Marines Seize Vera Cruz After Two Day Battle
Washington reports 17 Americans killed and 50 wounded over two days as Marines and bluejackets seize Vera Cruz. Lists of dead and seriously wounded include Rufus Edward Percy and W. J. Watson among the fallen. Landing of 2,700 men met heavy fire from Mexican sharpshooters atop houses, with urban fighting on housetops and at key facilities like the customs house and post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Cruz
Washington
D. C
Frank Deverick
H. Pulliam
C. MM. Guilloan
M., Fitzgerald
J. People
W. Pankowsky
H. J. Kapplen
W. M. Bass
C. L. Wodsteck
J. L. Bennett
K. Christy
A. G. Ebel
H. E. Holsinger
H. E. Boyle
J. Cantwell
A. F. Doe
Robinson
L. W. Taylor
F. L. Ramlers
J. P. Landon
Admiral Badger
Maj. Butler
Vampico
Col. Neville
Maj
Catlin
Diligencia Hotel
Proclamation Urges Restoring Order in City of Mexico
General Hugh Scott orders a return to normal business in the city with proclamations from Rear Admiral Fletcher to reopening establishments. Mexican forces lack leaders as many officers have disappeared. Consul Canada maintains Washington dispatches while telegraph control rests with Admiral Fletcher. Despite Huerta officials promising protection, many residents flee toward Veracruz and Americans are promised safety.
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Fletcher
Maas
United States
Canada
Washington
Admiral Fletcher
Mexico
Huerta
eVra Cruz
Republic
Army orders send Fighting Fifth brigade from Texas to Tampico
Houston reports General Funston to mobilize the Fighting Fifth brigade consisting of the Fourth Seventh and Nineteenth regiments for embarkation at Galveston for Tampico. Additional units including Sixth cavalry Third Field Artillery and several engineer and signal detachments are ordered to depart immediately from Texas City and other posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Funston
Fifth
Galveston
Tampico
Sixth Cavalry
Third Field Artillery
Fourth Field Artillery
F.ambul
Anarchy in Strike Zone Shuts Mines in Colorado
In Trinidad Colorado six miners are dead and two missing with one striker dead and two wounded as clashes erupt between about 200 state militia and guards and a 400 strong miner force. J W Sipple and others defend Empire shaft mine as homes burn and authorities seek relief. Sipple and miners sheltered in the Southwestern mine slope return fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Colo
Hamrock
J. W. Sipple
Empire and Southwestern
Empire Shaft
Empire
H. D. King
King
Sipple
Pumphouse Destruction in Mining Camps Sparks Military Request
Report from Hastings Delagua cites destruction of the Pumphouse serving Hastings and Delagua water supplies by strikers. Sheriff’s office says no men available for rescue. State asks militia at Ludlow for reinforcements. Aguilar dispatch says Empire mine Supt William Waddell, agent Church, and an unknown miner killed in the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor American
Colorado Fuel and Tron Company
Peerless
Hastings
Delagua
Ludlow
Aguilar
William Waddell
Empire Mine
Church
Frank Innocent Says Burns Report On Frank
W J Burns released a report stating Leo M Frank is not a pervert and is innocent of Mary Phagan murder. The statement comes from Burns, hired by Frank’s friends, and targets the convicted death sentence in Atlanta Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Burns
Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
W. J. Burns
Three Bank Robbers Captured In Missouri Heist
Phillipsburg Missouri report of three masked men who blasted the Farmers State Bank safe, escaped with 1750 dollars, and were trapped in a woods five miles northwest after a posse battle. Police recovered part of the loot, with 500 dollars still missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillipsburg
Farmers’ State Bank
Nothwest
Three Die as Home Burns in Philadelphia Fire
Julius Schulze aged 82 his wife 75 and son 52 died in a house fire that destroyed their home. Mrs Paul Schulze who weighs more than 300 pounds jumped from a window and fell on a man. neither was badly hurt.
