Fall of Juarez Drives Mexican Civil War Actions
In northern Mexico the government maintains resolve to fight the insurgents after Juarez fell to rebels. Mexico City reports government charters three freighters to move troops and artillery between Vera Cruz Progress Campeche and Tampico. General Keyes return is awaited to aid the government as envoys fear collapse and risk to foreign nationals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menico City
Juarvz
Mealon
Presidentias
Navarro
Vera Cruz
Progress
Campeche
Tanga Eo
Keyes
Juares
Juarez
P Itansihine
Reyes
Diaz regime moves to sustain rebel structure in Mexico City
Ambassador Wilson in Mexico City telegraphs the State Department that Diaz administration rapidly pushes arrangements to continue the structure with the rebels. He reports Mexico City as quiet and stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diag
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Mexico City
State Department
Diaz
El Paso commander reports Juarez calm. 300 casualties
Colonel Steever at El Paso telegraphs that Juarez is quiet and orderly. He states the total killed and wounded will aggregate 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Steever
el Paso
War Department
Juarez
Madero consolidates power as Juarez falls and plans push on Mexico City
In Juarez and surrounding towns rebels under Madero gain momentum after Navarre’s surrender. Orozco heads south with artillery toward Rabago’s remnants while federal officers waver. Juarez remains under patrol, looting suppressed, and a provisional government governs with military oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Specia
Navarro
Juarez
Madero
Vasquez Gomez
Jusres
Orozco
Reabage
Surelsea
Josrex
Nace
Afia
Fprieta
Mexico
Ratage
Rabago
Mexico City
Navarre
Diaz
Non
Prisoners Dig Graves as Mexican War Turmoil Bites Juarez
Former defenders who refused to enlist with Madero are forced to dig trenches for graves and carry wounded through Juarez streets. Trade stalls, supplies, and streetcars are disrupted as the siege continues. US border control remains strict about who crosses to and from the captured city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madero
United States
Rebels Gain Border Control As Juarez Falls
Washington reports that Madero may gain de facto control of Juarez a major border port with customs revenue. U S officials weigh recognition but fear relieving Diaz of liability for damage to Americans. Rebels hold four key towns near the border including Juarez Mexicali Tia Juana and Agua Prieta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Madero
Juarez
United States
Juarez Custom House
Senor Hascondos
State Department
Diaz
Taft
Tia Juana
Mexicala
Agua Prieta
Mission Boards Thank Taft For Non-Intervention Policy
In Mexico City representatives of the Presbyterian Methodist and Baptist Missionary Boards telegraphed President Taft to thank him for his power of non intervention and to endorse his stance on the Mexican situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heards
Washington, D. C
Presbyterian, Methodist and
Baptist Missionary Boards
Mexico City
Taft
Poulson Will Leaves Rich Inheritance To Kin and Institutions
The will of Polly Poulson distributes 954000 to Miss Nickolie Christetsanad and various relatives. Beneficiaries include Miss Annhe Rush, Mrs. Nielx Gunstat, four Beckman daughters, and two Hecla Tron Works employees. Institutions such as Brooklnn Childrens Aid Society and American-Scandinavian Foundation receive 10000 each. rest to the foundation. Executors named Bellevue, Smith, and Dykman. Will dated August 20, 1910. Poulson advocated enlarging the Brooklyn Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nickolie Christetsanad
Niele Oulson
Heelan Lotw Works
Lire
Tyreites
Kinewnaty
Citel Pilehtey
Eiko Copeperr
Eiko Copeperr Exbieattied Toulaon Hotne
Hart
Miehry-rleby Street
Bar Midge
Nina Olxen
Voulsen
Miss
Hyt
Alent Fer
Louse Stal Shoiwrnede
Poulsen
William N. Dekimat
Hraokivin
Tute Jackson
Byllman
Supreme Curt
Te Iis
Miss Muarn
Naoddelen
Werhain
Frook
Mra
Nielx Gunstat
Open
Teen
Denmark
Voulwon
Dain
AL EL Beckman
Kid Kliebler
Mr. Poutson
Bal Brothers
Horsens
Hecla Tron
Em. Ploves
Albert KE West
M. Frederick Christensen
St. Jos’. Guild
Brooklnn Childrens Aid Society
Ninsk Alderdame-Hjem
Kay Ridge Hospital
Poulson
Bellevue
Frederick W. Smith
WN. Dykman
Brooklyn Bridge
Park Row Terminal
Button bearing Woodrow Wilson aid campaign debut
A 2012 presidential campaign button featuring Governor Woodrow Wilson appeared in Washington. Democrats in New Jersey are distributing these buttons showing his likeness with the inscription For President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttons
Washington
New Jersey
Washington, D. C
Wshington
Woodrow Wilson
Five Miners Die in Pittsburg Coal Mine Blast
Boston oiliery near Kingston Fa. suffered a deadly explosion in the early teen hours. Five men were killed and many others escaped. Firemen and workers rushed to battle the blaze and rescue efforts followed as the mine torrent fire burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Boston Oiliery
Kingston
Fragmentary Literary Exchange Reveals Plea in Old Prose
A garbled excerpt shows a dialogue about marriage, drink, and consent as a father from Philadelphia weighs a match with a suitor. The text is incomplete but hints at a domestic negotiation and social expectations of courtship.
