News of Carranza threats and Mexico border tension
Andreas Garcia reports death threats from Diaz followers in El Paso while fires destroy Monterey post office and public baths. Carranza forces clash with Americans near Casas Grandes as US troops pursue Villa. Reports cite casualties among Carranza soldiers and civilians, with border guards and National Guard poised for action.
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Andreas Garcia
Carranza Congul
el Paso
Tex
Insulta
Felix Diaz
Monterey
Mexico
Laredo
Carranza
Washington
Casas Grandes
Culberson
Hachita
N. M
Villa
Domestic laborers strike at Pullman car shops in Chicago
Four hundred laborers at the Pullman company in Chicago walked out demanding higher pay. The report also notes naval movements with the Kentucky sent to Vera Cruz, and various political and legal items including a pardon for Frank Sherman and a stir of Republican and Democratic sentiments around the Minnesota primary. The dispatch mentions Theodore Roosevelt’s return from a West Indian tour and party contenders in the upcoming elections.
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Pullman Company
Chicago
Etrika
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Sinking of liner Turbantia off Dutch coast causes 0 deaths
European War News reports the 13 000 ton Royal Dutch Lloyd liner Turbantia sunk by mine or torpedo off the Dutch coast while 87 passengers including three Americans and 300 crew were saved. Berlin reports the deaths of three German generals von Graf von Lotterer and von Menges.
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Amsterdam
River Platte
Dutc
Berlin
Eduard von Graf
Wurttemberg
Wilhelm von Lotterer
von Menges
Washington politics and military moves in early 20th century
Senate and House actions in Washington approve and support President Wilson's policies. A punitive expedition to Mexico is endorsed while army strength rises by about 21,000. Sugar tariffs and postal savings bank limits are adjusted. Deaths of notable figures include Maude Adams’ mother Annie Kiskadden, railroad contractor Patrick Walsh, and Indiana Senator Shively amid health complications.
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la Folletta
Senate
Washington
Wilson
Mexico
United States
House
High Prices and Rich Wheat Affected Canada Trade
A settler who moved to Warner in Western Canada bought adjoining land at 9.00 an acre. His quarter section produced over 18,000 bushels of wheat, paying all costs and leaving a profit. Canada’s trade with the United States shifts as exports outweigh imports, with projections toward a positive balance for the year. Canada maintains a cash-based economy with restricted credit amid wartime conditions.
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Canada
United States
Warner
The Reason on White Blue Red Books
A quip about governments not suing recently and suggesting they are in each other’s black books. The remark uses colors as shorthand for governments and legal actions, implying mutual disregard or entanglement in bureaucratic records.
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Torreon
Galveston
Gavira
Juarez
Davila
San Antonio
Edward M. Zell
Eleventh Cavalry
Columbus
N.M
Zall
General Parshing
Adjutant General's Department
Austin
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
War Department
Fort Sam Houston
Carranan
General Pershing
Manston
Congal Silliman
Kentucky
Vera Cruz
New Orleans
Daniels
Navy
Dow
Ravert B. Rigby
St. Louis
Wisconsin
Trinois
Missouri
Michigan
Iowa
James Phelan
Appleton
Wis
Helen Walton Bishop
Dickson Bishop
Atlanta
Alabama
Georgia
A. B. Cummins
Minnesota
Eugene Fossa
Willam Sulzer
Progressive Party
Johnson
California
Postal Savings Bank
Panama
Washington, +a
Fred Fulton
Rochester
Mike Gibbons
Jeff Smith
Paul
Minn.eee
Annie Adama Kiskadden
Maude Adams
Salt Lake City
Miss Adams
Bedelde
Patrick T. Walsh
Davenport
B. Norelius
Joinistar
Guetavua
Adolphus College of
Peter
Ming
Vasa
Minn
Benjamin F. Shively
Indiana
Providence Hospital
Maj. B. He, Long, Jr
Bonator’ Shively
Reph County
Tudigna
Gallient
General Roques
France
Fatllial
United States Cavalry
Kcillud
N, M
U. S
Loughborough
Perkins
Aero Scouts
Benjamin D. Foutola
Gero Wcouts
United States Troops
Hanford
Gienuaitte Co
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