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Philadelphia
Julius Schulze
Paul Schulze
Fire at Sing Sing Prison Engulfs Enameling Shop
Convicts caused a serious fire at Sing Sing prison in Ossining New York. The village fire apparatus and most residents rushed to witness the blaze, which started in the enameling shop.
Woid Wedding Ends in Court Annulment in Fort Smith
In Fort Smith Arkansas a circuit court judge annulled the marriage of Lee Moore fourteen and Grace Wright twelve who eloped last week to Searcy. Both are school children. The case was heard before Judge George W. Reed.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Lee Moore
Grace Wright
Circuit Court
George W. Reed
Searcy
Entire State Militia Mobilized for Strike Zone Duty
Denver Colorado reports the entire militia enlistment mobilized at two Denver armories to await orders for service in the Trine dad strike zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Trinedad
Tacoma recall notice prompts questions flooding residents
A fragmented OCR item appears to report a recall related to Tacoma Washington with unclear details. Readable elements indicate the action involves local officials and residents may face decisions or follow up. No specific dates, names, or outcomes are clearly readable in the fragment.
Monterey Battle Rages as Rebels Press Federal Lines
In Matamoras a major clash unfolds at Monterey with about 6000 federal troops opposing an equal Rebel force and reinforcements from Torreon. General Pablo Gonzales leads Rebels who push to the outposts and into the manufacturing district near the city while Brig. Gen. Wilfride Messburg commands government defenses backed by barbed wire perimeters and heavy artillery atop Obispo hill.
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Matamoras
Mexico
Monterey
Torreon
Pablo Gonzales
Wilfride Messburg
Notio
Obispo
Wight
Suffragists Open Campaign in Pennsylvania
Suffragists in Harrisburg have launched a four weeks campaign pressuring state house candidates to openly address voting on electors for the state on woman suffrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Rome Celebrates 2667th Anniversary of Founding
Rome held a city holiday marking the 2,667th anniversary of its founding. Officials acknowledge Romulus as founder, though recent archaeology suggests the date should be moved back substantially beyond 7593 B by the Julian period.
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Rome
Romulus
Resignation of Moberly Pastor After Insults Toward Clergy
Rev. R. C. Miller, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Moberly Missouri, resigns after revealing twenty years in ministry without insult from members, a change prompted by his time in Moberly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moberly
R. C. Miller
First Baptist Church
Lion Kills American Pastor in Sudan Encounter
The Rev. Ralph W. Tidrick of the American United Presbyterian mission in Sudan died of wounds from a lion attack. Tidrick began his mission work in 1906 and served in Khartoum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lion Kille
Khartoum
Sudan
Ralph W. Tidrick
American United Presbyterian Mission
Mr. Tidrick
Scouts Hike From Baltimore to San Francisco
Three boy scouts Edmund Waters John W Webb and William A Perry depart from the National Star Spangled Banner Centennial commission headquarters in Baltimore to hike to San Francisco. The journey charts a cross country trek highlighting civic celebration and youth exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Edmund Waters
John W. Webb
William A. Perry
National Star- Spangled Banner Centennial Commission
San Francisco
Nine Die in Sask Hotel Gas Explosion
Nine persons are killed and seven injured when a Saskatoon area hotel dining room collapses after a gas explosion. Debris and burning wreckage trap victims as the disaster unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macoun
Sask
Wife Held in Man's Death at Indianapolis
Mrs Pearl Jellirson is held on murder charges in Indianapolis claiming her husband Harry Jellison attacked her and she stumbled causing him to fall on a knife she held. Police say the weapon was used in the fatal incident and investigators are pursuing further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Pearl Jellirson
Harry Jellirson
Man Holds Up Mail Train in Los Angeles
A man robbed a United States mail car on Southern Pacific train No. 3 in Los Angeles. Packages were taken. value not known.
