Troops Move to Galveston for Texas Duty in 1911 Pattern
The Fifth Brigade is already en route to Galveston with the Fourth field artillery, while the Fourth Brigade Sixth Brigade and Sixth Cavalry are ordered to assemble. Brigadier-General Smith leads the Fifth Brigade. Colonel Glenn will command the Fourth. Colonel Williams will head the Sixth. Expected force totals reach about 9 000 infantry, 800 cavalry, and similar artillery numbers, with overall nearly 10 000 men. Transports are limited to three brigades, requiring charters for two more brigades at sea, likely delaying full assembly until a new administration authorizes funding. The Sumner McClellan Kilpatrick are due at Galveston, with Meade to follow after Guan tanamo detachment duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Galveston
Fourth Field Artillery
Frederick A. Smith
Edn F. Glenn
Twenty-third
Ramsay D. Potts
Arthur Williams
Eleventh Infantry
Clarence Edwards
War Department
Middle States
Mississippi River
Gulf
Canada
Quartermaster’s Department
Sumner
McClellan
Kilpatrick
Mead
Navy Department
Guantanamo
Cuba
Meade
Deputies From Mexico Arrive In Cuba Fleeing Prison Law
Three Mexican deputies Adrian Aguiro Benavides nephew of late President Madero Cepero Rendon and Victor Maya arrived in Havana on the steamship Esperanza from Vera Cruz fleeing arrest to escape the Ley de Fuga. Benavides said democracy has a mortal blow in Mexico and we see black days ahead for our fatherland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Adrian Aguiro Benavides
Francisco Madero
Cepero Rendon
Victor Maya
Esperanza
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Senor Benavides
Mexico
Ernesto Madero Leaves Veracruz on Cuban Gun Boat Cuba
Ernesto Madero the former Mexican finance minister and uncle of Francisco Madero arrived at Veracruz with his family in a special car. They plan to depart this afternoon aboard the gunboat Cuba, which is expected to sail for Havana tonight. The Cuba and allied warships were decorated and saluted the Cuban holiday. Reports from Monterey say General Geronimo Trevino assumed governance of Nuevo Leon without bloodshed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Ernesto Madero
Francisco Madero
Cuba
Francisco I. Madero
Havana
Monterey Gay
Geronimo Trevino
Nuevo Leon
Orozco Reported Seriously Wounded in Mexico
Phoenix reporters quote the League for the Protection of Mexican Political Refugees that General Pascual Orozco Jr. is dangerously wounded in a northern Mexican hospital. The report says he was shot a week earlier but gives no location or method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz
Cascarets Promise Quick Morning Relief
An old style ad extols Cascarets for relief from headaches bile upset and digestive discomfort. It claims the product cleanses the stomach liver and bowels overnight with a 10 cent box promising a clear head and sweet stomach by morning, suitable for children who like the taste.
Troops Sought to Guard U.S. Consulate at Matamoros
Reports reached Governor Colquitt that Americans in Matamoros, Mexico, face extortion demands and that U.S. Consul Jesse H. Johnson has asked Captain Head of the Brownsville Texas National Guard to cross the border to protect the consulate. Colquitt refused border crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Colquitt
Matamoros
Mexico
United States
Jesse H. Johnson
Captain Head
Brownsville
Texas National Guard
Brownsville Military Company
Zapata May Quit Promises to Recognize New Government
Mexico City feb 24 General Emiliano Zapata southern rebel leader said he would recognize the new government if its programme followed promised progressive lines. General Huerta sent envoys with assurances that principles of the San Luis Potosi plan revised in Tacubaya would be adopted where compatible. Aurelio Blanquet likely to become Governor of the State of Mexico and Joaquin Maas expected for Veracruz governorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Emiliano Zapata
Huerta
Mexico
Guerrero
Morelos
San Luis Potosi
Tacubaya
Aurelio Blanquet
Federal District
Joaquin Maas
Vera Cruz
Exporters Wary As Mexican Turmoil Delays Trade
News from New York reports exporters and importers with Mexican ties awaiting further advices on conditions in Mexico. Millions in shipments and contracts are stalled, with many deals for foreign accounts, chiefly French and German, disrupted by ongoing unrest and the possible cancellation of a Madero government contract with a large electrical firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mexico
Madero
Wall Street
Southern Pacific Company
State Department
Washington
National Railways of Mexico
Nations Press for Intervention in Mexico Across States
Reports from Oklahoma Texas Ohio Kansas and Mexico describe lawmakers seeking US armed intervention after Madero Suarez assassinations. Kansas condemns Madero murder while Mexico's political scene shifts toward elections and Huerta vows free choice. Rebel activity in Coahuila Nuevo Leon San Luis Potosi Puebla poses concern.
