Bitter Sentiment in Mexico Over Deposed Madero
Provisional President Huerta promotes four generals and interior officers as newspapers in Mexico City react with skepticism to peace prospects. A police officer testifies Madero verbally ordered a list of 43 deputies and journalists to be assassinated, fueling bitterness toward Madero.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Huerta
Madera
Aurelio Blanquet
Joaquin Mass
Alberto Yarza
Cauz
Republic
Stern
Madero
Francisco Madero
Death by own action party leaves two dead in Tennessee
In Memphis, Bernard Deaver of Allentown Pennsylvania and Jack Hartman formerly of Nashville Tennessee died after drinking whiskey laced with 50 percent carbolic acid served at a local boarding house. Michael McDonough of Pittsburgh and Frank Kelly of the city were badly burned but survived.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Bernard Deaver
Allentown
Jack Hartman
Nashville
Michael McDonough
Pittsburg
Frank Kelly
Deaver
Percy Newkirk Hanged for Killing Chief Dickey in Mississippi
Percy Newkirk, a Black man, was executed in Gulfport Mississippi at 11 o clock for fatally shooting Chief of Police Charles Dickey on January 21. The private hanging occurred in the county jail with two ministers conducting prayers beforehand. He absolved John Carr of Biloxi of involvement and claimed to act alone. The neck broke on the seven foot drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport
Miss
Percy Newkirk
Charles Dickey
Newkirk
Negro Methodist Church
John Carr
Biloxi
Rolf Seeberg Co
Dickey
Carr
President takes up treasury plan to reorganize customs
President today discussed the treasury department's plan for reorganizing the customs service. Collector Loeb of New York, who reviewed the subject with him, urged against delaying action, noting the law grants authority for the reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Art Today
Treasury Department
Customs Service
Loeb
New York
Senate to urge antitrust bill limiting Supreme Court power
The senate committee on interstate commerce plans a radical antitrust report next week. It urges amendments to the Sherman Act to remove the Supreme Court’s discretionary power and to define illegal combinations in exact terms so businesses know what actions violate the law. The report, ending the 1911 trust inquiry, also proposes a federal commission to regulate cross state corporations and stricter anti monopoly provisions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Supreme Court
Zapatistas Shift Sides in Mexican Crisis
Part of the Zapatistas join forces with the Huerta regime as Julian Pacheco moves on Cuernavaca with his aligned troops. Emiliano Zapata signals satisfaction with the new government but seeks removal of Morelos Governor Leyva. Carranza raises rebels in Coahuila with base at Saltillo and potential support from Nuevo Leon’s Villareal while government dispatches troops to suppress uprisings.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Zaptistas
Julian Pacheco
Cuatra Morelos
Felix Diaz
Zapatista
Pacheco
Cuernavaca
Huerta
Emiliano Zapata
Patrice Leyva
Morelos
Carranza
Coahuila
Madero
Saltillo
Villareal
Nuevo Leon
Gustavo Madero
Colombia’s Position Without Warrant In Panama Dispute
Washington reports say the Colombian foreign minister and the American minister Du Bois have exchanged views on compensation for Panama’s separation. No concrete proposal has been submitted by the United States to warrant a final rejection at this stage, with discussions limited to preliminaries to reveal Colombia’s negotiating position.
