Diaz to resign as president by June amid unrest
Reports indicate President Diaz will resign on or before June amid widespread unrest and political instability. Weather forecast snippets accompany the brief note.
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18 May 1911
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Monroe News Star in Monroe, Louisiana
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1911
Page
1
Madero Plans Move to Mexico City as Advisor
Francisco I. Madero Jr announces peace in Mexico and says he will travel to Mexico City to serve as chief advisor to Acting President De La Barra after Diaz resigns on June first. He opposes General Reyes as minister of war and urges insurrecto soldiers to enlist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madero
Reyes
California
Mexico
Mexico City Sees Sympathy For Diaz Ahead Of Retirement
In Mexico City on May 18 public concern centers on President Diaz health as he nears retirement. Officials report his condition unchanged from the day before with fever abating, while admiration for the veteran leader persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Diaz
Mexico City Prepares Joint Regency as Diaz Resigns
President Diaz and Vice President Corral will resign before June 1. De la Barra becomes interim president with Madero as chief adviser, creating a joint regency. A new election will occur within six months and cabinet changes will follow. Diaz suffers from a severe tooth ulcer and facial inflammation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Diaz
Corral
de la Barra
Francisco J. Madero
City of
Mexico
Foreign Office
Madero
Chamber of Deputies
Negro killer on West Side admits past murder and shoots
John Cain, a large Black man who went on a killing spree on the upper West Side, admits he killed Richard Ball, a newspaper man, eleven years ago for stepping on his toes. He killed two, wounded eight, and was recently released from Sing Sing after ten years. Cain was shot on the elevated train after a white passenger objected to his smoking and may recover despite a lung wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Cain
Upper West Side
Richard Ball
Broadway
Cain
Ball
Sing Sing
Queen Elizabeth ring to be auctioned at Christies
The famed ring, in the Devereux or Carteret-Thynne line for 300 years, is believed to be Elizabeth I’s pledge of pardon to the Earl of Essex. Delays by the Countess of Nottingham in returning it allegedly spurred the Earl’s execution and the queen’s grief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Christie's
Queen Elizabeth
Devereux
Carteret-Thynne
Elizabeth
Earl of Essex
Countess of Nottingham
Missouri Iowa Nebraska Kansas league opens season
The Missouri Iowa Nebraska Kansas league begins play in Nebraska City with President Carey predicting a record year. Maryville visits Falls City Shenandoah plays Clarinda and Auburn meets Nebraska City as the season runs through September 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska City
Neb
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas Baseball League
Carey
Maryville
Falls City
Shenandoah
Clarinda
Auburn
Half Century Mark Opens Southern Presbyterian Assembly
Louisville May 18. The fifty first general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church convened with over three hundred delegates. Retiring moderator Rev Jonathan W Bachman preached a forceful sermon praising fifty years of separate existence and the church as a conservative spiritual force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Jonathan W. Bachman
Fifty-First
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church, Southern
Church of Jesus Christ
J. W. Bechman
Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern Presbyterian Church
Kingdom of God
Jesus Christ
Lumber dealers found guilty in fraud conspiracy case
Ferdinand H. Durselin and Carl H. Georg, former owners of Yellow Pine Lumber Co., New Orleans, were convicted in federal court of conspiracy to defraud and using the mails for fraudulent shipments. A new trial motion was filed and sentence was postponed to Saturday. They allegedly defrauded Laurie Peterson of Hamburg, Germany of about 25000 by shipping inferior lumber amid lawsuits involving Hinton White Lumber Co. Peterson also sued both firms, winning 22500 in a separate verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Ferdinand H. Durselin
Carl H. Georg
Yellow Pine Lumber Company
Laurie Peterson
Hamburg
Germany
Peterson
Hinton White Lumber Company
Czar Marks 43rd Birthday as Diplomats Send Wishes
The 43rd birthday of the Czar was observed in St. Petersburg with messages from foreign rulers. Emperor William II sent congratulations personally via German Crown Prince who travelled to the capital for the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
William II
Remembering Faith and Leaders on a Nation’s Day
Dr Bachman lauds early church Fathers from Civil War era as models of devotion to Jesus Christ and Zion. Taft Roosevelt greetings read at the thirteenth annual International Sunshine Society convention opening in New York at the Martinique Hotel with delegates from many states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion
