23 May 1914
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1914
Page
1
The article reports ABC seeking male leaders to govern Mexico with Vasconcelos not invited to participate in the parley. Officials indicate a focus on aligning leadership for stability and policy direction amid ongoing tensions.
William Hogan of Morris Park Long Island seeks a wife to share a $60,000 yearly rent estate in County Limerick Ireland inherited from an uncle Sir Hugh ONeill. He plans to marry only if she can join him in Ireland and asks for confidential applications. Also notes peace mediation in Mexico with ABC mediators at Niagara Falls and Carranza’s possible delegation.
Rome reports a life sized Paran marble Venus unearthed by excavators near Cyrene in North Africa, dating to the fourth century BCE during Praxitele’s time. The statue, missing its head and arms, stood in the Temple of Apollo and will be brought to Rome in June for the National Museum.
Morning news condensed with reports on Mexico rebels and federal actions in Mexico City, court proceedings, and various local notices. Includes mentions of political figures, labor topics, and upcoming schedules per the era’s style.
Telegraph to The Tribune reports General Pasqual Orozco once the rebel idol was found after a crushing defeat near San Luis Potosi. He led about five thousand Federals, retreated before rebel forces under General Carrer a Torres, and had been believed to be a border refugee prior to the battle.
General Funston reported to the War Department that the Vera Cruz camp shows a 1.49 percent sick rate among soldiers and 1.46 percent among Marines. Forty-one soldiers are in the hospital and nineteen in quarters, with forty-five Marines ill. He declared there is no malaria in the camp and the War Department will supply water purification apparatus and chemicals for thirty days.
A blistering day pushed temperatures to 86 degrees with low humidity aiding relief. One woman collapsed in the street near 1932 Lexington Avenue and was treated at Reception Hospital. another, unidentified, was found unconscious on the sixth floor of 149 Spring Street in Bellevue. The hottest May day since the Weather Bureau’s founding occurred on May 21, 1885, at 93 degrees.
In New Haven, Charles Mellen testifies at the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing, saying he accepted responsibility for the Grand Trunk transactions to protect J. P. Morgan in his declining health. He recaps a Morgan proposal on New Haven presidency and asserts the indictment was politically motivated.
The jury finds Charles Becker guilty of murder in the Rosenthal case, delivered swiftly after brief deliberations. Becker remains calm as his wife collapses in the courtroom, with Justice Seabury postponing sentence to next Friday and plans for an appeal by the defense.
Report from The Tribune London dated May 23 describes suffragettes insulting King George during a performance of The Silver King at the theatre pier. They caused chaos as police ejected them after clashes, with further protests including vandalism at the National Gallery and Royal Academy.
Crowded crowds on the Scandinavian American steamer Proderik at Hoboken were hurled into the Hudson River when the third gangway snapped. A woman and three children were drowned and many were injured or missing. Rescue teams and ambulances rushed to St Marys Hospital as officials battled chaos and panic on the pier.
New Haven sends a plea to the state lawmakers to back a New Haven railroad bill. The text appeals for investment and connected benefit, urging not to repeat past neglect and to let modern transit revive the Massachusetts hills and local prosperity.
Charles Becker hoped a hung jury would delay his fate to Saturday to escape Friday harm. After a Friday beginning with prior convictions on October 19, 1913, the ex-police figure now waits a legal fate that many fear falls on Friday, with a death sentence looming if reconvicted.
Mrs. Lillian Rosenthal widow of a slain gambler expresses relief and gratitude after the conviction of the Becker case. She praises the district attorney and Mrs. Becker for their bravery and loyalty while recalling a sharp court remark she could not forgive about her mourning. The remarks were made in her Hunt's Point apartment in the Bronx.
A major consolidation unites Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company with the British India Steam Navigation Company. The merger creates one of Britain's leading shipping groups with a capital surpassing substantial sums, signaling a strengthened position in postwar worldwide trade.
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