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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1916
Page
1
Arizona court reports intense Bates murder hearing as three former deputies stand trial. Witnesses cite shifts in distance between cars and conflicting recollections of shouts and shots, with defense and prosecution clashing over intent and responsibility in the fatal incident near Monastir forts.
Roosevelt arrives by special Santa Fe train at 11 30 a m in Phoenix for a mass meeting at Polk street grounds expected to draw the largest Arizona crowd yet. Prominent Republicans including Campbell Maddock Jaynes and Ely coordinate the welcome and seating with Mrs John Dennett directing decorations and ushers.
In Pittsburgh on October 20 a man, Richard Cullen, 22, a machinist, jumped onto President Wilson's automobile. He was knocked off by Secret Service agents and arrested by police. Cullen carried a knife blade five inches long, a bottle to be analyzed, and wooden chapels. He is held for observation.
Serbian troops push on the Monastir front as about Velyeselo village falls near the Cerna bend. Bulgarian losses include 100 prisoners and three cannon. Greek chaos rises with reservists acting beyond control despite Entente marines. Constantine appeals to Venezilos government after royal power erosion.
Alonzo J. Whitman, identified by authorities, is held after attempting to dispose of bonds worth thousands at the Amelia State Bank in Amelia Ohio. He claimed the bonds were stolen from the bank months earlier and that he bought them in good faith. Whitman described himself as a former Minnesota state senator who supported Grover Cleveland’s nomination. The broker in New York purportedly alerted him to the bonds’ theft.
Six Sing Sing convicts who escaped yesterday with an automobile truck were recaptured and returned to their cells today at Ossining New York.
El Paso Texas October 26 Two official reports from Mexico say General Ozuna commands 1004 cavalry 12 machine guns and five artillery pieces engaging Villa in a battle between Santa Viacabei and San Andreas. No result known.
A Mexican worker for an American mining company tells of Villa drinking two cups of blood daily from a cow and planning to hunt down Americans. He says Villa, healthy and strengthening, warned workers aiding Americans to avoid aiding them and that some soldiers wore American shoes yet were told to switch to cowhide sandals. Reports also say bandits held up a train near Jimenez, disarming guards and robbing passengers without injuring them.
Berlin reports German forces retook the majority of trenches on the Dod line between Eaucourt L Abbaye and Le Barque after the British capture on October 18. German headquarters say British tanks were used in the Somme region and three were destroyed by German artillery.
Government speech by Pinchot and campaign leaders to boost Charles E. Hughes in the upcoming presidential race. The Tucson event aims to draw attendees from across the state for a large celebration on the night of the address. Pinchot, a prominent forester and Roosevelt ally, is highlighted for his conservation work and national forest advocacy.
In Fairmont West Virginia a Pittsburgh Bureau of Mines rescue crew led by L M Jones was overwhelmed during an attempt to reach entombed men after a mine explosion. Jones died, four victims recovered, a second party saved others, canaries tested air before succumbing.
From Chihuahua City this week old report states General Carlos Oruns departs with a 2600 strong cavalry column two machine gun sections a sanitary corps and substantial ammunition aboard Villa forces as he moves to engage bandits in the region.
Bayonne New Jersey October 26 workers at Standard Oil and other plants resumed work after a strike that included rioting. The federal councilitory board arrived from Washington to mediate and said improved conditions and wage increases would be granted.
In Phoenix on October 20, Democratic hoodlums punctured tires and daubed banners at the reception for Hughes campaign women. Despite disruption, meetings were held in Glendale and Mesa. Hayden and Ashurst supporters claimed credit for suffrage. Eight Hughes speakers arrived in Phoenix and planned to stress nationalism versus phenism before the group departs for Salt Lake City at 6:21.
Snow depths range from two to six inches across northern Minnesota with a blizzard affecting the iron ranges and north woods. The snowfall began last night and intensified today as a stiff north wind drove rain to snow on the ranges.
New York reports the Panama line announced that the steamer Alaunia was sunk yesterday by a mine in the English Channel. All but two crew members were saved, with all passengers landed at Falmouth Wednesday.
Bucharest reports a new Rumanian offensive in the Oituz valley aimed at driving Austro German forces from Romanian soil. The war office says invaders have been forced back to the frontier and other front sectors repulsed attacks are noted.
An Amsterdam telegram confirms the German Ocean Navigation Company has heard nothing from the submarine Bremen and regards it lost. Anxious Bremen families await news of the crew as difficulty arises in recruiting crews for similar ships. The Deutschland’s Atlantic voyage is canceled as a consequence.
The entire southwest felt a storm wave last night as temperatures dropped across Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and northern Texas. Readings fell below 26 in Kansas near Concordia, 24 in St. Joseph Missouri, 28 in Oklahoma City, and freezing in northern Texas. Snow flurries were reported along with record chill for early October.
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