United States Troops Cross Into Mexico Pursuing Villa
American punitive expedition moves into Mexico near Columbus Palomas Juarez with General Pershing and General Bertani leading units. Crowds watch as artillery, cavalry and infantry form a long column crossing the border amid martial law and censorship while optimism grows of a longer campaign.
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Columbus
General Pershing
Mexico
Pershing
Palomas
Carranza
Bertani
Villa
Casas Grandes
Favala
Slocum
United States
Thirteenth Cavalry
Fourteenth Artillery
News Syndicate
Signal Corps
Deming
Twelfth Cavalry
Twenty-ninth
Cascaret for Colds and Headaches Advertisement
An old style health ad touts Cascaret as a gentle liver and bowel cleanser for colds and headaches. It claims to stop bilious spells indigestion foul breath and constipation and suggests giving ill children a whole Cascaret anytime.
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Cross
Consuls Likely to Quit Mexico Amid Military Threats
Officials report American consuls in Mexico prepared to leave as U S forces plan punitive actions. Carranza troops face Villistas Yaqui Indians and limited manpower while Sonora and Chihuahua areas show strong anti expedition sentiment. Navy watches Tampico area for risks to oil districts and foreign interests.
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A. L. Williams
Torreon
United States
Mexico
Carranza
Sonora
State Department
War Department
Villistas
Chihuahua
Navy
Tampico
England
Netherlands
Mexico City
Zapata
Alsy
Villa
Destroyer Ordered to Ensenada Mexico
The torpedo boat destroyer Stewart will depart San Diego at midnight for Ensenada under orders from Admiral Cameron McR Winslow, following fishermen reports of a threatened revolt in the garrison there.
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San Diego
Cal
Stewart
Ensenada
Mexico
Cameron McR. Winslow
Pacific Fleet
Tyson May Become Assistant To Baker
President Wilson weighs Colonel L. D. Tyson of Knoxville Tennessee for assistant secretary of war to replace Henry Breckinridge. Tyson has backing from Tennessee's congressional delegation.
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Tyson
Baker Washington
Wilson
L. D. Tyson
Knoxville
Tenn
Henry Breckinridge
Tennessee
New Army Recruiting Offices Slated for New England Cities
The War Department announces new army recruiting offices to be opened in Lynn, Lawrence, and Manchester New Hampshire amid stagnant enlistment. Despite the Mexican situation, Boston area activity remains low with only three men sent away since Sunday and no longer hours planned.
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Lynn
Lawrence
Manchester
N. H
United States Army
War Department
United States
Boston
Constant Cordler
New England
Mexico
Quiet U S Entry Across Brownsville Border Reported
A March 15 report from Brownsville Texas states the American expeditionary force entered Mexico without incident on the lower Mexican border, ending a period marked by bandit raids last summer. No disorders were reported at any border point.
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Brownsville
Texas
Mexico
Woman Finds Relief With Lydia Pinkham Plant Remedy
Taunton Massachusetts woman recalls severe monthly pains and absent work days until Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was used. The ad cites a testimonial from Miss Clarice Morin and urges other young women to seek the remedy for menstrual symptoms and related ailments.
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Taunton
Mass
Pinkham
Sargol Ad Claims Rapid Weight Gain For Thin People
An advertisement promotes Sargol tablets to help excessively thin people gain ten to twenty five pounds in a month by aiding nutrient absorption. It claims natural, harmless action with guaranteed weight increase or money back and notes use when a weight gain is desired.
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Aero Corps
Juarez
Juarez, Mex
Gavira
Obregon
Juarez District
Aero Squad
General Funston
Washington
Funston
el Paso
Galena
Army
Ensenada, Mex
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Arizona
Chicago
Fred Harvey
Grand Canyon
Alao
C. L. Seagraves
Railway Exchange
San Joaquin Valley
S. W. Manning
Washington Ct
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dr. Edwards
Ohio
F. M. Edwards
Olive Tablet Company
August Thiel & Co
Atlantic Ave
Congress St
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