War Breaks Out Anew In Mexico
United Press reports worsening chaos across Mexico as disrupted rail service and 2000 rebels near Mexico City threaten attack. Food prices soar toward famine while Pillage and murder spread from Sonora to Morelos. Foreign residents urge protection as Diaz and Madero face possible peace failure within 48 hours.
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United Press
Mexico City
Diaz
Madero
Juarez
Mexico
Sonora
Guerrero
Durango
Coahuila
Puebla
Morelos
May Attack Capital Mexico City Reported In Rebel Plot
May 4. Armed rebels believed to be hidden within Mexico City threaten an attack on the capital from inside and outside as the uprising grows. In Nogales, 25 federal troops were killed in Sonora while a Yaqui offer to aid rebels spreads. Cinco de Mayo passes with fear of heavy fighting ahead.
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United Press
Mexico City
Yaquis
Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
McNamara Brothers to Face Trial Tomorrow in LA
John J and James B McNamara alleged dynamiters set for court on new indictments likely to be voted by the grand jury this afternoon District Attorney Fredericks announced at noon A special identification sweep was later carried out at the county jail amid orders to bar newsmen and to identify James B McNamara as James B Bryce.
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United Press
Seattle
Los Angeles
John J
James B. McNamara
Fredericks
W. J. Ford
Walter Bordwell
Los Angeles Times
Ford
Indianapolis
Wal. J. Burns
James B. Bryce
Mexico City peace pact to be signed with Madero
Mexican Foreign Minister De La Barra informs President Taft that a peace draft is to be rushed today to avert an anticipated uprising in Mexico City. The message notes hopes for a tentative agreement to end hostilities with Madero and prevent further violence tomorrow.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico City
de la Barra
Madero
Messasre
Taft
Mexico
A Certain Party at Broadway with Mabel Hite Donlin
Critics say the new musical farce on Broadway starring Mabel Hite Donlin and her husband Mike Donlin offers a thin veneer of talent with some catchy music.
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Mabel Hite Donlin
Mike Donlin
Probing Grand Jury Hears Police and Jail Abuse Claims
Yesterday city officials faced a grand jury inquiry with witnesses including Chief of Police Bannick who refused to dismiss Jailer Corbett. Lizzie Daniels, an Indian girl, alleges Corbett beat and confined her for three days. Also testifying were matron Henrietta Berry, Inspector John Sullivan, desk man Frank Doucett, and Patrolman Byers with jail prisoners present.
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Bannick
Corbett
Lizzie Daniels
Henrietta Berry
Wardall
Daniels Rl
John Sullivan
Frank Doucett
Roberts
Byers
Charles Dolphin
Boyle Seeks Fire Captain Post After being Chief
John H. Boyle, the deposed fire chief, aims for the rank of captain. He has requested the assistant corporation counsel to lower his rank and has not formally withdrawn his hearing request on the mayor’s charges.
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John H. Boyle
Hoe
Contract Labor Under Fire in Portland Conference
Ex Governor W J Mc Connell now United States labor inspector is in Portland for two weeks to press cooperation with labor organizations and officials against alien contract labor. John and Frank Clancy pleaded not guilty to a grand jury indictment charging them with running a gambling house. trial date not yet set.
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Portland, Or
W. J. McConnell
Idaho
United States Labor Inspector
Portland
McConnell
John
Frank Clancy
Graduates of the Club Law in Police Brutality
Two men, Lester Thomas and Joby Weet, identified by Charles Tennant as Chehalis reformatory graduates, fired on detectives and face jail. The piece argues the Seattle jail system trains criminals, warning they may become hardened offenders after reform, stockade, or penitentiary.
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Lester Thomas
Joby Weet
Maydu
Charles Tennant
Chehaile Reformatory
Mayou
Seattle
Corbett
Star
Mayon
Reformatory
Chehalis
Victim of Police Methods Held Without Charge
Frank Oldhan, 26, a union machinist, was jailed four days in the city jail without a charge after an arrest near the Hub saloon. He says he was denied contact and that officials later labeled him loitering around saloons. His attorney plans to fight the charges as a frame-up. The case was set to go before Judge Gordon.