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Los Angeles
Cal
United States
Southern Pacific
4500 Nurses Await Cal Washington Boardman
Four thousand five hundred nurses are reported waiting on California Washington and associated events in Boardman, with scattered details indicating a large gathering or preparedness effort. Other fragments mention American Red Cross affiliation and potential employment or relief actions.
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Cal. Washington
Boardman
Kaleer’s Brother and Royal Airman In Berlin Scene
A fragment mentions Kaleer’s brother and a royal airman in Berlin with references to an operator and cinematograph context. Details are unclear but imply a wartime or royal milieu involving German media or surveillance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaleer
Berlin
Prince Gory
Prussia
Royal
Cinematograph
Arbor Day Tree Planting in Winnebago County
Q. J. Boehland of Rockford County funded a tree for every public school pupil and for every school in the county. Over twelve thousand trees were planted by Rockford area children with most trees planted at home. Rock River school received 124 trees. Paul Riis supervised the planting plan. elms funded by Boehland and maples for schools. pamphlets given for care. pupils to report results in October.
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Rockford
Paul Riis
Rockford Parks
Boehland
Three New Men on Mine Body in Illinois
Springfield Governor Dunne, back from Chicago, accepted resignations of three Illinois mining investigation commission members and appointed William Hall of Springfield, R J Wilson of Marshall, and John Tuttle of Harrisburg. They replace W E Welch of Pawnee, Robert Locke of Johnson City, and Thomas R Davis of Kewanee. Originally chosen from a list by John Pope of the United Mine Workers of Illinois.
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Springfield
Dunne
Chicago
Illinois Mining Investigating Commission
William Hall
R. J. Wilson
Marshall
John Tuttle
Harrisburg
W. E. Welch
Pawnee
Robert Locke
Johnson City
Thomas R. Davis
Kewanee
John Pope
United Mine Workers of Illinois
Knox Orator Wins State Peace Contest at Eureka
Ralph D. Lucas of Knox college won first in the state peace oratorical contest at Eureka college with prize money of 75 dollars. E L Hasker of the University of Illinois placed second. other contestants included Ralph White Monmouth Charles A Gearish Milikin University William Geneva Wesleyan and Rayburn Selby Eureka. The event awarded 60 dollars to the second place finisher.
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Knox
Eureka
Ralph D. Lucas
Knox College
Eureka College
E. L. Hasker
University of Illinois
Ralph White
Monmouth
Charles A. Gearish
Milliken University
William Geneva
Wesleyan
Rayburn Selby
WetContest Dry Vote in Livingston County Towns
Wet interests in Livingston county file petitions in county court to contest the recent dry elections in Pontiac Dwight Odell Flanagan Strawn Chatsworth and Cardiff. Minonk and Chenoa nearby towns also filed contest petitions.
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Pontiac
Livingston County
Dwight
Odell
Flanagan
Strawn
Chatsworth
Cardiff
Minoak
Chenoa
Forced to Pray Slays Threatener in Self Defense
A coroner's jury in Herrisburg exonerated Nerge Butler in the fatal shooting of Walter E. Todd. The evidence showed Todd advanced with a pistol and demanded Butler say his last prayer. Butler then drew and shot Todd through the heart in what was ruled self defense.
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Herrisburg
Nerge Butler
Walter E. Todd
Todd
Butler
Diver's Long Hunt for Body Futile at Duquoin
The body of Edward Zach er, who drowned in the Big Muddy river at De Soto on April 5, has not been found despite constant diving. The river is falling rapidly, allowing workmen to dredge that point.
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Duquoin
Edward
Zacher
Big Muddy
de Soto
City urged to search lake for missing wife
Waukegan. John Henman, convinced at last that his wife is dead, appeals to the city to organize a foot-by-foot lake shore search from the city to the vicinity for her body.
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Waukegan
John Henman
Carpenters Strike Ends in Peoria After Wage Pact
A 500 member union of car penters ended a strike in Peoria when an agreement was signed granting workers a raise from 60 to 65 cents per hour and a clause forbidding sympathetic strikes, satisfying contractor demands.