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Associated Press
Washington
du Bois
Columbia
Panama
Justice Department Surprised by Woman Claiming Secretarial Ties
A woman calling herself Mrs. Taylor, claiming to be private secretary to the next attorney general, visited the Department of Justice seeking a conference with high officials. She presented documents that appeared to identify her before leaving. officials remain silent on the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Taylor
Department of Justice
Rex
Strange Mixup of Children at Hospital Delights and Griefs
In Philadelphia two families faced grief and joy as a scarlet fever mixup at Municipal Hospital was resolved. A mother identified the child sent to the Kaufman family as her daughter, while the Kaufman child is believed to be the deceased girl whose coffin had been buried two weeks earlier. The hospital will exhume the body for positive ID.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Kaufman
Kaufman Girl
Americans Reported Safe in Mexico City Amid Turbulence
The article notes provisional president Huerta expressing concern for Madero's safety and explains the capital's security status. It covers tensions with Diaz loyalists, ongoing investigations of Madero era records, and reports from Consuls in Vera Cruz and Durango about arrests, refusals to recognize the government, and scattered queries into peace efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mexico City
Madéro
Huerta
Madero
Porfirio Diaz
Vera Cruz
Europe
Washington
Canada
Diaz
Custom House
Vera Cruz Harbor
Conenl Edwards
Juarez
Salavar
Rojas
Campa
Durango
Hamm
Maderista
Conent Garrett
Nuevo Laredo
Agricultural Bill Expanded With Fire Watershed and Preserve Adds to Spending
Washington Feb 21 The Senate committee added Hoke Smiths division of markets Gronnas co operative farm land mortgage banks Europe and other measures to the agricultural appropriation bill bringing total to 18 566 580 dollars to fund watershed fire protection and a North Dakota game preserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Hoke Smith
Department of Agriculture
Gronna
Europe
North Dakota
Senate
Akin of New York Attacks Moore in Weather Bureau Row
Representative Akin of New York introduced a resolution in the U S House attacking Willis L. Moore chief of the weather bureau. The lengthy preamble accuses Moore of using his office to gain endorsements for a cabinet post and seeks measures to curb favoritism among weather bureau officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Willis L. Moore
Weather Bureau
House
Akin
New York
Moore
Fakir Moore
Woodrow Wilson
West Florida to Washington by special train for inauguration
Pensacola and Marianna residents arrange Pullman cars for West Florida turnout to the inauguration. Several towns on the P and A division seek space in Pullmans as interest grows over two decades.
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Pensacola
Fla
Washington
Marianna
P. and A
Pullmans
Ee Wileon
Mar
Arkansas Battleship Arkansas Sails for Repair
The battleship Arkansas, damaged by a coral head off Cuba, sails from Guantanamo for Hampton Roads for repairs. The ship has a hole in its bottom plates and four compartments flooded.
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Hampton Roads
Associated Press
Washington
Caimanera
Cuba
Arkansas
Guantanamo
Fire destroys Troitsky cathedral in Saint Petersburg
The Troitsky cathedral in Saint Petersburg burned yesterday. The fire destroyed the historic building erected in 1703 by Peter the Great, but a vast collection of pictures carvings and relics was saved.
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Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Troitsky Cathedral
Peter the Great
Senate approves measures and reports rail and expo bills
The Senate met at noon to resume debate on the river and harbor appropriation. The interstate commerce committee favorably reported a bill valuing railroads and carriers with a plan to vote before adjournment Monday. The Panama-Pacific Exposition bill would provide government participation and allocate 1.5 million dollars. The agriculture bill carries about 14.57 million dollars. The House met at 7:30 p.m to resume the sundry civil appropriations debate as Bernard N. Baker testified before the shipping investigating committee.
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Interstate Commerce Committee
Agriculture Committee
House
Shipping Investigating Committee
Bernard N. Baker
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi through Saturday
Rain and possible thunderstorms tonight and Saturday with colder conditions. Winds from southeast to north. Alabama reports unsettled weather with rain and cooler nights. Mississippi expects showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight, then clearing and colder by Saturday.
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Mobile
Alabama
Treasury clash over port officers blocks Taft plan
Disagreement between Secretary McVeagh and Assistant Secretary Curtis on abolition of naval officers, surveyors, and appraisers at all ports stalls Taft. Curtis argues elimination saves 70000 dollars yearly. McVeagh says business cannot be run without them. matter may be left for his successor.
