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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1914
Page
1
Washington dispatches report Huerta delegates, Mexican constitutionalists, and American mediators sailing from Washington to Niagara Falls to discuss a settlement. Key figures include Luis Cabrera, Carranza ally, and Abe representatives of various factions as mediation aims to avert further upheaval in Mexico through a neutral government.
Fragmented text from Today's Standard page describes varied items including international mediation, local incidents, sports notes, and editorial mentions. It references Taft, Greece, Alaska, and other scattered events with no clear cohesive story or dates.
Governor Aiotuns calls for federal assistance to quell a major strike. Report notes a four million dollar investment on IstE Net and indicates CIA involvement in securing negus assistance to rapid resolution.
Gov Ammons urges calm as coal field clashes escalate in Colorado. Legislators authorize 1 million dollars to restore order while President Wilson contemplates federal troops. United Mine Workers warn against state militia replacement amid ongoing crisis. Local residents and press call for mediation and peaceful settlement.
John Is Griffiths, American consul general in London, died suddenly at his residence of heart disease. Born in New York in 1863, he studied law at the University of Iowa and was admitted to the Indianapolis bar before a career that included posts in Townsend and London.
Vienna May 17 The condition of Emperor Francis Joseph was adversely affected by cold and wet weather. His physicians are attempting to move him to a warmer resort in the south to improve his health.
May 17 funeral held for William Henry Pulliam, noted first class soldier from Utah who died from wounds in the Vera Cruz fighting. Pulaski, Wisconsin hosted the service with about two thousand attendees. President Wilson sent a funeral tribute among tributes.
Senate debate nears end on repeal of tolls exemption clause of Panama Canal act. House will consider major works bills and anti trust exemptions fought by labor unions. Leaders expect adjournment near mid July, with possible August earliest if anti trust action stalls. Continuous wrangling marks the session as it approaches climax.
Paso Texas May 17 In a tele per to the Morning Times from Fort Wingate New Mexico where he is interned United States John Mercade Salvador Mercnade who commands the federal army defeated at Ojama supports the declaration verbally made by General Velasco that the Tuerta government had not given proper support to the federal troops in the field General Velasco It is said made a similar statement will regard in the support accorded him when he was defending Torreon General Mercada also will read General Orexea ir with frequent drunkenness and sites defalcations.
In Vera Cruz on May 17 Americans and Mexicans played a friendly baseball game. The Fourth Infantry nine formed the Aguilas all-star Mexican team and won 6 to 4 in four innings. The grand stand was crowded with navy and army officers and many Americans.
London May 17 Winston Spencer Churchill,-led admiralty, hailed a monoplane flown by Gustave Hamel in a test flight near the city. The attempt marked a bold early aviation milestone noted by officials and press coverage.
Report from Circle City Alaska describes a catastrophic flood that inundated the town five feet deep near the water works, undermining the dike and threatening collapse. The Indian village remains under water and ice with no reported casualties, but damages are estimated at $25,000.
Special dispatch reports Garrett, a Chicasa promoter, detained near Pineville Kentucky by local police. Chief Clifford escorted him back to Peoria where warrants allege forgery of promissory notes totaling about 36000. Bank officials dispute liability while Garrett is said to have forged mortgages and sold multiple copies, netting around 295000 in Illinois and surrounding areas.
In Frankfurt on the Main May 7 Lieutenant Muetter died when the engine exploded during the Prince Henry aviation competition near Pförtner. Lieutenant Hifessen and a passenger were injured but survived. Eighteen military aviators participated and about 30 accidents were reported during the event.
Two rival lines of the San Francisco to Oakland aerial ferry began operations. In Oakland estuary engine trouble forced one operator to row to shore while the other made a single trip with one passenger. Tomorrow Weldon Conk will operate the hydro aeroplane ferry.
Paris May 17 Mme Califaux, who shot and killed Gaston Calmette editor of Figaro, is charged with homicide with premeditation. Trial date not yet set.
General Funston reported the destruction of the San Francisco bridge near Vera Cruz, about eight miles away, by Todorel soldiers. The bridge spanned a ravine and the River Anvela, 168 feet long, with no effect on Mexican City communication via the Mexican Central railroad. Rumors said General Navarrete led 4,000 federal troops nearby, but officers doubt this.
In Tattersalt City on May 17 plans for reorganizing Lin Wabashes hallway under a receiver were submitted by Winslow D. Pierce of New York. The plan seeks a 10 million dollar reduction in capital and a 20 per share assessment on all stockholders with preferred stock receiving full payment and common stockholders receiving 58 after old stock is surrendered. No preferred stock remains in the new issue. Executed holders get five percent. Current capital listed as 21 7,098,877.
Vera Genz reports on a May 17 clash in Tampico when rebels and foreigners confronted each other as refugees of various nationalities were compelled to seek exit. The German steamer Ypiranga became entangled in the altercation after boarding passengers and papers were discussed. Governor Caballero intervened to calm tensions and pledged to honor passports as authorities sought to de‑escalate the incident.
Rome reports the Italian government requested inventor Guilo Myl, discoverer of the nitre violet ray, to demonstrate his powder explosion from about 14 miles away through hills. The test aims to show capability to detonate Kunpowder and Corpedoes at long range in the Mediterranean theater.
A May 17 incident in Htalberstadt Prussian Saxony left two workers named Wiegand and Fellli ger instantly killed during a tanning attempt after a growling noise ignited fear and caused a tragic fall from a 2,000 foot drop.
A damaged report recounts a dramatic sea tragedy where seven survivors from the Creley steed Colmpiton were saved by the Worth Atintt and the steamer MagpAllin. Eleven others at the boat’s crew perished, and several more died in days after the blast. The Senora was expected to reach bailax next morning as救 survivors faced exhaustion, burns, and starvation while drifted at sea.
Graphic reports tell of the murder of Americans, the capture of the American brig Geneva, and the imprisonment of United States Consul Clement Edwards of Acapulco. Refugees on the British steamer Celtiania fled Manzanillo as war erupts between the United States and Mexico. The Geneva’s crew and passengers were held as prisoners before release by the U.S. cruiser Rutland, with accounts of escape by small boat and cheers when the vessel departed fresh water and provisions scarce amid hostilities.
Former President Taft warns in a May New York speech that intervention risks war, urging restraint and urging Americans to back peace efforts led by mediation. He criticizes Wilson policies toward Mexico and stresses the need to act for law and order without bold conquest. He notes the danger of revolution and the high price of invasion, calling for prudent actions to safeguard the hemisphere.
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