Spaniards Driven Out by Gen Villa in Torreon
Gen Francisco Villa orders 600 Spaniards deported from Torreon to El Paso Texas with property confiscated at least temporarily. He claims Spaniards act against the revolution and vows punishment for perceived aid to the enemy. Villa may allow return if individuals prove no aid was given.
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Torreon
Francisco Villa
el Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
Villa
Chi- Rualua
Mexico
Juarez
Washington
Jeader
WwW C T U President Dies In Portland
Mrs. Lillian M N Stevens, long time president of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union, died in Portland Me on Monday after weeks of kidney trouble. Born in Dover Me she was seventy years old and remained mentally clear enough to dictate correspondence for her duties late last week.
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Portland
Lillian M.N. Stevens
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Rebels Occupy Torreon and Burn Dead Bodies
Rebels in Torreon occupied the city on Saturday and began burning the bodies of the dead and clearing wreckage from shell shattered walls. Refugio Velasco and most of his uninjured command fled the area.
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Torreon
Refugio Velasco
Train wreck attempt reported near Snowden Pennsylvania
An early Monday incident on the Baltimore and Ohio line near Snowden Pennsylvania involved unknown attackers beating watchman W J Hill into unconsciousness and removing spikes from a rail in an apparent wrecking attempt.
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Washington
Baltimore & Ohio
Snowden
W. J. Hill
Fails for Six Millions Berlin Bankruptcy Opens
Bankruptcy proceedings were opened against W. Wertheim & Co. here on Monday. The firm shows liabilities around six million dollars. The trouble started after the Princes’ Trust stopped financing the undertaking.
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Berlin
W. Wertheim & Co
Princes’ Trust
National Forest Increase for Montpelier Water Supply
Washington reports the House approved a Senate-passed bill adding 17 000 acres to the Caribou National Forest to protect the Montpelier Idaho water supply. The action broadens federal land protections in the region and supports water security for local communities.
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Washington
House
Senate
Caribou National Forest
Montpelier, Idaho
Heirs’ Rights Confirmed in Railroad Case Ruling
Denver report notes state supreme court holds that a deceased rail pass rider cannot bar heirs from suing a railroad for damages. The decision preserves heirs’ rights to pursue recovery after a passenger’s death.
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Denver
State Supreme Court
Stand Junctions Parcel Post Increase Affects Utah Trade
Stand Junction Colorado reports a new parcel post order raising the limit to 50 pounds and implying Uncle Sam loses about 1 to 2 dollars per 30 cent pound on weekly shipments to Bluff Utah.
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Stand Junction
Colo
Uncle Samues
Bluff
Utah
Federal press split over Lorreon operations reports
In Mexico City the Imparcial stands apart as the only paper opposing the government stance on the Lorreon area operations. Other capital newspapers echo official accounts favorable to the government narrative.
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Mexico City
Imparcial
Federal Capital
Lorreon
Inland Northwest News Roundup From Pacific Coast to Idaho
A Reno typhoid scare ends, Montana tax receipts exceed Idaho and Utah, and a cafe owner is released in Aberdeen after Bank of Elma robbery suspicions. Topics include Celilo canal losses in Oregon, Nevada university president resigning, Boise sandstone use in Idaho and Oregon buildings, a Denver kidnapping incident, a Colorado prisoner’s transfer, and federal dredging plans from Vancouver to Willamette. Additional notes cover Boise valley reclamation, a Ferris bill protest, the Otis Spurgeon disturbance, North Powder fires, Gardnerville’s Indian celebration, a murder trial in Eugene, a Boise assay office budget, a Chicago to Boise rail extension plan, bogus currency arrests in Butte, Pan American Exposition funds for polo, a national prohibition newspaper, and a Boise to Yellowstone road survey.
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Reno
City Board of Health
W. C. Whaley
Internal Revenue
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Sam Malsagow
Aberdeen
Wash
Bank of Elma
Celila Boat Canal
Big Eddy
Ore
J. E. Stubbs
University of Nevada
Regents
Brady
Treasury Department
Boise
Pocatello
Albany
Denver
Otis Spurgeon
Des Moines
Spurreon
Charles Barr
C. C. Collins
Colorado
Canyon City
Winnemucca
Ney
Humboldt County
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Vancouver
Willamette River
Boise Valley
Farmers Cahion
North Powder
Oregon
Gardnerville
Nevada
Dolly Levins
Andrew Bossen
Eugene
Bossen
Springfield
Ida
Hill
Western Pacific
Northwestern
Butte
Charles Fanning
Martin Helmore
Passenger Train Plunges Into Wabash River Near Attica
A Wabash Continental Limited passenger train fell through a weakened bridge over the Wabash River near Attica Indiana killing three and injuring about thirty five. The rear day coach sank but no fatalities there as rescuers evacuated passengers to a Lafayette hospital. The bridge had been weakened by a prior freight wreck and the engineer died crushed while the fireman was scalded.
