Orozco to Lead Rebel Army on Torreon Today
A former official reports Orozco plans a three person state delegation to elect interim presidents for one year each, with a military statorship under him until peaceful elections. He expects to seize Mexico City within a month as Guanajuato Jalisco and Michoacan show support.
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Orozco
Torreon
Associated Press
Mexico City
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
National Assembly
Madero
Militi
Guanajuato
Jalisco
Michoacan
New Mexican Ambassador and Provisional Leader Seek U.S. Recognition
In Washington, May 6, Ambassador Calero and Dr Policarpo Rueda, envoy for Emilio Vasquez Gomez, urged the United States to recognize the Provisional government's belligerency. Calero said the uprising is confined to Chihuahua, with other areas affected only by political disturbances and brigandage of growing scale.
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Mexico
Rueda Lates
Rueda
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senor Manuel Galera
Policarpo Rueda
Washington
Chihuahua
Calero
United States
Republic of Mexico
Buford Arrives Mazatlan On Way North From San Diego
The transport Buford reached Mazatlan at 7 a m from San Diego with plans to sail to Topolobampo and Altala later today and return Tuesday to take Americans from the port. Staacke Bros. advertise many carriages buggies and phaetons at low prices.
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Associated Press
Mazatlan
Sinaloa
Mex
Buford
San Diego
Cal
Topolobampo
Altala
Staacke Bros
Floods devastate river towns with rail cuts and wrecked steamer
Atchafalaya levee breach near Elba creates a 20 foot gulf and endangers Melville. In Batchelder the Texas and Pacific railroad tracks are washed away severing the last rail link. Hundreds seek refuge in nearby camps as boats run to rescue the homeless and the steamer William Denborn lies wrecked and a navigation menace valued at $100,000.
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Associated Press
Opelousas
Atchafalaya
Elba
Melville
Batcheldor
Torras
Texas and Pacific
Batchelder
Baton Rouge
Beri
Lettsworth
Brains
Angola
Naples
Wounded deputies in Cinco de Mayo shooting near San Antonio
Special Deputy Cipriano Lopez and Guillermo Flores were shot during a Cinco de Mayo celebration at Torres place on the Pleasanton road, fifteen miles from San Antonio. Lopez broke his right leg. Flores was shot in the arm with a bullet near the heart. They are at Physicians' and Surgeons' Hospital under Dr. J. T. Walthall. Frank Querry is jailed on two counts of assault to murder in Justice Ben Fisk's court.
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Cipriano Lopez
Guillermo Flores
Torres’ Place
San Antonio
Pleasanton Road
Flores
Physicians’ and Surgeons
J. T. Walthall
Frank Querry
Ben Fisk
Work to Save Levees In Deep Mississippi Flood
Heavy rains complicate a massive levee defense in Louisiana as federal and state engineers deploy about 8000 laborers to protect levees south of the Red River. The Mississippi rises to 43 feet at Baton Rouge, threatens towns from lyille to Simmesport, and thousands flee flooded areas. Laborers reinforce levees in New Orleans third district amid worsening conditions.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Red River
Louisiana
Mississippi Valley
Natchez
Baton Rouge
Atchafalaya
Bayou Des Grasse
Lyille
Simmesport
Flood Street
Canal
American Sugar Refining Company
Senate Appropriations Committee Advances Flood Relief Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee reported a joint resolution granting 1,239,179 dollars for temporary relief of flood sufferers in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. The panel boosted the House amount by 642,000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Mississippi
Ohio
House
Ministers to Test Plant Juice Value in Clergy Review
San Antonio area clergy within a 100 mile radius are invited to sample Plant Juice at Fischer's drug store. Ministers will report after two weeks on its effects for nervous debility, indigestion, sleeplessness, and general debility, with claims of rapid relief and system rebuilding.
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Fischer's
Alamo
Houston
San Antonio
Fischer
Rain Drenches Texas as U S Wide Storm Lingers
Reports show the heaviest rainfall occurred in Texas with 4 inch totals at Corpus Christi and Galveston while San Antonio saw .57 inches. Laredo reports a general heavy rain with beneficial effects on Highland crops and minimal lowland damage. Forecast calls for continuing showers tonight or tomorrow amid a broad storm system.
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Weather ‘Bureau
United States
Puget Sound
Gulf Coast
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Houston
Pacific
Atlantic Ocean
Laredo
Tex
Good Rains in Blanco Texas
A shower of rain fell this morning in Blanco Texas. The past 30 days have seen 4.10 inches of precipitation. Crops of all kinds are reported as fine and improving.
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Blanco
Tex
Heavy Fall in Rock News From Rockdale
Heavy rain and high southerly winds marked May 6 in Rockdale with several hours of continuous shower. Farmers report crops are well up due to the wet start.
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Rock
Rockdale
Tex
Unstable May Weather Hurting Taylor Farmers
Taylor Texas May 6 intermittent showers persist all day and most of the week hindering farming. Farmers fear continued rain and seek a stretch of clear dry weather to protect crops amid sparse recent rainfall.
