14 May 1914
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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1914
Page
1
A terse dispatch states Mayo was empowered to aid oil workers and protect oil interests in Tampico. The notice references RA et al and emphasizes safeguarding crews and facilities amid unrest.
Troops clash around Tampico as federal gunboats withdraw to the Panuco river. Rebels press five day battle causing many dead and wounded on both sides. US officials consider moves to support civilians and aid wounded near oil fields.
George Jin led talks as Gould indicated willingness to yield control of the Pacific railway to a firm backed by Gould interests. He cited bankers’ hold on property and the need to refinance a 25 000 notes deal, with June 1 arrest noted in dispatches.
Damaged car derailed after collision near Painesville and East lake. Report notes Cleveland women injured as responders rushed to the scene.
In Washington on May 14 Senator Owen delivered a vivid history of Huerta’s rise and rule. He argued Wilson was justified in not recognizing Huerta and urged the United States to press for constitutional self government in Mexico, even by force if needed, while pledging not to seize Mexican territory. He described Carranza’s uprising, Diaz’s fall, Madero’s murder, and Huerta’s suppression of dissent and imprisonment of congress.
Passengers credit Miss Mabel Elliott and First Officer Range for averting panic after the Old Dominion liner Jeffer son explosion last Monday night. Nine crewmen died and wounded received care as the ship docked in New York. Passengers recount efforts to calm steerage passengers amid danger at sea.
A cryptic report notes Cambridge victims at Vera Cruz in a grim scene. The item cites coffins and a listless score like tally marks, hinting at a disaster or mass casualty context with unclear details.
Cambridge May 14 More than 100 women were injured as a crowd rushed to view the body of Daniel A Hagerty one of the first American marines killed at Vera Cruz Police failed to control the crowd. state militia guarded with rifles while physicians from area hospitals treated the injured At the Cambridge home the parents mourned briefly before a naval escort moved the body to the armory. Later at Washington Charles S Sellen testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission in the New Haven inquiry.
In Chicago on May 14 a crowd at the Municipal building rotunda during the body arrival for Sammy Meisenberg caused a crushing panic. Eight women were knocked down and injured while others fainted. police later named twelve victims, including Mrs. Morris Meisenberg.
A massive crowd paid tribute as bodies of George McKenziey Poinsett of the battleship Florida and Charles Alle Smith of the New Hampshire lay in state at Independence Hall. The three mile procession to cemeteries drew near 75 000 in a crowd that caused numerous faintings and injuries.
May 14 dispatches list two additional deaths in Vera Cruz raising the total American fatalities to 21. Private Maurice Welsh of the Nineteenth Infantry and Marine Andrew Morgan of the Fourteenth Company were killed accidentally while on guard duty or drill. A separate bill in Albany authorized $100000 for militia mobilization should service be needed in Mexico.
A fragmentary New York dispatch recounts Martin T. Manton and the Becker defense team facing an attack on Rose during Becker’s second trial. Rose remained calm and re seated as assaults and testimony disruptions are described, mentioning Rosenthal and the alleged conspirators Dago Frank and others in a chaotic courtroom sequence.
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