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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1913

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23

Rebel Force Gains as Federals Evacuate Parral

May 10 Nogales reports heavy fighting with 800 killed on both sides. Insurgents drive 2,500 Federals back to Guaymas aided by 3,000 Sonora troops. Federal prisoners and machines guns captured. Col. Martinez killed. Parral garrison evacuates. 1,500 Federals retreat toward Chihuahua City as Villa rallies 400 men to trap retreating forces.

Nogales Ariz Guaymas Cala Gulf Sonora Col. Martinez Paso Tex Parral Chihuahua Chihuahue City Pancho Villa Guerrerra Antonio Rabago Chihuahua City B. E. Leonard Villa Columun

Marriages and Obituaries From Early 1900s Notices

A compilation of death notices and marriages listing names such as CHARLES CARROLL GLOVER Jr and MARION EVERETT WISE, plus several obituaries with dates in 1912 to 1915. Details include residence addresses, funeral times, interment, and cemetery names, reflecting a period local notices page.

Glover—Wise St. Alban’s Church This City Charles Carroll Glover, Jr Marion Everett Wise

Border Town Captured by Constitutionalists in Mexico

Four hundred constitutionalists defeated 250 federal troops at Reynosa, with 23 government soldiers killed and 15 wounded. The town was captured and its important buildings burned. Mexican civilians suffered a death and injuries on the U S side as missiles hit the immigration station. Federals crossed the Rio Grande and were detained by U S troops while the rebel advance sent Matamoras residents fleeing.

Parral Monclova Herrera Brownsville Tex Reynosa Hidalgo Rio Grande United States Burgess Fourth U. S. Cavalry Matamoras

Miss Borden in West Still with Her Mother

New Haven dispatches claim Ramona Borden and Mrs White are at Hotel Duncan in New Haven with another young woman but Mrs White denies being the Mrs White connected to Pompton Lakes. Brooklyn husband backs Ramona’s happiness and California plans as Gail Borden remains away from New York homes.

New York Helen Walk Borden Gail, Borden Ramona California New Haven Conn Duncan Www Dt. White Ramona Borden New, Haven Pompton Lakes Sanitarium New Jersey Miss Borden Weston T. J. Backe St. *Mark’s_ avenue Brooklyn Malian Backe Borien Connecticut Boston Vanderbilt Manhattan

Illinois State's Attorney Refuses to Surrender Prisoner

Peoria May 10 State's Attorney W W Reardon of Tazewell county said he will not hand Clyde Stratton to Federal authorities in Columbus Ohio where he is wanted. He plans to try Stratton at the September circuit court term on burglary and larceny charges carrying up to fourteen years. Stratton claims he fired but did not kill and admits stealing the car used in the raids. He says he came from Danvers to prospect for bank robberies and that he graduated from Purdue University Lafayette Ind.

Illinois Peoria W. W. Reardon Tazewell County Clyde Stratton Columbus Ohio Stratton Chicago Danvers Purday University Lafayette Ind

Fifty Plumbers Strike at Charlotte

A recent labor action in Charlotte sees a large group of plumbers striking over pay scale rates. Workers protest wage discrepancies and threatened benefits, prompting submission of grievances to management and potential future negotiations.

Charlotte Marlette Elumbr Hatele Aes Biofo Ik

Nicaragua Conventions Weighed With U S Interest

Senor Pedro Cuadra, Nicaragua’s finance minister, met at the State Department with Mr. Bryan to discuss Taft era conventions. One treaty proposes a US loan and the other grants a US naval base and canal safeguards in exchange for $3 million to Nicaragua. Wilson unlikely to resubmit due to policy differences.

Senor Pedro Rb.cuadra Nicaragua State Department United States iAs Senate Wilson Senor Cyndra

Navy men face reprimand over unnecessary movements

Washington May 10. Navy Department officials who planned the test expedition of the submarine torpedo flotilla at Newport face possible reprimand from President Wilson for zeal to boost fleet efficiency. Orders were sent to prevent unnecessary vessel movements pending a California land ownership dispute with Japan. The secret order sent to Newport prompted crews ashore to be summoned to their ships without full explanation.

Washington East New York Washington Aia New’ York Navy Department Flotila Newport Wilson United States Japan California Norfolk New‘port R. I Atlantic Submarine Flotilla Castine Severn Charles J. Badger Atlantic Fleet Washington Bluejackets

Minister-Author Leander Chamberlain Dies in Pasadena

Rev Leander Chamberlain veteran of navy and missionary work died at his niece’s home in Pasadena California He was noted author and organizer previously serving as paymaster naval storekeeper and judge advocate in the Pacific squadron He helped relief after the Chicago fire founded the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences led the United States Evangelical Alliance and served as secretary treasurer of the American Foreign Missionary Union He spent 30 years in Chelsea New York

Pasadena Cal Leander “Prowbridge Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences United States Evangelical Alliance American Foreign Missionary Union Chelsea SN. Y

Rubber price drop. Malay expert to boost Brazil output

London May 10. Alexander Irving a veteran rubber grower from the Malay states sails for Brazil leading a group of tappers to teach tapping methods used in Ceylon and the Malay states. Brazil to gain fivefold output. government to spend 250000 dollars to instruct natives. Meanwhile London markets see rubber fall to about 5.5 cents a pound.

