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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1914
Page
1
President Wilson remains opposed to U.S. intervention and sees Huerta's move to evacuate Losbon Island as a bid to escape mediation. Officials doubt the two Huerta delegates plan will succeed, while Zapata and Villa push for decisive gains for the Constitutionalists.
Juarez Mexico May 13 8 Three American lives are the price General Rodrigo Quevedo demands for each bandit killed by his rebels He vows to kill Americans at three to one ratios to avenge losses in the Northern Chihuahua conflict Cavalry forces pursuing bandits have killed several in response to his threat and he ordered destruction of windmills in the area
Former Mexican politician Ferdinand Iglesias Calderon arrived aboard the steamer Mexico in Havana after being liberated from the Fortress of San Juan de Ulúa by American naval forces at Vera Cruz. He says he left Vera Cruz to avoid life under the American flag and plans to stay several days in Havana before sailing to New York.
Rear Admiral Fletcher reports to Secretary Daniels that during the nine days of the Vera Cruz occupation not a single one of about 6 000 marines or sailors was reported for intoxication. He calls the incident unparalleled in world history.
May 13 refugees from Saltillo say American consul John R. Silliman remains jailed in Saltillo. Mrs. Silliman and other women are cared for by the British vice consul, who has not been allowed to visit the prisoners. The refugees recount initial threats but say they were later treated with consideration. Consul Silliman was confined in a large room facing the Plaza.
Vera Cruz May 138 Rear Admiral Fletcher reports one Filipino boy serving as a trusted page is missing after being seen boarding a train toward General Maas lines. He wore ship clothes altered to civilian garb and carried a revolver. His disappearance alarms both sides as possible leaks of American force details emerge.
Alderburg England May 18 fourteen men were drowned today when a steam collier was capsized by high wind off Southworld. The disaster occurred during heavy weather, cutting off rescue efforts and leaving crews missing after the vessel foundered in the sea.
A 38 hour rain deluge in Detroit, starting May 13, floods Fairview and Highland Park, leaves Conner's Creek over its banks and the Detroit River rising. Ford Motor Company suspends operations. 13,000 workers idle next week with estimated damages around two million dollars. Numerous families evacuated by boat. no fatalities reported.
The sixteenth annual Knights of Columbus Maryland state convention, held in Frederick, drew leaders from Cumberland and Baltimore for two days of sessions and a banquet. Officers were mostly re-elected, with the state treasurer shifted to alternate to the National Convention. The event featured a trip to Braddock Heights, a New City Hotel banquet, and a no-speeches toast program led by the toastmaster and local clergy.
Romney branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will move about 2600 peach cars. General Superintendent F. E. Blaser and Division Superintendent J. W. Kelly ordered an engine and crew to handle the crop exclusively. Cars will be iced in Cumberland and Green Spring, then run to Romney overnight for early loading and morning markets in Philadelphia and New York.
A May storm in Kittanning Pennsylvania caused deaths and injuries. The Kittanning plate glass factory and pottery suffered major damage with roofs torn off and upper stories removed. The damage is estimated at 250000 dollars and three major structures were wrecked or severely damaged. The dead include Charles More twenty eight from Garretts Run who died at Kittanning Hospital. The injured include Sadie Bouch twenty two decorator struck by brick Wes Hollobough twenty five internally injured Charles French thirty left arm broken Morris Barnett twenty eight bruised or internally injured.
The New York Pirates National League game scheduled for today in Pittsburg was postponed due to wet grounds. A double-header was set for July 18 to make up the action.
John M. Cannon a judge advocate on Governor Blease's staff was shot dead by Joseph G. Sullivan during a quarrel stemming from a trial of Sullivan's brother in a magistrates court. Cannon died instantly from four gunshot wounds near the court. Sullivan was arrested and jailed. Cannon was a noted lawyer and political figure from Laurens.
Washington May 13 Attorney General MacReynolds says he bears no responsibility for any immunity gained by New Haven officials Charles F Mellen William Rockefeller and John S Billard for their appearance before the Interstate Commerce Commission He states in a letter to the Commission that all responsibility rests with the current Commission, not the Department.