Pastor Pleads For Man Who Robbed Him
In Richmond, Virginia, pastor Jont Tucker asks Kansas City police to withdraw a warrant for Kien Graveon alias Grayson, the New York drum major arrested on a $100 bad check claim. Graveon may be released within 24 hours after Tucker’s plea and his family offers to repay the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Kien Graveon
New York
Kansas City
Jont 'T Tucker
Ticker
Grayson
Eye Salve Tubes Offer Infection Protection
Eye salve in aseptic tubes prevents infection and treats eye ills. No morphine. Ask druggists for new 25 cent size. Valuable eye book included in each package.
London ends reign of terror in landmark trial
Special Finis was marked as London prosecutors described a spree of murders linked to anarchists. A woman charged with involvement received two years in prison. Three policemen were injured in the attacks and a suspect named Therese faced complicity charges. The case centers on ties to Sidnee Street violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landon
WL Otter
London
Wooten
Two Months More of the Congress Special in Washington
A dispatch from Washington reports two months more of the Congress, detailing ongoing debate and schedule in the capital. The note emphasizes legislative activity and anticipated votes as the session extends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Congress to adjourn for summer vacations eyed
Members of the House and Senate plan definite summer breaks with revisions possible. Leaders say they will depart Washington by July fifteenth to pursue engagements away from the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Mouse
Senate
Washington
Irish Suffragists Stage Large Dublin Demonstration
In Dublin a broad suffrage petition was presented by a delegation led by Lord Mayor Farrell Alderman McWatter and the town clerk amid a strong public demonstration. The Irish group showed support for the suffragette cause observed in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lruabtin
Syord
Farrell
Virginia Hookworm Eradication Efforts Report
Dr Alien W Freeman of the State Health Department reports three months of work in Virginia to eradicate hookworm. Agents Plecker Brumbeld Fisher Carnal and Freeman interviewed 157 physicians inspected 261 schools 565 farms delivered 4383 tor tures treated 336 cases attended 14 teachers associations and 455 attended lectures. Freeman says infection remains but progress is evident and full elimination is the goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Alien W. Freeman
Hiowth Department
Virginia
Plecker
Brumbeld
Fisher
Carnal
Freeman
Dr. Freeman
Ex-President Roosevelt Attacks Court Rulings in Recall Debate
Roosevelt argues for recall power over judges reacting to state court decisions on labor and compensation. He condemns the New York Court of Appeals and Connecticut ruling as harming justice and progress. He supports giving voters authority to remove or discipline judges who fail to align with popular movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jennnehnon
New York Court of Appeats
Roosevelt
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Baldwin
New York Court of Appeals
Connecticut
Mora
Barber leaps into canal during dream of collapsing house
Joseph Kessel a barber of 725 Nicholson Street fell asleep by a city dock at Twentieth Street and dreamed bricks would crush him. He plunged into the canal to escape, barely saved by workmen and onlookers. Police prevented bystanders from approaching the wrecked building at 7 North Seventeenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Joseph Kessel
Nicholson Street
Twentieth Stree
Welock
Ressel
Prant
Lonts
North Seventeenth Street
Kessel
Robert Briant
Shorts
Bryant
Seventeenth Street
English Aviator Soars At Mineola In 35 Minute Flight
Thomas Sopwith, the famed English aviator, arrived yesterday and performed a sensational flight at Mineola aerodrome. He stayed aloft thirty five minutes, averaging about one thousand feet in altitude aboard the first Tan dem Bleriot ever manufactured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Sopwith
Mineola
Sopwith
Gin Sale License Question Raised in Petersburg Court
In Petersburg Virginia a woman accused of selling gin without a license faced a legal challenge as Charles T Lassiter argued acquittal claiming state statutes listing intoxicating liquors missing gin cannot prohibit its sale. Judge Plummer reserved opinion on the technical point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Charles T. Lassiter
Lassiter
Plummer
Westover Hotel proprietor fatally shoots self in Petersburg
