Defeating Invaders at Sonsonata Drives Them Back
A Salvadoran cablegram reports Revolutionary forces under Rivas defeated invaders near Sonsonata and drove them toward Acajutla. American promoter John Moissant, a former San Francisco resident, was captured. others implicated included George Moissant. Salvador mobilized troops, and the incident centers on plans to invade Salvador from three sides and a conspiracy tied to the Moissant brothers and General Escalon.
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Mexico City
Whhich
Acajutla
John Moissant
San Francisco
Megueroa
Salvador
Rivas
Sonsonata
Juan Moissant
Gentals Toledo
Alfara
Serea
Amapala
Sonsona
San Salvador
Moissant
Central America
Fulton Street
Burton A. Weyl
Fred Moissant
National Bank of
John
George Moissant
General Escalon
Jose Escalon
General Potrero Escalon
National Bank
United States
Central American Exiles and A Nicaraguan Spy Figures In News
The report notes brothers and Colonel Felilpe Fernandez a Nicaraguan spy an agent of President Zelaya and numerous exiles from various Central American republics.
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Felilpe Fernandez
President Zelaya
Salvadorean Troops Repulse Nicaraguan Filibusters
Nicaraguan filibusters landed at Acajutla then moved to Sonsonata where they looted the customs house and stole 20000 from the Bank of Salvador. Salvadorean forces defeated the invaders who fled to Acajutla and sailed away aboard vessels with Nicaraguan flags. The country backs President Figueroa as volunteers offer to fight.
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San Salvador
Acajutla
Sonsonata
Bank of
Lost navy launch crew presumed dead in Norfolk incident
Norfolk on June 18 reports eleven sailors missing after a steam launch returning to the battleship Minnesota from Discovery Pier vanished in rough weather. Search found only a canvas piece, a fireman's box, and a coat with cap. Authorities ordered an investigation with no clear direction.
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Norfolk
Navy
Discovery Pier
Exposition Grounds
Minnesota
Witness Admits Plan to Kill Steunenberg Ties to Former Official
In Boise June 13 the defense pressed Harry Orchard on the Steunenberg murder and related North Idaho plots. Orchard testified he, with Jack Simpkins, sought to kidnap Paulson's children and that David Coates first suggested the plan in Denver. He admitted borrowing money from Paulson to fund actions and described years of crime and poverty as part of the broader conspiracy narrative.
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Boise
Ida
Harry Orchard
Wiliam
Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Steunenberg
Orchard
Bill Easterly
Silver City
Federation
Idaho
Paulson
David Coates
Colorado
Wallace, Ida
Pettibone
Denver
Hercules
North Idaho
Jack Simpkins
Coates
North
Caldwell
Peabody
Gablett
Goddard
Fhorman Bell
Bell
Fd Boyce
Western Federation of Miners
Cunningham
Vincent St. John
Tiger and Poorman
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Burke
Haywood, Moyer and Pettibone
Moyer
Butte
Los Angeles
Taft Introduced by Iowans As Next President
Secretary of War Taft spoke at a Yale club banquet in Iowa City on June 13. T. R. Lane of Des Moines introduced him as the next president, Taft smiled but gave no reply. He regaled attendees with stories of his early law days and discussed duties of lawyers and judges. Local officials and university leaders also spoke as Governor Cummins praised Taft and Roosevelt. In Nicaragua, government denies any war declaration against Guatemala.
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Iowa City
Taft
Yale Club
T. R. Lane
Des Moines
United States
Yale
Cummins
Iowa
Theodore Roosevelt
George F. Maclean
University of Iowa
Lafayette Young
J. O. Stevenson
Waterloo
John S. Brooksmith
Cedar Rapids
George H. Lewis
Harvey Ingham
Harry Pratt Judson
University of Chicago
Philippines
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