23 May 1916
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1916
Page
1
Widespread labor strikes grip much of southern Mexico as economic conditions deteriorate. Observers report growing scope of shortages and rising austerity, with workers and communities bearing the impact of sparse relief and market instability.
Washington reports show Mexico's economy and food shortages worsen as strikes disrupt railways. Consul Letcher travels from Chihuahua to brief U S officials while Carranza’s new note may press for U S withdrawal and border security. Texas Guardsmen refuse muster, drawing congressional inquiry as diplomacy tightens.
The Day in Congress notes continued debate on the rivers and harbors measure while insistence on regular order delayed Kenya n resolution for open sessions on nominations. Proceedings recessed at 6 20 p m to noon Tuesday and adjourned at 5 50 p m to 11 a m. A senate joint resolution inviting Spain and all Pan American nations to participate in the San Antonio bicentennial exposition in 1818 was adopted. District of Columbia affairs set aside and Porto Rican civil government bill resumed.
The Weather: Dom never reports in Beaver Colorado May 22. New Mexico forecast calls for Tuesday and Wednesday generally fair conditions with little temperature change.
For twenty four hours, TM Om reports yesterday's maximum temperature and wind conditions in the city. The report ends with bank clearings figures and a brief weather summary for the local area.
Advisers plan recommendations under existing militia law as Baker's case is studied by officials. A state department note says Yaqui valley tensions are not acute, with Yaqui headquarters at Vicam and three bands reported south of the Yaqui River, their status unclear between outlaws and Yaquis enlisted by Mexico.
The United States renews protest against British interference with American mails. President Wilson approves a note drafted with Secretary Lansing to demand an end to seizing neutral mails and British censorship at sea. Officials cite The Hague 1907 as backing inviolability of postal correspondence and outline economic damages from the policy.
Official returns from the May 16 presidential preference primary in Vermont show Justice Hughes leading the Republican ticket with 5,480 votes. Roosevelt has 1,851, and the Progressive candidate 1,418. McCall 151. Root 180. Ford 34. Weeks 28. On the Democratic side Wilson leads with 8,711 and Clark 23.
Several thousand rounds of shrapnel ammunition arrived in Columbus N M aboard twenty two trucks from Namiquipa the southernmost base of General Pershings forces Military authorities offered no explanation and declined to comment on a report that field ammunition withdrawals presage artillery withdrawal. Food and forage were concentrated for immediate shipment to the field fueling belief that expeditionary forces may not withdraw.
In a speech replying to the nomination committee, Colonel Roosevelt describes Americanism as a great national issue and asserts his fitness for the presidency. He frames his candidacy as aligned with patriotic work and national unity across the United States.
An Oyster Bay group informs Theodore Roosevelt of a thirty state progressive committee’s plan to back his presidential nomination. Roosevelt declares unity and readiness, urging aggressive action and clear deeds over mere words amid a global crisis. The article also reports on World War I battlefronts with Austrian and Italian forces, Verdun activity, and Kut el Amara in Mesopotamia with Allied advances and German counteractions.
Rome reports intensified fighting as Austrian forces reportedly double in strength and unleash heavy artillery. The Austrian plan aims to reach the Alps above Vicenza, threatening the Venetian region and the Italian army in Udine and Belluno.
German forces still hold the northern half of the Verdun stronghold as reports indicate the French have reached the southern end of the fortifications near the village. The Germans also lost several positions in the nearby sector, signaling intensified fighting around Verdun.
In Colorado Springs a civil case features Mrs Sophia Gertrude Chellew claiming widow rights after Winfield Scott Stratton’s alleged marriage in Texas. Testimony by Charles White links Stratton’s bank signature to the January 1874 date. Chellew asserts a Shelby County marriage on January 1 1874 and travels by horseback from Texas to Colorado.
The Kansas City council passed a daylight saving plan in the lower house tonight and awaits approval in the upper house. If enacted, clocks would advance one hour from the first Sunday in June to the first Sunday in October, aligning with daylight saving.
Washington May 22 The Supreme Court held that taxicab companies are engaged in public utility service and thus subject to public regulation.
A report from the Chihuahua frontier says Carranza forces, including youths as young as thirteen, pressed American units under Major Howze. After initial seizures and demands over seized goods and horses, U.S. forces withdrew following a Washington Carranza conference, amid public celebrations in San Antonio.
Friends of Louis D Brandeis grow more hopeful that the nomination to the Supreme Court will be favorably reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee next Wednesday. Democratic senators predict a nine to eight committee vote for a report recommending confirmation if Senator Shields is absent. A motion may report favored if he returns. otherwise report without recommendation. Republican members on the committee are expected to vote against Brandeis. A letter from Dr Charles W Kot urging confirmation was made public by Senator Culberson.
Denver authorities plan a final push to block the execution of James Bulger for the murder of Nicodemus, a Denver hotel proprietor. Richard Wolf called a meeting to organize protests, arguing the state bears blame for the liquor license that fueled the crime and the merchant who sold the gun.
A masked robber halted a Texas and Pacific train from New Orleans to Fort Worth near Shreveport at Keithville. He covered postal clerks with sacks and rifled the registered mail, then disappeared. No trace or value information was available as of late tonight.
The Supreme Court ruled that juries of fewer than twelve members are valid when required by law. The decision supports state statutes allowing verdicts by seven jurors and limits on deliberation time. This applies to cases arising under federal law as well as state cases.
Expedition south of Big Bend country完成 successfully with the safety of Deemer and a Black correspondent. Valuable information gained about bandit operations and routes, prompting further patrols and warnings for settlers in remote sections.
Dr Arthur Warren Waite the young dentist and tennis player goes on trial for murder of his father in law John Peck of Grand Rapids Michigan. District Attorney Edward Swann outlines Waite’s alleged arsenic and chloroform poisoning. Defense plans sanity plea as alienists may testify.
Dispatch from May 22 states Lieut. Gen. Sir Percy Lake confirms British forces under Lieut. Gen. Sir George Gorringe have reached Kut-el-Amara on the south bank of the Tigris, clearing the region up to the Shatt-el-Hai river junction. Turks hold Sannayyat on the north bank east of Kut.
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