Mediators Hold First Session in Mexican Mediation Talks
Niagara Falls Ont delegates from the United States Mexico and South American republics formally open the mediation conference hoped to bring peace to Mexico. Huerta tensions ease as recall plans and possible resignation are debated amid corrected dispatches. Refugees aboard Newport recount perilous escape from war torn Mexico.
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Niagara Falls
Diplomatic Council
Huerta
Mexico City
Washington
Navy Department
Mexico
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Pacific Mall
Newport
Gardner G. Trask
United States
Clement S. Edwards
Acapulco
Walter M. Neal
el Favor Silver Mines
State of
Jalisco
Estapiog
Vera Cruz
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Ontario
Justice Lamar
Supreme Court of the United States
Frederic W. Lehmann
H. Percival Dodge
Repubiic
Senate ratifies Europe wide pact to curb obscene publications
Washington reports the Senate has ratified a convention with nearly all European nations to suppress obscene publications especially post cards. Penalties await infractions, covering distribution and importation or advertising such trade. The agreement was drafted in 1910 and sent to the Senate by Taft in 1922.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Senate
Taft
Steamer Atlantis Grounded North of Tampico
The Norwegian steamer Atlantis with ninety eight passengers, after leaving Galveston on May 15 for Tampico, ran aground one hundred miles north of Tampico. Passengers were rescued by the US battleship Connecticut, while crew reportedly refused to abandon ship. Also noted are guards protecting Dr. Aureligno Urrutia in Vera Cruz after demonstrations, and a separate report of a fatal grade crossing crash near Columbus, Ohio involving a Seloto Nalley traction car.
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Tampico
Griveston
Tex
Atlantis
Galtee F
Urrutia
Vera Cruz
Aureligno Urratia
Ih Heatta
Columbus
Asheville
Demand Immunity Proposition Rejected by House Subcommittee
Washington report notes organized labor demands full immunity for unions in antitrust exemptions, rejected after a dramatic test involving the Presidency. Gompers vows to push fight to the House floor as trust legislation moves under a special rule. Senate action delayed awaiting House Trade Commission bill, with quorum issues plaguing Omnibus Trust debate.
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Washington, D. C
Organized Labor
Judiciary Committee
House
Judiciary Subcommittee
United States
Samuel Gompers
Senate
Senate Interst. Commerce Committee
Mellen Says He Is The Goat For Morgan And Partners
Washington mentions Charles S. Mellen, head of the New Haven Railroad, who admits in 1907 a Westchester railway deal cost 35 million for 26 miles. he predicted many reputations would be damaged and that he would be the goat, while others faced escape.
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Washington, D. C
Charless. Mellen
New Haven Railroad
J. P. Morgan
William Rockeefeller
Bic
Mellen
Westchester
New Haven
Carlsbad
Railroads Lose Decision In Mail Weight Case
The court of claims dismissed Chicago and Alton Railroad’s petition for 8282604 dollars. Justice Campbell authored the opinion ruling that the government mail weighing system underpays railroads, denying the railroad’s claim that weekly weighing averages shorted about six seventh of actual mail weight carried.
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Washington
Court of Claims
Justice Campbell
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Ryan Tells His Experience After Mexican Captivity
Dr E W Ryan, recently held for two weeks by Mexican federals, arrived in Washington claiming fear for his life and a mind blank on some days. He outlined alleged torture and cruel conditions and will recount details to Secretary Ryan and then President Wilson. Separately, the Interstate Commerce Commission suspended a lumber freight rate increase from Louisiana to St Louis and other transfer points until September 19.
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Washington
E Wi. Ryan
Ryan
Wilson
Louisiana
St. Louis
Cairo
Til
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mexican Consul Held at Saltillo Not Moved
John R. Silliman, American consul at Saltillo, remains in federal custody and has not been moved to the City of Mexico. Transport by rail north of San Luis Potosi is blocked. General Velasco, defeated at Torreon by Villa, now commands federal forces at San Luis Potosi.
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Siltiman
Sattillo
City of Mexico
John R. Silliman
Saltillo
Urat Elty
San Luis Potost
Velanco
Torreon
Villa
el Paso
Tex
Francisco Villa
Villatas
Sahid
San Francisco
Grapuce
Geneva
United States
Clement S. Edwards
Acapulco
Mexico
Manzanillo
San Diego
Cal
Robert J. Stadden
Aged sisters die from gas in Chicago home
Mrs. Emily Backus, 77, and her sister Miss Marrett Wright, 73, wealthy and longtime locals, were found dead in their locked bedroom with a gas jet open. In Minneapolis a five member pleasure party drowned when the Munch capsized in the Mississippi River.
