Sonora Leaders May Seek U S Help Over Sanctions Crisis
A Sonora delegation may travel to Washington to press U S intercession in disputes with the federal government over Governor de la Huerta. If intervention fails and Carranza troops move, revolution is feared though many favor a peaceful settlement. Reports say Sonora rights prohibit sending troops without state consent.
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Nogales
Sonora
Washington
United States
Carranza
de la Huerta
Mexico
Arizona
Hermosillo
Mexican protest over US warship incursion
El Paso reports say the Mexican government formally protested to the United States for invading Mexican territory with American warships and demanded an explanation. In Washington, Major Edgar W Burr, US military attaché, was reported kidnapped by rebels during a March 28 train attack near Tres Marías but escaped and returned to Mexico City with accompanying Americans.
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EL Paso
United States
Washington
Mexico City
Edgar W. Burr
Tres Marias
Burr
Florence Halle
Hurd
State Department
Major Burr
Department
Fontana Matched to Mix With Joe Black
Denver April 10 Joe Black from this city and Soldier Fontana have been matched for April 16 at Fort D A Rus sell. The men are feather weights.
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Fontana
Joe Black
Denver
This City
Cheyenne Man Caught In U S Mail Robbery Case
Dick Rose, long suspected, was captured in Boise Idaho on a United States warrant for robbing United States mail at Rawlins. He allegedly stole a registered mail pouch and oil stocks worth 7000 dollars, cashed them, and deposited proceeds in a Cheyenne bank before fleeing. He will be brought to Cheyenne for trial.
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United States
Rawlins
Dick Rose
Boise
Idaho
Cheyenne
Rose
Kost
Postcffice
Vampire Waitress Husband Faces Divorce After Shot Incident
In a Washington statement the United States coal commission blasts current bituminous coal prices as inexcusable and linked to wage gains. Myrtle Lewis Tabolt, the waitress at the center of a Nebraska shooting, has returned home with husband Paul Tabolt as he pursues a divorce while caring for their two children and aiding her recovery. The story notes Tabolt’s compassionate but unresolved involvement and a long journey to help the vulnerable amid ongoing legal steps.
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Washington
United States
Bituminous Coal Commission
Myrtle Lewis-Tabolt
Grace Downer
Lincoln
Nebraska
Thomas Downer
Paul Tabolt
Sioux City
Tabolt
Tabolt—Lewis
St. John's Hospital
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Harts Claims Pershing Praised Him for War Work
Brigadier General William W. Harts testified before a house committee that General Pershing twice praised his administration of the Paris military district during World War I, once in France and again upon his Coblenz return to testify. Major General Harbord also commended Paris’s service of supply.
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Washington
Paris
William W. Harts
House Investigating Committee
Pershing
France
Coblenz
Harbord
Service of Supply
Harts
Tfe
Bland
Cheyenne Boys Rescued From Blizzard While Fishing
Three Cheyenne boys were caught in a blizzard near Speer station nine miles southwest of Cheyenne while on a fishing trip. Found near death in a snowdrift, they were revived by a Speer telegraph operator and slated to be taken to Cheyenne on train 103. The rescued youths are identified as Fred Miner, 10, son of Mr and Mrs W H Miner of 422 West Nineteenth Street.
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Cheyenne
Speer Station
Speer
Fred Miner
W. H. Miner
West
Nineteenth’ Street
April Blizzard Strikes Cheyenne in Severe Storm
A blizzard hammered Cheyenne with flashes of lightning and thunder, burying streets in six inches of snow and creating knee deep drifts. Trains slowed, power outages affected some circuits, and pedestrians battled whiteouts as crews worked to keep the city lit.
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Cheyenne
Beavers
Denver
Speer
Overland Limited
Supertheater
Nymlig
Mercury
Western Union
Huns Planned Bombardment of New York
The War Department released Colonel William N. Hensley Jr. article details plans of the German general staff for air bombing of New York City and a minute description of the super Zeppelin for an invasion. Hensley, who visited Germany after the armistice, authored the piece.
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Washington
New York City
William N. Hensley, Jr
Air Service
War Department
Hensley
Germany
Sonora Severs Ties With Carranza Government
In Agua Prieta the customs house and immigration and post offices were seized by Sonora state authorities. Sonora plans to resist Carranza forces and restore relations with the republic only when the central government ceases to threaten the state. Hermosillo's secret session voted to resist federal troops, amid accusations Carranza aims to create a dictatorship and harm Obregon’s candidacy. The state also seized the Southern Pacific de Mexico railroad, ensuring strikers’ demands. Douglas reports $150,000 in American gold moved to New York City, with future collections to Hermosillo.
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Douglas
Ariz
Sonora
Custom House
Naco
Vna
Hermosillo
Southern Pacific Railroad of Mexico
Cananea
Douglas, Ariz
Custon
Agua Prieta
Genera Pino
Republic
Carranza
Contra
Nogales
Republic of Mexico
Mexico
Sono- Til
Adolfo de la Huerta
Ernor de la Huerta
Garrang
Sonor
Alvaro Obregon
Southern Pacific de Mexico
Firsh
Douglas Bank
New York City
General Calles
General Galles
Von Luettwitz Coup Shadow Looms Over Europe
Berlin reports Baron Von Luettwitz, a key figure in the recent revolt, near Franzburg in Pomerania and said to be preparing another revolution. A colleague is said to be traveling Germany organizing a new coup as French forces extend occupation in the Rhine.
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Berlin
Baron von Luettwitz
Freiheit
Franzburg
Stralsund
Pomerania
Germany
London
Rhine
Stockstadt
Bavaria
Badenhausen
Aschaffenburg
Darmstadt
Carranza's Dread of Yaquis Ties to Seccion Crisis
Washington dispatch notes factors fueling Sonora congress action against the central government. Obregon, Carranza rival, dominates Sonora politics, fueling opposition. Reports mention a 72 hour strike on the Mexico railroad and Yaqui Indian tensions linked to Governor de la Huerta, now Yaqui leader, prompting authorities to scrutinize armed moves.
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Washington
Sonora
Congress
General Obregon
Carranza
Obregon
de la Huerta
Datea
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