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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1910
Page
1
Republican leaders urge the president to replace Secretary Ballinger amid mounting party concern. Taft denies retirement plans and says Ballinger remains on the job, while advisers weigh political risks in the coming congressional campaign.
Chicago reports quote Ballinger denying any resignation while noting discussions with Crane in Minneapolis about party strategy. The dispatch from Besery Mass hinted at possible support for Ballinger, but he stated no resignation and emphasized President Yutts satisfaction.
The quoted speaker vows not to resign after an attack by unscrupulous men aided by newspapers. The secretary plans to head west later that evening, indicating onward travel and continued duties despite pressure.
The Aug 2 dispatch notes Secretary Ballinger traveled to Minneapolis on short notice with plans for a hidden Oregon California trip cancelled. It also reports Senator Murrey Crane’s Seattle mission announced from Beverly amid Washington state worries over Poindexter’s potential primary plurality among four Republican candidates.
Denver doctors report Perry Le Cherke principal of Berkeley school donated a four by six inch graft from his own skin to treat a burned nine year old pupil, William Heinke, injured in a July Fourth explosion. If this operation fails, additional procedures may be attempted.
Kansas City August 2 Twelve hours after being struck by lightning John D D Martin died tonight. He was walking on a street when the steel rod of his umbrella attracted the bolt. The lightning passed through him tearing his shoes from his feet and ripping his clothing. He was unconscious as part of the sidewalk where he stood was torn up.
Denver, Colorado, joins 19 other cities applying to the Treasury for information on forming an emergency currency association. The move aims to organize mass plans to permit issuing additional currency in future financial crises.
Aug 2 reports from Carneno say Hue mors in Venezuela discuss a plot to kill Vincente Gomes president of the republic and Caracas governor. Government discovery and arrests in Caracas lend credibility to rumors about the planned July 26 assassination.
Bodies of Alfred Bohn and Harold Vourilas, two of three children missing from Madison Street, were found buried under a sand pile in a vacant lot in Brooklyn. Authorities say a sand collapse caused the deaths while the boys were playing.
The morning trial at Westminster ended with a verdict of guilty for murder after the husband, accused of pushing his wife into a blaze in their kitchen before setting it. The jury deliberated for one hour and fifty five minutes over two weeks of testimony.
Aug 2 report notes the promised wage raise for International Paper employees after a strike. The increase reaches 5 percent on average, 7 percent overall, and up to 13 percent in one department.
In Winslow Arizona on August 2 1900 bartender Robert W Johnson was shot dead by Jake Miller a rival bartender at the Wigwam saloon. Miller was arrested and jailed with crowds threatening violence though officials kept order. An inquest found Johnson killed by Miller as a second such incident in recent months.
A London criminal case reports legal aid tendered for Dr Gripper by the Gable firm. The action follows the arrest of a dentist held for the murder of his actress wife, with Friends of Dentist as backers.
Officials and union leaders met in Columbus to end the strike but the talks stalled as the company objected to the presence of national organizer Fred Fay. The conference adjourned with Fay absent and will resume tomorrow.
President Yatt approves court martial verdict finding Captain Roberts Peck of the Twenty fourth Infantry guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and prejudicial to good order and discipline. Dismissal takes effect Thursday. Peck graduated West Point in 189_.
iMAUIAUYUA in full swing at Mountainair as Governor Mills plans to speak. Attendance for opening day surpasses previous events despite unsettled weather with a lively program including Cartwrights of Albuquerque and a lecture by Central Crow. Governor Mills is slated as chief speaker and honored guest for Governor's Day.
Oklahoma residents hold daily prayers near Mount Scott in Aus 2 for rain to save crops. The united prayer service continues with hopes for needed downpour to prevent agricultural loss.
In Quebec on August 2 Crippen receives a cable from a London solicitor offering to defend him at all expenses if he remains silent and agrees to extradition He has not stated whether he will accept the defense or cooperate with authorities Crippen paces his cell and gives no public statement as Scotland Yard Inspector Dew watches.
Wildfire rages for two months across western Montana and Idaho. Crews totaling over 350 men wage a strenuous battle, with officials seeking military aid as fires threaten Copper Creek and the St Joe River area near Butte. District forester urges urgent government troop support.
Thousands of acres in Colorado New Mexico Washington Oregon Utah Idaho and Wyoming once set aside as forest reserves will be restored to public domain and opened to homestead entry this fall. In New Mexico Lincoln National Forest and Delta National Forest totaling over 83 000 acres will open October 22 with entry dates later in November.
Incomplete returns show the progressive element gaining near total victory within the Republican Party in Kansas.
President Charles H. Moyer announced the plan to form a national union uniting the Western Federation of Miners the United Mine Workers and steel workers. The move aims to avoid AFL affiliation unless miners demands are met, with fraternal delegates to the AFL meeting but no voting rights.
The Aero Club of America clarifies that the Harvard aviation meet was sanctioned and a last night resolution was not aimed at compelling Harvard promoters to admit Aviator Charles K. Hamilton. The measure, drafted to apply to all clubs seeking sanction, seeks strict neutrality in competitions.
In a Denver hearing, the state seeks to prove Thomas F Walsh resided in Colorado to claim a large inheritance from the late mining magnate who died in Washington DC. Edward Hanley, Walsh’s former secretary, testified that Walsh maintained Colorado ties and never abandoned his Colorado residence. Funeral services for John M Carlisle former secretary of the treasury will be held in the city with interment in Rock Creek cemetery and later transfer to Covington Kentucky in October.
Gunner Thomas Allen was arraigned in Victoria on charges of willful murder after killing Captain Peter Elliston, commander of the artillery fortress at West Point. Inquest revealed five soldiers knew of the crime soon after but did not report. Allen allegedly vowed to strike at Elliston, saying a bullet would find him, while coworkers dismissed warnings.
New York August 2 officials lack confirmation but sources say the board of stewards of the Jockey Club plans to end racing in New York by September 1. Coney Island at Sheepshead Bay dates move to Saratoga for extra days while betting law takes effect. Track directors could face criminal liability for betting.
The United States weather bureau reported 101 degrees in Paseo Texas today with July temperatures averaging 4.4 degrees higher than previous records. Street thermometers climbed to 110 degrees, marking an extreme heat day.
Wichita Kan Aug 3 Insurgent gains dominate the Kansas primary as Speaker Cannon's campaign falters. Early returns show six insurgent congressmen elected and P. P. Campbell re-nominated, with Governor Stubbs solidly positioned and J N Dolley conceding Stubbs' strength. Results highlight tariff clashes and party realignment across districts, with Democrats nominating key state tickets.
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