Strings of Erin s harp may not be broken on St Patrick s Day
Chicago March 16. Lady Aberdeen touring America to urge child welfare in Ireland. She warns war may snuff out Ireland s babies and highlights higher infant mortality in Dublin and Belfast. Appeals for American support through the Irish child welfare effort to preserve Ireland s future health and vigor.
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America
Lady Aberdeen
Land of Shamrock
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Erin
St. Patrick's Day
Riad
Doublin
Belfast
Aberdeen
Great Britain
Woman's National Health Association of Ireland
Iria
St Patrick
Banui Mountain passes as boys in gray move through desert
Border tensions rise as Carranza forces clash with American troops. Reports say Texas Arizona and New Mexico National Guards will be sent to patrol the border while U S troops fortify positions near Douglas Naco and Columbus raid fears grow. Civilians and soldiers evacuate northern Sonora and Chihuahua as hostilities escalate with bandits and possible invasions feared.
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Cabullona
E. P. Calles
Sonora
Measengera
Calles
Caballona
United States
Naco
Ariz
National Guard to Be Sent to Border States
The War Department will order the National Guard from Texas Arizona and New Mexico to the border to protect communities including Brownsville Laredo and Presidio Texas Douglas Tucson and Bilebee Arizona. The call could come before week’s end as officials in Arizona respond.
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Laredo
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Tucson
Bilebee
Aria
Arona
Pershing Advances With Invasion Force Beside Mexican Border
Special to The Leader details General Pershing’s column sleeping at a second night bivouac somewhere in Mexico after starting from Columbus yesterday. Pershing escorted the border to assess friction, then returned toward the border this morning after a call on General Funston at Fort Sam Houston. A base hospital at Fort Bliss and transfer and field hospitals at Columbus Palomas prepare to treat wounded, including Mexicans with gangrene, as a second brigade under General Bell is formed to reinforce Pershing. Pershing relies on a Ford and plans an airplane lift to the field.
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Army closes in on Villa as border clash looms near Casas Grandes
El Paso March 16 The Seventh and Tenth cavalry push from near Hachita New Mexico toward Villas territory around Casas Grandes on word of reliable reports. Mormon scouts from Colonia Dublan and Colonia Morelos lead the column. Villa’s fate remains unclear with conflicting signals about his forces and the Obregon cabinet appointment.
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United States
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Battleship Kentucky Ordered to Vera Cruz
The battleship Kentucky, after a rest in New Orleans, was ordered to proceed to Vera Cruz as soon as coal and provisions are secured.
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Washington, D. C
Kentucky
New Orleans
Wyoming Weather Outlook Cooler For Saturday
The forecast shows generally clear skies across Wyoming with a cooler spell arriving by Saturday. Temperatures dip from recent highs, bringing a crisp feel and light winds across the state.
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Wyoming
Movement of Twenty fourth from Fort Russell rumored
Rumors in Cheyenne circulate about the Twenty fourth infantry moving from Fort Russell toward the border and other posts to replace cavalry regiments on border duty. Officials of the Colorado & Southern and Union Pacific reportedly denied orders to furnish sections to the War Department for use in this redeployment.
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Cheyenne
Fort Rusell
Colorado & Southern
Union Pacific Railroad Company
War Department
British shells hit town of Vuria near Symria
British warships bombarded Vuria near Symria killing many Greek civilians and destroying the town. Refugees reached the island of Mytilene in dire condition. Athens dispatches say the British claimed a Turkish camp was inside Vuria while the camp lay outside the city.
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Death Warning Marked Door Sparks Border Tensions
In Texas near Belen elements painted a Mexican flag and the word death on a ranch door as fear grows of anti American actions. Reports say similar marks appeared on other homes while U S forces push through Chihuahua toward Villa’s followers and Carranza allies.
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Cook County
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Tubantia Liner Torpedoed Off Amsterdam. 387 Saved
The Dutch liner Tubantia carrying 87 passengers and crew of 300 was torpedoed or struck by a mine off North Minder lightship after leaving Amsterdam for Buenos Aires. Three hours later rescue reported 387 saved and the ship wrecked, with uncertain cause.
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