22 Oct 1913
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1913
Page
1
The case centers on motive in the death of Admiral Was Eaton, with prosecutors examining claims of a love triangle. The defense argues the affair is not proven as the cause, while witnesses describe tensions linked to a marriage.
Soldiers and police are ordered to shoot to kill if demonstrations erupt upon the arrival of General Felix Diaz in Wuer ta. The city faces tense security as authorities prepare for potential clashes and protect public order.
The Philippine assembly sends a cable resolution praising President Roosevelt’s message as a categorical pledge to recognize independence. They vow a conservative, cooperative path under Governor General Harrison, urging patience and unity to end imperialism and build a self-governing nation.
Mohonk Lake New York October 21 experts who have spent years in service among the Indians Filipinos Puerto Ricans and Alaska natives gather to oppose a policy affecting these peoples.
The thirty first Mohowk conference of Friends of the Indian and Other Dependent Peoples opens tomorrow for three days. Sessions cover Indian affairs, Philippines, and topics on Porto Rico and Alaska. Major General Leonard Wood is expected to discuss Moro Province work.
In St Petersburg on January 21 it is understood the Hussian admiralty will send one or two naval officers to represent the government at the Panama Canal opening. The question of sending warships has not been entertained, for reasons cited by the foreign office.
The nineteen member commission preparing a new constitution for the national council of Congregational churches held its final session in Kansas City on October 21. It recommends electing a national secretary to visit churches and societies nationwide in an advisory role, perform inspections, and offer surges.
Governor Ammons with Secretary Patrehid Attorney General Farrar and Major Lee toured Forbes Ludlow and Delagua Hastings mining camps in Colorado. He said action may be needed but offered no details and planned further camp visits to complete his investigation before returning to Watsenburg. He reported statewide conditions as quiet and orderly.
Denver dispatch reports Governor Ammons touring the strike zone around Trinidad and Ludlow Delagua and Forbes finding conditions quiet but calling the situation serious. He noted difficulty obtaining full information while accompanied by Attorney General Farrar and Major General G. M. Lee.
The Gilt Edge List, an association of newspaper publishers, will organize in Chicago in about two weeks to improve advertising practices, boost daily paper volume, and develop national and foreign advertising among member papers. Battleship Oregon to Lead at Panama. Secretary Daniels announced that the Oregon will head the international float through the Panama Canal when it opens.
Young American and wife seized by revolutionists in Durango as tensions rise. Wife is murdered in a brutal act amid the ongoing Mexican conflict. The incident underscores the dangers faced by foreign nationals in war zones and prompts calls for protective measures.
Plymouth October 21. Prosecution cites a Chicago wealthy lover as motive for Mrs. Eaton in Rear Admiral Joseph G. Eaton murder trial. Witness Mrs. Marshall Bursey says Eaton spoke of a lover with large property, and planned to prove his insanity to commit him. Evidence includes talcum powder on attic stairs to track footsteps.
William Randolph Hearst and John Purroy Mitchel spoke at an Independence League mass meeting in New York. Hearst criticised the Democratic Party as unpatriotic and undemocratic, called the Republican Party reactionary, and urged the Independence Party to advance honest independence and radicalism in this campaign.
A jury after more than two hours found Charles Maddox guilty of murdering W T Blam in an argument over a cattle deal. The verdict fixes Maddox's punishment at forty years in the state penitentiary. Maddox is noted as one of the wealthiest cattle men in the state and plans to appeal.
Refugees arriving in San Diego from Durango Mexico recount brutal acts by revolutionary forces under General Carranza. They describe killings of Americans, looting, and the burning of mansions. One man reached Manzanillo naked. another, W I Dawson, fled with only a shirt and trousers after rebels robbed him of his valuables and gear.
