05 Jun 1911
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1911
Page
1
Judge Fall reports a threat to statehood as an insurgent-Democratic alliance seeks to block a flood resolution. The move aims to exclude New Mexico from potential new statehood gains.
Judge A B R Fall arrived in Washington and said a rumored plan to block further action on New Mexico statehood could unite progressive Republicans and Democrats. He urged passage of a resolution approving New Mexico's constitution, noting locals favor statehood despite potential delay or defeat.
Charles Cibert quotes Senator Joseph Lattey of Texas saying New Mexico will gain statehood in the upcoming congressional session. Democrats seek to avoid directly endorsing the Arizona Constitution, securing votes for admission without explicit constitutional approval.
A Utah Lake launch named Galilee carrying a party for the approaching marriage of Vera Brown and Edward B Holmes capsized after a sudden shift of wind. Six people died including Vera Brown, Frank Brown, Helen Brown, Edward Holmes, Benjamin Raymond, and Sherwood Raymond, all Salt Lake City residents. Ten others were rescued by a nearby sailing party, with one body recovered later and Vera Brown’s father retrieving her body and tying it to the mast. The disaster occurred around nine in the morning and left families in mourning as rescuers battled cold water and exhaustion.
John Delaney, in a confession, says he was hired by John J. McNamara to spy on non union work for the Structural Iron Workers. He claims to have identified sites for dynamite placement and insists he was paid to act as a spy. The confession statement was given to an Oklahoma City detective and is kept in a local bank vault.
Vancouver workers including street railway and electrical power employees voted against joining the general strike. Trades and labor council urged a citywide walkout to pressure builders and carpenters, with printers and streetcar workers also declining. Police expect possible trouble tomorrow.
The Chicago and Northwestern railroad terminal in Chicago was officially completed. The complex covers twenty acres with a yard of 242,040 square feet a 245,800 square foot train shed and 69,760 square feet of building space. It features sixteen tracks and a 250000 car per day capacity with a total cost of 25 750 000 dollars including 11 500 000 for real estate. Construction began in February 1910.
From the bedside of former Governor Haskell in Muskogee Ola Jute reports he is much improved and out of danger according to notes received by his handlers.
Former Postmaster George M. Stewart and Michard M. Arms lead a group of Alaska residents who must show cause within sixty days why their coal land patent applications should not be canceled for failure to meet three year filing rules. The Mackey group near Cook Inlet at Homer Basin controls 48 000 acres valued around fifty million. the Detroit based Michigan Alaska Development Co backs the effort amid fraud allegations surrounding multiple groups and indictments elsewhere.
In Creek territory near Derek, Creek frontier tensions flare as five Greeks are reportedly eiched after a clash with Turks. The report notes a renewed hostilities between Greek and Turkish factions with casualties.
Chicago police say the alleged confession by John Delaney about dynamite plots directed by John J. McNamara and targeting buildings in several cities, including a Chicago viaduct blown in 1907, has no supporting records. No explosion in 1907 is found in police files.
Cincinnati labor leaders contractors and police records deny Delaney's claim of an explosion in Vine street January 1907. The confession is flatly contradicted regarding Cincinnati events.
John Delaney admitted to a newspaperman in Muskogee Oklahoma that he was paid by John J. McNamara to gather non union information and indicate where dynamite could be placed. He served time for complicity in the Hotel Utah dynamiting, with a second blast later damaging beams and crown plates.
June 4 report notes possible abandonment of the final Paris to Turin segment due to hard landings in the Appennines. Treaumont pledges to fly to Turin regardless of elimination. Vedrine, winner of Paris Madrid, hopes to reach Rome, aiming to complete the field in one day despite injuries to Carros and other racers.
Major A Littlefield veteran of the Civil War and friend of Mark Twain died at his home in tapten Utah today aged 84. He was renowned as a pioneer newspaper man and worked with Twain in Carson City and Virginia City during the frontier days.
General Bernardo Reyes lands in Vera Cruz after being recalled from Europe to aid in peace efforts and is eyed as a potential rival in the next October election. He heads toward the capital as Madero prepares to arrive, with the Catholic party expected to nominate a candidate.
Juares June 4 Abram Gonzales postpones his trip to Chihuahua to assume provisional governorship. Federal and insurrecto forces near Chihuahua City will be kept apart with evacuation planned once the southern railroad is operable. Juarez resumes normal business as Americans cross the border amid battle ruins and Latin American sports exhibitions.
White Star Line's Celtic passengers report a winged serpent in pursuit of a whale school near New York, rising ten feet from the water as it sped through the sea. The sighting echoes earlier sea serpent legends, with the creature described as aquatic yet winged.
Col. M. F. Locke aged eighty four was found dead in a chair on his Paso front porch this afternoon. He was born in Rutherford county Tennessee and served in the Mexican War under Jefferson Davis. He held a colonel’s rank in the Confederate service.
Elbert H. Gary chairman of United States Steel urged cooperation among iron and steel makers for price stability and warned against wage cuts. He noted a Republic Iron and Steel price reduction and questioned how to balance profits with workers’ pay while upholding lawful conduct. He said openness and no fixed price agreements are essential, and suggested continued joint relations unless others pull out.
On a special train through Torreon and San Pedro, Francisco I. Madero Jr. receives rousing crowds, with 50,000 supporters acclaiming him, 2,000 residents, and Americans in a dawn to dusk demonstration. The party pauses at Torreon for a banquet, then sights set on Zacatecas and beyond.
Mexico City June 4 The revolutionaries in the south led by Alfredo Hobres Domingues push for looser control as Francisco Madero nears the capital If accepted 1000 men under Almanzan camp at Ajusco and Cuernavaca forces stay put until ordered to move Domingues proposes moving troops to barracks at Tlalpam Contreras and nearby posts to satisfy the rebels and grant limitations on leave under officer supervision
The Havana column continues on page two as reporters note further details from Cuba. The brief item references ongoing events and local coverage without additional specifics in this fragment.
Rev. Charles Beckman at First Methodist condemns red light district and calls for a law compelling women to wear petticoats to obscure modesty. He notes fines for streetwear and argues city fathers must act to abolish vice. Large morning and evening congregations.
Morning service focused on a sermon titled Lessons From the Silver Dollar by Mr. Williams. He drew from Render unto Caesar the things that are God and used a penny’s worth and symbolism to teach three lessons about wealth, responsibility, and faith in God.
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