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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1908
Page
1
Tehran June 26 The shah will issue a decree to dissolve parliament and order new elections for assembly and senate to be opened in state three months hence A general amnesty is proclaimed and there is no longer danger for refugees in the legations Scattered legislature members are reportedly in the royal camp and cossacks have a free hand
The Times Teheran correspondent reports the shah has six under martial law since June 22 with General Liakhoff given power to harshly punish. Assembly members are jailed, arms are banned on pain of death, and prisoners endure severe ordeals while provinces lose direct contact with the capital.
H Raymond Wells, son of RO M Wells president of the Bankers National Bank, died in Chicago when he fell from a fourth floor window at 7 Jackson Boulevard while trying on clothes in a tailor shop.
Jenny Webber a wealthy broker in Goldfield was convicted of embezzlement in district court and sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary. Prosecutors said he sold stock in various promotions claiming the stock belonged to the treasury and the proceeds would fund development while diverting funds for personal use. In the year ending last October he sold about 250000 dollars of stock. Webber was among the camp's early pioneers.
Washington June 26 the navy department commends Seaman Charles Peters for gallant conduct aboard the vessel Dart during an incident at Vallejo California May 31. He warned two women to lie flat on deck as a steamer neared collision, saved one from death but was seriously injured himself in the rescue.
The battleships New Jersey and Wisconsin of the Atlantic fleet, after repairs at Bremerton navy yard, arrived in port. Wisconsin went to Mare Island while New Jersey joined the fleet in the bay.
Secretary Taft returns from Yale events to New York where he meets political allies and dignitaries at the Manhattan hotel. He plans to travel to Oyster Bay tomorrow with ex-Governor Luke Wright and General Clarence Edwards to confer with President Roosevelt on war department matters and party leadership.
Secretary Taft hopes to finish his talk with the president tomorrow to enable a return to Washington tonight. The discussion centers on national party matters and policy directions ahead of upcoming sessions.
Lincoln Nebraska June 26 Theodore Bell of California is favored by the California convention for temporary chairman of the national democratic convention. W J Bryan refused to discuss the choice today. The temporary chair will be chosen by the national committee at a meeting in Denver on June 27, carried over from Chicago.
Lincoln June 26 Mayor Dahlman Omaha Democratic national committee member for Nebraska dined with Mr. Bryan and discussed Denver convention plans He called Bell's temporary chair announcement premature as the national committee meets tomorrow Bryan reported no advise on Bell's selection Bryan will address an Old settlers meeting at Elmwood Cass county tomorrow with one more speaking date limited to a Lincoln suburb church anniversary next month
In Tiflis on June 26 authorities seized several proclamations against former Archbishop Nikon and detained five priests and several deacons. Police suspect church enemies within the archbishop’s circle planned the June 10 crime.
In U S court a suit was filed against Central Pacific, Southern Pacific and United States Trust to force forfeiture of Nevada land patents. Additional suits allege false affidavits claiming the lands were non mineral. The Rocky Hill and Harris mines near Washoe City sit on part of the land. defendants must appear in Carson City on August 25 to show cause.
Antonio Baca, a Montoya native, was shot at 6 o clock by Oscar Baker with a 44 calibre revolver. The bullet passed through Baca, likely fatally injuring him. Baker was arrested immediately. Authorities cannot yet determine the motive, though long standing trouble between the men is suspected.
In the Richmond county mayoralty recount W F Nearest shows a net gain of six votes. Envelopes with 203 ballots and protested ballots are missing and the county clerk was ordered to continue a search. Mayor McClellan's plurality after the recount stands at about 2,985 with inspectors showing 3,834 for him.
An memorial service for American financier William B. Leeds, who died suddenly at the Hotel Ritz last Tuesday, will be held tomorrow at the American Trinity Church in Paris.
Fifty armed raiders attacked Viesca in Coahuila injuring police, freeing prisoners, looting the Bank of Nueva Leon in Reynosa, the stamp office, and the express office. Widespread panic followed as telegraph wires and rail lines were damaged. Troops pursued. one trooper died, bandits fled toward Durango. a captive bandit is held in Torreon. Government vows stern action and cabinet considers state conditions.
El Paso reports a morning clash between revolutionists and Mexican government troops at Las Vacas Coahuila near Del Rio across the border. From Del Rio advices say forty to fifty were killed and the Mexican commandant was badly wounded as officers quarters and barracks were set afire by the attackers.
Rebels attack the barracks as soldiers quarters burn and about sixty Mexican cavalry horses are seized. The custom house fight lasts all morning with about five thousand shots exchanged. Wires to Wacos are cut and fear of a second outbreak grows as troops rush to Place Las Vacos and federal authorities take jurisdiction.
Reports from Mexico detail an attack on Las Vacas with authorities unable to confirm details. Interior Ministry offices closed and no statement issued. Raiders described as bandits or political malcontents looted banks and seized about $2,000. Troops moved to Coahuila and Torreon to pursue the raiders amid unconfirmed unrest in Nuevo Leon.
Eleven Mexicans are detained in El Paso on charges of planning a revolution against the Mexican government. Juarez troops guard the border area around the customs house and post office amid rumors of dynamite finds. Four men were released. seven remain jailed awaiting preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner Oliver.
Washington June 26 local highway officials are warned that rural free delivery will not continue on roads not kept in good condition. Clerks in the division of rural free delivery report heightened activity in road reconstruction and repair as part of a movement to cooperate with highway officials to improve roads in the states.
William Waldorf Astor provides 5000 dollars to the British school at Athens to support its excavations in Laconia Greece. The gift underscores continued American generosity toward British scholarly efforts abroad and aids archaeological work in Greece.
Lincoln Neb June 26 Announcement says Burlington trackmen will have wages reduced beginning July 1 by one cent per hour from 13 1 2 to 12 1 2 cents per hour.
In Mankato Minnesota on June 26 Miss Eva Eller age 16 and Miss Maud Doris age 19 of St Peter were drowned while bathing. Max Sues age 20 attempted a rescue and also perished as flood waters overwhelmed them.
Congressman Littlefield of Maine attacked the Sherman anti trust act at the Minors Bar association session in Chicago. He called the law indefinite and said amendments aim to revive a lifeless statute while launching a veiled rebuke of President Roosevelt and urging doubt about enforcement and jury discretion in restraint of trade cases.
The bodies of William Patterson of Virginia Beach and Dorothy M Flagg were recovered after renting a boat that was later found upside down and oarless at Peoria Illinois. Miss Flagg was twenty three. Patterson owned an amusement concession in town and was said to be a nephew of the Patterson Amusement Company owner in Kansas.
New York June 26 Henry Clay Peters former Brooklyn alderman acquitted by a jury after forty five minutes' deliberation on perjury tied to the recorder election. William Clifford another former alderman pled guilty to bribery and was fined 1000. Ex Alderman Charles H Kunz held under 1000 bail to face the grand jury after failing to answer questions.
Ladenburg Thalmann and Kuhn Loeb Speer and Ladenburg Thalmann in charge announce negotiations closed with leading French bankers for sale of about 30,000,000 dollars of National Railway of Mexico four per cent mortgage bonds guaranteed by the Mexican government.
Unoccupied high school in Burns Eveleth Minnesota was destroyed by a blaze on June 26 causing an estimated loss of 90 000 dollars. The building was empty at the time and no injuries were reported.
Grover Cleveland lies buried in Princeton cemetery with a simple private service reflecting his wishes. President Roosevelt and other dignitaries attended, as family members and friends cast earth onto the grave, with Wordsworth’s poem read and no formal address given.
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