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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1914
Page
1
Mexican frontier dispatches describe two trains carrying hundreds of rebel and officer casualties from Torreon. Federals claimed initial success while Villa regrouped with 5,000 hand grenades as wounded flooded Chihuahua.
Dispatches from Jiminez report two more train loads of rebel wounded moving toward Chihuahua via Bermejilla after near Torreon fighting. Soldiers say over 100 wounded unable to find space on northbound trains and some injuries too severe to transport.
Juarez Mexico March 28 General Villa's attack on Torreon last night is said to have proved abortive, according to reports from the border zone.
The text reports renewed violence in a town with adobe houses and mentions Villa threatening to take the whole town by night. It notes positions in the business section becoming secure and cites the smelter the bull ring and the principal hotel as rebel property. The forenoon was used to dispose of the deceased and improve quarters.
Juarez Mexico March 28 a tele gram from General Villa says the capture of Torreon is a matter of minutes not hours. Earlier reports noted no new advices on the Torreon battle and officials waited in Juarez and El Paso for word while some called the likely news over optimistic.
Washington reports little from the Torreon theater with no clear outcome. Skirmishes north of Dona Cecilia and gunboat firing near Tampico add to rebel activity while Baja California revolts impact state finances and border operations. An American migrant, Charles D. Mider, was reportedly killed near Durango en route to the border.
A tornado struck Frederic Kansas in Rice County blowing down many small houses. Mrs Charlee Van Buskirk was likely fatally injured and four families J K Cald well Frank Monroe Edward Erkle berg and John Allfed were missing. Wires down and storm details are sparse with reports of unroofed buildings in Geneva and heavy rain and hail across Ellsworth Barton counties.
A cryptic note hints at trouble brewing in England as a Friday report promises simmering tensions that may flare on Monday with broader implications for state affairs and public mood.
Allies in London rush to unite radicals with labor as constitutional crisis looms over the empire. King’s ministers meet with army chiefs while Premier Asquith negotiates amid Curragh tensions and potential resignations.
Joan Young sues for 100000 damages over her arrest tied to the May murder of William Steele wealthy farmer. Homer Rose, Villa Rose and D W Heary named defendants. William Steele Jr. also sues for 50000 against the same parties claiming arrest aimed to defraud them of a share of a large estate.
New York March 28 United States senator George Sutherland urged a federal workmen's compensation bill at a National Civic Federation luncheon. The proposal would guarantee fixed indemnity to injured railroad workers and dependents without court battle, with railroads paying about 18 million dollars annually and claims processed without lawyers. Other speakers endorsed the measure including John Mitchell and David A Reed.
Washington, March 25. The senate passed a resolution urging the secretary of commerce to probe the recent crude oil price reduction by Magnolia Pipe Line in Ardmore oil field Oklahoma. The inquiry aims to find the cause and determine if discrimination exists.
Two members of the chamber of deputies committee probing the Caillaux affair quit after a stormy session. Julie Delahaye and George Gerry said a majority of committee members were being swayed by politicians. Magistrate Koueard heard witnesses on the Calmette killing as Pierre Mortier and Mme Caillaux spoke by telephone about the Thy Joe letter and Calmette.
Former U S ambassador Henry Lane Wilson told the Saturday Lunch club in Madison that the current administration wields an inconsistent Mexican policy. He argued recognition of Peru and China and nonrecognition of Mexico show inconsistency and blamed U S non interference for losses of American fires and property.
A lone bandit boarded a Seaboard Air Line train near Columbia and forced the express messenger to open the safe. He grabbed a small panchake and jumped off as the train slowed for a crossing. The robbery occurred just as the train departed Columbia. no other cars were disturbed.
In Poland New York 17 year old Eugene Gianini held in Herkimer county jail as a suspect in the murder of Miss Lydia Beecher a Poland teacher age twenty. Police say she was attacked killed with a monkey wrench and a knife after a visit to Gianini home. Beecher daughter of Rev William A Beecher of Sennett. Gianini expelled last year from her school and released from St Vincents protectory Utica a month ago. His father Charles Gianini a New York furniture maker and known ornithologist.
The Michigan supreme court denied today a motion for a new trial in the case of Mrs. Grace Andrews against the Tamarack Mining Company. Andrews sought damages for her husband's death at the Tamarack mine after three prior county verdicts were reversed by the supreme court.
White House learns of a conspiracy to prevent action on the administration measure as lawmakers consider delaying repeal Bill 10. The report links the plot to Senate maneuvers and political fallout.
Washington March 28 opposition in the house continues to delay the repeal of the Panama tolls exemption. Senator O Gorman delays hearings while Owen urges prompt action. Debates and committee tactics signal a partisan clash as the bill faces a wary senate schedule and potential filibuster.
The Day in Congress reports noon session with Senator Lewis introducing a bill to vitalize his resolution for equal treatment of nations on the Panama canal, followed by tolls discussion. Miscellaneous bills of calendar considered. Army and military academy appropriation bills passed. Adjourned at 5 55 p m to next Monday.
The House reconvened at noon to debate the Panama canal tolls exemption bill with Representative Harrison opposing the measure. The Public Lands Committee held a hearing on federal land control and leasing. Dowing of New York and others urged before the Judiciary Committee a proposal to permit appeals from the Customs Court to the Supreme Court. The session adjourned around 12:05 p.m. on Monday.
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