Borah Defends Canal Title in Senate Fight Over Exemption
Idaho senator Borah declares United States title to the canal unconditional and defends national honor on the Panama question. He quotes Supreme Court rulings to counter claims of conditional title and warns against surrendering American rights while Chamberlain of Oregon denounces repeal as un-American amid British agression concerns. Continued on third page.
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Senate
Supreme Court
A. S
Great Waterway
Great Britain
Chamberlain
Oregon
Panama
Kern
Borah
Root
New York
United States
Canal
Senate Chamberlain
England
Explosives stolen linked to canal zone house arrest
Police traced dynamite to a Colon area dwelling where a Black suspect resided. Authorities say the theft was planned for several days and that heightened vigilance along the canal is now in effect as officers pursue the case.
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Gatun
Colon
Statue of Venus Found Near Cyrene in Rome Move
Excavators near Cyrene in north Africa uncover a fourth century B C Venus statue in Parian marble once housed in the Apollo temple. The head and arms are missing as digging continues. The piece will be transported to Rome in June for the national museum.
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Cyrene
Rome
Venus
North
Africa
Praxi
Telos
Una
Apollo
National Museum
Five Indicted in Frank Case Subornation Probe
Atlanta officials announce five indictments in the Mary Phagan murder case, charging bribery coercion and perjury tied to efforts for a new trial for Leo M Frank. William J Burns and Daniel S Lehon face contempt hearings as grand jury vows further investigation next week.
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Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Burton County
Wronds
R. L. Barber
Arthur Thurman
Daniel 3. Lehon
Carton C.tadder
Ragsdale
Frank
Barber
James Conley
Conley
William J. Burns
Lenon
Benjamin H. Hill
Annie Maud Carter
Goal Courts
New Orleans
Canal Locks Sound Defend Panama Steel Integrity
Panama Canal authorities assert reinforced steel locks are secure and free from danger. They deny claims of fraud in lock material, noting five steel-related charges and government discoveries of attempted deliveries of unannealed castings. Grand jury reports prompted this official clarification from Isthmian canal offices.
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Panama Caral
Grand ‘Jury
Washington
Hastings
Mediation Talks Split on Constitutionalists Role at Niagara Falls
Three days of conferences at Niagara Falls between American delegates and South American envoys centered on Mexican mediation. Mexican delegates gave no comment on constitutionalist participation, saying they would await official notice and consult home government.
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A.B. C
Yale
Huerta
State Department
Washington
Gel
Cartanen
Polsible
Jane Vasconcelos
Cartante
New York
Mexico
NiagaraPalls
Ontario
United States
Constittionalista
Constitutionalists
Dender
Huérta
Tonizht
Boat capsizes on river. several injured and missing
A craft with passengers plunges into the Hindion River near a pier. Victims count includes a drowned child, a missing infant, two more missing, and at least ten injured or exhausted. Searchers use grappling hooks to locate bodies and survivors. One year old Annette eldspray body recovered though not previously missing.
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Hindion
Annette Eldspray
Texan Registrar Credits Thought For Birth Miracle
R P Babcock, state registrar of vital statistics in Austin, claims the power of suggestion explains a new arrival at his home. He has been married eleven years and says continual thinking of babies led to the birth, after registering 300,000 births in the past two years.
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Washington Post
Austin
Tex
R.P. Babcock
New German Dirigible L-8 Reaches Potsdam After 34 Hour Flight
A German navy airship L-8 landed in Potsdam after a 34 hour voyage from Friedrichshafen. It carried enough gas for sixteen hours of flight on landing and averaged about 60 miles per hour, with brief bursts reaching 90 miles per hour. While over Heligoland the action involved wireless contact with dirigible L-2.
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Potsdam
Berlin
Friedmechwhafen
Heligoland
Diriginte
Friedrich Andsen
Britons Admit Army Graft Case Pleas Entered in London
In a London court on May 22 three civilians pleaded guilty to supplying army canteens. The defendants, employed by Lipton’s Bantence, faced charges tied to graft schemes involving cantenns. The case saw delays and deferred pleas, with a defense citing rank disputes and tensions within the ranks.
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London
Lipton
Secretary of State declines to discuss mediation report at Niagara Falls
The Secretary of State refused to deny or affirm a Brazilian ambassador Da Gama statement that the U S president and cabinet premier were responsible for offering mediation with Huerta. He gave no official comment and hinted the rumor had circulated.
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Niagara Falls
Canada
Provinlion
da Gama
United States
A. B.C
Huerta
Washington
Mexico
South America
Secretary of State
Fragmentary note on a troubled widow and marriage history
The unreadable text references a woman described as a widow with a husband previously, mentions travels with Barnuin and Bailey’s efrous, notes a prior marriage to a elrous min who died six years ago, and later a marriage to Jameson. It hints at social or domestic scandal and remaining obscure details.
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Ted
British ship lines merge capital sums reach forty million
London May 22 arrangements completed today for the amalgamation of the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company and the British-India Steam Navigation Company, two major British shipping firms, with capital reported at more than 40,000,000.
SILLIMAN FREED AS FEARED CAPTOR CONFLICTS RELIEF
Vice Consul Silliman of Saltillo arrived in Mexico City under federal protection after reports of his execution circulated. British and Brazilian officials aided his safety, while other Americans endured prison conditions and torture during the Saltillo crisis. Local mobs shouted anti American slogans as the Vera Cruz occupation news sparked unrest.
