Iowa Town Rejects War Oath Demands Telegram From West Branch
Captain JG McGregor of Troop D First Iowa Cavalry reported that two thirds of his unit refused the federal oath. West Branch citizens sent a telegram saying you tried to take our boys to war you need not return to this town. The message arrived as National Guard officers and Colonel Morgan from the U S A arrived.
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Iowa
Des Moines
J. OG. McGregor
First Iowa Cavalry
West Branch
National Guard
Morgan
Officer Conference Debates Trooper Fate
An ng officer entered a conference to decide what should be done with the troopers, signaling a formal review or disciplinary process. The proceedings aim to determine actions regarding the troopers involved.
Spillsbury Admits His Prejudice In Carrizal Clash
Eliseo Arredondo the Mexican ambassador designate released a telegram today with the signed statement of Lemuel A. Spillsbury interpreter for American forces in the Carrizal fight. The declaration contends the American forces were to blame for the clash.
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Washington
Eliseo Arredondo
Trevino
Carranza
Lemuel A. Spillsbury
Carrizal
Spillsbury
Prisoners Freed Arrive Home After Carrizal Fight
The article reports on prisoner exchanges and the return of Mexican prisoners to American soil after the Carrizal engagement. It cites witness statements from Lemuel A. Spillsbury and other interpreters, detailing conflicting accounts, the treatment of Black troopers, and the border transfer overseen by Generals Bell and Gonzales.
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Juarez
Willie Harris
Carranza
Harris
Carrizal
International Bridge
el Paso
Prisoner’s confession under Pershing demands in Mexico
The speaker explains attempting multiple times to flee after predicting U S trouble with Mexico. He notes many Mexican friends and fears punishment by his own people if he returns to the Casas Grandes ranch, while General Pershing would not permit escape.
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Boyd
Villa Ahumada
Gomez
Spillsbury
Pershing
Arredondo
Carrizal
Lemuel A. Spillsbury
Mexico
Stone
Pearson
Casas Grandes
Captain Boyd
Tenth Cavalry
Santo Domingo
Rivas
Trevino
Adair
Morey
General Pershing
Prisoner accounts from the Carrizal clash and aftermath
Captains Morey and Boyd describe the Carrizal fight and surrender terms. Morey confirms official reporting and defers to Captain Boyd for negotiations with Mexican officers. Mexican officials imply the US should return arms captured from Villistas, including cave found machine guns, as a gesture of friendship.
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Chihuahua City
Trevino
Spillsbury
Chihuahua
Lewis Morey
Carrizal
el Paso
Morey
Pershing
Jenkins
Captain Morey
Boyd
Captain Boyd
United States
Mexico
Sierra Madres
Garcia
Seizure of American Property Sparks Mexico City Protest
Washington reports Special Agent Rodgers presented to General Carranza protests over local authorities seizing American property in Mexico. Officials say thousands of dollars in bullion horses cattle autos and movable goods left by refugees were taken, mostly in Sonora Jalisco Tamaulipas and at Manzanillo Tampico and Jalisco City. The State Department seeks central government instructions to curb the looting.
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Washington
Carranza
Mexico
Mexico City
Rodgers
State Department
Sonora
Jalisco
Tamaulipas
Manzanillo
Tampico
Jalisco City
Confined to movable property no new destruction reports
The report notes confinement to movable property and states no new cases of destruction of mining or ranch property have been reported.
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Texas
Lewis H. Morey
Fort Bliss Hospital
Norfolk
Palm Beach
Daily Post
Sunday Post
Boston Post
Daily Post Sunday Post
Boston
Mass
Bell
Fort Bliss
Archie Jones
W. D. Gibson
Luther Alexander
Alexander
Andres Garcia
General Bell
Francisco Gonzales
Gonzales
Government of
Spillbury
Hada
Consul Garcia
Lef Spillsbury
Jaccinto Trevino
Resinol
Baltimore
Anheuser-Busch
Spuris
S. S. Pierce CO
Jacob Wirth CO
Ranza
Brownsville
Fort Brown
New York
Albuquerque
N. M
American Union Against
David Starr Jordan
Hank
Bay State Agate
Wadsworth, Howland & Co., Inc
Federal St
Ceylon
LTC
Washington Street
Blackstone St
Elm St
Washington Street Annex No
Friend
Boston Sunday Post
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