Rebel Leader to Advise Mexico Ad Interim
Juarez May 18 Judge Carbajal and Dr Gomez conferred on peace terms. Madero accepts invitation to Mexico City to act as chief adviser to De la Barra, who will be president ad interim. Diaz will resign June 1, with provisional government formed and army reorganized to rely on volunteers.
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Mexico City
de la Barra
Theithdrawal
Diaz
Corral
Mexico
Gomez
California
Lower
Oura
United States
Francisco T. Madero
Foreign Office
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
National Assembly of Congress
Untitled Fragment Sparks Regret Over Bets and Farewells
A short fragment laments the regret of betting while friends stay near, warning of loneliness and aching hearts once they have gone. The text hints at timing and missed chances in companionship and farewell moments.
First Ohio Bribe Trial Opens Today
Columbus Ohio May 18 The first trial of an indicted state legislator on bribery charges will be called today in Judge Kinkade's court. Representative George Nye of Pike county is to be arraigned on an indictment alleging he solicited a $500 bribe from State Printer Crawford. The trial may be postponed amid early firm expectations of delay.
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Columbus
Kinkade
George Nye
Pike County
Crawford
Turner
Alfano Attacks Italian Press Over Jury Trial Coverage
Enrico Alfano alleged Camorrists leader accused newspapers of misrepresenting court records to turn jurors hostile. He claimed the press sold itself to his enemies as the iurcer trial continued in Vitebro Italy on May 18.
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Vitebro
Italy
Enrico Alfano
Enrico
Miners’ Memorial Day Tribute Urged by UMWA Leader
Indianapolis May 18 John P. White of Oskaloosa Jr president of the United Mine Workers of America issues a proclamation calling 300000 miners nationwide to pay special tribute on Memorial Day to memory of dead miners.
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Indianapolis
John P. White
Oskaloosa, Jr
United Mine Workers of America
First Cradle in Bible Ark Narrative Noted
The article cites ancient clay tablets from Nineveh suggesting 4000 years before Christ an infant was exposed in a Biblical ark of bulrushes. It argues the Pharaoh's cradle tale from 1400 B C was comparatively modern and says cradles were not used to shield babies from wild animals.
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Bulrushes
British Museum
Nineveh
Doctors would enter politics from Iowa medics
Dr M F Voldeng of Cherokee, president of the Iowa State Medical Society, urged physicians in Des Moines on May 18 to create a national department of public health and to send medical representatives to the legislature and Congress while predicting the department’s establishment in a few years.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Department of Public Health
Washington
M. F. Voldeng
Iowa State Medical Society
Congress
Bank Clearings Report Waterloo Week Ending May 18
Waterloo bank clearings for the week ending May 18 total 1 110 417 15 with daily figures including 170 420 10 Friday 154 352 01 Saturday 233 191 567 Monday 206 558 02 Tuesday 158 294 71 Wednesday and 287 600 78 Thursday Real estate transfers show deeds 49 totaling 83 696 50 mortgages 45 totaling 44 619 00 and chattel mortgages 17 totaling 3 859 00 with 23 margins released totaling 28 564 46 and instruments recorded to date 2 922 down from last year by 181
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Black Hawk County Abstract Company
Waterloo Bank
Registration for Sewer Election Opens in Wards Three and Four
Registration boards met today and will continue tomorrow to qualify voters for the May 29 sewer election in Sewer District No 1. New voters and those changing precincts must register. those already registered and not moving need not. Third Ward location Goswiller's Cigar Store. Third Ward Second Precinct 5151 Saxon Street. Fourth Ward First Precinct City Hall. Fourth Ward Second Precinct basement of Lutheran Church Walnut and Vine Streets.
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Goswiller’s Cigar Store
Third Ward
Saxon Street
Fourth Ward
Lutheran Church
Walnut and
Vine Streets
Sioux City Manager Seeks Waivers on Three Pitchers
Denver May 18. Before leaving Denver Manager Towne of the Sioux City team in the Western league announced he had asked for waivers on pitchers Wyskocll Melter and Miller. He did not disclose the names of their successors.
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Denver
Towne
Sioux City
Wyskocll
Melter
Miller
Peace Advocates Rejoice Over Draft Treaty News
Washington announced that the general arbitration treaty draft has been sent to Britain and France, drawing enthusiastic approval from Andrew Carnegie and Baron D Estournelles DeConstant. The rest of the item notes an English opera company issue where a leading tenor cites summer wages as reason to sing only his summer voice.
