14 Dec 1911
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1911
Page
1
Discontent in Mexico expands to Jalisco and Nuevo Leon as uprisings in the spring rally under General Bernardo Reyes. Local reports indicate growing unrest and clashes reported in multiple cities.
Rebels under General Zapata defeated 70 of Figueroa’s troops at Theuman Morelos. the town was sacked and burned with dynamite. Revolts spread in Jalisco and Nuevo LeonLed raids for loans arms and prisoners. Revista followers recruit in Arenal Amitan The Reforma movement aims to aid Lemuel Ramos operating in Coahuila with a large rebel band.
In Laredo Texas two border figures Dre Antonio Magen and Revero Villareal were arrested by federal officers on new indictments for violating neutrality laws tied to a Mexican revolution. Eight others have been indicted a second time on the same charge. General Keyes remains unfound with unconfirmed reports placing him near Galv ena near Monterey Nuevo Leon.
At the first Presbyterian church in Cumberland the wedding of George Bayard Clifton of Baltimore and Miss Marion Amick was halted after the wedding party appeared but the bride and groom failed to come forward. The groom and the bride elects mother fell ill suddenly. the pastor said the ceremony would be rescheduled, possibly before morning if Clifton recovers. The choice defied superstition of the number thirteen.
Washington December 13 The laboring man is the hope of the country in the fight against the rum traffic declares John D B Lennon treasurer of the American Federation of Labor to delegates of the Anti Falcon League of America Lennon Illinois delegate challenges Wilbur F Crafts of the National Reform Bureau saying the battle will fail without teaching workers exactly what liquor does He denounces rival temperance groups for bickering in wet and dry fights
A lone armed man robbed the Riverside branch of the Bank of Copoverce in Everett Washington near closing time. He threatened cashier Kroegers with a revolver and demanded all the money in sight, escaping with roughly $2000.
A Times report from Heran notes 4,000 Ituesian troops under General Cabieif concentrate at Kasbin. The operation aims to secure charters, with siege conditions and severe winter weather hindering progress. A Mollahs deputation met Treasurer-General Shuster to seek absolute Islamic support.
A large Philadelphia audience at the Academy of Music endorsed arbitration treaties among the United States England and France. Andrew Carnegie could not speak as planned in New York and a Taft letter urged that arbitration become a reliable means to settle disputes and end war.
Shanghai dispatch reports Sin Wan Pao accusing four power financiers of funding Premier Yuan Shi Kai to wage war. The Foreign Chamber of Commerce at Shoanehal protests all loans to the administration. Delegates from eighteen provinces gather in Nanking as Republicans push for peace talks while planning for a prolonged winter campaign. The piece blames imperial weakness on Manchus and Yuan Shi Kai, predicting a quiet country within a week if he agrees to elimination.
Washington December 13 The Wa Ting Party protests against a loan to the Chinese imperialists and warns that if America participates in a 56 million dollar loan it will be viewed as partiality by revolutionary forces The State Department has sent the notice to Ambassador Calhoun in Pekin for information.
New York December 12 The state case against Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad for attempted murder of W F Stokes heads to the jury by tomorrow night. Miss Conrad returned for cross examination as Mrs Stokes testified Stokes shot twice. Graham and Conrad claim self defense as Mrs Stokes said she and Graham fired in response. Doctors report Stokes is recovering but in danger with poison still in his system and two weeks until he may be upright.
Representative William Sulzer proclaims the measure ratified by the lower branch of Congress by a 300 to 1 vote. The resolution abrogates Treaty 1.
The Sulzer joint resolution to end the 1882 treaty with Russia over discrimination against Jewish American citizens passed the House 300 to 1 amid charges Russia insulted the United States. A similar Senate measure by Senator Culberson awaits action.
The sudden Manila death of Mgr Agius papal delegate to the Philippines deeply grieved Pope Pius and Cardinal Merry del Val. The Osservatore Romano prints a long official eulogy noting the pope planned to entrust him with another high office before his departure from the Philippines.
President Taft sent a message to Congress urging the payment of fifty three thousand eight hundred dollars in damages to property owners who lost belongings in the 1906 Malambo district fire in Nanama during fumigation efforts.
