Colquitt Praised For Right Of Contract Law
Port Lavaca Texas May 12 One hundred fifty Texas editors attend the Texas Press association meeting in Lavaca county courthouse. Governor Colquitt and Cato Sells named honorary members as J R Ransome Jr praises the return of the right of contract and urges continued independence and civic duty amid statewide prohibition debates.
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Tex
Texas
Texas Press Association
Lavaca County
John B. Mahon
G. H. Boynton
Hamilton
J. R. Ransome Jr
Cleburne
Colquitt
E. R. Kane
Cato Sells
Ransome
Perkins
Ress
Rain In Coast Country Brightens Harvest Prospects
The Associated Press reports Houston on May 12 gushed under a bright day after a heavy rain storm. Work resuming on harvesting trucks and shipping is planned for this afternoon as coast country recovers from yesterday's downpour.
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Will Test Rights of Dogs in Allentown Case
In Allentown Pennsylvania Frank Miller of Levanstown sues Carl Lindy an employee on Colonel Trexler's Shetland pony farm alleging Lindy shot a hound chasing rabbits on the sheep range Miller's pack of hounds trespassed under fences. The defense argues shooting was justified to protect ponies and sheep and under game law hounds may be killed out of season. The case may go to the state supreme court for a decisive ruling.
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Frank Miller
Levansainst
Carl Lindy
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Lindy
Squire Kichline
Egypt
Squire Fenstermaker
State Supreme Court
Scarcity of Drug Clerks in Texas Highlighted
C G Harvey a Quanah druggist visiting San Antonio cites strict state exams as the reason for a shortage of prescription clerks. He notes the exam is tough with few passers and praises West Texas as a fast growing region while recalling his own 98 percent passing record.
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C. G. Harvey
Quanah
San Antonio
Harvey
Kansas City
Eagle Drops On Vessel After Long Pacific Flight
An American eagle exhausted from a lengthy flight in the wake of the transport Buford dropped aboard the troop ship nearly 100 miles off the Aleutian Islands. Crew members captured the bird without difficulty, marking the first recorded sea voyage by an eagle aboard a transport.
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San Francisco
Cal
Buford
Aleutian Islands
Rebels Seize Juarez as Madero Plans Peace Talks
Provisional President Francisco I. Madero Jr opens the Juarez customs house as Obregon and Braniff meet to chart peace efforts. Rebel forces march from Juarez to intercept Rabago or Luque while Typhus cases rise in the federal hospital and Americans report Rabago still near Terrazas.
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Juarez
Mex
Francisco I. Madero Jr
Mexico
Insurrectos
Peace Commission
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Rabago
Chihuahua
Luque
Ojinaga
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Republic
General Rabago
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Here
Diplomats Meet in Mexico City Over Alien Protection
In Mexico City on May 12 diplomats from various nations gathered at the U S embassy at Henry Lane Wilson's invitation to discuss unified protection for foreigners if security measures become necessary. Wilson calls it precautionary while De la Barra shows rare doubt amid bleak mood at federal offices.
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Mexico City
Diplomatic Corps
United States
Henry Lane Wilson
de la Barra
National Palace
Juarez
Juarez capture described by Julio Madero in San Antonio
Julio Madero reports the capture of Juarez without harming his family. Alfonso Madero’s forces in San Antonio detain Navarro and staff, with about 480 prisoners. Insurgents seize arms ammunition provisions two cannons two mortars and two machine public safety items. Raul and Agzuirres named among family members.
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Alfonso Madero
San Antonio
Navarro
Raul
Agzuirres
Maderos Celebrate Juarez Capture Without Casualties
Telegram to Alfonso Madero confirms his brother Julio’s signal success in the Juarez seizure. The note congratulates General Francisco I Madero General Pascual Orozco and other insurgent leaders. Family members note two brothers fought without injuring any of their immediate kin.
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Alfonso Madero
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Francisco I. Madero
Pascual Orozco
Madero
Francisco Madero
Raul Madero
Fifty More Troops Guard Matamoros Border City
Matamoros, Mexico reports fifty extra troops arriving from Monterey to bolster the garrison to 250 men. Insurgent activity is rumor driven with focus on border gateways, making an attack possible but not certain. Federal forces repelled a band at Ramones station and internal revenue staff moved for protection. about 250 more soldiers guard the line to Reynosa.
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Mexico
Monterey
Ramones
Internal Revenue Office
Reynosa
Taft policy commended by Pan American official
Director General John Barrett of the Pan American Union said he has received hundreds of letters from Americans, foreigners and Mexicans praising Taft’s hands off policy in Mexico. He warned intervention would worsen conditions and unite peons in federal and insurgent camps against the United States. He added that other Central and South American republics would doubt U.S. friendship.
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Mexico
United States
Barrett
Central and
South America
Yaqui Indians Rise in Sonora War
Reports from Guaymas describe a Yaqui uprising in Sonora as they attack Ortiz, seize seven stores run by Chinese and Mexican merchants, loot merchandise, and spill liquor into the streets. Americans arriving from Guaymas say the movement marks a new disturbance amid tense regional conditions.
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Associated Press
Douglas
Ariz
Yaqui
Sonora
Guaymas
Ortiz
Smuggled Mauser Rifles Reach Brownsville Amid Inquiries
A report states 350 Mauser rifles captured in Cuba during the Spanish American War and thousands of rounds of ammunition were shipped to a Brownsville merchant and moved in small consignments over the past two weeks. U S authorities are investigating and secret agents are on site to trace the shipment.
