President Diaz and Corral Out in Mexico
Diaz resigns the presidency and Vice President Corral also steps down amid calls for calm. Francisco de la Barra named provisional president as Alfredo Dominguez, Madero’s envoy, mobilizes troops to manage protests in Mexico City.
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Alfredo Dominguez
Madero
California
Mexico City
Porfirio Diaz
Chamber of Deputies
Republic of Mexico
O’clark
Amon Corral
Francisco Leon ‘de la Barra
Corral
France
Senor de la Barra
Washington
Moon
National Palace
Central
Federal District
Alfredo Hobbs Dominguez
Dominguez
de la Barra
Senor Dominguez
Cuernavaca
Pachuca
Tlalnevantla
Dominguez Tomight
Diaz
Mexican President Resigns Amid Revolution Turmoil
The president announces resignation to avoid bloodshed and preserve the nation’s credit. Vice President Corrales also resigns, urging new leadership to continue Diaz policy. Deputy Jose Axpe delivers the day’s dramatic speech as readers are asked to continue on page three.
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Corrals
Diaz
The
Republic
Jose Axpe
Happy With 2 Wives Three to Dwell in Amity in California
Peter Sharp, aged 82, lives with his two wives Ann Catherine 72 and Louisa 50 in Pittsburg Kansas after a long search. Ann Catherine recently reunited with Sharp after 49 years apart since the 1871 Chicago fire. Louisa, his second wife, says there is room for all in the Sharp cottage and vows no sorrow.
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Chicago
Oakland
Pittsburg
Kan
Peter
Sharp
Ann Catherine
Louisa
War Department
Cal
Annn
Ann
Mr. Sharp
Johnsvile
NL OY
California
Women Triumph at Polls Over Paving Plan in Tarrytown
Women of North Tarrytown organized by the Women's Civic League carried the vote for William Rockefeller and his paving plan costing 4400. Rockefeller pledged 10,000 toward the project if the expenditure was approved.
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Tarrytown
North ‘Tarrytown
Women's Civic League
William Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Avalanche kills 128 in Oroscher village
A report from Pamir plateau west central Asia says the village of Oroscher was buried by an avalanche. One hundred twenty eight residents were killed.
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Oroscher
Central Asia
St. Petersburg
Pamir
Breaks Aero Records Poitiers France May
Lieut. Me Tard, in a new army aerowline with a passenger, arrived from Mourmelon this afternoon. The 800 kilometer route to Mourmelon was completed in about nine hours and fifteen minutes, setting a new record. The report lists passenger and fare details, with travel to Baltimore and Ohio via special train from Laon Station at 3 a.m. on Sunday, May 2.
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Poitiers
France
Me Tard
Aerowlaine
Mourmelon
Merger Defeated for Washington Board and Chamber
A heated special meeting at the New Willard Hotel defeated a proposal to consolidate the Washington Board of Trade with the Washington Chamber of Commerce. A total of 233 votes were cast with 145 opposing the merger, amid cheers and protests as opponents argued the two bodies should remain separate. Speakers cited the boards' long civic work and warned consolidation would harm city governance and progress.
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Washington Board of Trade
Washington Chamber of Commerce
New Willard Hotel
William John Eynon
Board of Trade
George H. Harries
Harries
Chamber of Commerce
Hope Darneille
Darnelile
D. J. Callahan
Callahan
Chamber
Washington
Thomas W. Smith
Aldis ‘B. Browne
Everly
Browne
Arthur C. Moses
James F. Shea
Oliver S. Metzeratt
M. I. Weller
William E. Shannon
Edson
George Truesdell
Richard B. Watrous
American’ Clyte Association
Jon Joy Edson
Gen. Harries
Riis Honors Death Of His Dog With Granite Headstone
Jacob A. Riis, biographer of Theodore Roosevelt, mourns Bruno his twelve year old dog. After the dog was killed by a truck, Riis had a granite headstone erected for its grave. The stone bears the inscription Friend Brune.
