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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1914
Page
11
An oddly phrased weather note hints at rain Friday while other text references unrest in Mexico City with Americans in the streets and embassy gatherings. The piece blends forecast snippets with chaotic mentions of mobs and embargo references from an 1861 context.
Washington reports the United States forms to seize the Vera Cruz to Mexico City railroad as a base for actions in Mexico. Cabinet members plus Gen Wood and other officials press plans while embargoes on arms reportedly tighten at the border and Tampico alliances prompt caution.
Four Mexican troop trains and a horses and ammunition train reportedly departed Chihuahua for Juarez under General Ortega. Colonel Hatfield at Port Bliss relayed the news to the War Department. Federals destroyed rail shop machinery at Pedras Negras and tried to blow the border bridge but were stopped. News notes from Vera Cruz and Washington report Allied warnings and refugee movements as regional unrest continues.
Washington states that the United States will not recognize Carranza or seek reparations for the Vera Cruz incident, citing violation of Mexican sovereignty and hostile acts. The White House notes that coordination with Huerta’s authorities governs any actions, while Charge O Shaughnessy has been repatriated. About 500 to 1,200 Americans in the city will be safeguarded by legation guards of roughly 100 soldiers.
April 23 report says General Maas, former Mexican commander at Vera Cruz, plans to march on the city with strong reinforcements from Puebla to seize Vera Cruz amid rising tensions and renewed military activity in the region.
Agnes Hanson of New York sues Walter Posten of Elkins for breach of promise. Hanson testified she met Posten in 1911 while a housekeeper for John T. Davis in Elkins, became engaged until 1913 when Posten broke it. She later returned to New York to work as a housekeeper.
AP dispatches from Mexico City and Washington report mobs forming for anti American demonstrations in Mexico City and Americans threatened on the streets. West Virginia National Guard is mobilizing with First and Second Infantry units preparing for service, detailing colonels majors captains and home cities.
An entertainment event titled Tom Thumb Wedding and White House Tea is planned for tomorrow evening at Pride African Methodist Episcopal Church. Doors open at 7 with tickets at 20 cents for the wedding. all are invited.
Fragmentary notes show Mother Jones, noted labor organizer, appearing before a congressional committee in Washington, D. C., discussing strike conditions in the Colorado coal region and related political tensions. Details are garbled but indicate discussions of leadership, governance, and labor impact.
Discussion of the war dominated the reguac meeting at CampsNo. West side Wednesday night. Members planned to attend the event and renew militant resolve. Three candidates were discussed for membership and a trade initiation. Attendance was good, reflecting patriotism of the camp.
Fragmentary OCR lists fined individuals and pending warrants, renewed recognizances, and dropped indictments. Names include Comte William Smith, John Ellas, Thornton Sutton, Tara J. Davis, Mike Pagan, Bram Johnson, Pantine, Eager W. Davie, Robert, Masia Smith, Albert Appieres, Joe Devone, L. H. Jordan, Richards, Cha Pees, Homer Falkington, Delbert Conongham, and others. The fragment mentions contracts, sales, and multiple unidentified charges with various local figures and firms.
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