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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1914
Page
7
Mediation envoys convene in Washington to negotiate proposals aimed at settling the U S Huerta faction conflict in Mexico. General Funston arrives at Vera Cruz as part of the mediation effort.
Turmoil in Mexican rebel forces near Torreon and Juarez as Carranza accuses Villa of disloyalty while Huerta seeks mediation. Villa's generals push to keep loyalty to him amid shifting alliances and planned moves toward Chihuahua.
Consul Garrett reports 90 more Americans leave Sinaloa and are removed from the Nuevo Laredo consular district. Eagle Pass Texas sources say refugees moving toward the border were insulted and threatened by federal soldiers during their journey.
Native communities carry out a customary procedure as usual with routine steps and local leaders overseeing the process. Officials and residents observe the event at a regional venue, reflecting ongoing traditional practices within the area.
Vera Cruz dispatches report the American flag raised over the fortress tower at San Juan de Ulua for the first time since 1847 as Brigadier General Frederick Funston arrives with the Fifth Army brigade to Vera Cruz. The scene includes官 dispatches, plans for landing, and word of a newborn daughter to Funston.
If the paper is not delivered by 6 30 please call the Courier building office at 1811 by 6 30 or after hours call 443 or 2. A copy will be sent by motorcycle as needed.
Premier Asquith called the Ulster arming outrages grave and unprecedented as he faced questions in the House of Commons. He said the government would promptly enforce the law after reports of 40 000 rifles and 400 000 cartridges landed in Ulster. He noted troops moved in March to safeguard stores and arms. Sir Edward Carson attended and the king granted an audience to Asquith at Buckingham Palace.
The body of Mrs. John Hemmen, missing from Waukegan since March 17, was found in Lake Michigan by TH. Peterson, a gardener for B. A. Hammill. Identified by clothing, later confirmed by dental work, her husband Mr. Hemmen expressed grief.
Two federal generals and their commands, driven back by constitutionalists in southern Nuevo Leon, try to cross the U S border about 36 miles above Laredo Texas. They may be part of forces dynamiting Nuevo Laredo recently and aim to join others near Nuevo Laredo Monterey. Howard B Burr returns from Sioux Falls to plan a $15000 residence for BR M Banton.
Denver officials and union leaders welcomed President Wilsons order sending federal troops into Colorado coal fields. Governor Ammons praised the move and said order would restore speedily. Colorado Fuel & Iron president Welborn backed the action, stressing maintenance of law and order. UMWA counsel Hawkins offered to help quiet the situation.
The Keokuk man Matthew M. O'Donnell was found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death by a Ft. Madison jury. The trial moved from Keokuk on a change of venue and the verdict was reached shortly after ten o'clock.
Des Moines headquarters confirms Navy orders to enlist male nurses for the hospital department. Waterloo officers say enlistees from the local station will be sent to New York City for assignment aboard ships bound for Mexican waters. This marks the first official bulletin from the station on potential wartime needs.
Messrs. Wrightman and Eddy of Des Moines visit the city and will address merchants and manufacturers at the Waterloo club rooms this evening. The public meeting invites all interested parties to attend.
F. W. Lehner, 36, brother of Charles Herger Lehner of Waterloo, taken from a train near Vera Cruz seven days ago. No word since, mother in Omaha anxious. Lehner, mining engineer, owned 260 acres in Oaxaca cane lands and a 200 acre English plantation. fire destroyed much, leaving only ash. Mexican typed newsboy confirms capture of several Americans. fate of Lehner remains unknown.
Governor Ammons proclaims a state of insurrection urging law abiding citizens to back efforts to restore peace. Militia and police clash with strikers at Walsenburg and Louisville Hecla mine as President Wilson prepares to order federal troops to Colorado to restore order in the strike district.
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