Fear of internal uprising rocks Mexico City in mid May
May 13 dispatch reports authorities fortifying the capital with cannons on palace prison and fortifications as insurgent threats loom. Foreigners rush to arms amid cross faction support. Separate notes say northern Sonora town of Canan was seized by insurgents without a fight and Juarez rift grows as Orozco and Villa press to execute Navarro.
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Cananew
Sonora
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Ten million air packers indicted in anti trust case
Chicago May 12 Ten million air packers indicted on charges of criminal conspiracy under anti trust laws must stand trial unless lawyers find a technical quibble to free them Judge Carpenter overruled the demurrer of the defendants Four Supreme Court rulings were cited as sustaining the Sherman and Trout law Attorney Miller for the packers seeks permission to file particulars and argument on Wednesday morning
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Carpenter
Supreme Court
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Derby Day at Loutaville to Decide Elite Eight
Loutavilly Ky May 11 The seventh annual Derby will be run tomorrow at Chiechilt Downs opening the spring meeting of the New Loutaville club With 80 000 expected on site hoping the field may be strong Despite doubts some say Meridian and Governor Gray will prove strong favorites While Round the World remains popular many fear the mile and a quarter distance may tire the horse named Round the World was projected to win but could falter under heavy strain
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Chiechilt Downs
Loutaville Dockey Club
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Gettysburg saloonkeeper charged with serving liquor to 13 year old
Pierre, 8. D., May 12. A Gettysburg saloon keeper, accused of giving liquor to a 13 year old boy, claimed the crowded bar hid the customer’s age. The judge saw no logic and bound the dispenser over to circuit court to present his case to the jury.
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Gettysburg
Alze
Justicea
Firing Squad for Husband Slayer in Chiapas
The widow of a Mexican colonel shot by an OMDEK insurgent reports the execution of the assassin by firing squad in Chiapas. Local authorities confirm the act was carried out following a court ruling. The case draws broader attention to violence against military figures in the region.
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OMDEK
Trouble over arrangements during Wilson visit in San Francisco
Progressive Democrats protest plans by stand put Democrats in charge of Wilson visit arrangements. Patrick Calhoun, railroad magnate, leads reception plans in San Francisco dated May 13.
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San Francisco
Cal
Woodrow Wilson
Millionaire Miss Williams once a Wall Street figure
New York May 12 a feature on Jane Perkins Williams a 70 year old once famed on Wall Street now in Long Island State Hospital after a court was asked to appoint a guardian. her estate valued over a million includes hidden stocks bonds and deposits, revealing a dramatic fall from Fortune. old landmarks like the De Peyster house and Schermerhorn mansion are replaced by new commercial buildings.
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Misa Williams
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Rebels Grab Tax on Cattle Exports Across Palomas Port
Insurrecto forces at Palomas Mex opposite Columbus NM impose a $5 per head export tax on cattle moving to the United States. Rail service to Juarez and El Paso disrupted, forcing overland delivery via Palomas. Major northern ranches including Palo ties, Corralitos, Warren Peath erhone contracts await tax impact. General Luis Torres rumored contract to ship 40,000 head if tax applies.
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el Paso
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el Vaso
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Warren Peatherhone Cattle Company
Vist Beresford Roanches
Benter and Assaciites
Luis Torres
Fonner Bees
Chihuahua
Government considers swamp land reclamation east of Rockies
Chicago May 12 government may authorize bond issues for swamp land reclamation in the east and south. The National Irrigation Congress in Chicago draws influential leaders to push this effort as soil in reclaimed lands proves highly fertile and productive.
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Rocky Mountains
National Irrigation Congress
Roosevelt Reclamation
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Irrigation Congress
Rocky
Missouri
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Michigan
North Dakota
South Dakota
Federal Congress
Congress
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Wallace Resort Fails to ReNew Liquor License
Wallace Idaho May 12 The county commissioners refuse to renew Dan Melnnes liquor license ending the Arcade theater and dance hall once noted as the last of its kind in the United States. The doors were locked and windows dark after two weeks of soft drinks only as patrons count crimes blamed on the resort. Mel ines says he is glad Wallace outgrew the business and plans to start anew on the coast leaving much of his money behind.
