Mexican Insurrection Battle Near Mexicali Ends in Loss
Gen. Stanley Williams led eighty rebels against Col. Miguel Mayor's five hundred Mexican regulars five miles south of Mexicali. Williams was fatally wounded and buried at Mexicali after the rout, with fifty insurrectionists returned, thirty four believed dead, and twelve killed or fourteen wounded among federal forces.
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Mexicali
Lower Cal
Mex
Stanley Williams
Miguel Mayor
Williams
Calexico
Lee Little Ranch
Francisco A. Salinas
Timotho Aguelar
Woman ties in mayor race and becomes Hunnewell mayor
Mrs. Ella Wilson won the Hunnewell mayoral election after a tie with O M Akers. Voters rejected drawing lots and declared her the winner. She plans to clean up the town amid allegations of bootleggers and illegal pool halls.
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Hunnewell
Eas
Ella Wilson
O. M. Akers
Garments to Shield Doctors From X Rays Described
Paris reports medical attire designed to guard surgeons from X ray exposure. A rubber mask with lead spectacles, a lead reinforced blouse, and thick gauntlets of rubber lead and bismuth fully cover the head. The mask resembles an inquisitioner ready to operate in a medieval torture chamber.
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Paris
Presse Medicale
Paul Aubourg
Grand Army Forms National Bureau of Patriotic Instruction
Chicago veterans of the Civil War form the Grand Army National Bureau of Patriotic Instruction to teach youth patriotism by providing access to famous speeches and songs and highlighting patriotic deeds in U S history. Incorporator James F. Scanlan says the aim is to pass on patriotic traditions in their vital form to the younger generation and hopes the next encampment will nationalize the project.
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Chicago
Grand Army National Bureau of Patriotic Instruction
James F. Scanlan
Berger Seeks U S Troop Withdrawal From Mexican Border
Victor Berger, new Socialist congressman from Milwaukee, introduced a House resolution demanding withdrawal of U S troops from the Mexican border and urging the president to submit all papers on the Mexican situation to Congress. He cited alleged despotism and brutality by the Mexican ruling class as provoking revolution.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Congress
House
Victor Berger
Milwaukee
Berger
Milwaukee Officials Raise $5000 for 10000 Idle Men
Milwaukee city council raised about $5000 at a municipal ball for the 10,000 unemployed described as in misery due to inability to find work. Funds will be used to employ men on extra city projects, with Mayor Emil Seidel and his wife leading the grand march.
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Milwaukee
Emil Seidel
Tragedy at Pancoast Colliery Claims 200 Lives
A revised tally shows 200 men and boys perished in the Pancoast colliery fire at Throop near Scranton. Forty five widows and 137 orphans are left, with bodies and nationality details turning over to undertakers as police intervene in a community-wide disaster.
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Scranton
Pancoast
Throop
Miners Dead as Banner Mine Explosion Strikes Alabama
In Littleton Alabama April 12 a Pratt Consolidated Coal company Banner mine explosion is believed to have killed 100 to 115 miners. Fewer than six bodies are recovered as rescue work pauses due to black damp. Officials suspect safety powder ignition by a lamp sparked the disaster.
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Littleton
Ala
Banner
Pratt Consolidated Coal Company
Sparks
Evacuation Sparks After Miners Face Deadly Gas
In a mining disaster 170 men toiled with only five free laborers. Most workers were convicts, primarily Black. After an explosion, about fifty convicts with mining experience fled toward the entrance to outrun lethal black damp. Forty five escaped unaided or were helped out by rescuers before gases stopped the effort.
Coronation Costs Hit Fifty Million For Americans
London reports American women are expected to spend about 50 million dollars on coronation ceremonies and society events with 10 million already set aside. The lavish displays of jewels and gowns by American women are highlighted as outshining British rivals. Dorchester House parties are planned with kings and queens of England, Spain and Norway to be hosted by Ambassador and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid.
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London
George
Dorchester House
England
Spain
Norway
$120000 in Gold Shown to Stop Run on Bank Redding
April 11 The Bank of Northern California where VP E L Bailey died by his own hand remained open with $120000 in gold on display. Depositors could withdraw if desired. The Redding Savings Bank paid all depositors and waived sixty days notice. Some large depositors withdrew yesterday and redeposited today. Cashier Frisbie reported deposits nearly matched withdrawals.
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Redding
Bank of Northern California
E. L. Bailey
Redding Savings Bank
Frisbie
Railroads to receive 1.5 million ties for Pacific routes
San Pedro California reports that Santa Fe and Salt Lake will receive 1.5 million railway ties in the next three months. One million ties go to Santa Fe for construction and maintenance in California. Salt Lake uses 500,000 ties for track repair. About fifteen vessels will ship Santa Fe ties from Java Tasmania and Hawaii, while half that many will bring Salt Lake ties from Washington and Oregon.
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San Pedro
Cal
Pacific
Northwest of America
Santa Fe
Salt Lake
California
Java
Tasmania
Hawaiian Islands
Washington
Oregon
Koodoo and Diedik to Be Served at Solons' Feast
Forty pounds of assorted African meats kept fresh in colt storage and fifty pounds of dried African meats will grace the board at a dinner in New York tomorrow night hosted by Capt. Fritz Duquesne for a party of congressmen. The menu features roasted dikdik fried koodoo broiled giraffe steak broiled klipspringer and croquettes of kori bustard.
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New York
Colt
Fritz Duquesne
Abe Ruef Teaches Prison Bible Class at San Quentin
Abe Ruef former San Francisco political boss now evangelist conducts a Bible class in San Quentin Prison. The class grew from two cellmates to about ninety, gaining notice around the prison. He has accepted an invitation to preach a series of sermons starting Sunday morning in the prison chapel.
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San Quentin
Abe Ruef
San Francisco
Ruef
Notwithstandin quotes on time from Judge Ol Nutmeg
A witty quip attributed to Judge Ol Nutmeg notes that while there is a time for everything many people never find time for anything. The line reflects a humorous take on busy modern life and prioritization.
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Eve Rything
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Solons
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