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Taylor
Taylor, Tex
Anx
Rain Falls Quietly in Luling This Saturday Morning
A light rain touched Luling Texas Saturday morning, bringing a soft wetting to the town as residents moved about and observed the weather. No injuries or notable events reported.
Good Grain Yield Outlook With Light Rain in Texas
SAN BABA Tex May 6 Another light rain fell last night adding to the good season in the ground and promising a very large small grain yield. Corn and other crops are doing well and the outlook for large yields of all crops is brighter than in several years.
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San Baba
Tex
Rain Refreshes Wilson County Farmland
A light rain fell across Floresville and the surrounding Wilson County area on May 6, beginning early and continuing most of the day. The steady shower was reported general countywide, aiding farmers who were in need of moisture.
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Wilson County
Floresville
Tex
Maryland 10 Name Choice for President Campaign Has Been Hot
Maryland voters go to the polls to decide the eleven delegates to the Republican national convention with Taft and Roosevelt in a tight race amid a Maryland law that may affect Democratic delegates. Three Democrats Clark Harmon and Wilson contend for the state party delegates bound on first ballots, with uncertainty over how they will flow if no majority emerges. Polls open 6 a.m. in Baltimore and 8 a.m. countywide, closing 5 p.m. city and 6 p.m. outside.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Maryland
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Republian
Forday
Champ, Clark
Judson Harmon
Woodrow Wilson
Baltimore City
Roosevelt meeting in Arkansas with central committee
Little Rock May 6 The Roosevelt Republican League of Arkansas fixes the meeting time for 8 o clock tonight. At the same hour the republican state central committee will convene. Interest centers on two congressional conventions meeting at the same hour in different halls as the state convention is set for tomorrow.
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THE
Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Roosevelt Republican League of Arkansas
Republican State Central Committee
Divided Sentiment at Washington Democratic Convention
Delegates at the Washington state Democratic convention are split between Speaker Clark and Woodrow Wilson. Clark leaders claim a 75 to 100 delegate edge of the 719 total, with predictions favoring Clark.
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Associated Press
Walla Walla
Wash
Clark
Woodrow Wilson
Coliseum in Chicago Readies for Larger Republican Convention
Chicago May 6 An arrangement of seats in the coliseum for the Republican national convention is being perfected to accommodate about 14 000 persons 1200 more than during Taft nomination. Credential inspection has begun at national headquarters with over 800 delegates elected and 110 credentials received.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William H. Taft
Wilson May Win Columbia Delegates May 15 Convention
South Carolina held noon conventions in all counties to select delegates for the Democratic National Convention. Governor Wilson was expected to receive endorsements with little campaign for other candidates. In the governorship race, Coleman L. Blease, Governor Coleman L. Blease, and Judge Ira B. Jones are contesting.
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Associated Press
Columbia
8. C
South Carolina
Wilson
Coleman L., Blease
Ira B. Jones
Roosevelt Denies Taft Statements On Trusts And Lorimer
Roosevelt replies to Taft Baltimore speech denying the claim that he favors repealing the anti-trust law. He says Taft privately approved actions on the Harvester case and criticizes Taft's stance on Lorimer, noting shifts before and after Illinois primaries. He accuses Taft of retracting Lorimer opposition once Illinois was lost.
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Associated Press
Oyster Bay
Taft
Baltimore
Roosevelt
Harvester Trust
Lorimer
Illinois
Massachusetts
Cautious Caucuses Map Texas Delegation Influences
Precinct conventions set 82 of 92 represented at the county gathering with 60 Taft, the rest Roosevelt. Harmon and Wilson factions maneuver to keep an uninstructed Texas delegation for the national convention in Baltimore. Democratic and Republican county meetings scheduled for Market hall and Owls’ hall, with detailed delegate tallies by precinct.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Co. L. Bass
Harmon Clubs
Texas
Wilson
New Jersey
Harmon
Clark
Oscar Underwood
Baltimore
Republican League Club
Bexar County
Oppenheimer
Market Hall
Owls’ Hall
Soledad Street
Woodrow Wilson
Sixteen Die After Train Wreck Near Hattiesburg
A disastrous train wreck near Hattiesburg claims sixteen lives. The injured were rushed to two local hospitals where doctors and nurses aided victims within thirty minutes. Surviving passengers and crew helped recover the dead and assist the wounded before a wrecking crew arrived.
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Hattiesburg
Train wreck injures dozens en route to Confederate reunion
Reported near East Abuchie Mississippi on the New Orleans and Northwestern railroad a special passenger train carrying Confederate Veterans from Texas and Louisiana to Macon wrecked. An estimated forty to fifty were injured and two crewmen died, with others missing. A relief train with physicians was dispatched from New Orleans.
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Associated , Press
New Orleans
New Orleans & Northwestern
East Abuchie
Miss
Texas
Louisiana
Macon
Wood
Drone
Mr. Downey
Atlanta
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