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Enda. Peoria
Roads workers rally in Dihey Olney district
A large gathering of merchants bankers lawyers preachers and citizens numbered by the hundreds turned out to work on the roads. The event showcased community effort and civic duty in improving local infrastructure.
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Dihey
Olney
Five Children Survive Sule Incident In Bloomington
Five children survive a troubling incident described in Bloomington reports as a mental health crisis tied to sickness. Cordes of Pekin is noted in the dispatch with references to Hopztian medical notes and a hanging context.
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Sule
Bloomington
Hopztian
Cordes
Pekin
Tragic Joliet Car Crash Kills Mrs Shires. Husband Severely Injured
Mrs. Martin Shires died when the Joliet auto plunged over a 20 foot embankment and pinned occupants beneath. Mr. Shires, a penitentiary guard, was entangled in a wire fence and pulled free with difficulty. he reported his wife’s neck was broken.
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Joliet
Martin Shires
Shires
Judge Solon Philbrick Dies in Springfield
Springfield report says Champaign jurist Judge Solon Philbrick of the Third district appellate court died at Springfield hospital after gall stones surgery. He was in Springfield for the April term when struck by an old ailment, and his body was returned to Champaign. Born in Ogle County, he studied at the University of Illinois, graduated 1884, admitted to the bar in 1887, appointed to fill F. M. Wright’s unexpired term in Champaign in 1903, then elected to a full term and serving six years on the appellate bench.
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Philbrick
Springfield
Solon Philbrick
Champaign
Ogle County
Illinois
University of
Ilinois
F. M. Wright
Third District
Plea for Spencer Life Reaches Final Supreme Court
Springfield report on Henry Spencer’s death sentence for the murder of Mildred Rexroat. Attorney W H Standidge argues trial error from admitting Spencer’s confession of other crimes. State's Attorneys Hadley and Rathje defend the state. Decision expected in June.
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Spencer
New Berlin Voters Contest Woman Suffrage Law
In Springfield a challenge to the Illinois woman suffrage act is filed by dry voters of New Berlin county disputing its validity. Results show 184 to 153 for saloon approval, women’s votes 88 for saloons and 196 against. Democratic candidate Joseph Kulme contests Edward F. Davie’s town collector win, alleging the women’s vote affected the result.
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Springfield
New’ ‘Berlin
Joseph
Kulme
New Berlin
Edward F. Davie
Davis
Highway boosters form regional group to push ocean route
Springfield representatives from towns between Terre Haute and Springfield formed a permanent organization to advance the completion of the ocean-to-ocean highway. George W. Hughes of Hume was elected president and William L. Conkiffig of Springfield secretary and treasurer. Vice presidents include Oscar Jones of Chrisman Holgar county Scott Burgett Newman of Douglas county H B Gebhart of Decatur Macon county and H B McVeigh of Springfield Sangamon county.
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Mwlinole
Springfield
Terre Haute
Ind
George W. Hughes
Hume
William L. Conkiffig
Oscar
Jones
Chrisman
Holgar County
Scott
Burgett
Newman
Douglas County
Gebhart
Decatur
Macon County
H. B. McVeigh
Sangamon County
Patmont Search Renewed in Westville
The search for Lewis Patmont the dry worker who disappeared at Westville was renewed March 31 with an added reward of 200 dollars offered by Westville business men and liquor dealers. Earlier saloon men had offered 500 dollars if found within Vermilion county within thirty days.
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Patmont
Danville
Lewiis Patmont
Westville
Vermilion
Higgin Sentenced for Murder Faces Life In Prison
Fragmentary report notes Higgin, described as a husband murderer, being led from Aledo to the state penitentiary for a life term. Details are unclear due to damaged text. event centers on transfer for life imprisonment. Headlines suggest a violent crime and formal punishment.
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Galesburg
Robert
Tollet Penitentiary
Aledo
Higgin
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