In Petersburg Virginia Ares Adama owner of the Westover Hotel on Sycamore Street killed himself in his room this morning. Police believe Raviness reverses are connected to the incident and Adams had spoken of death by his own action earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Ares Adama
Westover
Sycamore Street
Raviness
Adams
Soo le
Husband Found Dead by Wife in Riverside Park
In New York a man identified as Charles D. Garnett, a St. Louis paper manufacturer, was found dead in Riverside Park near Ninety sixth Street after an all night search by his wife and police. A bullet wound in the temple and a revolver in his hand indicated suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Riverside Park
Charles D. Garnett
St. Louis
Ninetysixth Street
Portsmouth Man Killed When Auto Upset Near Norfolk
James Plumimer a Portsmouth liquor dealer died when his automobile overturned near Norfolk while his nine year old son rode with him. The boy was thrown twenty five feet from the vehicle and the family mourns his loss with a wife a daughter and several sisters including Mrs A I Cherry of Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
James Plumimer
Portsmouth
Yestery &Ye- Hing
Inditch
Channel
Plummer
Spanish steamer Debayo sunk after collision off coast
Dover Papua New Guinea special report states the Spanish steamer Debayo was rammed and sunk by the Currie liner Westmoreland off the coast today. The captain and four crew members of the Debayo are reported drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
Png
Senate Vote On Canadian Reciprocity Reported
Washington special notes the Senate tally on reciprocity with Canada showing 57 in favor and 42 against. The expected roll call lists Republicans and Democrats supporting the bill, with named senators from both parties and a total counted for the bill of 47.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, RD. C
Senate
Brown
Burton
Crane
Cullom
Kenyon Lodge
Lorimer
Penrose
Poindexter
Foot
Bacon
Bankhead
Bryan
Chilton
Chirke
Arkansas
Culberson
Davis
Fletcher
Gore
Hitchcock
Johnson
Maine
Johnston
Alabama
Kern
Lea
Martin
Martine
Myers
Newlands
O'Gorman
Overman
Owen
Paynter
Percy
Pomeron
Rayner
Reed
Shively
Smith
South Carolina
Stone
Swanson
Taylor
Terrell
Thornton
Tillman
Watson
Williams
Borah
Eourne
Bradley
Brandegee
Briggs
Bristow
Burnham
Clapp
Senators Battle Reciprocity Bill Hearings Stir Conflicting Views
A diverse group of lawmakers from Wyoming to Michigan and many others debated the reciprocity bill before the Finance Committee. Farm and dairy interests led opposition while hearings likely extend into next week due to delays and lengthy statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Finance
John A. Moreley
A. A. Wilkinson
Michigan
King and Queen Parade Through London Streets
The festival for the empire opened at Crystal Palace with King Joe Oil and Queen Mary leading a procession. The Prince of Wales and Princess Mary rode with the royal suite as crowds cheered through London streets despite inclement weather. American tourists watched the spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Joe Oil
Mary
Prinee
Wales
Ohweir
Crysal Palace
Five Victims of Rabid Dog In Halifax County
A mad puppy owned by farmer Mr. Whitlow near Hyen Halifax county caused five child victims Annie Whitlow aged four five year old Tunsill Comer Ida Hudson and Stover Hudson. The dog’s head was sent to Washington and rabies proven. The injured children are treated in the city three weeks to pass the danger period. A local physician advocates mandatory muzzling of dogs to prevent future attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiscal Whitlow
Annie Whitlow
Tunsill Comer
Ida Hudson
Stover Hudson
Richmond
Mr. Whitlow
Hyen
Halifax County
State Board of Health
Whitlow
Washington
Comer
England
Germany
France
Rebels Plan to Seize Mexico City
About 1500 revolutionaries have been secretly armed and await an order to seize government buildings in Mexico City. Tensions rise as clashes threaten to erupt in the capital with rebels growing bolder after recent actions. They seized three motor cars on Avenue Juarez and used them to transport arms toward Puebla for military use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Tey
Petre Pieper
Besieged Mexico City Area Battles By Rebels and Federals
In Mexico City region, federal troops press the siege while Dereetos forces close in and rebel referents flee by water. Typhoid fears rise as disease spreads among prisoners and refugees. protests push for US recognition as the Madero government seeks world support. Ambassadors and cabinet plans unfold amid border tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bal Paso
Texas
Orosco
Thadlon
Rabase
Mexico City
Madero
United States
Nogales
Eagle Pass
Asua Prieta
Juares
Juarez
