Limantour Promises Reforms in Creel Meeting
Victor Limantour pledges government reforms in Creel as ministers urge forceful action. Appeals to Mexicans and nations emphasize belief in the government’s good faith.
26 Mar 1911
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1911
Page
1
Victor Limantour pledges government reforms in Creel as ministers urge forceful action. Appeals to Mexicans and nations emphasize belief in the government’s good faith.
Vice President Corral writes from Mexico City that Diaz's cabinet resignations are well received to ease reforms in public administration and restore peace. War Minister Cosio notes he cannot answer questions and leaves discussion to the public.
Sefior Limantour seems to have gained full sway in the Mexican Government and will remain as Minister of Finance. Ambassador de la Barra is summoned from Washington to become Foreign Minister in place of Enrique Creel. Four other new Cabinet names are listed. The Maderos move toward Texas to be near Francisco I Madero as insurgents appear in multiple regions with reported operations in Coahuila Nuevo Leon Guerrero and Oaxaca.
Senior José Yves Limantour outlines government aims after cabinet resignations. He urges patient, patriotic Mexicans and pledges reforms, noting the Diaz administration will balance force with conciliation to unite the country. Rumors place Gen. Reyes as War Minister, succeeding Gen. Cosio, after an extended European mission.
Report from Mexico City states five cabinet posts have been filled pending official confirmation. Jose Yves Limantour is expected to remain Minister of Finance while Sefior de la Barra is slated as Minister of Foreign Relations. Other appointees include Demetro Sodi as Minister of Justice Nordbett Dominguez as Postmaster General Manuel Maroquin as head of the Department of Formento and Jorge Vera Estanol as Minister of Education.
The page lists tales from Paris salons and Central Park society riding, profiles of Bridgman and F Defregger, plus the latest magazine and news content. It highlights art, theater, science, and social topics including divorce, motherhood, crime proofs, and world events with sections on Theatres Society Resorts Fashion Music and Business.
In San Francisco a kite based wireless experiment heard calls from San Juan Porto Rico Washington D C Key West Brooklyn Navy Yard Colon Guantanamo Cuba and Ouichishi Japan about 4900 miles away and an indistinct Marconi spark from Cornwall England 6500 miles distant The aerials rose about 1500 feet and War Department reports are planned with possible uses for distant enemy activity detection.
The Megantic reports sending a direct wireless message 2300 miles from a ship at sea to England, a feat beyond prior Atlantic ranges. Purser Pomeroy used Poldhu Cornwall to reach Liverpool, with a cable reply received on arrival in Halifax. Previous ship messages favored Cape Race or Glace Bay with about 600 miles limit.
The firemen strike on the Queen and Crescent road near Cincinnati ends after talks between the road’s officials and Wiremen’s Union. The company keeps the right to employ current firemen between Oakdale and Chattanooga and assign them partial passenger and freight runs. The dispute cost at least 250000 and 16 days of stoppage.
The Belgrade government has placed orders for a number of Smith Premier Model 10 typewriters for sea testing and potential use. Officials indicate tests aim to assess reliability and performance before wider deployment.
Former District Attorney Philbin and other officials back Magistrate Corrigan as civic groups seek an official probe into city police conditions. Corrigan calls the force demoralized and urges a credible investigation, possibly by the Grand Jury or a civic body, while Mayor Gaynor faces calls for action and a potential governor's involvement.
An outdoor health and recreation feature named Health Open Air Life highlights activities across locations including Ideal Motor Run Polo Carnival and Golf events at Laurel House and Laurel-in-the-Pines venues.
A three-story folding of fire at the Triangle Waist Company building on Greene Street and Washington Place in New York City killed 141 workers, many girls aged 16 to 28, with 600 employed. Only one interior fire escape existed, none at the rear, and coroner reports cite inadequate building enforcement. Mob gathered at the morgue as families sought relatives.
A deadly blaze at the Triangle Waist Company on Greene Street traps workers on the ninth floor. Dozens of young women leap or fall to their deaths as fire overwhelms the interior. Authorities, led by District Attorney Whitman, vow new fire safety laws to prevent such a disaster.
A blaze at the Triangle Waist Company on Washington Place and Greene Street trapped about 700 workers, mostly women and a few men, on eight to ten floors. Fire nets and ladders failed to save many as shelves and lines of shirtwaists fueled the flames, with hundreds leaping to the pavement or fleeing to a roof connected to New York University Building.
Eccentric fragment references Heville or Asheville with marked confusion over people described as Ottics and Teuton, alluding to a 28 hour period and mysterious blue- ar imagery, suggesting a travel or cultural note from a bygone era.
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