Federals Destroy Nuevo Laredo Amid Fire and Riots
Federal forces from Fort McIntosh engaged Mexican forces in Nuevo Laredo causing extensive destruction. Fire gutted the U.S. consulate, post office, theatre, mill, and other buildings with $500000 property loss. bridges held at Laredo with evacuations and refugees creating a border crisis as Carranza urged neutrality and the U.S. prepared for possible mobilization.
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No Invasion of Rebel Territory Is Planned Now
Soldiers are being sent to the Mexican border at speed amid talk of possible border hostilities. Officials view the Nuevo Laredo incident as evidence of deep US hostility from Mexican factions, with Carranza forces also seen as capable of action. A Galveston border mobilization and a Senate militia bill move the National Guard toward war footing.
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