Diaz and Limantour Resign If Peace Treaty Signed
High authority reports Diaz and Limantour will quit office immediately if a peace treaty with the rebels is signed, severing government ties. Limantour resents attacks on his peace plan after a EuroUS return. Foreign Minister de la Barra would not discuss Mexico’s reply to Corral interview claims. Reported rebel gains and cautious moves fuel unrest as tensions rise.
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de la Barra
Corral
Washington Post
Mexico City
Hlgh
Diaz
Insurrectos
Mexico
Senor
Hur
Senor Limantour
Europe
United States
Senor Corral
Durango
Cuernavaca
Puebla
Rhajal
Saltillo
Laredo
el Paso
Caxton Book Brings $42 800 At New York Sale
New York May 1 A library sale tonight attracted bids exceeding a million dollars in one hour for 2,800 books and manuscripts. The top price was 33 00 for Penybroke Hours bought by Arthur Hoe. T Henson of Brooklyn paid 3 for The Hours of Anne de Deanjon. Morgan’s librarian paid 0 for Thomas Malory's Morte Arthur, the only perfect Caxton edition copy known printed in 1485. The bid was the second highest ever for a printed book or manuscript.
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New York
Joe Library
Arthur Hoe
T. Henson
Brooklyn
Anne de Deanjon
P. Morgan
Thomas Malory
Arthur
Caxton
MacVeagh Sued for 100000 in Treasury Suit
Chicago May 1 Franklin MacVeagh secretary of the treasury is named defendant in a suit for 100000 damages brought today by Charles F Leach former collector of customs at Cleveland Leach charges that after his dismissal from office in March Taft and MacVeagh accused Leach of turning over to importers thousands of dollars worth of woolens before duties were paid and that the importers were allowed to store the woolens in their warehouses before payment Rilty of the preaches of Tsehr yt Poegy geeny star t rules awl Obie abroad. Haees Mlaltiorore mob y Station & Pimilco Track ears direct to)
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Chicago
Franklin MacVeagh
Secretary of the Treasury
Charlies F. Leach
Cleveland
Uttia
Teach
Offles
Taft
MacVeash
Leach
Alfonso to Undergo Urgent Treatment for Tuberculosis
By May 1, L Intransigeant reports King Alfonso is gravely ill with tuberculosis and may spend the winter in Lezing Switzerland for a climate suited to his ailment. The king, aged 25 on May 17, has long suffered a nasal trouble and has had several minor operations by Dr. Moore of Bordeaux.
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Lezing
Switzerland
Alfonso
Moore
Bordeaux
Ojinaga Siege Raised by Government Report
Government officers report that Ojinaga has been raised and rebels driven back in disorder toward Mulato after fighting near Antonio Texas on May 1. Local advices describe movement and confusion among revolutionists.
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Antonio
Tex
Ojinaga
Mulato
Bangor Risks and Ruins After Inferno Bends City
Bangor Maine reports huge losses from a disaster last night destroying about 285 residences and 104 businesses. Two people dead, John S. Lcriter and George Abbott, while armed troops guard the devastated streets as the city contemplates rebuilding amid outages and extensive fire damage.
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John S. Lcriter
George Abbott
Jall
University of Maine
Prominent Vermont Woman On Trial For Her Life
Mrs Florence Dodge widow of J Marshall Dodge stands trial for the death of William Heath a painter in her Vermont home. She appears without restraint after posting a 12000 bond and claims innocence. The case unfolds with probing questions of motive as spectators and officials fill the Guild Hall courthouse.
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White Courthouse
Main
Florence Dodge
J. Marshall Dodge
Sus Xx County
William Herth
Mary Rodgers
Vermont
Tiedee
Devine
Ohio lawmakers bribery probe spurs grand jury hearing
Franklin county grand jury meets to hear testimony on alleged bribery in the Ohio general assembly. Detectives predict score or more lawmakers involved as witnesses subpoenaed. Speaker Vining denounces corruption and calls for full investigation amid bribery charges and arrests of detectives.
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Ohio
Fanklin County Grand Jury
Ohio General Assembly
Assembly
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Vining
House
Nye
F. 8. Harrison
New York
A. C. Batley
David Berry
Chicago
George B. Nye
Nurse Foretold Own Death in Grim Premonition
Grace P Jean nurse at Grace Hospital New Haven died of scarlet fever after predicting she would not live six months. She had told fellow nurses of the omen following her elder sister’s Hartford death months earlier. Her superstitious fear grew as a child’s coffin incident appeared to threaten the family, deepening her vigil and sorrow among Grace Hospital staff.
