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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1911
Page
2
Crowds in Mexico City greet news of possible retirement by President Diaz amid unrest. Officials remain silent as Francisco I. Madero’s supporters chant Viva Madero. Police take limited action as crowds gather outside the national palace and at Zocalo.
Washington reports say President Taft will not deploy warships or send more troops to Texas until a peace conference outcome is known. Consuls in Saltillo Nuevo Laredo Tampico and Vera Cruz warn of imminent attacks as revolutionary forces move, with reports of fighting near Sadinas Orizaba and Sinaloa.
El Paso reports insurrecto leaders warn an attack on Juarez and a possible armistice end in Chihuahua unless President Diaz resigns. Francisco I. Madero Jr. peace talks requested an extension. Madero demanded defined grounds before extending the armistice that expires today.
Special to The Light reports Secretary of War Dickinson will likely abandon plans to visit Texas maneuver camps. The piece notes broader shifts as Mexico developments complicate policy and a Philippines troop rotation requires moving 10,000 personnel from the islands and pulling an equal number from the United States.
The department believes removing troops would weaken border defenses and that changes in the islands are likely to involve a different plan. It indicates some units will be sent to maneuver camps while others remain in place to bolster security.
In El Paso on May 6 a French rebel Jules Muller drowned while bathing in the Rio Grande after a tense exchange over alleged ammo theft involving Garibaldi and Villa forces. Earlier an American in Garibaldi's command seized a Mexican flag and fled. U S troops intervened, pulling the swimmer to safety as insurrectos aimed rifles.
Railroad workers arriving from Eagle Pass and Laredo report insurgents near two towns active Friday and planning attacks on C. P. Diaz and Nueva Laredo at armistice end. Many foreigners cross to Texas seeking safety as fighting looms and sources say President Diaz will not resign.
Ad vices report the San Juan river railroad bridge between Matamoros and Monterrey detonated by insurrectos. The international Mexican train did not depart this morning and signs point to the revolt spreading within the state.
Mexico City reports quiet morning as rebel demands for President Diaz’s retirement loom. Cabinet meetings continue and ministers’ stance hints at possible resignation. U S intervention risks noted if peace talks fail. no riot reported, Americans advised to stay cautious.
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Edward Arnold reports that a northbound Mexican National train south of Laredo was held up by insurgents who looted the mail car. No Mexico mail has arrived via Laredo in three days, though a belated passenger train may reach San Antonio today. G M Bynum says through tickets San Antonio to Mexico City are still sold, indicating the line remains open.
The eleventh district United States mail service announced that mail can no longer be handled into Mexico through Laredo. This ends the last open port between Texas and Mexico as Eagle Pass and El Paso had already been closed weeks earlier.
Galveston May 6 report that the steamship Medina which arrived yesterday from Mexican ports carries twelve passengers fleeing war troubles in Mexico to Europe. They include five women from Cuerco Vera Cruz Tampico. Access to their accounts is blocked as the vessel remains in quarantine with only quarantine officials allowed aboard.
Captain Peter Ingvarsson of the steam ship Disa reports from Galveston that Frontera area tension is rising. Three attempts to seize San Juan Bautista, the region's largest inland city, occurred last week amid revolver demands for Diaz resignation and active revolutionary presence.
Twenty five refugees from Mazatlan Mex aboard the steamship San Juan reached San Francisco after sailing from Mazatlan on April 29. Passengers describe harrassment by insurgents and bandits and say the city is not prepared to withstand a siege.
Reports from Laredo indicate large sums are sent from Mexico through the port, with consistent consignments to eastern cities. One shipment allegedly contained 500000 dollars in Mexican gold coin.
Officials in Washington are closely monitoring events in Mexico City where Americans are said to be alarmed for their safety. A State Department message confirms press reports of rioting yesterday in the capital, but police quelled the disturbance without difficulty.
In a few days the largest merry go round west of Coney Island will arrive in San Antonio for installation at the new Exposition park near Hot Wells. It was ordered in New York and is expected to surpass any similar ride here. James Henning, machinist for Eugene Ely the Curtis aviator, bought the ride and will install it, in affiliation with Manager Neff of the park.
Captain B K Johnson head of the Dallas recruiting station spent hours in the city and inspected the federal building office. He reported steady progress in San Antonio and promised Officer in Charge O B Taylor that an assistant would be sent soon.
S. M. Gaines, superintendent of the railway mail service for the eleventh division, based in Fort Worth, is in the city today on an inspection tour of this end of his territory. He will stay through Sunday.
The city council meeting to be led by Mayor Bryan Callaghan will address a protest petition from about two hundred citizens over the appointment of hundreds of special officers for voting places. Supporters say charter allows it. opponents say police suffice. A large audience is expected, and a protest committee will deliver the petition to the council.
New York suffrage activists prepare for a massive parade down Fifth Avenue to press the legislature for a ballot for women. More than two thousand women from wealth to working class join in eight divisions with floats showing historic and modern roles for women.
A Mountainburg Arkansas woman testifies Cardus, a woman’s tonic, saved her life after six years of female complaints. The ad urges others to consult a druggist and request the Chattanooga Medicine Co. booklet for home treatment for women.
The narrative describes rebel forces capturing Parras, looting the bank and a town leader’s home, and using recovered federal rifles. Federals, pursuing from Torreon, are driven back as rebels shell hills around Saltillo. Casualties run high with hundreds dead, plus an accidental death among locals.
Adolfo Garcia is granted bail of 2000 as the trial details the shooting involving Armstrong. Convicts testify of the escape plot, guard actions, and the sequence leading to the fatal shot, with evidence of shackles and an ante mortem statement discussed.
A few hundred adherents of the Citizens' ticket planned a march to city hall to protest the appointment of hundreds of special officers for next Tuesday's election but decided to send a four member committee instead. Clint G. Brown D A McAskell Horace H. Shelton and W T Crow were named at the Mackay building headquarters during a 2 pm meeting.
Mrs. G R Scott president reports the Fifth District Federation of Woman's Clubs meeting in San Marcos was highly successful with strong attendance. Accompanied by Miss Kathleen Jones secretary she notes thirty one clubs added during her tenure and praises rising organization and activity of Texas club women.
A. Dinkelspiel of Dallas was elected president at the Texas Postal Association convention in Dallas on May 6. Fred M. Palmer of Dallas was re elected secretary and treasurer, with Ed Foy and G H Luddie named as vice presidents and Homer T Wilson re elected state chaplain.
Mortuary note reports the passing of Mrs Ha Murray Barnes 95 at her daughter’s home in Los Angeles California. She was mother of J A Barnes of San Antonio and sister of Mrs Benjamin Hypes who died in Greencastle Indiana at age 97.
Former Speaker Cannon attacks reciprocity and the Associated Press as biased in a House debate led by W. J. Fields of Kentucky. He claims southern protection was kept for southern products and urges Texas to intervene to aid Montana and Wyoming producers.
Giddings Texas May 6 Prof. T Walker has been re elected superintendent of the city schools.
Sweetwater Texas May 6 Jim Murray charged with murdering his wife has been released on bond pending trial at the fall term of court.
In Waxahachie on May 6 Deputy Sheriff Carey Wilson entered the servant’s house to check the late cook. A Black Walter Bennett tried to shoot him but the pistol misfired and Bennett was arrested. No motive is known.
Over five thousand people arrived in Brownsville to attend the Cinco de Mayo exercises in Matamoros. Concerts by the military band, military maneuvers, and a bull fight were among the attractions. It notes few troubles unlike other parts of the republic.
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