Fall of Madero Regime Triggers Mexican Crisis
Mexico City reels as Gustavo Madero is executed and Francisco Madero is jailed. General Huerta seizes power amid celebratory crowds praising the American flag and vows to bring peace. Taft receives Huerta telegram confirming the overthrow and pending elections. Refugees book onward from Veracruz.
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Taft
Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
Madero
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Canada
Execution of Gustavo Madero Shocks Mexico City
In Mexico City on February 19 Gustavo Madero known as the power behind the throne was captured and sent to the arsenal with his brother. Guards protected the ex-president and cabinet as fears of reprisals rose from documents of Francisco Madero’s government.
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Mexico City
Gustavo Madero
Mexico
Francisco Madero
Gustavo
Daz
Vasquez Gomez
Juan Jose Saarez
Madero
Antigovernment Party
Madero ousted and imprisoned as Huerta leads Mexico
Madero, forced from the presidency by a coup, is a prisoner in the National Palace. Victoriano Huerta is proclaimed provisional Governor General, while Aureliano Blanquet becomes provisional military commander. Vice President Jose Pino Suarez is jailed and cabinet ministers are paroled amid the upheaval. Marco Hernandez, brother of the interior minister, was killed during demonstrations.
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Mexico City
Madero
Mexico
United States
National Palace
Huerta
Wilson
Taft
Congress
Francisco de la Barra
Manuel Mondragon
Francisco I. Madero
Victoriano Huerta
Felix Diaz
Aureliano Blanquet
Diaz
Jos. E. Pino Suarez
Marco Hernandez
Weather Report Indicates Unsettled Conditions and Cold Snap
The bulletin notes unsettled weather with rain and wind, followed by a colder spell. Forecasters warn of a Thursday trough and sharp temperature drop.
Refusal to Shout Viva Huerta Sparks Street Tension
A street confrontation arose when a man refused to cry Viva Huerta, triggering heated reactions from onlookers and highlighting tensions amid the crowd. Police intervened to prevent further escalation as bystanders debated the political stance.
Distinguished visitors attend Pan-Presbyterian alliance meeting
Representatives of the Presbyterian and Reformed churches of the United States and Canada gather for the biennial American section meeting on drainage of the Lafourche region. The body lacks authority but its deliberations influence Presbyterian policy on missionary, educational and social issues.
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Presbyterian and Reformed
United States
Canada
Pan-Presbyterian Alliancce
Important Meeting on Lafourche Drainage at Monroe
City Hall hosts first session at 3 PM with a second at 8 PM and an Elk's Club luncheon. Over a hundred visitors including Edmund T. Perkins of Chicago and D B E King attend from parishes, railroads, and engineering groups. Prominent figures from Iron Mountain and state engineers join delegates from Rayville Met Rouge Bastion Columbia and Jena.
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Lafourche
Monroe
Edmund T. Perkins
Chicago
National Drainage Congress
D. BE. King
Missouri Pacific-Iron
Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain System. Mr. L.A. Markham
Iron Mountain
Frank M. Kerr
State Board of Engineers
Col
M. P. Robertson
Capt
H. M. Marshall
United States
Vicksburg
Dan Jacobs
Alexandria
J. F. Morgan
Memphis
Tenn
John G. Foster
Crystal Springs
Miss
W. M. Neptune
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
E. L. McColgin
Chamber of Commerce of
Shreveport
C. H. Miller
Little Rock
Ark
Fyand Saunders
W., S. & P. Shreveport
Geo. Wesley Smith
Rayville
Capt. L. N. Polk
Bastrop
A. E. Washburn
W. P. Cooper
W. E. Pugh
Doss
J. S. Rolfe
W. T. Barham
Oak Ridge
J. Q. Graves
Columbia
J. C. Harper
Jena
G. L. Alford
J. F E. McClannahan
Riverton
N. M. Davis
Met Rouge
Bastion
City Hall
Elk’s Club
abdication of Mexican president Tells of civil war settlement
Washington reports the abdication of President Madero and a settled civil war in Mexico. The United States remains alert to changes, with preparations for emergencies continuing but no orders to halt underway movements. State Department will observe and avoid interference while the government reassesses.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Madero
State Department
First Account of Madero's Arrest
J Madero has been forced from the presidency and arrested at the national palace shortly before 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon by General Blanquet. General Huerta is in command.
