Pershing closes on Villa as U S forces gird El Paso area
March reports from El Paso and San Antonio indicate General Pershing is tightening the noose on Pancho Villa. Columns of expeditionary troops are near Namiquipa and near El Paso, with Villa likely forced to maneuver toward hiding spots in the Madera country. Carranza troops skirmish with Villa bands as Dodd’s section cooperates with American forces.
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San Antonio
Tex
EL Paso
General Pershing
Pancho Villa
Pershing
Chihuahuantry
Villa
Mexico Northwestern
Casas Grandes
Madera
O Mountains
Tia
el Valle
Carranza
Tooin
el Oso
the Bear) Canyon
Santa Clara
United States
Colonel Dodd
Perahing
Carranga
P. Elias Calles
Sonora
Enriquez
Chihuahua
Namiquipa
Waa
Funsion
Army
Fort Sam Houston
Columbus
Funston
Casas Grandes Suc
United States Signal Corps
Paso
Port Sam Houston
Carp
Casas Grandea
Cass Orantes
Aguaje
Villaw
Aguajela
Cumbres
Nomiquipu
Funston's Ride In Hunt for Villa
Troops rush to reinforce the cavalry command as American units move toward Villa, with Moore's forces arriving tonight. The Twenty fourth Infantry from D A Russell and Fifth Cavalry from Fort Sheridan are en route. Soldiers suffer swollen feet and blistered faces, one trooper paralyzed from the waist down. Pershing is praised as hero of the column.
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Calaviry
Moore
Twenty-fourth
Infantry
D. A. Russell
Fifth Cavalry
Fort Sheridan
Mil
Pershing
De Facto Forces Hold Villa Area In Mexican Turmoil
Reports from Juarez say General Gavira warned that American officers near Namiquipa may inform Pershing of a possible attack on Villa today. Dispatches from Presidio and Tampico describe unrest, troop movements, and rail/telegraph disruptions amid Carranza forces surrounding Villa and ongoing border tensions.
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Gavira
Juarez
Conaul Beltran
Namiquipa
Pershing
Villa
Poison in water at Dayton munitions plant injures workers
Police believe poison in the water supply of the Heverdingsad Computing Machine company munitions plant sickened 143 girls and two men with twenty in serious condition. Vaulted allegations say a worker claimed poison was placed in cups by a person unnamed. Police ambulances transported injured workers to hospitals as investigations continue.
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Dayton
Ohie
Poleon
Heverdingsad
Pilteon
Bee Pitela
Eure
Cupser Met
Aiaat
El Paso Fortified as Mexican Border Tensions Rise
Special correspondent describes El Paso as a fortress with hidden machine guns behind straw bales and adobe walls along the border. American batteries command the hills overlooking Juarez as troops ready for any Mexican raid and a potential repeat of Columbus incident.
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el Paso
Mueles Mountains
Franklin Range
Mexico
Hilo Grande
Point
Tiimay
Columbus
Naval officer found shot to death aboard Saratoga
Seattle March 24 Junior Lieut Ormond C Pallthorp U S N was found shot to death in his cabin aboard the cruiser Saratoga He was 29 and had entered the Naval Academy from Michigan in 1906
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Seattle
Wash
Ormond C. Pallthorp
Saratoga
Pallthorp
Naval Academy
Michigan
Wisconsin student Orpet pleads not guilty in court
Orpet, a University of Wisconsin student, pleads not guilty to poisoning Marian Frances Lambert, a Lake Forest high school girl. After the motion to quash was overruled, bail was denied by Judge Donnelly and a trial date of April 10 was set.
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Waukegan
Will HM. Orpet
University of Wisconsin
Marian Frances Lambert
Lake Forest
Eirewit Court
Donnelly
Quotes On Suicide Attributed To Marcus Aurelius
An article fragment reports James P. Howard, described as a pridter, saying Marcus Aurelius guided his final act as he killed himself. Howard allegedly quoted Aurelius and wrote he was afflicted with an incurable malady and chose this method to effect a cure.
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Chicago
March
Marcus Aurelius
James P. Howard
Pridter
Marcus Aurelus
Howard
Fight Fans Eye Willard Moran Title Showdown
In New York City tonight a 10 round heavyweight bout between Willard and Moran could crown a new champion if no knockout decides the fight. Odds favor Willard two to one. Moran likely the aggressor as the action unfolds at Madison Square Garden with live returns promised to readers in Cheyenne.
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Willard-Moran
New York City
Willard
Moran
Congress
Madison Garden
Lander
Madison Square Garden
Mexican Army Masses Near Douglas as U.S. Orders Curb Defense
A telegram from D A Richards states 3000 Mexican troops with 40 artillery pieces camp within ten blocks of Douglas Arizona. The United States has forbidden active defense, heightening fear of a possible attack. Reports also note Carranza forces advancing near Villa and Namiquipa with American aid suspected to prevent retreat.
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Douglas
Washington, D. C
Ariz
Arizona City
Ashurst
D. A. Richards
Senate
War Department
United States
Mesteon
Columbus
Mexico
State Department
Wife shoots sheriff on moving train to free husband
In Muskogee Oklahoma on March 24 Mrs. Paul V. Hadlet a newlywed shot and killed Sheriff Jacob Giles on a passenger train near Checotah after forcing the train to stop. The pair then vanished into darkness as they fled with the sheriff’s body.
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Muskogha
Okla
Facob Giles
Beaumont
Tex
Paul V. Hadlet
Checotah
Oklo
Two Policemen Shot by Robbers in Chicago
March 24 Patrolman Jobin MeShea and Potlorman Richard Gormley of the sanitation district force were shot in a street fight with three robbers as they left a looted school. Meshes was seriously wounded and Gormley fatally wounded likely after police joined the exchange. Robbers escaped at hospital.
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Chicago
Jobin MeShea
Richard Gormley
Psanitary District Force
Meshes
Gormley
McShip
More Flyers to Funston Reported in Washington
Washington dispatch from March 24 notes General Fusion calls for more flyers and aircraft production. The war department vows immediate steps to support rapid deployment or an accelerated appropriation. The Meallan campaign and congressional aides are mentioned in relation to airpower plans.
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Washington
Aley
92,000 Lambs for Delivery in Casper
W A Snyder of Denver representing Port Collins and Loveland feeders calls for 92,000 lambs to be delivered in Casper Wyoming. The deal fixes a price from 7.25 to 7.50 per hundredweight and the lambs will be consigned to Port Collins and Loveland pens for finishing on alfalfa and beet pulp.
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Casper, Woo
W. A. Snyder
Denver
Port Collins
Loveland
Wyoming
Alampee
Port Colling
Uncertain Entry In North East May Hint At Anomaly
A fragmentary OCR note from a northern region mentions a possible event or condition with unclear timing and missing details. readable names or places are not discernible, but context implies an irregular occurrence or observation.
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Hunt For
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Barnum
San Francisco
Cal
Federal Telegraph Company
Poulsen
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Chic Cono
Carrane
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Tampico
Marshall
Machias
Daniels
Department
Vandis Bid
Palo Blanco
Villardama
Monterey
Laredo
Nuevo Laredo
Enriques
Calles
Borpore
Cavason
Garan
Cano
Sales
Hernandes
Herrera
Radicale
Carranme
America
Verdun
Leon Starmont
EL Paso, Tex
U. & Naval
Kentucky
New Orleans
Vera Crus
Navy
Orpet
Orator
Casper
Lompetar
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