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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1909
Page
1
The government declines to issue an official statement on casualties in Barcelona. A private estimate places the dead and wounded around 3,000, signaling a severe toll amid ongoing inquiries and uncertainty.
Moors retire to lead mines and mold bullets while General Marina plans a morning sortie. Madrid reports silence on Barcelona deaths and renewed inquiries. Melilla readiness grows as troops reinforce and Alfonso reviews artillery. Queen Victoria and Queen Mother contribute to war fund.
Reports from Melilla describe heavy artillery exchanges with Moorish forces on Mount Gurugu while the Spanish garrison remains in good health. Civilians assist wounded troops and Moors allegedly face supply shortages as reinforcements gather for a planned interior march.
The Matin correspondent in Melita reports General Marina will hold position until reinforcements. Spanish forces total 17 500, rising to 23 500 with Perrero's brigade, then to 48 guards. Uncertain losses from the July 27 battle and many missing. Buried in trenches, wounded counted, one company of 460 with 22 reported missing.
A government figure announced that martial law persisted through Thursday and Friday. He said about 120 revolutionaries were condemned and shot, while roughly 3,000 were killed or wounded in fighting with machine gun and rifle fire.
A Barcelona dispatch to the Journal dated July 31 quotes the report from July 30 describing new clashes. Soldiers were repulsed after assaults, with efforts to deter attacks continuing. The testimony highlights ongoing unrest and security responses in the area.
During unrest in the city, convents of the Conceptionists and the Daughters of Mary were targeted. Many were wounded in the lower quarters as a fusillade began again with gunfire from house roofs.
A night watchman sounded the alarm and saved about a hundred guests from Hotel Tybee on Tybee Island as the main building burned before daylight. The Tybee resort hotel has hosted notable Georgia gatherings in twenty years, with the blaze causing a loss of five thousand dollars.
Visalia July 34h The Tulare county Agricultural association directors propose a $50 000 purse for one fight between James J Jeffries and Jack Johnson to be staged at the county fair on September 16. The fair will also feature John K Sullivan and Jake Kilrain in a separate engagement.
In Cowes England the last great naval pageant of the campaign was held in the Solent. King Edward and Queen Alexandra reviewed 78 miles of warships, ending months of debate over Britain’s sea power.
July afternoon crowds in Nairobi watched Colonel Roosevelt and his son Kermit compete in multiple events. Governor Frederick J. Jackson hosted a large official dinner honoring the visitors last night.
Copenhagen July 31 Danish cabinet led by Premier Neergaard resigns after failing to win parliamentary support for its military defense plan.
A major quake strikes Mexico City with aftershocks. Key government buildings including the National Palace and war offices suffer damage as Acapulco also endures widespread destruction. Seismographs record thirteen quakes within twenty hours and ongoing tremors in Melloo City.
Ominous mutterings of trouble in the republic of Mexico rise as President Diaz ages and Reyes pursues power. Observers fear upheaval and expect U S steps to protect interests, with riots and border unrest signaling wider tensions across the region.
New York July authorities arrested Chong Sing Leon Lings friend on a first degree murder charge in the Elea Sigel death case after holding him as a material witness. A habeas corpus writ sought his release from Curtinly Quan Vick Nena. A Chinese interpreter testified Sing admitted helping Leon dispose of the body in a trunk.
Congressman Maynard Virginie introduced a 21 million dollar bill to survey a vast national highway system. The proposal seeks a national roadway commission and routes from Washington to Portland Maine Niagara Falls Seattle San Francisco San Diego Austin and Miami Florida.
Hertin July 21 Nearly five hundred thousand trained sharpshooters have been added to the German defense forces this week by Imperial Chancellor Dr Bethmann Hollweg who granted permission to form the new units.
Some 402644 members belonging to 27676 veteran societies will train in rifle shooting on military ranges nationwide using army rifles. The effort aims to keep a large reserve ready to mobilize if needed for front line service.
Chicago threatened with a city wide street railway strike as the Chicago City Railway company refuses concessions to motormen and conductors. Union leaders issue a call for special meetings Monday night where about 16 000 workers will decide on wage demands.
In Council Bluffs Iowa seven additional claims totaling 24450 were filed alleging losses from fake horse races fights and wrestling matches in a scheme led by J C Mabray. The First National Bank of Council Bluffs plus officers and others named in earlier suits are defendants. In St Petersburg Florida cholera case counts rose with 39 cases 39 suspects and 19 deaths reported in the 24 hours to noon marking the lowest daily tally since May.
A gasoline explosion and fire at a four story West Third Street building in St Paul kills five people including Mrs Gagnon a child named Clifford Gamble and Arnold Kuhle president of Kuhle Manufacturing. Four others are missing and police fear more may be trapped as the blaze raged and the building collapsed.
Washington dispatch reports that Merritt C. Meechem of Tucumcari N M was confirmed by the Senate as associate justice of the New Mexico territorial supreme court. Opposition to his confirmation was withdrawn after an investigation into charges, with endorsements from Governor Curry and the territorial Republican organization.
Special report from New York states Chinese consul Wing, a Lehigh and Yale graduate who married an American, was mortally wounded at his Broadway office. The alleged assailant, Won tow Cheung, a former Indiana battleship steward, was arrested on the street. Authorities describe the suspect as deranged with conflicting statements.
Special cable from London reports Henry Clay Pierce head of the Waters-Pierce Oil Co and New York multi millionaire to wed Virginie Prickett Burrows in London on Monday She has prior marriage and lists Paris and New York as addresses Virginie is daughter of banker William K Prickett and the Burrows family note mentions a late New York banker Merrivet Huetame who died four years ago
Cherbourg reports a French naval division with three armored cruisers and twelve destroyers meeting the Russian squadron carrying the imperial yacht Standart off Cape Iris Nez. President Faullieres aboard the Galilee greeted the warships at the roadstead entrance in a ceremonial welcome.
The Standart carried the party to galilee while a brilliant sea procession steamed into the harbor amid guns from ships and forts. A socialist demonstration against the imperial visit was roughly suppressed with about fifty participants involved.
Osaka Japan July 31 fire raged through four miles of the city destroying 13 000 buildings before noon. The conflagration left a wide area in ashes as crews gained control the same day.
Willemstad July 31 A Venezuelan consul requests the Dutch colonial government to extradite Theodore Hower a German merchant alleged agent of Curatro who organized a Castro revolution plot to overthrow President Gomes of Venezuela He arrived today from Maracaibo for extradition talks
Twelve are dead and about fifty injured after two electric trains collided head on near Coldwell Idaho east of Spokane. Westbound motorman and several passengers are among the dead while survivors describe crushed and buried coaches. Officials dispute responsibility as doctors rush to aid victims.
Payne defends committee work and predicts country support as the tariff measure moves toward final approval after conference action.
Washington July 31 the house adopted the conference report on the tariff bill by 195 to 183 as Republicans cheered. Twenty Republicans voted against the report and two Democrats for it while Speaker Payne defended the measure amid a long session in oppressive heat.
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