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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1914
Page
2
Compile highlights from the week noting Villa’s bold campaigns in Mexico and U S actions at Tampico and Vera Cruz. Mediation talks at Niagara Falls with Justices Lamar and Lehmann, Huerta mediators arriving, naval deployments, illness prevention in Vera Cruz, and political shifts in Texas New York and New Jersey.
The Supreme Court dismissed Louis W. Prenica's appeal and ordered payment of 35 000 to Mrs May Bulger for selling liquor to her husband. Other items note Nelson O Shaughnessy arriving in Washington and Uncle Joe Cannon's 88th birthday at Danville Illinois.
John Coombs of the Athletics may return in about six weeks after medical exams. George S. Ward, vice-president of the Brooklyn Federal League club, urges independent circuit support as organized baseball faces the pro moters. Charles Wagner likely cannot play for the Red Sox but may serve as a scout.
Sanu Foreign Cardinal Farley met the Pope while King Christian and Queen Alexandrine of Denmark arrived in London. Coastwise shipping near Newfoundland stalled by ice. German aviators Lieutenants Faber and Kurtz died in a Scetia crash. Opium smokers under forty faced execution in Szechuen. Italy to spend 15 million dollars on schooling. The British polo team to depart London May 23 per Lord Wimborne. Kaiser Wilhelm attended a christening in Washington. Ambassador Herrick thanked France for Tampico aid. Britain’s April trade shows a large exports rise and imports drop.
Washington reports show rapid warlike preparations after German shipments to Elverta. Two brigades at Galveston await orders to embark for Mexico, with six more steamers chartered to reinforce Vera Cruz if needed. Officials discuss 50 000 to 60 000 troops and possible move toward Mexico City as Cuernavaca falls to Zapata.
President Huerta through acting Foreign Minister Estevan Ruiz forwards a complaint to the A B C mediators in Washington alleging the United States has landed troops at Vera Cruz and plans to send more. Mediators say they will make representations to President Wilson.
A report from Vera Cruz says Private Parks, orderly to Lieutenant Colonel Elmore F. Taggart, was executed by Mexicans near Tojera after disappearing inside Mexican lines with two of the colonel's horses. A Mexican railroad worker quoted Maas's soldier about Parks' death and another impersonator was said to have been executed two nights earlier.
Vera Cruz report says General Gustavo Maas put to death nineteen convicts he freed to defend Vera Cruz. The released prisoners, once armed, included known criminals who have since terrorized the region after both Mexican and American forces withdrew.
Brigadier General John J. Pershing led a 4000 strong review of troops in El Paso and Juarez. The parade showcased all branches except Coast Artillery and Aviation corps and ended with a city barbecue.
Colonel Y. Romero said Villa and Zapata bet fifty thousand dollars on who will be first to enter Mexico City. He warned rebels plan simultaneous attacks on Salina Cruz Acapulco and other west coast Federal held cities as South American mediators meet. He claimed Huerta's days are numbered.
El Paso officers tighten border controls with female inspectors at all crossings to check cartridges crossing into Mexico. Shawls hide shipments for Villa and Carranza, as women crossing bridges are searched thoroughly.
Washington dispatch reports the first group of volunteer nurses joining the Red Cross for the Veracruz crisis. The contingent consists entirely of Washington women who have answered the call to aid in the Mexican trouble.
Colonel George W. Goethals, governor of the Panama Canal Zone, said he would move torpedo boats through the canal at Secretary Daniels request. He planned to seek War Secretary Garrison's approval to send ships through in late May, aiming for a thirty foot channel through the Cucaracha slide by that date.
President Wilson led a solemn, citywide funeral tribute for 17 US soldiers slain at Vera Cruz. Officials, militia, and thousands gathered as caissons bore flagged caskets from Battery Park to the Navy Yard, with a naval salute and Taps concluding the service.
A fragment advises that saving money when ordering sausage comes from buying a set number of links rather than by the pound. It suggests a family of six could get by with twelve links, noting the weighed amount will be surprisingly small.
White eating flannel is suggested for dish cloths. The cloths are durable and soft for glass and fine china. An eight inch square size is recommended.
Clean-up week in Merchantville gathers fifty cartloads of rubbish. A building boom hits Millville with concrete foundations for a new bridge over Raccoon Creek at Swedesboro. Woodbury dogs and local officials face vandalism and reform efforts.
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