Senate approves full Army expansion for war strength
Senate unanimous passage of a resolution authorizes President Wilson to recruit the army to 120000 with broader war strength aims. Movement reports from the border describe planned troop transfers to Mexico, martial law plans, censorship, and rising anti American demonstrations in Texas and Los Angeles as forces mobilize toward the border.
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Wilson
Pac
Int'l News Service
Washington
Senate
Senate Military Committee
Sherman
San Antonia
Texas
Funston
el Vaso
Carranza
Villa
Presidio
OjJinaga
Ge Rojan Io
Hachita
Carrs
Laredo
Seviille
National Guard Strength by State in 1915 Figures
Washington dispatch reports War Department figures show 220 000 enlisted men and 8705 officers in the National Guard of the United States for 1915. Nevada lacks representation while District of Columbia and Hawaii have organized forces.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Washington
War Department
National Guard
United States
Nevada
Union
District of Columbia
Hawaii
The Great War in Stolen Goods Film Review
Margaret Turnbull presents Stolen Goods with Blanche Sweet as a Red Cross nurse in Belgium. An American surgeon aids her as German forces approach a hospital, where a shell explosion is filmed with striking realism. Letets plays the leading man in the photoplay.
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Margaret Turnbull
Blanche Sweet
Lasky
Red Cross
Belgium
Gemma Ped Cross
Marge
Margery
Miss Sweet
One Letets
Austria Declares War on Portugal and Other Fronts
March 15 reports from Paris and Athens describe Austria declaring war on Portugal and forcing the Portuguese minister to leave Vienna. French war office says trenches at Hill No 165 partially recaptured and French forces hold Bethincourt Le Mort Homme Cuimieres after fierce fighting. Greek island Mourto reportedly occupied by French.
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Austria
Portugal
Vienna
Paris
French War Office
Hill No. 165
Bethincourt
le Mort Homme
Cuimieres
Atitens
Mourto
War risk insurance net to stay two years say Treasury
The treasury department recommended continuing the war risk insurance net for two more years, amid belief the European conflict will last beyond a year. The Totten Company showcased a spectacular magic line at Bradley Opera House, with county clerk Robert Hunter on stage proving an entertaining performer.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Washington
Treasury Department
Totten
Bradley Opera House
Robert Hunter
Thrilling air battle described in a wartime letter
In a London letter dated March 15 an officer of the Brute Royal Corps recounts aerial combat with German planes. He notes long flights with no sign of ground war, German pilots using deception, and repeated dogfights as Allied machines pursue and disrupt enemy moves.
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Pac
Int'l
London
Brute Royal Corps
Priest Terribly Wounded in Innsbruck Hospital
The Rev Francis Hamlacher a Tyrolean priest who joined a sharpshooter unit last May and fought nine months on the Isonzo was brought to an Innsbruck hospital in terrible condition. Both legs and his right arm were torn off by an Italian shell and he lost one eye. Surgeons expect to save his life.
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Vienna
Francis Hamlacher
Isonzo
Innsbruck
Health Officer Urges Removal of Manure This Winter
All residents who feed horses and cows in town should haul away manure at once and keep yards clean. Flies breed in manure and a wet winter will make them a menace if not removed. Worden, Health Officer, DF IOHN E.
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Iohn E, Worden
Race of Woman Warriors and the Amazon Legend
The passage describes the Greek origin of the term Amazon for a legendary race of female warriors. It explains why the term used to signify formidable women, including the myth of the removal of the right breast for greater archery and javelin ability. It notes artistic depictions showing the covered right breast. It also mentions the Amazon River in Brazil named by a Spanish explorer who encountered fighting women.
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Amazon
America
Amazon River
Brazil
Tonopah Mines Weekly Output and Value Report
The Tonopah-Belmont company sent 3173 tons to the mill along with 1515 tons from Tonopah Mining 1800 tons from Tonopah Extension 650 tons from West End 750 tons from Jim Butler and 413 tons from miscellaneous leasers totaling 8311 tons for the week with an estimated value of 174 855 according to the Tonopah Miner.
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Tonopah-Belmont Company
Tonopah
West End
Jim Butler
History of Recent Mexican Border Raids
A summary of cross border raids along the U S Mexican boundary from 1910 to 1915 detailing Mexican forays into Texas Arizona and New Mexico. It notes attacks killings looting and engagements with American troops and civilians including events near Marathon Rock Springs Nogales Laredo Merced es Brownsville Progreso Bonial and Nogales with several prisoner captures and a court martial.
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Columbus
Marathon
Rock Springs
Texas
Marta
Tex
Americana
United States
Sebastian
Brownsville
Albert Austrian
Nogales
Ariz
Laredo
Mercedes
Progresso
Bonial
Mexico
Chihuahua
Brownaville
Rio Grande
Edison promises submarine in fifteen days
Washington May 15 Edison told the House naval committee that with men material and a suitable plant he could build a submarine every fifteen days.
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Pac. and
Int'l News Service
Washington
House Naval Committee
Edison
Germans Win Another Victory Near Verdun Crest
Berlin reports the Germans have seized the Dead Man's Hill crest northwest of Verdun, taking 1000 French prisoners and 25 officers. Four French counterattacks were repulsed, hailed as a major German victory. Also noted is a free employment bureau in San Francisco aiding job seekers and employers. A missing persons notice seeks information on Sam Ford, age 25, last heard from in Orden Utah five years ago.
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Berlin
Dead Man's Hill
Verdun
Free Employment Bureau and Labor Exchange
San Francisco
U. S
Mary Ford Trindelly
Morris Avenue
Summit
New Jersey
Sam Ford
Orden
Utah
Nevada
Gardner calls for Navy Department investigation over delays
Representative Gardner of Massachusetts demanded an investigation into the navy department. He criticized the slow progress of work on battleships that have been under construction for five years and are not yet completed or ready for service.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Washington
Gardner
Massachusetts Today
Navy Department
Kitchener Demands All Available Men for War
Lord Kitchener told the House of Lords that England will not rest until every man not needed in industry is called to the colors. He stated England needs more men and will put every available Briton on the firing line.
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London
Lord Kitchener
House of Lords
England
Brandeis Committee Ready 10 Report
Washington May 15 The Brandeis sub committee is ready to report to the Judiciary committee which will then report to the senate. Friends predict a recommendation that the senate concur in his appointment to the supreme bench.
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Washington
Brandeis
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Supreme Bench
Sunset Specials offer high quality low prices at the Sunset
An advertisement extols Sunset Specials as opportunity with numerous grocery deals. It touts Lighthouse Cleanser six cans for 24¢, Bayo Beans 6¢ per pound, walnuts 12¢ per pound, onion sets 12¢ per pound, five pound Soda Crackers 37¢, Kellogg's Wheat Biscuits 5¢, and Best Sunkist Lemons 17¢ per dozen, urging shoppers to call for home delivery and stressing cleanliness and value.
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Lighthouse Cleanser
Kellogg's
Sunkist
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A. L. Williams
EL Paso
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Osa
Erbert Kelcey
Effie
Shannon
Relitapi Rs of
Betty Gray
Lionel Adams
Peggy Pierce
Dick Smith
the National Guard Forces
Kitchener
Brandeis Committee
Dalat
Sunset Grocery Company
Elko, Nev
Bratley
Jesse L. Lasky
Cleo Ridgley
Roscoe Arbuckle
Fatty’s
Pup
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