Villa death rumors: body in Carranza custody transported to Chihuahua
Reports from Juarez and Chihuahua City claim Villa's body is being moved by Carranza forces toward Chihuahua after native officials and Consul Garcia cite telegrams confirming the find. Skepticism exists among American officials, while crowds in Juarez react to the news with triumphal displays and prayers for confirmation from Pershing.
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Jeurez
Villa
Anares Garcia
Madera
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San Antonio
Garcia
Carlos Carranza
Ap&cial
Mexico City
Jaurez
W. L. Brown
el Paso
Brown
American Troops May Quit Mexico If Villa Is Dead
Washington reports state that U S forces could withdraw immediately if Francisco Villa is dead amid unconfirmed word of his body being moved to Chihuahua City. Officials seek full identification and note improved border security while Carranza's forces stabilize Parral and Alvarado districts.
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Mexico
Francisco Villa
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War Department
el Paso
State Department
White House
Verdun Battle Enters Ninth Week Amid Record Fire
London reports Verdun, the war’s largest engagement, enters its ninth week with massive German artillery and sustained assaults. Casualty estimates vary. French say 200,000 and German figures claim 150,000 killed or wounded plus 36,000 French prisoners. Terrain shifts show German gains north and west of the Meuse while Fort Douaumont and Fort Vaux remain contested as the struggle continues.
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Carranza Troops Fight Americans Near Parral and Santa Cruz
Dispatches detail clashes as Carranza forces press the flank of American units. Major Tompkins reports 41 Mexican deaths after a running fight toward Santa Cruz. Howze and Hawge units engage Villa’s forces with few American casualties. Villa’s fate uncertain. reports conflict over burial and identification. Consuls relay word of possible Villa body transfer to Cunsihurechico.
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Funston
Satevo
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Chihuahua
Hope for All People Tall Growth Show at Forsyth
Willard, the man who grows, promises Atlantans height gains with five minutes daily exercise. He claims to increase height five to seven inches and arm length four to fifteen inches through voluntary muscle control, with medical experts mystified by the method. He will perform twice daily on the Keith vaudeville bill at the Forsyth this week.
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Forsyth
Negro Joy Riders Crash Car In Front Of Fire Station
A late night crash involving T. J. Peeples's auto, driven by George Phillips, ends at a Madison Avenue telephones pole near the No. 1 fire station. Phillips and Leonard Hart were cut by glass and taken to Grady Hospital, then booked for drunkenness. two others in the car were said to be intoxicated.
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Baseball tragedy claims 16 year old in Harding game
In Hikins West Virginia on April 16 Shirley Phillips aged 16 was killed when struck by a pitched baseball during a game at Harding near here. A coroner's jury later exonerated pitcher J E Slaughter.
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Germans and Bulgars Fight Near Lake Ochrida
A London dated April 16 report says Germans and Bulgars clashed over a telegraph office in a village west of Lake Ochrida, four were killed and several wounded in the skirmish.
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Reuter Telegram Company
Saloniki
Lake Ochrida
Reserve Bank Heads Meet in Washington
Governors of the twelve federal reserve banks will meet in Washington to discuss a standard clearing system contemplated since the current monetary framework began. The Federal Reserve Board may join, with Attorney General Gregory’s interpretation of law awaited and likely action postponed if not ready. Also on the agenda are federal rates on commercial paper and a large excess of reserves totaling about $1.6 billion beyond legal requirements.
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