Coverage of the Mexican Revolution in The Pueblo Star-Journal, a Colorado Newspaper,1913

The Pueblo Star-Journal

Periodical

[Mexican Revolution] The Pueblo Star-Journal, October 22, 1913. Pueblo, Colorado. 10 pages. Measures 11" x 17". Headlining the front page is “TWO BROTHERS OF MADERO ARRESTED IN MEXICO PLOT,” referencing the arrest of Evaristo and Raúl Madero, siblings of the recently assassinated Mexican President Francisco I. Madero. The article situates the arrests within the ongoing unrest of the Mexican Revolution, then entering a new phase under Victoriano Huerta. The brothers were reportedly captured while aligning with rebel forces against the Huerta regime. The Star-Journal ties the news to American and British diplomatic anxiety over a worsening crisis that risked direct conflict between the United States and Mexico. The mention of the brothers' “dealings with rebels” and the tension in Vera Cruz reflects broader fears about revolutionary instability on the southern U.S. border and marks a rare U.S. regional paper coverage of elite Mexican political lineage during this volatile period. Equally prominent is the headline “EYE-WITNESS TO SEA TRAGEDY, IN PUEBLO,” referencing the harrowing survival account of Miss Lena Cwer, a local resident and survivor of the SS Volturno disaster in the North Atlantic. Just days earlier, on October 9, 1913, the Volturno caught fire during a transatlantic voyage, resulting in the deaths of over 130 passengers—many of them immigrants. Cwer’s narrative is chilling: she describes watching from the deck of the rescue ship Kroonland as “billows of flame and victims leaped into raging sea.” Her presence in Pueblo lent the international catastrophe an intimate local immediacy, and the paper provided a rare account from a female immigrant survivor, underlining the human toll of early 20th-century migration crises. Other notable articles in the issue include a tax board announcement of a “HUGE INCREASE” in county revenues, updates on the Colorado miners’ strike (“Special Train Taking Ammons on Strike Trip”), and a report on a statewide conference of women titled “Mothers Of Colorado Represented In State-Wide Conference Here,” showcasing the growing civic role of women in child welfare and public health. The newspaper also features dense advertisements and syndicated features that document early 20th-century consumer culture, health fads, and economic anxieties. Moderate edgewear and some fragility at creases. Text is clean and legible and pages are still in tact. Overall good condition. This complete issue provides a vivid cross-section of local, national, and global currents—connecting Pueblo, Colorado to the Atlantic’s deadliest maritime fire and the turbulence of revolutionary Mexico.

Item #22205

Price: $285.00