23 Mar 1912
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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1912
Page
1
A Boston crowd greeted Roosevelt with Taft level enthusiasm on the Maine burial route to Portland. The dispatch notes all honors due the six ty four sailors interred at Arlington, honoring the battleship Maine heroes.
Signficant reduction hits Roosevelt headquarters in the Metropolitan building New York marching 23 with almost all of the 400 employees dropped from the rolls leaving a slim staff in the office.
Berlin reports a naval bill authorizing an extra battleship squadron. Three battleships and two cruisers are to be built by 1920 at an additional cost of 79.25 million dollars.
The notice urges readers to open a bank account to secure credit and future needs. It highlights the bank’s service and safety as a reason to become a customer and enjoy conveniences during hard times.
London dispatch reports widespread unemployment amid coal miner strikes. About two million people face joblessness as railways cancel hundreds of trains and lay off 69 000 workers. Cotton mills and factories close across towns.
New York Democratic paper urges Eastern Congressmen to oppose the bill on post office policy. It frames the issue as a sectional clash over federal postal decisions and regional interests.
The Brooklyn Eagle denounces Senator Bailey for the Denton Texas public building bill of 75 000 dollars calling it a theft from Eastern taxpayers. It urged Eastern Congressmen to oppose the bill and warned it would be defeated. The Record and Chronicle reported the New York telegraphic dispatch detailing opposition to the Denton project.
About 300 Federals and rebels clashed near Escalon forty miles south of Jimenez yesterday. Rebel commander Salazar and Emilio Campa led a retreat northward after several hours of heavy fighting. Rebels left eighteen dead. Federal Commander Galvan reports only three wounded.
The Fourteenth cavalry en route from the Philippines was ordered distributed between Forts Clark and McIntosh in Texas. The Mexican ambassador thanked President Taft for U S enforcement of neutrality.
March 23 report from Campa to Oxroco says rebels seized two rapid fire guns and a field piece at Escalon in Chihuahua.
A Federal force of 500 men under Gen Tracy Aubert defeated about 1,600 rebels led by Gen Salazar near Jiminez. Both sides suffered heavy losses, though exact figures were not released. The rebels retreated to Jiminez after the engagement reported from Mexico City.
In Swatow China on March 23 thousands of residents flee the city amid reports of a possible general massacre, as crowds stream through streets seeking safety. Local authorities urge calm while refugees seek shelter and aid.
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