Brazil London Alexander Irving Ceylon Federated Malay States Para

Militant suffragettes ignite fires and plant bombs across UK

A string of arson and bomb incidents linked to suffragettes unfolds from Beckenham to Newcastle and Dundee. A theater in Dublin warns of powder canisters, clocks and electric devices are found in Reading and Liverpool parcels, while a large Beckenham house fire prompts army-like precautions.

London Beckenham Lime Street Liverpool Reading

STOP TRAIN TO SAVE LIFE Actress leaps from train near Jersey Meadow

Passengers on the Congressional Limited watched Mrs Julia Ellison aged 32 plunge into a pond as the train stopped at Manhattan transfer. She was rescued and taken to Harrison police, given name and address inconsistencies while she tells of her husband taking their two sons to Europe. Investigators seek truth of her tale.

Washington Post New York Pennsylvania Railroad Congressional Limited Washington Manhattan Transfer Jersey Meadows Thomas Hanley Harrison Police Hanley Harrison Julia Ellson Joseph Ellsen Jersey Lombardy Street Newark Europe Germany

Coroner's Cocktail Mocks An Inquest In Chicago

Chicago reports coroner Peter S Hoffman rejects a formal coroner's cocktail and ridicules the coroner's inquest as a chaser. The piece mocks wartime slang with a fictional recipe involving characters and a chauffeur, claiming it guarantees witty late business for the coroner.

Chicago Peter S. Hoffman Cook County Corcuett

Denies Treaty Sought at Newark Conference Banquet

Sir Arthur Lawley defends peace centenary and rejects any English American alliance against Germany. Prof Hugo Mumaterberg warns English speakers fear alliance implications. Dr Long notes Panama Canal fortifications challenge war as delegates discuss global balance and a Christ statue overlooking Chile and Peru.

Arthur Lawley International Boston Hugo Mumaterberg Traciny University Newark Mar Sannesberg England Amer Germany Arthur Ayg Ubn Long Panama Canal Christ Chile Peru Panama

Coxswain Dies After Fall on New Jersey

Newport R I May 10 The second accident in two days on the battleship New Jersey left George Henry Marston of Roxbury Mass a coxswain dead from a skull fracture after slipping from a hatch while dozing at anchor watch near the evaporating room three decks below He turned over in his sleep and fell almost instantly The prior accident was Thomas A Winter a seaman who fell from a ladder in the torpedo room Thursday and died The Rhode Island under Capt Clarence S Williams left for Reckland Me.

Thomas A. Winter Rhode Island Clarence S. Williams Reckland

Amalgamation Clash Defines Party Split Hope and Fear

Walter F. Brown of Toledo declares an amalgamation of the Progressive and Republican parties is impossible. He accuses Republicans of reliance on past rules and crumbs for the masses, while Progressives push for equal opportunity and broader reform. Ohio talks of uniting the two camps drew varied reactions from Hanna and Daugherty.

Columbus Oke Walter F. Brown Toledo Progressive National Executive Committee Ohio Harry M. Daugherty Dan KR. Hanna Cleveland Congress Brown Republican Party

Clairvoyants Tappers Swindle Chicago Banks and Wire Tap Ring

State's Attorney Hoyne says clairvoyant swindle network with wire tapping gang has netted about 500000 in Chicago over eighteen months. Evidence names Dr William T Kirby amid bank failure probe by Judge Landis. Detectives uncovered telephone records linking Kirby to the tapper gang and clairvoyants.

Chicago Hoyne William T. Kirby Landis Land Tsirby Kirby

Licensed to Marry Incomplete Names and Places

A fragmented wedding notice lists Ames M. White Jr of Detroit and Mario McM Brown of Washington as marriage licensees. Other fragments mention individuals and places including Fredericksburg and Virginia with unclear roles and dates, indicating a damaged obsequence of a public notices item.

Ames M. White, Jr Detroit Mich Mario McM. Brown Washington, D.C Therett Harding Iain Hoffregen Fredericksburg Clara A. Va Menege Louis IE Stackler Elizabeth FL McGann Washington, D. C Augustg Braubaier

CHECK TO PANIC PLOTS CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE

Representatives now assert that a 40 percent rate as proposed would be destructive and force a wage reduction. To verify, an examination of their book is invited. Secretary Redfield approved the plan after a conference with the President, with experts to inspect potteries at East Liverpool and Trenton. Businessmen should endorse this plan as a step forward in tariff legislation, promising definite data instead of guesswork.

Redfield Fast Liverpool Trenton

Duchess of Connaught Unlikely to Recover After Third Operation

London May 10 special cable reports the Duchess of Connaught wife of Canada’s governor general is gravely ill and doctors deem a third operation necessary though recovery remains practically hopeless after two prior surgeries for a persistent intestinal ailment.

Duke of Connaught Washington Post London Duchess of Connaught Canada

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