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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1914
Page
9
Roosevelt arrives amid rumors of talks with Republican leaders about 1916 alliances. He will visit the Smithsonian to view African trophies after a White House call, under progressive escort from Philadelphia. A 3:20 p m arrival is noted with no definite meeting plan announced.
At a Brooklyn district Republican Club meeting about 200 members unaminously backed a resolution urging Theodore Roosevelt and Progressive party members to return to the Republican fold. Roosevelt will lecture at the National Geographic Society and visit the White House, Smithsonian, and meet leaders. a Progressive vigilance committee guards against his possible kidnapping on departure. The article notes potential 1916 presidential plans and possible party realignments.
The Safe Blowers Club, a new Memphis social group, requires members to have had their office safes robbed. Organized by Building Material Club members L. J. Moss as president and J. S. O'Donnell as secretary treasurer, the club jokes that its treasurer’s role is honorary due to recent burglaries. Ten safes in building material offices were blown in the past month.
The British government decided, contrary to hopes of Premier Asquith, not to participate in the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. The announcement came after a recent deputation visit with officials in London and San Francisco.
J P Morgan asserts the testimony of Charles Mellen is untrue and that he had neither time nor desire to interfere in the New Haven Railroad. He accepts blame for the change that led to Mellen’s resignation and offers to produce Records of J P Morgan & Co. and his family records for review.
Arthur I Hoe, heir to the Robert Hoe fortune, is involved in a $25,000 breach of promise case with Mae A Sullivan who testified at the New York Supreme Court trial. Sullivan described Hoe courting her in 1911 and 1912, presenting money and furniture, and arranging aliases to conceal their relationship.
Miss Sullivan, now 20, testified she was 17 when she met the wealthy Hoes, who claimed to be married with a child. He offered help, then pressured marriage, paid her until pressure to stop arose, and she sued for damages. Attorney William H. Hamilton described Hoes as wealthy and repeatedly paying to avoid exposure.
A ship's surgeon on the Orduna examined and prescribed for a patient at least 100 miles away via Marconi wireless. The Bradstone master fell ill and requested aid as Orduna neared the Straits of Magellan. The doctor answered five questions in twenty minutes and issued a prescription.
London May 25 A. Thomas the British car king who arrived on the Lusitania says he plans to revolutionize the coal industry. He seeks to form a great United States coal trust to supply the Far East via the Panama Canal, aiming to reduce prices and challenge trusts while awaiting government approval.
Rafael Louiga of Elizabeth, awaiting execution in the Trenton death house, wed Maria Maranca to secure her share of his Italian property. The ceremony, in a Rome-initiated legal form, was performed by Rev Father Alphonse Palombi with witnesses including a priest and one of the couple’s children. Louiga is to die tomorrow for killing Antonio Migliare in Elizabeth after a saloon quarrel. Also reports a $100,000 fire in Cleveland lumber yards destroying Wsher & Wilson and Martin Barris Lumber yards.
In this city a boy jumped from a moving auto truck onto a speeding horse to shield two women from danger. His bold act caused the horse to stumble and fall, aiding the women who escaped without injury while the boy himself was severely injured with bruises and cuts.
The Marconi Company develops a wireless firing system for ships and other uses. In tests at a coast guard station officials activated the transmitter, firing at intervals of about 20 seconds with loud reports and brilliant flashes, and all results were satisfactory.
New York May 3. Madelina Ferola refused a plea of guilty to murder in the second degree to save her life in the Canestrano case. She will be sentenced to death by Justice Vernon M. Davis. District Attorney Martin and Deputy sought the plea. Ferola claims innocence, with appeals planned. The defense notes alleged confessions made without counsel.
The article notes an abrupt final vote on the Home Rule measure with unionists declining to debate. It reports royal assent is anticipated as the bill proceeds to the Lords where the veto is deemed ineffective. Premier Asquith refuses to specify the bill’s amendments while John Redmond seeks Sir Stanley's aid and broader safeguards for nervy supporters.
The proposal outlines an Irish parliament with 164 Commons members and 40 Senate members named by the imperial government. Ulster would elect 52 Commons, and the imperial government retains key powers including war, army, navy, crown, pensions, national insurance, and public loans. Taxes are collected by the imperial state and paid to Ireland with adjustments. The Irish parliament could raise taxes under limits. Ireland would run its post office and obtain partial tax autonomy. the imperial parliament reduces Irish members to 42. Religion is safeguarded and an absolute veto is retained.
Roosevelt arrives amid bold headlines as hero while Morgan denies Mellen tale and Abie pursues a 298000 heart balm. The period item notes fights for Mrs Fervia’s life and Huerta readiness for flight with mediators making progress.
Special to The Washington Post. May 25 Vera Cruz Mexico Gen Huerta prepares to depart Mexico City for Europe seeking British protection if granted. He plans to take a six week leave starting June 1 and hand power to a provisional president, citing health and the crisis as reasons. A bitter clash with War Minister Blanquet over Huerta’s exit escalates tensions as $1,000,000 reaches Vera Cruz.
Gen Villa orders his entire army from Torreon toward Zacatecas and Mexico City, pledging to seize the capital before mediation ends. Other reports note mediation progress in Niagara Falls Ontario with Huerta delegates and outline platform planks including Huerta retirement and agrarian reform, amid land questions.
A dramatic push for protocol today centers on opposing Huerta. Negotiations on land reform near end as Mexican envoys resist the parley while the president asserts a pledge for new laws and good faith. Officials deny agrarian causes drive revolts, blame personal ambition, and cite a new tax statute aimed at breaking up large estates.
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