Politicians Debate 13 Gap Billenwater Of 10
Read of confusion over whether Republican chairman uses a subtle tactic or a blunt move in the 13 gap billenwater of 10 dispute. Public interest centers on party strategy and potential policy shifts.
23 Oct 1916
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1916
Page
1
Read of confusion over whether Republican chairman uses a subtle tactic or a blunt move in the 13 gap billenwater of 10 dispute. Public interest centers on party strategy and potential policy shifts.
A Santa Fe dispatch examines W H Gillenwater the Republican state chair and asks if his quiet campaign push is a new tactic or a misread move In a six page letter he attacked Summers Burkhart over Montezuma Trust matters drawing mixed reaction as the G O P faction weighs its strategy.
Denver reports a two day outlook with Monday partly cloudy conditions and rain in the northwest, followed by a colder Tuesday with similar rain in the east portion. The outlook notes cooler temperatures across the region.
A weather report states for twenty four hours ending at 3 pm yesterday the high temperature reached 2 degrees and the wind varied with a partly cloudy sky.
The piece argues state management should run like a business with taxpayers as stockholders. It condemns wasteful spending on salaries and political manipulation, praising Governor McDonald’s economy and urging continued Democratic governance to preserve honest, efficient government.
British naval aircraft shot down the hostile seaplane over Sheerness as four bombs were dropped. Three hit the harbor and a railway area damaged railroad cars. no casualties were reported. The raider fled northeast.
Judge M A Hreeden longtime New Mexico attorney general died recently at Redondo Beach near Los Angeles. The Civil War veteran and political leader was 69 born in Maysville Kentucky and lived on East Palsoe avenue Santa Fe. He leaves a widow Mrs Anna Breeden two sons Roscoe of Los Angeles and Marshall of San Francisco and two daughters Talma and Nellie. Funeral services were held under the Grand Army of the Republic at the Congregational church in Redondo Beach.
Long Branch New Jersey October 22 optimism marks the president's re election bid. He has two more speeches here and three trips before election day. He plans to receive returns at Shadow Lawn and will tour Cincinnati Buffalo and New City. Alton Parker and James W. Gerard are listed for upcoming lunches.
Charles Hughes spent Oct 22 in Montclair with Republican National Committee Chairman Willcox. They walked and conferred late into the night. Hughes plans more campaigning in the central West before closing in New York City on November 4.
Vicksburg Shreveport and Pacific passenger No. 2 was halted near Rayville Louisiana by five masked robbers who failed to steal any worth. They boarded from the tender, stopped the eastbound train, attempted to uncouple cars and break into the express car but doors remained locked. Shots were fired and a passenger railroad flagman fired back scattering the bandits. A Rayville posse pursued them. The line is part of the Queen and Crescent route.
London reports Dr Bull, a wealthy English dentist, has been sentenced in Belgium to imprisonment for treason on alleged Rix Yours charges. Reuters Amsterdam cites good authority for the claim.
Tommies push into German dugouts in descent of Regina Trench as winter quarters loom. British assault described as bold and gallant with a desperate, momentum driven charge against fortified positions.
In France the British resumed a large offensive on Regina trench near Thiepval with a day of clear skies. A heavy No. 1 artillery curtain followed by infantry seized portions of the three mile front, taking about six hundred prisoners as Germans retreated to new dugouts amid cold, marching battalions and supplies of chocolate and bacon.
A Sofia telegram reports former Bulgarian minister Dr N Ghenadieff was tried for high treason and sentenced to ten years penal servitude but later released under pressure from public opinion. He is reported seriously ill with blood poisoning and was arrested in an intrigue against the Bulgarian government over a bribe from a French agent.
A radical attack during an unnamed parliament crisis involved Dr. Adler firing multiple shots aimed at the premier. Adler believed Count Stuereich should have convened Parliament, sparking a political confrontation amid ongoing tensions.
A Rome wireless report says grave riots broke out in Vienna following the assassination of Count Stuerich, with police unable to quell the disorder. The dispatch also notes renewed demonstrations in Athens supporting U S intervention for Greece against Entente forces occupying Athens and Piraeus.
Berlin reports Premier Stuergkh was a firm opponent of progressive trends and press censorship, resisting parliamentary convocation. He was seen as a representative of a political system rather than a strong personal force, with motives for his assassination unclear.
Vienna dispatch reports the Austrian cabinet met after Premier Stuergek reforms follow the assassination. Baron Cieorgi, minister of national defense, presided as all officers offered resignations though Emperor Francis Joseph is not expected to accept them. Prince Hohensohe-Schillingsfurst aboard leave plans to return immediately.
Reports from the front claim Austro-German forces gain in the Dobruja sector with Rumanians and Russians retreating as Toprat Sart and Cobadin fall. In Transylvania fierce but indecisive mountain fighting continues while Danube front lines shift. British and French positions near the Somme face renewed attacks repelled. Cerna river area shows light progress for entente troops. A German bomber incident near Sheerness is noted with later loss at sea.
A London dated report shows entente allies demanding Greece pull troops from Thessaly to the Morea and hand over war supplies destined for Thessalian forces. French military attaché presented the terms to King Constantine, with other unspecified demands noted.
Vienna reels after the premier’s murder and rumors of successors surface. Reports say the killer’s unbalanced mind and family struggles shaped the tragedy, with discussions of possible leaders and postponed travel plans of finance minister von Koerber.
Norway and other Scandinavian nations will continue heavy drafts on U S shipbuilding and manufacturing resources during the war and for at least a year after, says Trigeve Barth of Christiania. He arrived with Knut Bachke Sophia Edahl and Gustave K. Hegge to study U S industries and finance.
In Madrid on October 21 the minister of state told the chamber that Germany will respect Spanish ships carrying fruit even to belligerent ports. He asked lawmakers not to discuss German submarine torpedoings of merchant vessels.
In Galveston Texas on October 22 the murder cases tied to William Black a noted anti Catholic lecturer from Hellair Ohio are set for trial. John Copeland a Marshall bank cashier is expected to be tried first with George Ryan and George Tier to follow in November. The trials were moved here on a change of venue due to religious tensions.
The Second regiment, Georgia national guard, departed Macon for El Paso. Other troops in Macon including two infantry regiments a squadron and a troop of cavalry and additional units are expected to depart soon.
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