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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1912
Page
2
In Chihuahua on June 24 General Pascual Orozco moved to negotiate with General Huerta for a rebel garrison to police Chihuahua while preparing to abandon Bachimba and retreat to the mountains. Rebels accelerate preparations for guerrilla warfare as bridges are destroyed and passports sold to raise cash.
SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT El Paso June 24 There will be no battle at Bachimba nor at Chihuahua Juarez may have a fight but it will be the last effort of the rebel remnant to hold a border point Americans who have been down to investigate report the revolution is practically over the rebel army is breaking up into guerrilla bands and it will be brigands for Madero to deal with soon.
The Democratic National Committee wrestled with Judge Alton B. Parker’s bid for temporary chairman as Bryan forces threatened a fight. Kentuckians and Wilson supporters pressured for harmony while officials warned of a long, contested session ahead.
Reports from Madera Mexico dated June 24 say the town has been practically evacuated with the last troops moving toward Chihuahua City. About 200 men are sent to Juarez while garrisons are strengthened along the Northwestern line to Casas Grandes as General Orozco plans retreat if Bachimba battles fail.
A Mexican federal column under General Huerta reached six o'clock this afternoon, advancing sixteen miles from Saucie l toward Delicias, Chihuahua. The report notes continued movement as federal forces push northward in the region.
Special to The Light reports that deserters from Bachim are moving toward progress and are said to be crossing toward Juarez as of June 24.
Civil authority ceded to the military as Juarez port authorities close the port and require passports for all movement. Rebels reportedly plan to evacuate the town while government troops converge from east and west.
Field Marshal Sir George Stuart White, governor of Chelsea Hospital, dies in London at age 77. Irish veteran whose career included the Afghan war where he earned the Victoria Cross, later defending Ladysmith in 1899, and serving as Gibraltar governor.
In Washington on June 24 the House laughed over the Republican split after reading a 1908 Roosevelt letter praising Taft. Representative Campbell read the note, provoking applause from Republicans and laughter from Democrats as Roosevelt and Taft references were circulated.
The House adjourned at 1 30 p m until noon Thursday in Washington.
PROGRAM OF CONVENTION Baltimore Md June 24 The following is the scheduled program of the democratic convention Monday Arrival of state delegations and related events listed for the initial day.
National Consumers' league published Governor Woodrow Wilson's reply to questions on pure food legislation. He declines to outline his stance but expresses no excuse for lax enforcement and says his judgment and sympathy are with the pure food laws.
A train of several special cars called the Gaynor special left New York for Baltimore carrying a delegation to support Mayor Gaynor at the Democratic national convention. The train operates under the New York Italian American Gaynor club and includes editors and publishers of local Italian and other foreign newspapers.
In San Francisco on June 24 the General Federation of Women’s Clubs opens its eleventh biennial convention, running to July 6. Delegates including Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker and Mrs. Philip Carpenter discuss home and national topics, with a proposed plan to split the federation into senate and house of representatives.
Seven people were shot in Hastings-on-the-Hudson as special deputies guarding the National Conduit & Cable works clashed with strikers. A woman is gravely wounded and others are in serious condition. the shooting appeared to come from guards, not strikers, with a young boy injured while playing in the street.
Governor Colquitt spoke at the Georgetown courthouse this afternoon outlining reforms and the administration’s statewide benefits. He then departed for Taylor and planned to spend the night there.
Washington June 24 The House today received the president's message requesting appropriation for army maneuvers.
In Chicago on June 24 Colonel Roosevelt declared he will head a new party on a progressive platform regardless of Baltimore convention choices. Governor Johnson announced a temporary organizing committee of 18 members, led by Johnson, with national figures and editors among the members. No meeting date set. plans to correspond by mail and telegraph as states align. Illinois GOP stance affirmed, with Taft named as governor candidate and no bolt expected.
The Republican National Committee met in Chicago to appoint temporary leadership for the 1912 campaign. General Powell Clayton of Arkansas was named temporary chairman and Alvah H. Martin temporary secretary. F B Stanley of Kansas replaces William Allen White as state committeeman. A committee was formed to confer with President Taft on campaign plans.
Subscrib ers to the fund to bring the national republican convention to Chicago will receive 20 percent back. The $100,000 subscription exceeds costs by $20,000 and payments to the Coliseum company amount to $25,000. Franklin Murphy must approve all bills before payment.
Governor Deneen declares he remains a Republican and opposes Bolt in the race for governor. Chicago dispatch reports his firm party affiliation as of June. The article notes Deneen's stance amid the Republican gubernatorial contest.
Mr Hope Denny, a well known San Antonio figure, says Plant Juice cured his digestive and intestinal troubles and feels entirely free of ailments. He urges others with stomach or liver issues to try the tonic sold at Fischer's Drug Store, corner Houston and Alamo.
Senator Cabot Lodge issued a statement from his Nahant home declaring full accord with the Chicago Republican platform. He did not participate in the Taft Roosevelt nomination contest and pledged his strongest support to the party candidate and policies in the upcoming campaign.
Atlanta, Ga June 24 The White League of Georgia telegrams to Colonel Roosevelt and Senator Dixon that Atlanta is suitable to begin the campaign to break into the solid south and invites them to hold the party’s convention here Roosevelt and Seaborn Wright of Georgia are named for president and vice president Wright is the prohibition leader of the region.
St Louis mobilizes to win the Progressive party national convention as the St Louis Convention league calls a meeting to kick off its campaign to secure the event for the city.
United States senate hopefuls Jake Wolters and Morris Sheppard held a joint tariff debate in Athens Texas with about 5000 expected attendees. The event at the tabernacle attracted large crowds from rural areas as trains and wagons converged on the town. W R Carroll chaired the session and R E Yantis delivered the welcome address.
The German battleship cruiser Moltke arrived in Kiel today from New York after visiting Hampton Roads and New York. She traveled with cruisers Stettin and Bremen.
In warm weather sufferers of Consumption or weak lungs feel relief and respond to treatment. Sirolin, a Swiss preparation, has shown success in treating tuberculosis and weak lungs both locally and abroad, with good results when started in warm weather. Information on Strolin is available from the Strolin Co, 228 West Broadway, New York City.
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