Emerald Bell Theft Drama Near New Mexico Border Patrol
Miss Dorothy Upton and Mrs. Fane break down at a border patrol camp led by Lt. Kynaston en route to a mine near the Mexican border. A sagged priest claims a sacred emerald bell taken by Carranza troops is among spoils. Kynaston returns with the jewel, Major Updyke arrives to take custody, the priest and bell vanish, and Kynaston crosses the border with a fellow guard to aid the Upton party surrounded by Villistas.
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Dorothy Upton
Zapata
Carranza
Kynaston
Department
Updyke
Priest
Upton
Villistas
Mountain front war scene near Santa Cruz mine siege
In a cross border operation two officers scout a Mexican rescue mission as gunfire erupts at the Santa Cruz mine complex. They observe defenders, a line of riders and a cottage superintendent’s house while planning undetected movement under cover.
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Mexico
Nolan
Kynaston
Santa Cruz
Kynaston and Nolan
Upton House Under Siege as Rebels Attack
Kynaston and Nolan creep down the acequia toward the besieged house while Upton braces for a brutal assault. Dorothy and Mrs. Fane prepare to flee with Upton vowing to defend the property as armed rebels threaten the hilltop.
Warning of Villa Invasion Forces Kynaston’s Dilemma
Lieutenant Kynaston must warn the American government that Villa plans to invade U.S. soil while concealing his neutrality breach by crossing into Mexico. Admitting the violation could cost him his military career.
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Kynaston
Villa
United States
Mexico
Standoff at the Windmill? Upton Family Fends Off Intruders
Kynaston and Nolan observe a raiding party advancing from cottonwood cover to attack a windmill water source. They prepare with limited ammo and a cautious plan to shield Mrs. Fane Miss Upton and others as a flag of truce is offered. Upton is tasked with meeting the intruders while Kynaston covers him from the house.
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Kynaston
Nolan
Mr. Upton
John Wilkes
Wilson
Fane
Miss Upton
Upton
Miranda
Remus
United States
When Soldiers Sing A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
The article recalls how during the Manila invasion a volunteer regiment faced heavy fire and its band played There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight, lifting spirits as they charged. It surveys American war songs from the Revolution to 1916 across conflicts and concludes modern troops may adopt a future campaign song.
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Old Town
Rio Grande
John Brown
Twelfth
Massachusetts Regiment
Julia Ward Howe
America
Francis Scott Key
Baltimore
Anacreon
Heaven
London
Ft. McHenry
Mindeen
Peor
Khey
Boys In Blue
Johnny
Babylon
Georgia
Dixie
Maryland
North
South
Lorena
James R. Randall
New Orleans
Richmond
Confederacy
Worth a King's Ransom Recalled in Feudal Practice
A London Chronicle writer traces the saying to medieval fines and royal ransoms. The phrase may recall England's heavy taxes to ransom Richard the Lionheart. In feudal warfare, captors could ransom prisoners. princes’ ransoms were paid to kings, hence the term a king's ransom.
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London Chronicle
Richard Coeur de Lion
Spring motor drives flexible shaft camera for smooth motion
A spring motor powers a flexible shaft on a new motion picture camera allowing operators to track subjects with the ease of a hand camera. This development promises smoother shots and improved control in dynamic filming situations.
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