Five pilots perish when a pilot boat bound for inbound ships to guide them into Cardiff harbor is rammed and sunk in fog by the British steamer Star of the New Zealand Line. The incident occurs off Cardiff in the Bristol Channel as the boat sinks swiftly with no survivors.
Wireless dispatch from the United States reports heavy fighting at Mazatlan as General Obregonista forces attack from the northwest. Federal troops claim to have repulsed the rebels with heavy losses. Proceedings described via Inter national News Service aboard the California.
Martin Luther Perdew of Beans Cove Pa and Klesta Belle Oster of Cumberland Valley Pa obtained licenses to marry. The notices list their names and residence as filed.
Admiral Mayo reports that heavy fighting has continued at Tampico and that Constitutionalists expect to capture the city today. The dispatch, relayed via Admiral Badger, notes the capitulation appears imminent and that Mayo believes the outcome will be realized.
Troop A of the Colorado National Guard faces court martial near Golden over the Ludlow tent colony fire that killed 25 people including two women and eleven children. Col W A Davis presides as 190 troops are present. witnesses invited. trial expected to last two weeks.
A mob of about 1009 men and boys tore into the parish jail in Shreveport Louisiana taking Ed Lamberton a Black man accused of harming a 10 year old white girl from custody. He was hanged dragged and stabbed at a nearby pole. The girl was taken to a sanitarium for treatment. Police and National Guard were asked to intervene but the mob acted before troops arrived.
Reports from western Pennsylvania say the May storms caused over a million dollars in damage. The hurricane force winds unroofed houses and barns, and lightning struck many buildings leaving ruins. One person died and more than twenty were injured as the gale affected many communities with floods warned in Sharon and nearby valleys.
Fremont residents fear a second disaster with the Sandusky River at its highest since March 1913. Lowland residents prepare to evacuate on short notice as schools close and crops suffer thousands in losses. Streetcar service is suspended due to washouts.
Reports from Vera Cruz state Mexican snipers are attempting to kill U S naval aviators. An examination of aircraft used by Lieutenant Dellinger indicates one wing was punctured by rifle bullets during yesterday’s flight.
In New York on May 13 ex Police Lieutenant Charles Becker faced cross examination by Martin Manton as the defense seeks to dismantle "Bald Jack" Rose's testimony. The defense argues Rose’s prior accounts contain discrepancies that could erode the prosecution's core link tying Rosenthal's murder to Becker amid New York gambling faction wars.
The State Roads Commission announced the annual allotment of road maintenance funds from automobile license receipts for the year ended March 31. Allegany County receives 4994.67, ranking behind Montgomery and Baltimore while Garrett County gets nothing. allocations reflect the Shoemaker State aid law sharing 50 percent state, 40 percent county, 10 percent property owners.
International News Service reports from Vera Cruz that Constitutionalists, after gaining a strong position near Tampico, postponed the final assault due to Federal gunboats still holding ammunition. Rebels plan renewed attack once reinforcements arrive as artillery fire has breached a fortification. The forces are reportedly moving toward Cona Cecelle and Matamoros with Tampico closely invested.
General Coxey's army dwindled to eight as several privates deserted and stayed to work on state roads near Indian Spring. Deserters were hired to farm and by a lumber firm near Millstone, with six total desertions since leaving Cumberland. Coxey spoke to a large, attentive crowd in Hagerstown last night. He criticized Republicans and Democrats, while accusing Progressives of exploiting the common people. He revised the march route toward Frederick via Williamsport Martinsburg Harpers Ferry and Branswick.
Former New Haven Railroad head Charles F. Mellen was questioned privately by ICC Counsel Folk at a midnight session in Washington. The hearing on the New Haven matter ran until nearly dawn and Folk declined to reveal results, saying Mellen is expected to testify at a public hearing later in the week.
Hagerstown Maryland May 13 Fred Schagle of Cumberland was arrested Monday night on the charge of support of his children. He was committed to awaiting arrival of authorities by Justice Ankeney this morning.
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