Huerta in Flight Vera Cruz Report Emerges
Reports from Vera Cruz claim General Victoriano Huerta fled Mexico City amid unsettled rumors. The German cruiser Dresden and the Ipiranga sailed from Vera Cruz toward Puerto Mexico, fueling talk of asylum or protection for Huerta.
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Vera Cruz
Victoriano Huerta
Mexico City
Dresden
Puerto Mexico
General Huerta
Dresdén
Ipiranga
Jose Simon
National Bank of
Huerta
Simon
John R. Silliman
Saltillo
State Department
Washington
Maas
Silliman
Joseph A. March
Salifilo
Niagara Falls
Ont
Wilson
Mexico
Justice Lamar
F. W. Lehmann
México
Vou
Hosen
Plan for provisional government in Mexico outlined
The proposal suggests mediators present a list of candidates to be approved by the Mexican congress for an ad interim executive. A simple pacification plan aims to establish a new provisional government with a declaration of agrarian reforms and conduct of a fair election.
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United States
Mexican Congress
Federal troops fired on at Segundo Colorado strike camp
May 28 report from Trinidad Colorado says United States troops came under fire for the first time since resuming control of the coal field strike districts. A patrol was shot at from a hillside near a miners camp at Segundo as a trooper responded to a window missile. A man was seen fleeing a ditch after being involved in the exchange before escaping. Organizer William Diamond says new organizers will continue the work amid fears operatives may arrest strike leaders. Eastern labor leaders have arrived under Col. James Lockett.
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Cushman
Colorado
United Mine Workers
William Diamond
Diamond
James Lockett
Riis Dies At Barre Noted Author And Reformer
Barre Mass May 28 Jacob Riis famous author and sociologist died here after a long illness. Born Ribe Denmark May 3 1849 he came to New York at twenty one and led small parks tenement house and school reform efforts. He became secretary of the New York small parks commission in 1897 and was a close ally of Theodore Roosevelt. His first wife died in 1905 and he married Mary Philipp of St Louis in 1907.
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Roosevelt
Barra
Mass
Barre
Jacob Riis
Ribe
Denmark
Riis
New York
Rita
New York Small” Parks Commission
Mary Philipp
St. Louis
Titanic Owners Win Case Under Oceanic Limited Liability Law
Washington May 27 The Supreme Court ruled Oceanic Steam Navigation Co liable only up to the salvage and freight sums received on the Titanic voyage about ninety one thousand dollars. The decision limits damages for those who lost relatives or baggage. Justice Holmes announced the ruling, with Justice McKenna dissenting.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Oceanic Steam Navigation Company
Justica Holmes
Justice McKenne
Ingersoll's Niece Secretly Marries Chauffeur
New York May 28 A caller told watchman Robert H Ingersoll that his niece Naomi Clare Noland eighteen of St Maries Idaho wed his chauffeur A H Liberty May 15 in a secret ceremony. Ingersoll and Naomi were at Oyster Bay while Liberty could not be reached by car phone he said they were married.
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New York
Robert H. Ingersoll
A. H. Liberty
Naomi Clare Noland
St. Maries
Idaho
Representative Linequint
Michigan
Mayo's Millions to Widow Probed in Kentucky
Paintsville Kentucky May 26 the will of Cole John C Mayo Kentucky capitalist and Democratic national committeeman who died in New York will be probated here June 1. His entire fortune left to his widow with plans for eastern Kentucky development. Close friends estimate the fortune at at least 20 million dollars.
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Paintsville
Cole John
C. Mayo
Kentucky
Pope Names Fourteen New Cardinals at Rome
At a Vatican ceremony Pope Pius X creates fourteen new cardinals and confirms several bishops from various countries. Names include Cardinal Diomede Falconia as cardinal bishop of Demetri, Camerlingo F Della Volpe, and archbishops and dignitaries from Quebec Toledo Bologna Strigona Lyons Munich Cologne Vienna and Lisbon among others. The pope also addresses affairs in Portugal and Mexico.
