Secretary of State seeks word on Silliman fate near Saltillo
The State Department presses Consul Hannam at Monterey to consider sending a messenger to Saltillo to determine Vice Consul John Silliman's status. Officials fear Silliman may have been detained again, despite assurances of safety from Huerta's agents.
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Hanna
Monterey
Saltillo
State Department
John &. Silliman
Mexico City
Silliman
Secretary of State
Fianna
Hannamara
Fla
Salto
Mediation talks on Mexican conflict advance in conference
The mediation conference ongoing with delegates from Brazil Argentina and Chile sets rules for procedures while Ambassadors and envoys express nonpartisan aims and urge peaceful settlement. US delegates await formal proposals as mediators draft basis for settlement inviting Gen Carranza and other parties to join.
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Washington
Sol
Carranda
Assails Mexican Refugees in Senate Letter Remains Unnamed
Senator John Sharp Williams read in the Senate a Vera Cruz letter criticizing Mexican refugees. He noted it was written by a government officer and declined to name the author after Borah's suggestion. The letter described refugees in harsh terms as noisily outspoken and strikingly sharp.
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John Sharp Williams
Senate
Vera Cruz
Br. Williams
Laf
Borah
Mexico City
Dralinger
Mexico
Roosevelt Warns Port Tampico Must Stay Open By Force
Acting Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt said the United States will keep Tampico port open to commerce and may use force if federals or constitutionalists threaten closure. He noted no definite orders to use armament, and discussed potential recall of part of the Atlantic fleet within a week, with Admiral Badger moving his flag to Wyoming and Arkansas transferring to the special service squadron at Vera Cruz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoriano Fuerta
Mexico City
Frederick Funston
Vera
Mexico
Madero
Funetda
Vera Cruz
Co- City
Villa
Latinio
Obregon
Tepic
Cruz
Gonzalez
Tampico
Emiliano
Hufemio Zapata
More‘Jos
United States
Roosevelt
Badger
Mayo
Department
Puerto Mexico
Navy Department
Arkansas
Wyoming
Special Service
Winslow
Philippines
Navy
Arl
Stiack
Ambilan
Gome
War Department imposes embargo on war news
A circular from Secretary Garrison orders strict censorship of all War Department information. No dispatches content troop movements or department actions may be released without the Secretary's consent. The note warns that public disclosures undermine efficiency and must cease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Garrison
Canal opens for freight through Panama Canal sugar transit
A cargo operation reported sugar shipments routed via the Panama Canal. Barges carrying about 1,800 tons of sugar passed Cristobal at 7 o'clock last evening and were transferred to other ships for delivery to Philadelphia. The movement underscores commercial use of canal facilities for Atlantic and Pacific routes.
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Philaadelphia
Atlantic
Panama
Vera Cruz Drawn As Busy, Bubbly Port Of Invaders
Richard Harding Davis portrays Vera Cruz under U S invading force with vivid scenes of daily life. He notes hotels near the plaza, busy markets, officers and sailors, social routines, and opportunities for quick wealth if tourists stay, shoppers invest, and entertainment opens. The piece blends humor and observation as the city adapts to occupation.
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Shimbering
Richard Harding Davis
Washington Pont
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Villa Executes 33 Federal Officers in Monclova Action
In Monclova, Villa’s forces trap federal units under Generales Alvarez Guadiola and Munoz. Three-column barrage destroys two troop trains, leaving federals scattered with deaths and prisoners. Villa and Maclovio Herre Ragal Mader push decisive assault as rest of garrison falters.
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Monclova
Francisca Murguia
Murguia
Charles Alvarez
Guardiola
Munoz
Villa
Paredon
Federala
Maclovio
End of Parks as Affidavit Describes
Captain Wills reports an affidavit from W Bland, a Vera Cruz arrival, claiming Samuel Parks, the American soldier who wandered from the lines, was executed by Mexican soldiers. The affidavit says Parks was shot by a firing squad on orders of a Mexican commander and that the eyewitness must remain unnamed to avoid retribution.
