Mexicans Fire on U S Troops at Border Clash
A 60 man Mexican force clashed with 16 U S Ninth Cavalry troopers near Douglas across the border from Agua Prieta. Six Mexicans reportedly killed, four Americans hurt or killed, and citizens armed themselves in Douglas. Mexican troops were said to be routed with several wounded. Cowboys and city officials urged protection for Americans on the boundary.
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Douglas
Aziz
Ninth Cavalry
Michaelson
Agua Prieta
International Line
United States
Phoenix
State Department
Leniency Shown To Heike
President Taft commuted the fine and costs and the eight month sentence of Charles R. Heike secretary treasurer of American Sugar Refining Co. Convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States by importing dutiable sugar at less than its cost. Heike had not begun serving his prison term and suffered heart kidney and lung ailments.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Charles R. Heike
American Sugar Refining Company
New York County
Heike
United States
Wickersham
Hyde Park Suffragette Rally Crashes In Violent Scenes
In London on Sunday a mob of several thousand disrupted a suffragette meeting led by General Mrs Flora Drummond at Hyde Park. Fights erupted and turf was thrown as police protected the speakers and escorted them to safety. Similar disruptions occurred at Wimbledon common with women knocked down and bruised.
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London
Hyde Park
Flora Drummond
Wimbledon Common
Government Sees $7.3 Million Surplus in Fiscal Year
The federal government reports a surplus of 7,379,000 dollars for the current fiscal year driven by customs receipts and high alcohol and tobacco taxes, reversing a 20,670,000 dollar deficit last year. February receipts total 54,803,000 with 52,839,000 spent, leaving a treasury balance around 78,000,000.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Cornell Student Ernesto Madero In Fragile State After Tragedy
Ithaca New York authorities report Ernesto Madero Cornell student and brother of the late Mexican president is in fragile mental condition after news of his brothers deaths. He traveled by railroad to New York intending to reach Havana to reunite with family but remained with friends in Ithaca. It is now believed he will proceed to Havana for family matters.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Ernesto Madero
Cornell
Mexico
New York
Havana
Madero
Arabs assault Italian post. heavy losses reported
Several hundred Arabs attacked an Italian post at Tripoli and were repulsed with heavy losses. The Arabs left 85 dead and carried off others in addition to the wounded. On the Italian side two native soldiers were killed and an officer was wounded.
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Tripoli
Taft signs multiple measures in late acts
President Taft signed the rivers and harbors bill with large Columbia River allocations including 1,000,000 for the river mouth and 1,200,000 for Celilo. He approved the public buildings bill despite a memo seeking withholding. Taft vetoed the sundry civil bill for anti trust exemptions for labor and farm groups, warning of unconstitutional class legislation. Senate debate stalled by Powell Pointext objections over Washington police funding and planned park transfers to Oregon and Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Columbia River
Celilo
Portland
Chamberlain
Lane
Department
Congress
Washington
United States
House
Senate
Poindexter
Crater Lake
Mount Rainier
Appropriations Committee
Lafferty
Warburton
Crater Lake Park
Oregon
Rainier Park
Moros Attack Jolo Amid Prolonged Fighting
The town of Jolo has faced two weeks of Moros assaults with scant details due to censorship. Two American soldiers arrived wounded on Wednesday and taunts from the Moros urge defenders to fight in American fashion. Troops express growing frustration at perceived inaction.
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Manila
Jolo
President Wilson’s parents honored with flowers in cemetery
In Washington Columbia graves of President Wilson’s father Dr Joseph Wilson and mother were laid with flowers by the Ladies' Church society. Joseph Wilson taught at the local theological seminary from 1870 to 1874 and died at Princeton. his body was moved for interment here. Mrs Wilson died earlier.
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Columbia
D. C
Wilson
Ladies’ Church Society
Joseph Wilson
Princeton
Washington Inaugural Casualties Reported Around 400
The known injuries from inauguration day and night totaled about 400 with most being minor. Many burn victims sought downtown treatment without ambulance aid.
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Washington
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Sugar Trust
Moros
Bnow
Swift
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Golden West Spices
Flueke & Johnson
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Salem
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Skinner Brothers
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W. D. Skinner
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T. R. Nunn
Independence Hotel
Wiltse
Railroad
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