Call to Arms for Nation's Defense
Secretary of War Baker asks governors to mobilize state militias and National Guard for U S service amid potential aggression. States to muster units at designated mobilization points, meeting minimum peace strength and federal tables. Units lacking numbers may be reorganized or moved to mobilization camps for inspection.
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Baker
United States
Organized Militia
National Guard
State of
Eastern Department
United States Army
War Department
Division of Militia Affairs
Chronology of Events Leading to Mexican Crisis 1910–1916
A compact timeline tracing Mexico’s upheavals from Madero’s provisional rule in 1910 through Huerta’s dictatorship, Carranza and Villa hostilities, to U.S. military actions and border clashes in 1916, naming key dates, leaders, and incidents.
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Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
Victoriano Huerta
Gustavo Madero
Huerta
Carranza
Coahuila
Tampico
Mayo
Vera Cruz
ABC
Niagara Falls
Ontario
General Huerta
Obregon
Iturbide
Francesco Carbajal
Villa
United States
Mexico City
Condition of the National Guard in the Various States
War department records show state by state status of National Guard units. Alabama reports Medical department good and field artillery poor while infantry ranges from fair to good, and Arizona lists Medical department good with infantry fair and good. Arkansas notes First Infantry Companies B D F K poor with others good or better.
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War Department
National Guard
Alabama—Medical Department
Field Artillery
Infantry
Arizona
Medical Department
Arkansas
Medical Department Ratings by State and Service Units
Analysis of state medical departments and military corps shows varied ratings across states. Entries list departments such as cavalry, field artillery, infantry, coast artillery, engineers, signal corps, and engineers with verdicts ranging from poor to excellent by company and service unit.
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CAA
Medical Department
Cavalry
Field Artillery
Coast Artillery
Infantry
Colorado
Corps of Engineers
Connecticut
Columbia
Signal Corps
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Engineer Corps
Seventh
Chicago
Indiana—Medical Department
Iowa
Kansas—Medical Department
Kentucky — Medical Department
Louisiana — Medical Department
Maine—Medical Department
Coast Artillery Corps
Maryland—Medical Department
Massachusetts—Medical Department
Michigan — Medical Department
Engineers’ Corps
Minnesota
Mississippi
Nebraska
Shortage of National Guard troops and equipment noted
Records from the War Department show the National Guard lacking 22 000 personnel to reach 151 000 peace strength and 186 000 of its 815 000 war strength. Only two divisions have organized headquarters, 23 of 28 brigades have organized staffs, and weapon and transport shortages hinder readiness for Mexico.
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National Guard
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticu
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Thee
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouris
Montana
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Wee
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermon
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Division of Militia Affairs
War Department
New York
Ring or River in a Tennis Court Romance
Mary Hope guides Albert Warden at tennis and watches a love triangle unfold with Etta Vincent and Gordon Massey. Albert confesses love for Mary resolving whether to claim her with a proposal or a river ending, and Mary accepts the ring of engagement.
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W. G. Chapman
Mr. Warden
Albert
Lown
Mary Hope
Albert Warden
Mary
Merry Quartet
Gregory Milne
Etta Vincent
Milne
Etta
Gordon Massey
Massey
Mile
Hope Grounds
Fine Little Duck Story
Jim Jacobs hunted ducks with a pumpkin decoy plan that misfired as mallards lifted him from the water. He released ducks one by one to grow heavier until they settled, securing enough meat for his family all winter.
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Jim Jacobs
Jim
Cherryvale
Deceptive Pose in Musical Virtuosity Debate
A sharp aside mocks performers who claim virtuosity by noting they can press a button and play, as if money ahead of a note explains mastery. The quip labels such musicians as focusing on payment rather than sound quality.
Pen Forgery Trial Highlights Bureaucratic Theater
A man boasts of forging a check with the phrase It's the pen for me, while weeks later the judge remarks It's the pen for you, underscoring a courtroom exchange over the case.
Town Helps Home Town Pupils Plant Individual Gardens
Washington Star advises assigning each child a separate plot or pot plant to foster responsibility and pride. It argues single plots prevent shared care, promoting hands on work from land preparation to planting. For small spaces use compact vegetables like radishes and lettuce and sow outdoors by late spring in the North, with boxes in colder areas.
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Washington Star
Department of Agriculture
Washington
The Home Town Poem Reflects Home Pride
A Detroit Free Press verse extols the home town as the true center of life and friendship. It contrasts sought wealth and fame with the warmth and charm of familiar faces, praising blue skies and loyal neighbors over distant gains.
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Detroit Free Press
How to Use the Pruning Shears
M G Rains in Farm and Home notes double cutter pruners work well on limbs under three inches. Cut around the bark to ensure healing, avoid crushing by squeezing, and lift when cutting forked limbs to prevent splitting. Remove the crotch and then trim the stub with a second cut for best results.
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M. G
Advantage of Playground in Small Towns
Some towns adopt plans to provide golf, baseball and tennis grounds for public use. Early results show youths stay home rather than seek entertainment elsewhere, reducing dullness and congestion as towns offer better recreation.
Make Lawn Attractive with Garden Space on Lot
A readable note emphasizes creating space on the house lot for a flower garden and shrubs to brighten a lawn. It argues a nice lawn benefits from color relief and coordinated plantings to enhance curb appeal.
City Building Plan Adopted by Sacramento Officials
City commissioners approve a plan designating districts for industrial plants and restricting location of new facilities. Note two adages on quality: good paint on a bad surface yields poor outcomes, akin to a house built on sand.
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Cramento
Cal
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Sonora
Calles Teeter Renee
Chihuahua
Pershing
Francisco I. Madero
Diaz
Europe
Felix Diaz
Villistas
Chihuahua City
Fort Hancock
Carnejutla
Lansing
Valistas
Colonel Dodd
General Pershing
Ordnance Department
Jessie Sherwin
Little Duck Story
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