Tax sale of Columbus New Mexico recalls Pancho Villa raid
The article recalls the 1916 Villa raid on Columbus New Mexico which helped spur Pershing to lead a punitive expedition. It notes 7 soldiers killed, 8 civilians dead, 67 Mexican bodies, and later Camp Cody training nearby. Delinquent taxes now exceed 30000 dollars as Columbus shrank after the war.
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Pancho Villa
Mexico
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John J. Pershing
Columbus
Carranza
Frederick Funston
Pershing
Camp Cody
Deming
Higher Court Upholds Bootleg Ring Leaders
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld the sentences of fourteen men convicted in May 1926 as leaders of a major bootlegging operation. The ring used power boats and trucks to move liquor from Vancouver through Seattle into the United States.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Vancouvr
Seattle
United States
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
King Alfonso Delights in London Visits and Spanish Waiter Friend
King Alfonso of Spain frequents Antonio Martinez’s West End restaurant for quiet talks and Spanish meals. Martinez, once a waiter, founded a London Spanish club and praises the king as a humane leader who speaks to ordinary people. The queen visits Britain less publicly, mingling with the inner circle.
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Associated Press
London
King Alfonso
Spain
Alfonso
Antonio Martinez
West End
Martinez
England
Senor Martinez
Antonio
Martines
Maria
Europe
Queen Mary
R King
Aljonac
Coroner to probe wreck that killed eight in Illinois trains
A coroner inquest was ordered after eight people died in a wreck on Illinois Central trains near Mounds. A piece of steel sewer pipe on the tracks caused both trains to derail, injuring many aboard the CHickasaw and Train No. 3. The pipe was kicked onto the other track, and the southbound service struck it at high speed.
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Associated Press
Mounds
Ill
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Milneis
Train wreck leaves coaches overturned in ditch
Seven of nine coaches toppled from a train and lay in a ditch. The report notes Bournemouth and Aberdeen in Scotland as leaders for broadcast licenses per population, recording 1545 and 116.5 per thousand.
Castoria: A trusted remedy for infants and restless nights
A vintage advertisement touts Castoria as a universal baby remedy used daily for colic constipation and diarrhea. It emphasizes safety for infants, ease of use for mothers, and widespread availability from every druggist.
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Castoris
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