Death found near Laredo sparks US push for justice in Vergara case
A Mexican border killing prompts U S officials to demand punishment for the Guilty party. Secretary Bryan seeks fresh reports from General Huerta while War Department notes show no US or Texas involvement. Authorities pursue full facts from El Paso while Consul Letcher reports on other missing figures.
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Vergara
Laredo
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Texas
State Department
Huerta
O'Shaughnessy
Nuevo Laredo
Rio Grande
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John Basset Moore
Mr. Moore
Consul Letcher
Snyman
Gustave Bauch
Juarez
Secrecy Lifted in Senate as Fall Urges Mexico Intervention
Senator Fall of New Mexico publicly pressed armed intervention to protect Americans in Mexico, arguing Wilson administration missteps and warning of potential war. Senator Shively countered that intervention equaled war and urged restraint while noting no practical plan for peace. Senator Sheppard supported the President, praising current policy and hoping for a peaceful solution.
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Mexico
United States
Senate
Senator Fall
New Mexico
Republic
Shively
Indiana
Fall
Wilson
Foreign Relations Committee
Department of State
Sheppard
Texas
Mystery Deepens Over Vergara Body Return
Texas Governor directs Adjutant General to Laredo to view the body of Clemente Vergara and ensure identification. Rangers report says the body crossed the Rio Grande on a stretcher about 3 30 am Sunday and was delivered to Texas authorities. details dispute who recovered and whether an inquest or exam occurred.
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Texas Rangers
Colquitt
Austin
Tex
Mexico
Clemente Vergara
United States
Texas
Henry Hutchings
Laredo
Hutchings
Hidalgo
Mex
Wilson
J. J. Sanders
Sanders
Palafox
Garrett
Hines
Felph
Petty
Minera
Jim Hall
Vergara
Consul Garrett
Coleman Ranch
How You May Throw Away Your Glasses
An article warns thousands wear glasses needlessly and promotes a free Optona based home remedy. It claims using Optona in water can strengthen eyes and reduce or eliminate the need for eyewear, urging immediate purchase at drugstores and regular eye care to avoid progressively weaker vision.
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Optona
Investigation Status Unchanged in Benton Killing Probe
Secretary Bryan said today that the investigation into the killing of the British subject Benton remained unchanged in status.
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Benton
Bryan
Mexican Officials Held Expedition Warned in U S
Warranted charges allege M Siebold and officials conspired to organize filibustering expeditions on American soil. Senor Pevia Sierra and a vice consul joined a private recruiting agent, with tickets issued for travel from El Paso to across the river from Piedras Negras. Defendants surrendered after legal delay and were admitted to bail.
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Texas
Siebold
Senor Pevia Sierra
Hero
Muerta
Department of Justice
United States
I. M. Blanford
George B. Oliver
Caraveo
Piedras Negras
Fl Paso
Wragle Pass
Mexicans In Border Grave Robbery In Hidalgo Incident
Information from well informed sources says two Mexicans joined the party that exhumed Clemente Vergara’s body from a Hidalgo cemetery and brought it back to the American side. Eight Americans were involved. one Mexican stayed in Mexico amid safety concerns. Officials would not identify participants or request details as a formal state inquiry is slated to begin tomorrow.
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Villa
Mexico
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Senate
Laredo
Tex
Clemente Vergara
Texas
Hidalgo
Colquitt
Body Held for View by State Adjutant General
The State adjutant-general Henry Hutchings will view the body found after a border incident near Hidalgo. A. B. Garrett and a U S consul party received the body at the river bank and forwarded a report to Washington. Mexican officials at Nuevo Laredo refuse to discuss the case.
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A. B. Garrett
United States
Nuevo Laredo
Washington
Garrett
Hidalgo
Alvarez
Vergara
Instructing Militiamen Officers For Tropic Health
Massachusetts Militia officers are to receive immediate training in tropical hygiene for possible service in Mexico. Captain Harry Chase's Massachusetts Service School arranges lectures. Dr. Francis P. McCarthy of Tufts College will lecture aboard the U S S Chicago at the Gas House dock on Commercial Street.
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Mexico
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
Harry Chase
Massachusetts Service School
Chicago
Massachusetts Naval Brigade
Gas House
Commercial Street
Francis P. McCarthy
Roxbury
Tufts College
McCarthy
City Eyes Lower Electric Rates With Edison Deal
Mayor Curley directed Public Works Commissioner Rourke to negotiate a new ten year Edison contract for street lighting. The city seeks about $900,000 in savings by renegotiating the rate at contract expiration, despite not triggering a one year notice clause.
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Rourke
Curley
Edison Company
Fitzgerald
Ex Governor Guild Opposes War Veterans Preference Bills
Former Massachusetts Governor Curtis Guild declares in a letter to Secretary Arthur Brooks that if he were governor he would veto any pending Spanish War Veterans preference bills. He argues against creating a public employment trust by the Commonwealth and urges that every decent citizen have an equal chance.
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Curtis Guild
Thur H. Brooks
Massachusetts Civil Service Association
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hearing on Spanish War Veterans Preference Bills Set Today
The public service committee will hear the Spanish war veterans preference bills this morning. Secretary Brooks asked ex-Governor Guild veterans for his view, with Senior Vice Department Commander Richard Rowles also seeking a statement. Guild’s reply mirrors the letter to Brooks.
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Public Service Committee
Brooks
Guild
Vice Department
Richard Rowles
The
United Spanish War Veterans
Rowles
Republicans Win Westfield Election Sweep
Westfield voters swept the town election with 24872 total ballots, the largest in the town's history. Republican selectmen are Louis M. Fuller Percy N. Hall and Charles J. Woughton. Democrats elected are Dr A J Douglas to the board of health George Byers as water commissioner and Leonard W Steimer as moderator. License question passed yes 1365 no 560.
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Westfield
Republican Board of Selectmen
Louis M. Fuller
Percy N. Hall
Charles J. Woughton
A. J. Douglas
Board of Health
George ©. Byers
Leonard W. Steimer
To Cure a Cold In One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Advertising copy touts a 25 cent box of Laxative Bromo Quinine with Druggists refund if it fails to cure. Signed by B. W. Grove on each box.
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B. W. Grove
Wakefield to Expend $25 000 on Streets
Wakefield held its first town meeting session last night with routine business. The board approved a $25 000 street and highways appropriation pro rata across nine districts, granted a 25 cent daily raise for police, and raised town treasurer George W. Walker and town counsel M E S Clements from 800 to 750 dollars per year. The meeting adjourned to next Monday night.
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Department of Streets and Highways
George W. Walker
M. E
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