Huerta Delegates Face Niagara Falls Mediation Talks
Mexican crisis widens as Huerta authorizes delegation to Niagara Falls talks while constitutionalists demand Huerta’s elimination and a strong provisional government. Mediation seeks agrarian reforms and fair elections, with Zapata and Carranza backing firm terms and exclusion of the Cientifico clique.
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Carranzi Stady
Mexico
Huerta
White House
Zapata
Carranza
Niagara Falls
Huerta Refuses to Resign as Mexico City Crisis Deepens
Washington reports quote a top Mexican official denying any plan by Victoriano Huerta to resign the provisional presidency. The official says Huerta believes he alone can guide a patriotic, peaceful outcome and notes no friction with War Minister Blanquet. Also noting the death of Admiral Sir Charles Drury in London.
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Washington Post
New York
Merald
Mexico City
Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
Gen. Huerta
Washington
Tru
Blanquet
Ele
Aniello Blanquet
Gen. Blansquet
Sir Charles Drury
London
Sir Charles Carter Drury
Rothesay
New Brunswick
ES. Oakoe
Refuse Labor Plea Spectal to The Washington Fest
Boston May 18 General Nelson A Miles retired called on Gov Walsh at the Statehouse and offered his services to the Commonwealth if Massachusetts faced troop calls. He suggested commanding Massachusetts troops to the stop of the War Department and even proposed leading them to Mexico if needed. The governor thanked him and said he would call on him if needed. Union seeks exemption in latest demand.
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Washington
Boston
Mass
Nelson A. Milea
Gov. Walsh
Statehouse
Commonwealth
Rexden
War Department
Milles
Massachusetts Trooy
Mexico
Huerta Minister Resigns in Mexico City
Jose Maria Lo tzeBee, minister of communications and public works, resigned today in Mexico City. No reason was given for the move, sparking discussion across government circles and media. Senator Lozano, head of communications and public works, is implicated as involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senor Lozano
Epeoial
Washington Post
Mexico City
Jose Maria LotzeBee
Assassination Accusations Burn Vera Cruz Portrait
At Vera Cruz on May 18 a crowd harassed former interior minister Dr Aureliano Urrutia who fled Mexico City. An editor Antonio Rivero de la Torre denounced him as assassin linking him to his brother’s death. Urrutia, detained briefly then released, remained at the Diligencias Hotel guarded by marines. He claimed Huerta’s fall worsens Mexico City’s conditions and predicted constitutionalists gain ground while Huerta clings to power. The scene shaded by Urrutia’s calm amid pressure but with danger lingering for all involved.
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Vera Cruz
Aureliano Urrutia
Huarta
Urrutia
Mexico City
Gap
Funston
Wherry
Hin
Belef
Peorte
Antonio Rivero de la Torre
el Dictamen
Diligencias Hotel
Congress
Huerta
the la Torre
de la Torre
Interior
Huerte
Gen. Huerta
Senate eyes trade commission measure and rural credits fate
Framed by a subcommittee the efforts to gain quorum to consider it failed. Many members prefer to wait for the House trade commission bill to reach the Senate before readdressing the topic. A possible July adjournment is discussed if the trade commission bill passes. The banking committee meets tomorrow to decide on rural credits, amid signals the President approved omitting it from the House program.
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Ite
House Trade Commission
Senate
Banking and Currency Committee
House
Jendera
Albania Sees Peasant Revolt Amid New Kingdom Tension
A Durazzo dispatch reports central Albania in revolt as peasants accuse the government of unjust rule. The uprising targets the government, not the newly installed king Prince William of Wied, with the situation described as highly devious.
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Vienna
Albania
Durazzo
William of
Wied
Root May Run Again All Candidates Join Call
Special to The Washington Post reports Senator Elihu Root of New York reconsidering his decision not to run for reelection. State leaders urge his candidacy for the fall campaign citing his prestige and personality as essential. Prospective rivals Hinman Wadsworth Calder Hedges Miller have reportedly united to urge Root into the Republican primary.
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Orery
Washington Post
Ew York
Elihn Root
Senate
Isehler
New York
Root
Harvey D. Hinman
Binghamton
James W. Wadsworth
Assembly
William M. Calder
Brooklyn
Job Hedges
Nathan L. Miller
Court of Appeals
Ten Die When Sloop El Amo Sinks Off Belize
Ten people drown when the sloop El Amo sinks off the Belize coast near St Ann Creek after a boxing event return trip. Two Catholic priests from Ireland are among the dead, with thirteen rescued. Captain Harrison is listed as among the drowned.
