Attempt on Life of New York Mayor
An assassin shot at Mayor Mitchel as he left City Hall for lunch but missed. Corporations counsel Frank Polk was wounded in the jaw and will survive, with the gunman overpowered. The shooter Michael P. Mahoney, nearly 70, claimed mental imbalance and blamed municipal layoffs and job denial for his action.
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Union News Service
New York
Mitchel
City Hall
Frank Polk
Corporation Counsel
Michael P. Mahoney
Mahoney
Baseball Season Opens in Lincoln Exceeds Hype
Lincoln Ante lopes faced the Denver Grizzlies at Lincoln with thousands in attendance. The Grizzlies defeated the home team 4 to 1 in the season opener, delivering a stunning success amid ideal weather and a raucous crowd.
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Lincoln
Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln Antelopes
Denver Grizzlies
Grizzlies
Grazing Lands for Entry Bill Reported to House
Washington. A bill to open public domain stock raising lands to homestead entry was reported by the public lands committee after house senate conferences. The measure lets the interior secretary designate tracts up to 640 acres chiefly valued for grazing with no merchantable timber and no irrigation. Entrants must make permanent improvements to raise land value for stock raising at least $12.62 per acre.
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Washington
House
Public Lands Committee
Senate
Interior Department
Secretary of the Interior
Press encampment plans in Lincoln forJune chautauqua
Lincoln Neb local committee for the Nebraska Press association inspects Epworth park ground and arranges a weeklong encampment for the annual chautauqua phase of the convention. Members will camp on the grounds and organize conditions for the gathering.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Press Association
Bolé
Epworth Park
Chautauqua
Association
Campaing
Mrs Hall Addresses Nebraska Club On Exposition Plans
Mrs F M Hall of Lincoln spoke to the Nebraska Federation of Woman's Clubs Third district in Fremont. She outlined plans by Governor Morehead and state officials to secure funds for a Nebraska building on the Pacific Panama exposition grounds.
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Lincon
Neb
F. M. Hall of Lincoln
Fremont
Nebraska Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Morehead
Nebraska
Exposition Grounds
Kansas Convicts to Work Overtime in Twine Plant
Convicts at the Kansas state penitentiary twine plant in Leavenworth have agreed to overtime work from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to meet binding twine demand for wheat growers. In exchange for extra service, these workers will receive sentence reductions as approved by the state board of corrections.
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Kansas
Leavenworth
Kan
Kansas State Penitentiary
State Board of Corrections
Banks Do Their Portion
Nebraska voters will face four initiative and referendum questions this year including a constitutional amendment for women’s suffrage, and separate ballots on university campus location, Nebraska City armory funding, and the employer’s liability and workers’ compensation act. The Attorney General has not yet prepared the ballot title for the latter.
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Western
Union News Service
Lincoln
Neb
Secretary of State
Nebraska City Armory
Nebraska
State Farm
National Guard
Nebraska City
Martin
Prohibition Advocates Urge Constitutional Amendment
Prohibition supporters told Washington lawmakers the case for a nationwide amendment to ban the sale or manufacture of all alcoholic liquors for beverage use. They urged the House Judiciary Committee to report Rep Hobson of Alabama's resolution for submission to the states for ratification. For three hours delegates from many eastern states described progress in the prohibition fight.
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Washington
House
Judiciary Committee
United States
Hobson
Alabama
East
Banks Doing Their Part to Fund Federal Reserve Banks
Washington reports that many banks have sent in checks or cash for the first part of their subscription to reserve bank stock. Subscriptions are premature and funds will be held until formal approval from the organizing committee.
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Federal Reserve System
Washington
Federal Reserve Banking System
Johnson county drainage district approves 3 percent levy
In Tecumseh Nebraska the Johnson county drainage district announces an additional 3 percent assessment on lands within the district to cover drainage work, collections, and officers' salaries. The levy funds necessary expenses for ongoing drainage projects.
Consider Municipal Saloon Plan For St Paul Neb
A mass convention will be called to discuss whether St Paul should run a municipal saloon instead of private operators. After the council raised the annual license to 2500 dollars, town talk suggests only one saloon remains. Voters split between private run and city operation for potential profits.
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St. Paul, Neb
President stands by original program in Congress
President Vinson disapproves of curbing the anti trust legislative program this season. House judiciary committee members say they will seek to report a single measure consolidating the tentative trust bills and press legislation to curb court injunction power to satisfy labor demands.
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Union News Service
Washington
Vinson
Congress
House Judiciary Committee
Huerta Denies Insult Over War Confidence in Washington
U S actions to force Huerta to salute the flag stalled in the senate as a joint resolution backing President Wilson's aims passed the house by 337 to 87. President says he has constitutional authority but awaits congressional approval before seizing Tampico and Vera Cruz. Navy lists show 17 960 sailors 3 970 marines and 855 officers in or headed for Mexican waters with ships deployed at Vera Cruz Tampico and along the Pacific coast.
