Chinese Noncombatants Murdered by Mexican Mob
A violent mob in Mexico killed noncombatants in a brutal attack. Reports describe widespread carnage as authorities investigate the incident and seek to identify those responsible for the killings.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1911
Page
1
Indemnity Demanded Over Torreon Chinese Slaughter
Mexico faces a 12,000,000 peso indemnity demand from China for the Torreon killings. A cruiser is sent to Mexican ports to back the claim, with a report detailing 303 Chinese deaths and widespread looting. Shang Hai Sun pledges to present the case to Mexico and seek redress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Crusier
Mexico
Mexico City
Torreon
Rom Torreon
Shang Hai Sun
Shang
Mexican
Park Jan Jong
Joo Nam
Maroung
Shanghai
Water Returns After Four Hour Flow Interruption in Monroe
Anxiety swept Monroe as the Radio Salt Water Gas well in the park stopped flowing for about four hours. The Natatorium, a town landmark and revenue source, drew regulars and occasionals to morning swims and social routines, and residents breathed relief when gas and water resumed. Local enthusiasm for the facility and its role in supporting the Municipal Railway persisted as citizens hope for no repeat outages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Artesian
Mass Casualty Event Targets Chinese Colony in Torreon
In Torreon a mass casualty incident leaves over 200 Chinese captured and robbed, with many injured or killed. A Mexican girl and a lawyer hide and protect men, while the Red Cross, American Consul, and foreign banks aid survivors. About 300 Chinese residents remain destitute after the violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Garcia
Torreon
Red Cross Society
Frohman Seeks Lower Prices to Attract Picture-Show Audiences
Chicago June 10 A campaign to slash balcony and gallery prices at a downtown theatre producing a Frohman managed play aims to lure audiences who cannot afford live drama. Frohman plans to submit the plan to Chicago managers and then push for a nationwide movement. He says cinema attendance hinges on theater reach and declares the public barometer will guide favorites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Daniel Frohnan
Wille
Ow York
Frohman
Anffort
Mr. Frohman
Henry Irving
Israel Zangwill Debuts The Next Religion in New York
Israel Zangwill plans a fall New York production of The Next Religion with Margaret Arglin starring. The upcoming play is described as a major theater event for the autumn season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel Zangwill
New York
Margaret Arglin
Two Thousand Implicated In Vote Selling Case
West Union Ohio June 10 warrants were issued for the arrest of 130 more persons indicted for vote selling. Those named failed to report to the court or were overlooked in revising the lists, bringing the total involved in the election investigation to around 2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Demonstration Day Event Planned at Monroe Fair Grounds
Citizens plan a day of entertainment at the Monroe fair grounds featuring a ball game automobile races and horse races with extensive countrywide advertising and special travel rates over several lines into the city for visitors from Monroe and nearby sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Fair Grounds
Suitor’s mistaken identity triggers deadly shooting near Louisville
In Louisville on June 10 a man, Thomas O. West, enraged by a missed call on a young woman, shot Miss Hattie Wetherby a Middletown schoolteacher on the Shelbyville turnpike. Investigators say the fatal act resulted from mistaken identity as West fired from his car believing he was striking the intended recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faily
Louisville
Miss Hattie Wetherby
Middletown
Shelbyville Turnpike
Thomas O. West
Kentucky Life Insurance and Accident Company
Miss Wetherby
Negrorbs Seek Salt Water Natatorium in Monroe
The African American community in Monroe urges May Forsythe to build a salt water natatorium near the water works and electric light plant. They offer to pay a nickel per bath as a location near the well is sought, amid a crowded salt water pool adjacent to the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
May Forsythe
Forsythe
Nearest kin to Mrs Nation arrange funeral in Kansas City
Mrs Nation remained in a sanitarium where only relatives could visit. The body will be sent today to Kansas City for funeral services likely to be held Sunday, as a nephew resides there.
