New Diaz Cabinet May Be Selected In Mexican Peace Talks
Juarez May 14 peace negotiations resume between the federal government and insurrectos. Rafael Hernandez mediates proposals seen favorably by both sides. Plans consider a cabinet reshuffle with four revolutionist members and governorships in 14 of 27 states while Diaz may stay in power until tranquility is restored.
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Juarez
Mex
Rafael Hernandez
Diaz
Limantour
Associated Press
Revolutionist
Mexico General
Self-praising congressman profile from Adams era
A fragment from a congressional directory quotes Adam praising Mr Littlenage as a high standing lawyer and citizen. It notes a gubernatorial bid lost to Lewis Bennett, claims broad state support for his hypothetical nomination, and lauds his gratitude, reliability, and hard work in Washington. The piece jokes that self praise borders on scandal.
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Vda Sariiep
Suuwy Mansell
Adam
Littlenage
Lewis Bennett
Littlepage
Washington
The
Sentinel
Auto tumble kills man in Ashtabula collision
In Ashtabula Ohio on Sunday Maoy Sheldon a 32 year old meat dealer died when the automobile he rode in turned over. Abner Warmington Edward Dibell and Thomas Doyle railroad conductors were seriously injured.
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Ashtabula
Ohio
Maoy Sheldon
Abner Warmington
Edward Dibell
Thos. Doyle
Sheldon
Grafton to Host Next Allegheny Lutheran Conference Meeting
At the Allegheny Conference of the Ey. Lutheran churches meeting in Oakland a majority voted to hold the next gathering in Grafton. Citizens praised as hearty welcomes await visiting members and sought hospitali ty.
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Allegheny Conference of the
Oakland
Grafton
Three Die As Car Hit By Milk Train Near Herkimer
A touring car with three women and two men was struck by a New York Central milk train four miles from Herkimer New York on a Sunday. Owner W H VanWie civil engineer of Fultonville and chauffeur Fred Harvey of Amsterdam were killed. Julia Billington of Fultonville died on the train. Mrs VanWie Gertrude Jones of Rome survived but in serious condition. Miss Billington died during transport. Miss Jones hospitalized at Little Falls. The party had been riding in the country when the car stopped on the track and was torn apart.
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Herkimer
N. Y
New York Central Railroad
W. H. VanWie
Bultonville
Fred Harvey
Amsterdam
Julia Billington
Fultonville
VanWie
Gertrude Jones
Rome
Little Falls Hospital
Miss Billington
Miss !Jones
Harvey
Birthday Party Honor Ada Bush Third Birthday
Mr and Mrs Will Bush entertained Saturday afternoon at their Wilford Street home for their daughter Ada Katherine Bush celebrating her third anniversary. Refreshments followed as Madaline Isho man Irene Kunst Nellie Gasser Frances Evans Hera Hostler Ruth Courtney Florence Eichelbreger Frances Heflin Irene Yaets Junta Thomas Mary Hebnert Louise Glenn Marie Barnhouse Marie Ridehour Mildred Love Katherine Sawyer Isabel Richardson Margaret Sawyer Charles Yates Ada Katherine Bush attended with other guests enjoying a pleasant time.
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Will Bush
Wilford Street
Ada Katherine Bush
Madaline Ishoman
Irene Kunst
Nellie Gasser
Frances Evans
Hera Hostler
Ruth Courtney
Florence Eichelbreger
Frances Heflin
Irene Yaets
Junta Thomas
Mary Hebnert
Louise Glenn
Marie Barnhouse
Marie Ridehour
Mildred Love
Katherine Sawyer
Isabel Richardson
Margaret Sawyer
Charles Yates
Ada Katherine Bus
Dandelions and Mothers Day Observances Brighten Local Paper
The feature discusses dandelions noting their Latin name taraxicum and poetic transformation from sunshine to flower. It also reports Mother's Day observances in Grafton with large church attendance and governors proclamations, highlighting the white carnation as the symbol of the day.
