20 Mar 1913
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1913
Page
1
State labor department report highlights dangerous neglect in factories at Little Falls as chief executive announces policy of frequent conferences with Democratic leaders.
General Orozco expects to win the support of the Zapata brothers for the government in the current conflict as President Hueri nears favorable assessments from multiple sources.
New York bankers issue a strong statement challenging Beijing on loan practices. Washington’s stance shifts as the United States withdraws from a six powers group amid perceived hostile diplomacy.
President Wilson will confer daily with House and Senate leaders in the Capitol during the extra session. He aims to make himself accessible to lawmakers while treating tariff legislation as a party measure and enforcing party discipline to secure support in both chambers.
Leaders in both chambers discuss reconciling factions on tariff revisions as plans push for a unified bill. The Senate and House committees will coordinate with President Wilson while speedily moving toward passage, with a Republican minority report possible but no separate measure expected. The timing of enactment aims for immediate effect upon approval or the next day.
President Wilson weighs formal recognition of the Chinese republic after months of de facto dealings. Cabinet discussions and conferences loom as the administration decides whether to acknowledge China as a full government. China seeks U.S. recognition to aid loan negotiations and strengthen ties with the United States.
Six hundred Yaqui braves with four machine guns leave on a train toward Naco where Ojeda commands the last federal force in northern Sonora. State troops mobilize from Guaymas as federal gunboats operate along the gulf. Reinforcements to Guaymas are planned, while desertions erode Ojeda’s strength and rail lines are cut to slow Col. Cabral’s advance.
Washington March 19 leaders from the house senate and president met informally on preliminaries of tariff revision. A short talk between the president and Senator Simmons started groundwork for three conferences ahead of proposed bills to be sent to the house in April. Leaders expect near agreement on tariff details before bills reach the house while Wilsons views are to be considered. The Free Wool debate and sugar tariff cuts remain potential obstacles in the senates path.
The New York report on Little Falls textile workers reveals crowded housing, absent baths, poor ventilation, and flooded cellars. Wages show half of men earning $9 or less weekly, women under $7.50. rents range 36 to 18 monthly. privacy and schooling suffer from malnutrition and crowded sleeping rooms.
Monterey residents fear a Carranza assault as barricades of cement and sand are erected in principal streets. authorities dispatch patrols and rush troops toward the area while arrests including Mayor Zambrano spark unrest. Government orders mobilize forces and coordinate with Sonora campaign plans.
On March 19 in Monterey Mexico a large rebel force led by Venustinne Carranaa demanded surrender before midnight. General Tracy Aubert rushed 1500 federals from Villardams to reinforce the garrison but the city was soon retaken by rebels. Bridges burned wires cut trains halted all streets fortified and mayor Zambrano jailed on surrender charges.
Norwell Mass March 19 new witnesses joined an inquest into the death of Rear Admiral Joseph Eaton who resided at Hingham. James Prouty testified officers removed a small amount of Pariscreen from his barn noting Eaton gave it to him years earlier. The death by own action theory has been practically eliminated from consideration. Dorothy Ainsworth said her stepfather spoke of a will naming her and her sister June as beneficiaries, while Judge Kelley said he guards a will drawn over a year ago and knew of no later will.
In Chicago on March 19 H K E Horrocks of Portland admitted signing coal land claims in hope of reward in the Frost Alaska coal land fraud inquiry. He said he did not know the claim’s name and confessed little interest beyond potential payment. The judge pressed him on the missing title.
Santa Fe March 19 A Governor McDoneld vetoed a salary bill again after it passed late in the legislature. The measure would raise wages by a maximum of 300 with a 200 cap on reductions affecting county officers facing two years of unpaid work. The governor left orders to keep the decision quiet until today and hinted at a possible special session to resolve the salary issue at low cost to the state. Opinions split among lawmakers about the viability of another bill.
Pormer Governor Altbert Mead of this state died late today in Bellingham Washington from vascular heart trouble. He was born in 1884 and served as a leading political figure in the region.
The American banking group led by J. Morgan & Co Kuhn Loeb First National and National City withdraw from six power Chinese loan negotiations after President Wilson indicated the United States would not press bankers to continue participation. The move ends a long effort starting under Taft to reopen open door policy and support China's modernization while protecting investor interests.
London reports that President Wilson declined to ask American bankers in the SLX power group to continue talks on the 125 million dollar loan to China. Sir Edward Grey had stated in Parliament that the position of affairs was being probed.
London press weighs the six power loan after the American government withdraws support. Publicists warn that without US bankers the scheme may fail as Japan and Russia lack funds and Germany has little to spare for China.
Washington March 14 Prolonged dispute over evidence to prove conspiracy to restrain and monopolize the turpentine and resin trade marked today’s close of arguments before the Supreme Court. The government contends officers of the American Naval Stores Co violated the Sherman act while defense counsel Samuel St Adams of Savannah and former Senator John Spooner argued. The court may not rule before the summer recess.
Joseph Stefanski a Montana cowboy entered Buffalo mayor's office and fired five shots at clerks and policeman Charles Lang. Lang was wounded but not fatally. Stefanski overpowered by Sgt Burkhardt and taken to police. He claimed to be an anarchist and carried a strange document claiming $100. He claimed Polish birth and prior work in Geyser Montana and Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania.
New York March 19 movements in District Attorney Whitmans war on the police system point to forthcoming indictments against three former inspectors within days. The indictment bureau is behind and only that delays action. Hartigan the patrolman convicted of perjury conferred with Whitman and is expected to confess tomorrow about the systems bribe fund. he faces sentence Friday with light punishment if he cooperates.
Rumors placed ten to thirty workers buried in the Malcolm Caunishing company building ruins after a fire and gas explosion. A search by hundreds of men began late tonight as smoldering timbers hindered progress and only five bodies were recovered so far.
The Secretary of State was accorded a cordial welcome by the people of Nebraska during a visit to Lincoln for his birthday anniversary. The event prompted public rejoicing and expressions of goodwill from local residents and officials.
In Lincoln Nebraska William Jennings Bryan returned from Chicago to celebrate his fifty third birthday with a banquet at the Lincoln auditorium attended by governors Morehead of Nebraska Hodges of Kansas and Dunne of Illinois and a large audience. The event followed a reception at a newspaper office and an afternoon speech before a joint Nebraska legislature session praising direct election of senators and praising administration policies.
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