Mexicans Raid Border Towns and Kill Soldiers
A Rio Grande raid in Brewster county Texas hits Glenn Springs and Boquillas. Mexican bandits burn wax plant and store, kill three troopers, wound several, and take prisoners. Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Sibley leads cavalry pursuit toward Alpine and Fort Bliss base hospitals report casualties and survivor accounts.
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Rio Grande
Brewster County
Big Bend
Texas
Glenn Springs
Boquillas
Fourteenth United States Cavalry
O. G. Compton
Ellis & Woods
Deemer
Fourteenth Cavalry
Apline
Tex
Southern Pacific
Fourteenth
el Paso
Alpine
Fort Clark
Frederick Sibley
Mexico
Fort Bliss
Frank de Free
Joseph Birck
Troop A
Birck
de Free
Wil. Cohen
Boch
Cohen
Birch
Stephen J. Coke
Rogers
Smyth
Dempsey
Crosken
Compton
Corsken
A Drop of Ink Advertises to Spark Million-Dollar Attention
A short promotional note urges readers to consider advertising with a publication seen by millions. The message highlights the reach and potential impact of ink driven campaigns.
Fine Dancing Orders Inspire Lve and S&S 8
A playful office notice invites readers to plan a dance, promising fine dancing orders from Lve and S&S 8. The fragment emphasizes event style and coordination rather than detailed scheduling or participants.
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Lve & S&s
Visit Us and Be Convinced Political Rally Pours In
A regional audience heard speakers from the G O P as a Moose candidate campaigned across the area. Attendees filled front rooms and outdoor spots, seeking assurance on policy aims and leadership. Local organizers touted unity within the party ranks.
Harden Praises Wilson in Berlin Zukuntz Piece
In Berlin Zukuntz a leader titled The Real Wilson, Herr Harden extols President Wilson as a man of high moral and spiritual character. He argues most war literature should be discarded and praises Wilson’s New Freedom, urging respect for foreign peoples and noting Wilson’s conviction amid Germany's controversies.
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Berlin Zukuntz
Wilson
Herr Harden
Harden
Germany
Foreign workers strike at Pittsburgh steel plant over wages
In a Pittsburgh steel plant several hundred immigrant workers walked off after revealing they want 40 cents an hour. The manager and a local foreign banker attempted to negotiate, but the banker’s gestures did not bridge the language gap. The books showed wages from 88 to 45 cents, and the demand later rose to 50 cents. The strike remains unresolved.
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Pittsburgh
Meyer London Faces Censure Over Citizenship Debate
Representative Meyer London a New York socialist drew harsh rebuke from the house after remarks some colleagues saw as defending violence by Porto Ricans to win rights blocked by the citizenship bill. He apologized and was allowed to continue his speech after clarification.
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Meyer London
New York
House of Representatives
House
London
Haitian Cabinet Resigns Over New Constitution Clash
The Haitian cabinet resigns amid conflicts with Parliament on the draft constitution. Parliament protests to the American government and Congress, accusing the executive branch of violating legislative rights under President Dartiguenave.
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Congress
Dartiguenave
Westinghouse Strike Breaks as Workers Return to Plants
President Herr refuses eight hour day and the Westinghouse plant at Wilmerding and Air Brake plant reopen. Six thousand workers resume duty while pickets patrol. a mass meeting signals limited support for continuing the walkout. Authorities pledge protection to prevent further violence after recent clashes near Carnegie Steel and Braddock.
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Herr
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Pennsylvania
Braddock
Westinghouse Airbrake Company
Wilmerding
A. L. Humphrey
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
Edgar Thomson
Carnegie Steel Company
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh and Lake
McKees Rocks
Market Quotations from Pittsburgh to Chicago May 9
Market notes report mixed farm prices across cities. Butter prints eggs cattle hogs bulls cows calves sheep lambs and grains show varied values with ranges in Pittsburgh Cleveland Chicago and wheat corn oats prices listed. Major items include prime cattle at Pittsburgh and Chicago hogs around 9 to 10 dollars and spring lambs near eleven dollars.