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Ida
Dan Melnnes
Ayeade
United States
Dan MelInnes
Arcade
Wallaece
Ike
Bolte Labor Union Plans Mass Protest Meeting
Hutte Mont May 15 The unton labor men of Bolte and vicinity have arranged for a monster mass meeting tomorrow to protest the arrest of Orthe McMinigal and the McNamara brothers, labor leaders held in Los Angeles over the destruction of the Nimes buildings.
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Bolte and Vicinity
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McNamara Brothers
Hette
Los Angeles
Watertown Faces Water Shortage After Pump Break
Watertown South Dakota endures a water crisis as the main pump at the lake station breaks and the standpipe is emptied for cleaning. The power company halted service until 7 o clock, causing business losses for those relying on electric power to run equipment.
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Watertown
Grubb seeks U S printing of potato book
Eugene R. Grubb of Carbondale Colorado urges Uncle Sam to print and distribute a comprehensive potato book. He argues for an exhaustive treatment and wide circulation, noting existing government books on horses diseases and eartha. Grubb met Colorado representatives and Senator Guggenheim to seek funding.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Eugene R. Crubb
Carbondale
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Agricultural Department
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Labor World Notes Show Global Labor Unions Grow
Labor World Notes report rising union activity worldwide. affiliations include 70 unions with California Federation of Labor and rapid growth of the International Molders Union and Canadian Northern Railway maintenance workers wage increases.
Resolution for an Inquiry Into Baseball
Washington D C May 12 Representative Rodenburg Illinois a Republican introduced a resolution for an immediate inquiry into baseball Fouls pop flies and two baggers are specified for investigation Umpires would be compelled to testify under oath but are not to be sworn in
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Washington, D. C
Democratic House
Rodenburg
Ilinois
Mysterious Exchange Sparks Quiet Conjecture
In a terse, garbled dialogue a reader notes a puzzling pair exchange. The fragment hints at a misread name and a possible connection to a person nicknamed Frankie, but lacks clear context or attribution.
Corton StillS Vary Starce in New York
Liverpool commodities exchange notes arbitrage between markets on May 22 as traders adjust to price gaps. The London and New York lines converge and suspend further advance as Cotton futures show weak tie, with supplies and demand balancing amid expectations of a smaller crop.
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New York
Liverpool
Plan to tax fathers to fund vaccines in Denmark plan proposed
Copenhagen May 2 plan by Holboel a Danish official proposes a birth tax of C27 cents for each child to fund tuberculosis control in Scandinavia and urges immediate treatment for those infected. The plan, if adopted, would require every father to contribute, reallocating funds to public health measures across Denmark and Sweden.
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Menmark
Holboel
Sweden
All The Passengers Saved In Merida Collision
Wireless dispatches report the Ward line steamer Merida en route from Progresso to New York was rammed and cut to pieces off St Charles by United Fruit Company steamship Admiral Farragut. Crew and passengers were rescued by Farragut and transferred to the Hamilton after the Farragut's bow was damaged. The Merida carried 187 passengers with battleship Iowa boats aiding the rescue.
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Ward Line
Merida
Progresso
Yucatan
St. Charles
United Fruit Company
Admiral Farragut
Farragut
Pasengers
Demented man shoots prosecutor in Redfield office
William Issenhuth state’s attorney of Spink County was shot three times by an insane man in Redfield. The bullet struck his hip and doctors could not locate it. Issenhuth was taken to Aberdeen hospital with his family in Redfield.
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William Issenhuth
Spink County
Redfield
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Aberdeen
Stimson Takes His Place as War Secretary
In Washington May 13 Secretary of War Dickinson resigns and Henry Stimson succeeds him. Politicians view the shift as likely to unite the Barnes and Roosevelt factions in New York State.
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Washington
Dickinson
Steary Stimson
Barnes
Roosevelt
New York State
Discovery of Waverley Reveals Early Author Clues
In this July issue and the November follow up No 47, speculation centers on the author of Waverley. The notices discuss anonymous authorship and conjecture about James with comments on Scott’s laurels and potential rival writers in a periodical debate.
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Waverley
Jeffray
Weiow
Thie Island
Tiernal
Os Jones
Levi Deinen
Scott
Scotman
Actress Taidlo Dles'bean Undergoes Surgery in Loddon
May 2 report from Loddon states Taidlo Dlesbean formerly Miss Vistonm Growth of New York underwent operation. Doctors say the patient will recover.
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Taidlo Dles'bean
Miss Vistonm Growth of
New York
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