Politicians of State At Work Making Slates for 1916
Pot has begun to bubble and wise ones have already begun to pick winners in the campaign of 1916 as state politicians organize slates for next year.
20 Oct 1915
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1915
Page
1
Pot has begun to bubble and wise ones have already begun to pick winners in the campaign of 1916 as state politicians organize slates for next year.
Special correspondence from Santa Fe notes that 1916 party battles shaping up with heavy betting on B C Hernandez for the Republicans and a slate fight for Democrats led by Putney and Walton. Hubbell, Larrazolo, Bursum and Raynolds also figure, with Andrews and Martinez in the mix as candidates churn.
Nichols Damas was found guilty of first degree murder for the February 13 shooting of Wiliam Dick, paymaster of Oakview mine, with eight thousand dollars in Dick's car undisturbed. The jury deliberated twenty five minutes before fixing the death penalty. Vardin Marinos remains at large and a new trial motion is due in thirty days.
British submarine torpedoed German steamers Pernambuco Soederhamn Johannes-Russ and Dalafven north of Stockholm off Oxeloe sund. Pernambuco and Dalafven sunk. Soederhamn and Johannes-Russ afloat. Crews of all ships saved.
In Mexico City on October 19, crowds welcomed news that Gen Venustiano Carranza would be recognized by the United States. Extra editions sold quickly as bells rang in cathedrals and fireworks and whistles added to the city’s excitement. General Gonzales, absent in Toluca, had not planned an official celebration.
Washington reports Venustiano Carranza is recognized as Mexico’s de facto leader by the United States and eight Latin American republics. Letters of recognition were sent to Eliseo Arredondo, who will relay the news to Carranza, with plans to appoint ambassadors as soon as suitable representatives are designated.
Governor Dunne halted a public hanging plan at Murphyshere and issued a reprieve after concerns over witness numbers. Sheriff Nite of Jackson county had avoided specifying witnesses while the Malison case drew public attention. The move aims to conduct the execution privately with limited witnesses to avoid publicity.
Three Chinese herb doctors and an interpreter jailed for violating state medical laws obtained writs of habeas corpus in U S district court after the California supreme court refused them. They allege the medical board refused to examine them because they are herbalists, claiming discrimination against the favored nation clause of the U S China treaty.
A delirious, well-dressed woman admitted to a New Orleans hospital was identified as the wife of former heavyweight champion Tommy Burns. She claimed to be Julia King from Seattle and widow of Capt. Thomas P. King, saying she was separated from two children and a French nurse after a train change. She bore expensive jewelry and said she suffered a severe head pain with no injury evident.
Chicago Oct 39 Chief Healey of the police outlines a plan to show moving likenesses of criminals at all stations. Films will depict appearance and mannerisms to aid identification. originated with FP J P OBrien head of the detective bureau. Several negatives have been made but are not yet ready for exhibition.
London dispatch reports Britain will not abandon the campaign for the Dardanelles. Authorities state the operation remains active with preparations ongoing despite mounting challenges.
The report says Austro German forces push into Serbia while Bulgarians sever the Uskup Nish railway line delaying Allied advance from Saloniki. It notes Balkan fronts, Greek tensions, and Russian aims as Greece and Romania react to Allied notes and Balkan shifts.
The Bulgarian high command states its forces advanced across the Serbian front. Veranya in the Morava valley fell and the Uskup Nish railway line was cut. Cavalry entered Vranya as residents initially welcomed them with white flags but soon fired on the troops. Additional captures include a Serbian battalion near Stratzin and Kotchana in the Bragin valley as forces push westward.
Since October 14 the artillery on both sides has been very active along the front near the Tassee canal. The enemy has carried out several bombing attacks, all of which have been repulsed, according to Sir John French’s report from headquarters in France.
A war conference of cabinet committees known as the war committee met Tuesday afternoon. Alexandre Millerand and Paul Cambon joined the meeting along with Millerand's secretary. The session lasted about ninety minutes before a second cabinet council at the House of Commons. No details were released on the discussions or possible plans.
Russian cavalry charged German positions west of Hafalovka and at Podcherevitchi breaking defenses and seizing prisoners. Reports say worn troops manning trenches and large captures near Novzki threaten German line from Pripet to Niemen. Dvinsk region calmer after heavy fighting.
Three officers from the interned German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eugen vanished from their ship at Norfolk Naval Yard. Rear Admiral Beatty reported the leave breach and authorities were alerted to arrest the missing Lieutenant Koch and Doctors Kruger and Kroeneck who were expected back aboard.
The sale of a seat on the New York Stock Exchange for 72,000 was announced today. The price is 2,000 higher than the last sale and several thousand higher than sales four to six months ago.
Ten Mexicans are killed by posses after a Brownsville area train wreck and slayings linked to bandits robbing the St. Louis Brownsville and Mexico line. U S cavalry and civilians hunt suspects along the Rio Grande as Dr. E S McCain dies of wounds. Two casualties are reported and authorities chase fugitives near Olmito with reports of shootings along the river banks.
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