Madero Dies in Dark Plot of Assassination
Mexico City February 24 official inquiry opens into deaths of ex president Francisco Madero and Vice President Joe Pino Buarez. Government maintains deaths resulted from unforeseen events during a midnight transfer to the penitentiary amid guards fire and an assault. Public doubts linger over ley fuga unwritten law.
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Mexico City
Madero
Suarez
Huerta
Francisco Madero
Joe Pino Buarez
National Palace
Victoriano Huerta
Francisco de la Barra
Senora Madero
Senor Colegan Y Colegan
Wisnows
Jose Peres
Mercedes Madero
Francisco
Senora Buarez
Paria
Calla
Berkolce
Henry L Wilson obituary and Mexican crisis report
Henry Lang ford Wilson, president of the Archaeological Institute of America and Johns Hopkins professor, died of pneumonia in a Pittsburgh hospital after visiting the Carnegie museum. The dispatch also covers Madero and Suarez’s execution near the national palace, mob attacks on their guards, and reactions of officials including the American ambassador. Ernesto Madero arrives in Vera Cruz and Porfirio Diaz signals readiness to act while Mexico’s upheaval continues.
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Pittsburgh
Henry Langford Wilson
Archaeological Institute of America
Johns Hopkins University
W. J. Holland
Carnegie Museum
Madero
Rafael Hernandez
Interior
Henry Lane Wilson
de la Barra
Suarez
National Palace
Francisco Cardenas
Rafael Pimiento
Jin
Ernesto Madéro
Gustavo
Gustavo Madero
Senora Madero
Mercénes
Angela
Ernesto Madero
Vera Cro
Ernesto Medero
Francisco Madero
Kenah
Egypt
Porfirio Dias
Mexico
Weather and War News From Washington and Mexico
The report covers a Rock Island area forecast with fair, warmer weather and no precipitation, plus Astronomical events. It also notes U.S. anxiety over Mexico with discussions on recognition of Huerta, troop mobilization plans, and transport movements toward Galveston as Major General Carter holds readiness for orders.
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Mexico
United States
Diaz
Feliz Diaz
Huerta
Washington
Wilson
War Department
Galveston
Taft
New York
Carter
Chicago
Middle West
11Th Infantry
Arthur Williams
Fort
D. A. Russell
Wyoming
18Th Infantry
Thomas F. David
Fort McKenzie
Wyo
Fort Bliss
Texas
22Nd Infantry
Daniel A. Frederick
Wey
Cay Yesten
6Th
Des Moines
Stimson
Senate to consider bill barring telegrams on cotton futures
Washington February 24 Federal legislation to prohibit telegram transmission of cotton futures and options information is to be debated in the Senate tomorrow. Senator Smith of South Carolina gave notice he would seek to discharge the judiciary committee from further consideration of the bill which passed the House last summer.
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Washington
Senate
Smith
South Carolina
Judiciary Committee
House
Commission Plan For Small Cities Advances In Iowa Senate
Feb 24 report notes a bill to establish a city government commission and fix salaries for city officials passed the Iowa Senate after an amendment requiring House action. The measure, already passing the House, will return for final action. Other items include a proposed split of Woodbury and Monona counties into separate judicial districts and penalties for escaped prisoners.
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Ee Moe
Senate of
Iowa
House
Senate
Wodbury
Monona
Griffin
Woodbury
Sioux City
Lounsberry
Marshall
Matheson’s Life Sentence Sticks
Washington reports the Supreme Court declined to interfere with George Matheson's life prison term for the alleged 1908 murder of Gus Lawless at Chicken Creek Alaska. The decision came as part of early Arctic Circle cases and a later section notes the White Slave Traffic Act of 1910 was upheld as constitutional.
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Washington
Supreme Court
George Matheson
Gus Lawless
Chicken Creek
Alaska
Arctic Circle
McKenna
Labor Trust Attacked by Federal Act in Chicago Suit
Federal government sues local IBEW unions No 9 and 134 in Chicago over a strike against Postal Telegraph. Suit alleges conspiracy and deliberate interference with interstate and government messages, seeking an injunction to restrain obstructing, injuring lines, or threatening workers.
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Chicago
Labor Trust
Activil
International Brotherhood of Eilectrical Workers
Postal Telegraph & Cable Company
Telegraph Company
United States
Ryan Favored by Bridge Workers
Indianapolis Ind Feb 24 Reorganization of the International Bridge and Structural Workers is planned at the association annual convention with about 100 delegates from 12 000 members. President Ryan—sentenced to seven years after conviction in the McNamara plots—receives support for reelection. Joseph McClory of Cleveland likely to be elected permanent secretary. sessions at the convention are secret.
