Peage Impossible Unless Madero Resign Day Orozco
Rev. H. Allen Tupper interviews rebel commander in chief twice but cannot secure the concessions sought.
14 Aug 1912
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1912
Page
1
Rev. H. Allen Tupper interviews rebel commander in chief twice but cannot secure the concessions sought.
A report questions claims of a meeting between a Mexican cabinet member and the insurgent leader Hernandez. It suggests the interview narrative has been inflated and uncertain.
Government troops were defeated in a string of encounters with Zapatistas in Tenanecingo district near Toluca, Mexico. Rebels controlled all villages, Ixtapa suffered heavy losses with about 300 killed including women and children, and a canyon fight left eighty federals dead after hours of combat.
Rev H Allen Tupper received a signed peace document from General Orozco as talks with the Mexican rebels continue. Reports say no official peace talks are underway, while US troops reinforce Columbus NM after a skirmish and cross border fire.
Juarez reports General Pascual Orozco with about 100 rebels awaiting a federal army of over 6,000. Subordinates Ines Salavar and Antonio Rojas appear to operate independently, while Salazar moves toward the Sonora line after engaging federals at La dura.
General Orozco received word from Major Melendes in the Ojinga district east of the border that 350 rebels defeated federals under General Jose de la Luz Sanchez. No battle details. Rebel garrison active at night, a train prepared. Orozco's headquarters said 200 men would move along the Mexico Northwestern railway toward advancing federals, not an imminent town evacuation.
In Sonora's Sahuaripa area, 13 Mexican federals and rebels stood in a face to face arrangement under an armistice agreement awaiting word on possible power. Reports from Tucson indicate no decisive move yet as both sides await advices.
The day in Congress shows the post office appropriation bill moving toward a vote as Senator Kenyon calls for an interstate commerce law inquiry. Representative Lloyd testifies before the committee as a parcels post provision is examined. Adjournment is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday.
At noon the chamber debated the wool tariff revision with two hours of discussion. The bill aimed to override President Taft's veto but failed 174 to 10. Majority Leader Underwood named a committee to study speeches accusing public officials. The Ways and Means Committee favorably reported the whisky outage bill. The session adjourned at 5 90 p m until noon Wednesday.
Morning Journal reports federal troops advance into the Casas Grandes Mormon colonies. Apostles from Salt Lake City discuss repopulation, with 2,000 refugees in El Paso and camps at Hachiyi awaiting decisions. Officials may send men back to guard property while women and children await safe return.
Francisco Galena, a prisoner in Cananea jail, cut all telephone lines and stabbed seven guards, four of whom died. He was subdued by the remaining officers. during the melee the prisoners escaped but were later recaptured. Three wounded guards remain in serious condition.
The yearling Mont Ora, sired by Val d Or and Loneliness, sold today in Paris for £29000 to an agent of J B Widener of Philadelphia. It is described as the highest price ever paid for a yearling in France.
Senator Chafroth favors creating a water commission to settle water questions. President Taft has proposed such proceeding and Colorado's chief executive believes it may be best for resolving disputes and guiding policy.
Chicago headquarters leaders report receiving many letters with contributions ranging from one dollar to fifty dollars as part of a finance drive for progressive campaign efforts.
In a Denver dispatch Governor John K. Shafroth rejects Taft's plan to appoint a commission on Rio Grande water rights for at least ten days. He cites Mexican and Colorado claims, explains Eagle reservoir capacity, and warns 1,000,000 acres in southern Colorado could lose irrigation if federal water shifts proceed.
The Colorado State Federation of Labor opened its second day with a resolution by Charles Moyer of the Western Federation of Miners blasting the Industrial Workers of the World as a slander syndicate. The measure was sent to a committee amid talk of Denver’s new IWW presence. The convention also condemned the cigar trust and defeated a referendum plan to elect AF officers. The liquor question discussion was set for tomorrow.
William Spencer a sixty year old carpenter in a sparse San Francisco home learned he is heir to $48550. The money comes from Isaac Spencer who died recently in New Lexington leaving $100000 in total. The will splits the fortune equally between two relatives a brother and a nephew out west.
Glenwood Springs Colorado August 13 Robert Roberts a Negro ranch hand drowned in the Grand river following a quarrel with foreman Robert Freeman who was arrested at his home over Roberts pay. Freeman says Roberts broke away and tried to escape the swift current and his body was not recovered.
