Rebel Chief Seeks Mediation Deal Amid Standstill
New York May 3 The Washington dispatch says the Mexican mediation talks are stalled as Secretary of State seeks balanced terms. Luis Cabrera meets Zubarán at rebel offices while Carranza’s position remains firm and the mediators ponder the next move.
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American State Department
Luis Cabrera
Zubaran
New York
Washington
New York Herald
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Carranza
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Asta
Funeral Directors W R Speare Undertaker and Embalmer
Funeral directors W R Speare offers first class service at 940 F Street N W. Frank Speare is manager with hours listed and contact details. The notice emphasizes dignified service and reasonable terms for funerals and embalming.
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W.R Speare
F Street
N. W
Frank Speare
Voyage of the Brilliant Ends in New York After Perilous Voyage
Special to The Washington Post reports Capt. Grant’s four masted British bark the Brilliant arrived in New York harbor after 115 days from Hongkong. The crew, a mix of ten nationalities, deserted at Kobe. Cobras, yaks, and a volatile crew led to nightly conflicts. Grant allowed fights to unfold to avoid escalating tensions.
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Washington Post
New York
Grant
Brilliant
New York Harbor
Hongkong
Ward
Kobe
iShe
Hiogo
Straits of Sundae
Capt
Cape
Mhattern
Offeer
Rebels Stand American Before Rifles Of Firing Squad
Tampico May delayed News was in charge They stood him against a wall facing a firing squad and then he consented The safe held only & where there is an American colony Most but 10 of 20 American settlers have been forced to abandon properties This was due to persecution of one faction and anti American demonstrations quashed by Constitutionalist authorities off Tampico Walter Turner an American was threatened to open the safe at Cortez lodge Admiral Badger reported the demo against Americans to the Navy Department
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Tampico
San Luis Potosi
Walter Turner
Cortez Olge
Badgers
Navy Department
Badger
Inez
Huerta
United States
Repub
Ypiranga Held Up as German Steamer Fails Bond
Vera Cruz May 31 The Hamburg America liner Ypiranga remains docked as collector Stickney refuses to accept the bond drawn on Sunday for both the Ypiranga and the Bavaria. Consul Canada questioned the Sunday validity and will wait until Monday to seal the bond. The ship may sail for Habana tomorrow after fines of over 1,090,000 pesos for landing arms are assessed. The incident highlights tensions at Puerto Mexico and the presence of American consular officials.
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Vera Cruz
Ypiranga
Herman
Stickney
Bavaria
Karl Heynen
Mexico
Canadhs
Habana
Canada
Customs House
Colector
Florida
Died Campbell on Sunday May 31 at 2:30 a.m.
Obituary notices record the deaths of James Irwin Campbell aged 75 years 6 months 11 days with funeral from 180 Jackson Street Northeast Washington on Tuesday June 2 at 10:30 a.m. Interment private relatives and friends invited. Other notices list Mabel T Gaylor Emory C Gaylor Henry Piyton Roberta Dyer Howard Virginia Christie Frederic Louis Huidekoper Reginald Shippen Huidekoper Bernard Marron Mattie B Trundle Dayelle Taylor and Dayelle Taylor Welch with funeral details and conclusive interment locations of Leesburg Rock Creek Cemetery and Immaculate Conception Church ceremonies.
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Emory C Gaylor
Howard
Rhode Island Avenue
Henry Piyton
Roberta Dyer Howard
Immaculate Conception Church
Eighth
N Streets
Huidekoper
Sighteenth Street
Washington, DC
Virginia Christie
Frederic Wolters Huidekoper
Frederic Louis Huidekoper
Reginald Shippen Huidekoper
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Marron
Albert F Jenkins
Mount Duplin
Prince Georges County
Bernard Marron
John Marron
Washington, D.C
Trundle
Mattie B
F. H. Trundle
Leesburg
Welch
Homeopathic Hospital
Dayelle Taylor
John Welch
Wesley M. Church
Firth and Fatreets
North West
Rock Creek Cemetery
Huerta Responds To Boy Held By Mexican Pickets
A Filipino boy on an American battleship was arrested by Mexican pickets and jailed in Mexico City. President Huerta sent a reply after ten days, confirming the boy was not a spy and arranging aid including money clothing a passport. A German rancher Stahl and his family reached Vera Cruz after consular help.
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Wiupino
Hnes
Admiral Fletcher
Santiago
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Canada
Ami
Jana
Stahl
Jalapa
Mediation in Mexico Stalls Over Carranza Role
The piece discusses U S mediators pursuing a peace path in Mexico while Gen Carranza resists mediation in foreign affairs. It notes Huerta’s weakness, potential shifts at Niagara Falls talks, and Washington’s desire for a government acceptable to world powers. Carranza’s exclusion and mutual suspicions color the mediation stalemate.
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America
United States
Mexico
Gen. Huerta
Constitutionalista
Carranza
Niagara Falls
Huerta
Mexico City
Carrangals
Tri‘bonal
Trig
Washington
Gen Huerta
Five Year Old Beagle Gyp Makes Berkshire Trolley Rides
In Great Barrington Massachusetts Gyp a five year old beagle named Gyp enjoys daily trolley rides between Great Barrington and Canaan Conn. He recognizes conductors boards cars and thanks the crew after each trip. He hunts rabbits in swales and visits a nearby farmhouse for milk before catching a ride again noted as an aristocrat among dogs in the region.
