19 Jun 1911
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1911
Page
1
The statement vows that if his country requires his services he would hasten back, asserting a readiness to serve Mexico in dire times and recalling a colonial era context of duty and allegiance.
Sylvester T. Smith a famed western mining and railroad figure dies in Chicago. He helped raise the Denver & Rio Grande from a narrow gauge to standard gauge, built the Florence & Cripple Creek road, and aided the Moffat line. Born Buffalo 1840, he served in Kansas troops under Lincoln and rose to adjutant general before a long railroad career with Villard and Greely.
President leads support from twenty Republicans and more than thirty Democrats favoring reciprocity as the treaty moves to passage without root amendment.
Postmaster General Hitchcock announced findings that reducing payments to railroads carrying the mails could save about nine million dollars annually. He said many large lines are overpaid while smaller lines are undercompensated, with 278 profitable and 116 financially losing firms among 394 examined. Congress may authorize changes paving the way for one cent letter postage once rates are adjusted.
Las Cruces New Mexico June 17 rating flumes were installed at the Mesilla ditch head to measure water flow. The device uses a registered gauge and rated depths to calculate discharge, guiding fair distribution and enabling efficient use of limited water resources.
The obituary notes a longtime public servant who spent sixty years in service to his country and witnessed prosperity during his administration, reflecting on a life dedicated to public duty and national progress.
A historical remark captures Diaz’s vow to avoid Mexican politics, stating only a global crisis requiring Mexicans to unite would coax him back. He pledges to return with a rifle in hand if such a moment arose, likening it to his youth.
General Porfirio Diaz sailed from Santander aboard the Ypiranga and discussed plans to stay in Spain or Paris. He said he may visit Paris before deciding where to spend his later years, and that he abjured politics to avoid further bloodshed and international conflict.
Four convicts were killed and twelve mortally wounded when a bull pen collapsed in a Smoky Mountains camp near Waterville North Carolina. Seventeen guards and inmates were hurt. The structure slid sixty five feet. one man Sylvester Parham was mortally wounded. Prison officials planned to move the dead to Raleigh.
Queenstown reports the arrival of U S battleships Iowa Indiana and Massachusetts tonight. They will moor at admiralty buoys until June 27 and then sail for Kiel. The squadron carries naval academy midshipmen and sails from Annapolis on June 8 for a cruise lasting until August 28 under Commander FR EB Coonts.
The article reports House and Senate wrangling over the Root amendment and a Bristow plan for election of U S senators by popular vote. Leaders predict the Root amendment faces strong opposition. Underwood says the original Canadian reciprocity bill will pass the Senate with no Root modification.
David A. Evans general superintendent of Emma Coal Co Jackson Ohio was found dead floating face down in about three feet of water at Great Salt Lake He was rescued but could not be revived possibly from lung exposure to brine The body will be sent to Jackson tomorrow
Morning Journal dispatch reports the Maine wreck rising as waters fall, exposing preserved captain’s dinnerware, a port spar deck ammunitions box with cartridge clips, and rusted bayonets. An officer’s sword near the quarters hints at hurried escape. a lone intact electric light bulb signals limited blast impact.
Roswell boosters seek statehood by mobilizing business ties. Roswell Chamber and Albuquerque club urge officers to contact eastern firms and press senators on the territories committee. Local organizers have pressed for weeks, telegraphing committee members as part of a fifty year effort.
William T Dunne, former American newspaperman imprisoned in Monterey Mexico for an alleged plot against Francisco I Madero, arrives in San Antonio recounting torture in jail. He claims officials fed him dead rats and that confinement nearly killed him while he awaited trial.
A severe wind rain and electrical storm swept Danville on June 18 causing 100000 to 250000 in damage. Heaviest loss hit the business district with cotton mills tobacco factories and storage plants uprooted. Telegraph and telephones and trolley service were out of operation. Riverside cotton mill and several tobacco firms suffered the principal losses.
Portland Oregon June 18 George Wycliffe McBride former United States senator from Oregon died here today from a stroke of paralysis suffered Saturday He was 57 years old an invalid for years and four months ago he underwent a surgical operation He was born in Yampill county Oregon and spent his boyhood on a farm He later studied law after mercantile work and served twice as Oregon secretary of state before his 1895 election to the U S Senate.
A fatal aircraft crash during a training flight in France claims two aviators, while nearby crowds in Vincennes witness the start of a major European circuit race drawing nearly a million spectators.
In Philadelphia on June 18 Baptists from around the world heard Rev Corlang Myers of Boston condemn certain ministers as unorthodox devils and hypocrites in church ranks. He warned against ministers in pulpits and high offices who doubt Christ’s divinity during a brief North American convention preceding the world alliance gathering.
Arthur S. Marsha, a hotel owner, died while watching a fire destroy a motor garage in Vancouver. The blaze consumed about thirty four automobiles and caused an estimated loss of 100000 dollars.
Fifty aeronauts began the European circuit from Vincennes toward London amid massive crowds. Within minutes Captain Princtau died when his motor exploded mid air and M Le Martin crashed into a tree dying shortly after. Injured Gaubert and Bille survived though serious.
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