Embargo On Arms Re established In Mexico
Vera Cruz reports say General Maas plans to attack the city with reinforcements after retreating with Americans landing. Eagle Pass notes four Federals returned to Piedras Negras and destroyed rail and telegraph gear before being repelled by American patrol. Wilson reasserts intent to respect Mexican sovereignty and pursue constitutional reestablishment with friendship.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Piedras Negras
International Bridge
Mexico
Texas
Governor Colquitt Forms Home Guard For Border Relief
Governor Colquitt announces plans to form a home guard under ranger command to protect the border amid the Mexican crisis. Militia are excluded as they are available for Federal call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Rangers
O Saughnessy Granted Passports by Huerta
Bulletin from Washington reports that Nelson O'Shaugh was issued passports by Huerta and is expected to leave the city today or tomorrow. The Associated Press notes the timing as of April 23.
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Charge O'Shaughnessy
Associated Press
Washington
Bulletin
Nelson O’shaugh
Huerta
State Department
Obregon Alvarado
Constitutionalists
Sonora
Army Orders Embargo on Arms Shipments to Mexico
The War Department in Washington ordered the reestablishment of the embargo on arms shipments into Mexico this morning, affecting trade and security. The directive, issued in San Antonio, reflects ongoing U.S. policy adjustments near the Mexican border.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Thern Department
United States Army
Mexico
Seizure Plans for Vera Cruz to Mexico City Rail Line
Washington reports Navy and War Departments planned early seizure of the Vera Cruz to Mexico City railroad. Two bridges near Vera Cruz must be protected for further operations. Americans in Mexico City face danger as mobs form and embassy protection is sought. State Department says 800 to 1,000 Americans remain, with O Shaughnessy due to depart Mexico City soon.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
War Departments
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
State Department
Mexia
O'Shaughnessy
American Casualties Rise as Vera Cruz Seized
Washington reports 12 Americans killed and 50 wounded over two days of fighting that secured Vera Cruz for U S forces. Nelson O Shaughnessy, the American chargé d affaires in Mexico City, received passports amid growing tensions. Carranza condemned the seizure as a hostile act against Mexico and sovereignty, prompting calls for U S withdrawal as President begins key policy talks.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nelson O
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Carranza
Washington Administration
Rebels and Federals Unite Against Americans at Tampico
Word from Washington on April 23 reports that the Constitutionalists and Huertistas have joined forces at Tampico to oppose American forces. The alliance signals a coordinated effort against U S troops in the region.
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Washington
War Department
Wilson Reiterates Friendship for Mexico
President reiterates strong ties with Mexico during discussions in Washington. Officials say cooperation remains steady on trade and regional security as bilateral talks continue.
Mexican Charge Seeks Passports in Washington
Mexican Charge d Affaires Alcara requests passports in Washington. The brief dispatch notes a formal démarche by Alcara on the matter.
Fort Bliss Hit by Mexican Refugee Tension
Five thousand Mexican Federal refugees and their wives are confined behind barbed wire at Fort Bliss near El Paso. A large portion of the U S garrison guards border points while Mexicans lack sufficient protection. Potential land assault from El Paso toward Chihuahua is contingent on administration action and reimposition of an arms embargo.
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Fort Bliss
Associated Press
Washington
el Paso
Ojinaga
Chihuahua
Arms embargo to apply to both sides
San Antonio April 23 orders flashed to border commanders not to permit arms to cross the international line. The order, affecting all points in the district, would apply to both Federals and Constitutionalists at ports of entry opposite this jurisdiction and would be more strictly enforced than ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
War in Forty-Eight Hours Foreseen in Mexico Bill
Senate committee favors the President's request for 500000 to repatriate Americans from Mexico. The House passed the bill yesterday. Senator Borah warned that in forty eight hours war with Mexico could begin. Treasury officials study war revenue plans.