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Frank Oldhan
Jackson At
Dilling
Bannick
Oldhan
Hadeen
Hub
Yester Way
Spencer
Machinists’ Union
Mr. Spencer
Oidhan
Gordon
Dietz Defense Shows Weak In Harp Killing Case
In Hayward Wisconsin on May 4 the Dietz family defending themselves in the Deputy Sheriff Oscar Harp killing case caused delays with frequent objections. Judge Reid warned restraint as Dietz wife and son pressed ill advised points. Deputies gave their versions of the deadly encounter.
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Red Press
Hayward
Wis
John Dietz
Cameron Dam
Leslie
Diety
Harp
Unclaimed Interest on Public Debt Stacks at Treasury
In Washington on May 4 a vault holds $300,000 in unclaimed public debt interest. One man is owed $50,000 and declines cash opting for checks, saying it is his business which form he prefers.
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Washington, D. C
United States Treasury
Treasury
House Rules Committee Sets Sugar Industry Inquiry Panel
The House Rules Committee on May 4 appointed Lenroot of Wisconsin Pou of North Carolina and Hardwick of Georgia to a sub committee to redraft Hardwick's resolution. The measure broadens investigation beyond the sugar trust to all branches of the sugar industry.
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Sugar Trust
House
Lenroot
Rep
Wis
Pou
Dem
N. C
Hardwick
Hermit James Burge Leaves $60,000 Estate in Missouri
Springfield May 4 James T Burge known as a hermit left an estate valued at 60000 The house furniture is valued at 9 50 and before death he told relatives the hiding place of buckets of gold coins and several railroad and government bonds discovered after his passing.
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Springfield
James T. Burge
Burge
Time clocks eyed for city departments use
Time clocks used in many large businesses may be adopted by city departments. Water, light, treasurer and comptroller offices will install first, with the engineering department already using them.
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Comptroller
Bride Travels 7250 Miles to Wed Seattle Groom
Miss Ethel Hesketh journeyed from Nottingham to Seattle to wed John P. Berry, a Seattle real estate dealer, after a romance spanning continents. The ceremony was held at the bride's aunt's home in Seattle. the couple plan to reside and start a new life in Vancouver after a brief honeymoon.
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Ethel Hesketh
Seattle
Nottingham
England
Continent
John P. Berry
W. T. Pearse
Belmont Place
E. V. Shayler
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Berry
America
Hesketh
Atlantic
United States
Vancouver
The
Sound
Badger game case leads to sentences in Rosenthal plot
Florence Knott, after futile mercy pleas, is sentenced to two years in a penitentiary for attempting blackmail of Charles Rosenthal in Washington. Her husband James Knott and accomplice Albert Armstrong receive four years each. Benjamin Knott released on bonds after seeking a retrial.
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United Press
Washington
Florence Knott
Charles Rosenthal
James Knott
Albert Armstrong
Benjamin Knott
James
Rosenthal
Case
Knotts
Armstrong
Gill accuses Judge Gay of drunken conduct in court
Former Seattle mayor Hiram C. Gill charges Superior Court Judge Wilson R. Gay with notorious drunkenness for three weeks in open court. Gill says he will file charges with the King County bar grievance committee and seeks a grand jury probe into possible misconduct by officials. Judge Main orders investigations and a report by Saturday morning.
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Wilson R. Gay
Superior Court
Hiram C. Gill
Seattle
Main
Gill
Gay
King County
S. R. Bersch
Dallas
Texas
Caldwell
Supreme Court
Bannick
Police Department
Chief Bannick
Bersch
Fearful Labor Strike Threatlooming in Chicago Area
Railroads refuse to negotiate and 10000 freight handlers across Chicago and six neighboring states vow a strike within two days. Officials report unalterable railroad stance and accuse strikers of using hired thugs against non union workers including Otis Elevator employees. Violent clashes reported with several injuries.
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United Press
Chicago
Neill
Otis Elevator Co
Weather forecast for tonight and Friday
Rain is expected tonight and Friday with brisk southeasterly winds. The outlook calls for cloudy skies and a noticeable drop in temperatures across the period.
Unlawfully Idle and Without Support in Seattle
About 12 men are convicted daily in Seattle police court for being wilfully idle and without lawful means of support, a charge rarely proven. At a city labor office a stack of blue slips promised 25 cents per hour, sparking a brutal scramble as dozens of unemployed men fought for a sparse chance at work.
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Seattle
Lymad
Lyman
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