Pancho Villa reports capture and execution of Gen Ozorno staff near Saltillo
Special to The Washington Post from Huarez Mexico May 20. Villa claims Ozorno and 32 officers were captured at Zertuche 15 miles from Saltillo and immediately slain. Reports say 82 officials and a general were captured and executed. Villa cites Torreon exiles aiding Huerta as trigger for anti Spaniard actions in Mexico City. Army losses cited 43 killed 60 wounded, Villa’s forces claim 700 prisoners and 9 cannon captured with ammunition. details of Zertuche battle and aftermath provided.
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Washington Post
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Mexico
Pancho’’ Villa
Saltillo
Luis A. Benavides
Ozorno
Ile
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Tex
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Washington Dossier Warns Five Trust Bills Must Pass
A Washington dispatch to the New York American reports the President’s final instructions urging five measures into law before adjournment. The program includes three trust bills, Walsh radium legislation, and mining law revisions patterned after Smoot leasing. Senate plans to delay are rebuked as leaders expect a September adjournment at best.
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Executive
Washington
Dispatch
New York
Washington Post
Washington Dispatch
New York American
Congress
House
Senate
Huerta Denies Resignation Request At Peace Conference
In an interview from Mexico City on May 20 President Huerta says delegates have no instructions to offer his resignation at the Niagara Falls peace conference. Acting Foreign Minister Esteva Ruiz had earlier stated Mexican representatives were given ample powers to address all discussions and seek a solution to the international difficulty.
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Huet
Niagara Fall
Estevla Ruiz
Letcher Seeks Transfer Over Carothers in Chihuahua
Washington reports from Chihuahua City say American Consul Marlon F. Letcher has asked the State Department for a transfer and immediate relief. He allegedly objects to Vice Consul Carothers aiding Villa by reporting directly to Washington, a move Letcher sees as discrediting him. No formal order yet.
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Paso
Tex
Chihuahua City
Mexico
Marlon F. Letcher
State Department
George
Torreon
Chihuahua
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Dodge Brothers Win Yacht After Coin Toss
Special to The Washington Post Detroit Mich May 2 John F Dodge and Horace E B Dodge two Ford multimillionaires were joint owners of the $30 000 yacht Hornet until yesterday while crossing Lake Erie Horace had built a new yacht costing nearly 250 000 He wanted his share but they could not agree a coin toss decided John would own the Hornet after Horace selected heads the coin landed face down and John won the boat
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Mich
Horace EB. Dodge
Ford Motor Company
Lake Erie
Horace Dodge
John
Beads and Beaded Garb Dancer at Cabaret Incident
Special to The Washington Post reports Oscar Dane was held responsible by police after being summoned as a booking agent for a hardware men's cabaret where a dancer wore a strand of beads. Dane claimed the dancer wore more than beads but was unsure. He promised stricter costume standards in future bookings and was released.
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St. Louis
Washington Post
Oscar Dane
Dane
Wilgon
Snakes mailed to Ellendale woman shocks town
A parcel post package delivered to Mrs. J. Ewings in Ellendale Del. contained two black snakes. She fainted and was hospitalized after the practical joker’s stunt. The incident occurred May 2 as postal workers opened the box and traced the delivery. Her husband begins to locate the supposed prankster.
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J. Ewings
Eilendale
Del
Tato Seriana
Weehington
Post
J . Ellendale
Jobuing
Teyina
Incident at the floor as attendant flees after alarm
A scene ends with an attendant fleeing in alarm as a red flag is raised and Berg is later officially pronounced deceased after several hours, details unclear but the event centers on an abrupt emergency response and outcome.
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Bérg
Aéail
Cyclone kills sixty in Musquiz Coahuila
Special cable reports Musquiz Coahuila near the battle zone destroyed by a cyclone. Sixty persons killed and property damage estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Town population listed as around nine thousand.
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Musquiz
Washington
Juarez
Rafael Musquiz
Constitutionaliat
Coahuila
Presbyterian Church Sees Danger in Fashion and Books
Chicago May 2 The 16th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church In the United States opens with reports on the white slave evil and social immorality. The panel blames modern dress and popular literature for corrupting women and youth, urging pastors to educate, regulate juvenile courses, and punish immorality.
