Senator Smith Report on US Mexican Policy Issued
Senator Smith of Michigan filed a 900 page Senate report on border conditions and US policy during Mexican revolutions. It shows US neutrality laws violated to aid Madero, reveals inconsistencies in the State Department, and notes Americans face less protection than foreigners in Mexico. The report offers no final recommendations.
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Smith
Michigan
Senate
Mexico
United States
Madero
Orozco
State Department
Tre
Joust With Fate in Captain Scott Diary Analysis
A telegraphed excerpt from Captain Scott's diary lists seven or eight distinct causes for the failed return after reaching the pole. Loss of pony transport delayed progress and reduced provisions. Worse weather and a gale near latitude 83 slowed them. Softer snow on Beardmore glacier added delay. Despite the hardships, Scott and his team reached the pole and began the return before human factors altered the outcome.
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Captain Scott
Scott
Beardmore
Amundsen
Seaman Ans
The tragic end of Scott and his polar party
The expedition faced a brutal climb to the Beardmore glacier and brutal weather. Illness and a concussion felled a member. Captain Oates died after heroic effort. The remaining party died near a supply depot eleven miles away, as a blizzard froze their fate.
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Beardmore
Antarctic
Scott
Oates
Titanic Echo Shapes New Ocean Giants Safety Features
The era’s biggest liners, the 50 000 ton Imperator and 45 000 ton Olympic, advertise watertight bulkheads and dual skins to boost safety after the Titanic disaster. Ads stress bridge officers and wireless operators, signaling that public demand now centers on passenger protection as the ships promise comfort and size.
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Atlantic Coast
Hamburg- American Line
Hamburg
New York
Ritz-Carleton
Point of Safety
Imperator
Olympic
White Star Line
The Stain of Blood on President Madero’s Death
The piece notes a growing view that Mexico’s President Madero was assassinated rather than killed in a straightforward event. It references the Mexican Herald of February 22 and suggests details emerging paint a deliberate political murder.
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Madero
Mexico
Mexican Herald
Madero Death and Huerta Controversy In Mexican Crisis
A column recounts Mrs. Madero visiting General Huerta on February 21 assuring him her husband’s life was safe, then being denied access as Madero and Suarez were held. That night both were killed amid conflicting official accounts, with US and Texas legislators pressing to intervene. The piece argues the murder was foreseeable and orchestrated, urging responsibility and peace.
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Madero
Huerta
Suarez
United States
Mexico
Texas
Provisional Government of
General Huerta
Madame Madero
Provisional Government
Gustavo Madero
New York Tribune
Cardinal Gibbons Opposes Jones Bill On Philippine Independence
The New York Tribune notes Cardinal Gibbons argues against pledging independence for the Philippines by a fixed date. He is described as a calm, informed voice with no partisan interest, aiming to safeguard civilization and develop the islands in peace. He warns of risk from Tagalog politicians unversed in ordered liberty guiding a heterogeneous population.
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Cardinal Gibbon
Cardinal Gibbons
New York Tribune
Clean Food Crusade Urges Honest Dealers
The New York Globe calls for public identification of adulterators and poisoners in the food supply. It argues laws are weak and enforcement lacking, demanding close scrutiny and publicity to protect consumers and genuine manufacturers. The paper seeks support from honest dealers to bolster reform.
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Globe
New York Globe
Hunger Strike Threat By Pankhurst Faction
The Pankhurst leader claims responsibility for the bombing of the British Chancellor of the Exchequer residence and vows to starve herself if jailed. She warns the government must choose between freeing her or letting her die, denouncing hunger strikes as a criminal tactic. The Louisville Courier Journal criticizes the tactic as ineffective bluffing.
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Pankhurst
Louisville Courier-Journal
Speaking Bank Notes Add Verbal Check For Forgery
Harper's Weekly reports a new security measure where bank notes gain speech by edge perforations forming a phrase. When placed on a phonograph the note speaks the prearranged words to prove authenticity to the examiner.
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Harper’s Weekly
Farmers Offered 20 Year Payment Farms by Canadian Rail Line
The Canadian railroad plans to sell Northwest farms with 20 year payments and would lend $2000 on mortgage once the buyer moves to the land. The program aims to attract U S farmers to relocate and cultivate the soil. New South Wales agents are now pursuing U S farmers.
