Cepeda Chosen Go-Between for Mexican Armistice Talks
Reginaldo Cepeda, senator from Coahuila and ally of Carranza, is chosen by Provisional President Carbajal to negotiate the transfer of government to the constitutionalists. Cepeda travels from Vera Cruz to Tampico to meet Carranza with authority to arrange terms and seek a two-point pledge: amnesty for political offenders and protections for lives and property.
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Mexico City
Francisco Carbajal
Mexico
Reginaldo Cepeda
Coahuila
Carranza
Urueta
Carbajal Commission
Carbajal
Cepeda
Carranza Ready to Suspend Hostilities in Mexico Talks
General Venustiano Carranza told the United States he was prepared to suspend hostilities against Carbajal's government pending negotiations for a transfer of authority in Mexico City. He met with John R. Sibli man, Consul General Hanna, and Vice Consul Robertson at Monterey and said he would receive Carbajal's three appointees to discuss peace. Secretary Bryan called the communication promising, noting the mediators are constitutionalists aligned with Carranza and close to Carbajal.
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United States
Carranza
General Villa
Mexico
Bryan
George C. Carothers
John R. Silliman
State Department
Villa
Torreon
Chihuahua
Carbajal
Saltillo
Huerta
City of
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Wilson
Hanna
Robertson
Monterey
Henry Lane Wilson
White House
John Lind
House of Representatives
Minnesota
Lind
Fac
Didate
Mexico City
Congress
Maderistas
U S Plans Troop Movement In Haiti And Santo Domingo
Washington presses for peace in Haiti and Santo Domingo with the threat of armed intervention. Secretary Bryan and Secretary Daniels discuss moving marines to Haiti. About 400 marines were headed from Norfolk to Guantanamo with over 500 now in region. Rebels and government forces clash in Cape Haitien as 200 to 300 government troops arrive on horseback.
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Washington
United States
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Bryan
Daniels
Russell
South Carolina
Cape Haitien
Guantanamo
Cuba
Norfolk
Hancock
Hampton Roads
Cape Haiti
Codio
Replica of Capitol Chosen for Texas Exposition Building
Texas commission selects a replica of the capitol for the Lone Star State building at the Panama Pacific Exposition. The Alamo design was rejected to avoid discord after deliberations in executive session. Construction aims by Sept 1 with about 25 000 collected. funds sought from Mrs. Eli Hertzberg and Mrs. G V Galbreath. The commission members present included Mrs. Hertzberg, Mrs Colquitt, Mrs Galbreath, Abe Gross and J T Bowman.
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San Antonio
Tex
Alamo
Texas Commission
Lone Star State
Colquitt
Capitol
Texas Building
Eli Hertzberg
G. V. Galbreath
Fort Worth
Hertzberg
O. B. Colquitt
Austin
Galbreath
Abe Gross
Waco
J. T. Bowman
Texans File Expense Lists in Texas primary campaign
The Texas primary campaign disclosures list expenses by district and candidate. Notable totals include W. R. Smith 264 and Blanton 4893.39 in the sixteenth district, Milam 2872.83 in the twelfth, Garrett 1964 and Davis 1593.37 in the at large group, plus several smaller amounts across other districts.
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Washington
Texas
Horace Vaughn
James Young
R. W. Simpson
Hatton Wa. Summers
L. H. Bailey
J. P. Buchanan
Nothing
R. L. Henry
Lumber mill and yards burned near Alexandria
The Sweet Home Lumber Company sawmill lumber yards and offices at Ball on the Iron Mountain road eight miles north of Alexandria were destroyed by fire on Wednesday. Loss placed at 90000 dollars.
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Alexandria
Sweet Home Lumber Company
Ball, la
Iron Mountain Road
Betrothal of Prince William to Bavarian Princess Nears
The betrothal of Prince William of Hohenzollern, father in law of former King Manuel of Portugal, to a daughter of the Bavarian king is understood to be imminent in Munich Bavaria.