Beef Trust Heads Will Be Tried In Federal Court
Judge Carpenter rules Sherman act constitutional and ten million dollar packers indicted individually must stand trial on charges tied to the beef trust. Demurrers are overruled as packers again seek immunity due to grand jury testimony in earlier investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ili
Carpenter
Bee Trust
Ech
Foreigner Arms Drive Follows Fez Tensions in Tangier
A Fez dispatch dated May 5 reports rising fears that French troop advances will incite a tribal uprising against foreigners in Tangier. In response, all Europeans in Tangier have been armed amid great citywide excitement and concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangier
Morocco
Fez
State health department to investigate all typhoid outbreaks this summer
The State Department of Health announced a campaign to send experts into the field for any typhoid outbreak with epidemics in mind. Physicians and the public are urged to report all suspected cases promptly to prevent wider spread. The department expects a peak nuisance in June and offers bulletins on summer disease troubles and insect carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Department of Health
Department
Department of Health
Tur tle No Fish More Like 3 Bird in Court Ruling
A Harland University expert questioned turtle classification as more like a fish or a bird in a Superior Court day case. Judge Stevens presided over a pet cruelty matter involving John He Wellner, a restaurant counter attendant charged with keeping a penned creature in poor conditions. The defense argued the animal was not an animal but a fish, affecting cruelty grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Harland University
Robert Yerkes
No Choice in a Peculiar Smoke Scene
A fragmentary dialogue shows a smoker pleading for space as a companion complains the smoke suffocates. The exchange hints at tension over smoking etiquette and shared refuge in a constrained setting.
Taft Pardons Man After 26-Year Sentence
Daniel Jones, convicted of murder in the Iman Territory, has been pardoned by President Taft after twenty six years in the Lawson Worth penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Washington, D. C
Daniel Jones
Iman Territory
Lawsonworth
Lord His Wats
Hofheimer Acquires Petersburg Academy of Music
M L Hofheimer of the Empire Theater Corporation says the Academy of Music in Petersburg will be put in first class condition with improvements. The Petersburg playhouse will reopen when the season opens. the company is also building new theaters in Richmond and Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Empire Theater Corporation
Richmond
Academy of Music
M. L. Hofheimer
Petersburg Playhouse
Seison
Dan Reagan
Hofheimer
Riehrendound
Norfolk
Belt Line Railroad Buys Waterfront Property in Norfolk
The Belt Line Railroad Company of Norfolk purchased extensive waterfront property between the Virginia Railway terminals at Sewells Point and Norfolk city for about 90000 dollars. The purchase aims to move Port Norfolk terminals to the Belt Line side of the Elizabeth River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Belt Line Railroad Company of
Elizabeth River
Virginiaa Railway
Sewells Point
Norfolk City
Venus of Milo Refuses to Explain Loss of Arms
The Venus of Milo remains silent on how her arms were lost. When asked, she quips that mentioning TF would invite questions about the dress, then returns to stone silence as questioners press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Imperial Edict Lets Chinese Observe Sunday as Rest Day
An imperial edict from Pekin orders Chinese to observe Sunday as a day of rest starting May 14. In Edinburgh the remains of vaudeville actor The Great Lafayette, killed in the Empire Palace Theater fire, will be cremated and ashes interred beside his dog Beauty after a humane funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Lafayette
Empire Palace Theater
Heauty
Beauty
Anaruel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sol
Reign
Madera Bekts
Commercine Street
Tamborel
Juarex
Uander
Tiag
Caarbujal
I ‘Spall
Gonteol
Pollson
Boom Wilson
Philadelphia
Rio Grande
Paso
Canal
Hempstead
Darcy Adams
Pine
Clark
Wyoming
Crawford
Cummins
Custis
Dillingham
Dixon
DuPont
Frye
Gallinger
Gamble
Grona
Gugsenheim
Heyburn
Jones
LaFollette
Lippitt
McCumber
McLean
Nelson
Nixon
Oliver
Page
Perkins
Richardson
Smoot
Stephenie
O' Land
Townsend
Warren
Weis
Riley
Simmons
Foster
Chamberlain
Tost
Special
Maxothid
Dereetos
Revolutionary Legion
Health Departiment
Illinois
Springfield
Helm
Judge Petit
Edward Tilden
Beef Trust
George Benedict
William C. Cummings
Hofhimer
Petersburg Academy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!