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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1914
Page
6
American sailors and marines seize Vera Cruz after fierce urban combat. Dozens are killed and wounded on both sides as troops clear the plaza, breaches are stormed, and the naval academy falls to U S forces. Prisoners are taken, including the city chief of police.
New Orleans police chief or superintendent Reynolds ordered arrest of anyone making disparaging remarks about the army and navy and the American flag on the streets. The move followed reports four soldiers in uniform dispersed five street orators haranguing a crowd claiming the armed forces are subsidized.
New York April 24 Mission headquarters anxiously awaited word from American missionaries en route from Mexico City to Vera Cruz. The Methodist Episcopal foreign relations board received a cablegram confirming the missionaries are safe in Pachuca Puebla and Guanajuato. News that ten Episcopal missionaries under Bishop Henry D Aves are safe was revived.
Monte Carlo General Fortinio Dias, president of Mexico, is believed not to return. He declined to comment on Mexican affairs, citing retirement from active politics. Party members say Diaz will likely depart Monte Carlo for Vichy, with no statement on his intentions. Cleveland police join "don't swear" movement, ordered to detain offenders.
War correspondent Adolaides profiles Victoriano Huerta as a tenacious, calculating provisional president who aims to solidify power, likening him to Diaz and wary of Villa. Reports from Tampico, Vera Cruz, and Chicago detail U.S. plans, Zapata’s menace, and U.S. naval actions amid Mexico’s civil war and looming intervention.
A compact guide presents phonetic renderings of major Mexican War locations and figures. It lists Zacatecas Hidalgo Coahuila Guanajuato Veracruz Guerrero Tlaxcala Tehuantepec Tampico Tehuantepec among others with approximate pronunciations to aid readers.
President Wilson told Congress the Tampico incident and a string of Huerta related insults threaten armed conflict unless the United States asserts its rights. He argued for military support to secure American dignity, while stressing no desire to control Mexico and a wish to help Mexicans establish their own government.
A fragment notes a boy who once helped his mother with the wringer now has a son who curses at starting his car. It then suggests adding fruit coloring to rinsing water to brighten pink, green, and colored linens, preserving color with this method.
The Daily Express criticizes President Wilson and Secretary Bryan for delaying action as Huerta resists American demands. The Times editorial urges intervention, citing General Scott's Vera Cruz precedent and Washington's backing. Paris reports Huerta’s refusal, while some papers sympathize with Huerta amid U.S. oil capital fears. An unrelated quip about Bach closes the item.
Christian Herald notes the fly as a feared pest in Palestine and Egypt. It recalls ancient worship of Beelzebub as lord of the fly and describes perpetual battles with flies while traveling in the deserts. The piece mentions flies clogging children's eyes and a need to fan away swarms.
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