Niagara Conference Seeks Protocol On Mexico Peace
Negotiations at Niagara Falls advance toward a defined agreement as United States officials report progress on essential points. The plan to pallet arms to Huerta via Puerto Mexico and Manzanillo or Salina Cruz is noted amid mediation efforts with Secretary Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Huerta
Puerto Mexico
Japan
Manzanillo
Salina Cruz
White House
Mexico
Niagara Falls
Bryan
General Funston
Bavaria
United States
Cecilie
Niagara
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Dr Leon Leroy claims he foresaw Madero murder
London May 18 Dr Leon Leroy former psychology professor at the University of Mexico and trusted ally of murdered Francisco Madero says he told Madero seven months before his death exactly how the murder would occur even detailing the car that carried the body He recalls warnings to escape and describes a turbulent fall from Huerta era Mexico including a note to Madero and a drunken Huerta photograph episode
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London
Leon Leroy
University of Mexico
Francisco Madero
Leroy
Madero
Mexico
Huerta
United States
General Blanquet
Francis Strong
Lionel Carden
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Ames College Cosmopolites election and banana feat
Ames Iowa May 28 A O Torres senior mechanical engineer of Sungay Philippines retained his Cosmopolitan club picnic championship by eating four bananas in ten seconds. New officers named include Bing Li president Max Geisler vice president J K Hekimian secretary Gladys Gifford assistant secretary Raul Gonzalez treasurer Jose Satoris assistant editor J H Bueno business manager Ibrahim Salis new member. David Chaves sails to Buenos Aires for a month’s visit.
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Ames
Torres
Sungay
Philippine Islands
Cosmopolitan Club
Cosmopolites
Young Bing Li
Shanghai
China
Max Geisler
Des Moinés
J. K. Hekimian
Gladys Gifford
Omaha
Raul Gonzalez
Monclovg
Mex
Venustiano Carransa
Jose Satoris
Sao Paulo
Brazil
J. H. Bueno
Saco Paulo
Ibrahim Salis
Bagdad
David Chaves
Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Convicted Inebriate Raises Legal Point in Des Moines
A Des Moines man, a Dimmitt family member, questions legality of his commitment to the Knoxville inebriate hospital. He claims loss of citizenship while wearing prison stripes bars his being held, yet he remains committed and protests the action.
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Des Moines
Knoxville
Dimmitt
Bible Text Leads Him To Wash Family Dishes
In Clearfield Pennsylvania on May 28 Mrs Harriet Prentis Scott, a local suffragist, finally persuades her husband to wash the dishes after two years of biblical arguments. He cites scripture to claim duties belong to the wife, but she quotes Second Kings and wins a deal to do the chores for two years.
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Clearfield
Harriet Prentis Scott
Jerusalem
Scott
Nieces of Huerta at California School
Nieces of Huerta at California school are preparing to go home near Mexico City despite the country’s troubled condition. Pasadena, Cal, May 28 reports from the hospital of the troubles besetting their uncle.
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Huerta
California
Mexico City
Pasadena
Cal
Georgia Jay on Witness Stand Tells of Betrothal
Miss Georgia W. Jay testifies in a Sioux City breach of promise case against Homer Rodeheaver, choirmaster for RUIN Sunday, detailing engagement beginnings at a Blederwolf tabernacle meeting in 1909, a horseback ride, daily calls, and his proposal two years later, with letters and wedding items cited as evidence.
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Chicago
Georgia W. Jay
Homer Rodepheaver
Ruis
Honore
Rodeheaver
Jay
Roudeheaver
Miss Jay
Georgia
Ludlow massacre claim denied by military district aide
Edward J. Boughton, judge advocate of the Colorado military district, testified before the federal commission on industrial relations denying reports that women and children were shot at Ludlow New York May 28. He said there was no Ludlow massacre and that only a small child was killed, not by state troops but through personal carelessness.
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New York
Edward J. Boughton
Military District of
Colorado
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Ludlow
Ouimet Wins French Amateur Title at Versailles
Francis Ouimet, American open golf champion, defeats Henry J. Topping of Greenwich Country Club CT four up with three to play in the final 36 holes to claim the French Amateur Championship in Versailles on May 28. Topping’s long drives faltered and both players struggled on the greens as Ouimet led early and sealed victory by halving the last holes.