Bishop Hamilton Praises Taft on Mexico Policy
In Providence on February 24 Bishop John W. Hamilton of Boston commended President Taft for a cautious stance toward Mexico and readiness for emergencies. He praised Taft’s restraint and preparation, noting Europe’s calls for intervention and the orderly transfer of power to the new President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
John W. Hamilton
Boston
Taft
Mexico
Europe
United States
Ominous Quiet as Huerta Regime Gains Support in Mexico
In Mexico City on February 24, conservatives and foreigners show growing confidence in a likely military regime after the death of Madero, while a revulsion of sentiment spreads among some factions. The capital observes an uneasy calm as revolutions unfold across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huerta
Madero
Mexico City
Memorial for all victims marks Mexican Chamber session
Mexico City February 24 The Chamber of Deputies faces a three day memorial on a black field for all who died in the 1910 revolutionary uprising. A nine day suspension proposal failed but a memorial measure passed honoring the dead and ex-President and ex-Vice-President. The government refused transfer of Madero and Suarez bodies to Coahuila and Yucatan. Morelia appeals for troops as Zapata raids resume with haciendas burned near Cuernavaca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Mexico
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Madero
Suarez
Congress
Austin
Texas
United States
Texas Senate
Columbus
Ohio
Kennedy
Lima
Topeka
Kas
Kansas
Mexico City
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Coahuila
Yucatan
Morelos
Zapati
Ambassador accepts government version on deaths of Madero and Suarez
The American ambassador Henry Lane Wilson stated from Mexico City that he accepts the government’s account of how ex-President Madero and ex-Vice President Suarez died. He said the deaths were without government approval and, if part of a plot, likely limited and unknown to higher officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Madero
Suarez
Mexico
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico Sees Public Opinion Favorable to government
Mexican public opinion has accepted the government view and shows little excitement as authorities pursue firm prudent action toward restoring peace. The government is seen as friendly to the United States and protective of foreigners, while American readers are urged to remain calm and skeptical of sensational reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mexico
Republic
Americans Killed and Three Missing in Tepic Mine Attack
In Ixtlan Tepic territory on February 20 rebels attacked a mining district. Boris Go rew, a naturalized American, and Ramon Gorzueta a Spaniard were killed. Alfred Bromley, a British engineer, and David Landa with Charles Budd, two American employees and one British workman, are missing. Houses and mills of the mining company were sacked. The incident has been reported to the British foreign office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Boris Gorew
Ixtlan
Tepic
Ramon Gorzueta
Alfred Bromley
David Landa
Charles Budd
Rescue Cat Rescuer Earns Medal for Saving 18 Cats
Seven year old rescuer receives Animal Rescue League prize for saving 18 cats and kittens.
Fire rescue at Jamaica Plain home saves 75 year old woman
A blaze torn through a two and a half story frame house at 126 Paul Gore Street Jamaica Plain last night. Patrolman Joseph O Neil carried 75 year old invalid Mrs Christina Allendorff from her bed to safety as he navigated smoke filled stairs with the woman. Patrolman Buckley assisted by guiding to safety the grandchildren Alice and Harold Davies aged 6 and 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christina Allendorff
Joseph O’neil
Paul Gore Street
Jamaica Plain
O'Neil
Buckley
Alice
Harold Davies
Fire in two story apartments aids rescue of injured woman
The blaze started in Cyrus Davies kitchen and rapidly consumed the upper floors. Mrs Davies and children fled the front stairway as Officer ONeil wrapped blankets around the bedridden Mrs Allendorff and carried her to safety. Firemen and neighbors aided, with Patrolman Buckley injuring a leg during ladder work. Damages about $2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Davies
Henry Bettoney
Bettoneys
Sebastian Gahm
Buckley
Roxbury Boy Rescues 18 Cats Wins Rescue League Medal
Frederick S. Lynch aged seven, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Lynch of 77 Sterling Street Roxbury, received a medal a book and candy for rescuing 18 cats and kittens bringing them to the Roxbury Rescue Station at the Animal Rescue League annual meeting at Copley Plaza. Mrs Huntington Smith president addressed the meeting noting humane care for 32793 animals. Pine Ridge Home for Rest of Horses in Dedham cared for 52 horses. ultimately mur 28,286 horses were watered at three league stations this summer. The league’s humane leaflets and paper distribution has extended nationwide and to Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick S. Lynch
Fred S. Lynch
Sterling Street
Roxbury
Animal Rescue League
Copley Plaza
Huntington Smith
League
Pine Ridge
Dedham
Europe
Train Hits Track Walker Near Beachmont Crossing
Benjamin Farnum, 69, of 3866 Essex Street, was struck by a Boston Sound train after walking along narrow gauge tracks near Beachmont crossing. He was taken to Frost Hospital in Chelsea, where doctors amputated his left foot and he remains on the dangerous list with possible internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beachmont Crossing
Benjamin Farnum
Essex Street
Boston Sound
Lynn
Frost Hospital
Chelsea
Burns declares war on militant suffragettes in London
