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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1919
Page
13
The piece recalls a Salem Massachusetts newspaper hoax from 1797 claiming general peace with London and a large spread of hand bills. It notes the mock news appeared with editorials and odd items like strong beer ads, cautions about smoking, and quirky local life.
Miss Agnes Laut, recently back from Mexico, tells the Senate Foreign Relations sub committee that a "beneficent pacification" could resolve the Mexican crisis as witnesses discuss corruption and brutality. She cites brutalities including the clubbing death of two girls and the grim treatment of American women in Sonora.
An English woman in Zacatecas is said to have shot a bandit who assaulted her and then killed the other attacker after firing on both. A Mexican tormented by bandits is described, including a woman whose face was mutilated by circular cuts. The witness blamed Carranza soldiers for some crimes and suggested many so called bandits were actually Mexican federal troops.
Willie declares an elephant part for playtime while Aunt Mabel asks for roles. Willie assigns Aunt Mabel as the kind lady who feeds the elephant with buns and sugar. A separate note states the Pope handles about twenty two thousand letters daily via twenty five secretaries.
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