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Attica
Ind
Here
Layfayette
Wabash River
Continental Limited
Corner Stone Laid at Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City
Governor William Spry laid the corner stone of the Utah capitol at 5 PM with more than 2,200 attendees from across the state. Attendees included President Joseph F. Smith of the Mormon church, Rev. W. K. Styan, Rev. Elmer I. Goshen, capitol commissioners, the governor’s staff, and Mayor Samuel C.
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Salt Lake City
Utah Capitol
William Spry
Ile
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
W. K. Styan
St. Mary's Cathedral
Elmer I. Goshen
First Congregation
Capitol Commission
Samuel C. Park
Counterfeiters Caught in Salt Lake City Bust
Salt Lake City detective raided a Rustic court house on Saturday and interrupted two men forging counterfeit half dollars. About $650 in half-dollar coins were found in crucibles on the worktable, ending a wholesale operation.
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Salt Lake City
Rustic Court
Lumber King Weyherhauser Eyes Idaho Lumber Firms
Frederick W Wey erhauser who died in Pasadena California was interested in five lumber companies in northern Idaho with total assets around 26 million dollars.
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Lumber King
Idaho
Spokane
Wash
Frederick W. Weyerhauser
Pasadena
Cal
Navy Bars Alcohol On Ships And Navy Yards
Secretary Daniels bans alcoholic liquor on board any naval vessel or within any navy yard or station under the navy department jurisdiction.
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Washington
Daniels
the Navy
Navy Department
Mauretania Delayed by Storms Bound for New York
Cunard liner Mauretania arrived in New York Saturday from Liverpool and Queenstown twelve hours late due to a series of terrific storms that delayed the passage.
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New York
Cunard
Liverpool
Queenstown
Thirty Prisoners Taken Alive At Torreon
General Villa captured Torreon and took only thirty prisoners alive and unharmed, according to information received.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Villa
Torreon
Bandits Balked in Glendora Bank Robbery Attempt
Four bandits blew out the front of a Glendora bank building but fled when awakened citizens interrupted the raid before the money vault could be harmed. Local authorities began investigations into the attempted heist and described the as yet unidentified robbers.
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Lost Angeles
Glendora
Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in Breathitt Sheriff Slaying
In Winchester Kentucky the jury could not agree on Thomas Davidson charged with complicity in the murder of former Breathitt County Sheriff Edward Callahan and was discharged.
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Winchester
Thomas Davidson
Edward Callahan
Breathitt County
Home Rule Bill Faces Key Defeat in Parliament
In London the Home Rule amendment failed by 80 votes as the bill gained its second reading for the third time. Opposition cheers masked a shrinking government majority due in part to abstentions by the O'Brienites. Redmond urged compromise with Ulster yet opposed permanent exclusion. Separately in court, suffragette Flora Drummond vociferously disrupted proceedings related to Hyde Park demonstrations.
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London
House of Commons
House
Teuder
U'Brienites
Joho Dld
Redmond
Ulster
Ireland
Flora Drummond
Hyde Park
Wealthy Duluth Lumberman Ended His Life
John McAlpine a wealthy Duluth lumberman was found shot in the head in his basement on August 15 1918. Authorities announced Tuesday that the death was self inflicted and that the case remains officially unsolved.
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Duluth, Minn
John McAlpine
Duluth
West Appointed to Fill Georgia Senate Term
W S West was appointed by the governor of Georgia to fill the unexpired term of the late United States Senator Bacon, which ends with the election next fall.
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West
Georgia
United States
Bacon
Salt Lakers Win Federal Building Contract at Hilo
Campbell Brothers of Salt Lake City win the federal building contract for Hilo Hawaii amounting to 185 22. Work is set for completion by April 12 1916 and reflects a federal project awarded to a western contractor.
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Washington
Campbell Brothers
Salt Lake City
Federal
Hilo
Hawaii
Purdue dorm fire suit seeks seven thousand pounds
Mabel Rogers of Shoals Indiana sues seven senior girls at Purdue University over a January incident in the girls dormitory alleging han jing and demanding 7000 pounds in damages.
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Lafayette
Ind
Hanjing
Purdue University
Mabel Rogers
Shoals
Spaniards Seek Asylum in America Trigger International Questions
Officials weigh the arrival of 800 Spanish exiles at El Paso amid fighting in Tampico and the Mexican revolution. Diplomats expect international questions involving United States Spain and Mexico as asylum rights and care arrangements are debated.
