Ryan Escapes Death as a Spy
Dr Edward W Ryan of the American Red Cross, captured at Zacatecas and sentenced to death as a spy, was saved by an order from War Minister Blanquet. Huerta ordered his release and transport to Mexico City, aided by representations from US and British officials and the Brazilian minister. Portillo and Lopez Portillo resigned, amid reports of armistice talks with the United States. Mulcahy, an American looter in Vera Cruz, was tried and sentenced to five years in prison.
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Mexico City
Edward W. Ryan
American Red Cross
Zaacatecas
Joaquin Maas
Blanquet
Ryan
Huerta
William W. Canada
Vera Cruz
Mr. Canada
Dr. Ryan
Zacatecas
Christopher Cradock
Mexican
Lionel Carden
United States
Portillo
Interior
Senor Alcocer
Senor Lozano
Senor de la Lama
Senor Lopez Portillo
Esteva Ruiz
Senor Portillo
Jose Manuel Cardoso de Oliveira
Mulcahy
David F. Sellers
Aviators Locate Federals Inland Near Vera Cruz
Navy aviators report reconnaissance twenty miles inland spotting Mexican Federal encampments. Separate reports place about 2,000 Federals at Pico de Orizaba and near Jalapa under Generals Villar and Navarrete, with strong mountain foothold positions.
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Vera Cruz
Navy
Pico de Orizaba
Jalapa
Americas reassert stance after Monroe Doctrine dispute in Buenos Ayres
The Buenos Ayres report denies a coalition against the Monroe Doctrine and says South American republics are not U S adversaries. US authorities seize one million rounds of small arms consigned to rebel forces and plan to return them to manufacturers. Immigrant counts in Mexico City vary, with 1500 and 700 cited by different sources. Carranza rejects neutralizing Tampico oil lands but vows not to threaten operators. Consul Canada notes 1500 Americans remain blocked by rail disruption. Vera Cruz residents claim greater liberty under American rule than in years past.
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Buenos Ayres
United States
Mexico City
Carranza
Tampico
Consul
Canada
Vera Cruz
Sarcastic Millionaire and the Efficiency Craze
Senator Shafroth of Colorado mocked scientific management and efficiency engineering as hysterical and false. He recalled Goodwin's sarcasm about punctuation, illustrating how efficiency rhetoric could mislead even successful businessmen and provoke self mocking humor.
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Senator Shafroth
Colorado
Goodwin
Hand Itched and Burned Case from Friendsville Pa
A reader describes five years of painful hand dermatitis blamed on lye. Fingers cracked and bled, swelling and blisters hid sleep. Using Cuticura Soap and Ointment provided relief, curing in four weeks. Mrs. Chas Anderson reports in a 1913 ad, urging samples and a Skin Book from Cuticura.
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Friendsville
Chas. Anderson
Dept. L
Boston
Behind the Scenes. A Punchy Stage Door Exchange
A frustrated scene at the theatre ends with a comic clash as a man laments missing mirth from a performance. He mentions his divorced wife, an upcoming Hoboken show, an eviction-like attachment, and wardrobe mishaps including split trousers and a lost collar.
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Hoboken
Right Spirit Fond Mother Dialogue Hint
A short dialogue features a mother asking what her son will do for her when grown. Tommy replies he will send her to a fine school if he can afford it, and the line ends with a wry note that a woman loves to uncover a secret just as much as being told one.
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Tommy
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