Veterans and Women Lead Villa Army Across Mexican Frontier
The 1915 dispatch reports General Villa opening a three-pronged campaign from Monterey against Nuevo Laredo Matamoros and Tampico with an army of about 30 000. Women ride beside men carrying rifles and supplies as the force moves toward border ports across the Rio Grande and into hostile terrain.
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Chicago Tribone
Monterey
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Nuevo Laredo
Tampies
Laredo
Texas
Matamoros
Brownsville
Littl
San Nicholas de Las Garzas
Topo Chico Mountain
Villa
Through the Mexican march to Agua Fria and an execution
The narrator details a grueling pursuit under General Angeles with staff observers and exhausted horses. At Atua Fria a halt disappoints, civilians share water and eggs, and the convoy pushes on past dead animals. An execution in the town square marks a brutal encounter with Carrancista forces.
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Bhatt
Zacatecas
Zacatecas Chica
Angeles
Notre Dame
Indiana
General Angeles
Pat Pees
Atua Fria
Uber
Dred Pforses
Mark Praik
Agua Fria
Dpesquiria Chien
Aguilar
Twie
Mr, Stead
Jury Chosen to Try Bomb Plot Suspects at St Patrick's Cathedral
A New York jury was selected for the trial of Frank Abarno and Carmine Carbone on charges of making and placing a bomb at St Patrick's Cathedral on March 2. Assistant District Attorney Train outlined how Abarno and police informer Baldo arranged the attack and how Carbone was later confronted or arrested. The trial continues tomorrow.
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Borning Journal Special
New York
Supreme Court
Frank Abarne
Carmine Carbone
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Arthur C. Train
Abarno
Poligani
Baldo
Carmine Carbone Haiter
Train
Carbene
Politani
Argentina and United States Warm Friends
Chief Magistrate pays formal visit to Ambassador Naon on board new battleship Moreno. talks focus on friendly ties and maritime projects between Argentina and the United States.
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Argentina
United States
Naon
Moreno
Annapolis Welcome for Wilson as Navy City Hosts Lunch
President Wilson attended a luncheon on board the Argentine battleship Moreno in Annapolis hosted by Ambassador Naon. He spoke on hemispheric friendship and mutual understanding while enjoying ceremonies, games, and visits before returning to Washington.
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Morning Journal
Annapolis
United States
Western Hemisphere
Wilson
Romolo S.S. Naor
Moreno
Noon
Washington
Sodock
United States of America
Republic
Argentina
Daniels
Martin
Argentine Naval Commission
Naon
Galindez
Grim war waged as Britons and Germans clash near trenches
Amid ongoing combat in the trenches soldiers from opposing sides exchange fire while the dead lie unburied and the conflict remains unrelenting.
Neuve Chapelle Battle Reveals British Offensive Confidence
Eyewitness describes the German trench collapse and British infantry driving forward to gain hundreds of yards amid artillery and bayonet charges. German surrender and retreat followed chaos in village streets as French earth and shells filled the scene. An aircraft gun strafes a Allied aeroplane, forcing it to withdraw after a near miss.
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Neuve Chapelle
Christ On the Cross
France
Receivers Named For Georgia Southern And Florida Railway
W Sullivan and H W Warfield of New York and J M Wilkening of Valdosta were appointed receivers of the Georgia Southern and Florida railway. The Baltimore Trust Company and road officials filed the joint petition in Superior Court before Judge Harmond. The trust holds a mortgage to secure $172,000,000 in bonds, of which $6,500,000 already issued. The petition states interest on bonds unpaid since May 1913 and extensive obligations owed, with the action described as friendly.