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Washington
Senate Committee
Mexico
House of Representatives
Borah
Treasury
British Citizens In Mexico Ordered To Leave
Four Mexican troops trains are reported to have left Chihuahua for Juarez under secrecy. Colonel Hatfield at Fort Bliss seeks War Department guidance. An arms embargo was restored, and all British citizens in Mexico were told to depart immediately by the British Ambassador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
Juarez
Hatfield
Fort Bliss
War Department
Mexico
Wilson appeals to Rockefeller to end Colorado coal strike
President Wilson made a personal appeal to John D. Rockefeller to help end the Colorado coal strike. The stoppage has caused scores of deaths and extensive property damage as relief efforts face difficulty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Associatea Press
Washington
Wilson
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller hands over mines to Rockefeller Jr in request for cooperation
Washington reports John D Rockefeller says he has turned mining interests over to John D Rockefeller Jr and asked for cooperation with the administration. President Wilson sent Chairman Foster of the House Mines Committee to meet him amid talk Wilson may send troops to Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John D Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Wilson
Foster
House Mines Committees
Colorado
Strikers Terrorize Canon City and Trinidad
Representative Taylor received a telegram from Governor Ammons reporting Canon City citizens terrorized and Trinidad overrun with armed strikers. Police and sheriffs are helpless. The truce between the strikers and the State was violated. Ammons will convene the Legislature on May 4 to address the situation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Taylor
Ammons
Canon City
Trinidad
No new outbreaks in coal strike zone as tension rises
Denver reports no further outbreaks in the coal strike zone but notes rising tension while awaiting President Wilson's reply to pleas from both strikers and operators for federal troops deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Wilson
Colquitt Probes Texas Ranger Removal Threat Across Border
Governor Colquitt said he will investigate a report from Madero across the Rio Grande of a standing offer of 500 cattle for the head of each Texas ranger taken to Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Madero
Rio Grande
Governor keeps militia at Brownsville awaiting regulars
Governor Colquitt said he would maintain the militia at Brownsville until the promised regular troops arrive. He noted the area is quiet but fears disorder if troops are not deployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associatea Press
Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Brownsville
Nationalists and Ulsterites Land Arms in Ireland
Irish Nationalist volunteers landed a large consignment of arms last night in Londonderry, while Ulsterites, their opponents, did the same last week according to reports from April 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Londonderry
Ireland
Grass and Crops Benefit From Proper Farm Tools
Farmers warned that crops depend on timely grass control and proper equipment. The message highlights hoes cultivators riding and walking, sweeps, and other implements, noting John Deere and HENSARLING'S as mainline tool sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Deere
Hensarling’s
Huerta Accepts Mediation Offer in Mexican Crisis
Diplomatic sources report President Wilson informed Huerta accepted mediation proposed by Chile Brazil and Argentina. Acceptance does not bind him to any plan but allows Pan American nations to pursue settlement efforts.
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Chile
Argentina
Brazil
Huerta
Stone
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
South America
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Refugee Train to Leave Mexico City Amid Martial Law
Vera Cruz reports Sir Lionel Carden says Huerta will permit another refugee train to depart the capital. Over two hundred Americans are expected there tomorrow as Vera Cruz remains crowded with refugees under martial law declared by Rear Admiral Fletcher. Eight days of food remain. General Funston's troops are due soon and may come ashore without widening the siege lines to avoid reprisals on Americans inland.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Lionel Carden
Mexico City
Huerta
Fletcher
Funston
Constitutionalists Renew Tampico Attack, Navy Reports
Rear Admiral Mayo informed officials that the Constitutionalists were renewing the Tampico assault, signaling continued hostilities in the port area and prompting naval awareness of evolving threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mayo
Tampico
Mexican Refugees to be moved from Fort Bliss
The War Department ordered Mexican refugees at Fort Bliss near El Paso moved to Fort Wingate New Mexico due to potential developments on the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Fort Wingate
New Mexico
Germany Britain and France press Huerta to yield
Berlin reports that on April 27 Germany England and France advised Huerta to accept the United States demands reflecting growing Allied pressure related to the Mexican crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huerta
Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
England
France
United States
Federal troops enter Nuevo Laredo after border clash
Three hundred Federal soldiers crossed into Nuevo Laredo Texas on April 27 pursuing hostile scouts who burned the town last Friday and evacuated then fired across the border prompting the border action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuevo Laredo
Associated Press
Laredo
Tex
Villa Heads to Chihuahua With Troops
Juarez dispatch says General Villa departed for Chihuahua on April 27 to lead his forces against Villa Salillo and return to action.
