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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1914
Page
2
Garrafa Garrarza will headline a regional Mecotia event, joining key competitors in a dramatic play and concert outline. Local organizers confirm venue, schedule, and ticket details for the performance.
A telegraph from mediators to General Carranza shows a pause in inviting a personal representative after his rejection of an armistice with General Huerta. Zapata issues a May 1 proclamation calling a May 5 attack on Mexico City and condemning Huerta and Blanquet. Reports describe Huerta’s critical condition, while Funston seeks steps for Mexican actions as US forces defend Vera Cruz and the water plant outpost nine miles from the city.
Ambassadors de Gama of Brasil and Ministers Neon and Suares of Argentina and Chile requested Secretary Bryan Kim to designate the U S representative to attend conferences of the mediating parties. They telegraphed Mexico City leaders about the same action but no subjects for discussion were announced.
The South American mediators propose appointing special designated representatives to confer with the mediators. They relay to General Huerta and General Carranza requests for representatives versed in the 211 factions in Mexico and the U S position. The idea emerged from an all day session of the envoys to speed discussion.
Villa moves to attack Saltillo with an estimated 15 600 men in the field. General Fernandez commands about 4 000 troops south of Saltillo while Villa plans to deploy fifteen brigades. The concentration signals a major investment against Saltillo and surrounding positions.
Reports from Mesteo City indicate Provisional President Huerta faces mounting pressure and is believed ready to resign. Constitutionalists refuse concessions while South American mediation is seen as Huerta saving face, with rebels hoping to retain vast properties and privileges through any settlement.
The Mexican governor's push to cut Vera Cruz food supplies worsens tensions as rebel massing near Tampico draws U.S. policy attention. Federal gunboats repelled attacks, while trenches machine guns and artillery defend the town and crews remain well supplied.
The article discusses rebel movements without artillery, potential Tampico fall aiding food relief for Vera Cruz, and possible trade revival between Vera Cruz and Tampico. It notes $150,000 stolen from Tehuantepec railway offices after Vera Cruz fall and reports Dr. Edward Ryan's release and safe passage to Vera Cruz.
Washington reports assurances from the Huerta government and General Carranza that Tampico oil wells will be protected during the fighting there. No formal agreement to neutralize the area has been reached.
Congress shows restlessness after a year of work as leaders seek early adjournment. Majority Leader Underwood hopes to wrap up appropriation bills and president backed measures by July 1. Senate steering committee discusses timing and a subcommittee to coordinate with House on essential laws before session ends.
Wailenburg Colorado strikers will send couriers through the district to notify all workers to bring their guns to union Headquarters. Arms will be collected and then surrendered to Captain Smith after conferences with strike leaders following the voluntary disarmament at the Watson and House mines.
Washington reports commerce will pass through the Panama Canal around May 10 as barges tow the sugar cargo of the Columbian of the Hawaiian American line from Balboa. Secretary Garrison approves Colonel Goethal’s plan to transfer the cargo and perhaps add merchandise for a ship on the Atlantic side. The Tehuantepec railroad shutdown prompts relief appeals from the Hawaiian American line.
Thirty six refugees from Mexico, the first to be released, departed Saturday for homes across the United States nine miles down the Mississippi. Twenty one came from Progresso on the Wyvisbrook and fourteen from Fronetra aboard the Livingstone. Nearly 700 refugees remain at the detention camp. A canvass aboard the Jason revealed sixteen Chinese immigrants. officers suspect they boarded unnoticed and will be turned over to immigration authorities for possible deportation.
Vancouver Canada imposes a sweeping ban on Asiatic laborers in response to a shipload from Shanghai and a flood damage incident involving a bridge. The order cites national policy shifts and labor protection, prompting concern over who is affected and how authorities enforce the prohibition.
A Muskogee Oklahoma youth named Vivian, part of a ranch venture in South America, was killed by a boa constrictor during an Amazon expedition according to a cable message. The report notes the location high in the Amazon basin and the fatal encounter ending the trip.
In Cedar Bluffs, the town secures $17,000 to erect a few high school buildings. Hastings cleanup efforts see Mayor Ingraham drive a mule to city wagons. Lincoln reports include a fatal electrocution in Alliance and saloon licenses granted in Lincoln.
Officials weigh ballot wording for university relocation on the state farm plan or extension on the present campus. A Clerk notes total back taxes from 1859 to 1913 approach 3.666 million dollars across 92 counties, unpaid and unreimbursed to the state.
The dedication of the Oregon trail monument on the Kansas Nebraska state line is set for May 12 with both governors speaking. About five hundred Kansas autos will attend, with a large Nebraska delegation, many from Lincoln. Train travelers will be met at Wymore and driven sixteen miles to the monument two miles east of Lanham at the county line intersection.
Warden Fenton reports convict instructors at the state penitentiary night school have fostered student interest and mutual help, with both teacher and pupil being convicts. Illiteracy in the prison population is shrinking as education improves.
An irate mother challenges a principal over her son Jimmie’s report cards. The teacher explains the marking system, noting D grades and explaining that Jimmie believes D means good. The piece references Harper’s Magazine and contrasts attitudes toward work habits with Europe.
A young woman writes that her family of twelve improved after replacing coffee with Postum. She notes her mother, brother, and sister suffered headaches dizziness heart issues and stomach troubles from coffee, but all improved after switching to Postum.
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