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denounced Madero as an enemy
PALESTINE TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON NOVEMBER 23 1910
REVOLUTIONISTS IN MEXICO
HAVE LAID SEIGE ON CHIHUA
HUA AND EXPECT TO CAP
TURE THAT CITY
Herald Special
El Paso Texas Nov 23 Todays
dispatches showed that a victorious
Mexican revolutionary army under
command of Madero is attacking Chi
huahua and Castro Cienges and the
capture of both cities is imminent
The insurgents have possession of
many towns Excitement along the
American border has not abated It
is certain arms are being smuggled
the border
across
Additional reports froni Gomez
Palacio and Parral declare that the
municipal palace in Parral was burn
ed and scores of persons killed in
cluding the chief of police Reports
also say the government troops
showed rare courage in attacking the
rebels The natives from the church
tops and from houses defended them
selves against the revolutionists
Machine guns have been mounted in
Parral in preparation for an attaclr
by some nine thousand rebels
Telephonic advices from Torreon
say thirteen hundred soldiers engaged1
in battle with four thousand revolu
tionists all night and one hundred
soldiers are reported captured by the
revolutionists Eight hundred addi
tional soldiers are being rushed to
the scene today
The revolutionists are indignant
over the reports that Americans have
been killed They assert these rej
ports are circulated to discredit the
uprising against Diaz nu t
Mexican Officials Comment
Herald Special
El Paso Texas Nov 23 Diego
Rebo a high government official of
Mexico arrived here today from Mex
ico City He said the fighting at
Orizaba was mainly confined to labor
troubles but added that reinforce
He
to
good government and asserted that
President Diaz is able to handle the
situation He admitted that anti
American riots embarrassed the gov
ernment considerably
Madero to Torreon
Eagle Pass Texas Nov 23 Ma
dero will reach Torreon today where
todays fighting is concentrated The
revolutionist force is increasing It
is leported here that Madero is ac
companied by one thousand rebels
all mounted and armed R W Cowen
customs collector here is holding Al
bino Flores the Mexican who con
ducted Madero across the Rio Grande
By Union Labor at the Temple The
atre Last Night Immense
Crowd Present
One of the largest audiences in
the history of the New Temple The
atre was present last night to wit
ness the Union Label Show given
under the auspices of the Palestino
Trades and Labor Council The en
tertainment consisted of stereopticon
views of labels of various unionmade
goods and working cards of various
unions Mr Collis Lovely of Boston
Mass vice president of the Boot and
Shoe Workers Union delivered a
short and interesting lecture on
Unionism and explained to the peo
ple present the necessity for buying
unionmade goods Three thousand
feet of good moving pictures were
also shown and three pretty illus
trated songs given The entertain
ment as a whole was excellent and
it was an appreciative audience that
crowded the theatie for the occaslo
Souvenirs in the shape of hand mir
rors were presented all compliments
of the Boot annd Shoe Workers
Union
Population Figures
Washington D C Nov 23 The
population of New York is announced
today as 9113279 an increase of 254
per cent in the last ten years Ohio
has 47G7121 an increase of 147
Witchita Falls Texas has 8200
AT 9 OCLOCK THIS MORNING
LONDON TIME METDEATH
WITH COURAGE MISS LENEVE
COMES TO AMERICA
Herald Special
London Nov 23 Dr H H Crippen
was hanged today at 9 oclock Lon
don time He met his death with the
same courage that marked his con
duct since his apprehension in flight
from England and his return to Lon
don and through his trial
Miss Leneve did not see her lover
after the painful parting yesterday
She will sail for New York today
under the name of Miss Allen
I Before dying Crippen joinedthe Ro
man Catholic church and received the
last rites of that church
Although Crippens confession was
denied the London Times reprints
the story this afternoon in the third
person and apparently there is no
rway to prove or disprove his confes
sion
Important Facts and Dates
g brippen Case
f January 31 Dr Hawley H Crippen
an American dentist and his wife
Belle Elmore an Americanvaudeville
artist gave a dinner party at their
house at 39 Hilldrop Crescent Lon
don and apparently were on the best
of terms
February 2 Belle Elmore resigned
by letter as treasurer of Music Hall
JJadies Guild saying she was going
to California to see a sick relative
March 26 London papers printed
pbituary advertisements of the death
Belle Eimore InCalifornia
on March 23
April 7 A similar obituary notice
of Miss Elmore appeared in The
Stage
June 30 Some professional friends