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Villa
Chihuahua
Associated Press
Juarez
Mexico
Saltillo
Mexican refugees await return as Huerta accepts mediation
Spanish Ambassador Riano informed Secretary Bryan that Huerta unconditionally accepted mediation offered by Brazil Chile and Argentina. Many displaced people plan to return home but others stay hoping to return to Mexico later.
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Associated Press
Washington
Riano
Bryan
Huerta
Brazil
Chile
Argentina
Mexico
Americans jailed in Cordoba face dire conditions in Vera Cruz
Americans and other foreigners including women and children are jailed on a stone floor with minimal food and sanitation under threat of nightly violence by drunken jailers. Consul Canada has promised release. Reports from the interior include robbery and threats. The U.S. flag was raised in Vera Cruz with a twenty one gun salute from the battleship Minnesota.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Cordoba
Canada
Winfield Scott
Mexico City
Minnesota
Brazilian envoy guarantees safe exit of Americans from Mexico
Brazilian Ambassador Da Gama informed Secretary Bryan that Huerta had guaranteed the safe exit of all Americans from Mexico, according to AP despatch from Washington on April 28.
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Associated Press
Washington
da Gama
Bryan
Huerta
Mexico
Refugees Land After Quarantine Lifted in Galveston
More than a thousand American refugees from Mexico arrived today as quarantine on the con voy Dixie Cyclops and the Steamer Esperanza was lifted. The government provides food and transportation.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
Mexico
Dixie
Cyclops
Heavy Rains Flood North Texas Spark Fears of Past Floods
Torrential rains flood North Texas from Dallas to Stamford washing out rail lines and inundating stores. The Trinity River reaches a thirty foot stage as residents, including Waxahachie’s five foot flood area, are rescued with no fatalities reported.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Trinity
Childress
Stamford
Waxahachie
Santa Fe
Cleburne
Free Jewelry Giveaway With Spearmint Gum Offer
A Dayton Ohio firm promotes a quick offer for ladies to receive a 20 pack Spearmint Gum box plus a free Tango Necklace and Evelyn Thaw bracelet. The ad markets the jewelry as elegant and fashionable for all ages and limits to two orders per party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Evelyn Thaw
Dayton
Ohio
Rebel action drives generals from Nuevo Leon border
Two Federal generals with their commands were forced back across the United States border near Laredo by rebels from Southern Nuevo Leon. The report to the State Department identifies the incident as involving those who dynamited Nuevo Laredo.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nuevo Leon
United States
Laredo
State Department
Nuevo Laredo
Fletcher Seizes Terminal Plant in Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz Mexico April 28 Rear Admiral Fletcher last night seized the Plant of the terminal company here which is British owned to facilitate business conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Fletcher
British Ambassador Claims Admiral Fletcher Martial Law Rights
The British Foreign Office stated Admiral Fletcher acted within his rights under Martial law. The company may file a claim with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
England
British Foreign Office
Fletcher
United States
Funston Lands at Vera Cruz with Command Staff
General Funston and his troops arrived in Vera Cruz Mexico taking command ashore and landing with his staff. The dispatch notes Funston assumes leadership as forces reach the port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Cruz
Mexico
No Proposals Yet Reported After Cabinet Meeting
After the Cabinet meeting adjourned there was no announcement on proposed mediation. The Brazil Chile and Argentine ambassadors have made no proposals yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brazil
Chile
North Texas Flood Conditions Rise as Rains Continue
The Associated Press reports that North Texas sees improving flood conditions while South and Middle Texas face growing danger. Central Texas records over four inches of rain with two inches in Northeast Texas. The Brazos at Waco falls but heavy rains persist. one drowning fatality is noted.
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Dallas
Tex
Government Bureau
North Texas
Texas
Brazos
Waco
Clarence Shepard Missing Drowns While Clearing Rail Wreckage
Dallas April 28 Clarence Shepard reported drowned at Terrell while removing wreckage from the railroad. Local authorities investigate the accident and identify the drowned man.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Clarence Shepard
Terrell
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