The quixotic Felipe Ángeles, whom Villa had backed as head of state in 1919, was condemned to death by a Mexican court martial on this day in 1919.
Following Villa's defeat in the Battle of Juarez, which Angeles had not taken part in, a despondent Angeles had left Villa's service and wondered around itinerant. He'd gone into a state of despair over the inability of the warring Mexican forces to find their way towards a joint resolution of their disputes. Like almost every single significant Mexican figure who fell victim to a political killing in this period, he was betrayed prior to his arrest, the arrest being a bit of an exception to the rule.
His execution would come the following day.
Please for clemency were reported on as front page news in the United States, including in the Casper paper.
Carlisle was back on the front page, but simply because he hadn't been found.
On this same day, the National Equal Rights League appealed to Woodrow Wilson to ensure the same protection for American minorities that had been insisted upon in regard to Poland and Austria.
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