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Associated Press
Washington
McVeagh
Curtis
Treasury Department
Taft
Woman Awarded Damages in Bell Telephone Suit
In Montgomery Alabama on February 21 a jury awarded Mrs Lydia Brown 250 damages in her suit against Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company claiming permanent hearing injury from a buzzing phone. Attorneys argued an operator billed fear led to the injury. a phone was installed in court to prove the point.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lydia Brown
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Atlanta Crackers Pitcher Harold Johns Sold to Troy
Harold Johns, former Crackers pitcher, was disposed by Manager Smith and sold to the Troy club in the New York State League. He becomes the third ex Atlanta hurler to join Troy next season with salary prospects.
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Harold Johns
Atlanta
Washington warns Huerta on Madero fate after removal
Ambassador Wilson reports to Washington that Francisco I. Madero will not be executed without trial. Secretary Knox and President Taft insist on a fair, legal process and may accept exile if due process is observed. The U.S. views summary killing of Madero as unacceptable in Mexico's political turmoil.
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Associated Press
Washington
Francisco I. Madero
Mexico
Huerta
Wilson
Madero
Knox
Taft
United States
Gustavo Maderg
Pankhurst Takes Responsibility for Lloyd George Bomb
London February 21. Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst assumes full responsibility for the bomb explosion at Lloyd Georges country residence and confesses she conspired with her followers to carry out the plan. Crown law officers move toward criminal charges as six suffragette window smashers receive six months imprisonment and vow hunger strikes.
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Associated Press
London
Emmeline Pankhurst
Lloyd George
Railroad Valuation Bill Heads to Senate Vote
The railroad physical valuation bill, approved by the House and backed by the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee, will be debated in the Senate Monday with a vote before adjournment. It would require the ICC to value all common carrier property to set rates and grant full control over stock and bond issues to the commission.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Army of Hudson Hikers Headed to Havre de Grace
Refreshed by a night in Elkton, Rosalie Jones' Army the Hudson left at 9 this morning for Washington. They plan to reach Havre de Grace around 6 PM, facing over sixteen miles of rough road between New York and Washington.
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Associated Press
Elkton
Special Grand Jury Halts Investigation in Charleston
The special grand jury probing bribery charges in the U.S. senatorial campaign in Charleston West Virginia was temporarily halted today. Rumors spread that numerous indictments may be issued.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Oral betting legality upheld by New York court
The New York appellate division of the state supreme court ruled oral betting at race tracks legal in a test case sparked by the United Hunts Racing Association. The decision clarifies wagering practices at tracks and sets a precedent for future bets.
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Associated Press
New York
State Supreme Court
United Hunts Racing .Association
Vanderbilt University Case Settled in Favor of Methodist Bishops
Nashville Tenn Feb 21 Chancellor John Allison ruled the Vanderbilt University board of trust has no right to elect board members. The decision favored the College of Bishops of the Southern Methodist Church, stating the university charter originated with Methodist conferences and that Commodore Vanderbilt did not reserve governance rights. The ruling lauds Vanderbilt’s philanthropy and notes an appeal is expected.
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Nashville
Tenn
John Allison
Vanderbilt University
Board of Trust
College of Bishops
Southern Methodist Episcopal Church
Southern M
University
General Conference
N. B. Harris
Macon
Memphis
W. A. Godbey
Austin
Texas
Asheville
University of
Commodore Vanderbilt
Robbery at Theodore General Store Sparks National Alert
Thieves blew the safe at Joseph Bolton's general store in Theodore Alabama between midnight and dawn, escaping with 100 to 150 dollars and several checks. Two suspected deserters from Fort Morgan are sought, with deputies and surrounding towns warned to watch for two soldiers seen leaving a train at Theodore. The explosion wrecked the safe and a cartridge stash was reportedly used in the crime.
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Joseph Bolton
Theodore
Ala
Mobile
Louisville and
Fort Morgan
Palmer
W. H. Delchamps
Mississippi
Bay Shore
Coden
Army
Citizens
Bay Shore Road
Thirty Day Sentence For Larceny Of Pin
George Davis received a thirty day hard labor sentence on Thursday after conviction by the recorder for larceny of a gold stick pin from the home. The court noted the act occurred in the southern part.
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George Davis
Recorder
Elant
Fesiden
Southern
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