Diaz 10 Resignation Motive Amid Peace Efforts in Mexico
Mexico City May 7 Gen Porfirio Diaz issued a manifesto declaring his intention to resign the presidency once peace is restored. He said resignation would occur when his conscience dictates and without risking anarchy, asserting his move aims to serve the country’s best interests while war lasts. Madero and allies were accused of betraying the peace agreement by pushing for Diaz’s resignation in negotiations.
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Madero
Diaz
Mexico City
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Francisco I. Madero
Fic
Cien. Diaz
Traz
Judge Carbarjal
Dr. Vasquez Jamies
Ita
Revolutionista
Don. Diaz
Gen. Traz
Vasquez Gomez
Peace Commission
Gen. Madero
el Paso
Guiseppi Garibaldi
Madero halts army border move amid Diaz news
News from Paso del Norte reports Gen. Madero orders insurrection troops to stop marching after learning of President Diaz resignation. He plans to send a congratulatory telegram and resume peace talks. Rebel leaders deem a border withdrawal to avoid U S friction while seeking recognition of belligerency.
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Imsumedo
Frontier
Will
FE Paso
Tex
Madero
Mexico City
Diaz
Fears Rebel Washington Doubt Will Obey Me S p
Washington faces internal doubts over policy directions amid leadership doubts. Officials insist on unity as critics call for stronger action and clearer commitments to reform and national security priorities.
President Diaz Resigns as Peace Hope Grows in Mexico
Taft officials in Washington welcome Diaz’s move to resign to restore order as revolutionary leaders debate the next steps. Insurgents, led by Madero, may push for clear terms including fair elections and cabinet representation. Foreign powers defer to U S policy, aiming to avoid intervention while protecting their interests.
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State Department
Diaz
Taft
Mexico
Madero
United States
Acto
Ccabinet
Revolutoriata
Gen. Madero
Turmoil After Manifest Refuses Tag's Resignation
The Manifest refuses Tag's immediate resignation citing risk of nationwide anarchy, while delaying a future retirement to ensure stability during a government transition. Gen Line appeals to patriotism and praises the army, with no new election mentioned. If needed, the vice president would assume office, then the foreign minister.
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Fr Tag
Line
Europe
Corral
Minister de la Barra
Dies in Orphanage Fire at Lake Bluff
Special to The Washington Post reports that flames swept Mary Martha Hobbs Methodist Orphanage in Lake Bluff. Twin boy Richard Miller died after being carried from the dormitory by deaconesses and neighbors. August Shinsky, head of volunteers, bore the baby to safety. Most children slept when the blaze consumed clothing and effects, with rescues taking place at Wadsworth cottage.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Mary Marttla Hobbs
Methodist
Lake Bluff
Richard Miller
Miss L. Hagen
Richard
August Shinsky
Wadsworth Cottage
Fright Ends Her Life in Lightning Flash
Mrs Wilmot Mouithrop of Kenora Lake near Monticello New York died after a lightning flash frightened her to death while she sat talking with a neighbor. She had been highly nervous since her home was struck by lightning two years earlier.
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Monticello
Wilmot Mouithrop
Kenora Lake
Here
Tokyo Demands Told to Peking in Russo Japanese Talks
St Petersburg May 7 reports say Russia and Japan near concluding talks on measures against China over Manchuria. A possible ultimatum looms if China rejects new free trade and Dalny customs terms. Gen Vernander travels to rejoin Gen Soukhomlinoff. Soukhomlinoff may go to Tokyo. Western dispatches note friction as discussions proceed. A Baltimore & Ohio special train to Harpers Ferry and Winchester leaves Union Station at 9 a.m. on Sunday May 14.
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Harpers Ferry
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Winchester
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Union Station
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Black Cat Adopts Chickens In New Jersey Henhouse Incident
Special to The Washington rose reports Bernard Dwyer of Bayonne New Jersey owns a black cat that adopted a brood of chicks and cared for them after a dog entered the hennery. The mother hen died defending the chicks while the cat restrained the dog then took charge of the motherless brood.
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New York
Bernard Dwyer
Cottage Street
Bayonne
N. J
Tabby
Educator Fred L. LeMar Charles Ends Life in Urbana
In Champaign on May 7 Professor Fred LeMar Charles age 38 an assistant professor of agricultural education at the University of Illinois hanged himself with a hook strap after placing it around his neck and pulling tight. Doctors attributed insomnia and nervous prostration as the causes of death by his own hand.
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Champaign
Fred Lemar Charles
University of Illinois
White for President Could Unite All Factions
Special to The Washington Post New York May 7 political circles discuss Edward D White chief justice of the United States Supreme Court as a possible Democratic presidential candidate. Reports say prominent Democrats in various sections consider him a formidable figure at the next national convention if he allows candidacy. White, a former congressman and senator, is praised for moderation and nonpartisanship across regions.
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Washington Post
New York
Edward D. White
United States Supreme Court
White
Lst
Congress
South
United States Senate
Louisiana
Taft
Justice White
Son Dying as He Preaches at Absecon Beach
The Rev Robert Arthur Elwood pastor of Boardwalk Church and US Veterans chaplain in Philadelphia preaches to a beach front crowd while his ten year old son lies dying at their Absecon summer home. He hurries to the hospital after services and his son dies soon after. The report also notes the Prince of Wales plans to study at Oxford and Cambridge following royal precedent.
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Waenington
Atlantic City
N. J
White
Mr.Edwood
Battle with Yebel Iowa Town Marshal and Robbers Dead
Jefferson Iowa May 7 Marshal Busby of Paton and a post office robber were killed in a clash at a schoolhouse two miles from Paton. The yeggmen blew open Paton post office safe stealing hundreds in stamps and money. A posse pursued them, the marshal opened the door and was killed. his body used as a barricade as robbers fired from the window. One robber surrendered wounded, the other fought on and was killed. A wounded bandit would not give his name. a Des Moines hotel key and papers bearing Sing Sing and Chicago were found. The injured robber was taken to Sioux City.
