End of the Bluff in Democratic Diplomacy Editorial
The Brownsville Sentinel denounces the border withdrawal as a monumental bluff by the U S government aimed at pressuring Carranza. The piece argues a hundred thousand state troops were sent to intimidate but were recalled after failed show of force, exposing unpreparedness and political posturing along the Mexican border.
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United States
Mexico
Carranza
Mexican
America
Parral
Carrizal
Big Bend
Miss Margaret Glotfelty Visiting Friends in City
Miss Margaret Glotfelty of the west side is visiting friends in the city this week.
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Margaret Glotfelty
West of the City
Refugees From Mexico Reach Laredo After Fear Driven Escape
About 1,000 refugees arrive in Laredo from Saltillo and Tampico after fleeing Mexican revolutionary activity. They report a train containing a convoy of Carranga soldiers with machine guns on platform cars and fear for their safety amid the unrest.
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Laredo
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Saltillo
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Tampico
Carranga
Costly Xmas Gift From Belgian Soldier Brother
Mrs Julius Standaert of this city received two unique jewel cases from her brother Alphonse Vasterheghe in Holland. A Belgian soldier interned after the Antwerp battle, he crafted the intricate boxes in a prisoner camp near Zeist. Each about ten by six by four inches, the cases feature numerous species and a top border of 336 tiny wood pieces.
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Julius Standaert
Holland
Alphonse Vasterheghe
Vasterheghe
Antwerp
Local News Briefs From Burlington Area
Mrs. Roy Louden visits her Burlington in-laws while Dr. and Mrs. Moss of Chicago plan New Year’s at Mrs. Leggett’s home. New baby girl born to Mandley Caviness in Stockport. Mrs. Laffer and daughter Geo-Anne visit Crawford grandparents. Hugh Holton visits from North Dakota. Nurse Sella Sampson of Johns Hopkins departs for Baltimore after Burlington stay. Birdie Newall from Lincoln stops en route to Birmingham. Joseph Hupp of Brookville and Myrtle Harper of Oakland schools spend holidays here. Mrs. Geo. W. Yarrington and son Brainard travel to Des Moines to see a sick sister. Louis Wheelock of Des Moines visits and attends Elk’s dance. Mildred Stever operated on for appendicitis at Jefferson County hospital. Bernard Quinn returns to Ottumwa after visit with Elizabeth Tucker. Mrs. Quinn extends stay. Mrs. Ralph Rigby nursing a broken wrist from icy walk. Mr. Rigby recently injured hip but able to move around.
Hoosier Girl Weds Officer Before Regimental Departure
Lieutenant Colonel J. M. Clasby of the Seventh Illinois infantry married Grace E. Field of San Antonio on the eve of his regiment's departure for home. Clasby is assistant postmaster at Chicago. The bride is an Indiana native from a family prominent in early Hoosier history.
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Tex
Seventh Illinois Infantry
J. M. Clasby
Grace E. Field
Chicago
Indiana
Batavian bootlegger arrested after search finds whiskey
Vern Lewis of Batavia was arrested by Sheriff Shan Campbell and Marshal Hinshaw after a raid at his home unearthed four gallons of whiskey in beer, pint, and quart bottles. He waived exam and was bound over to the grand jury on a bootlegging charge with a $200 bond. The Batavia News notes a Christmas program at No 8 school led by Miss Nell Benson, with a decorated tree and parcel post sale, hosted by Robert Foreman.
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Batavia
Shan Campbell
Marshall Hinshaw
Lewis
Justice of Peace
Charles Conlee
No. 8
Nell Benson
Robert Foreman
Turkey Theft Fined and Jailed in Terre Haute Court
Joseph Ferguson, a necro, was fined 500 dollars and sentenced to six months in police court by Judge Newton for stealing a turkey from a cold storage house. The lenient ruling drew criticism for suspending sentences and prompting debate over the judge's approach.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Joseph Ferguson
Newton
Bob Sleds Collide, One Killed in Des Moines
In Des Moines Iowa on December 29 Delbert Collings seventeen was killed and five boys injured when two bob sleds collided on a steep hill. One sled carried black youths and the other white youths.
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Des Moines
Delbert Collings
Richie Mitchell Takes Spill Down Milwaukee Hill
Milwaukee December 29 Richie Mitchell a noted lightweight and title challenger skidded his car down a 200 foot hill but sustained no injuries.
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Richie Mitchell
Milwaukee
Richie Mitchedd
California Orange Crop Safe Despite Low Temperatures
Los Angeles dec 29 a statement that the orange crop as a whole had not suffered from the low temperatures in the southern California city belt was issued, indicating stability in production and market outlook.
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Los Angeles
California
Meat prices advertised at thirteen cents per pound
A newspaper ad notes “good hind quarters at thirteen cents per pound” with low prices on all meats and a contact: call 1596, J. Standaert, 64.
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J. Standaert
Friend of Poet Riley Dead in Indiana
William R. Hough age eighty three, longtime ally of James Whitcomb Riley, who helped inspire the poet to visit a relative, has died in Greenfield Indiana on December 29.
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Riley
Geenfield
Ind
William R. Hough
James Whitcomb Riley
Mary
Fairfield Daily Journal Raises City Subscription Rates
The Daily Journal reports heavy cost increases for paper and advertising and sets Fairfield city subscriptions at 4.00 a year in advance for 1917, or 5.00 if paid quarterly or yearly at the office. To avoid extra charges, readers are urged to pay for a year in advance. otherwise the rate becomes 1.25 for three months or 5.00 per year. The Journal Printing Co.
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Daily Journal
Woman Leaves Fund to Teach Girls Motherhood in Detroit
Mrs Lizzie Merrill Palmer widow of Senator Thomas W Palmer files will for probate in Detroit. The residue of her estate, expected to approach 1 million dollars, funds a school to teach girls motherhood. The school will provide free education for those unable or unwilling to pay board.
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Detroit
Lizzie Merrill Palmer
Thomas W. Palmer
Boom Town Sodas Amid Hot Summer In Augusta
In a prohibition era Kansas oil boom town, hot weather drives drugstores to add soda fountains. Citizens line up for iced drinks as temperatures stay near 100. Fountains resemble bars with rail and booths. arrests are rare and convictions common. Juxrich's Band to open Riley Entertainment at M. E. church yesterday.
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Swana
Kansas
Augusta
Juxrich
Riley
M. I. Church
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