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Washington Post
New York
Jacob A. Riis
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
California
Bruno
Riis
Fatal collar strangulation shocks Yonkers crowd
Yonkers N Y May 25 Coroner Ties ruled Frederick Beresford of 7 South Broadway was choked to death by his high stiff collar. He fell asleep in his chair yesterday and his head slumped as the collar cut off circulation. Initially acute indigestion was blamed, but doctor and coroner found evidence of deliberate strangulation beyond doubt.
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Washington Post
Yonkers
Frederick Beresford
South Broadway
Beresford
Patton
Mother and son killed by mob in Okemah
Laura Nelson, a Black woman, and her 1-year-old son were fatally harmed by a mob that abducted them from the county jail. The bodies were found hanging from a timber bridge over the Canadian River. The Nelsons faced charges two weeks earlier in Deputy Sheriff George H. Loney’s case following a search for stolen goods.
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Okema
Okla
Laura
Nelson
Negress
Lawrence Payne
Nelsons
George H. Loney
Loney
Dying Gries Halt Trial In Damages Suit
Ida Brewer a 20 year old plaintiff in a $2,000 damages suit against United Railways was carried into court on a stretcher and died hours later after pleading for help. The case was postponed to take her testimony in private if she survived, with Judge Bond presiding and attorneys arguing postponement. The courtroom scene drew sharp protest from rail company counsel and Brewer’s attorney.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Bond
Court of Common Pleas
Ida Brewer
United Railways
Lee Meyer
Miss Brewen
David Ash
Tipsy horse runs amuck in Baltimore brewery wagon incident
A brewery wagon horse drank from a keg, ran wild through the street, colliding with mule teams and causing the death of one mule. A man narrowly escaped injury as the intoxicated animal dashed for about a mile before being taken to a stable in an ambulance. An Irishman named Ariyver was blamed for the mishap.
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Washington Post
Balttimore
Ariyver
Denver man dies of wounds after hotel shooting
AERONAUT DEAD OF WOUNDS. Tony von Phul of St. Louis died at St Luke's Hospital after being shot three times by F Harold Henwood at the Brown Palace Hotel following a quarrel. Bystanders J W Atkinson and G E Copeland were wounded in the incident. Authorities to charge Henwood with murder. Jealousy over a Denver society leader's favor fueled the feud.
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Denver
Colo
May .S. L
Tony") von Phul
St. Louis
F. Harold Henwood
Brown Palace ‘Hotel
St. Luke’s Hospital
Henwood
J. W. Atkinson
Colorado Springs
G. E. Copeland
Victor, Colo
von Phul
Atkinson
Copeland
Von
Phul
Denver Society
Heresy Verdict Questions Presbyterian Cases in Atlantic City
The Rev. William D. Grant, a Northumberland clergyman, was found guilty of heresy by the Presbyterian general assembly’s judicial commission. The commission may suspend him rather than excommunicate, with a decision due tomorrow. Separately, Prof. W. A. Brown of Union Seminary faces ongoing scrutiny over a Harvard Review article, while Dr. Reinke condemns what he calls bastard theology. An earthquake struck Santa Maura, Leucadia, injuring people and destroying homes.
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Washington Post
Atlantic City
N. J
William D. Grant
Judicial Commission
The
Presbyterian General Assembly
Pennsylvania
Cairs
W. A. Brown
Union Seminary
Edwin J. Reinke
Philadelphia
Brown
Reinke
Assembly
Prof
Harvard
S. Palmer
Columbus
Ohio
Commission On
Harvard Review
Grant
Panic at Y M G A fire ties up city horses
A late night blaze gutted the Arlington stables behind the Y M C A in G street NW near Seventeenth. About twenty horses roamed wild through streets as crowds and engines battled flames. total damage estimated at $6,000. Several children narrowly avoided a runaway horse near Chase's Theater.