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Gyp
Barrington
Mass
Canaan
Conn
Great Barrington
Jay T
John Harvey
Gyn
Berkshire Ine
Main Street
White Posta
Postmaster's dog traps giant turtle at Amston village
Amston Amstun Connecticut May 31 Postmaster John H Dellert a longtime New Rochelle resident and local storekeeper claims his hound Rover is a champion turtle dog. While fishing with Clint Jones they found Rover holding a huge snapping turtle by the tail as the animal tried to reach the pond. With help, the group toppled the turtle and recovered a 4 pounds 10 ounces specimen. The turtle was killed and its shell will be polished for use in the postmaster’s office. The Amston village name history is noted with Turnerville and later Amton after village ownership changes.
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Amstun
Conn
John H Dellett
New Rocheller
Rover
Mr Dellert
Clint J Jones
Hebron
North Fond
Jin
Wales Edge Jones
Dellett
Dellett_ Jones
Howard Worsythe
Fitzgerald
New Rochelle
Mr. Dellett
Amston
Turnerville
Ams
W W agitators clash with police in Tarrytown protests
In New York on May 31, twenty two I W W agitators led by Alexander Berkman traveled to Tarrytown to protest John D. Rockefeller. A Fountain Square soap box rally sparked clashes with police and townspeople. At midnight sixteen agitators remained jailed. eleven IWW members had been jailed Saturday after a mild demonstration. A second Fountain Square meeting failed as police intervened.
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New York
Alexander Berkman
Tarrytown
John D Rockefeter
Pratis
I. W
Cremer
Cregier
Berkman
John D.'a
Fountain Square
Pet fox terrier rescued after 15 foot fall in Yonkers
John J. Deane of Yonkers alerted Yonkers police and fire departments when her dog Bobby a fox terrier slipped into the attic and fell 15 feet into the wall. Firemen located the dog with a lantern and cut through the wall to free him as he wagged his thanks.
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The
Washington Post
New York
John J. Deane
Yonkers
White Dog Crushed Under Street Car in Asheville
A small white dog, evidently bent on death by its own actions, ran in front of a trolley car and was crushed in Asheville on May 1. It was beaten back once with a switch stick by a motorman, but the dog persisted and died under the car. The owner has not been located.
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Asheville
N.C
Badger's Hands Tied Order On Ypiranga Mission
Direct Navy orders to Rear Admiral Badger stopped interference with the Ypiranga cargo of arms for Huerta at Puerto Mexico. The decision sparked rebel anger as reports from Tampico warn of renewed civil strife and possible foreign intervention. Navy forecast delays or withdrawal of fleet off Vera Cruz if tensions remain high.
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Cubio
Washington Post
Vera Cruz
Navy Department
United States Naval
Piranga
Huerta
Puerto Mexco
Badger
Washington
Ypiranga
Puerto Mexico
Princess Draws Winner In Royal Derby Pool
Special Cable reports Princess Mary drew Durbar in the annual royal Derby pool at Buckingham Palace. Two days before the race the queen learned of the draw and would not allow the princess to keep the ticket. The princess gave it to her dressmaid who won 1250 dollars, making the royal household sweepstakes history with a royal win.
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London
Mary
Durbar IE
Royal Household
Buckingham Place
Princess of Wales
Fever on ships at Tampico
May 31 report from Tampico says England is sending new ships to Mexican waters. The British cruiser Hermione sailed home. Many aboard suffered a mysterious tropical illness with typhoid and malaria cases totaling about 30 in the ship’s hospital. Three deaths occurred and weight loss was widespread. U S ships’ crews are also ill with tropical sickness, with little shore leave and fears of a high death rate unless relief comes.
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Tampico
England
Hermione
United States
Becker Faces Gloom After Second Rosenthal Verdict
Charles Becker former police lieutenant and leader of the strong arm squad is again found guilty of Herman Rosenthal’s murder. He becomes morose in Sing Sing cell No 17 watching for omens while losing freedoms gained after the Court of Appeals reversal. He speaks with keepers more than before as supporters fade and only a narrow shelf separates him from visitors.
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Ossining
N. May
Charles Becker
Leutenant
Herman Rosenthal
Court of Appeals
Becker
Sing Sing Walls
Rosenthat
Bir Becker
Three Perished to Save Four in Delaware River Tragedy
Philadelphia reports three young men, none able to swim, leaped into the Delaware from a large flat boat to save four companions, two girls. John Mouchech, Raymond Tinney, and John Murphy died. survivors include George and Sarah German, Mary German, and John Nevill. The group had visited Cramer Hill and aimed for shore when the boat flooded from a loose board. The three men vanished but neighbors clung to a overturned crate, saving the remaining two women as rescuers arrived.
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Philadelphia
Delaware
John Mouchech
Raymond Tinney
John Murphy
George German
Sarah German
Mary German
Tohn Nevill al
Gould
Sarah
German
Timey
Monchebb
Murphy
Boas
Nevill
Tolls and rights at the canal debate in Congress
The article surveys proposals on canal tolls and treaty rights, detailing senatorial amendments by Works Olmsted and others. It discusses exemptions for U S ships, potential suspensions, and plans to appoint a British-American commission to seek an equitable solution, plus Cummins arbitration plan and cost-based tolls.
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Oltter
United States
Thompson
Kansas
Varduman
Mississippi
Knox
Lasue
Cumming
Unft
Congress
England
Cummins
Three Saps Out of Commission Battleships Furloughed
The battleships Iowa Indiana and Massachusetts, once attached to the Atlantic reserve fleet, have been placed out of commission at the Philadelphia navy yard.
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Indiana
Massachusetts
Philadelphia Navy Yard
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