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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1914
Page
7
Argentina Brazil and Chile proposed as intermediaries to the United States over Mexico, aiming to remove Huerta. The offer, not binding, warned that aggression or hostile acts could derail peace hopes. President Wilson consulted cabinet and lawmakers as diplomats notified Carranza and Huerta through Mexico City channels.
A Saturday announcement stated that Spanish authorities would safeguard border bridges and interests in the region. War officials issued orders restricting troop movements and entrusted army officers with enforcing border protection and local security.
Mexican federal soldiers dynamited and burned Nuevo Laredo as U S troops clashed across the border. Skirmishes flared while trains prepared to depart the burning city. Property damage may reach $500000 with the United States consulate and post office among buildings destroyed.
London dispatch reports a Mexican revolution fading into unity under Huerta. Enthusiasm across classes greets the president while anti American cries resound. Volunteers from war torn regions and thousands of women offer aid as a notable wedding procession unfolds with military figures present.
Affidavits filed in superior court by Lou M. Frank attorneys seek clemency for James Conley in the Mary Phagan murder case. The Fulton County jurors found Conley guilty of participating in the Natabes scheme and Andrew Campbell faces related charges in the vile mock affair.
General Francisco Villa head of rebel forces says he has no wish to clash with the United States and would not be drawn into war. He arrived at Juarez and told George C. Carothers he would stay clear, noting Europe would mock any entry into conflict. He also discussed Carranza’s note and his stance toward the border. Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles offered his services should war come.
Twelve Americans and one Englishman, seized by Mexican soldiers on the Vera Cruz railway near Tierra Blanca and Motsolongo, are believed to face execution. Captives include W A Mangan, E Mott, Riley, Hart, and others, with transfers reported to Cordoba and possibly Omaha.
The war department plans 26000 regulars to Vera Cruz as Major General Leonard Wood is ordered to proceed there with Brigadier General Hugh L. Scott as second in command. The army and navy board fix Vera Cruz as headquarters for four divisions while Wood sets up his staff and command post amid a wider Mexican campaign. The report also notes refugees arriving at El Paso and a denial from Washington on federal troops for a Colorado strike.
Washington reports that Huerta may accept help from Argentina Brazil and Chile to settle the U S Mexico dispute. Spanish ambassador Riano says Spain will handle the situation. U S officials welcome the proposal while Mexican officials await formal acceptance. Carranza envoys dispute a translation of his note claiming he wished to avoid war with the United States. In Texas, 97 American refugees arrive in El Paso after the Tampico incident, leaving Chihuahua.
Fragmented report notes a shipment of cartridges consigned to a Texas contact was halted in transit at a border area. The item’s destination and parties are unclear, with references to a large American supplier network and possible regional authorities.
Reports of political appointments, fund-raising drives, and court cases mix with coverage of a Colorado battle, smuggling probes, and labor unrest. The snippet notes painter T. C. Morris stabbed by John Banto, charges of assault with intent to kill, and various local incidents including a Nevada soap mine sale and indictments over insurrection.
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