Roosevelt Due Home Today From Brazil Visit
Explorer of Brazilian origin expected at Oyster Bay once more as President Roosevelt returns home today.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1914
Page
8
Explorer of Brazilian origin expected at Oyster Bay once more as President Roosevelt returns home today.
The former president Theodore Roosevelt is nearing Oyster Bay after returning from jungle exploration in Brazil. He rode the Booth liner Aidan, expected to reach quarantine around 4 p.m. tomorrow, with Roosevelt family members aboard the rendezvous tug to take him to Oyster Bay. Reported improved health, regained weight, and appetite followed an illness and leg injury from river rapids.
New York May 18 a nervous witness says Charles Becker asked him to kill Jack Rose after Rosenthal’s murder and Rose’s arrest, while James Marshall a Black man testifies to a Harlem meeting cited as the heart of the conspiracy. Pitt, Becker’s former friend and press agent, details Becker’s warnings and alibi discussions. The defense plans to present witnesses to counter the prosecution as Becker’s case nears jury deliberation.
American troops to stay in Mexico amid border tensions. Reports on ministers in jeopardy and regional unrest. Montan sports and mining notes mix with canal and strike updates. Local council, court, and crime items plus classifieds complete the page.
Escanaba Mich May 18 The village of Alfred eight miles from Escanaba was wiped out by a forest fire residents fled to the Escanaba river and endured hours of exposure in the water before rescue or relief could arrive.
Kalispell May 18 After firing 16 shots at two railroad detectives who found them hidden in a barn near Fortune Montana the two men who held up Great Northern train No 1 last Friday at Rondo eluded pursuers today. Three posses were organized to search rugged country around Fortune with bloodhounds. A $5 reward was posted for capture. One fugitive is described as 2 to 3 years old and 6 feet 2 or 3 inches tall. the other about 40, 5 feet 9 inches, heavy dental decay noted.
In Vera Cruz crowds hooted and called ex-minister Aruelanio Urrutia an assassin after he arrived among refugees. He was detained by American officers, freed, then reheld amid demonstrations led by Antonio Rivero de la Torre. De la Torre accused Urrutia of his brother’s death. Urrutia denied the charge and returned to his room guarded by a marine.
Four men boarded the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe passenger train near Chicago limits at grade crossing. They held up three passengers on the observation platform, securing cash before the train crew drove them off as the engine started. No injuries reported.
Refugees arriving in Vera Cruz say Dr LM Taylor of Denver is held by constitutionalists using his services. Canada seeks his release. Reporters HB Of Marion Ohio and Mr Gi Mont conveyed the news from Cruz aboard a small steamer. Thomas and Gibson, from the Gibson hacienda owned by Senator Clark, were captured by revolutionaries at San Andres Tuxtla and held seven days before being released and reaching Montepio by motor boat.
Baron Erlin von Nordenskjold, head of the Norwegian South American exploring expedition, previously reported killed by Indians March 14, is confirmed safe. A March 21 Santa Cruz de la Sierra Bolivia letter notes his arrival in Trinidad, Bent department. Washington May 18 Senator Culberson returns to his seat after 18 months absence due to illness.
Philadelphia reports a state wide primary with Michael J. Ryan and Vance McCormick contending for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. McCormick is backed by A Mitchell Palmer and the national administration, while Ryan predicts a decisive win and a Budd Senate nomination. Republicans look to Penrose for senator, with Palmer and Pinchot as expected Democratic and Progressive contenders. Brumbaugh leads Republican governor efforts, and Draper Lewis backs the Washington party nomination.
Dorothy Dix asserts that men cannot represent women at the polls or in millinery stores and that women’s news requires a woman writer. She spoke during Journalism Week at the University of Missouri, urging truthful reporting and condemning gossip as old fashion.
May 18 reports say President and American commissioners favor a settlement in Mexico, seeking fair treatment for factions and an agrarian solution. Huerta could resign to allow a neutral government and election, while mediation aims to address political and economic issues guiding the conflict.
El Paso, May 18. Hoertas delegates at the mediation conference were authorized to present his resignation if needed to restore peace in Mexico. The constitutionalists insist on pressing the contest through to the end and oppose any compromise with the cientificos. They deny fighting an individual, instead a political condition backed by Huerta’s party. They warn such a compromise would threaten reform and invite further unrest.
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