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Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Chicago
Pauls Antioch Sermon on Jesus Messiah and Salvation
The lesson reviews Paul’s sermon in Antioch Pisidia, noting his call to Gentiles, rejection by Jews, and the offer of forgiveness through Jesus Christ. It emphasizes resurrection as central, Davidic covenant fulfillment, and the future return that completes prophecy while urging personal acceptance of salvation.
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Cyprus
John
Jerusalem
Barnabas
Paul
Mark
John Mark
Antioch
Pisidia
Apostle
Christ
Iconium
David
God
Abraham
Israel
Egypt
Saul
Jesus
John the Baptist
Jesus Christ
Ili
Odd Happenings In The Day's News
A Bas saic New Jersey church rectory burglary is noted as a specialty of a local thief. A Baltimore beggar receives a forty mile marching sentence. A Yonkers woman faces her ninety eighth operation after a nine year habit from appendicitis. A Colorado snowslide defeats a passenger train, tearing a coach but injuring one. A singing voice returns when a man becomes a father, per a Philadelphia psychologist. A Baltimore judge quips after an English vagrant asks about fighting rather than biting. Thieves steal $3,000 in furnishings during a staged movie burglary in Monongahela while a camera crew films.
How Jewish Relief Funds Are Expended in Europe
A preliminary statement outlines how the American Jewish relief committee distributes funds to war sufferers in Europe. Russia received 1,085,000 via Kuhn Loeb & Co to Azov Don bank and the Jewish Colonization association. Germany and Polish areas 660,000 via M. M. Warburg & Co and Das Juedische Hilfskomite fuer Polen. Vienna’s Maximilian Paul Schiff oversaw 480,000 with Israelitische Allianz zu Wien. 109,243 for Palestine relief, 5,000 for Jerusalem soup kitchens, 90,500 for provisioning the U S S Vulcan bound for Palestine. Distribution shifted from Dr. Arthur Ruppin to Dr. C A Glazebrook with local committees aiding the process.
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American Jewish Relief Committee
Europe
Russia
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Azov Don Bank
Poland
M. M. Warburg & Co
Hamburg
Das Juedische Hilfskomite Fuer Polen
Maximillian Paul Schiff
American Committee
Vienna
Israelitische Allianz Zu Wien
Palestine
Jerusalem
New Style Bathing Suits Raise Censor Questions
The piece notes beach fashion shifts for next summer with Susie the beach fairy modeling mostly abs ent outfits and tight fits. It cites Chicago shows displaying beach tags and a three inch above the knee rule likely to prompt revisions. It adds a form fitting jersey and candle shade skirt as late summer trends. A Birmingham report claims a cotton plant scented with asafoetida deters insects, created by spraying generations of the plant with nux vomica, aiming to curb the boll weevil.
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Susie
Chicago
Birmingham
Ala
Prosperous Avon Maine Town Pays Off Debts
Avon Maine, a town of about 380 people in 1910, has paid off its municipal indebtedness once $10 000. The burning of the last town bond on town meeting day will mark a celebration of the debt retirement.
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Maine
Avon
Stationery and Commercial Printing Offered by Feal Mining Journal
The Mining journal Job Department prepares to handle stationery and other commercial printing at prices matching first class work.
Auction Notice in Frostburg Maryland May 27 1916
In front of the Gladstone Hotel Frostburg Allegany County Maryland a lot known as Mc Culloh’s Addition Lot 86 will be sold May 27 1916 at 10 AM. The property fronts Grant Street and McCulloh Street and includes two frame houses with a dividing fence and an alley boundary. The sale will offer the parcels separately with cash terms. Clayton Parnell named in mortgage.
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Lewis J. Coleman
Allegany County
Gladstone
Frostburg
Maryland
McCulloh
Andrew J. Willison
Julia Ann Coleman
Grant Street
Grant
Clayton Parnell
Painter Tiddy Show at Corner Water and Mechanic Streets
The artist Tiddy the Painter offers paints oils and glass goods at 26 Adv corner Water and Mechanic streets, inviting patrons to view the assortment and make purchases.
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Tiddy
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D. M. Stearns
Bassaic
N. J
Washington
Baltimore
Yonkers
Colorado
Philadelphia
F. F. Dalley CO
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Ouin Beall
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