25 Dec 1913
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1913
Page
1
In Calumet Michigan a false fire alarm triggered a stampede at a Christmas tree event for copper miners and their families. At least seventy four people died, mostly children, as a narrow hallway and stairs became a deadly crush. Police and fire crews worked through the night to identify victims and aid survivors.
Four prisoners in the Grand Junction city jail celebrated Christmas by tipping a locked barrel of bootleg whiskey into a tin bucket. Chief Wallis and Patrolman Allison found the aftermath after loud singing in the hall. Suspects booked were Tony Spantolo John Gerte Will Goddard and T H Leud.
Adjutant General Forbes plans reorganizing California militiamen into an athletic association to win top honors in the international military tournament to be held in San Francisco during the exhibition.
A chaotic Brant Park scene centers on the Attorney Generals Officers pursuing compliance amid a flood of applications from corporations in Dan wey of prose. The report notes government pressure and municipal actions during a festive period.
In a Washington dispatch the attorney general and actions against major trusts are outlined. McReynolds signals reform aims, notes reorganization plans must meet government standards, and lists key antitrust suits including United States Steel and International Harvester among others. The piece also mentions ongoing inquiries and potential settlements without full litigation.
An explosion at the No 14 Mine of the Pacific County company in Black Diamond killed miner Jack Johnson. Two other miners were severely burned. Readings suggest the men were in a chamber when a gas pocket was uncovered.
Mayor Harrison addresses a jubilant audience as grand opera stars perform and gifts are distributed across the city amid festive proceedings. Rich benefactors sponsor the event and spread generosity throughout the community.
Chicago held its first municipal Christmas festival with a towering seventy five foot tree in City Park. The event featured the Grand Opera Company chorus and speeches by Mayer Harrison as crowds enjoyed opera choruses and the festive atmosphere amid smoke and gloom. Meanwhile charitable actions included city officials distributing aid and a large police presence. a traveler lost 180 dollars, and 106 women received holiday allowances with candy and season greetings.
Prominent chorus girls in costumes and newsboys attended a Christmas tree show at the auditorium. Hundreds of pale children were brought in by car and streetcar to receive gifts from Santa Claus as theaters closed and a citywide relief effort distributed food and clothing. The event marked St Pauls fourth green Christmas since the local weather office opened in 1872.
Minneapolis hosts a public Christmas tree unveiling with addresses by Governor A. Eberhard and Mayor Wallace. The Salvation Army and Volunteers of America distributed thousands of gifts and dinners to the poor, while children enjoyed free theatrical shows at local theaters.
St Louis area residents observed a Christmas celebration in St Louis DeRon shortly after sunset. An abrupt incident followed, with details incomplete, as authorities began noting the events of the evening.
Children gathered around an immense electric tree in the city's downtown area as Christ Church chimes opened the celebration. A newspaper tally noted 2500 baskets held Christmas dinners with many volunteers distributing gifts to attendees.
Kansas City reports the Good Fellows organize a two week effort delivering feed clothing and toys to ten thousand recipients as a community outreach during the Christmas season. The effort emphasizes aid to the city’s needy families and their dependents.
Residents across many districts celebrated the first municipal Christmas with tree lightings chimes choirs and bands. Thousands will receive dinners as Hmma Trentini advances a prisoner benefit vaudeville show at the state penitentiary. The capital’s Christmas tree sits before the capitol and a barrel of peanuts arrives for the treat program.
The public outdoor Christmas trees return in Madison Square and City Hall Park with coordinated lights and carols by the Crotona Society. Mayor Adolph L. Kline lights the City Hall Park tree as 427 New York Stock Exchange workers share $12,466 from a Christmas fund, with over 4,500 additional contributions from fund members.
Thousands of residents in Indianmapoelis began Christmas celebrations with carols and tree displays. Munichsett trees became a leading feature with gifts distributed and choruses filling the streets. In some cities the good fellow plan funded by Adolph Melzer provided a Christmas feast for animals and the needy.
Denver residents joined a citywide Christmas observance with two hundred boys singing carols in the civic square. The event featured a large Christmas tree and festive greenery along streets and trolley poles, as the city embraced holiday spirit.
In Bingham Utah a posse guards the Utah Apex mine tunnel mouths on Christmas Eve seeking Te fael Lopez, slayer of six men. An old incline was found linking upper and lower workings, possibly used by Lopez to escape, prompting cautious optimism that the mine will be opened Friday to find him dead from starvation or gas.
A man described as a well known counter leader was found dying on the first floor landing of the St Francis Hotel annex. He had a fractured skull and multiple broken bones after a severe fall. The exact time and source of the fall remain unknown.
General Villa orders a brutal campaign against Ojinaga with forty two hundred cavalry sent to take no prisoners. The aggressive strike emphasizes total destruction and unyielding pursuit of the opposing forces.
Chihuahua dispatch reports 2400 rebel cavalry with artillery leave Chihuahua to attack federals at Ojinaga opposite Presidio Texas. Villa orders Ortega to eradicate federals or drive them across the border. Torreon and nearby towns fall to rebels as Herrera tightens control.
United States army officers in Presidio Texas receive word of a rebel advance toward Ojinaga opposite. Mexican federals, if pressed hard, may cross into the United States to avoid capture by rebels. Federals near here consist of remnants of Huerta government in the far north who have been seizing provisions since arriving after retreat from Chihuahua.
G C Carothers American consular agent at Torreon returned from a conference with General Villa at Chihuahua regarding expulsions of Spaniards by rebels. He would not reveal results but it was learned that Villa renewed assurances that foreigners would be protected.
Reports from Guaymas indicate all federal outposts were pulled back today amid ongoing desertions among federal troops who were entering insurgent camps, signaling shifting control in the region.
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