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Chicago
Emily Backus
Miss Marrett
Wright
Minneapolis
Minn
Big Storm Halts Rail Traffic Near Colorado Springs
A hall and rain storm washed out miles of track on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and the Denver Rio Grande Railway fourteen miles south of Colorado Springs. Two passenger trains bound for Kansas City are stalled here.
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Colorado Springs
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Denver Rio Grande Railway
Kansas City
House adopts rule to fast track antitrust and rail bills
The house settles into a four week pace to advance administration trust legislation. A special order provides immediate consideration of a trade commission omnibus antitrust measure and a federal rail security bill. General debate on all three measures is limited to thirty two hours.
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House
Ais
Administration
S Trade Commission
Four Columbian Crew Survivors Rescued at Sea
After thirteen days in an open boat, four survivors of the freighter Columbian were rescued by the US revenue cutter Seneca in the North Atlantic. Twelve others died after being forced overboard following the vessel's burning off Sable Island on May 3. Twenty-seven crew members were saved by the Cimard liner Franconia and the steamer Manhattan after two days at sea. Rationing failed as boot leather and sparse hardtack kept survivors alive, with rain water the only drink once the cask ran dry.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
North Atlantic
United States Revenue
Seneca
Columbian
Sable Island
Franconia
Manhattan
Forest Fires Ravage Michigan Towns and Iron Range
Fires across northern Michigan and the Iron range have destroyed two villages Alfred and Lathrop near Escanaba and caused extensive property damage. Train crews report boats carrying women and children down the Escanaba river while churches and residents seek heavy rain. Authorities in Duluth and surrounding areas call for aid as rail lines and timberlands burn and bridges along the Iron River suffer losses.
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Escanaba
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Alfred
Lathrop
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Escanaba River
Duluth
Minn
Iron Range
Blackhoot
Carleton
Superior
Iron River
Roosevelt Returns to Oyster Bay After South American Visit
Theodore Roosevelt arrives from Para aboard the Booth liner Aidan with naturalists George K. Cherry and Leo Miller. He confirms the River of Doubt findings, denies 1916 presidential run, and says he will not seek New York governorship, then departs on the tug Dalzell amid harbor craft and flags.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
South America
George K. Cherry
Leo & Miller
Para
Booth
Aidan
W. FP. Dalzell
Oyster Bay
Banker Dies at Desk in New York Office
Edward Sums vice president of the American Exchange National Bank died at his desk in New York. He had been connected with the bank for nearly half a century, starting as an office boy.
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New York
Edward Sums
American Exchange National Bank
Americans for Pilots Rule Channel Passages
Washington reports a new canal policy by Col Goethals restricting pilotage to American citizens only. The rule governs who may be appointed as pilots for vessels transiting the Panama Canal.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Colonel Goethals
Army Plot Threatens Capital as Southern Rebels Enter Saltillo
Report from Vera Cruz describes fears of a plot involving Mexican army officers and politicians to unseat Huerta. Capital unrest and potential rising feared before Zapata forces move on Mexico City. resignation of minister of communications noted. telegraph cuts reported near San Luis Potosi.
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Vera Cruz
Huerta
Zapata
Puebla
Mexico
Tampico
Cuticura Cure Promised After Severe Facial Sores
A testimonial from George Miller recounts a blistering facial infection that spread to the eyes. After two salves failed, Cuticura Soap and Ointment were used for twenty six days, curing the condition. The ad also promotes Cuticura samples and worldwide sales.
Public Is Punished and The Gatekeeper’s Dilemma
A terse aphorism contrasts public punishment with private schemes. The speaker notes one man among a thousand. wealth and family burden are cited as fate for the prescient yet pressured individual. The tone hints at social critique and personal consequence.
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Gabe
Steve
Glow of Health Speaks for Postum Ad Copy
A Tennessee woman recounts removing coffee and adopting Postum, noting headaches from caffeine, weight gain to 170 pounds, and improved health without tonics. She credits Postum with her better condition and calls herself a living advertisement for Postum. Battle Creek-based Postum Co. promotes the product with this testimonial.
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Lawson Holding Company
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Mare Island Navy Yard
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Union St. Aurora
George Miller
Cuticura
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