Senator Cummins of Iowa urged a bill for Supreme Court review of the circuit court decree approving the reorganisation of the American Tobacco trust. He argued the decree leaves people and business uncertain until the high court weighs whether the anti trust law is fulfilled. No action was taken on the bill.
Morning Journal reports the royal party aboard the steamship Delhi survived a wreck off Cape Spartel amid rough seas. Princess Louise Victoria, Duke of Fife, and child escaped, while several sailors drowned from a launch capsize. Queen Alexandra learned of her daughter’s safety.
Democrats claim a clean sweep in Arizona elections. They choose two senators, elect a congressman, and win state offices. They will control the legislature.
Arizona Democrats appear set to win two U S senators one U S representative a governor and the state house with a sweeping victory across the ticket except for a strong Republican bid for secretary of state F J Cleveland. Democratic majorities expected 1500 to 2000 as Apache and Pima counties lean GOP. Returns incomplete across all thirteen counties awaiting final tallies.
Victoria reports a mid-Pacific discovery from Makura. Excavators reveal a 200 by 50 foot stone building without mortar, mortised joints, and a nearby tomb with four human skeletons, a teeth necklace, and a dog skull, suggesting Polynesian resting place before recorded Pacific history.
Former Governor Joseph W. Folk received telegrams from Arizona Democratic leaders thanking him for aid in their successful campaign. Folk had spoken in the territory during the election fight and noted a Phoenix judge candidate Alfred Franklin sent one message. He predicted the recall would be placed back into the Arizona constitution.
The day in Congress notes Senator Lorimer to testify before week end amid expectations for a quick invest igation conclusion. George W Perkins pushed a federal licensing commission plan before the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Chicago police say Fred Boneham, arrested at Oakland Delaware, confessed to being part of a four‑man auto hold‑up that killed Mrs Hattie Kaufman on December 2. He said Rabineau fired the deadly shot while Chanell and Stacey waited in the car and no one intended to kill, only rob.
Miscellaneous business from committees considered as steel committees continued hearings on ore rates charged by railroads controlled by the steel corporation. Sulzer bill abrogating Russian treaty of 1832 passed 806 to 1 and adjourned at 6:47 PM until Thursday moon phase.
Washington reports from the house committee show 10,000 publishers produced over 6.5 billion copies weighing 1.75 billion pounds in the last fiscal year. The postal service handled 951,001,669 pounds, with 1 percent per pound revenue excluding 500,000 pounds free within counties. Publishers delivered 40,466,524 pounds by their carriers, with 202,725,000 pounds by express and 121,491,748 pounds by other rail. Express and rail rates ranged from a quarter to one cent per pound, most at a quarter to half a cent.
Kansas City dispatch reports Harry Waldron, a runaway juror in Dr B C Hyde's second trial, remains unfound amid intensive searches. Prosecutors and Judge Porterfield consider discharging the remaining eleven jurors, fearing Hyde's lawyers may argue double jeopardy if the jury is released. Mrs Waldron denied escape plans and dismissed rumors of a Roswell previous escape.
Samuel Gompers, head of the AFL, distributed copies of the McNamara Ways and Means committee statement to unions, government officials, and employers. He accompanied the copies with a letter urging labor to read, circulate in minutes, and "Grit your teeth and organise."
Omaha Neb December 13 Judges began work in the mid winter sheep and wool exposition but awards delayed as classes were not yet filled. The show opened at the Auditorium with sheep men from many Western states and over 3600 high grade sheep expected to fill the pens by tomorrow morning.
The United States Grand Jury begins a thorough investigation into an alleged dynamite conspiracy centered in Indianapolis. Prosecutors seek to uncover participants and plot details as the inquiry progresses.
A flood of witnesses is summoned as detectives and lawyers prepare evidence against the McNamara brothers in a nationwide conspiracy probe. Grand jury secrecy is tight with guards and distant spectators, while stenographers and iron workers material join the inquiry from Los Angeles to Chicago.
Federal grand jury hearing in Los Angeles rapidly recruited witnesses connected to the Pastime launch and McNamara bomb activities in the San Francisco Bay area. Capt John Peterson and family members appeared, with J B McNamara linked to dynamite transfers and a cafe owner's wife among those summoned.
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