20 Aug 1913
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1913
Page
1
A fugitive from Matteawan former inmate is reported captured in a Canadian town after a manhunt. A reward of $500 is offered for arrest, with the Deerfield sheriff coordinating efforts with New Hampshire authorities.
An emergency resolution condemning employer attitude toward organized labor in Colorado passes. The action frames ongoing labor tensions and calls for improved relations between operators and union officials. The text highlights a decisive stance by the union and regional labor leaders.
In a decisive outcome for free sugar policy, administration forces push through tariff program despite a severe ordeal for resident Wilson. Lines were sharply drawn as the tariff was carried through without hitch.
Washington officials awaited Huerta government’s full reply to the American mediation proposal as John Lind reported the initial note’s cordial rejection. Talks with Huerta continued, with uncertainty over Huerta’s plans and possible cabinet friction guiding cautious optimism and calls for peace.
The navy supply ship Glacier docked at San Diego on August 19 carrying thirty men women and children from Guaymas and Topolobampo. George L. Page an emissary of Sinaloa and Sonora rebels said he aims to meet President Wilson to press for peace and recognition of the constitutionalists. He claimed Sinaloan governor Filipe Riveros maintains order and that rebel money circulates in banks.
Fragmentary OCR notes place the Pittelure and South Dakota near Buffalo at Guaymas as Glacier departed August 11. The gunboat Yorktown was at Topolopanpo and an auxiliary vessel involved in the action.
In Aura Coahuila heavy clashes drove constitutionalists from Hermanos toward the Texas border. Federal artillery supported by rail water shortages hindered supply while refugees overflow Sabinas Allende and nearby towns. Henry A. Tupper urged arming peace talks as he arrived from Piedras Negras.
In St Paul August proceedings of the American Life Insurance Association medical section delegates debated whether women are poor insurance risks. Dr Talbot of Kansas City and panelists argued women are harder to medically assess and that married women insured by husbands without insurance are the worst risks, while spinsters were seen as better prospects.
Missouri businessmen and farmers in western Missouri prepare to join two days of road work under the slogan Pull Missouri out of the mud. Governor Mayer of Missouri and Governor Hodges of Kansas coordinate joint efforts as they plan to aid road rebuilding near Jefferson City.
George H. Bixby, the Los Angeles millionaire, was made defendant in three damage suits each for $50,000 by Irene Mary Brown Levy Helen Cleo Walker and Jean netty Ellis. The suits claim he committed high crimes and misdemeanors against the plaintiffs. His delinquency trial is set for September in superior court.
Democratic members of the senate will caucus probably tomorrow night to discuss the situation arising from the appointment of Henry D Clayton to succeed the late Senator Johnston of Alabama.
The superintendent of an insane hospital ordered detention of a fugitive as requisition papers awaited. The incident concerns a prisoner who freely admitted identity amid ongoing administrative actions and wire communications.
Mrs. Mary Thaw at her Elinharet home in Cresson Pa is shattered by word that Harry K Thaw has been captured in Canada. She planned his homecoming within forty eight hours and will return to her house despite the news. Thaw was arrested at St Hermene wilde de Garford near the international line from New Hampshire and faces extradition and bribery charges.
Across Trinidad Colorado in District 15 miners push for recognition by operators. Frank J Hayes and Edwin V Brake lead talks with little progress as radical sentiment grows and a looming strike hangs over the region. Police fears rise as a coroner’s inquest absolves guards in the Lippiatt shooting. A carload of rifles sparks alarm and warrants.
A Trinidad gathering rejected calls to delay action as protesters denounced employing armed guards imported from other states. The meeting focused on security plans and community response amid rising concerns about outside forces.
In a courtroom setting a wife connected to the case of OVG65 appears as a witness. The proceedings involve the defendant's family with testimony about Marsha Warrington and an incident of being taken into apartments by a husband.
In a Senate vote amid a broad sugar tariff clash, the Dutch standard test for sugar will be abolished as soon as the tariff law takes effect, not in March. Bristow and Gallinger amendments faced defeat as Democrats backed free cane sugar and maple sugar goals. The fight over wool duties remains, with outcomes seen as indicators for future debates.
In San Francisco on August 19 the Diggs Caminetti trial continued with Mrs Diggs testifying for the defense while the government prepared closing arguments. The Mann Act case centers on whether Maury Diggs crossed state lines with Marsha Warrington for immoral purposes, with two hours and twenty minutes allotted to each side for jury arguments.
Paris August 19 Aviator Pegoud completed a bold test using a parachute while the plane flew. He jumped from the craft at a high altitude as the parachute opened and gently lowered him while the unmanned airplane plunged and crashed. The device, by Mr Bennett, aims to aid pilots when their plane becomes unmanageable.
Henry Lane Wilson retiring ambassador to Mexico arrived in Chicago on August 19 on his way to Culver Indiana for his home return.
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