Provisional Mexican President Named by Orozco Aboard
Emilio Vasquez Gomez was proclaimed provisional president by Gen Pascual Orozco in Juarez with Pradillo announcing the move. Gomez traveled to El Paso invited by Pradillo and planned to stay in Juarez to form a cabinet. Orozco urged cabinet creation in Chihuahua and peace talks with a commission. Col Pascual Orozco named minister of war and Moreno Canton of Yucatan named minister of foreign affairs.
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EL Paso
Tex
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Mexico
Pascual Orozco
Francisco Pradillo
Juarez
Gomez
Pradillo
Orozco
Juarez Inder
Chihuahua
Mexican forces defeated at Torreon by Orozco rebels
Advices from the southern border report General Orozco's rebel forces defeat the Mexican federal army in a large battle at Torreon. No further details were provided by the treasury department.
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Associated Press
Washington
Orozco
Torreon
Treasury Department
Unconfirmed reports of clash near Torreon prompt caution
Reports from El Paso say a battle near Torreon was not yet credited as rebels have not reached the vicinity and Juarez officials with Generals Orozco and Salazar have no word of fighting. A minor skirmish at Conejos saw Campa’s rebels defeat a federal force, but no large engagement occurred.
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EL Paso
Tex
Torreon
Juarez
Orozco
Salazar
Conejos
K. P. Campa
Piedras Negras in Danger as Rebels Advance
Telegram from Lieut. George R. Somerville reports rebel advances threaten Piedras Negras across the Rio Grande and Monclova may fall soon. 800 federals defeated at Cuatro Cienegas. Chinese refugees flee Monclova. Rail engines withdrawn to hinder rebel transport. Banco Internacional moves funds to Eagle Pass. General Duncan praises Troop E and notes Fort Duncan and Fort Clark forces ready.
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Department of Texas
George R. Somerville
Third Cavalry
Magic Pass
Piedras Negras
Rio Grande
Monclova
Monterey
Somerville
Banco Internacionale
Eagle Pass
R. W. Dowe
Piedras Netras
Duncan
Old Fort Duncan
Fort Clark
Fourteenth Valry
Fourteenth Cavalry
Philippines
Orozco Starts Main Force Across the Desert
Orozco’s rebel army about 7000 men opened the offensive from Jimenez with General Pascual Orozco at its head. Huerta plans a final stand at Torreon as Canales leads rebel cavalry, signaling the first stage of a campaign with a potential siege if Torreon falls.
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Associated Press
Jimenez
Mex
Bel
Pascual Orozco
Huta
Torreon
Nejos
Colesar Canales
Juarez Telegram Details Incomplete Dispatch
A wire service summary from El Paso dated May 4 reports a folding telegram sent Friday from Juarez. The fragment notes a missing part of the message and offers no further specifics on the event or impact.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Tex
Women in New York Parade Lead Suffrage March
In New York on May 4 a massive suffrage procession gathers 15 000 participants, with eleven divisions led by an equestrienne squad and suffragette orators. Mrs Harriet Stanton Blatch urges orderly marching and voter qualification through display of promise to vote. Mrs O H P Belmont heads the eleventh division of department store clerks, followed by the newly organized baby division.
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Associated Press
New York
Harriet Stanton Blatch
Carnegie Hall
O. H. P. Belmont
Baby
Suffrage Parade Plans White Suit and Parade Hats
Mrs. Belmont’s followers will appear in workday clothes with a three year old white suit and one of 389 cent parade hats chosen by leaders. The tenth division of the women's suffrage party hires a dozen bands for its section and provides each member a tiny yellow electric torch.
Weather forecast for San Antonio area tonight and Sunday
For San Antonio and vicinity. To night unsettled and colder. Sunday fair.
