Crisis in Mexican situation prompts Tampico blockade plan
Federal gunboats trailed by American warships steamed from Puerto Mexico toward Tampico to enforce Huerta decree blocking the port. Officials, including Admiral Badger, weigh the impact on open port policy and mediation at Niagara Falls while training and surveillance continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Sacramento
Puerto Mexico
Tampico
Huerta
Bryan
Senor Brirno
Ibuerts
Washington
T's
Niagara Falls
Wilson to send Federal Reserve nominees soon
Secretary McAdoo said the full Federal Reserve board nominations will go to the Senate within days after a White House conference. Directors of the new reserve banks should be elected by July 1 and banks ready to operate by August 1. Warburg Harding and Miller have accepted board membership. two seats remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Board
Senate
Wilson
McAdoo
Reserve Board
Bul M. Warburg
New York
W. I. G. Harding
Birk Mingham
Ala
A. ©. Miller
San Francisco
Arm Less Stenographer Masters Writing With Rubber Bands
David T. Jones of Bai re lost both arms near the shoulder years ago yet uses rubber bands to hold a pencil and write neatly. At about forty he survived a steel structure accident and now plans to use shorthand for rough drafts of literary articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David T. Jones
Baire
Jones
Jealousy Linked to Farm Overseer Slayings
Charles K Weeks of Jamestown, a wealthy cigar dealer, shot and killed George Ganey, the farm overseer, after Weeks telephoned Warren County sheriff and waited. Weeks then crossed the state line to Ganey’s house and killed him. Weeks is a member of a prominent Jamestown family with prior flight history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ganey
Charles K Weeks
Jamestown
Snc
Warren County
Pennsylvania
Weeks
Kile Ganey
Given
General Blanquet Opposes Mexican Dictator Huerta
War Minister General Blanquet breaks with Victoriano Huerta claiming opposition to the dictatorial leadership in Mexico. The move signals a widening rift within the government as constitutional forces seek a path to stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huerta
Roosevelt weighs bid for New York governor
A Des Moines letter from George W. Perkins to David Henshaw reports Theodore Roosevelt seriously considering running as the Progressive candidate for New York governor. The missive notes Roosevelt’s initial hesitation but says duty and Progressive demand could push him to accept the nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Des Moines
Iowa
David Henshaw
George W. Perkins
Roosevelt
Mr. Perkins
Restoration on the Star Spangled Banner at Smithsonian
The original Star Spangled Banner flag from Fort McHenry is being restored at the Smithsonian in Washington. Eben Appleton donated the flag, which measures 10 by 36 feet and is the largest flag known to have flown in action. A bill to move the frigate Constellation to Baltimore passed the House and awaits Senate action.
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Fort McHenary
Key
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Institution
Smithsonian
Eben Appleton
George Armistead
Fort McHenry
Constellation
United States Navy
Baltimore
Newport
Deas
Senate
War Department
Wilson
Congress
Tragedy scale in Empress of Ireland echoes Titanic loss
Debates over fault in the Empress of Ireland collision with the Storstad unfold as damages claims surface. Experts urge updated sea regulations and underwater signaling to prevent future fogbound collisions, highlighting bells and acoustic methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bus Press
Ireland
Eupress
Storstad
St. Lawrebce
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway
New York Times
BK Miller
Maritime authorities urged to study underwater sound for ship locating
The text argues that sound in water could reveal a sunken vessel such as the Empress if ships had appropriate receiving gear. It stresses the duty of maritime authorities to give the subject attention and to teach navigators about underwater acoustics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox
Letenion
Collier
Bernhardt Plans World Tour at Age Seventy
Madame Sarah Bernhardt will sail for New York on October 10 to begin a world tour at seventy. The 26 month journey visits two continents with fifteen weeks in the United States and will close her stage career. The decision came by cable after several farewell tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Paris
Suffragettes campaign turns violent with arson and bombs
Militant suffragettes widen activities with arson at Breadeau church near Derby and a bomb found at Dudhope Castle near Dundee. Sylvia Pankhurst appears in Canningtown on an invalid chair, repeating threats to march on the House of Commons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudhope Castle
Breadeau Church
Derby
Dundee
John Graham
Claverhouse
Sylvia Pankhurst
Bome
Canningtown
House of Commont Ova
Compromise Amendment To Folis Repeal Bill Debated In Senate
A bipartisan compromise amendment drawn by Senator Simmons for administration forces and Senator Norris for Republicans will be offered when the bill reaches a senate vote. It combines the original Simmons amendment with Norris stronger substitute, reflecting Democratic gains and administration concessions on canal ownership and tolls. A vote on the amendment is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmons
Norris
Senate
Senate Interoceanic Canal Committee
United States
Great Britain
Panama Exemption Question Stirs Panics with Britain
A regional dispute over exemption rules involving Panama and Great Britain creates tension and questions about legal status. Officials from both sides discuss potential impacts on trade and diplomatic relations as debates continue.
Aguilar Advances Toward Mexico City From Tuxpan
General Candido Aguilar, rebel leader from Tuxpan, nears Mexico City with forces advancing from the Vera Cruz region. He has captured towns in Vera Cruz, established civil and military authorities, opened rail and telegraph lines, and aims to outpace Villa Zapata and Obregon toward the capital. Puebla’s garrison appears weak, aiding a potential southern push.
