Villa Forces Invest Torreon After Quick Repositioning
General Villa's rebel army, about 12 000 strong with over forty field pieces, has surrounded Torreon and moved field guns into position to shell federal trenches. The city’s southern approaches are described as nearly impregnable by mountains and fortifications as Villa expects to seize the stronghold within a week. Rebel forces advance from Yermo and Bermejillo after derailing rail lines and destroying bridges as federal guards retreat.
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Yermo
Chihuahua
Mex
Villa
Torreon
Refugio Velasco
Bermejillo
Maplmi
Yermi
Federals Seek Injunction to Halt Killifer Baseball Move
Federal league files in U S district court for Western Michigan to restrain William J Killifer Jr from playing with any club but the Chicago Federals. Killifer, ex Philadelphia Nationals catcher, joined his old team under reserve clause dispute. Suit tests reserve clause legality in baseball.
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Michigan
Killifer
Grand Rapids
Mich
Federal League
United States District Court For
Western District of Michigan
William J. Killifer, Jr
Philadelphia Nationals
Chicago Federals
Philadelphia
Clerk Is Short $17 000 in St Louis Bank Loss
In St Louis on March 21 a clerk at Third National Bank was found short 17000 in his accounts. President F C Watts said the clerk had been stealing for four years. This is the bank's second shortage within a year following a 15000 loss by H C Baseler in May 1913, now in Leavenworth prison.
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St. Louis
Third National Bank
F. C. Watts
United States District Attorney
Watts
H. C. Baseler
Leavenworth
Kan
Ends Life on Wedding Day Bride Too Good for Me
Los Angeles on March 21 reports a wedding day tragedy as Warry D. Schultz, unable to marry Miss Carrie Schabbell, sends a ring and a suicide note declaring she is too good for him. He shoots himself, found in his apartment with a bullet wound to the breast. The note asks for a meeting in the hereafter and says he has no heart to marry. Grand Jury Indicts St. Joe Police Head in Missouri crime case. Crandell and McDonald face multiple counts related to alleged oppression and liquor permits.
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Los Angeles
Carrie Schabbell
Warry D. Schultz
St. Joe
St. Joseph
Mon
A. G Crandell
Joseph I. McDonald
Board of Police Commissioners
Crandell
McDonald
Bates
Charles Bates
West High School
Maude Frances Kinney
Patrick Bates
Napier
Boone County
Fort Dodge
Railroad Commission
Ray
Farmers’ Co-operative Grain Dealers' Association
Peter E. Narey
Peter E. Nuarey
Jawa
Spirit Lake
Narey
Iowa
McKinley
Dickinson County
Hernard J. Lattimer
Bancroft
Ames
Clarke
Lattimer
Ar Lown
Supreme Court
Charles Lockard
Lockare
D. T. Blodgett
Iowa Law Suit Ends After Juror Accusation
A seven week district court suit Powers & Way vs A E Hollingsworth regarding sale of 240,900 of mining stock ends abruptly after an accusation that a juror negotiated with both sides for the verdict. The court dismissed the case and ordered an investigation.
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Des Moines
District Court
Powers & Way
A. E E. Hollingsworth
A. J. Eepford
Iowa
Washington
Jefferson Counties
Scott County
Oakdale
Cherokee
Mount Pleasant
Polk County
Kinn County
Keokuk
Ottumwa
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Kimballton
Castana
W. H Smith
Fortedge
Webster County
John Wonders
Otho
Stedman
Coffin
HW. R. Bradshaw
F. J Sedlasky
The
Cass County Development Association
Commercial Club
Atlantic
Deering
Green Bay Lumber Co
Tansser
Dr. Pierce
Invalida’ Hotel & Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N.Y
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