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Washington
el Paso
Tampico
Fletcher
Ward
Mayo
State Department
Department
Carranza
Torreon
United States
Spain
Mexico
War Department
1St Paso
Altthough
Drukker Beats O Bryne In New Jersey Seventh Race
Complete returns from New Jersey Seventh district show Republican Dow L. Drukker defeating Democrat James O Bryne by a large margin. Drukker 10 620 votes to 5 240 with Socialist Demarest at 5 053 and Progressive Whitehead 611.
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Paterson
N. J
New Jersey G
Dow L. Drukker
James O Bryne
O' Bryne
Wilson
Drukker
O'Bryne
Demarest
Whitehead
Roosevelt
Passaic
Bergen
Sussex
Robert G. Bremmer
Leasing Plan Aired At Governors Conference
State rights advocates at the governors conference in Denver blasted the Ferris bill to lease parts of the public domain. Governors Ammons Spry and Oddie of Colorado Utah and Nevada urged returning to easy land acquisition. Interior official A A Jones defended the policy and Oswald West of Oregon backed leasing.
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Denver
Conference of Governors
Ferris
Ammons
Spry
Oddie
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
A. A. Jones
Interior
Department
Oswald West
Oregon
Senator Walsh Says Tax Office Move Not Yet Actioned
A local paper quotes Senator Walsh that the treasury department has not acted on Montana senators' request to move the internal revenue office for the district from Salt Lake to Helena. The department appears opposed to the removal.
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Butte
Mont
Walsh
Treasury Department
Montana
Internal Revenue Office
District of Montana
Salt Lake
Helena
Soules Acquitted in Idaho Post Office Robbery Trial
Richard Soules a short Line engineer was acquitted Wednesday in federal court here of alleged robbery of the post office substation in Pocatello Idaho.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Richard Soules
Soules
Aged Couple Commit Suicide in Grandson's Home
In New York a 78 year old wife and her 7 year old grandson Jacob Theis committed death by own action by hanging themselves in the home of their grandson.
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New York
Jacob Theis
Governors seek two more regional banks and road aid
Western Governors conference in Denver urged Congress to establish two regional reserve banks in the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain states. They also pressed for 0.5 percent of public domain proceeds for highway improvements and urged liberal federal land policies to curb farmer emigration to the Canadian Northwest.
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Denver
Western Governors’ Conference
Congress
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountain States
Ernest Lister
Washington
Tasker L. Oddie
Nevada
Joseph M. Carey
Wyoming
Oswald West
Oregon
John M. Haines
Idaho
William Spry
Utah
Ammons
West
Lister
Spry
Carey
Oddie
Bandits killed by citizens after bank robbery
In Prince Rupert B C three bandits who held up the Union Bank of Canada at New Hazleton were shot dead by 200 pursuing citizens cowboys and police as they fled into the hills. Two were killed on the spot and a third later. two others were wounded but survived. One bandit escaped with about 1000 dollars.
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Prince Rupert
B. C
Union Bank of Canada
New Hazleton
Women Help Drys Score Statewide Anti-Saloon Victory
Reports from across the state show sweeping gains for the anti-saloon league as women’s votes tipped many contests. In numerous communities, men favored saloons while women voted against them, producing decisive margins.
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Chicago
Senate Committee Sets Public Hearings on Canal Act Bill
The Senate Inter Oceanic Canals Committee will hold hearings for fifteen days starting April 9 to hear supporters and opponents of the bill repealing the tolls exemption provision of the Panama Canal Act. Telegraphs from Gulf and Pacific coast ports urged action.
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Washington
Gulf and Pacific Coast
Senate Inter-Oceanic Canals Committee
House
Governor Glynn Denies Reprieve for Rosenthal Gunmen
Albany reports Governor Glynn refused to commute the death sentence of four gunmen convicted of slaying Herman Rosenthal. No reprieve granted pending Becker's second trial. The condemned are to be executed by electric chair next week, likely Monday.
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Albany
Glynn
Herman Rosenthal
New York
Charles Becker
Poet Chicago Cy Warman Dies After Illness
Poet and short story writer Cy Warman died in Chicago after a long illness. He had been stricken with paralysis in his hotel this winter and remained gravely ill, with an unfavorable outlook from the start.
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Chicago
Cy Warman
Warman
Guillotine Seen in Mexico During Civil Conflict
Report from Juarez states the guillotine has been introduced in Mexico as a new method of execution for enemies of the constitutionalists in San Luis Potosi, signaling a harsh turn in the ongoing conflict.
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Juarez
Mexico
San Luis Potosi
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