Peace envoy from Carranza eyed for Niagara Falls talks
Washington reports indicate Mexican constitutionalists may send a representative to the Niagara Falls mediation conference within 24 hours. President Wilson and cabinet discuss developments as La mar and Lehmann relay progress. No armistice anticipated. Carranza’s stance uncertain amid Huerta campaign continuance. Porfirio Laurel, an American, killed by bayonet wounds in Mexico. his body recovered in Laredo for burial. Richard Urban, an American citizen of German birth, confirmed killed by Mexicans at Pointed Mountain near Nacozari. a companion survived.
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Washington, D. C
Niagara Falls
Carranza
Huerta
Wilson
Cabinet
Lamar and
Lehmann
Bryan
Silliman
Washington, D .C
Porfirio Laurel
Mexico
Laredo
State Department
Laurel
Mex
Jeans
Richard Urban
Montague
Cananea
Urban
Pointed Mountain
Nacozari
Davenport Saloons Shut After Stormy City Council Vote
Davenport Iowa May 22 in a stormy city council session 21 saloons were closed after two days of conflict Mayor Muller cast the deciding ballots as Democratic and Republican aldermen opposed each other. Claims say 25 Democratic saloons were closed while six Republican ones were cut from the list.
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Davenport
Mueller
Oldtime Theatrical Manager Edmund Gerson Dead
Edmund Gerson, aged 66, pioneer theatrical manager, died at his New York home. In the early eighties he led the original Black Crook company, toured with Kiralfy, and later worked on Around the World in Eighty Days and Michael Strogoff. He introduced Carmencita to the United States, creating a sensation at Koster and Bial's music hall.
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New York
Edmund Gerson
Gerson
Black Crook” Company
Kiralfy
Michael Strogof
Carmencita
Koster & Bial
Operation Report On B J Rodamar In Rochester Minn
Yesterday afternoon at the are institute in Rochester Minn B J Rodamar of this city submitted to an operation that had been contemplated for some time but postponed due to his physical condition being unsatisfactory. He was reported resting easy today with a fair chance to recover. Tra Rodamar his son is in attendance at his bedside.
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Are Institute
Rochester
Minn
B. JT
Rodamar
Tra Rodamar
Express Firms Form Publicity Bureau in New York
Chicago May 22 A letter from Adams Express American Express and Wells Fargo announces a joint bureau of public relations in New York directed by Louis M Porter to provide reliable news to press and answer inquiries promptly United States Express stockholders voted to liquidate due to parcel post competition and mandated rate cuts harming profits.
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Chicago
Express Companies
W. M. Barrett
Adams Express Company
Francis F. Flagg
American Express Company
B. D. Caldwell
Wells, Fargo & Co
Bureau of Public Relations
New York
Louis M. Porter
Jealous hens drive gamecock to death by starvation
Milwaukee May 22. A gamecock owned by Harvey Sonnenan was driven to death after jealousy from hens over ducks led to pecking and injury. The rooster, head of a flock, starved himself following the fowl feud, marking the tragic end amid locally noted eugenics statutes.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Harvey Sonnenan
Fear of Thirteen Prompts Bus Jump in Racine
In Racine Wisconsin on May 22 Mrs. Robert Sander leaped from a moving bus near the Main Street bridge after realizing thirteen people rode as guests at her brother Edward Thompson s wedding. She suffered serious injuries as the bus carried thirteen others.
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Racine, Wis
Robert Sander
Main Street
Edward Thompson
Presbyterians to debate reforms at Southern assembly
Dr Maitland Alexander of Pittsburgh was elected moderator by acclamation as the fifty fourth assembly of the United States Presbyterian Church meets in Chicago. Nearly 600 of 640 overtures concern the home missions board, including immigration Indian work social surveys and church and labor matters.
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Chicago
Presbyterian Church In
United States
Fifty-Fourth Assembly
The
Southern Presbyterian Church
Board of Home Missions
Home Mission Board
Maitland Alexander
First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh
Presbyterian General Assembly
Another Accident at German Aviation Contest
In Hamburg on May 22 another serious accident occurred in the Prince Henry aviation contest. Lieut Kraft broke both arms and suffered head and leg injuries during a forced landing near Northelm. a passenger with Jim escaped unharmed. Lieut Von Thuena won the reliability prize by flying 1,103 miles in 1,035 minutes.