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John R. Silliman
Saltillo
Silman
Mexico City
Sillimin
Saltilo
Silliman
Vera Cruz
Maltillo
MacMillan
Galveston
Tex
Herbert F. Saunders
United States Army
New York
John BR. Silliman
Saunders
Saundera
Salto
Baltic
Amber Diamond 60 Carat Cut Found in Africa
London reports a giant amber diamond weighing about 60 carats found by a digger named Bowker near Drexeveld in South Africa. It was cut and shown in London, valued at about 51,260 pounds, described as perfectly clear and resembling the Kohinoor.
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London
Washington Post
Bowker
Drexeveld
South Afrea
Covamber
Becau
Heiress Helen Morton Disappears Ahead of Virginia Visit
Chicago heiress Helen Morton, granddaughter of J Sterling Morton, vanishes after leaving home with rumors of a Virginia suitor. Reports from New York and Washington place her trailing a lover to Delaplane, Warrenton, and Elberon with family officials seeking to halt the trip. Mrs Durand denies a visit, while Miss Morton is said to be healthy and may have married quietly in the Ridge Mountains, per dispatches.
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Mane
Elberon
N. J
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Mr. Durand
Washington Post
New York
Chicago
New York Herald
Helen’ Morton
Paul Morton
Lake Forest
Mise Kelen
Mark Morton
Prudence Durand
Long Branch
Delaplane
Onwentsla Club
Mies Morton
Shordham
Morning World
la Horseman
Virginia
Helen Morton
Oninentsia Club
Washington, D. C
Washington
Markham
Tue Ridge Mountains
Moro outlaw surrenders in Mindanao report
Alameda and 360 men lay down their arms at Cotabato Mindanao as two Moro outlaws surrender peacefully. Governor General Harrison reports to the bureau of insular affairs that the incident reflects ongoing policy amid the Philippine situation.
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Alameda
Harrison
Cotabato
Mindanao
Covernor
Philippines
Bureau
War Department
Sorah Finds Canal and Five Held in Frank Case
Discordas to Carranza, Premier Silent on Mediation. Chicago heiress missing. Mexicans free Silliman. Huerta slays others. Becketts convicted. Mexican Desert battle. Apache shot American. Army too small, Wotherspoon says. Roosevelt for strike mediator. Woman leaps from window. Gen. Booth's daughter coming. Five took blame for Morgan.
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Sorah
Canal
Frank
Carranza
Chicago
Silliman
Huerta
Becketts
Wotherspoon
Admiral Dewey
King
Roosevelt
Booth
Morgan
Mellen
Advances of Constitutionalist forces near Guadalajara
Advices from Admiral Howard aboard the flagship California at Mazatlan report continued advances of the constitutionalist army toward Guadalajara. With Huerta diverting troops to protect Vera Cruz and retreat before Villa, western forces may reach Guadalajara where garrison limits restraint. Lighthouses were sighted. Consul Edwards and George Parker left Mazatlan aboard the Newport, while others stay at Mascota.
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Howard
California
Mazatlan
Guadalajara
Mexico
Huerta
Villa
Vera Cruz
Admiral Howard
Consul Edwards
George Parker
Newport
Mascota
Huerta’s Downfall Prep Intensifies as Enemies Lurk
Special Cable reports Huerta tightening grip by clearing prisons to prevent loyalists from opposing him while British forces brace for a likely capital assault within 48 hours. Maas seeks alibi over Parks death as Mexican authorities claim Parks was captured and shot.
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Maas
U. S
Parks
Blamed
Huerta
Coatzacoalcos
Puerto Mexico
Mexico City
Mags Overshep
Unti Parke
Admiral Fletcher
Cordoba Prigon
Bandit Killings In San Francisco Card Game Shootout
In a Southern outskirts roadhouse a gun fight left two players dead and a bandit wounded. Two masked highwaymen burst in, opened fire after players cried for mercy, and fled after a volley. Victims named are David Williams and James Batly with a further wounding of a neck.
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San Francisco
David Williame
James Batly
Bally
Edward Donovan
Becker Guilty in Fifth Ballot, Jury in Tears
Unanimous verdict finds Becker guilty after a long trial with a fifth ballot. His wife collapses in agony as the sentence looms, courtroom observers including Foraman and several jurors weep. Appeal window to be determined. case linked to the killing of gambler Rosenthal and an arch conspirator. Prisoner led back to Tombs, wife and sobbing witnesses mark a somber scene.
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Rosenthal
Court of Appeals
Foraman
Becker
Hose
Wallon
Webber
Appeal Gives Becker a Long Lease of Life
Special to The Washington Post New York May 22 Charles Becker faces a lengthy legal battle after his crime. He expects months of appeals and possible delays before the Court of Appeals issues its ruling likely taking about a year. If ruled against, Becker would depend on a gubernatorial pardon, commutation, or a new trial granted by Justice Sexbury on newly discovered evidence.
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Washington Post
New York
Charles Becker
Court of Appeals
Cew
Justice Sexbury
Becker found guilty of first degree murder in Rosenthal case
New York May 22 Twelve jurors decide Charles Becker was the arch conspirator behind the Rosenthal murder. The verdict finds Becker’s agents among the four gunmen who shot Herman Rosenthal in July 1912. Five ballots were taken with final unanimous result. Becker seeks appeal while his wife and brothers await in the Tombs. Public notices of travel times interrupt the text.
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New York
Charles Becker
Rosenthal
Becker
Court of Appeals
Herman Rosenthal
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