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New Haven
Conn
Grace P. Jean
Grace Hospital
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Hartford
Say
Angie
Shasa
Wind Storm Ravages Somerset Plants and Schools
A May 1 storm in Somerset Pennsylvania hit with cyclonic force tearing roofs from the Somerset Trust Company and Farmers National Bank, damaging the Somerset Tre Compa plant, uprooting trees, leveling timber and orchards, and driving hundreds of schoolchildren into a panic but causing no injuries.
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Somerset Tre Compa
Somerset Trust Company
Farmers National Bank
Demand for Taft Speech Stirs British Tariff Debate
London May 1 tariff reformers urged by President Taft's New York speech pressed in Commons for a verbatim cable of the address to be laid before the house. John Norton Griffiths asked Prime Minister Asquith to instruct Ambassador Bryce to cable the report, but the premier said to place the question in the ordinary way, delaying two days.
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Taft
Publishers’ Association
New York
John Norton Griffiths
Wednesbury
House of Commons
Griffiths
Asquith
Bryce Tao Cable
John Henry Flagg Dies at Washington Residence
John Henry Flagg formerly clerk of the United States Senate died this morning of pneumonia at his Washington residence. In poor health since 18 after retiring from law practice, he leaves a wife Lucy Beachy Jones of Richmond Virginia. He was appointed Senate clerk on the nominations of Senators Morrill and Edmunds, serving eight years before resigning.
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Opersal
Washington Post
New York
John Henry Flags
United States Senate
Lucy Beachy Jones
Richmond
Morrill
Edmunds
$500000 Loot Sought In International Jewelry Ring
Customs officers, private detectives, and New York police pursue a Scotland Yard backed case targeting an international gang head believed to traffic stolen jewelry worth 500000 dollars. The operation ties English, French, and continental authorities to a bulk trade routed through New York. Some stolen gems may have paid duty. larger portions were likely smuggled.
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New York
Scotland Yard
England
Mystery in Their Arrest by Customs Officials
New York customs officials detained Mrs. David R. Jacobs and her 15 year old daughter Miss Bessie Jacobs after they arrived on the steamship New York. Washington hinted the detention may involve a European nation. The family received a hearing before Surveyor of the Port Henry. no items were found liable for prosecution. Jacobs has lived in the United States seven years but is not a citizen.
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New York
David R. Jacobs
Bessie Jacobs
Washington
Custom House
Port Henry
Jacobs
Henry
EXPECT FLYNN TO BE CHIEF
New York May reports name William J Flynn as second deputy police commissioner for New York City by Mayor Gaynor. Flynn, longtime head of the New York bureau at Pinkerton, is rumored to succeed Chief Trosey as chief. A subscription list for gifts circulates among police quarters as speculation mounts.
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George
Dougherty
New York
Pinkerton Detective Agency
New York City
Gaynor William J. Flynn
Cecommender Elm
Fisnn
Devery
Mulberry Street
Plymm
Tropsey
Flynn
Wise County Stills Seized in Virginia Raids
Deputy Oliver Bowers of the internal revenue service led raids in Wise County Virginia, with associates capturing seven illicit stills and five alleged moonshiners at Guest River and Stony Creek areas. A large quantity of beer and whisky was destroyed. three other sites were found abandoned by moonshiners. An Ethan Greene County still in East Tennessee was destroyed last night.
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Washington Pot
Greene County
Tennessee
Chamberlain Hyde Indicted in New York
Special to The Washington Poet reports Chamberlin Charles H. Hyde indicted on section 374 charges for securing a $130,000 loan from Northern Bank to Carnegie Trust Company. Hyde is not arrested as Samuel Untermyer assures he will appear tomorrow for arraignment. The indictment cites public official gain from the loan and mentions potential penalties up to ten years or a $5,000 fine.