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Versailles
Francis Ouimet
France
Henry J. Topping
Greenwich Country Club
Connecticut
Topping
Ouimet
Quimet
Earthquake Strikes Colon Panama No Damages Reported
Colon Panama May 28 No damage is reported from the severe earthquake that struck last evening around 7 20 o clock. The city mainly consists of wooden frame houses that rocked for about 25 seconds. Thousands fled into the open as residents watched in fear. The duration of the quake was unprecedented.
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Colon
Panama
Mexican dictator’s nieces seek return home from school
General Victoriano Harris and the two Huerta sisters, Virginia and Dolores, are at a school near Mexico City. Virginia Huerta published a school paper story revealing their presence. They await a letter from their father saying he will arrive soon to bring them home. Smoke El Verso Havana 10c cigar advert appears at end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoriano Harris
Virginia
Dolores Huerta
San Lule de Lay Pox
Mexico City
Colombia Senate Approves Colombia US Panama Canal Treaty
In Bogota on May 28 the Colombian senate approved the second reading of the treaty with the United States regarding the Panama canal by 28 to 8. The third reading was expected next. The pact grants Colombia soil and industrial products tax exemption on canal passage and allows canal zone admission on the same basis as US goods. In case of traffic interruption, Colombian troops and materiel may be moved by rail on the same terms as the US. Within six months of ratifications, the United States will pay Colombia 25,000,090 dollars in gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
Colombia
United States
Panama Canal
Canal
Ancon and
Cristobal
Burnett Dies of Tuberculosis in Waterloo Home
Archie Smith Burnett, 41, an employee of the Waterloo Gasoline Engine company, died at his home at the corner of Sumer and North Bar clay streets at 3:20 this morning from pulmonary tuberculosis. Born in Waterloo November 6, 1873, he married Marue Marquis on January 22, 1906, at Marion, Iowa, and they had a daughter Leta. He leaves his widow, daughter, his father P. S. Burnett, a sister Mrs. F. W. Miles, and two brothers Gary and Howard. The body was taken to the Hileman & Indt undertaking parlors for burial preparations. Funeral plans pending relatives’ word from disvanna.
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Archie Smith Burnett
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company
Sumer
North Barclay Streets
Waterloo
Mr. Burnett
P. 8. Burnett
Marue Marquis
Marion
Leta
Burnett
Mra
F. W. Miles
Gary
Montane
Howard
Bloomington
Hileman &Indt
Disvanna
Rockefeller clock controls workers at G Ostare estate
New York May 28 The different times kept by foremen on the G. Otarre estate at Rockefeller’s Fortantic Hills cause workers to start and quit together A town clock on a new lawn marks their shifts The clock rings until 10 PM and resumes at 6 AM to protect Rockefeller’s sleep
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New York
Gants
G. Otarre
Focantico Hills
Johnla
Rockefeller
Town Clark
Rockefaller
Dr W T Blain and W Putnam Cramer Murder Trial Testimony
Testimony in Kansas City Missouri concerns a secret correspondence between Cramer and Mrs Elam tied to the murder case of Dr W T Blain. Witness Mrs Riley described letters signed Bers Dill and calls where Elam is referred to as Bert amid a hotel encounter and a taxi ride to the depot. The defense used Riley to challenge alleged improper conduct in the taxi and Katz inquiry.
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Kansas
Cramer
Dr. Elam
Riley
Mrs. Elam
Bert
Bers Dill
Elam
Louis ready to celebrate 150th birthday pageant
St Louis will host a pageant and masque in Forest Park with more than 7,500 actors for the city's 150th anniversary. Visitors from across the Mississippi Valley attend the event touted as America’s largest of its kind, featuring envoys from other cities including Mrs L Marmaduke Eskridge of San Francisco. The envoys will participate in a conference on municipal art and public welfare.
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St. Louis
Forest Park
Mississippi Valley
America
St. Louis i
Mra. L. Marmaduke Eskridg
San Francisco
Examiners Busy on Morgan Books
Four examiners of the interstate commerce commission began examination of John Pierpont Morgan & Co books and records related to the New Haven railroad. Results to be secret until submission by the commission. Formal inquiry to resume in Washington next Wednesday.
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New York
Interstate Commenrce Commission
John Pierpont Morgan &N. Shorily
New Haven
Washington
French militant in Anglian court disrupts Bow Street hearing
A French militant suffragist arrested for smashing three National Gallery windows created a scene at Bow Street police court. She repeatedly shouted in French, Hurrah for Aberty, as she was brought before the magistrate.