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Indianapolis
Ind
International Bridge and Structural Workers
McNamara
Association
Ryan
Leavenworth
Joseph BE. McClory
Cleveland
Herbert S. Hockin
McClory
Regulation of stock boards debated by House committee
Washington Feb 24 The house money trust committee held an executive session to review its report. Counsel Samuel Untermyer presented a lengthy analysis of the testimony with multiple recommendations for remedial legislation. The panel plans a complete report to the house later this week amid sharp discussion over interlocking directorates stock exchange regulation and federal control of clearing houses. Several members questioned federal jurisdiction over these activities.
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Washington
House Money Trust Committee
Samuel Untermier
House
Untermyer
Rostron to Receive Medal for Titanic Rescue Efforts
Captain A. H. Rostron, commander of the Carpathia, arrived from England to receive a medal voted by Congress in Washington for rescuing Titanic survivors last April. The ceremony will be held in Washington with Rostron honored for his decisive action during the disaster.
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New York
A. H. Rostron
Carpathia
England
Congress
Washington
Democrats Split With Gov Dunne In Illinois Senate Fight
An Illinois split emerged between Gov. Dunne and the Democratic state committee as the two Democrat nominees for the long and short term, James Hamilton Lewis and Lawrence Y. Sherman, faced resistance from party leaders. Charles urged downstate leaders to back both Democrats, arguing against a bipartisan compromise and stating Democrats must elect two senators to fulfill the party's pledges and avoid aiding a Republican.
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Chicago
Dunne
Democratic State Organization
Sullivan
W. L. O’connell
Beacon Street
J. Hamilton Lewis
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Charles
Springfield
Arthur W. Charles
Democratic State Committee
Sherman
Lewis
Charles Boeschenstein
Roger C. Swilivan
East
Wilson
Boeschenstein
State Committee
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Senate
Democratic Organization of
General Assembly
Democratic
Democratic National Administration
Wilson Sets April 1 Date Extra Opens
President elect Wilson announced an extra session of congress will convene Tuesday April 1. He said he chose the date after a letter from Underwood and noted the interval from March 4 might be used for caucuses and conferences. Wall Street editors urged early currency reform and Wilson agreed there should be attention to financial questions.
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Trenton
N. J
Wilson
Representative Underwood
Congress
Underwood
Wall Street
Fraud Charge in a Theatre Deal
Chicago Feb 24. Fraud charges renewed against Jacob J Shubert head of the Shubert theatrical syndicate and John Cort owner and producer in a suit filed in U S district court seeking 185000 with interest on a theater chain purchase in Illinois and Iowa The Foreman Brothers Banking company trustee in the contract involving Frank W Chamberlin Burlington Iowa Shubert Cort co defendants Mrs Chamberlin widow and William E Blake complain they were defrauded via a dummy New York corporation after contracts for theaters in Quincy Ottawa Rock Island Galesburg Rockford Moline Freeport Canton Peoria Aurora Joliet IL and Davenport Muscatine Waterloo Creston Grinnell IA were signed.
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Chicago
Jacob J. Shubert
Shubert Theatrical Syndicate
John Cort
Playhouse
United States District Court
Ilinoig
Iowa
Foreman Brothers Banking , Company
Frank W. Chamberlin
Burlington
Shubert
Cort Fg
Chamberlin
William E. Blake
New York Corporation
Quincy
Ottawa
Rock Island
Galesburg
Rockford
Moline
Freeport
Canton
Peoria
Aurora
Joliet
Davenport
Muscatine
Waterloo
Creston
Grinnell
Mrs Guggenheim Loses Her Case in Illinois Divorce
Chicago Feb 24 The State moved to expunge Grace Guggenheim and William Guggenheim's divorce on grounds of collusion and fraud, denied by Judge Heard. Since the divorce both spouses remarried. Mrs Guggenheim testified she lied about residence in Illinois while seeking annulment attempts persist.
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Chicago
Grace Guggenheim
Wiliam Guggenheim
Pankhurst Arrested in Bomb Outrage Over Lloyd George Residence
London notes Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst has been arrested in connection with the destruction of the country residence of David Lloyd George by an explosion last week. Her arrest followed her public declaration that she conspired with and incited followers to carry out the outrage.
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London
Emmeline Pankhurst
Connon
David Lloyd George
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