John Burns, president of the local government board, announced from a London County Council campaign meeting that he would break the tyranny of organized blackguardism within ten days. He condemned the militants for desecrating the women’s movement and pledged to terminate the despotism against the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John Burns
London County Council
Hunger strike weakens suffragette Lenton release
Lillian Lenton, detained on a charge of setting fire to the Kew Gardens pavilion, is freed on ill health after beginning a hunger strike in custody. Public anger over hunger strikes pressures government to announce strong anti suffrage measures in the King's speech. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst is arrested for conspiring to bomb David Lloyd George's country residence as Miss Annie Kenny notes arrest will not stop militant suffragists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Lenton
Kew Botanical Gardens
Emmeline Pankhurst
David Lloyd-George
Pankhurst
Annie Kenny
Talking Movies Astonish Boston in Silent Echoes of Edison
A Boston audience witnessed early motion picture technology in a live demonstration. Voices from a piano player to a violinist and a tenor soloist were captured on film and heard by all, with audience applause and a dedicated Edison minstrel sequence highlighting the era’s sound experiments. The event echoed broader debates on Diaz and Madero in Mexico, with opinions questioning Diaz’s governance, predicting U.S. intervention, and suggesting Madero’s reforms were blocked by Cabal factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison Minstrels
Faust
George W. Ballard
Dixie
Thomas A. Edison
Byrnes Denies Move of Railroad HQ to Washington
Timothy E. Byrnes vice president of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad denied yesterday that he would move the company headquarters from Boston to Washington to become legislative agent. He said he would remain in Boston and keep the Boston headquarters, visiting the capital only for conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy E. Byrnes
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Boston
Washington
Byrnes
Mexico City exile recalls Madero assassination plot
Mrs. Martha A. Williams of Roslindale says Diaz sympathizers plotted to assassinate Madero. She fled Mexico City two years ago during upheaval after living there eight years with her daughter, Mrs. Florence Williams, who married Nicholas Suarez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diaz
Mexico
Madero
Martha A. Williams
Sherwood Street
Roslindale
Mexico City
Williams
Florence Williams
Nicholas Suarez
Boston Teacher Recalls Diaz Tyranny and Fear
Mrs. Suarez, a former Boston school teacher and Boston Normal School graduate, recalls Diaz’s policy of shooting down opponents and an iron rule. She notes monopoly and tyranny persisted mainly due to public fear rather than any other force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Rubber Shoe CO
Malden
Mass
Do You Suffer With Rheumatism Try Eimer Amend's 2851
An old time sales pitch for Eimer & Amend 2851 claiming rheumatism relief. It urges readers to buy through reliable druggists and notes that thousands speak well of the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eimer & Amend
Wakefield Company in Inaugural Parade Highlighted
A Wakefield unit, Company A the Richardson Tight Guard, will join Massachusetts military organizations in the Washington inaugural parade a week from today, forming a prominent delegation in the marching lineup.
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Wakefield Company
Massachusetts
Washington
Company A
Richardson Tight Guard
Wakefield
Rosa Bonheur work shown at Boston Art Club reception
A small donkey painting valued at $10,000 drew attention at a Boston Art Club reception for Miss Anna E Klumpke heiress and student of Rosa Bonheur. Six works by the French animal painter arrived in America with Miss Klumpke and were displayed at the event. The evening, following a dinner hosted by John R Ainsley and wife, drew notable Boston artists and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston ‘Art Club
Anna E. Klumpke
Rosa Bonheur
Rosa _ Bonheur
America
Miss Krumpke
Art Club
Boston
Miss Klumpke
John R. Ainsley
Club
Clergyman Praises Eckmans Alterative Heals TB Recovery Evidence
Conversion from LaGrippe to tuberculosis cited by Ern. HW. Cowles and Rev J. J. Cowles. Testimonies praise Eckmans Alterative for restoring appetite, shedding night sweats, and reversing weight loss. Claims life saved and health restored. notes absence of poisons or habit forming drugs. Addresses and local endorsements added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckman
Amenia
N. Y
Rochester
Hekman
Cowles
J. J. Cowles
Presbyterian Church
Eekman
Riker- Jaynes Drug Stores
Houghton & Dutton Drug Dept
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Calomel Alternative
Ohio physician promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a sugar coated olive oil tablet that cleanses the bowels and tones the liver without calomel side effects. After 17 years of practice the tablets are sold by the Olive Tablet Company in Columbus, Ohio for 1 dollar and 50 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Edwards
Ohio
Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Olive Tablet Company
Columbus
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Sessena
Ae Tea
Orozco
Pino Suarez
San Pedro de Los Pinos
Laurez
Madero Guard
Felix Diaz
Francisco de la Barra
Rodolfo Reyes
Bernardo Reyes
Francisco Vasquez Gomez
Zapatistas
Puebla
Lauds Taft
Hamilton
Methodist-Episcopal Church
Tion
Underwood & Underwood
Frederick
Lynch
Burns
Talking Movies
Astound
Scott
Esee
Red Cross
Calomel
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