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Augusta
W. Sullivan
OR Warfield
New York
J. M. Wilkingon
Valdosta
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway
Baltimore Trust Company
Harmond
Petiton
German Submarines Sink Folaba and Aguila With Losses
London reports about 150 lives lost as the African liner Folaba and the British steamer Aguila were torpedoed by German submarines. The Folaba sank in ten minutes after an engine room explosion. survivors recount a desperate scramble for boats and many deaths from exposure. The Aguila suffered gunfire damage and crew and passengers were lost despite lifeboats being lowered. Additional ships and naval movements are noted as part of ongoing war operations.
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Ming Journal
London
Aguila
Liverpool
Lisbon
Falaba
St. George's Channel
Aquila
Germany
England
Pembrokeshire
Ottilio
Fishguard
Embards Bosphorus
Black Sea
Osphorus
Petrograd
Baltic
Carpathian Passes
Hungary
Claudia
Bukowina
Poland
Taurogsgen
Swanson Claims Big Juarez Race Bet Fraud In Denver
T Swanson a wealthy Alabama farmer from near St Hilaire Minnesota arrived in Denver with an appointment to meet two strangers he says induced him to bet on Juarez races They allegedly won 40000 on three bets then claimed to lose 20000 and later Swanson learned the race record showed a 160000 win for the same event He traced the affair to San Diego and Denver.
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Denver
Mareheck
T. Swanson
St. Hilaire
Minn
Juarez
Swanson
San Diego
Eranson
Minnesota
Mahoning Mills Restart Under New Wage Scale
Sheet iron mills in Youngstown and Mahoning valley resumed operations today under the wage scale ratified by a referendum of the Amalgamated Association. About 2,009 workers are back on the job in this district as the new pay rules take effect.
Turks Pledge to Suppress Anti Christian Demonstrations
Turkish officials told Ambassador Morgenthau that regular troops would arrive in Urmia to quell any anti Christian demonstrations amid reports of Kurdish bandit attacks on Christians. The Turkish war office denied disorders occurred, while officials warned reports from Tiflis may be exaggerated and communication between Urmia and Tiflis is poor.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Urumiah
Persia
Mor- Benthau
Constantinople
State Department
Turkish War Office
Urarmilah
German steamer Odenwald repelled by harbor guns
Officers of the USS Brazos say the German steamer Odenwald tried to slip from San Juan harbor on March 2 without papers. A seven inch gun fired near her bow, causing spray to rise, ending the escape attempt. German agents sought clearance but were refused.
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Morning Journal
New York
Odenwald
San Juan Harbor
Urazos
San Juan
Brazos
Customs House
Peking Sends Note to Japanese Legation Over Air Armament
Peking on March 29 addressed a formal note to the Japanese legation over the increase in Japanese air armaments in China. No new Japanese reinforcements have arrived beyond Manchuria and Shantung. Desertions are reported in areas where Japanese forces are active. A local paper notes Japanese positions at Mukden and Tsinan, with potential disruption of the Tien-Tsin Pukow railway.
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Peking
Ching
China
Manchuria
Shantung
Shatauis
Mukden
Twinan
Tien-Tsin- Pukew
Santa Fe Takes Over R M and P
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Rail Road announced it acquired the St. Louis Rocky Mountain and Pacific railway extending from Des Moines New Mexico to Ute Park New Mexico. The line spans about 196 miles purchased for 3 000 000 dollars in four percent bonds. The deal taps coal fields in Colfax county New Mexico.
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Morning Journal
New York
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
St. Louis, Rocky Mountain & Pacific Railway
Des Moines N. M
Ute Park
Colfax County
New Mexico
England Loses Two More Ships to Submarines
London reports the admiralty confirms 23 crew and 3 passengers missing from the Aguila after a submarine attack. The Falnaba sank with about 90 crew and 160 passengers. about 146 survivors were rescued, eight of whom died later, including the captain, as fears grow for those remaining aboard.
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England
London
Admiralty
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Jana
Seni
Utttder
Nood-Ly
Morventhau
Turkey
Morgenthausenid
Morgenthau
Bire
Homning Joummal Grectal Eeaeeewee
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OY Morning Journal
Santa FE
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