Mexico Adopts Interim Leadership After Diaz’s Resignation
Provisional President De La Barra sworn in to govern until order returns and elections are held. Madero announces intent to resign as provisional president and plans to run in the next vote. Diaz’s supporters and opponents react as the Mexican political crisis shifts toward a constitutional path.
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Mexico City
Francisco Leon de la Barra
United States
Mexico
Diaz
Viva Madero
Madero
Chihuahua
Senor
Don Leon DE LA Bara
Republic
Pawnbrokers Protest Increase in Seattle Licenses
Pawnbrokers and second hand dealers gathered at the council chamber to oppose higher license fees. Thomas B. McMahon urged a two week delay. Several dealers cried that the rise would ruin them and their families, while city records show 28 pawnbrokers and 187 licensed second hand stores in Seattle, indicating some activity remains.
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Thomas B. McMahon
Seatle
Weather at Night and Saturday Forecast
Fair tonight with light frost. Saturday remains fair with light westerly winds. Knee
Bryan Flays High Court
In The Commoner William J. Bryan criticizes the Supreme Court for altering the anti trust law via a decision at the demands of trusts. He argues the ruling shifts power to corporate interests and that the public must pressure for a clear law no court can repeal. He outlines perceived motives behind judicial appointments and party actions.
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Lincoln
Neb
Wmr
J. Bryan
Supreme Court
Bryan
White
Harlan
Hughes
Wall Sr
Taft
Watch Mr Blaine as recall looms over Seattle council
The speaker urges scrutiny of Councilman Blaine after election pledges to give Seattle a square deal. He warns Blaine now resists public pressure, insisting the people can still judge his service and demand accountability as they did in past experiences. The public remains the master in Seattle.
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Blaine
Seattle
Ty & Ween
Washington
Senate
Lafollette
Lorimer
Parrot Foils Break-in at Okmulgee Home
In Muskogee Oklahoma on May 26 the parrot at James Watkins home in Okmulgee prevented a burglary. Family heard a door move in the night and the parrot scolded the intruder commanding him to leave. The would be thief fled as the bird continued chattering.
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Muskogee
Okla
James Watkins
Okmulgee
Bettt Graham Seeks Free Seat on Phinney Ave Cars
Betty Graham offers a five dollar stake to the first man who yields a seat on the Phinney Avenue streetcar tonight between five and six thirty. She previously spent lengthy waits on Madison Street with no takers, prompting a notable crowd and a promised payout of six dollars if someone rises to assist.
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Betty Graham
Phinney AV
Star Office
Madison St. Cam
Misa Graham
Wappenstein Trial Opens in Lorimer Bribe Case Tangle
Seattle courtroom details unfold as Charles Wappenstein stands trial for allegedly accepting a $1,000 bribe to permit unmolested operation of Paris and Midway cribhouses. Jurors questioned amid claims of political scandal and calls for direct democracy reforms.
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Charlies D. Wappenstein
Gideon Tupper
Clarence Gerald
Paris
Midway
Main
Charles W. Wappenstein
George H. Rummens
Will H.“ Morris
Wappenstein
Patterson
Talesmen
Hugh V. Whyborn
33Rd
Av. S
Whyborn
Rummens
the Star
Public Welfare League
Gill
Will H. Morris
Morris
Chicago Sizzles as May Heat Breaks Records
Chicago swelters as temperatures soar past May highs. A new record by day broke last decade’s mark. the mercury neared 100 degrees in a heat wave. A separate court ruling allowed a woman to sue for divorce, noting marital abuse as grounds.
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Chicago
Judges Pay Battle Fizzles Over County Salary Dispute
Visalia notes a squabble over whether county judges may draw an extra 1000 dollars monthly claiming a constitutional quarterly pay rule. Prosecutor Murphy cites statutory limits while plaintiff Joe Smith seeks a restraint to halt the overcharge until court resolves the issue.
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Murphy
Gourity
Joe Smith
King County
Postmaster General Hitchcock Attacked by Senator Davis
Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas assailed Postmaster General Hitchcock calling him a despot of the postal service. He claimed the system punishes critics and extends into private life, saying resistance invites annihilation.
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Ucalted Press
Washington
F. Hitch
Postal Service
Jeff Davis
Arkansas
Hitchcock
Man Sentenced to Six Months for Stealing to Eat
William Lewis, out of work and starving, broke into a ranch house to obtain bread and milk. Judge Main gave six months in prison, arguing the hunger crime outweighed the theft, condemning the stigma of convict life for a desperate family man.
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William Lewis
Lewis
Main
Starp
Seattle
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