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White Horse
Young Men's Christian Association
Arlington
G Street
Seventeenth
Eighteenth
M. C. A. Builing
Potomac Park
Treasury Department
White House
Chase
Sixth
William J. McLean
Thomas S. Anderson
War Department
Mahan
Freeinc
Ben
William Dorsey
Arlington Stables
President Diaz Resigns Amid Personal Scandal
Today's issue notes Diaz resigns from presidency amid sensational claims of his personal life, including two marriages. Other items include Merger defeated by Trade Board, Dr. Grant labeled heretic, Taft welcomes Templars, an aviator kills an eagle, and various society and religious notices.
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Diaz
K Trade Board
Grant
Taft
Templars
Justice Harlan
Bryant
Bank Institute
J. W. Foster
Roosevelt
Ohio
Taft Reviews Knights Templar March at White House
President Taft stood on the north portico as 100 plus Knights Templar paraded past in blue uniforms and plumed hats. The event honored Ascension Day with services at the Church of the Ascension and continued with solemn church rites and a vows-based sermon, followed by a procession to Masonic Temple.
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President
Lincoln
Church of Ascension
Knights Templar
Taft
White House
Te Order
Knights Templars
Masonic Order
Washington
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Knights
Maj. Butt
United States Regular Army
Robert Cook
J. Russell Verbrycke
Order
A. R. Serven
Columbia
J. Frank Tazzare
James H. McIntosh
Potomac
Montgomery Hunter
W. K. Reeve
Marine Band
de Molay
Carl E. Burgdorf
Orient Commandery
D. W. Beach
J. Henning’ Nelms
F. Gibson
Mr. Nelms
Masonic Temple
Catholichurches
St Dominis and
Algo
St. Alovaine Church
Woo@eleck
St.Patrick's Church
iWather Carroll
Aviators Face Severe Tests in Paris to Madrid Flight
In Spain May 5 San Sebastian reports indicate M Gibert narrowly escaped a fatal eagle attack while nearing Burgos as the Paris to Madrid race suffers a brutal third stage. Vedrine appears likely to finish with Garros and Gibert both stranded after dangerous mountain terrain and fog. King Alfonso waited in Madrid for arrivals as pilots battled desolate heights and equipment failures.
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Alfonso
San Sebastian
Spain
Madrid
M. Gibert
Gibert
Alps
George Chavez
Paris
Garros
Vedrine
Getafe
Quintanapalla
Burgos
Aero Club
Mountain Top
Balloon sinks in Lake Erie near Sandusky
A balloon seen drifting north in Lake Erie about 16 miles off Sandusky, Ohio, with a man in the basket was observed in distress. It dropped into the water and disappeared as search parties in launches from Sandusky failed to locate the aircraft.
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Sandusky
Ohio
Lake Erie
Aviator Killed in Fall During Test Flight
A novice aviator named Sensen was killed at 2,700 feet while attempting a vertical takeoff from a drafty airfield. The accident occurred during a training flight with achen gears and engines. Officials report no survivors and are investigating cause and safety lapses.
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Nendion
Sensen
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Juarez
Concepcion del Valle
Siy
Porfire Diaz
William Rockefellers
Breaks Aero Records
Frederick, Keedyaville
Haarratove
Sanday
Baltimore and
Ohin A. B
Laoion Station
Board of
Charter
E. R. Thomas
KE. H. Thomas
W. H. Singleton
W H. Saunders
Conrad HO Syme
Board of Trace
John Dolph
Frederick
Siddons
Fudge Charles
Bund
Pennsylvania Railroad
Buren
Baltimore Street
Dr. Grant
Prof. Brown
Ionian Island
Athens
Santa Maura
Leucadia
Ionian Islands
Y.mga
News of Alexandria
Dr. Nelms
Aviator
Sierra Pancorbe
Olazaguiia
Andolan
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