Parral Fight Tensions Clin ches Across Border
News of the Week reports a Parral battle where twenty five unarmed American soldiers were fired on by Carranza troops and civilians. Two Americans died and forty Mexicans were killed as machine guns were used. Mexican officials demand limits on punitive expeditions.
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Consul Letcher
Chihuahua City
General Bell
HI Paso
Parral
Carranza
Patras
Lansing
Washington
Mexico
Washington approves German government indictment in submarine actions
Washington President Wilson endorsed an indictment of the German government for submarine operations prepared by Secretary Lansing. The cab inet meeting in Washington read the indictment and it received the endorsement of every member present.
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Wilson
Lansing
Washington
Pruning Fruit Trees for Health and Form in Orchards
European War News outlines pruning as essential for orchard and ornamental trees. It argues that selective cutting concentrates growth, producing compact, symmetrical trees. It discusses peach pruning, fruiting control, and disease spread, then covers plum and cherry training and winter pruning practices.
Smudge Pots Used To Protect Orchard Trees
A historical note describes smudge pots guarding fruit trees in spring across the country. It notes 10 plus varieties with capacities from one to many gallons. An acre with 50 one gallon pots burns about 1244 gallons of oil per hour, raising internal temperatures by up to five degrees when air is still. Initial ten acre investment around 500 dollars. Oil fires cost about 35 dollars per acre per night. An Ohio orchardist protected 15 acres with four-foot dry oak wood fires, keeping 83 degrees inside while outside was 26, using just under a cord of wood per fire each night.
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Ohio
Packing Hatching Eggs For Shipment
Packing hatching eggs requires firm packing to prevent breakage. Various cheap and serviceable box styles exist. If unavailable, improvise with a splint market basket, wrap with excelsior, cover with cloth, and add another layer of material to protect the eggs.
Old Time Easter Dramas and a Smith's Pact with Death
A historical glance at Easter customs and the church as theater. Monks staged miracle plays and at Hasterday warned of Christ's return. A tale from pulpit storytelling shows a blacksmith who bargains with Death for twenty more years of life using tricks with a pear tree, anvil, flue, and a green cap.
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Death
William the Smith
William
Gate of Heaven
Peter
Engel
Festival of the Resurrection Sparks Hope for All Humanity
A fragment praises a grand festival of the resurrection as a marvel for mankind. It emphasizes that death is not the end and that life is renewed, reflecting hopeful spiritual themes for spring celebrations.
Pilgrims and Holy Fire Scene in Jerusalem Falls to Turmoil
The Holy Land season draws thousands of pilgrims to Jaffa and Jerusalem but European conflict disrupts travel. A German Catholic group guided by Brother Sebastian was captured after leaving Jerusalem. Holy Saturday’s Holy Fire ritual draws massive crowds yet sparks denunciation and clashes among worshippers. Turkish guards struggle to maintain order amid a chaotic scene at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
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Aster
Holy Land
Promised Land
Lande
Jaffa
Jerusalem
Sebastian
American Catholic University
Brookland
Washington, D. C
Christ
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Duck Breeding Ratios for Fertility Efficiency
In the Ducke results Is a Canally a Bock or twenty or twenty five ducks and four or five drakes yield higher fertility than a single drake with four or five ducks kept together.
Keep Out the Rain Roof Doors and Windows Sound
A brief notice urges homeowners to ensure roofs doors and windows are sound and tight to prevent rain intrusion. It emphasizes checking seals flashing and drainage to protect interiors during wet periods. Timely maintenance advice targets homeowners and renters seeking weatherproofing.
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Mexico City
Juan Neftal Amador
A. J. McQuatters
Boston
Alvarado Mining and Milling Company
el Paso
Tex
Lonore
Mex
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Baker
Funston
Pershing
Pasaje
Durengo
Torreon
Sierra Mojada
Coahuila Line
Jiminez
Cuban
Utah
Florida
Louisiana
Hampton Roads
St. Louis
Harry Kendall Thaw
Christina Thaw
Gwendolin Clemmens
Midvale Steel & Ordnance Company
Philadelphia
United States Navy
Daniel
Navy
Aheria Frank Her
Amerigana
Navy Department
Winslow
Pete Peer
Senate
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
South America
Frederick Funston
Scott
Senator Fall
Senator Gallinger
Columbus
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Theodore Roosevelt
House
America
Senate Immigration Committee
Great Britain
China
Laurentic
J. C. Corbett
Tigris River
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British War Office
London
Elizabeth
Pound
Cattegat
Paris
London Daily News
Bulletin Des Armees
France
Berlin
Eagle Point
Manchester
Barwindvale
Holland
Dorothea
Tower of London
Benty
The
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Piigrima
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