02 May 1914
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1914
Page
1
Rockefeller Jr is said to have been kept captive for three days on the Pocantico Hills estate by mob guards who barricaded the cranks. The incident underscores security fears around the Rockefeller residence.
John D Rockefeller Jr and his father faced growing agitation over Colorado mine strike unrest. Guards at Pocantico Hills detained a restless worker while police clash over free speech and incitement as a Calvary Church disturbance sparked by strike-related questions roils New York.
The morning paper highlights Huerta's foreign minister resignation and rising tensions along the Mexican border. Reports mention rebels near Saltillo, prisoners repatriated for combat, and military officials weighing peace efforts as wartime rhetoric intensifies.
Telegraph report from Marietta details William J. Burns mobbed while gathering evidence in Leo Frank case. A bystander assault sparked a hotel confrontation. Burns fled the county under Brumby and Morris’s mediation. Dorsey cites alleged defence misconduct including forged affidavits and altered times in new motion for a retrial.
London May 2 reports the launch of the British challenger Shamrock Treet begins at Gosport on May 2 with trial races set from June to mid July. The vessel, a novel design, features several pioneering elements and will be tested mainly in the Solent area alongside Royal Navy schedules.
An attempted arson at the Italian Consul G Fara Forn office on 64 Spring Street occurred at noon yesterday. Ten staff and about 25 Italians were in the building as flames were doused from a benzine bottle left on the floor. two Italians were seen loitering outside amid threats over passage to Italy.
Manila May 2 The Pattile mat steamer Siberia arrived here at 11 o'clock today with an uneventful voyage from Nagasaki to Manila Confusion over call letters led to rumors the Siberia was in distress but the Japanese government dispatched ships and a Formosan port was ordered to scene Governor General Francis Burton Harrison and Mrs Harrison were among passengers The ship was reported to be making Masia arrival about 9 20 am Saturday morning and the fate of 721 aboard remained uncertain by late night Manila May 1 Dr Edward W Ryan an American Red Cross official in Zacatecas was saved from death by a war ministerial order and to be transported to Mexico City Vera Cruz May 1 President Huerta ordered the release and transport of Ryan after representations by American and British officials The State Department and Brazilian minister pressed for Ryan's safety amid suspicions he was a spy.
Dispatches from Mexico City report the army growing restless against President Huerta and leaning toward General Blanquet. Huerta’s remaining hope is to avert exile or assassination by staging a masterful anti American coup to unite Mexico under his banner.
Mexico City May 1 The Finance Department issued a decree halting mercantile exchanges with the United States by land and sea, signaling a government action impacting cross border trade and communications with U S markets.
Refugees from Guadalajara Colima and Manzanillo reached San Diego aboard the German steamer Marie after escaping threats and anti-American demonstrations. Mexicans burned American flags, shouted Viva Mexico, and demanded Americans leave. Mexican officials urged arms for locals. refugees were escorted by military on trains but faced confiscation of firearms and silver.
Reports indicate Dominican rebels attacked Puerto Plate and claimed they would overthrow the Bordas government. A wireless dispatch relayed to the Navy Department early this morning from Commander Gray Geatam aboard the gunboat Petrel provides details of the engagement and perceived instability in Santo Domingo.
United States and Mexican figures report Huerta dismisses Lopez Portillo after a request from the interior minister and allied officials. Portillo resigns with Esteva Ruiz and a potential frame for a US mediated armistice noted. Rebels and Federals reportedly leaning through mediation toward peace.
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