Dr. Bachman
Churches of Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
General Assembly
Church of the First Born
Heaven
God
Father
New York
Taft
Roosevelt
The
International Sunshine Society
Hotel Martinique
Observer Calls for Judge Hall Resignation Debate
The Observer voices mixed sentiments on Judge Hall, warning against resignation while defending Luther asso ciate justice. He recalls Judge Madison’s career move, mentions Theodore Wilson and Jared, and notes the political cost to Wilkinson. The piece laments self important critics as social hindrances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Luther
Supreme Court
Michel
Madison
Judge Hall
May shutdown threat looms over four state lumber mills
May 18 report from Galveston, Texas says Texas mill owners plan to curb operations to four days a week starting June 1 to block a labor push by the Brotherhood of Timber Workers allied with the Industrial Workers of the World. Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi mills join the stance against eight hour demand and wage hikes affecting over 200 mills and more than 20,000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Texas
Brotherhood of Timbe Workers
Industrial Workers of the World
American Federation of Labor
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Baptist Convention Reports Large Gospel Outreach Across South
The Home Mission Board reports extensive evangelism in the South among Negroes Indians Mexicans and immigrants. One general evangelist with 28 assistants led meetings. 1 302 missionaries total with 3 860 professions of conversion and 26 860 baptisms. New churches 254 houses of worship 289 built and 751 Sunday schools started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
South
Texas
Home Mission Board
Southern Baptist Convention
Alabama
Georgia
Maryland
Virginia
Missouri
Vast Baptists Growth Reported Across Southern States
The Southern Baptist Convention reveals Texas leads in Baptist population with 299,718 members, 13,165 baptisms last year, and vast church property value totaling $5,447,904 plus missions giving of $1,503,844. National figures list 23,248 churches and 60 associations, with 134,440 baptisms and 124,116 Sunday School pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Maryland
Baltimore
Texas
Lone Star State
Lansing Burrows
Southern Baptist Convention
South
Next Reunion City Favorite as Macon Wins Vote
The United Confederate Veterans pick Macon Georgia as next reunion city after a two ballot vote. Gen George W Gordon is re elected commander in chief with Lieut Gen C Irvine Walker Bennett Young and K M Van Zandt named department commanders. Adjutant General Mickle read invitations from seven cities and Macon led Houston before the second ballot granted an outright majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Macon
United Confederate Veterans
George W. Gordon
Memphis
Army of Northern
K. M. van Zandt
Fort Worth
Texas
William E. Mickle
Houston
Jacksonville
Louisville
Chattanooga
Fresno
Calif
Atlantic City
N. J
van Zandt
Col
B. B. Paddock
Secretary Anderson Gat Resume of Work by the League
A secretary chronicles the League’s activities and progress, outlining tasks completed and ongoing projects. The summary highlights organizational efforts, administrative routines, and the league’s administration during a stated period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Gat
THE
League
Monroe Progressive League Aims High Despite Funds Shortage
Secretary BE W Anderson reports the Monroe Progressive League’s 1910–1911 year, noting limited progress due to funding and advertising means. The group pressured civic improvement, urged daily member engagement, and resisted a 1910 legislative bill to divert $15,000 to a case before the Interstate Commerce Commission involving Shreveport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W Anderson
Monroe Progressive League
Progressive League
League
Interstate Commerce Commission
Shreveport
Pardons Recommended for Several New Orleans Offenders
The Board of Pardons recommended pardons for Joseph Gowland William S Ingram Paul Heno Jr and Joseph Schiro. Henry H Hart received a pardon to restore citizenship. Details cover embezzlement forgery and criminal histories tied to Canal Street incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Joseph Gowland
William S. Ingram
Paul Heno, Jr
Joseph Schiro
Board of Pardons
Henry H. Hart
John G. Gowland
Hartz
State Board of Health
Supreme Court
Albert Mackie & Co
Canal Street
Henry T. Hart
Illinois Central
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peage
Merigh
Weather Report
General Madero
Amuck
Gotham
Negro
General Assembly OF Presbyterian Church
Bachman
Durselin
Georg
Russelin
Mobile
Czar
District Court
Circus’ Court
J. P. Madi
Theodore Willson
Sanders
United States Senate
Jared
Wilkinson
Thing
Oracle
UNION
Baptist
Convention
Gaeorgia
Gordon
Monroe
Express
Case
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