Mediation Talks on Mexico Collapse Looms Over Carranza split
Justine Lamar and Frederick Wachmann, U S mediators, met with Carranza envoys in Niagara Falls seeking a path to armistice and unity. Carranza and Villa factions remain unreconciled, prompting fears of anarchy and renewed U S intervention, with Friday’s session edging toward finality as Naon’s absence looms and Huerta’s delegation stands firm.
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Niigata Falls
Ontario
Justine Lamar
Frederick Wachmann
Buffalo
Rafael Zuberan
Tani Cabrera
Gen Carranza
Niagara Falls
Mexico 14
Naon
Argentina
Mexico
Fuerza
Parisan
Huerta
Thapatrhcis
Villa Offi
Juarez
Carranza
Villa
Villa Revolt in Chihuahua Seizes Government
Gen Francisco Villa launches a coup in Chihuahua seizing Torreon and Juarez government offices and detaining Carranza officials. Telegraphs and railways under Villa control. Juarez border access cut as Villa asserts power and calls all garrisons to Torreon. Carranza officials jailed. report notes possible shift toward U S dealings and internal power realignments.
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Villa
Carranza
Juarez
Washington Post
el Paso
Tex
Francisco Villa
Constitutionalist Army
Chihuahua
Torreon
Union
Pascual Orozco
Madero
Orozco
Chihua
Ste
Man Arrested in Rent Collector Robbery After Escape
Peter Madden alias Punk, a van driver 27, escaped Yorkville police custody and fled to the district attorney seeking a “square deal” as he faces robbery charges for robbing Artha Ingram, a rents collector, of 126 dollars on East Thirty first Street. Ingram identified him, Madden previously escaped from custody, and was recaptured after police pursuit.
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Whitman
Washington Post
New York
Yorkville
Peter Madden
Punk
M* Whitman
Madden
Third Avenue
Artha Ingram
Ingram
Greece Prepares to Invade Turkey Amid Diplomatic Tension
Paris dispatch reports Greece preparing to invade Turkey with Russia and France issuing a joint conciliatory note to both governments. Russian minister of marine orders a warship to depart for Smyrna due to the serious near East situation.
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Washington Post
Paris
Greece
Turkey
Russia
France
Near East
Smyrna
Bellboy Must Pay Her Four Thousand Dollars
Miss Jennie Frances Kelley of Buffalo won a 4000 dollar verdict for breach of promise against Richard Sharp head bellboy of the Hotel Pontchartrain in Detroit. Testimony showed Sharp pays the hotel 3000 dollars yearly for the concession and employs six counter girls and two check boys with monthly wages, while tips from the eight staff yield Sharp a net yearly profit of 3000 to 3800 dollars.
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Detroit
Mich
Jennie Frances Kelley
Buffalo
Richard Sharp
Pontchartrain
London Horse Show Closes With American Wins
London closes its horse show on June 16 with American entries earning 28 prizes from 35 by Judge William H. Moore of New York, including four cups and ten firsts. J Sumner Draper of Boston won six prizes and A G Vanderbilt of New York took two thirds. Louis Winane of Baltimore won the Moscow challenge cup and Moore won the Philadelphia exp.
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Moore
London
Smailer
William H. Moore
New York
Fhess
J Sumner Draper
Boston
A. G Vanderbilt
Louis Winane
Baltimore
Judge Moore
Philadelphia
Fire on Roof at Riggs Building in Washington
Fire detected at 2 am on the roof of the Riggs building at Fifteenth and G streets NW. The blaze, originating in a storage structure for National Dress Club servants, was quickly subdued by chemical apparatus. mainly clothing damage, not exceeding 100 dollars.
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Riggs
Fifteenth
Chemcal
National Dress Club
Senate Will End Session With Trust Laws Push
Senate leaders press anti trust legislation to finish the session by late July with the tolls repeal bill unsettled. Newlands introduces federal railway incorporation to regulate interstate commerce and ease railroad opposition. The plan aims to pass annual appropriations by June and adjourn soon after, with party conferences possible to align on key features.
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Capitol
Newlands
Senate
Washington
Interstate rail law clause on taxation and state police powers
The text states that bonds are tax exempt by states and territories while only physical property is taxable. It preserves state police powers over interstate roads under federal law and allows railroads organized under the proposed law to sue in the state courts where they operate, deeming each such corporation a citizen of that state.