Brownsville Texas October 21 General Venustiano Carranza head of the revolutionary movement has decided Cabalerro a colonel of the constitutionalists as military governor of Tamaulipas and Bianco as governor of Zacatecas Blanco now leads rebel forces in Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon Cabalerro prepares to attack the federals at Victoria
Three hundred fifty Sonora rebel soldiers under Major Enriquez march from Douglas toward Canal Grandes to reinforce the constitutionalists preparing to move on Juarez. The force reportedly carries three cannon and two machine guns and may wait for General Francisco Villa's army for a coordinated assault on the border city.
Trial began in Seattle on a $40,000 damages suit by Willing Topping of Ashland Ohio against the Great Northern railroad for his father Howard Topping killed in a snow slide 100 miles from Seattle March 1 1910. Judge Humphries warned jurors against talking about the case and said detectives may watch them.
Tehran dispatch reports Colonel Merrill, who organized the treasury gendarme under W Morgan Ghuster, ordered to raise a 1000 man force at Ehiras for the governor general of Fars. It will be independent of Swedish gendarmie but will cooperate when needed.
General Felis Taz, nominee for the Mexican presidency, sails toward Vera Cruz on the Corcovado. Authorities ban demonstrations and deploy detectives as a German gunboat and armed troops prepare to enforce order if Diaz partisans react, with assurances sought from General Diaz.
Jaredo Tex October 21 reports the outcome of Coahuila elections hinges on General Maas and 1000 Mexican troops reaching Saltillo. The expedition from Nuevo Laredo aims to issue a proclamation by Saturday. Saltillo lies 75 miles south. rebels are expected to oppose the federals.
Laredo Texas reports fighting west of Monterey Mexico preliminarily linked to an attack on the city an important railroad center now held by federals Mexican orders direct General Navarrete at Lampazor to hurry to Monterey about 100 miles south with Nuevo Laredo headquarters issuing the instruction.
Augusta Ga Oct 21 Federal Judge Rufus Foster ruled that the indictment charging Thomas B Watson editor and former Populist presidential candidate with sending obscene matter through the mails was quashed The defense succeeded arguing the indictment singled out passages rather than the entire writings Judge Foster announced the cause was dismissed the format of the article ends here with the judge's decision considered.
A court debates whether the government can indict for distributing an entire article rather than excerpts. The dialogue considers charging for complete publications and compares to indicting for sending whole religious texts. The judge notes no ruling on obscenity, but contemplates reindictment including full articles.
Sir Thomas G. Shaughnessy president of the Canadian Pacific and director of the Bank of Montreal was served with a legal summons in Minneapolis under the new Minnesota law allowing service on foreign corporation heads while temporarily within the state. The summons arose from a Chicago claim that his trunk was broken into during a trip from Swift Current to Minneapolis.
Detroit paper reports Secretary Redfield urging Congress to fund expanded commercial representation abroad. He proposes a corps of special agents and tighter supervision of consuls, with an ambitious program of trade investigation and promotion including a halted pottery study due to funding. He notes U.S. exports rising, especially manufactured goods, and calls for reorganizing the bureau of corporations to study big combinations.
Dispatches from Washington describe Ambassador Page's talk with British Foreign Minister Sir Edward Grey about Britain's stance on Mexico. London maintains recognition of Huerta as policy, while U S officials condemn Huerta's seizure of power and congress arrests as altering the crisis with no new policy change. Sir Lionel Carden's credentials are viewed as out of step with U S views.
Professor J. Shaw of the Seventh Day Adventists recommends a compulsory educational standard for all graduates seeking pulpit honors. The measure aims to ensure pastors meet a defined level of training before ordination.
London reports Sir Edward Grey refuses to commit Britain to any Mexico policy until after the elections. He says recognition of the provisional government remains correct and that Britain will support President Wilson while safeguarding British interests. Page outlines US aims for peace and a settlement to secure lasting stability in Mexico.
Sir Lionel Carden, the British minister in Mexico City, says the dissolution of Congress by President Huerta was an internal Mexican matter not affecting his credentials. He states his government’s instructions were clear and that he did not know if the dissolution was legally authorized. He refused to comment on intervention plans and cautions U S appreciation of Mexican conditions.
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