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General Aguilar
Tuxpan
Candido Aguilar
Mexico City
Villa
Zapata
Obregon
Tantinm
Tantoyocn
Vera Cruz
Aguilar
Hidalgo
State of
Patigen
Aguilar Fariees
Swat
Tissem
Amuliet
Puebla
Tespan
Elaty Mies
Bold Daylight Thefts Reported At City Banks
Two American Can Co cashiers were robbed of 2200 as they left the New York County bank at Fourteenth Street and Ninth Avenue the robbers fled in a standing car. Separately five thousand dollars were taken from clerks at a Brooklyn paint firm while a watcher in a top window did not intervene. A touring car pair discharged revolvers forcing clerks to surrender a satchel containing the money before the robbers escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Can Company
New York
Pourteenth Street
Ninth Avenue
Cork
Brooklyn
Cunard’s Aquitania Docked Quietly in Liverpool Port
A giant Cunard liner Aquitania arrived at the River Merse after a long voyage from Liverpool. The ship, 001 feet long with a 47 006 tonnage, can carry about 5 000 passengers and is hailed as the largest ship in the world. Tugboats assisted its spotless berth alongside the Vaterland in a calm harbor scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunard Line
He Melien
Liverpool
Aviators Killed Near Dijon In Air Crash
Two French army aviators and three British airmen died when their craft collided with a rising military aeroplane above a Dijon forest. A fragment fell to the trees as witnesses saw explosion and smoke, and the crew were found burned and mutilated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mighim Aur
Lieuivawnt
Ghose
Sapper Kious
Dijon
France
Leason
Cacquette
Merc
Inventor of Mauser Rifle Dies in Stuttgart
Peter Paul von Mauser, noted inventor of the Mauser rifle, died in Stuttgart at age 76. The weapon, perfected by the Mauser brothers, has been adopted by numerous armies worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauser
Peter Aul von Mauser
Stuttgart
Ddige
Deigiua
World News Briefs Span Fires Arrests Elections and Disasters
The cut of terse telegrams reports Corinth Ky. fire wrecking $75,000 with 19 buildings lost. a U S marshal nominee from Montgomery Alabama. a New Orleans bridge bill praised by the Interstate Commerce Committee. a Windsor England mansion blaze tied to suffragettes. a New Mexico envoy to Salvador. a Utah drowning of Woodward Duke. Sulzer impeachment ruling awaiting appeal. naval boiler tube blast injures three. nationwide civil service postmaster exams. Atlanta to host 1915 championship. Iowa Republicans renominate Cummins and Clarke. Emerson funds UNC stadium gift. Treasury notes bank deposits yield $1.43 million. Havana ex-governor and ally found guilty in July 1913 assassination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pire
Corinth
Mcbuffie Cain
Montgomery
Ala
United States
Middle District
Alabama
Interstate Commerce Committee
New Orleans
Mississippi River
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Windsor
England
Duchess of Sutherland
Boaz W. Long
New Mexico
Division of Latin-American Affairs
Department of State
Salvador
Woodward W. Duke
J. B. Duke
American Tobacco Company
Park City
Utah
Court of Appeals
New York Court of
William Sulzer
Sulzer
United States Supreme Court
Christy
Salem
Puerto Mexico
Navy Department
Maine
Georgia
Mississaippi
Texas
North Dakota
Minnesota
Civil Service Commission
Washington
Trial of Labor Leaders Opens in July
The trial of Charles H. Moyer and other Western Federation of Miners leaders on copper strike charges will begin in July. The date was set after attorney N. Hilton assured prosecutor Anthony Lucas that the defendants would be ready. The case will be heard at L’Anse, Baraga County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
N. Hilton
Anthony Lucas
L’ Anse Eat
Baraga County
Tribute to Jefferson Davis Observed as Holiday in Mobile
The birthday of Jefferson Davis was observed as a legal holiday in Mobile. Federal and state offices banks and other public institutions closed in observance. Patriotic societies held exercises to mark the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Je@n Davis
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
Mobile
White Wolf brigand robs and burns station in Lanchow
Dispatch from Lanchow, Kaneu province, reports that the brigand known as White Wolf looted and set fire to a Christian alliance station at ingohow. All missionaries and Americans are safe despite the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Wolf
Lanchow
Kaneu
Fatal auto crash near Geneva and Coffee Springs
A car accident between Geneva Alabama and Coffee Springs left A M Bowden with a broken shoulder and Willem Brown with a broken jaw. Millard Gideon Bad Whitman and John Bowden were nervously hurt and badly bruised as the automobile went over an embankment while en route to a Florida coast fishing trip.
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A.M. Bowden
Willem Brown
Millard Gideon
Bad Whitman
John Bowden
Geneva
Ala
Coffee Springs
Plarida
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Joel M. Foster
Brown's Mills
N. J
Seranto
General Blanquet
American Press Association
May
New York State
Star Span
Survivora
Empris
Irelane
U. S. Rights
Candid Agtilak
Aquitania
Atlanta, Ga
Albert B. Cummins
George W. Clarke
Isaac EH. Emerson
University of North Carolina
Chapel Mil
Emerson
Treasury Department
Treasury
Ernesto Alberto
Havana
Eugenio Arias
Armando Riva
Thational Police
Prado
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