Brave Colored Troops Prove Valor At Carrizal
The Tenth Cavalry endured a treacherous attack at Carrizal and, though many troopers, including Captain Boyd, perished, left a lasting record of fidelity and bravery for their race and the nation. The piece recalls Cuban battles and calls for reform in Washington while noting renewed patriotism and safeguards for soldiers in future conflicts. It also references tree-planting along Pennsylvania highways and cautions against fever camps and propaganda.
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Carrizal
Tenth Cavalry
Boyd
Washington
Cuba
United States Army
United States
A Call for Volunteers and Tax Grievances in Congress
The article argues for a volunteer army as tensions with Mexico rise and Camp Brumbaugh remains active, while criticizing recent fiscal policies. It highlights war talk, border needs, and the likelihood of troop mobilization, noting ongoing training at the camp. It then shifts to a study in taxes by J Hampton Moore, listing proposed and existing expenditures, new forms of taxation, and the overall deficit, urging voters to consider platform promises and fiscal responsibility.
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Carranza
Mexico
Camp Brumbaugh
J. Hampton Moore
Pennsylvania
Congress
Moore
Mississippi
Whcn
Hay
Committee On Military Affairs
Senate
White House
Treasury
Shane
Cleaning Up Mexico Urgent U S Duty Imagined
The article argues it is evident the United States must assume the disagreeable duty of cleaning up Mexico. It says the task must be undertaken either now or later and that now seems the time. It notes troops cannot stay on the border forever yet cannot withdraw while the border states are menaced by the Villas.
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Mexico
United States
Mexican political stability crisis points to US intervention
The text outlines how Carranza and the de facto government in Mexico have failed to establish a stable authority. It argues the President will soon need to employ armed U.S. troops to remove the existing regime, asserting that American intervention is now the inevitable next step. The passage reflects a staunch view that Carranza cannot govern effectively.
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Carranzas
United States
White House
Carranza
Mexico
Pennsylvania Factional Feud Centers on Hughes Elector Choice
Philadelphia dispatches report that Senator Penrose Congressman Vare and Charles Evans Hughes loom large in Pennsylvania politics. Hughes may pick electors from Penrose or Ware Brumbaugh factions, shaping federal patronage and postmaster appointments as he vies to win the presidential nod.
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Penrose
Vare
Charles Evans Hughes
Philadelphia
Hughes
Pennsylvania
Ware
United States
Ware-Brumbaugh
Wilson
Hughes-Fairbanks
William Flinn
Roosevelt
Chicago
Flinn
Indorse Hughes
Washington
van Valkenburg
Holmes
Fairbanks
Words of Truth in New York Sun on 1916 political course
The essay cites a Times pair of sentences on the Mexican situation and national direction, urging a decisive, hesitation free course for four years. It links Roosevelt’s stance, Progressive aims, and Hughes’s potential impact against Wilson, noting Root’s view on Wilson’s nature and the fall election as pivotal.
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New York Sun
the Times
Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Wilson
Hughes
Elihu Root
Editorial commentary on party deaths and Bryan silence
Editorials from Springfield papers debate the fate of the Progressive Party and mock William Jennings Bryan for delaying a peace at any price stance. The Springfield Republican says the party is dead in fact, while the Union suggests Bryan remains coy.
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Progressive Party
Springfield Republican
Mr. Bryan
Springfield Union
Typhoid prophylaxis and draft era concerns mix in 19th century journal
The article notes rapid typhoid vaccination for troops at Gretna with emergency overtime and new Army enlistments by veterans from Hazelton. It mentions foreign-leaning regiment plans at Irwin, veteran rebels joining regulars, and a Philadelphia advertising clubs convention drawing Mayors from major cities. It also covers an egg-laying contest in Connecticut and a 1851 Telegraph lookback on General Scott urging stronger military establishment after the Mexican War.
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Congress
Winfield Scott
Mexico
Scott
Monterey Battle Details Reinforced by Fire and Truce
In Monterey two armies clashed as artillery swept streets and houses. American forces of six thousand six hundred fought through three days, losing four hundred ninety six as Mexican defenders with forty two cannons held strong before Ampudia sued for a flag of truce.
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Monterey
Taylor
Ampudia
Charles Fenno Hoffman
Light Brigade
Gettysburg
Trees Along the Roadside Aiding Roads and Pride
H Wirt urges extensive roadside tree planting across the state to improve beauty, protect roads, provide windbreaks and possible fruit revenue. He cites Hanover's 175000 fruit trees and 5000 miles bordered, noting modest profits, dust reduction, shade, and employment. Proposes a governor led survey and Arbor Day framing.
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Hanover
Germany
United States
Kansas City Star
Ike van Quentin
Palessy
Commonwealth
State Highway Department
Forestry Department
Agricultural Department
Women's Clubs
Highway Association
Lincoln and
William Penn
Rotary Club Municipal Quiz Yields City Millage Limit
Harrisburg Rotary Club members answered questions at the annual Municipal Quiz. The city can levy ten mills for general revenue purposes and one percent for bonded debt.
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Rotary Club
Harrisburg Rotary Club
Mobilization strain shows in Gretna as horses and cars scarce
The Mt Gretna mobilization era highlights a shortage of draft horses and motor vehicles in the region. Farmers and state agents rush to supply mounts for the Pennsylvania Guardsmen while officials note reliance on hired autos and a single state truck. Governor Brumbaugh has a street in San Juan named for him.
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Sam
Pennsylvania
United States Army
United States
Gretna
State Arsenal
Altoona
Mt. Gretna
Brumbaugh
Porto Rico
San Juan
Calle
Well Known People Move and Mobilize in Pennsylvania
Frank H. Ball leaves Pittsburgh to locate in Santa Barbara California. John Robinson of Uniontown is in trial when the call came and his case is postponed. Col Richard Coulter Jr former Tenth regiment commander at Camp Brumbaugh hails from a coal family. C H Colwell of Philadelphia banker backs plans to boost sheep on Pennsylvania farms. J Campbell Gilmore who commands the Biddle Corps orders mobilization in Philadelphia to tally men entering federal service.
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Frank H. Ball
Pittsburgh
Santa Barbara
Cal
John Robinson
Uniontown
Richard Coulter, Jr
Camp Brumbaugh
C. H. Colwell
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
J. Campbell Gilmore
Biddle Corps
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