Mediation Talks Set at Niagara Falls for Mexican Peace
Three South American envoys announced formal mediation talks to start May 18 at Niagara Falls Ontario to resolve Mexico's civil strife. Carranza rejects armistice and involvement in talks while Huerta seeks further mediators. discussions hinge on pacifying Mexico and U.S. relations.
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Washington
Mexico
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Hrgan
Canada
United States
Carranza
Huerta
Tampico
Cay
Villa Spurns Maas Tender in Mexican Crisis
General Francisco Villa refused to join the federal forces led by General Maas and said Huertista actions had provoked foreign intervention. Villa stated his men would not ally with the federals in avenging Veracruz occupation.
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Torreon
Mex
Francisco Villa
Maas
Saltillo
Villa
Vera Cruz
Tampico Crisis Deepens As Water Runs Dry
Captain Blackadder of the Ward liner Camaguey reported Tampico faces growing seriousness with water cut off and famine looming. Only Consul Clarence A. Miller and an assistant are believed to remain in Tampico among a small American presence while rebels hold river towns nearby.
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Vera Cruz
Tampico
Blackadder
Camaguey
Clarence A. Miller
Mexican foreign minister resigns amid US-Mexico rift
Jose Lopez Portillo y Rojas resigns as Mexican foreign minister and Esteva Ruiz follows. A proposal to send an official commission to Washington to settle tensions is rejected. Huerta imposes a ban on US trade and orders confiscation of US cargoes. Dr Edward J Ryan, an American Red Cross official, is released from Zaatecas prison and sent safely to Vera Cruz. In Mexico City fighting nears a clash, but only a few shots occur at El Tejar water works.
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Carranza
Mexico
Huerta
State Department
Car 3
Washington
United States
Bryan
Emilio Rabasa
Augustin Garza
Mr. Bryan
City of
Funston
Vera Cruz
Fumston
Garrison
Texas City
Mexico City
Jose Lopez Portillo Y Rojas
Esteva Ruiz
Foreign Office
Federal
Customs House
Edward J. Ryan
American Red Cross Society
Zacatecas
Victoriano Huerta
Ryan
Aun
Senor Portillo Y Rojas
General Huerta
William W. Canada
Felix Diaz
Mex
el Tejar
Russell
Badger
Atlantic
Howard
Pacific
Tampico
Mayo
Villa
O Tampico
Rebels Near Capital as Constitutionalists Gain Ground
Reports from Mexico say General Pablo Gonzales swept federals near Saltillo on May 4 capturing six field guns and a Hotchkiss gun. Carranza dispatches show three campaigns within 600 miles of Mexico City, threatening Tampico and extending toward Mazatlan and San Luis Potosi.
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el Paso
Tex
Pablo Gongales
Monterey
Saltillo
Rafael Muzquiz
Matamoros
Brownsville
Gonzales
San Juan
Montemoreloy
Tampico
Washington
General Carranza
Rafael Zubaran
Chihuahua
Carranza
City of
Mexico
General Obregon
Pacific Coast
Mazatlan
Penzacos
San Luis Potosi
Tampic
Diplomat Like Debate Over Jimmie's Grades
An irate Mrs. Flaherty storms into the principal’s room demanding better marks for her son Jimmie. The teacher explains the school grading system while Mrs. Flaherty insists on misread letters and misconstrues the meaning of D through A.
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Jimmie
Harper's Magazine
Resinol Ointment and Soap Advertised for Skin Ailments
An advertisement touts Resinol ointment and Resinol soap as remedies for eczema ringworm and itching. It claims rapid relief and safe use on irritated skin with applications for pimples dandruff sores burns wounds and more. Sold by druggists in 50c and 1 quantities and soap at 25c.
The Cow Is The Most Useful Animal There Is
A Philadelphia minister recalls Bishop Bowman who rebuked his gentler stance with a joke about a girl who rewrites a simple school composition. The girl amends The cow is a very useful animal to read The cow is the most useful animal there is excep. 6100.
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Bishop Bowman
Philadelphia
Chamberlain Speech Encounter Sparks Row With Shouts
A story recalls Joseph Chamberlain amid a campaign where a heckler shouted about taxing food. After loud calls to eject him, Chamberlain steadied the meeting. Moments later the same man cried for him to stop braying as a heckler retorted that thistles would be taxed.
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Joseph Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Old Master's Work Attributed By A Guaranty
Mrs Parvenue recalls a painting sold with a written guarantee that the painter was over seventy five before he brushed a stroke. Mrs Swartleigh reacts with surprise noting the corner picture’s claim to be an old master.
Laughter Aids Digestion According to Hufeland
A quotation notes laughter as a healthful exercise aiding digestion. It claims forefathers used jesters at meals to provoke laughter, asserting the practice rests on true medical principles cited by Hufeland.
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Hufeland
Lingual Elasticity. There goes the village cut up.
A Baltimore American page notes playful word use with puns about a joker or surgeon. The snippet reflects linguistic curiosities and local wit.
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Baltimore
Murphy Votes Twice in Election Day Bribe Attempt
After casting a ballot Murphy is approached by an old friend offering $50 to vote again in Ike Rosenbaum's name. The exchange ends with a dispute at the polls as Murphy claims Ike Rosenbaum is his name and tries to cast a second vote.
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Murphy
Ike Rosenbaum
Rosenbaur
Dublin
First Steps in Piano Playin Upsets Father
Mr Murray, confined to a sick bed, grows irritable as he hears piano banging in the parlor. His wife explains their daughter Mary is taking her first steps in piano playing, prompting his scornful remark.
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Mr. Murray
Mary
Latin for filme flies in class discussion
In Latin the phrase filme flies translates to muscae. The question and answer discuss tempus muscae as a time phrase related to flies.
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Thomas
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Villa Spurns Maas’ Tender
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