Columbus, Georgia, August 13. A mob of about forty men forcibly removed T. Z. Cotton alias T. Z McBihenny, a 16 year old Negro on trial in the courthouse, and lynched him just beyond the city limits after accusing him of killing a white boy near town two months ago.
Chicago leaders report women are forming a strong fundraising base for the progressive party with letters and contributions from $1 to $60. Miss Jane Addams and other suffrage leaders are expected to boost campaign activity as the women's bureau opens at the new headquarters. Mrs. John Bass and Mrs. Raymond Robbins will run the women's bureau while the executive committee reshuffles for the GOP campaign.
Women took a leading role at three campaign headquarters. The Republican National Committee named Miss Mabel Boardman to head the advisory committee for womans work in support of President Tutt. Miss Helen Boswell was appointed chair of the Woman’s League to operate in states with equal suffrage. Democratic HQ hosted visitors including Miss Margaret Wilson and Mrs. Dudley Field Matone, with plans to explain all branches of the work.
Early returns indicate James Wickersham progressive winner for delegate to Congress with about a 200 vote plurality in First division. Gilmore leads in Second and Third divisions in Nome and Seward Cordova, while Wickersham leads in Valdez by four votes. Fairbanks Fourth division returns awaited.
Kansas City August 13 A Nebraska man N H Cottrell told the national alfalfa millers convention that in northeast cities feed is so scarce alfalfa meal is in demand and sawdust mixed with molasses is sold for twenty dollars a ton The demand in recent years has outpaced mills unable to fill orders.
Whitman locates sixty eight thousand four hundred forty five dollars in four banks and reports deposits at four others incomplete data. Becker faces graft findings based on recovered funds and missing records hint at broader scheme.
Grand jury heard confessions from Jack Rose Bridgie Webber and others about a police tied murder plot as banks report Becker deposits totaling about 58000 in months after he joined the strong arm squad. Whitman aims to indict four police inspectors for collecting blackmail from disorderly houses and resorts. Rose claims Becker was paymaster and Sullivan helped direct the murder search. Webber testified about Becker’s assurances of protection after the crime.
Sam Schepps held as a Rosenthal murder material witness has been secretly transferred to Deputy U S Marshal Fred Johnson. Federal officers fear courthouse complications may allow another party to seize him. New York District Attorney’s representatives were expected to take custody, but did not arrive tonight.
York police say an officer may have obtained telegrams and letters missing from city hall files. The documents from Whitman and other correspondence relate to Schepps detention and are the sole authority for holding him for the New York district attorney. Failure to produce them could risk delivering Schepps to New York police.
The transport Thomas, arriving from the Philippines, brings 72 soldiers' children including Private F. A. Studer's newborn son christened Thomas. Godfather was Quartermaster Captain Alexander MacNab. The infant starts life with a $150 bank account. The Thomas also ferried back the Ninth Infantry from duty overseas.
Los Angeles Aug 13 Clarence Darrow’s defense claims the state fails to connect Clarence Darrow to juror bribery in the McNamara dynamiters case. Earl Rogers disputes the link via Franklin and Harrington, notes only two detectives name Darrow, and a jury diagram of 38 witnesses is shown as the main issue. Rogers to finish argument. Darrow to mount own defense.
Salinas California reports ongoing war game actions as blues and reds clash near Monterey Presidio and Salinas river. Blues fortify positions under Colonel W H C Bowen while rescuing fifty red soldiers and delaying the red advance toward San Jose.
Washington Aug 13 by a narrow five vote margin the House approved the wool tariff revision bill over President Taft's veto 174 to 80. Twenty one Republicans sided with Democrats triggering protests and a clash over counting ten members who voted present. The vote sparks a confrontation over constitutional quorum rules and signals possible end of sugar tariff talks as conference on Underwood and Lodge Bristow measures fails.
Mrs. Constance Lemercier, well known in Chicago circles, died in Colorado Springs after ingesting iodine mistaken for a potion. Her husband, Alder Lemercier, is a retired chemist. The incident occurred August 13.
Theodore P. Brokaw aged 73 died in Colorado Springs of heart failure. He moved here three years ago for health reasons and was a Civil War veteran. For seven years he was prominent in New York banking circles before relocating.
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