26 May 1914
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1914
Page
1
A garbled text traces a jumble of names and personas altered by language and place. It references Martin, Johannes Smith, John Smith, Giovanni, Jovan, Tyne Schmidt, and others, noting how travel and trade blur identity amid old country shifts and language play.
An American refugee in Mexico City reports urban nerves are frayed and people fear a possible revolt against Huerta. He says resistance remains despite government measures and maps showing Huerta loyalists.
Advertisement lists affordable footwear and polishes with prices. Colonial Pumps in gun metal or patent leather, $3 per pair. Various polishes priced at 10 to 25 cents. White canvas and nubuck polishes, English roll laces noted.
Retail ad notes ICE SILVER collars paired with genuine silk thread hose available in a range of colors at a store identified as BOC.
Wilmer Stewart runs The Big Livery with competitive pricing highlighted. His establishment offers horse and buggy services and stables, serving local patrons with accessible rates and reliable care.
Kittanning Pennsylvania May 26 W J and I M Alcorn near Beira Armstrong county sold ten head of two year old cattle at high prices. The Watson drive and market demand boosted prices for stock. Local buyers participated, reflecting a strong regional cattle sale.
Washington reports the Supreme Court decision limiting recovery from the Titanic disaster claims. The court held the liability of the company under the 1851 law caps damages to the value of salvage recovered plus freight and passage money, affecting $23,000,000 in claims.
May 26 Tampico Mexico reports constitutionalists insist on one million pesos to protect subjects and reopen banks. Consuls and priests urged to contribute, with Germans refusing aid. Prices soar. peasants starve as rebels march on Panuco with 2500 rebels and heavier artillery. Five hundred women race to raise 50,000 peso ransom for a jailed priest.
A mercantile bank dispatched one million Mexican pesos from Mexico City to Vera Cruz to curb local businessmen pressing for currency premium. The managing director and three staff carried two suitcases each in six cases, traveling separately and avoiding publicity. They transported the bags seven miles on a trail to the American terminus without incident.
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