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San Antonio
Weather for Tourists Across Major Cities
Observations at 8 a m show varied conditions. St Louis 68 partly cloudy with southeast wind. Chicago 52 partly cloudy with east wind. Milwaukee 48 southeast wind with likely rain Sunday. St Paul 60 clear with east wind. Kansas City 66 cloudy with south wind. New York 58 clear with east wind and increasing clouds Sunday. Boston 56 clear with north wind. Washington 56 partly cloudy with northwest wind and Sunday rain.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
AP wires carried by other papers unfounded claim
A statement claiming that AP day based wires into San Antonio are carried in part by newspapers other than the San Antonio Light is unsupported and false. The report has no factual basis.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Leaders Confident in Texas Presidential Drive
Early Texas precinct reports show heated activity in democratic and republican campaigns. H I MacGregor Taft manager Judge Rice Maxey Harmon manager and Judge Cato Sells Wilson manager each predicted victory for his candidate. Cecil Lyon Roosevelt manager hinted a later statement.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Greenville
Fred Horton
The
Banner
Wilson
Harmon
H. I. MacGregor
Taft
Rice Maxey
Americans Tell of Brutality in Juarez Jail
El Paso reports reveal brutal treatment of B. B. Bentley and detention of another American C. W. Richards in Juarez jail with no charges. Rebels hanged and shot a Mexican on the car incident after cartridges exploded. thirteen others were arrested and later released. Bentley describes being hanged three times and beaten. his wealth and papers saved him.
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EL Paso
Tex
B. B. Bentley
Juarez
C. W. Richards
Bentley
Torreon
Jose Orozco
Pascual Orozco
Richards
Painters Win Wage Increase After Negotiated Settlement
A strike by the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America in San Antonio was averted when contractors agreed to raise wages. Painters now earn $3.60 per day, paperhangers $4.00, with new contracts signed for the year after ninety days' notice. J S Vance and James F Young led talks with contractors.
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Order of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America
San Antonio
J. S. Vance
Painters’ and Paperhangers’ Union
James F. Young
Italians Seize Rhodes in Eastern Aegean Action
The Italian fleet captured the Turkish island of Rhodes this morning. Rhodes, a large eastern Aegean island, covers about 650 square miles and houses 30,000 residents, most of them Greek.
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Associated Press
Rome
Rhodes
Aegan Sea
Judge Archbald May Face Impeachment
Washington May 4 The attorney general sent to the house judiciary committee the Archbald case findings. He recommends further investigation to decide if impeachment proceedings should start. The charges involve favors from railroads and a coal-company property sale for personal profit. President Taft ordered a searching inquiry last February.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wickersham
House Judiciary Committee
Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
Archbald
Erie Railroad
Taft
Oklahoma Hit Again by Cyclone Ravaging Hobart District
A cyclone swept through Oklahoma near Hobart and surrounding areas last night, destroying many buildings but with no reported fatalities. Heavy hail covered about four miles of terrain, ten miles long, devastating crops and striking from ten miles northwest of Hobart.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
the Times
Hobart
Judge Maxey predicts Harmon victory by large margin
Dallas May 4 Judge Rice Maxey chairman of the Harmon campaign says he is confident of victory by about two to one in the forthcoming election.
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Maxey
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Judge Rice Maxey
Harmon Cam
Peace Plan Hangs on Madero Approval in Mexico
Mexico City May 4 A peace commission to negotiate with Orozco depends on President Madero accepting the plan. Deputies pressed for a direct delegation but Congress balked over legal authority. The deputies plan to work with Madero to find the best path to reestablish peace amid uncertain support from the president.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Orozco
Chain of Deputies
Acquin
Mad
Oniy
Orozey
Deputies
Chamber
Congress
Madero
Infantry to the border: Twelfth to Yuma and Calexico
One company of the Twelfth infantry prepared to move from Monterey California to the Mexican border and will split between Yuma Arizona and Calexico. The move follows orders from staff headquarters with guards planned for border works and irrigation facilities in the Imperial Valley.
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Yuma
Calexico
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Twelfth Infantry
Monterey
Cal
Ariz
Imperial Valley
Yorktown Heading to San Diego as Escort Ships Move North
The Yorktown and destroyers Perry set course from Central to intercept the gunboat at sea and head toward San Diego for coal. The action reflects orders to avoid Mexican ports while advancing toward the west coast to join the fleet.
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Associated
Washington, D. C
Perry
Diego
Central
Yorktown
San Diego
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