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Hamburg
Lieut
Kraft
Northelm
Jim
von Thuena
Appropriation Bill For Mexican Expenses Passes Senate
Washington May 22 urgent deficiency bill carrying 6,200,000 dollars for Mexican expeditionary costs cleared Senate today after House approval yesterday. The measure covers various troop expenses and related items as part of wartime funding.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico
Senate
House
Fralick Sentenced for Fraudulent Land Claim
Fralick, using the alias Robert J. Roberts, pleaded guilty to fraudulently proving up land in northern Wyoming, transferring it to his wife in Waterloo. A Cheyenne federal judge sentenced him to eighteen months in Ft. Leavenworth with a possible six‑month parole, while government officials safeguarded the wife’s title and promised no jeopardy to her interests.
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Robert J. Roberts
Fralick
Waterloo
Commercial
Ft. Leavenworth
Kaw
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Plumbers' Probe Sees Forty Witnesses Testify
Des Moines reports thirty witnesses examined by the federal grand jury in the Master Plumbers' Association inquiry. Most witnesses are Iowa residents. names not disclosed. Special assistant 3. F. Welty says two more weeks are needed. Subpoenas issued for many from Cleveland Chicago and New York for next week.
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Des Moines
Federal Grand Jury
Master Plumbers’ Association of America
F. Welty
Grand Jury
Cleveland
Chicago
New York
British Army Officers Plead Guilty To Graft
London. May 22. Seven of nine British army officers and all eight civilians charged in January with graft in canteen contracts pleaded guilty. Most officers rose from the ranks in the quartermaster's department. civilians worked for Lipton’s ltd. Sentence deferred until May 26.
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London
England
Col. Whittaker
Quartermaster's Department
Army
Ranka
Lipton’s Ltd
Mrs Griffith Heads Iowa PEO Chapter Election Notes
Mrs Lillian Leng Griffith of Harlan is elected president of the Iowa grand chapter PEO succeeding Mrs W H McHenry of Des Moines. Stella M Porter Ottumwa becomes first vice president and Jungelbeck Des Moines second vice president. Recording secretary Hesso Brown Manning Keosauqua and Louise Miller Henely Grinnell named corresponding secretary. One delegate per chapter will attend the annual state convention moving away from two delegates per chapter due to size.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lillian Leng Griffith
Harlan
W. WH. McHenry
Stella M. Porter
Ottumwa
Jungelbeck
Hesso Brown Manning
Keosauqua
Ami
Louise Miller Henely
Grinnell
Towa
Bandits Hunt Player In Roadhouse Shootout
In San Francisco on May 22 masked men with drawn revolvers stormed a roadhouse on the city outskirts where eight men played Klondyke. A broadside killed two players and wounded several others. bandits seized Hailey, Edward Donovan, and Don Regan. Williams, the dealer, was shot in the head while trying to intervene. Regan escaped.
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San Frrancisco
Cal
David Williams
James Bailey
Hailey
Edward Donovan
Don Regan
Regan
Williams
Becker's Fate Now in Hands of Trial Jurors
New York May 22 The case of Chas Becker on trial for instigating the murder of Herman Rosenthal was given to the jury after Justice Seabury charged them on murder in the first degree He warned that procuring or aiding murder makes a defendant a principal and that conviction must be beyond reasonable doubt A bicycle collision occurred in which Monroe Riggs was only slightly injured A political visit saw Judge Lee of Amos expected to confer with local Republicans at the Ellis hotel tomorrow.
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New York
Chas. Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Supreme Court
Seabury
Becker
Rosenthal
Ler
Rere
RE. M. Soper
Nevada
J. W. Starr
Eldora
City
Ellis Hotel
C. G. Lee
Amos
Lafternoon
Curious German Taxes On Carriages Nightingales And Tourists
The article notes unusual German levies including 40 cents per baby carriage and a 1.50 tax on caged nightingales, with no birds in stock recently. Tourists are taxed 2.44 cents by hotelkeepers, a charge added to the due amounts.