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New York
Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Baron D' Estournelles DeConstant
Taft Sends Alfonso Birthday Greeting to King
Washington May 18 President Taft has sent a tele gram congratulating King Alfonso of Spain on the 25th anniversary of his birth. He offers heartfelt salutations with wishes for personal welfare and for the increasing prosperity of Spain.
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Washington
Taft
Alphon 80
Spain
Wild Negro Killer Admits Crimes in New York
John Cain, a large Black man, confessed to police that he killed Richard Ball, a newspaper man, on Broadway eleven years ago after a man stepped on his feet. Cain also described his killing spree on the upper West Side where he killed two men and wounded eight others during a rampage sparked by a white passenger objecting to his smoking on an elevated train platform. He had earlier been sentenced to fourteen years at Sing Sing for Ball’s murder and released recently after serving about nine to ten years.
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New York
John Cain
Upper West Side
Richard Ball
Broadway
Balls Slayer
Cain
Sing Sing
Funeral money stolen from poor widow in cathedral
New York police search for a thief who robbed a widow kneeling in prayer at St Patrick's Cathedral. A bag containing $106, the savings for months, was taken as she moved toward an undertaker to cover funeral expenses for her only child.
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New York
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Four Graduates at St Mary's Conservatory Recital
The intermediate course in music at St Mary's Conservatory presents a Friday evening recital in the auditorium. Graduates include violinist Lawrence Kascht and pianists Pauline Reihsen, Marie Bartelt, and Grace Bartly, with assistance from Misses O'Connor Danner Welty and John Kurth.
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St. Mary’s Conservatory
St. Mary's Auditorium
Mary O'Connor
Alice O'Connor
Merle Danner
Gretchen Welty
John Kurth
Lawrence Bernard Kascht
Pauline Anna Reihsen
Marie Mae Bartelt
Grace Bartly
Sargentine
Ketterer
Pauline Rethsen
Seitz
Lawrence Kascht
Newman
Cinderella
Papini
Lack
Marie Bartlet
Barowski
Seuvenier de Spa
Schmith
Moret
Florence
Liebling
Goddard
Alice Conner
H. H. Forkenbrock
Illness of Miss Hetts Alarms Community
Miss Pauline Hetts, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Hetts, is critically ill and has been failing rapidly. Her sister Miss Florence, a student at the college for the deaf in Council Bluffs, hastened home after a telegram. Neighbors and friends surround the bedside, hoping for her recovery despite months of declining health.
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Pauline Hetts
William Hetts
Florence
Council Bluffs
College For the Deaf
Miss Hetts
Spider Thread Clothes Trial and Historical Experiments
The account discusses spider silk as a potential material for fabric in the threed of the spider Iles der Mant great industry omce. Many attempts have failed financially, though Louis XIV reportedly wore a fragile web garment and D'Orbigny crafted trousers from tropical spider silk that endured for a time.
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Iles der Mant
Louis XIV
D’orbigny
Reneias Magerinn
Deneen brands water power trust in Springfield clash
Governor Deneen charged the water power trust with gripping proposed waterways and causing legislative chaos in Springfield. He criticized Speaker Adkins for taking blame and indicated the deep waterway bill’s fate could trigger an extra session, possibly June 1 or later.
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Springfeld
Deneen
Springfield
Charles Adkins
Water Power Trust
Lockport
Utica
General Assembly
Advertising ideas at private school managers convention
Des Moines reports discussions by National Private School managers and Western Private School managers on advertising methods. T W LeQuatte of Des Moines spoke as vice president of the National Ad Men's club while J S Knox urged commercial colleges to offer salesmanship courses. Railroads announce one and one half fare to the G A R encampment at Muncatine beginning June 13.
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Des Moines
National
T. W. LeQuatte
Ad Moen
Knox
Central Commercial Teachers
State Grand Army of the Republic
Muncatine
History of Interest and the Usury Concept
The article discusses ancient definitions of usury as any interest charged for a loan and notes the shift in thought as the belief that money is sterile fell out of favor. It cites the New York American on the historical intolerance of earning profit from money and the eventual rejection of that view.
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New York American
The Proof of It Case Appears in Court Transcript
A garbled exchange shows Casey and Riley debating a fatal fall and declaring belief or disbelief in death. The dialogue includes scattered terms like “Casey,” “Riler,” “Pat,” and a judge reference, with unclear context and attribution.
