Meeting Tonight to Consider Enlistments for National Guard
A Nevada meeting is set for tonight at 8 in the courthouse to discuss Governor Boyle’s request for immediate guardsmen to fill the state quota. D. A. Brown reported a telegram from the governor stating Elko will host a district recruiting station and a 73 man Elko contingent will go to the border after inspection. The organizers J. B. Fitzgerald, D. A. Brown, and B. G. McBride, with ties to the National Guard and Mexico action, arranged the gathering and a telegram to the governor was sent.
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Troopa
National Guard
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Elko
Court House
Acion
Mexico
War Department
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Winnemucra
Ely
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E. E. Cline
Carranza rejects binding pursuit pact with United States
Washington reports Carranza’s reply to President Wilson’s ultimatum argues the reciprocal pursuit of bandits is not binding under the provisional agreement. The Mexican leader insists American troops must withdraw and cites ongoing disputes over the border expedition and the status of Pershing’s column.
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Mexico
U. S
Anit
Carranza
Washington
Wilson
Department of Foreign Affairs
General Pershing
Villa
United States
Lansing
Slain Policemen Killer Executed in Sing Sing
Oresta Shillitan was executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison for the murder of two New York policemen. He faced death with a smile, and authorities say the crime was brutal and driven by vengeance. He was under strict watch to prevent suicide and received religious solace before death.
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Sing Sing Prison
N. Y
Oresta Shillitan
New York
Four Villistas hanged after Columbus raid in Deming
Four members of Pancho Villa’s band were executed by hanging in the Deming county jail. The four were tried and convicted for their roles in the Columbus raid and were put to death in pairs under tight police guard. One prisoner asked for a cigarette as a final request, and there was little public excitement.
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Deming
N. M
Pancho Villa
Columbus
Brit ish Army Breaks German Lines in Verdun Assault
Paris dispatch reports the British army under Lord Kitchener launching a five day bombardment and massive assault at Verdun driving the Germans from trenches. French hold Hill 304 in the Avoncourt woods as Russians seize Kolomea in Galicia. Berlin notes ongoing battle with heavy casualties and no German reserves yet engaged.
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Lord Kitchener
Avoncourt Woods
Verdun
North Sea
Echo de Paris
Kolomea
Galicia
Berlin
Hill 304
Knight of the Key Explains How It Is Easy to Beat Rages
A local telegrapher recalls dramatic pool-room and bookie losses to telegraph operators in past races. He cites Reno events and warns Nevadans against crook edness, recounting Vancouver meet cases where bookmakers were outmaneuvered by telegraph men and financiers in late bets.
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Knight OF the Key
Reno
Allwise
Thoroughbred Cing Association
Vancouver
Seattle
Johnny
Rec
Carranza orders attack on American troops amid tensions
Washington report says Carranza instructs General Trevino to attack any U S troops moving toward the border while diplomatic efforts seek to delay sentences for Sir Roger Casement. Secretary Lansing notes the State Department is aware of Carranza's aims. Also brief obituary: Joseph Caton, long-time Nevada resident, laid to rest in St Thomas Cemetery. survived by widow and son A J Caton.
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Garranza
Washington
United States
Carranza
Tre
Mexico
Trevino
Lansing
State Department
Pioneer
Joseph Caton
Easy money telegraph schemes toppled by clever bookies
A Vancouver operator used two telephones and a relay system to stream race results to Seattle, slipping ahead of bookies by ten to fifteen minutes. Detectives caught the ring when the operator was beaten. The scheme echoes earlier Texas and Galveston incidents where insiders exploited faster wires to beat poolrooms. The tale underscores bookies’ persistence and the lure of easy money.
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Vancouver
Windsor Hotel
Hastings Street
Seattle
Steveston
Fair Grounds
Galveston
Texas
New York
Moe
el Paso
Juarez
Health of Troops Assured by Medical Corps Care
The government readies health safeguards for border troops with base hospitals at San Antonio Fort Bliss and El Paso. Pershing’s column enjoys excellent health due to field hospital surgeons oversight. Water food and diet are rigorously tested and daily inspections ensure peak fitness. Militia arriving on the border will receive similar measures and excesses are banned.
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Tex
Mexico
Fort Bliss
el Paso
General Pershing
Pershing
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