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Germany
Mellen Critiques Politicians in Interstate Probe Testimony
Former New Haven president Charles Mellen told the Interstate Commerce Commission he had little experience with political bosses and described a Worcester street railroad deal as a "hold up." He said prayers from hill towns aided legislation and that New Haven spent heavily on campaign publicity, noting he often reflects at night on what could have been said.
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Washington, D. C
Harles Mellen
New York, Newavon & Hartford Railroad
Interstate Conmerce Commission
New Haven
Mellen
Interstate Commerce Commission
Joseph W. Folk
Mr. Mellen
Tarrytown, White Plains
Mamaroneck
Mr. Folk
Third Avenue
New York
Westchester
Felk
Whittemore
Holpop
Folk
Worcester Railway and Investment Company
William A. Read & Co
S. F. Kelly
Worchester Street
Massachusetts
Policic
Hill Town Association
Bruce Wyman
Harvard
Mexican Natives Saved Oil Wells
May 22 report from R A Mestes of the international pet rolewin company notes Mexican natives saved wells at Tantotoy and Humee after neglect by foreign operators. The state department received the district report. American Consult Canada mentions refugees at Vera Cruz planning to stay in Mexico.
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Washington, D.C
Tantotoy and
Humee
R. A. Mestes
International Petrolewin Company
American Consult Canada
Vera Cri
Mexico
Chicago Woman Attacked and Robbed in Italy
Mrs. Mary Flavelle of Chicago was attacked and shot on a train near Florence, then left unconscious. She has regained some consciousness. a pocketbook with a $1,000 Chicago bank letter of credit was touched, and a bag with her belongings was found along the track. The investigation is ongoing by American consul general Lee J. Keona.
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Florence
Italy
Mary Plavella
Chicago
Here
Pollo
Lee J. Keona
Flavello
Clinton Dedicates Large Coliseum in Clinton Iowa
Governor Clarke attends the opening of a new coliseum in Clinton with 8800 seat capacity after balcony completion. Forty Avenue manufacturers display products, with machinery demonstrations, in a building patterned after the Chicago coliseum. The Army Battery A armory rooms are included and weapons valued at $106,000 are furnished by the War Department. A week of events, parades, and a governor banquet at Lafarette hotel mark the debut as visitors from Iowa cities arrive.
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Clinton
Clarke
Madeins Clinton
Coliseum
Chicago Coliseum
Armory
War Department
Towa
Lafarette Hotel
Loung Woman Caught in Machinery Injures Leg at Waterloo
Miss May Moran of 127 Eighth Street West, an employee at Waterloo Glove Manufacturing, was badly injured yesterday afternoon while operating a power sewing machine. Her clothing was caught as she reached for dropped tools, tearing flesh and fracturing the bone above the ankle. She was transported by ambulance to St Francis Hospital and is reported resting comfortably.
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Miss May Moran
Eighth Street West
Waterloo Glove Manufacturing Company
St. Francis Hospital
Notable Exchange During War Records Discussion
The dialogue centers on prizes given by newspapers in New England. Mr. Folk cites records showing more than 1,000 recipients, while Mr. Mellen agrees the figure may be correct. The exchange reflects wartime compensation debates and verification of distributed rewards.
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Mr. Folk
Mr. Mellen
Militant Suffragists Harangue King and Queen in London
Chaos at the royal visit as militant suffragists disrupt a matinee stirring the crowd and rough handling by police. A woman slashes five paintings in the National Gallery including Bellini works and another damages a Royal Academy piece, with Mary Spencer identified at police court.
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London
England
George
Mary
Majesy's
His Majesty
National Gallery
Giovanni Bellini
Royal Academy
Mary Spencer
Pontius Pilate
Bow Street
John Dickinson
Theophile G. Granpre
Chicago
Buckingham Palace
Girolama Malatini
John
Christopher
Doge
Peter
Christ
Geo. Clausen
Academy
Notice From the Cook
A brief quip from the Baltimore American comments on not taking cooking advice from a cook while someone named John counters see the necessity of accepting it when given.
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Baltimore
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Rooster
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Liverpool
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Clarrie
Holyhead
el Tovat
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Ernment
R. R. Roberts
Kansas
Fred
Shores
Roberty
Tranck
Monroe Riggs
South Street
Commercial Street
C. VL Simmons
Kirk Stewart
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