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Chicago
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
United States
Paul R. Hickok
John Batcomshaw
John Kennedy
Winfield Scott Hall
I. M. T. Penney
St All
Calig
John Timothy Stone
Martland Alexander
Pittshurch
Andrew V. W. Raymond
Buffalo
Aquila
Webb
Louisville
Joseph.p. Calhoun
Knoxviller
George B. Stewart
Auburn
N. x
London Horse Show Managers Regret Failure to Compete
London May 20 reports say U S officers entered but failed to compete. Officials expressing regret over the missed showing reference a special cabvne aboard the Washington and international charge amid American withdrawal.
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London
Cabvne
Washington
Athericans
Mediation odds brighten as Huerta hints retirement
Niagara Falls May 20 reports say mediation envoys from Brazil Argentina and Chilean minister weigh possible peace in Mexico. A dispatch from Mexico City claimed provisional president Huerta authorized resigning if needed to settle U S Mexico differences but a later correction said his delegates have no instructions to resign. Diplomats note optimism hinges on successor terms and broader settlement.
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Ontario
Huerta
Mexico
Mexico City
United States
Brazil
Argentina
Mediation Tribunal
Carranza
Heyard
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Senate
Friends of Repeal
RS Rest Program On First Day At Home
Rest program resumes as he returns to work after seven months. Campaign trips from Atlantic to Pacific, drafting hundreds of letters and telegrams. Plans address before the National Geographic Society in Washington next Tuesday. Criticizes Colombia policy and Panama toll exemptions, to refute denial of his South American discovery. Remarks on New Haven scandal and Mellen merger conditions. Expresses readiness to regain peak health and energy.
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River
Saya
Roosevelt Plans for Progressive Campaign in 191
Oyster Bay reports Theodore Roosevelt back from South America. he consults with George Perkins on Progressive strategy and discusses the party’s national setup. Phi lasters like Gifard Pinchot and Frances Keller visited. plan includes a continental tour and a September cross-country swing. Roosevelt sails for Spain on May 30 for Kermit’s wedding, then returns to launch the campaign in July.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
George W. Perkins
New York
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Feld
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Gifard Pinchot
United States
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O. K. Davis
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Pacific
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Europe
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Lil+ Han Ward
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National Committee
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Sdgdmore
Col Roosevelt
Fragmented OCR Summary of Various Headlines and Notices
Mixed article fragments reference officials presidents miners editors and courts. Mentions include Roosevelt styles for evils and mediators in Congress cases. Also notes Princess Mary and a consular plan, a death and a praying ranch girl, New Haven law themes, and local society and sports items.
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Allerta
Roosevelt
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Porter
Goxey
Morgan
New Haven
Thomson
Silliman
Wright
Discovery
Board of Trade
Princess Mary Freed After Sentry Misidentification
Special dispatch from London describes Princess Mary, daughter of King George V, briefly detained by a sentry who mistook her for a suffragette planning to destroy aircraft at Aldershot. The prince ss laughed at the claim as an officer recognized her and ensured her escort to royal quarters.
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Washington Post
London
Princesa Mary
George V
Queen Mary
England
Mary
George
Aldershot
Ulster
Royal Quarters
Venus Slasher Rearrested in Cat and Mouse Case
Meg Richardson, released on April 7 after serving a six month term for slashing Velasquez s Venus painting with a hatchet in the national gallery, was rearrested today under the cat and mouse act. She had served less than a month before the operation for appendicitis prompted her release.
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Specie
London
Meg Richardson
Halloway
Velasquez
National Gallery
300 MOB BANKER'S WIDOW STONED BY FOREIGNERS
Foreigners surrounded and stoned the home of Mrs Nichola Grill widow of a private banker in Waverly. They demanded the bankbooks and the return of deposits tied up by litigation since the banker’s death a year ago. The funds total about $20 000 representing the savings of the foreigners. Police dispersed the mob.
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Washington
Yonkers
Nichola Grill
Waverly
Har Deen
Senate Debates Canal Toll, Prefers Repeal Over Arbitration
Senator Kern renews daily bid to fix a vote date on repealing canal toll exemption. McCumber objects, urging delay while Senate debates have run long. President rejects arbitration for treaty interpretation, backing outright repeal as needed for treaty and economic reasons.
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Kenyon
Hollis
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British Foreign Office
John Sharn Williams
New Hampshire
Iowa
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