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Casey
Rafter Riler
Pat
Riley— Olam
Casey—Shure
Riley-Shure
Luther College Student Drowns in Decorah River
Decorah Iowa May 18 Simon Sheilor of Glenwood Minnesota a Luther College student drowned last night while bathing in the Town River Short services were held at the college and the remains sent to Glenwood
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Decorah
Ill
Simon Sheilor
Glenwood
Minn
Luther College
Genwood
Supreme Court Did Not State Unreasonable Standard
Albany author Albert Walker argued at the New York finance forum that Chief Justice White’s use of the word unreasonable in the Sherman Act was not a Supreme Court opinion but an obiter dictum reflecting his private view. He warned the current debate stems from a misunderstanding of the court’s ruling.
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New York
House Leaders Rush Discussion On Arizona New Mexico Statehood
Washington reports Democratic leaders prepared to rush to a conclusion on a resolution granting statehood to Arizona and New Mexico after settling party differences on the Sugar Refining investigation. Debate resumed at the House session with possible continuation tomorrow.
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Washington
American Sugar Refining Company
Arizona
New Mexico
Murder Case Nears Conclusion in Iowa Trial
Davenport Iowa May 18 The cross examination of Rudolph Brandenburg by the state this morning turns the case for the defense Brandenburg denies writing to his mother that he would kill Claus Muenter if abuse did not stop An alleged police confession is cited The state seeks to impeach Mrs Muenter whose grand jury testimony and trial statements differ on what she heard during the quarrel The dispute is set for further argument in the afternoon
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Davenport
Rudolph Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Claus Muenter
Muenter
Yile
Mrs Taft Leaves New York for Washington After Illness
Mrs. William H. Taft, wife of the president, who fell ill in New York on Saturday, departed for Washington at 10:68 this morning. She was accompanied by Dr. E. H. Evans a trained nurse and Major Archibald Butt military aide to the president. The party traveled in a private car.
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Tafy
Capitan
New York
William HL. Taft
Raymond social notes and visits in May
Raymond society column lists Miss Iva Lehman and Miss Mabel Young visiting from Waterloo and returning to College of Commerce. Local residents Mrs. J H Douglas, Mr. and Mrs Britzman host relatives from Fox township. Various visits to and from Waterloo Dewar and Independence noted. Fraternal Bankers plan meeting at Soash hall with officers election and ice cream social.
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Dewar
Raymond Epworth
C. H. Hall
Henry Poyner
Edna Mc
Waterloo
Martin Neuses
Mason
Louis Poyner
Earl Schuler
Charley Prangley
Peter Etringer
Haupt
Barclay U. P
M. E
Katherine Neuses
Herman Nauman
Soash Hall
New Probe of Lorimer Asked in Senate Action
Senator Helm proposed two resolutions to reopen the Lorimer investigation and extend the bribery inquiry through May 31. Senator Barr offered an amendment linking Lorimer’s election to primary results. Lieutenant Governor Ogleaby ruled the extension sought would push beyond sine die adjournment.
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Springfield
Douglas W. Helm
Senate
Senate Today
United States Senate
Lorimer
Helm Committee
S. C. Pemberton
John Broderick
Barr
Helm
Hopking
John Ogleaby
Senate Helm committee reports Lorimer bribery in election
The Helm committee report states William Lorimer was elected to the U S Senate by bribery with Edward Hines arranging funds and alleging $100 000 raised. It names several lawmakers paid for votes and actions, notes witnesses heard in Browne Broderick Pemberton cases, and cites obstacles from subpoena power and Judge Petit rulings delaying further inquiry.
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Springfield
Helm Committee
State Senate
Senate
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Edward Hines
Lorimer
General Assembly
D. W. Holstlaw
Charles A. White
Michael Link
Herman J. G. Beckemeyer
Browne
Broderick
Pemberton
Illinois
Petit
Plane crash kills Lieut Dupuis in Rheims area
A single engine plane fell from about 250 feet near Rheims France. Lieut Paul Dupuis was killed and his companion Pierre Marie Bournious was critically injured.
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Rheims
France
Lieut
Paul Dupuis
Pierre Marie Bournious
Dupuis
Beloit man visits Waterloo after decades away
Mr. N. W. Lane of Beloit Wisconsin visits Waterloo to reconnect with old friends. He first came to the city as a youth in 1865 and stayed five years working at Deacon Hall farm four miles north, his first trip back since 1870 reveals few familiar landmarks.
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N. W. Lane
Beloit
Wis
Lane
Waterloo
Deacon Hall
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