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Vatican
Diomede Falconia
United States
Demetri
F. Della Volpe
Camerlingo
Pius X
Portugal
Mexico
Louis Nazaria Begin
Quebec
Louis ‘Nazarre Re Ein
Mer
Guiasola Mendez
Toledo
Spain
Mgr
Seradini
Congregation of the Holy Office
Della Chiesa
Bologna
Caernach
Strigona
Cadets Taken in Hazing After Shooting at Military College
Five freshmen at St John s Military College in Annapolis were arrested on a charge of shooting junior William R Bowlus. The cadets named are John W Noble Preston Maryland Henry L Valdes Havana Cuba Reginald A Jones Cambridge Maryland George W Weaver Auburn New York and Fendall Marbury Baltimore. They were released under $1500 bail as the wounded student lay in serious condition.
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St. John’s Military College
Wiliam R. Rowlus
John W. Noble
Preston
Henry L. Valdes
Havana
Cuba
Reginald A. Jones
Cambridge
George W. Weaver
Auburn
Minister Recites Kidnapping Tale Before Grand Jury
Rev Louis K Patmont testified to a grand jury about his eight week kidnapping ordeal. He described an automobile used to take him near Columbia NL and said he cannot name his captors. Detective Devereaux of a Chicago agency will continue the inquiry.
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Denville
Louis K. Patmont
Grand Jury
Columbia
Devereaux
Chicago
Casa
Home Rule Bill Passes Commons by 361 to 274
London May 37 A majority of 87 in the House of Commons approved the Home Rule bill on the third reading by 361 to 274. The measure now goes to the Lords, with King George to seal it into law. Ulster peace measures included armed police and troop readiness amid nationwide quiet.
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England
House of Commona
George
House of Bords
Commons
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Macréady
Belfast
Newry
Turnar
Curragh
Gough
Ulater
Seely
Londonderry
Dublin
Limerick
Cork
Banda
John Redmond
Freeman's Journal
Pitt and Castlereagh
Struggla
Asquith
Andrew Bonar Law
Autoists Die in Four-State Collision Toll at Nine
Sunday pleasure seekers by automobile rides paid a death toll of nine across four states. Four killed in Dinoin, Missouri two in Wisconsin one in New York and two in Wisconsin. Many others injured with some likely to die. In New York Rockefeller’s car collided with another while giving five women a ride but no injuries and minor damage to his car.
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R Aeekers
Dinoin
Missouri
Wisconsin
New York
Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Elmsford Hill
Mr. Rockefeller
Recall petition filed against Judge Lindsey in Denver strike case
The Denver Law and Order League circulated a petition seeking the recall of Judge Hey B. Lindsey. The recall is based on his Chicago interview and representations to President Wilson regarding the strike situation. The petition was started in Denver on May 27.
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Denver Law and Order League
Denver
Colo
Law and Order League of
Hey B. Lindsey
Ha Ig
Chicago
Wihaon
New Road Sentiment Shifts in Iowa County Tour
Dean Marston, head of the Iowa State Highway Commission, reports a broad change from hostility to enthusiasm for the new road law after a five day tour of Montgomery, Adams, Lucas, Wayne, and Wapello counties. Counties show faster progress under the law, with results in one year surpassing years of effort before. The trip highlighted public backing and a nationwide shift in attitude toward road improvements. Also noted is a county board finding 1,328 more signatures than required on a saloon consent petition after accounting for withdrawals and duplicates.
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Union News Service
Ames
Iowa
Dean Marston
Iowa State Highway Commission
Montgomery
Adams
Lucas
Wayne
Wapello
County Board of Supervisors
Sheldon businessman Benjamin Jones dies at near eighty one
Sheldon resident Benjamin Jones, living since 1872, died aged nearly eighty one. He played a prominent role in local business, dealing in grain, lumber, coal and livestock with yards and elevators at Sheldon, Sanborn, Boyden and Calliope. He retired from active business in 1893.