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Grafton
Union
West Virginia Primary Law Fight Shapes State Session
Charleston May 15 The extraordinary legislative session opens to debate a primary election law and amended corrupt practices act. Governor Glasscock pushes a Wisconsin style plan and forfeit of office penalties, while Watson-Chilton foes loom. Republicans back a state wide primary. Dawson and McGraw supporters mix in political maneuvering. Weather warms as the season opens and the Mountain State League begins play.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
William Ellsworth Glasscock
Glasscock
Watson-Chilton
Democratic Party
United States
Wisconsin
House
Oregon
McGraw
Waisa- Chilton
M. D. Dawson
Dawson
United States Senate
Glassscock
la Follette
Man-kills-self after arming plan at Monongahela river
Otto Strubb a 43 year old contractor of 648 Dawson street McKeesport Pa planned suicide before sunrise. He smashed furniture then sailed to Port Vue bought a sixteen foot rope and hanged himself from a hill over the Monongahela river. He left a wife and four children. motive unclear.
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Mckeesport
Otto Strubb
Dawson Street
Port Vue
Strubl
Monongahela River
Happy Clark Hurt on Westward Railroad Train
Last night on train No 55 west bound near Rawlings station a timber strip pierced the fireman’s face causing a ghastly laceration. Taken to Keyser hospital with slim hopes of recovery, Clark is a married man with a family. He was struck as he leaned from the cab window and hurled to the engineer’s side.
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Rawlings Station
Happy Clark
Keyser
Mr. Clark
Doors of Prison Will Close on Dietz May 15
Hayward May 15 The Dietz family faces a verdict that could end in John Dietz’s imprisonment for murder in the first degree in the fatal shooting of Deputy Sheriff Oscar Harp. Dietz vows a clear conscience as his wife and son face acquittal and possible relocation to Waupun. The family fears influence from the lumber trust and a potential new attempt to frame them as murderers.
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Dietz
Leslie
Backwood
Lumber Trust
Joy Riders Fined After High Speed Joyride
Raymond Tucker Will Page and Will Hesser took a fast trip to Pruntytown with a girl Monday. They sped and were stopped by Mr Roe who retrieved the rig. The trio faced Justice Monroe on a disorderly conduct charge and were severely dealt with.
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Raymond Tucker
Will Page
Will Hesser
Pruntytown
Mr. Roe
Justice Monroe
Wilt family returns to Aurora from winter visit
Mr and Mrs Henry Wilt and their daughter Mrs Howard Painter left this morning for their home on Main Street after spending the winter with Mrs Painter. Mr Wilt a Civil War survivor endures severe afflictions from army exposure and is noted as a prominent Buck Wheat County citizen.
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Henry Wilt
Howard Painter
Hheir
Desertions on Texas Border Fall Short of Reports
From Washington May 15 reports say wholesale desertions of American troops to the Madero forces across the border were denied when Adjutant General Ainsworth released figures. Only 37 desertions occurred in the border area and in San Antonio and Galveston during the first days of May, and 120 for the entire two months of March and April.
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Wash
D. C
Texas
Ainsworth
San Antonio
Galveston
aMren
Feinted fall at school leaves girl with chin cut
Helen Parrish daughter of Mr and Mrs R M Parrish fainted during a rehearsal for closing exercises in Miss Mattie Jace's room. She blacked out and fell suffering a bad chin cut requiring several stitches.
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Helen
Madero Declines Juarez Visit as Plot Baffles Chiefs
Notifica tion from Provisional President Madero to Senor Esquival Obregon says his presence in Juarez is no longer desired by the revolutionists. The move is seen as the culmination of a broader effort to sway Maderos military chiefs to desert his standard. Raymond Newton of Charleston is in Juarez visiting relatives and friends for a few days.
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Juarez, Mex
Madero
Senor Esquival Obregon
Raymond Newton
Charleston
Construction begins on Wilford Street home for Beall
Gigley Construction Company broke ground for a new residence on Wilford Street for John Beall. The contract price is four thousand dollars. Architect is John W. Gigley from the firm, promising a modern and commodious dwelling.
