels
NAVY
Bartholomew and
Maywald
Linealy Avenue
East Goshen
Florence Cripe
Amos Keiser
Colonial Flower Shop
Illinois
Democrats
Dreadnaught
Key West, Fla
Ness
Mex
Ican Waters
League Island Marines
By Carrier, Inc
Weeldy
Milford M. E. Church Burns
Salvation Army Home Service
Hotel and Theatre
Krutz
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