Military actions blur border status during Mexican dispute
On May 11 reports from Washington and border towns describe indeterminate U S military presence. Texas New Mexico and Arizona National Guards to be mustered into the regular army for their enlistments with no fixed end date. Generals Scott Funston Obregon and Amador meet in Scott's private car to discuss possible settlement of the American Mexican military questions amid cautious diplomacy and warnings for Americans to leave Mexico.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
National Guard of
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Regular Army
Big Bend
Mexico
State Department
el Paso
Scott
Funston
United States
General Obregon
Juan Amador
Increase Mounted Patrol on Texas Ponies
General Funston seeks to strengthen border security by mounting one thousand infantrymen on Texas ponies. He plans to urge Secretary of War Baker to approve the move as cavalry horses are nearly exhausted.
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el Paso
Texas
Funston
Border Patrol
Baker
Congressional inspection trip to aid flood relief in Texas
More than one thousand Texas militia arrived at Fort Sam Houston for mobilization drills. The Brazos River and Valley Improvement Association arranged a visit by a congressional committee to study flood damage and push action to protect lands in the Brazos Colorado and Trinity valleys. The party will visit Bryan Hearne and Houston, with railroads and towns presenting flood-damage figures for the review.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
Fort Sam Houston
Son
Angleton
William Doherty
Adolph Boldt
Houston
O. A. Zumwalt
Columbus
J. R. Astin
Bryan
Washington
Hearne
Congressional Committee
Brazos, Colorado
Trinity Valleys
Brazos River
Seley
Waco
Petroleum Conservation and the Flood Control Committee Tour
A speech warns that petroleum scarcity would halt civilization and devastate economies. It references an inspection tour by the congressional flood control committee, listing members from Mississippi, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Georgia, Texas, Ohio, California, New York, and New Orleans.
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Congressional Committee On Flood Control
B. G. Humphries
Mississippi
F. J. Garrett
Tennessee
M. J. Foster
Illinois
Cyrus Cline
Indiana
Joseph Russell
Riley J. Wilson
Louisiana
Carl Vinson
Georgia
Jeff McLemore
Texas
Robert Crosser
Ohio
W. A. Rodenberg
Chas. F. Curry
California
W. R Wood
J. W. Husted
New York
C. C. Kearns
W. P. Martin
King Daytan of Annam Deposed by Governor General
Shanghai dispatch reports the governor general at Hanoi has ordered the deposition of King Daytan of Annam for complicity in Quang Nam and Quangnai riots, which were quickly suppressed.
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Shanghai
China
Hanoi
King Daytan
Annam
Quangnaai
Quangnan
Villa Rebuilds Army in Durango Amid Pursuit
Field Headquarters, Mexico May 16. Villa has recovered from wounds and for weeks has been attempting to raise a new army in Durango. U S cavalrymen chase small bands near the Rubico Ranch twenty miles away where three Villistas were slain by an American detachment yesterday. The slain man’s clothing links him to the Columbus raid and the situation appears less critical than Washington fears.
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Associated Press
Mexico
Villa
Durango
Ojos
United States
Rubico Ranch
Columbus
Border conference role in Mexico aims to stamp out brigandage
General Scott told Secretary of War that the conference showed Carranza and the United States share no aim beyond ending brigandage in northern Mexico. An unwritten understanding requires Carranzistas to prove they can handle the situation before any withdrawal, and Scott believes Obregon is acting in good faith.
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Washington
General Scott
Taker
Carranza
United States
Mexico
Scott
Obregon
Troops Begin Guarding Border Bridges and Towns
The distribution of troops under General Funston's plan to reorganize the border patrol began today. Strong detachments will be stationed at bridges and towns along the Southern Pacific to safeguard the line, with troops placed to protect the American border community.
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Funston
Bandits derail Sunset Express near Fort Hancock
Band believed to be Mexican border bandits removed rail spikes on the Southern Pacific causing a derailment of the east bound Sunset express near Fort Hancock Texas. Six injured with three seriously hurt Texas Rangers dispatched to the scene.
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el Paso
Texas
Fort Hancock
Texas Rangers
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