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New York
Chamberlin
Charles H. Hyde
Samuel Untermyer
Supreme Court
Davis
Hyde
Northern Bank
Carnegie Trust Company
Chamberline
Headless body mystery in canal narrows to accident claim
Police and family concede death of Dr William Gray was accidental and decapitation likely caused by a scow propeller or dredge in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal near Twenty eighth Street. Coroner to hold inquest as dredges continue searches for the missing head amid a sprawling estate division plan.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Twenty-eighth Street
William Gray
Gray
Nevitt
Dr. Gray
Mrs Schmidt Testimony Gives Dr Cleminsen New Stay Chance
Mrs Anita Schmidt testified she was with Dr Haldane Cleminsen until nearly 4 AM the night his wife died, prompting a stay of execution by Justice Farmer of the State supreme court. The defense seeks an alibi and new phases of the case may be investigated.
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Anita Schmidt
St. Louis
Cleminsen
Runaway Horses Injure Fairfax Family Near Brickhaven
A wagon team drawn by horses attached to Ceriten Leak ran away after a horn startled them on a Highway bridge near Fairfax Courthouse, Va. George Seaton his wife and young daughter were thrown to the road about 11:30 pm and sustained slight injuries. They were cared for at a nearby farm house then returned home.
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George Seaton
Fairfax Courthouse
Manilla Bay Victory Recalled At Dewey Banquet
Manila Bay survivors from the Olympia era recall the May 1 1898 clash as Admiral Dewey chairs a Willard Hotel banquet. He denounces any single victor, credits a higher power for guiding ships, praises gunnery, and honors absent comrades while officers share memories of the battle and its aftermath.
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New Willard Hotel
George Dewey
Dewey
Manila
P. B. Lamberton
T. B. Howard
I. Cone
Cal
G. A. Loud
Dion Williams
J. Cc. Wise
H. B. Butler
BE. D. Ryan
Benjamin Tappan
Provost Rabin
John G. Mefutehin
O. C. Berryman
R. D. Ford
Bradley A. Fiske
Louis H. Kaiser
W. B. Scott
W. W. Galt
Hobison
Funeral Sings By Own Voice Of Tax Collector
Special to The Washington Post Richmond Va May L Capt Frank Cunningham late collector of city taxes has sung at many prominent funerals in Virginia over twenty years. Today he sang at his own funeral as per his dying request to hear one of his songs from a phonograph. About 5000 people attended this service this afternoon.
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Ohio
Columbus
House
Senate
Raymond Burns
W. J. Burns
Burns Detective Agency
Burns
Washington Fost
Richmond
Frank Cunningham
Virginia
Index to Today's Issue Paces 1 Gen Diaz Mar Retire
Society items include Catholic Women at Banquet and Mrs Mi Manigai aiding husband. Political notes mention Representative would annex Canada and Dewey's feat lauded. Headlines warn of legislative inquires and trust cases going over amid a Baltimore election day.
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Ohio
Dewey
Canada
Wickersham
Sally
Mi Manigai
Stone
Mount Ra
Baltimore
T-Society
Free List Bill Debate Spreads Across Congress
Illinois Rep Madden calls Canada annexation possible through closer trade as he attacks the free list bill. Longworth Gillette and Dyer also oppose it while Rucker supports the bill and cites farmer fairness concerns amid reciprocity tensions.
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Gillette
Dyer
Rucker
Illinois
Canada
Madden
Prince
United States
Congress
Messrs. Gillette
Massachusetts
Missouri
Mr. Cox
Indiana
Colorado
Chinese Rebellion Rages West of Canton
May 1 report from Hongkong describes Chinese rebels expanding westward from Canton, looting towns and murdering officials in Kwangtung province. Imperial troops clash with insurgents who seize Fam-Shol Wen-Chow and Woo-Chow, with widespread killings as forces retreat toward the countryside. Wu Sum leads the movement against the Manchu dynasty.
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Canton
Kwangtung
Todai
Wu Sum
Japan
Res
Gond
Luk
Shuntak
Wen-Chow
Woo-Chow
Tak
Legislation Recall Debate Sparks Princeton Banquet
Princeton May 1 Attorney General Wickersham denounces recall and referendum as harmful to orderly governance in a critique of progressive reforms endorsed by Gov Wilson. He argues laws must reflect mature public will and be administered by trusted officials, urging patience over spasmodic change.
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Princeton
N. J
Princetonian
New Jersey
Wickersham
Wilson
Mr. Wickersham
Busine
Bakers Strike in Baltimore
Baker workers in Baltimore stage a strike over sanitary conditions and wage issues. The dispute centers on long shifts including 14 hour days and inadequate pay.
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Bakers
Baltimore
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