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Gigley Construction Company
Wilford Street
John Beall
John W. Gigley
City League Meet Tonight At Y M C A Rooms
Daily Sentinel reports a meeting at the Y M C A rooms at 8 o clock to organize a City Baseball League with at least four clubs. Organizers aim to revive local league activity and boost public interest in baseball through a structured, community driven competition.
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Y. M. C. A. Daily Sentinel
Grafton
Speck Hussion Again Sentenced For Disturbance
Speck Hussion known for jail and police court fame was jailed again for ten days for a disturbance in Beaumont addition Saturday night. He escaped police, was recaptured by Sheriff Hefner, and jailed after a morning hearing before Mayor Mel Williams. He was fined ten dollars and costs and sentenced to jail. Miss Ida Judy of the Virginia Conference preached at the U B church Mother's Day service, with 400 to 500 attending this morning, and she spoke to children at 2 pm then preached to a crowded evening congregation.
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Mel Wiliams
Ida Judy
Virginia Conference Ofsthet. B. Church
U. B
Miss Judy
Scilorf Club Ball At Brinkman Hall This Week
Invitations have been sent for a ball by the Scilort Club at Brinkman hall Thursday evening. Vincent's orchestra will provide the music for a social event expected to be lively. A delegation of Marshall county ministers and teachers arrived en route to Buckhannon and were entertained at Andrews M. B. church before visiting West Virginia Wesleyan College.
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Scilort Club
Brinkman Hall
Vincent
Buckhannon
Marshall County
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Andrews M. B. Church
Mum Club Dance to Welcome Ed Durr Back in City
The Mum Club plans a bell in Brinkman hall tonight with Ed W. Durr, once of Grafton and now of Elkins, in charge of the music. Durr, who has many old friends in Grafton, will return to the city with his family. The event promises a pleasant social evening as the organization grows active.
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Mum Club
Brinkman Hall
Ed. W. Durr
Grafton
Vincent
Willor
Elkins
Mr. Durr
Man Dies Fighting West Virginia Forest Fire Near Kerens
A forest fire raged across Laurel Hill mountain near Kerens in Randolph county with Milton Gregory of Rock Springs Upshur county dying while fighting the blaze. Fires spread from Kingsville to Coalton, destroying timber and fencing as crews battled the flames.
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Belington
W. Va
Laurel Hill Mountain
Kerens
Randolph County
Elkins
Weaver
Kingsville
Coal & Coke Railroad
Coalton
Milton Gregory
Rock Springs
Upshur
Gregory
Police raid repeats raid on gaming houses finds no evidence
Mayor McWilliams and officers again raided gaming houses Saturday after Friday night’s operation. No games or evidence were found and no arrests were made. Officers surveyed the area, but the search yielded no further leads.
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Daily Sentinel
McWilliams
Divide Poison in Chenango River Tragedy
In Birmingham New York on May 15 Mr and Mrs Frank M Harrington killed themselves by dividing a poison dose after telling friends where to find their bodies. He was a newspaper man, broken in health and finances, and they died together in a clump of trees by the Chenango River.
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Birmingham
N. Y
Frank M. Harrington
Chenango River
Despondent Woman Ends Life Over Europe Departure
In Wellsburg West Virginia Miss Irene Fields a telephone operator drank carbolic acid and died after calling for a doctor. She faced a coming departure of her lover for Europe and reportedly repented before the fatal act.
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Wellsburg
W. Va
Europe
Irene Fields
Bond Election Passes In Shinnston Streets Water Works
In Shinnston a bond vote Saturday passed 138 for and 50 against to fund street improvements and water works and sewer projects.
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Shinnston
Thirty Soldiers Drown In Congo River Disaster
A Belgian dispatch reports two barges carrying soldiers capsized in a storm on the Lualaba river near Lokandu in Belgian Kongo. Thirty soldiers perished, with others rescued or missing as the ships sank.
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Antwerp
Lualaba
Lokandu
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Pw Bill
Overnor Glasscock
Rawlings
Joy Riders
Aurora
City League
Spec Hussion
Beaumont Addition
Judy
CETV
Scilorf
Upshue
Randolph
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