Bandit Leader Tortured in Mexican War Turmoil
El Paso reports Pablo Lopez, a Villa ally and bandit chief, facing possible execution in Chihuahua City. Authorities seek Lopez’s knowledge on Villa’s operations, hideouts, and especially the location of loot. Consul Garcia notes Lopez has thirty bags of gold dust valued at $100,000, hidden in a single cachre. Torture recounted includes fire stabs, sole flaying, nail splitting, and Yaqui ant heap methods that force confessions within minutes.
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Garcia
el Paso
Lopez
Onion Queen of Texas profits from war chaotic onion trade
Mrs. KC Dodd of Laredo Texas once a modest widow now thrives as the Onion Queen after turning marginal Rio Grande land into a thriving onion operation. She now grows 709 acres with a yearly output around 500 carloads and argues for tariff protection to shield Texas growers from Mexican competition while Mexico remains unstable.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico
KC. Dodd
Laredo
Tex
Rio Grande
Dodd
Congress
Texas
Mexican desperado Pablo Lopez killed Americans and faces fate
A friendly trainman relays Pablo Lopez arrival in Chihuahua wounded and despondent. Lopez distrusts captors and recalls carrying out Villa orders in the Santa Ysabel massacre and the Columbus killings, then is moved to Chihuahua City jail as authorities pursue justice.
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el Paso
Tex
Pablo Lopez
Santa Ysabel
Columbus
al Paso
Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
Mexico
Pancho Villa
Watson
Bride joins Arctic cruise to seek Franklin tomb
Mrs Peter Mek Bayne wife of Captain Peter Mek Bayne will accompany him on an Arctic voyage from San Francisco planned for late May or June. The couple aims to recover scientific records believed hidden in Sir John Franklin's tomb, a place Bayne sought with the Hall expedition in 1869 and later trips in the 1890s.
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San Francisco
Cal
Peter Mek
Bayne
Sir John Franklin
John
Hall
Franklin
Farmers Produce Co Offers Top Market Oats Prices
Farmers Produce Co announces readiness to buy oats at top market prices. The notice emphasizes competitive bids and prompt payment to farmers.
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Farmers Produce Co
Rainfall in Texas Spurs Soil Mulch Technique Notes
An agricultural note discusses conserving soil moisture after rain in Texas. It explains capillary action, evaporation, and practical methods to form and maintain a soil mulch by shallow tillage, surface cover, and frequent renewal to maximize water retention in varying climates.
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College Station
Texas
What Catarrh Is and How to Treat It
Catarrh is common and linked to overall weakness. Local snuffs and vapors do little. Scott's Emulsion nourishes blood and acts as a building tonic without alcohol. Try it for healing, Scott and Bowne, Bloomfield, New Jersey.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
N. J
Post-Bellum Immigration Debate Mirrors Labor Needs
Professor Ross G. Harrison of Yale argues the Burnett bill misreads postwar immigration trends. He cites European labor shortages and rising wages as reasons immigration may not surge, while U S labor needs persist for reconstruction amid war-time stagnation and policy divisions.
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Allen B. Johnson
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
Europe
United States
The United States Neutrality Letter to Jeff McLemore
A New Haven letter dated April 25 1916 protests Geneva Convention changes as an official Red Cross circular and a wife’s protest to the Central Committee. The writer urges Congress to address what he calls a sinister phase of neutrality policy and accuses the President of acting as a public spokesman for humanity.
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New Haven
Conn
Jeff. McLemore
Washington, D. C
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Central Committee
Congress
United States
Protest to Central Committee American Red Cross
Ida Harrison protests to the Central Committee of the American Red Cross over Britain blocking Red Cross supplies to the Central Powers. She argues this nullifies the Geneva Convention and urges public disclosure and reconsideration by the Red Cross and U.S. government to avoid war and unchecked public opinion. The letter is signed by Ida Harrison of the New Haven Sewing Circles.
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New Haven
Conn
Lyle
Red Cross
America
Li J
Great Britain
Central Committee
Ida Harrison
Ross G. Harrison
Huntington St
Return to England Demand for Expatriate English Soldiers
The House of Commons this week heard Sir George Cave state that all married Englishmen eligible for military service who are living abroad but normally reside in Britain must return to England immediately and report for military duty.
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England
House of Commons
George Cave
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