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Cuba
United States
Intervention Not Necessary Says Stone On Juarez News
Senator Stone of Missouri said at the White House that the Juarez insurgent victory and federal troop movement relieved the embarrassment and removed the immediate need for intervention. He urged that as long as factions stay away from the border they should fight out the war.
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Washington
Senator Stone
Missouri
Senate
United States
Mexico
White House
Juarez
Stone
Rebels Hold Salina Cruz
San Diego May 12 Reports from the Nebraskan arriving from Salina Cruz indicate Mexican rebels may control Salina Cruz Western terminal of the Tehuantepec railway. Five days earlier rebels were at San Geronimo twenty five miles north and had taken the railway office there preparing to advance on Lana Cruz. The people of Lana Cruz did not plan resistance.
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Associated Press
San Diego
Cal
San Geronimo
Lana Cruz
All Supplies May Cross Border
After a cabinet meeting Colonel Steever in El Paso was told by the secretary of war to permit all regular shipments through the customs house to enter Juarez. The military will not interfere with supplies cleared by the customs house, including arms ammunition or food.
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Washington
Steever
el Paso
Secretary of War
Customs
Juarez
Federals Reach Magdala in Mexican Campaign
Col. Reynaldo Diaz with 500 federals evacuated Agua Prieta and arrived at Magdala last night and pressed south toward Hermosillo amid expected hourly battle as rebel forces mass southward. Also, a divorce suit was filed in the Fifty-seventh district court by T. Henderson against BE Henderson.
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Associated Press
Nogales
Sonora
Reynaldo Diaz
Agua Prieta
Hermosillo
Fifty-seventh District
T. Henderson
BE. Henderson
Insurgent Leaders Unite For Mexico City Push
Two representatives, Ambrosio Figueroa from Guerrero and Candido Aguilar from Vera Cruz, confirmed to Alfonso Madero their troops will march on Mexico City within a month. They travel via San Antonio to El Paso to coordinate with Francisco I. Madero, denying any independent southern action.
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Guerrero
Candido Aguilar
Vera Cruz
San Antonio
el Paso
Juarez
Francisco I. Madero
Mexico City
Manuel Gonzales
Juan Pedro Zaragoza
Alfonso Madero
Mexico
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Diaz
Figueroa
Aguilar
Mexican National Open Trips Reach City of Mexico
E Muenzenberger of the National railways reports from Mexico City that lines to the capital via Laredo remain open with only slight delays at some points. Trains connect daily with the International & Great Northern at the Mexican border and San Antonio to Mexico City tickets continue to be sold. officials foresee no traffic interruption from insurgents elsewhere in the republic.
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Rebels Cut Off Communication in Mexico City
Mexico City reports a disruption as rebels sever lines, though railroad communication remains operational through alternate routes and stages. Authorities assess impact on transit, with officials promising continued service where possible and monitoring for further interruptions.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Rail line disruptions on Mexican Southern route
The Isthmus of Tehauntepec line from Laredo to Tampico Vera Cruz and Ro points is interrupted by rebels at Tehuacan. The section between Pueblo and Oaxaca on the Mexican Southern railway is cut.
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Vera Cruz
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Oaxaca
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Rebel forces move from Cananea toward Hermosillo
Cananea Mexico May 12 without demanding surrender Juan Cabral led about 2000 rebels southward from Cananea toward Hermosillo. The combined forces operate in this city and are believed to press toward the state capital.
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Cananea
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Cananmea
Juan Cabral
Damages Suit Filed in Forty-Fifth District Court
Joel S. Newton as administrator de bonis non with will annexed of Helen L. Moore, deceased, filed suit this morning against George R. Moore and others for damages and accounting in the Forty-fifth district court.
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de Bonis Non
Helen L. Moore
Forty-fifth District Court
George R. Moore
Matamoros Braces for Attack as Troops Arrive
Federal troops reached Matamoros from Monterey. Additional patrols are in place amid reports of an imminent assault. A hardware dealer reportedly supplied 350 rifles and hundreds of thousands of cartridges to an unknown buyer.
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Brownsville
Tex
Matamoros
Monterey
Burn Care Tip From Early Medical Column
A note warns that a burn will not blister if the skin is promptly covered with butter. The guidance reflects informal household remedies once common in domestic health columns.
Madero Proposes Prisoner Exchange Over Mexican Conflict
Francisco Madero Jr offers to swap General Navarro for fifteen American prisoners held by federals after the Casas Grandes engagement. Linn Foster reports from El Paso on the border battle near Juarez, noting federal losses around 100 killed and about 200 wounded, with insurgents less harmed.
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Francisco Madero Jr
War Department
Mexico
Casas Grandes
Chihuahua
Linn Foster
San Antonio
el Paso
Juares
Madero
Mr. Foster
Rio Grande
Red Cross Society
Foster
Highland Shooting Club Dance Sunday May 14
Highland Shooting Club hosts a Sunday dance on May 14 featuring Carolus as the evening music. Local residents attend for a social gathering with light refreshments and dancing.
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Highland Shooting Club
Carolus
Allen Refuses to Talk Over Prospective Removal
President Allen of the Texas Baseball league declined to comment when shown the Houston report about his possible removal. He said he is the only one authorized to call a managers meeting and has not done so nor will he for May 18 at Fort Worth. He blames the Fort Worth manager for being snubbed after a telephone call and cites his mother-in-law's death that night as the reason for his silence.
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