Mail car hold-up ends in fatal shootout in Chicago
Horace Walton 30 of St. Joseph Missouri, a former postal clerk, is killed in a revolver duel with a posse after robbing a mail car near Kankakee and escaping with an estimated $100,000 in currency. The money was recovered and Walton is identified as the son of a hotel clerk. Walden had worked as a mail clerk in Chicago before his departure for Chickasha weeks earlier.
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Fire hearing opens as crowd gathers in San Antonio
An eager San Antonio crowd fills City Hall for a fire department hearing. Officers and local leaders, including Mayor, address alleged union tensions and disciplinary actions. Fireman Clark reports nonmembership when questioned, prompting guidance to obtain a union card. Continued on Page Two.
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Evening News Finds Home For Tiny Baby
The Evening News reports a San Antonio publicity push to place a deserted baby girl with a foster home. Seven applications were received from families in the city and Dallas, with Mrs Graham and the police matron involved in arranging a welcome for the infant.
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San Antonio
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Seven
Dallay
Thiat City
Fronie
Gracheo
Oil men debate action on rebels tax payment now
In Mexico City and Tampico oil executives from American and British firms discussed rebel leaders demand for upfront export taxes totaling about five million pesos. They cited uncertainty of the revolutionary government’s stability while provisional ministers and generals planned continued governance. Diplomatic corps weighed recognition as Carranza forces faced renewed clashes near Apizaco and Tepetitla with trepidation over safe passage for leaders and oil property protection.
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Crerunza
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Bert Atora
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John Body
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Wilson veto debate over congressional control of press and budgets
President Wilson vetoed an appropriation bill section aimed at preventing propaganda and press publications within executive departments. He argued the provision would amount to legislative censorship and impair executive functions, urging instead a comprehensive budget system with separate spheres for Congress and the executive.
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Wynna Hox D. CO
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Miaiwader Abel
Congressional
Huse Committee
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Deniel
No definite information on Carranza in State Department
May 1. The State Department has no definite information about Carranza's whereabouts or situation. Dispatches from Summerlin in the City of Mexico report fighting between Carranza forces and rebels. The Mexican capital is quiet. embassy attempts to communicate continue. Telegraph service between Piedras Negras and Saltillo will resume today.
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Mexico
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Piedras Negras
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Saltillo
Coahuila
de la Huerta
Francisco Coss
Villa Acuna
Eight Persons Drowned In Ardmore Cloud Burst
A cloud burst near Ardmore across the Nebraska line left at least eight dead. An entire family of five drowned while fleeing to higher ground. Mr and Mrs P Darby bodies found near the home, daughter Frances found two miles away, two sons missing, and three homesteaders reported missing with cabins washed away. The crawl of the flood also affects nearby Marshall Texas population figures.
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Attempt on Life of Turkish Grand Vizier Reported
London dispatch says a police officer failed to assassinate Grand Vizier Damad Ferid Pasha in his Constantinople office. An attendant was wounded and the would be assassin arrested.
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London
Poles Press Offensive Against Reds Amid Front Advances
Poles continue actions against Reds with reports of gains across multiple fronts. Official dispatches indicate advances up to ten miles with Polish cavalry movements near frontline lines west of the Black Sea as communications lines remain under pressure.
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Carranza force reported on way to border town
Reports from Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras indicate Carranza troops under Gen. Castro moved toward Piedras Negras to recapture the city. In Brownsville Matamoros remains in rebel hands as Gen. Colunga stages to receive Gen. Gonzales. governors of four states face pursuit and looted funds.
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Brownsville
Matamoros
Julio Colunga
Ricardo Gonzales
Gonzales
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Santoz
Mireles
Martinez
Fort Ringgold
Army Beats British to the Front in WWI Debate
International News Service dispatch reports U.S. Secretary of the Navy Daniels testifying before a Senate sub committee that American forces arrived in France rapidly due to naval shortcomings. He cites 2,138,000 tons of shipping losses and 500,000 lives as consequences of delayed Allied intervention. President Wilson’s aides and critics debate British navy policy and American entry timing.
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Aros
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Alulberry
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London
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Hoover Promises Peace Plans for Industry Labor Talks
President Hoover outlines a limited path to industrial harmony during a conference, warning against compulsory arbitration and broad state controls. He supports moderate bargaining, opposes compulsory measures, and argues for wage policy tied to production while urging restraint from militant strikes. senators press for clear, workable codes and national labor stability.
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Kemp
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Etter
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Haover
Gabor Lowterk
Tabor
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Dbor
Germans Won't Talk Until French Leave
May 24 report notes German threats to remain silent until French forces depart. Mention references to a spy conference and withdrawal of French troops from Proexter ahead of a pivotal event. The fragmented text hints at diplomatic frictions and military moves affecting talks.
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Tefitar
Aiten
Proexter
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