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London
Sufraget
National Gallery
Bow Street
Would Sell Old Battleships to Foreign Powers
Senator Daniels proposed selling the Idaho and Mississippi, wartime dreadnoughts no longer modern enough for line of battle. He suggested using the proceeds to fund a new dreadnaught, arguing the two ships were efficient for coastal defense but outdated for fleet engagement. The plan drew committee support with an amendment prepared for Senate consideration.
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Washington, PLC
Talphin
Beers Y Danters
Grocerty
United States
Chay
Barber
Daniels
Senate
Highway Laws Face Major Battle in Legislature
Des Moines May 28 The upcoming thirty sixth general assembly is poised for a clash over highway laws similar to the Thirty fifth. Bridge interests and local officials lobby to retain the old funds system while proponents praise the new laws for creating a statewide road program. Some Cedar county groups urge repeal, but support grows as counties report better results under the new system despite local resistance to centralized control and businesslike operations.
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Des Moines
Tte
General Assembly
Itdy
Bridge Trust
Thirty-fiftl General Assembly
Cedar County
Prisoner Remanded After Unclear Proceedings
A woman refused to give her name and distraughtly spoke in court during a breach of decorum hearing. She was remanded for a further hearing after disruption. Police found a bag of mints and items allegedly used on gallery windows during arrest.
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Christobal Pankhurst
National Gallery
Fragmented Civic Debate Over Waterfall Depot Plans
A garbled report outlines a civic dispute about a new waterworks depot and building design. Local officials and planners discuss construction costs, safety features, and the potential impact on nearby areas, with unclear sentences and scattered names.
Auto tuners ready for 50 mile race at Indy track
Indinanapolis May 88 drivers from the United States Great Britain and Germany prepare for the 50 mile race. Top contenders include last year’s winner and notable pilots such as Dawson Hoilot and Petvlaff. Elimination trials point to Bulllai’s French entry as fastest with a lap at almost 100 miles per hour.
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Hive Nitions
United States
Creat
Britain
Mirae
Grermamy
Relpioin
Wall Ielida
Pilota
Anit
Guus
Mip
Dawson
Hoilot
Fortesses
Petvlaff
Christhens
Barman
Oldfield
Chiesiene
Wilcox
de Volta
Orishrow
Grint
Tastestar
Bulllai
New Cardinals Receive Red Hats From Pope Piva
The Vatican consistory on Monday created two new Cardinals who were welcomed in Rome amid crowds, many Americans, with pompful ceremonies. A special mission will carry Berettans to absent cardinals, and the new cardinals, joined by veterans, received their titular churches in the Sistine Chapel after prayers in the consistory hall.
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Tome. Thaly
Ratican
Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
Yutloan
Prices on Waterloo market spark debate over gouging
An inquiry into possible market manipulation in Waterloo reports prices at the municipal market rivaling grocery store rates. Officials note delivery and rental factors, with eggs 20 cents a dozen at both venues and a general push for enforcement of street peddling limits as gardeners and grocers set similar quotes.
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Waterloo
Moet
Egge
Jon Reed
Jauxioua
Thompson
Telegraph Clerk and Sweetheart Tragedy Unfolds
Chicago telegraph office worker Miss Margaret Pursell learns of Walter Matthews death by suicide in Cleveland. The pair, once friends, shared postal cards while Matthews left notes for Pursell and his father. Pursell denies they were lovers.
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eveTand
Margaret _Pierh
Misa Turseil
Monhata
Walter Matthews
Kortese Avenue
Miss Pursell
Matthews
Sourh Tan
Cleveland
I Margaret Pursell
Montanastreet
Chicago
Alfred Matthews
Kedzie T Avenue
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Consignment OF Arms
Canada
State Department
War Department
Ares
United Stats
Ypiranga
Dr. Leroy
Leader
Ames College
Georgia Jay
Homer Roduheaver
Garl
Ime
Sioux City
Homer
Radrheaver
Francis Quimet
Havana
Archie S. Burnett
John D. Rock
W. T. Elam
St. Joseph
Louis
Morgan Books
Daniela
Sam
Idaho
Mis
Tovar
Manon City
Phang
RAS
Torwarbie
Hoorn Manerath
Casal
FAA
Joe
Emi Triielora
la Plas
Indhinapolis, Jr
Tharty Nata
Quran
LEO Oboto
Minh
Pope Piva
Sweetheart
Margaret Vursell
Gots
Record-Herald
Togo Hone
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