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Speele
Washington Post
Belize
British Honduras
Here
St'Ann Creek
Dory
Harrison
Ireland
Thieves Blow Open New York Theater Safe With Dynamite
Special to The Washington Post from New York May 18 describes three burglars posing as detectives entering the Strand Moving Picture Theater on Broadway. They bound five men including the night watchman, drilled the theater safe for over three hours, and blew it open with dynamite, escaping with nearly $10,000. The crew included decorators and a foreman. they left victims locked in the basement and escaped via fire escape after locking doors and leaving no witnesses. Police pursue leads and fingerprints.
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New York
Strand
Forty-seventh Street
Broadway
Unfe
Matthew Mitchell
Mitchell
el l
Rebele Deride Huerta's Offer and Huerta Crisis
Today's index notes tensions over Huerta with claims he won not resigning and a House conferee rejecting labor pleas. Reports include roving accusations, mediators welcomed in Canada, and a focus on political battles shaping governance and foreign affairs.
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Huerta
House
Root
Rob
Rose
Recker
Mellen
Roosevelt
Silliman
Canada
Henry
Carlisle
United States
Signal Corps
Field
Electric shock kills four Russian workers in Quebec
Four Russian electricians died in Quebec when they touched a power line at Black Lake. They came into contact with a wire reported to carry 30,000 to 50,000 volts, as crews worked on the line.
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Montreal
Black Lake
Quebec
Baltimore bet guides two mile roll in football gear
G Howell Parr brother of Ral Parr and a noted horseman began a unique athletic bet in Baltimore to roll two miles on country roads without leaving the ground. He wore a football costume, carried a gym mat, and was cheered by society folk as he progressed from Elkridge tunnels toward University Parkway. He slept at halfway, then resumed, showing exhaustion but determination to finish that night. Attendants included Henry A. Parr Jr. and D. H. Mordecai.
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Rat Part
Baltimore
G. Howell Parr
New York
Philadelphia
Ral Parr
Pimlico
Smit
Parr
Elkridge
Greenspring Valley
University Parkway
Rolfr
Isis
Helf Anile
Henry A. Parr, Jr
D. H. Mordecai
Cleveland Board Moves to Ban Teachers Union
Cleveland Ohio May 18 The board of education voted to crush women teachers efforts to form a labor union Membership in the union would equal resignation Those seeking appointment for 1914 15 must sign contracts The dispute stems from demands for higher salaries after 800 teachers voted to form a union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor The teachers are arranging details
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Cleveland
Board of Education
Ohio
American Federation of Labor
New York Will Bequests Total Nearly 596960 For Charities
Mrs. Catherine Paris of Boston leaves about 596960 to Catholic institutions including St Joseph's Mission for Colored Children in Baltimore and St Mary's Catholic Hospital in Quincy. The Catholic University of America and the Home for Convalescent Women in Spring Valley receive smaller gifts. The remainder goes to Rev George A. Gurtin for distribution among charities.
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New York
Catherine Paria
Boston
Mass
St. Joseph's Mission
Baltimore
St Mary's
Catholic Hospital
Quincy
Spring Valley
Catholic University of America
Washington, D. C
Amelia Gertrude Cutter
Paris
George A. Guertin
Manchester
N. H
Chureh
Exposed rule in tolls fight stirs Senate debate
Senator Sutherland Utah argued against repeal of full exemption in canal law asserting the Senate must decide if the United States has the right to grant exemption. He urged arbitration and warned repeal would show shiftiness and weaken U.S. power. Stone and Simmons supported repeal. debate continues on page twenty.
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Sutherland
Utah
Senate
United States
Renee
Stone and
Immons
Missouri
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Uaprta
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Sisken
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Donde
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Refuse Labor Plea
Poh Huerta
Fleesire OF
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Judiciary
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House Judiciary Committee
Frank Morrigan
Jackson H. Ralston
Lewis
Maryland
Action
Judiciary Committee
Clayton
Floyd
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Carlin
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Omnibus Trust
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McSpadden
Hig Ear
Po- Mceman Abrams
West Forty Seventh Street
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Barrett
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Stone
Simmons
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