30 Dec 1913
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1913
Page
1
Federal forces plan a repeat operation in North Mexico echoing Sherman’s Civil War milestone. Details remain scarce as troops prepare for action and potential movement while authorities decline comment.
Salazar's Federal irregulars move from Ojinaga toward Mormon colonies while scouts report Villa's garrison near Juarez and Casas Grandes. General Castro to guard the west flank as Velasco abandons Santa Rosalia plan. aim to sever Villa's forces by strikes near Camargo desert and Juarez with railroad cuts and attacks at Guadalupe and Ahumada.
Six students from State Normal at Natchitoches entrust ed their suit cases to a delivery wagon driver with an incorrect address. The bags, four with no outer IDs, are at police headquarters after a two hour search for 816 Commerce Street. Ownership may be proven for release.
From Juarez the rebels plan to cross at Fabes Texas and join the Salazar command in Guadalupe. Smuggling of ammunition has begun as attacks loom. Villa remains at Chilimahua with about five thousand men scattered. Federals under Velasco press east to Ojinaga, while Benavides garrison at Juarez is isolated. Monclova reports civilians poisoned wells. 500 noncombatants died. Federals burn houses and mines amid advancing operations.
General Villa denounces any peace overtures with Huerta and demands his removal. He outlines rebel terms including land reform, redistribution of estates, and ratification of confiscations, asserting the rebels will march on Mexico City with growing force.
The article recalls the ten year anniversary of a major calamity tied to the Iroquois people, reflecting on its global impact and lasting memory. It notes solemn remembrances and discussions among survivors and communities affected.
Chicago marks the ten year anniversary of the 1905 Iroquois Theatre fire with memorial services at the Iroquois Memorial Emergency Hospital and churches downtown. Thousands pause work to honor victims as wreaths are laid in cemeteries. the disaster remains the deadliest theatre fire in American history.
A deadly blaze trapped spectators as exits were locked, forcing escapes through the main lobby. Firefighters recovered hundreds of bodies from balconies and galleries, many unidentifiable, with some buried anonymously in a cemetery anniversary flowers laid by the Iroquois Memorial Society.
San Francisco reports a surge of job seekers as about a thousand more men arrive from other west coast cities. The influx depletes city funds meant for public employment programs as men quit private eight to ten hour work for shorter city hours.
C W White was seriously wounded by Jesse Blackman with a shotgun at Blackman’s home near Homer Louisiana. The shooting occurred as White allegedly went to the house in an intoxicated condition. White’s clothing likely saved him from instant death. He was treated at Gibson Sanitarium. Blackman posted a $500 bond.
Jackson Mississippi theater notes praise the Quaker Girl show playing last night and planned to visit Monroe next. Critics cite a tip-top performance by Victor Morley, Harry Short, and a large company at the Century Theatre.
A sociology study argues that rising Negro nationality may mark an end to isolation, signaling broader social and political integration. The piece emphasizes shifting identity and potential implications for race relations and community organization.
In remarks before the American Sociological Society, Robert I. Park urged that race solidarity grows in the United States and that bi racial tendencies appear in the South. He noted public hostility toward Southern leaders and said leaders shaping Southern politics did not own slaves. The society elected Edward Rose president. Separately, NAACP meetings will focus on segregation and discrimination in federal departments and Southern farms.
New Orleans reports District Attorney Luzenberge filed eight affidavits accusing T Walter Danziger of embezzling 342000 from Teutonia Bank and Trust Company. State bank examiner W J Young found the funds could not be accounted for while Danziger was its liquidator.
Readers may obtain complimentary copies of the Progress Edition of the News-Star by visiting the News-Star Office and indicating their distribution needs for free nationwide.
Harold Danziger, brother of the accused, testified the family would explain the gap between the missing amount and the $25 000 bond. He said Teutonia lost heavily when a prior institution failed two years ago and the family does not want to see further losses. No word has come to New Orleans or Danziger. He was seen last Wednesday but since then all trace is lost, police and family say. Accountants are checking books of several other firms with which Danziger was connected.
Paris reports a severe cold wave across France Spain and Portugal with record low temperatures and mounting deaths as populations struggle for warmth and supplies amid the harsh weather.
Six enterprises controlled by the Siegle stores corporation in New York and Boston were declared bankrupt in friendly proceedings. The concerns had an annual business of about forty million dollars but Christmas business lagged, and reduced credit strained the firm.
Vicksburg December 20 The State won its contention in the Hobbs bribery case as Judge Mounger ruled the jurors should not consider the defendant's intent when accepting the alleged bribe. Walter for the State and Cassidy for the defense argued, with closing expected later today and a jury verdict possible by night.
William Millsaps secretary to Governor Hall remains in his Grunewald hotel room in New Orleans with a blister on his cheek after an accident from a hot water spit to his back. He is resting cheerfully and attended by Dr Wall as recovery proceeds, though mobility is limited for a week and care required for movement.
AP reports at Pineville Kentucky that the Hendrickson family members hidden in an abandoned mine could be forced to surrender by a smoke operation. Mrs. Jack Hendrickson entered the mine in an attempt to persuade them to come out.
A fragmentary report notes soldiers joining the Grande and moving toward the American coast. The text is incomplete but implies a unit reshuffle and a maritime movement toward a defined destination. No clear dates or units are conclusively identified in the readable portion.
Federal forces faced a renewed assault as 4 900 troops and rebels clashed near Presidio Texas. A mutiny and desertions shook the garrison as rebels captured outposts, with many federal troops crossing the Rio Grande to flee.
Smith and Barthel Architects chosen to design and supervise new Louisiana Training School structures. Board members P M Atking W B Clarke and S M McReynolds oversee project south of the city with estimated cost between 209 600 and 250 000 dollars.
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