Dorchester Celebrates 281st Anniversary With Statue Dedication
Citizens of Dorchester marking the town s 281st founding anniversary with historical exercises a statue dedication of Edward Everett and a wide range of athletic events in Boston Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Dorchester
New England
Edward Everett
Week of events from Memorial Gateway to Flag Day observances
Memorial Gateway dedication at Union College in Schenectady honors John Howard Payne author of Home Sweet Home. Flag Day will be celebrated nationwide with patriotic exercises. Senate to vote on direct election of senators. Borden to tour western Canada against reciprocity. Bernsdorff to speak at University of Chicago. London hosts international horse show and Imperial Conference events. Various conventions proceed in Rochester, Minneapolis, Louisville, Galveston, Toronto, Philadelphia, Niagara Falls, and Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States Senate
House
Johann Bernsdorff
United States
Chicago
University of Chicago
John Howard Payne
Union College
Canada
London
International Suffrage Alliance of the World
Stockholm
Carrie Chapman Catt
New York
Atlantic
Sovereign Camp of the
Woodmen of the World
Rochester
National Association of Credit Men
Carrie Nation Dead at 7 05 P M in Leavenworth Kansas
Carrie Nation the Kansas saloon smasher died in Leavenworth after a months long decline from a nervous breakdown Paresis was listed as the cause. She had entered a local sanitarium January 22 and became unconscious yesterday ending a career marked by legal action against a lecture bureau over unpaid services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavensworth
Kas
Carrie Nation
Kansas
Jis
Monroe to Celebrate Fourth of July Movement
Public spirited citizens in Monroe organize a movement to festively observe the Fourth of July on the national holiday. The city plans celebrations and community involvement as part of the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Rumors Tap G. G. L. Race as June Convention Looms
Observer notes quiet manipulation around New Orleans as the Good Government League may skip Hall at the convention set after June 21. Aswell Michel figure in a possible second race with Aswell favored if Hall runs, while Michel supporters lean toward Aswell in a Michel-Aswell second contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Observer
New Orleans
Good Government League
Executive Committee
Judge Hall
Hall
League
James B. Aswell
Aswell
Michel
Taft
Bryan
Royal Fete Draws Over Three Thousand Attendees
A grand royal event attracted more than three thousand attendees enjoying ceremonial pageantry, music, and public reception. Officials hailed the turnout as a strong show of public interest in royal celebrations.
Cotton seed men urge Canada reciprocity at New York banquet
More than 3,000 members of the Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers Association and their families attended a promenade concert and ball at the New York Produce Exchange. A no dissent resolution urged Southern lawmakers to back reciprocity with Canada, supporting Taft's call for reciprocity regardless of the free list. Officers named include President R L Heflin Sherman Texas and Vice President C W Ashcraft Florence Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association
New York Produce Exchange
Board Room
Financial District
Dixie
Canada
Taft
Association
R. L. Heflin
Sherman Tex
C. W. Ashcraft
Florence
Ala
Robert Bigson
Dallas, Tex
New Orleans Tops Heat Readings Across the South
Atlanta report June 10 notes temperatures east of the Mississippi and south of Tennessee ran cooler than northern cities. New Orleans led all stations at noon with 90 degrees, while other cities recorded 86 or higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Atlanta
Mississippi River
Tennessee
One Hundred for Chicago Predicted Heat Wave Day
Chicago forecasts a 100 degree high this afternoon by government bureau. The 93 degree reading at 10:30 am rises on the street by 3 to 5 degrees. Police report one death and four heat prostrations today as heat grips the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Government Bureau
Mercury
Heat wave continues across Midwest and plains
Heat wave persists with high temperatures measured from Des Moines Iowa to Oklahoma and Texas. Readings remain near yesterday’s levels as hot weather spreads across Kansas City and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Des Moinnes
Iowa
Oklahoma
Texas
Riots in Mexican mining town leave fourteen dead
A Matehula report says fourteen men were killed in riots as miners strike near Torreon. The Arareco smelter strike ended with strikers receding from wage demands while the American Smelting and Refining Co. at Vatadena continues the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hioc
Torreon
Mex
Matebula
Arareco
American Smelting and Refining Co
Vatadena
Natatorium Closes At Ten Each Night For City Pool
City orders Salt Water Natatorium closed to bathers at 10 o clock nightly. Officials say the pool serves decent men women and children and warns offenders may face exposure to the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Monument for Dr S A Knapp Proposed in Washington
Washington June 10 a move to erect a monument to the late Dr S A Knapp foe of the boll weevil and advocate of corn clubs. Clarence Poe asks Rep Ransdell to join a ten member advisory board to guide the project. Ransdell agrees to serve and dedicate time to promote Knapp’s agricultural development in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
S. A. Knapp
Louisiana
South
Clarence Poe
Progressive Farmer
Raleigh
N. C
Ransdell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Yee Hop Nan
Shanghai Company
Waihek Bank
Natatorium
Houss
Weather Report
Ohio
Hetlin
Monroer
Michel, Aswell
DR. 5. 4
Knapp
Boys’ Corn Club
Knapp Wassity
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