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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1911
Page
2
Washington dispatch reports Army units including infantry artillery and cavalry may be sent to the border this weekend as Lt. Col. E. F. Ladd orders brigades to be ready for field service. Details from Juarez, Mexico include prisoner concerns and unsettled conditions amid skirmishes, with reports of enemy activity and strained supply lines.
German observer Captain George A. Schreiner condemns the U S army for lack of mobility and heavy equipment. He cites 24 wagons and 9½ mules per regiment and argues many items could be discarded. He notes sanitation and supply issues and questions if volunteers can sustain a modern war effort amid proposed Mexican action.
El Paso reports Francisco I. Madero concentrates forces about 100 miles south for a potential capture of Casas Grandes to establish a capital for operations in Sonora and Chihuahua. Insurrecto leaders claim the plan aims to run a permanent republic and ignore peace negotiations.
A March 14 diary from Chihuahua reports the city bottled up by rebels since February 28 with no outside news since March 1. The dispatch notes butter at 1.25 dollars per pound and crackers at 0.50 dollars per box as the only visible market changes amid the siege.
March 17 report from Washington states militia officers slated for army maneuvers in Texas will not report to instruction camps before April 1. Adjutants-general are excluded from training and no officer will stay more than two weeks. Each militia officer will be attached to a regular officer of matching grade, same arm. The War Department awaits General Carter’s word on how many militia officers may attend at once.
A fire swept through a semi convertible car in Medford square late last night causing a panic among two passengers and bystanders. Women in the crowd were jostled and bruised but no serious injuries were reported before firefighters extinguished the blaze and the car’s bottom burned out.
The front windows at Wolf's My Clothier at Hanover and Portland streets are being renovated to feature modern design and lighting. The project uses 300 incandescent lights and 10 arc lights to illuminate the display. Forty-one mirrors, each about nine by seven feet, will cover 2520 square feet, creating a highly reflective store front.
Mrs. Caroline F. Woodbury newly elected secretary urges cutting refreshments citing cost and sociability benefits. Mrs. Alma F. Goss the treasurer notes strong sentiment to continue refreshments, while women remain divided on the best arrangement.
Obituary notices for Martha E Bowman Louis Cardinal Catherine Connolly Mary Daly Samuel Drake Robert Gunning Annie Healy Margaret M Gowan George Morton Isabella Moustop list funeral times and locations across Somerville Roxbury Brookline Melrose Quincy Stoneham and other communities with addresses and church details followed by interment plans and mass times.
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