Rebel Villa Holding High Hand in Chihuahua City
refugees from Chihuahua report Francisco Villa has acted as dictator, seizing foreign property valued in millions, executing civilians, expelling Spaniards and forcing payment of tribute. British and German consuls faced coercion, with threats to escort officials to the border. Reports also mention a mutiny threat among federal troops at Guaymas.
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el Pago
Tex
Chihuahua
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Sergio Sanchez
Villa
Chan
Spain
Harry Scobell
Luis Terrazas, Jr
Terrazas
Mr. Scobeil
Marion Leteher
United States
Mr. Leteher
State Department
Kieck
Kueck
Driesta
Dlotht
Germany
Washington
Marion Letcher
Guaymas
Rice Harvest at Webster Texas Reaches Two Thousand Acres
In Webster Texas about 2,000 acres of rice have been harvested and thrashing nearly finished. Some eighty heavily loaded cars of rice have been shipped. As a byproduct, twenty-nine cars of rice straw have been sent out to date.
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Webster
Tex
Fort Worth Denton Interurban Traction Charter Filed
The secretary of state on Monday filed the charter of the Fort Worth Denton Traction Company. The new company is formed to construct and operate an interurban line between Fort Worth and Denton in Texas.
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Austin,Tex
Slate Monday
Fort Worth-Denton Traction Company
Fort Worth
Denton
Southeast Texas Interurban to Run Between Beaumont and Port Arthur
Beaumont and Port Arthur will maintain service between the two cities starting Monday. The Southeast Texas Interurban will operate the line, linking Beaumont and Port Arthur with continued service planned.
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Southeast
Texas
Béaumont
Tex
Beaumont
Arthur Jan
Parvice
Mexican Congress Adjourns Leaving Huerta Dictatorial Powers
Mexico City reports Congress adjourned until April 2 allowing President Huerta to govern without a legislature. The session ratified his control over departments and renewed dictatorial power until Congress reconvenes. It also approved a Belgian railway concession and noted Villa’s actions at Chihuahua drawing Spanish sympathy.
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Huerta
Congress
Rice Crop Estimates From Laguenec Audit Released
Laguenec reports a total rice crop near 6.25 million sacks across Louisiana Texas and Arkansas. Government figures dated Dec 15 place the total at about 6.436 million, while J A Bigins of the Southern Rice Growers Association cites 6.7 million with about 5 million likely available for milling.
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Laguenec
Millers’ Association
United States
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
J. A. Bigins
Southern Rice Growers
Lopez Still Alive in Mine Resumes Search Halted
In Bingham Utah the search for Ralph Lopez the slayer of six men resumed after mine owners objected. Sheriffs targeted the workings and bulkheading to clear a section but operators resisted. After a conference the company withdrew objections. Shift Boss Sam Rogers resigned citing refusal to enter Lopez stronghold.
Railroads Rebuild After Flood in Texas
Houston reports railroads recovering from flood damage. Practically all lines are ready to operate trains, either on own tracks or by detouring. Work trains push repair efforts as waters recede and several lines have been connected, restoring train service.
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Houston
Tex
Schmidt Sought Insurance Amid Murder Trial
New York prosecutor details Hans Schmidt seeking five thousand dollar life insurance on his victim Anna Aumuller as far back as April, per Dr. Harold M. Hays. The state alleges Schmidt planned murder then. Aumuller died August 31 at the trial for homicide.
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Schmidt
New York
Hans Schmidt
Nfe
Anna Aumuller
Harold M. Hays
Mrs Pankhurst rearrested after Paris visit
London Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst the suffragette leader was rearrested by Scotland Yard detectives as her train left Dover after returning from Paris where she visited her daughter Christabel Pankhurst.
Prohibitionists Carry Coryell in County Election
In Coryell County Texas the option election results showed the prohibitionists carrying the county with 29 boxes counted of 30. The pros hold a majority of 488 votes.
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Coryell
Waco
Tex
Coryell County
Mona Lisa Found Returns to France After Theft
Florence authorities recover Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, stolen from the Louvre over two years ago. A Florentine patriot allegedly concealed the painting beneath his blouse during an early morning escape, revealing it to Italian antiquary Gerli before its return to France.
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Mary
Leonardo di’ Vinci
Louvre
Paris
France
Lisa del Giocondo
Senor Gerl
Leonard
Geri
Milan
Florentine
Mexico Fletcher orders rebels and federals to cease fire
City of Mexico and Tampico reports that Fletcher ordered both rebels and federals to stop shooting. The gunboat Wheeling was positioned to open fire if the order was not obeyed, and both sides complied with the cease fire.
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City of Mexico
Fletcher
Tampico
Gunboats Slaughter Rebels at Tampico
Federal bombardment by two gunboats and field artillery routs rebels at Tampico. About a hundred rebels killed within an hour. Remaining rebels flee toward Victoria as federal forces claim victory.
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City of Mexico
Federal Field Artillery
Tampico
Victoria
Garrison Seeks Army Strength Of EightyFive Thousand
Secretary of War Garrison told the house committee that the army total authorized strength was 85 000 against a population of 100 000 000 under the American Mag and that the government could not get along with less than that number of soldiers in times of peace.
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Garrison
Washington
House Committee On Military Affairs
Villa Shifts Strategy in Mexican Campaign at Torreon
General Francisco Villa, leader of the constitutionalists in Chihuahua, redirected his troops from a direct attack on Monclova to move on Torreon to trap Federal General Vela and his force in Ojinaga. The report notes Villa’s tactical planning amid ongoing Mexican civil conflict.
Groveton ISD Bond Issue Approved by Narrow Margin
Groveton Independent School District voters approved a bond issue by 178 to 19 to fund school improvements. The measure authorizes about 19,900 dollars for district projects amid a low-turnout Monday vote in Texas.
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Groveton
Tex
Most Valuable U S Cotton Crop Likely Ever Grown
The 1913-14 U.S. cotton crop not including linters reached 6,542,856,000 pounds, third largest on record, with Georgia and Texas leading states. At 18 cents per pound, lint value is about $860,670,000 and seed plus linters add roughly $125,000,000, signaling a historically valuable harvest across several states despite declines in states like Mississippi and Oklahoma.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Mississippi
Louisiana
Missouri
Oklahoma
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
Texas
Young Texans Win Prize in Washington Canning Club
Washington highlights prize winners from Texas and nearby states in corn growing and canning clubs. Notable members include Roy Day Slocum Henderson Birthright Lloyd Webb Bellevue Andy Young Goleman Bam Matthews Ergin Riges San Angelo and Annie Davis Jefferson. Miss Clyde Sullivan Dussey Pa leads in canning in the South.
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South
Roy Day
Slocum
Texas
John, M
Henderson
Birthright
Lloyd ‘Webb
Bellevue
Andy Young
Goleman
Bam Matthews J
Ergin Riges
San Angelo
Annie Davis
Jefferson
Clyde Sullivan
Dussey, Pa
Dallas Giants Name Jordan to Lead Texas League Next Season
Dallas selects Houston Tex-Otto Jordan, a veteran infielder with ten straight years in the Southern Association, chosen by President Joe Gard to guide the Texas League next season.
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Dallas
Giants
Jordan
Houston
Tex
Otto Jordan
Vet
Southern Association
Joe Gard
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