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Union News Service
Washington
Army
Navy
United States
Huerta
Senate
Wilson
House
Congress
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Navy Department
Mexican
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Prairie
Dos Moines
Chester
Dolphin
San Francisco
Solace
Hancock
Admirral Badger
Tacoma
Nashville
Pensacola
Birmingham
Dixie
Mississippi
Raleigh
New Orleans
Annapolis
Yorktown
California
Glacier
Mexican Pacific
South Dakota
Jupiter
Cleveland
Chattanooga
Maryland
San Diego
Cal
Senate Sessions Debates Reso on Mexico Policy
In a midnight session the senate weighed a house resolution briefly objecting to naming Huerta. A substitute from the foreign relations committee passed giving the president broad authority to respond to indignities from Mexico. President Wilson had retired. Tumulty Garrison Burleson Marshall Shively and other leaders discussed the substitute.
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Senate
House
Huerta
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Mexico
Wilson
Tumulty
Garrison
Burleson
Marshall
Shively
Four Rosenthal killers die in Sing Sing electric chair
Four gunmen convicted of Herman Rosenthal's murder were executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing at daybreak Monday. None confessed, nor named Charles Becker, once guilty of instigating the crime, though Becker was saved by a court of appeals reversal. Only Frank Siedenshner known as Whitey Lewis issued a statement, but did not claim innocence.
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Ossining
N. Y
Herman Rosenthal
Sing Sing
Charles Becker
Court of Appeals
Frank Siedenshner
Whitey Lewis
Financial Crisis Hits Chinese Government in Peking
Foreign observers in Peking warn that Yuan Shi-Kai’s government faces a serious cash shortage as provincial revenues fail to meet central administration needs. They predict possible foreign financial control or a foreign public debt commission.
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Peking
Yuan Shi-Kal
China
Tragic Herman Girl Dies in Separator Accident
Ethel Ryan eleven, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jess Ryan, died at home in Herman Nebraska after her hair tangled in a cream separator’s shaft tearing away part of her scalp. She passed away six hours after the accident as the community mourns a popular local child.
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Herman
Neb
Ethel
Jess Ryan
Amundsen Polar Expedition Needs Fundraising Challenge
Private reports from Christiana indicate Captain Roald Amundsen must raise $200000 to outfit his polar expedition. Locals doubt success in gathering the sum despite the National Geographic Society's recent pledge of $20000 toward the effort.
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Washington
Christiana
Raald Amundsen
National Geographic Society
Amundsen
Coronation Postponed After Dowager Empress Death
Following the death of the Japanese dowager empress, the emperor’s coronation scheduled for November 10 has been postponed. The delay reflects mourning customs and national sensitivities.
Lincoln Spanish War veterans reunion seeks missing addresses
In preparation for the April 22 and 28 reunion of Spanish war veterans, the Nebraska department aims to contact all veterans. Of 4200 Nebraska regiments enlistees, about 1500 addresses are known, and organizers want to reach every veteran in the state regardless of regiment or attendance possibility.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Senate Resolution Endorses Use of Force Over Mexican Incidents
The foreign relations committee agreed a resolution based on the president's April address urging armed force to compel amends for affronts to the United States. It preserves no hostility to the Mexican people, aiming to treat Huerta's de facto government rather than the nation as a whole.
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Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Congress
United
Huerta
President Wilson seeks congressional approval for use of force
President Wilson personally asked Congress to authorize sending the army and navy to compel General Huerta to apologize for affronts to the United States. It marked the first time since the Spanish American War that a president presented such a grave international crisis to the legislature. Cheers and applause greeted his solemn address, with Democratic members leading the outpouring.
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Wilson
Congress
Huerta
Spain
Senate debate over $50 million defense appropriation bill
In Washington the Senate opened discussion on a Chamberlain introduced bill authorizing the president to spend 50 million dollars from unappropriated treasury funds for national defense and related purposes. The measure mirrors the pre Spanish-American War bill and assigns discretion to the president with funds to remain available until expended.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Chamberlain
United States
Spain
Mexico City awaits Washington reply over Tampico flag salute
The Mexican capital watches for Washington's reply after Huerta refuses an unconditional salute. Portillo y Rojas cites the Tampico incident as not insulting the flag and warns Mexicans to avoid demonstrations. Some Americans prepare to stay, others plan to leave for Vera Cruz.
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Mexico City
Washington
Huerta
United States
Senor Portillo Y Rojas
Tampico
Huerta Welcomes War Message From Mexico City
Huerta signals welcome for war as American fleet nears. The coded message to United Press in New York states the government is pleased to greet U S armed forces. It follows an earlier Friday message indicating Huerta desires war.
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Mexico City
Huerta
United States
New York
United Press
No Aggressive Orders Yet Declared by Army
Secretary Garrison insisted no orders had been issued to the army for aggressive action. His departure was a prudent step in the emergency. Brigadier General Mills, in charge of militia affairs, telegraphed to states for militia information and arrangements were made with merchant lines to charter ships for transports.
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Army
Garrison
Mills
Senate Amends Bill On Volunteer Army For Mexico Crisis
A senate approved house bill with amendments to organize a volunteer army for service in Mexico or other crises. Sending the measure to conference was delayed by Senator Reed's motion to reconsider, likely to be disposed of Tuesday. The bill would revise the 1898 Spanish American War volunteer force law.
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Washington
Mexico
House
Senate
Reed
President Takes a Quiet Day in White Sulphur Springs
President Wilson spent a quiet day at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia with Mrs Wilson and their two children avoiding direct reaction to the Mexican crisis. He detached himself from worry over Huerta's reply to the American ultimatum and sought rest away from diplomacy.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Wilson
Huerta
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