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Madero
Mexico City
Francisco J. Madero
National Palace
Genereal Blanquet
Victoria Huerta
Regular children’s day sales in stores entertain crowd
In some shops a children’s day is celebrated with the store opened for their entertainment and a sale featuring the children’s items.
Parish Board May Lose If It Wins Parish School Board case
The State Supreme Court refused a rehearing in the Parish School Board versus the city over a three mill tax for schools. If the School Board wins, the city may close City High School and shift duties to the Parish Board affecting about 1100 students. The city spends about $25,000 yearly. the Parish tax would raise roughly $15,000, creating a $10,000 shortfall for other districts.
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State Supreme Court
Parish School Board
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Parish Board
Parish
Parish School
Crooked Mortgage Note Transactions in New Orleans
James J. Woulfe a leading notary was arrested on forgery charges tied to mortgage note schemes totaling as much as 250000. The case would rival the Ma lon ey affair and may reveal past political ties and gambling habits of the once prominent Third Ward figure.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
James J. Woulfe
Robert J. Maloney
Gowland
Spitzfaden
Woulfe
Citizens’ League
Jimmy” Woulfe
Will Loan Money at Low Interest by New Orleans Bank
Mr. Harry S. Armstrong of the Banking Trust Company of New Orleans promotes a 6 percent farm loan plan under a constitutional amendment. He met Sheriff J. P. Parker Jr and visited President Taft and officials of the State Department. Louisiana is the sole state with such law, and Rep. Broussard, Ransdell, and Pujo are major stockholders in the new firm with $1.5 million capital.
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Harrys. Armstrong
Banking Trust Company of
New Orleans
J. P. Parker, Jr
Banking Trust Company
Armstrong
Broussard
Taft
Plaa
Mr. Armstrong
State Department
Louisiana
Ransdell, Broussard
Pujo
Premium list for the fair advance sheets mailed soon
The fair premium list will be mailed to exhibitors and participants in a few days, with advance sheets sent to permittees. The notice urges readers to expect the documents shortly and confirms upcoming distribution through official channels.
Monroe Fair Promises Grand Sixth Annual Event with Big Premiums
The sixth annual fair in Monroe plans large premiums across live stock poultry racing and other departments. Extra prizes include four top awards for the one man farm exhibit and two additional premiums for Ouachita parish exhibitors. Union Oil Co. and West Monroe Mill fund two tons of fertilizer for best crop yields. The fair aims to attract national attention with expanded livestock racing midway attractions and a large carnival company. Davenport’s Sieg Iron Co. manager R R Englehart visited and praised Prof Perry Holden as a leading agronomist.
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Barnes
Ouachita Parish
Union Oil Co
West Monroe Mill
Unoco
Agricultural Department
Monroe
Louisiana
R. R. Englehart
Sieg Iron Company
Davenport
Iowa
Chas. Titche
Englehart
Perry G. Holden
Mayor appoints Tarver street commissioner
Mayor Forsythe designated L. Y. Tarver as street commissioner to succeed P. D. McCabe who will return to the police force. The change takes effect March 1. Tarver is a new police recruit with an excellent record.
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Forsythe
L. Y. Tarver
P. D. McCabe
Tarver
Mrs J W Park of Loch Lomond Registered at New Star Hotel
Mrs J W Park of Loch Lomond is registered at the New Star hotel. She is noted among recent hotel guests in the local report.
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J. W. Park
Loch Lomond
New Star Hotel
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Telix Diaz
Blanquet
Weather Report
Tonght
Maderoist
le la Barra
Eilk
Presbyterians In Council
Montreal
Banks of
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