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Munich
Bavaria
William of
Oil Man Rogers Leaves $49 Million Estate in New York
Henry H. Rogers Standard Oil heir left an estate valued at $49,009,099 in New York state. D Ogden Mills followed with $36,536,791, per official appraisers filed Wednesday.
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New York
Henry H. Rogers
Standard Oil
New York State
D. Ogden Mills
Civil War Claims Docket Grows At Court of Claims
Washington reports thousands of Southern residents sue in the Court of Claims for a share of about 5 million dollars from cotton and property captured by the Union army. Over a thousand cases pend, with test cases due in October and letters predicting thousands more claims as judges may rule. The fund totals about 13 million awaiting distribution to claimants once eligibility is settled.
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Washington
Court of Claims
Treasury Department
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
War Department
Department
Ex Premier Vows Wife Innocent in Calmette Killing Trial
In Paris on Tuesday former French premier Joseph Caillaux spent two hours defending his wife, charged with fatally shooting Gaston Calmette of Figaro. He dominated the testimony, declaring he would have acted himself but for public duties and Calmette's alleged calumnies.
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Paris
France
Joseph Caillaux
Gaston Calmette
Figaro
M. Caillaux
Mme. Caillaux
Calmette
Suggests Release of Mexican Prisoners by War Dept
Washington reports General Bliss sent a Saturday message to the War Department proposing the release of about 6,400 Mexicans, mainly soldiers, held at Forts Rosecrans Brown McIntosh Bliss and Wingate, on condition they do not again take up arms.
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Washington
Forts Rosecrans
Brown
McIntosh
Bliss
Wingate
War Department
New Haven Railroad Becomes Sherman Suit Target
President Wilson ordered the Sherman suit to dissolve the New Haven system and directed that criminal aspects be presented to a federal grand jury after years of attempts to resolve the railroad dispute without litigation.
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New Haven
Washington
Wilson
McReynolds
Dominican Capital Weakening Amid Dominican Crisis
President Bordas of the Dominican Republic sees his forces besiege northern rebels at Puerto Plata while his grip on San Domingo City weakens. The narrative highlights a fragile southern capital under pressure as the civil conflict unfolds.
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Washington
Bordas
Dominican Republic
Puerto Plata
San Domingo City
Oil Tanks Destroyed in Cleburne Storage Fire
A fire Tuesday at the Pierce-Forayce Company storage oil tanks in Cleburne Texas destroyed three large tanks. The loss is estimated at 25000 dollars.
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Cleburne
Tex
Pierce-Forayce Company
Huerta's Rule Ends as U S Support Shifts to Constitutionalist Winners
The article recounts the 1913 Mexican crisis under Huerta, the U S push for his removal, Lind missions, and the shift of backing to the Constitutionalist forces led by Villa and allied generals as Huerta's government collapses amid farcical elections and rising revolutionary momentum.
New President Not Soldier in Mexico City
Francisco Carbajal, 44, a Campeche native and lawyer, rose from judiciary posts to senator and chief Justice before Huerta named him minister of foreign relations. A calm, independent, European-descended figure, he conveys reserve power and solid probity with prudent business sense and stable family ties.
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Puerto Mexico
Dresden
Huerta
Blanquet
Senora Blanquet
Jamaica
Wilson
United States
Mexico
Mexico City
Francisco Carbajal
Campeche
Madero
Supreme Court
Porfirio Diaz
Sener Carbajal
Juarez
Senor Carbajal
Two Prophets Comment on Militant Suffragists
Mrs Inez Milholland Boissevain in New York dismisses Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as a minor navalist and prophet. She argues for granting women the vote and end to militancy, predicting Englishmen will bury the issue in oil paintings statues and perhaps a chucklehead.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Inez Milholland Boissevain
New York
Sir Arthur
Noe Sound Dialogue Reveals Gentle Banter
In a light exchange, Brown jokes about not finding much sound value in a paper dollar while Jones assures better health after a doctor’s checkup. The remarks reveal casual humor about money and well being.
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Jones
Brown
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