Thursday, January 24, 2013

Fear Cuban Outbreak.

New York Times 100 years ago today, January 24, 1913:
Troops Ready for Threatened Disturbances In Santa Clara.
    HAVANA, Jan. 23.— Disquieting rumors are current that serious disturbances are impending in the Province of Santa Clara, especially in the town of Arisa, where partial elections will be held to-morrow on account of the vitiation by fraud of the general election of last November.
    The Government is prepared for an emergency, having a strong force of regulars and rurales at Arisa, and also a strong column of troops of all arms, now on a practice march, within striking distance.
    One report, apparently from an authentic source, places the number of mounted and armed Liberals concentrating at Arisa at upwards of 1,000.

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