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Northwest
United States
New South Wales
Australia
New York
Death of Madero Sparks International Outcry Over Huerta Role
Editorials from New York Tribune Cincinnati Enquirer Indianapolis News and Louisville Courier Journal condemn the murder of Francisco Madero and vice president Suarez. They accuse Huerta of ordering or condoning the killings and warn it signals lawlessness, risking intervention or nonrecognition by foreign governments.
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Mexico
Francisco Madero
Huerta
South
Cincinnati Enquirer
Madero
Suarez
Indianapolis
Diaz
Louisville Courier-Journal
Sugar and Teeth Debate on Sugar’s Harm to Teeth
The piece traces a long quarrel over sugar and dental decay. It notes alarm over confectionery and cites a Medical Press view linking dental caries to beet sugar consumption, while suggesting cane sugar interests may influence the claim and recalling Napoleon's beet sugar promotion.
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Napoleon I
France
Government seizure of railroads amid strike threat suggested
The Philadelphia Bulletin discusses Victor Berger’s proposal to seize and run interstate railroads if a week long tie up occurs. It argues a total shutdown could push the eastern U S toward starvation and prompt federal action, possibly public ownership to ship mail and food. It also recounts Franklin Pyles’ London trip notes and a quip about finding Oliver.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Victor Berger
United States
Washington
George Bastman Gives Half Million to University of Rochester
George Bastman donated $500000 to the University of Rochester to establish a college for women, aiming to broaden higher education opportunities for female students. The gift underscores philanthropy driving access in postwar academia.
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George Bastman
University of Rochester
College
When Earth Is Used Up From Martins Chemistry
The passage describes a future where Earth's surface freezes below 210 degrees Celsius, creating a solid 36 foot ice layer with no atmosphere. The world becomes a silent vacuum while deep interior furnaces keep glowing, and over eons the planet dissolves or collides to form a new nebula, restarting life cycles.
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Martin
Dewar
Cheese Age by Electricity A Rolls Through Holland Finds Heat
An Rotterdam electrician claims electricity can age fresh cheese to two year quality in 24 hours and may tailor taste and texture. In Atlantic City New Jersey Miss B M Townsend becomes the city's first woman controller succeeding a predecessor ousted on charges.
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New York
Holland
Atlantic City
N. J
B. M. Townsend
Conference urged phonetic alphabet for China to replace signs
At a national educational conference held in Peking officials were urged to supply China with a phonetic alphabet to replace the current word signa.
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Peking
China
Endless Chain Praying Continues Through Mails Worldwide
The New York Times notes a long running endless prayer chain spread by mail. Clergy condemn the scheme as superstition though many keep the loop going to avoid supposed calamity or gain joy. Postal departments profit from the flood of cards and letters while no law is broken.
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New York Times
End of Monroe Doctrine Era Suggested U S Mexico Intervention
The author argues Congress should authorize the president to invite Britain Germany and France to join in occupying Mexico until a stable government is established to protect lives and property and avoid unilateral intervention. The piece warns clinging to the Monroe Doctrine would force later intervention and notes the world’s dialects number 3421 with Asia making up a quarter.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Congress
Great Britain
Germany
France
Mexico
Butterfly on the Wheel at Grand Opera House
The English cast delivers an imposing interpretation of Butterfly on the Wheel a drama about marital neglect and a wife’s indiscretion. Ester Evans seasons the title role with strong support from a capable company amid intense dramatic scenes and noted humor in Lord Ellerdine’s meddling. A telephone revelation ties a Paris misadventure to divorce proceedings ending in a reconciliation.
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Grand Opera House
Ester Evans
Lord Ellerdine
Perso
George Admaston
Collingwood
Peggy
Admaston
Hi Wife
Paris
Lady Atwell
Polygamy Laws Across Nations Mentioned
The text notes that polygamy was made a felony in England in 1604 and that the United States followed with plurality marriage banned by Congress in an unspecified year. It compares trade: Britain leads with Germany, while France and the United States are second and third.
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Enland
United States
Great Britain
Germany
France
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