Rebels Open Campaign From Durango Toward Saltilo and Zacatecas
The vanguard of the Constitutionalist force has begun its march toward Saltilo and Zacatecas from Durango and Torreon. Reports to the state department note ongoing engagements, refugee movements, and the capture of key garrisons as Mexican turmoil continues. The Smith family of ten in Tonala faces danger after involvement in the San Pedro violence.
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Smith
Tonala
Washington
Durango
Torreon
Saltillo
Zacatecas
State Department
Hamm
San Pedro
Leavill
Guatemala
Victories of Rebels Surpass Expectations in Washington
The report from Washington notes Carranza dismissed mediation talks as he announced a strong rebel advance. Constitutionalist representatives said three major rebel forces were pushing a sweeping pathward campaign, affecting negotiations with South American envoys.
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Washington
Carranza
Mexicd
Henderson Will Win in Alabama Primaries Prediction
Special to The Item. Colonel Marcus Weil predicts Henderson will carry 39 counties and win by a majority of 10 650 in the May 1 primaries, while Comer will carry 38 counties. Birmingham May 17.
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Birmingham
Marcus Weil
Henderson
Comer
Harding Accepts Appointment on Reserve Board
W P G Harding of Birmingham will accept a seat on the Federal Reserve Board. He will sever ties with First National Bank of Birmingham and qualify within fifteen days to meet the President’s appointment terms.
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Harding
Reserve Board
Associated .Preas
Birmingham
Ala
W. P. G. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
First National Bank of
Diningham
Wilson
Washington
White House wedding links Wilson and McAdoo
Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson, daughter of President Wilson, will wed William Gibbs McAdoo, secretary of the treasury, at the White House in a simple afternoon ceremony. Guests include wives of the vice president and cabinet officers as gowns and toilettes illuminate a restrained but elegant event.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Cupid
Hymen
Eleanor Randolph Wilson
William G. McAdoo
the Treasury
Wilson
Sato
Helen Hunter
Portsmouth
Marjorie Brown
Atlanta
N. J
Charles Kelley
Athens
William Gibbs McAdoo
Marshall
Remains of Bank Cashier Die By Own Action in Mobile
The body of John McDonald, 29, cashier at the Bank of Richton, who died by shooting himself Thursday afternoon, arrived in Mobile and was sent to Bay Minette by Roche & Burke Undertaking Co. He is survived by his wife and one child. McDonald had been in poor health for years.
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John McDonald
Bank of Richton
Mobile
Roche & Burke Undertaking Company
Bay Minette
Ala
McDonald
Sevral
Montgomery
B. B. Comer
O'Neal
Comer
Alabama
W. John. Daber
Convict Department
State Convict Department
Treasury
John
Sociological Society Holds Annual Session in Memphis
The third annual Southern Sociological Society meeting opened with two department sessions in Memphis on May 7. Notable figures Bishop Bratton and Booker T. Washington spoke on Race Co operation while Prof. Trawick argued about home ownership and living conditions among African Americans and urged reforms to lift submerged communities.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Southern Sociological Society
Charities and Correction
Bratton
Mississippi
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee, Ala
A. M. Trawick
Nashville
Resolution seeks to raise regular army beyond 100000
Senate introduces a resolution by Chairman Chamberlain to permit increasing the regular army above the 100000 statutory limit. It states a condition exists that may require the fullest and most effective use of the regular army.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Chamberlain
Military Affairs Committee
United States
New Attorneys for Leo Frank Appear in Case
Atlanta May 7 Judge Ben Hill will instruct the grand jury to thoroughly probe perjury coercion and witness intimidation charges in the Leo Frank murder case. New attorneys for Frank prepare to appeal for a new trial to the state supreme court while Annie Maud Carter, a missing defense witness, is returned to the city.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Ben Hill
Superior Court
Leo M. Frank
Grand Jury
Dorcey
Frank
Grand
Daniel Lehon
Burns
State Supreme Court
Judge Hill
Hill
Carter
Child and Adult Welfare Officials Meet in Memphis Conference
In Memphis on May 7, welfare workers from national charities and corrections groups held sessions of the National Jewish Charities conference, the National Probation Association, and related committees. Speakers explored immigration and the Panama Canal, with Lucius L. Solomons Cyrus L. Sulzberger and Maurice Epstein presenting. A round table on probation treatment of adult offenders followed led by L A Herbert. discussions on dependent children in institutions continued.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
National Jewish Charities
National Probation Association
Conference On
American Association of Officials of Charities and Corrections
Panama Canal
Lucius L. Solomons
San Francisco
Cyrus L. Sulzberger
New York
Maurice Epstein
Galveston
Texas
L. A. Herbert
Kansas City
Probation Association
Americans and Britons killed at Mexican mine near Guadalajara
A dispatch from the British vice consul reports one American and two British subjects killed at mines near Guadalajara. Seven Americans are cut off by bandits, others are safe, with no names given. The embassy also notes disquieting Tampico reports and Mexican authorities restricting landings.
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Associated Press
Washington
Guadalajara
Rangdell
Cinco Minas
America
Tampico
Cer Ree
British Duke as Own Auctioneer Creates Sensation
London May 7 The Duke of Marlborough husband of Mrs Vanderbilt of New York shocked society by serving as a licensed auctioneer at Oxford selling several Oxfordshire estates. He conducted the sale with apparent efficiency and charged fees, stirring curiosity and controversy among peers and locals alike.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Marlborouh
Vanderbilt of
New York
Oxford
Oxfordshire
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Rosario
Col. Weil
Eleanor Wilson
Waelliam ’G.mcadoo
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Woodrow Wil
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