Taft Outlines Peace Enforcement Plan at League Session
Former President Taft, as head of the league for peace, opened a two day meeting in Washington outlining a plan to unite powers in a treaty to employ arbitration and enforce a world court ruling to curb future wars. He said the aim is a concrete method to reduce war chances rather than halt the present conflict.
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Washington, D. C
League
Wilson
Taft
United States
Congress
Federation of Nations
International League
Oscar Straus
New York
Hague
R. J. Rhett
Charleston
S. C
Chamber of Commerce of
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
League.s
Gary Urges U S Readiness For Defense At Steel Institute
Judge Elbert H. Gary addressed the American Iron and Steel Institute in New York urging preparedness to defend national interests. He warned of momentous questions touching life and liberty, stressed peace but readiness to pay for it, and favored defensive warfare only if forced.
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New York
United States
United
Elbert H. Gary
American Iron and Steel Institute
Famous Surgeon Mayo Rush on Special Train to Attend Hill
Paul Minn May 26 Dr William Mayo a surgeon from Rochester Minn is rushed to St Paul on a special train to attend James J Hill who is ill at his home Hill is not seriously ill but has taken a bad turn today L W Hill president of the Great Northern Railway also rode a special train to join Mayo They expect arrival around five this evening
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Paul
Minn
William Mayo
Rochester
St. Paul
James J. Hill
L. W. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Dr. Mayo
Bitter Mexican press attacks US policy in Latin America
Mexican newspapers denounce United States policy as imperialist and hypocritical. They accuse Roosevelt of fomenting war and claim Wilson cannot handle the Republican campaign. An administration organ says Mexico must not become Yankee tool or accept American money influence.
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United States
Mexico City
Latin-America
Roosevelt
Wilson
Republican Party
General Scott
National Palace
Calero
Angeles, Gamboa
de la Garza
Weather for Tourists Across Major Cities
Forecasts by The Light show St Louis at 74 with light southerly wind and clear skies. Chicago at 79 with southwest wind and rain. Milwaukee 58 with rain and south wind. Kansas City 74 partly cloudy with warmer Saturday. New York 64 and increasing clouds with north wind. Washington 72 with partly cloudy skies and warmer Saturday.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
German Censorship Debate In Reichstag Draws U S Role
In Berlin on May 25 the United States played a leading role in the censorship debate in the Reichstag. Deputies Oertel and Hirsch criticized government measures to curb criticism of the United States and to restrain anti submarine agitation. Foreign Minister von Jagow defended policy saying press comment must not impede talks with America.
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Berlin
London
United States
Certel
Hirsch
Oertel
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Schaefer
Berlin University
von Jagow
America
Electric wires kill young naval officer at Sag Harbor
Lieut. Clarence Alvin Richards commander of the destroyer Fanning was instantly killed by an electric shock at the Sag Harbor Light and Power Company station. Night watchman H D Christian said Richards touched two heavily charged wires after entering the station two hours before the fleet was to sail for Newport. Richards had been recruited from Kansas and was 31 years old.
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Sag Harbor
L. I
Clarence Alvin Richards
United States
Fanning
Newport
Richards
Christian
Affair of Honor Fought with Fists in Baton Rouge
Adjutant General McNeese and A. D. Stewart a prominent New Orleans man each paid a $15 fine in city court yesterday for their pre arranged fist fight on the capitol lawn which they designated as an affair of honor.
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Baton Rouge
McNeese
A. D. Stewart
New Orleans
Capitol Lawn
Dallas Chosen Home for 1917 Presbyterian General Assembly
Dallas Texas won the bid for the 1917 general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America by 365 to 259 over St Louis. Dallas pledged free transport for 500 commissioners while St Louis would cost an estimated 28 090 more in mileage. The assembly endorsed seeking federal aid for an international conference on Jewish relief and proposed a publicity department. A press agent will be established in Dallas to cover the assembly.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Dallas
Texas
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
United States of America
St. Louis
Friends of Dallas
Texas City
Southwest
Presbyterian Churh
Presbyterian Church of the
United States
Wilson
Europe
Assembly
Waite Admits He Might Have Killed Wife and Father
New York May 26 Dr Arthur Waite testified to an alienist that he planned to kill his wife Clara Peck Waite for her money and confessed a long crime career against the Peck family. He said he married for money and would not stop at anything. He denied saying a man from Egypt killed Peck and claimed he slept after the murder. He also described attempts to kill himself and plans to flee with Margaret Horton.