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Jefferson
Iowa
Marshal Busby
Paton
Busby
Dana
Williams
Des Moines
Rebel at Simple Gowns Causes Senior Dress Row
Miss Mary B Reed Radcliff College marshal enforces a strict commencement dress rule backed by Dean Coes. The notice demands plain tailored shirtwaist long sleeves, plain white skirt, gown two inches above skirt hem, white collar bow tie belt and black oxford shoes with no jewelry flowers or ornaments, provoking protests from seniors who may refuse to accept diplomas.
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Washington Pur
Cambridge
Mass
Mary B. Reed
Radcliff College
Auto carries two to death near Louisville Junction
Denver date May 7 Edmund Richardson lawyer in Moyer and Haywood case and Horace Granfield Mount Vernon mine owner were killed when their automobile plunged down an embankment near Louisville Junction 20 miles north of Denver Mrs Richardson two children and a friend escaped unharmed
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Colo
Edmund Richardson
Horace Granfield
Mount Vernon
Louisville Junction
Here
Dynamite Plot Reported in Paris Newspapers
Paris dispatch says afternoon papers report police uncovered an anarchist plot to commit dynamite acts against the prefecture of police the Hotel de Ville and the ministry of the interior authorities regret the leak but offer no further state details
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Paris
Hotel de Ville
Ministry of the Interior
Informate
Diaz Resigns When War Ends and Other Railings
A compact index item list highlights topics including Diaz resignation timing tied to war end, Halts his arm, doubts on Mexican peace, Justice White for president, Marshall and bandit killed, sulfur fumes deaths, serious Moroccan situation, leper finds friend, horse show praised, Uncle Joe Cannon at 75, McCord high flight, ashes in Potomac, Indianapolis dynamite plot, Chinatown raid, Senate busy week, mania for inquiries, Yeegmen autos, great criminals up to date, financial review, editorial comment, society, missions convention tonight, archbishop Keane retirement.
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Marshall
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McCord
Potomac River
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Chinatown
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Financial Review
Society
K-Missions
Archbishop Keane
Fire destroys 1200 chickens at Weehawken yard
Special to The Washington Fest reports a May fire at the Erie Railroad poultry yard in Weehawken New Jersey killing 1200 chickens and destroying 1200 empty coops. The blaze damaged several hundred freight cars and caused an estimated loss of 2400 dollars.
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Erie Railroad
Weehawken
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Heroes Face Fatal Rescue At Long Island Chemical Plant
Five workmen rushed to save Joseph Geyer after he was suffocated by fumes in a sulphur tank at General Chemical Company Laurel Hall plant Long Island. Geyer and rescue leader Fred Slain died. Four others were unconscious, with Dr. William MacTiernan collapsing en route to hospital. Green and Barton remained unconscious as night fell.
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New York
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Laurel Hall
Long Island
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Brooklyn
St. John’s Hospital
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Siam
John Green
Henry Barton
Joseph Delseky
Theodore Polusk
MacTierman
Green
Barton
Broken Romance Recalled as Miss Ray to Wed Potter
Special to The Washington Post from Boston on May 7 reports Miss Alice Marjory Ray of Franklin will marry Alfred K. Potter of Providence on May 16. Ray had been engaged to B K Draper, son of former Gov. Draper, a prior engagement that ended four years ago, shocking Massachusetts society.
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Washington Post
Boston
Alice Marjory Ray
Franklin
Alfred K. Potter
Providence
Ray
B. K. Bristow Draper
Draper
Massachusetts
Wax bullets used in duel at Travers Island club
Dr Graeme M Hammond and Dr M J Echeverria staged a mock duel at the New York Athletic Club country house on Travers Island using 2 foot pistols discharged with wax bullets. Hammond was declared the winner after the wax round struck Echeverria in the left chest. The event drew several hundred club members and guests as spectators.
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Graeme M
Hammond
M. J. Echeverria
New York Athletic Club
Travers Island
Heheverria
Dr. Echeverria
Fez War Crisis Shrugs Off French Hesitation
Paris dispatches describe Fez's extreme siege conditions with 30 sacks of sugar, no petroleum, scarce meat, and widespread desertions among native troops. Government moves to send troops from Algeria as German naval show of force looms. jehad proclaimed by tribes and rebel control reported north of Fez.
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Algeria
Washington Post
Fez
Fes
el Kenjtra
Spain
Tangier
Menquinez
Bettin
Germany
Casablanca
Rabat
Mogador
El-Araish
Sewed $1700 Found Hidden on Woman in New York
Mrs Marie Thels 57 living at 415 West Forty sixth street locked herself in her rooms for days claiming men would rob her Police found $1700 in bills sewed into her clothing Some money hid in shoe soles She was taken to Bellevue Hospital where she explained she feared a robbery and wished to return to Germany
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Washington Post
New York
Marie Thels
West Forty-sixth Street
Bellevue Hospital
Sullivan
Germany
Circus Man Brands Boys In Pittsburg Work Scheme
Special to The Washington Film from Pittsburg May 7 reports a circus visiting the city branded scores of boys with ink on their bare arms after they lined up for chores and passes. Fathers react with harsh language as the ink allegedly fails to wash off.
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Pittsburg
Cat’s death hints at self destruction in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati May 7 a 20 year old drug clerk Mabel Foster reportedly tested a pellet of strychnine on her aging household cat then later ingested the same poison, dying after observing the animal’s death struggles. The case raises questions on self harm linked to the substance.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Mabel Foster
Jp & Tommie
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