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Newspaper
The Two Republics
Location
Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico
Date
May 12, 1894
Page
1
A visit to this museum of curiosities equals a tour through the length and breadth of the land of the Montezumas. The piece highlights the allure and breadth of exhibits as a showcase of cultural variety and historical oddities.
Santina Kansas May 11 The war is over as the Intrepid Colorado contingent of the Common weal surrenders unconditionally to Marshal Neely. The 450 strong force is arrested and topeka will try the army. A special train carries the captured force back. New York May 11 The Weralds review reports the bank reserve at four hundred twelve thousand pounds. Markets idle but tone improves after Chilean exchange fall.
May 11 London reports Sir William Harcourt will back Lord Rosetery. Libs concentrate forces for a large budget majority, with estimates at seventeen. Parcellitas expected to oppose. Standard hints of a local veto bill trade for brewer support. Longbow adds the Commons debate featured Arthur Balfour, 308 for and 204 against the second reading.
Berlin May 11 authorities at the war office doubt the practical utility of Herr Dines bulletproof coat. Open field trials are proposed to determine its effectiveness for fortress and ship battery defense.
May 11 report from Galveston cites Professor Richardson director of the American School of Archaeology discovering temple foundations with nearby theatre ruins and other significant objects.
On May 11 via Galveston General Quanevaro accepts the Lima department senate candidacy and resigns as minister in Washington. The Eco d'Statis denounces a police torture and extrajudicial killing of Lula Gioffara in Lima, prompting the Italian Legation to demand explanations. Reports say the government plans to supply the military officers’ school.
Vienna reports the lower house backed the government in a 162 to 83 vote. Lawmakers approved withdrawing 200 million florins in silver notes and depositing 160 million florins in gold via the Austro-Hungarian bank, to be bought by the state.
Franks announce that Carnot’s son Arnest will wed Marguerite Obirla, daughter of Senator Obirla, in a betrothal reported from Galveston. The brief note records the engagement as a social milestone in political circles.
A fragment from Rex on May 11 notes the Vatican has issued instructions, with reference to Via Galveston.J- unclear. The report mentions church guidance but lacks full context or names.
The document directs French Roman Catholic bishops to comply with the law on church buildings while advising them to seek government assistance to apply the decree with mildness. It emphasizes conformity and a prudent approach in engaging authorities.
Refusal to return the Senate presidency by Morae has no significance. Brazil hopes the US squadron will be sent to Rio on July 4 for festivities around the Monroe statue inauguration.
J Mortio Barras, an anarchist awaiting trial for alleged complicity in the attempt on General Campos, was found dead in his Barcelona prison quarters. A medical exam showed heavy bruising and the death is linked to the ongoing investigation and concerns for personal safety.
In May 7 report from San Francisco engineer Tran cis Murphy describes the search for O P Hall Frank Turostall and two Americans and two Mexicans who left Salto Durango a months long expedition into the Sierra Madre. The party faced starvation and exposure. Bodies of Denton and Hall were found and a note indicated no provisions. Turnstall and the Mexican members were not located. the belief is they perished.
Former Nicaraguan Canal Company president Warne Miller argues in New York that the United States must seize opportunities and control of the canal to prevent English and Dutch hands from gaining power. He notes English urgency to secure the project and warns the US could lose it forever if not acted. Miller is now out of the coal company but remains involved in the canal work and asserts a vital US stake.
An advocate extols Mexico's fruit potential across its climates and soils. Despite vast banana and orange yields, exports are scant due to neglect and limited cultivation, transportation, and belief barriers. The author cites Mixcoac and San Angel as promising sites and urges investment.
A long passage notes farmers lack of cooperative power yet hints at shipments of first class oranges from New Orleans markets and plans to ship bananas near Tuxpan. It argues for lessons to show how the business can rise and Mexican fruit growing must come to the front.
An interview in the Express features Mr Onion and attorney optimism about a railroad from San Antonio to the City of Mexico via Brownsville and Tampico. Locals in south Texas pledge support, San Antonio citizens eager for southern roads, and the Express argues the line would become an international trunk and San Antonio’s trade entrepôt.
A mixed list reports arriving and departing travelers headed to Mexico and Europe, including C W Pritchett and family and several named individuals. It also notes letters advertised at Moneda Street post office, plus a shelf of new books and periodicals such as Scribner's and Puck's Library.
Financial ads and world price quotes relay spot and London exchange data. Mexican dollar prices, bank discounts, and metal/commodity rates appear for New Orleans London Paris New York El Paso and Juarez, with shares in Mexican National Bank and Bank of England discounts noted.
A laundry list of merchants and products appears, promoting groceries from American potatoes to green asparagus, flour, and canned goods. optician services and eye tests. Mexican curiosities and nurseries. shoes, photography, and curiosity items. whiskey, pickles, and brokers. The piece notes a business dissolution between Roop and Wright.
Mexico on May 11 reports general currency and security rates with mixed bids and offers. The text lists bonds, discount rates, foreign exchange drafts, and shares across Mexican and international banks, including Mexican National bonds, London and Mexico Bank shares, and American gold instruments.
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