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Percy Wills
Key West
Secretary of War
AD W. Bland
Vera Cruz
Samuel Parks
Vera’ Cruz
Willis
Bland
Parks
Aidavit
Blard
Welsh Church Dissolved and Establishment Bill Update
London reports move to pass the Lisestablishment Bill with a parliamentary vote of 328 to. The act would dissolve the Welsh church establishment and push the measure toward law as Parliament advances the reform agenda.
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London
Lindos
Wales
How the Contestants Stand Up to Noon Friday May 15
A roster of clergy with addresses lists totals for each entry and a final aggregated amount. Names include Rev C Abbott, Rev H B Angus, Rev W W Barnes, Rev H L Beauchamp, Rev Andrew R Bird, Rev J H W Blake, Rev Walter H Brooke, Rev John E Briges, Rev Mathew W Clair, Rev James W Clark, Rev George M Cummings, Rev J B A Doermann, Rev P W Drew, Rev Edward S Dunlap, Rev Merritt Hart, Rev F Eckenrode, Rev James B E Burns, Rev J T Major, Rev Charles E B Fultz, Rev R te Fultz, Rev Edward C Gallaher, Rev James L Garfield, Rev Benjamin D Gaw, Rev William A Haggerty, Rev Howard Hanksford, Rev John R Henderson, Rev Paul R Hickok, Rev Hinson V Howiett, Rev John T Huddle, Rev Arthur S Johns, Rev James Keibler, Rev L H Kelly, Rev F J Lukens, Rev W A Melvin, Rev George A Miller, Rev A S Mowbray, Rev T Nicholas, Rev J C Nicholson, Rev Howard Peters, Rev A G B Pierce, Rev F J Prettyman, Rev L E B Purdum, Rev Louis Randall, Rev C Herbert Reese, Rev D F Rivers, Rev Frank Sewell, Rev Walter F Smith, Rev Charles F Steck, Rev Hugh T Stevenson, Rev C R Strausburg, Rev W J D Thomas, Rev Henry Thomas, Rev Townsend S Weaver, Rev Alexander Wilbanks, Rev James Willis, Rev Albert H Zimmerman with many address fragments and large totals.
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Abbott
I St
H. B. Angus
24Th
W. W. Barnes
11Th St. Ne
H. L. Beauchamp
U St. Nw
Andrew R.bird
J. H. W. Blake
Walter H. Brooke
St. Nw
Ray
John E. Briges
St. Ew
Mathew W. Clair
James W. Clark
George M. Cummings
J. B. A. Doermann
Westminster
P. W
Benjamin D. Gaw
20Th St
William A. Haggerty
Howard Hanksford
Connave
John R. Henderson
Hookville
Paul R. Hickok
17Th St
Hinson V. Howiett
4Th St
John T. Huddle
11Th St
Arthur
Johns
James Keibler
St. Georgetow
L. H. Kelly
Alexandria
F. J. Lukens
la Eve
W. A. Melvin
Sth
George A. Miller
Mowbray
T. Nicholas
J. C. Nicholson
Howard Peters
15Th St
A. G. B. Pierce
Riggs Pl
F. J. Prettyman
Columbia
L. EB. Purdum
Park Rd
Louis Randall
First St. Nw
C. Herbert Reese
Church St
Bet
D. F. Rivers
Sts
Frank Sewell
Riggs St
Walter F. Smith
Charles F. Steck
A St. Nw
Hugh T
Damascus Homes and Mosques Through a Stranger’s Eye
The account tours Ananias’s house near the Straight Gate and the Grand Mosque in Damascus. It describes palatial interiors with marble floors and mother-of-pearl inlays, two apartments, ornate frescoes, and a grand saloon. It notes night lamps, American kerosene, gardens, old gates including the Gate of Peace, and watchmen with wicker beds sleeping at gates and doorways.
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Damasoud
Darmageene
Mount Lebanon
Damascus
Peace
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