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Sheldon
Benjamin Jones
Sanborn
Boyden
Calliope
Contractor Cherokee-Al Brownslow Falls From Ladder
A well known contractor Cherokee Alban Brownslow suffered a serious brain concussion after a ten to twelve foot fall from a ladder at the A. H. Smith building. He struck the cement walk and his head and face on impact.
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al Brownslow
Hero
A. H. Smith
Cyclons Defeat Cornell in Ten Inning Contest
Ames defeated Cornell College’s fans team 3 to 2 in a ten inning game on state field. It was a pitchers’ battle with Rumley favored, though teammates’ boots made the going tough. Cornell led until the eighth.
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Atmes
Cornell College
State Field
Leas
Rumley
Cornell
Girls Make Gowns In Domestic Science Class At Graduation
In Gowna Rock Rapide the high school graduate class wore self sewn dresses costing under three dollars each. All dresses matched and were created in class. A commencement program featured a screen displaying pictures of every class member.
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Rock Rapide
Farmer Dies in Well Drilling Belt Accident
Edward Haagen of Davenport was killed instantly at a farmer’s site when his head was crushed by the belt of a well drilling machine. He had five children and no widow. In Burlington, Fred Leutger’s two children died and others were injured when their car crashed into a horse and buggy, tipping the vehicle onto its side.
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Burlington
Fred Leutger
Whigh
Farm Experts Tour Ends Amid Storm Disruption
Centerville Staty autos tag along with farm investigation team from 4mes College on a country tour visiting five farms. The final two stops were canceled due to a heavy thunderstorm, delaying the schedule and halting planned board discussions.
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Centerville
Staty Autos
4Mes College
Melon Shippers Fight New Crating Rule in Des Moines
Melon shippers of Iowa protest a new shipping order requiring melons in shipments under carload size to be crated in twelve per crate, fearing a six cent cost per melon. A pretest against the ruling will be filed with the railway commission this week. Grapes face added clerical costs to meet consignee-name requirements, threatening profitability. Iowa City notes a Journal of the AMA report recognizing Iowa University’s medical college among 42 fully recognized schools, with improved facilities and reduced class sizes.
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Iowa
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Journal of the American Medical Association
College of Medicine
State Board of Education
Iowa News Notes Countywide Health and Tragedies
Vaccination urged by Dr. B Courshon in Sioux City as a precaution against typhoid. Mrs John McPherson near Oakland gives birth to three girls weighing 4 pounds 4 ounces, 4 pounds 68 ounces and 7 pounds. Iowa hosts a livestock exhibit plan for the Panama Pacific exposition. George Hayes 12 of Manila killed by an iron pipe after getting his coat caught in a gasoline engine. Teddy Baker of Iowa City breaks his arm falling from a flax bush. Nauor seizures flood Ottumwaia complicating police space for the seized beer shipments. Effie Bruders 17 of Fairfield dies by ingesting carbalic acid, leaving a one-year-old. Fort Dodge may lose the Iowa Military Band due to alleged lack of support. Edward Brodericke of Villisea buried in Chile returned at Dupont Nitrate company expense. Ontario and Montana relatives attend. Mount Ayr creamery shown as destined for success. Jud Morrissey, Marshalltown ex-superintendent, sighted in Omaha. disappearance remains a mystery. Waterloo County Attorney warns draymen against delivering liquor by freight. several beer cars seized and strict observance urged to curb interstate shipments.
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Sioux City
John McPherson
Oakland
Iowa
George Hayes
Manilla
Teddy Baker
John Baker
Iowa City
Ottumwaia
Po Nce
Mibwaukes
Effie Bruders
Earl Bruders
Fairfield
Weat Kirkwood Street
Fort Dodge
Carl Quist
National Guard
Fifty-sixth Infantry
Edward Brodericke
Villisea
Chili
South America
Hrodericke
Dupont Nitrate Company
Ontario
Canada
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