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Senate
Newlands
Supreme Court
Shreveport
Ag Nations
Thi
United States
Wallet Misplaced Post Fallout at City Mail Box
John H. Clemmons caused a loud scene at the city post office after claiming he posted his wallet in a mask box while intending to mail a letter. He had bought six 2 cent stamps, sealed the letter, then found his wallet missing from his pocket. The wallet, later recovered, held his card and several hundred dollars in notes.
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Clemmons
City
John H. Clemmons
Roosevelt at Royal Geographical Society Talk Packed Theater
Col Theodore Roosevelt spoke before London's Royal Geographical Society in Burlington Gardens detailing his Brazilian river expedition. A packed 700 seat theater drew 1,000 cards and hundreds were turned away amid police crowd control as Roosevelt recounted battles with ferocious bats, fish that devour men, and monkeys caught by catfish in Brazil.
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Royal Geographical Sociely
London
Theodore Roosevelt
Royal Geographical Society
Davide
Brazil
Burlington Gardens
Zophon
Washington
Col. Moosevelt
Society
Hamilton Rice
Royal Familly
Lenume Society
Scotland Yard
Berkshire
Windsor Castle
Royal Ascot Day Opens With American Horse Triumphs
James A. De Roths Broadwood won the Ascot stakes as Prince George and Queen Mary watched. Glorvina claimed the gold vase for Lord Derby, with Cincinnati second and Thistleton third. A large royal turnout and heavy security guarded the event against suffragette protests amid vigilant police and detectives.
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London
James A. de Rothschild
United States
Asparagus
Guller
Treadwood
Lord Derby
Glorvina
Cincinnatus
Thistleton
W. M Savill
Josephine
Costello
Ascot
French Cabinet Survives Confidence Vote in Chamber
The French cabinet formed on June 16 by Rene Vivianl survived its first test in the chamber of deputies. A confidence motion presented by Jules Louis Breton passed 370 to 137, and a 44-member commission was approved to study an immediate large national loan.
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Paris
Rene Vivianl
Chamber of Deputies
Jules Louis Breton
Four Sets of Twins Arrive at Jewish Maternity Hospital
Special to The Washington Pont New York June 1 Four sets of twins in four hours set a hospital record. Each mother was a young woman around 18 or 19. Mothers named include Mrs Rose Goldstein 23 Rector Street Mrs Yetta Goldstein 122 Cherry Street Mrs Sarah Harman 28 Cherry Street and Mrs Sarah Biranbaum also of Cherry Street.
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Washington Pont
New York
Jewish Maternity Hospital
Rose Goldstein
Rector Street
Yetta Goldstein
Cherry Street
Sarah Harman
Sarah Biranbaum
Index to Today’s Issue and Headlines
Jag I Mediation Near Collapse. Roosevelt Lectures in London. British Capture Polo Cup. Japan Revives Land Question. American Horse Wins 2-Latin-American Treaties Opposed. Divorce Case Goes to Jury. Major J. Be King Dead. Talks From Sea by Radio. Henry Watterson on Buffrage Editorial. Financial U Central High Commencement. Albanian Insurgents Lose. Maj. J. Be King Dead.
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Roosevelt
London
Senate
Japan
Navy
Boat Long
Frisco
Patterson
Guy Glynn
Georgetown
Macfarland
Henry Watterson
i—Society
U—Central High
Kalibus
Maj
J. BE. King
Hague Verdict Sought in California Antialien Land Dispute
Washington reports say Japan tentatively seeks Hague arbitration over California alien land laws. Officials expect Senate consent and favor U S arbitration, with State Department backing a U S win. The Webb Act defense and treaty rights with Japan remain central as Tokyo faces domestic turmoil and a new government.
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New York
Washington Dispatch
Herald
The
Hague
Senate
State Department
Nis
John Bassett Moore
California
Japan
United States
U.S
Mexico
Panaiha Canal
Great Britain
Polo Cup Brings Thrilling Loss for Americans in England
Meadowbrook Clay Westbury Long Island June 16 The International polo cup world championship will cross the ocean again as the English team won today's second game 4 to 2. The Americans led at times but fouls and penalties doomed their bid for a third deciding match amid a roaring 40909 crowd.
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Westbury
Long Island
Gun Gank
Barrett
Hurlingham Club
England
Lord Wimborne
United States
Hurlingham
la Montegne
Monte Waterbury
Barr
Waterbury
Devereux Milburn
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