of Mrs Crippen members of the Music
Hall Ladies Guild whose suspicions
had been aroused by certain discrep
ancies in the statements of Dr Crip
pen concerning the death of his wife
informed Scotland Yard of their he
lief that Mrs Crippen had been mur
dered They had ascertained that
Mrs Crippen had not been a passen
ger on the liner la Touraine and had
not died in Los Angeles as reported
in the obituary notices They had
also found that Dr Crippen was living
with Miss Ethel Clare Leneve his
pretty typist at the house No 39
Hilldrop Crescent that they claimed
to be married and that the girl wore
Belle Elmores clothes and jewels
July S Chief Detective Inspector
Dew of Scotland Yard visited and in
terviewed Dr Crippen who told him
that his wife Belle Elmore was not
dead but that they had agreed to
separate and that he did not know
what had become of her since she
left him
July 9 Early in the morning of
that day the discovery was made that
Dr Crippen and Miss Leneve ha d
secretly left the house at No 39 Hill
drop Crescent Only Miss Leneves
French maid was left in the house
Dr Crippens assistant had received
a letter from his employer authorizing
him to sell everything in the house
and to use the proceeds to pay the
In the
SUMMARYOF NEWS
LOCAL
Union Label Show at Temple Theatre
was largely attended
Good wild goose story is told by W
Y Ballew and Dr T W Smith
The white schools of the city will be
closed Thursday and Friday of this
week
Rev J C Oehler will preach the
Thanksgiving sermon at the Chris
tian church Thursday morning
GENERAL
Dr H H Crippen was banged in Lon
don this morning
Fighting is still in progress in Mexico
Revolutionists make progress
Monument to General Oglethorpe un
veiled at Savannah Ga today
Robert C Clowry resigns as president
of Western Union Telegraph Co
Socialist Berger lays responsibily for
Mexican revolution on Americans
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rent arrears and any bills that might
have been left unpaid
July 13 During a search of the de
serted house NoV 39 Hilldrop Cres
cent Chief Inspector Dew found the
remains of a human body buried in
the cellar These were identified as
the remains of Mrs Crippen
July 23 Captain Kendall of the
steamer Montrose reported to Scot
land Yard that Dr Crippen and Miss
Leneve the latter disguised as a
boy were passengers on board his
ship bound for Canada Immediately
upon the receipt of this information
Inspector Dew hurried to Canada
July 31 Inspector Dew of Scotland
Yard disguised as a pilot boarded the
steamer Montrose upon its arrival at
the mouth of the St Lawrence river
and anested Dr Crippen and Miss
Leneve
August 20 Accompanied by In
spector Dew Dr Crippen and Miss
Leneve returned to England
October 18 Beginning of the trial
of Dr Grippen upon the charge of
murder
October 22 Crippen convicted and
sentenced to be executed on Novem
ber 15
October 24 Date for Crippens exe
cution changed to November S
October 25 Ethel Leneve placed
on trial and acquitted
November 3 Crippens case argued
before the Criminal Court of Appeals
November 7 Execution of Crippen
postponed to November 23
CLOWRY RESIGNS TODAY
As President of Western Union Tele
graph and Telephone Company
Herald Special
New York Nov 23 Robert C
Clowry president of the Western
Union Telegraph company resigned
today and was immediately succeeded
by Theodore N Vial president df the
American Telegraph and Telephone
company The latter concern controls
the Western Union
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BERGER SAYS MORGAN AND THE
MONEY SHARKS OF WALL
STREET ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR REVOLUTION
Herald Special
St Louis Mo Nov 23 J P Mor
gan and other mpney sharks of Wallv
street are indirectly responsible fdr
the Mexican revolution said Victor
L Berger the socialist congressman
today Their influence has caused
the United States government to sup
port PresidentDiaz incrusfciBg fc
opponents so that their own coffers
may be enriched Americans do not
favor such a policy as was shown in
the last election in the United States
This government should not interfere
with the demestic affairs of Mexico
in favor of Diaz and Morgan
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GIVEN DEATH PENALTY
W J McNaughton ofi Georgia Is
Seeking a New Trial
Herald Special
Columbus Ga Nov 23 Argument
was heard here today on a motion
for a new trial inthe case of Dr W
J McNaughton who was recently
convicted at Swainsboro and sen
tenced to death for the alleged mur
der of Fred Flanders a prominent
planter of Emanuel county The case
has already attracted much attention
throughout this section of Georgia
and the outcome of the efforts to
Save the condemned man from the
gallows is awaited with keen interest
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