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New York
Arthur W. Waite
John E. Peck
Grand Rapids
Clara Peck Waite
M. J. Karpas
Karpas
Waite
Egypt
Mr. Peck
Margaret Horton
Arthur Warren Waite
Peck
W. R- Denel
Dr. Waite
Brothers
Mr. Brothers
Bellevue
Train Attack Kills Hundreds En Route to Cuernavaca
Reports from San Antonio describe a bandit assault on a government train south of Tres Marias en route to Cuernavaca. Dozens of women and children died or suffered serious harm as guards were overwhelmed and a large consignment of ammunition and currency was seized. One express messenger escaped.
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Mexico City
Cuernavaca
San Antonio
Tres Marias
Verdun Front Sees No Change as German Gains Cumieres
Paris dispatch reports little change on the Verdun front with violent artillery around Avecourt wood and Le Mort Homme. French repelled a German assault at Le Mort Homme and retook trenches near Haudremont wood Thiaumont farm. Berlin views Cumieres capture as pivotal, linking German lines east and west of the Meuse and threatening Caurettes wood.
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Paris
Verdun Front
War Office
Avecourt Wood
le Mort Homme
Dead Mar Hill
Meuse
Haudremont Wood
Thiaumont Farm
Cumieres
Berlin
London
Verdun
Cumieres Grove
Caurettes Wood
Long Walk to Pardon Reunites Mother and Son
Mrs. Mary Gabbert 70 walked 100 miles from Dermott to Little Rock to plead for her son J. T. Gabbert who is in for grand papency. Governor Hays granted the pardon and Gabbert will be released tomorrow. She traveled with her 8 year old grandson and had no money for rail fare.
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Little Rock
Ark
Mary Gabbert
Hays
J. T. Gabbert
Dermott
Tucker
Miners to Receive Wage Increases in Colorado
Denver reports that 50,000 metal miners in Colorado will get wage raises under a profit sharing plan. The increases, announced today for June 1, will be voluntary by each employer and are estimated at seven to twelve percent.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Mexican bandit chief Cervantes killed by American troops near Cruces
Lance Corporal Marksbury, Private Hulitt, and others of the Seventeenth Infantry fought twenty bandits led by Candelario Cervantes six miles southeast of Cruces. Cervantes and his lieutenant were slain. one American was killed and two wounded. Pershing lauded Cervantes as second only to Villa.
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Candelario Cervantes
Villa
Cruces
Fun
Ston
General Pershing
Jose Bencorne
Mexico
Davis Marksbury
George F. Nicholson
George Hulitt
Seventeenth Infantry
Hulitt
Cervantes
Carvantiae
Pershing
Sunday Light previews and features on T R sketch and culture
The Sunday Light promises a major Carroll sketch on T R at home and a mix of features. Read about a Metropolitan ballerina a millionaire’s daughter and other topics including self harm causes Kissing and theater myths prison reform barefoot dancing hair science heaven dreams fashion and more presented in a period newspaper tone.
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Metropolitan Ballet
Metropolitan Opera Company
Outlaw Cervantes Eludes Pursuit as Villa Band Slumps
After encounters in northern Chihuahua and the Columbus raid, the outlaw Cervantes has been killed, signaling a potential breakup of Villa bands. General Funston and staff praised a small detachment for repelling a larger force near Cruces, with engineers’ road mapping work protected by rifle wielding guards.
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Funston
Cruces
Namiquipa
Mexican Foreign Minister pins breach on border troops
Mexico City May 26 Foreign Minister Aguilar says despite the Scott Obregon pact 400 American troops entered Mexican territory near Boquillas chasing bandits. He notes the units have now withdrawn from Mexican soil and stresses adherence to the agreement.
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Mexico City
Aguilar
Scott
Obregon
Boquillas
Mexican Hostility Reported by American Truck Drivers
American truckmen report growing animosity along the border in Mexico. Soldiers of some Carranza forces hinder travel, with barbed wire barriers on roads near Nueva Casas Grandes and a train halted last Wednesday, signaling tense cross border communications.
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Columbus
N. M
Carranza
Mexico
Nueva Casas Grandes
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