Morgan power looms in New England rail scene tale
Former New Haven president J Pierpont Morgan dominates New England rail affairs in a dramatic Interstate Commerce Commission testimony by Charles S Mellen. He describes talks with Theodore Roosevelt and blocking Harriman, detailing high prices for subsidiaries and the tense climate around the Boston and Maine deal, with intense scrutiny and emotion in the room.
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War Over Girl Ends in Fatal Guatemala Clash
A violent race riot in Quirigua Guatemala district leaves many killed and wounded among United Fruit Company workers and local Indians. Troops quell three days of fighting after a dispute over an Indian girl and a neighboring ranch owner.
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Rebel Leader Accuses Villa Over Torreon Siege
J M Welts of Youngstown claims General Villa delayed the Torreon battle to secure exclusive moving picture rights. Welts says Villa planned a night attack but backed off due to a film company protest, costing about 1000 rebel lives and securing $50,000 for the producers.
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Impersonator of William Tell Shot On Lynn Stage
A 19 year old Henry Garvan of Lynn was shot in the head during a William Tell stage stunt at Central Square Theater by performer Princess Meta, Mrs Juanita Griffin. He was taken to a hospital with doubtful recovery, Griffin arrested.
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Urrutia Denies Personal Blood Count as Huerta Executes
Vera Cruz May 19 Dr Aureliano Urrutia Huerta's former interior minister known as the secret executioner admits many were killed but says he kept no tally. He claims blame fell on him though he followed orders and fled to escape mob violence with U.S. protection as muttering crowds gather outside the Hotel Diligencia.
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Roosevelt Back at Oyster Bay After South American Trip
Theodore Roosevelt returns to Oyster Bay from a South American tour with naturalists George Cherry and Leo Miller. He walks with a cane, appears thinner but energetic, denies presidential plans, and greets reporters and friends aboard the tug and at the colonel’s home before attending family events.
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Pennsylvania Primaries Sweep For Penrose And Pinchot
Returns from Pennsylvania primaries show senator Boies Penrose winning the Republican nomination by carrying nearly all counties. Gifford Pinchot is unopposed for the Republican nomination on the bull moose ticket. Democratic candidate A Mitchell Palmer defeats Henry Budd for senator. McCormick wins the governorship against Michael J. Ryan. Brumbaugh and Lewis named for governor on other tickets. Fraser and Endlich win nonpartisan supreme court spots.
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Index to Today's Issue War and politics headline roundup
Index to today's issue lists global and domestic items including disclosures, political nominations, uprisings, battles, crime reports, and editorial notes. Notable entries cover Roosevelt silence on a 1916 Huerta plot, Saltillo battle, Penrose tolls, and labor-trust legislation alongside local society notes and school parades.
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Villa Hurls 41S Troops at Federals in Mexico Fight
News wires report Villa assaulting the Saltillo front with large forces as diplomats prepare mediation. Dispatches from El Paso and Niagara Falls detail unclear frontline conditions and the opening talks at the Saltillo mediation, with officials signaling possible talks on Huerta’s removal.
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Huerta
Mexico
Plot to Oust Huerta Rumors From High Sources
Rumors from high sources claim a plot to oust Mexican President Huerta may delay until villas at the capital. Germans and other foreigners reportedly ready to close stores in Puebla amid fears of a bandit attack led by a local chief.
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Puebla
Nothing settled as to resignation wires Gen Huerta
Mexico City May 19 telegrams say nothing is positively determined regarding Huerta’s resignation. He replies that no decision has been made. Reports say Vera Cruz tension rises as federal forces face defeat in San Luis and Guadalajara.
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