Garrison Replenishes Provisions at Nuevo Laredo
The Nuevo Laredo garrison strengthens defenses and stocks large supplies for troops and horse feed. Wagons carry hay across the river as Carrancista funds shrink under devalued currency and local merchants resist the fluctuating money. A temporary gold tax on crossing the international bridge caused a two hour halt before being revoked.
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Nuevo Laredo
Laredo
Mexico
International Bridge
Warning to Villista factions near Nuevo Laredo
Washington warns commanders of both factions to limit border warfare to protect American citizens in Laredo. Consul Garrett delivers the message to Villa faction and to Gen McLovia Herrera for guidance. Telegraphs await results of representations and responses from Gen Herrera.
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Garrett
Villa
Maclovia Herrera
Laredo
Texas
Nuevo Laredo
Bryan Villa
Jeaza
Villista
Lerrera
Starr Telephone outlines Rio Grande City to Laredo line
John Thaison manager of Starr Telephone Co headquarters Rio Grande City in Laredo discussing a direct Rio Grande Valley extension. The plan would connect Rio Grande City Roma and Hebbronville area to Laredo creating long distance links with the Southwestern company and spur local capitalization.
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John Thaison
Starr Telephone Co
Rio Grande City
Laredo
Rio Grande
Roma
Thaison
Hebbrowville
Hebbronville
Southwestern
Starr Co
Southwestern Telephone & Telegraph Co
Mission and Laredo
White's Cream Vermifuge Helps End Worms in Children
A prudent mother checks for worm symptoms like paleness and peevishness in children. A few doses of White's Cream Vermifuge end the worms and restore activity. Price 25 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. AUV.
Onion Shipments Increase from City as Cars Depart
Onion shipments from the city are rising with seven cars sent out last night on the I & GN line. Total so far this season reaches 28 cars leaving the city.
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I & GN
Personal notices from Dolores and San Antonio circle guests
Dr. Albert T. Cook and Dr. R. K. Tracy visit the city with other travelers from San Antonio. Rose Shorey returns from voice study in San Antonio. Wilbur P. Allen heads home to Austin after a ranch visit. many names listed as guests at Bender Hamilton and Ross hotels with multiple accompanying locals.
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Albert T. Cook
Dolores
R. K. Tracy
Minera
Joe Flory
San Antonio
Bender
W. L. Scott
City Today
Nichols
Hamilton
Rose Shorey
Madame d'Acagna
T. H. Mussett
Wilbur P. Allen
Austin
John KE. McComb
C.©. Ward
George Bank
J. F. Goodin
H. D. Horn
H. J. Suzie
New York City
A. A. Flores
Monterey
M. B. Sullivan
Victor Garber
New Orleans
Samuel Davis
Philadelphia
J. O. Maxton
Dallas
J. J. Albers
Engagement Announcement Dinner at Miss MacGregor’s Home
Miss Anna Kingsland MacGregor’s sister was engaged to Lieutenant Thomas Kenneth Collins of the Philippine Scouts, United States Army, announced during a chafing dish club luncheon at the MacGregor home. The event featured roses, kewpie motifs, a four course luncheon, and a playful rose reading of the engagement card. Present were Mrs. J.T. Wassell, Miss Mary Sames, Lillian and Kimmie Westbrook, Maude Melknight, Dora Gullette, Lucile Murphy, and Miss Moser.
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Mary MacGregor
Anna Kingsland MacGregor
Thomas Wenneth Collins
Philippine Scouts
United States Army
MacGregor Lome
Anna Kingland MacGregor
Thomas K. Collins
Maude McKnight
Ballard's Snow Liniment Advertises Rheumatism Relief
An ad promotes Ballard's Snow Liniment to relieve rheumatism by penetrating to the bone. It claims soothing, restorative influence at the pain site with price 25 cents and $1.40 per bottle, sold by druggists.
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Ballard
May Probe Ohio Love Cult Opens in Canton Alliance Case
A grand jury probes the Alliance Ohio love cult linked to the death of Amy Tanner on March 24. Apostle Percy A George and ten followers were arrested as authorities examine the group’s beliefs and alleged remedies amid claims of spirit marriages and unique rites.
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Canton
Alliance
Ohio
Amy Tanner
Percy A. George
Miss Tanner
Brotherhood
George
Amy ‘Tanner
Phipps
Kingdom
Whipps
Moses Expected as Mexican Leader, Gibbons Says
Cardinal Gibbons foresees a Moses rising in Mexico to lead reforms amid a wilderness of change. The Austin American cautions the future president to maintain a ready yacht near harbor and even consider the Vega Cruz lighthouse as headquarters, noting current leaders with notable whiskers.
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Moses
Cardinal Gibbons
Mexico
Austin American
Vega Cruz
Austin Amer Wan
Allied attack urged to topple Turkish forts, says General Pau
General Pau asserts a combined land and sea strike on the Dardanelles will topple Turkish forts. Reports from Petrograd and Naples corroborate Italian moves toward diplomacy with Austria. A Russian drive in the Carpathians splits Austrian forces, with Smolnik and Rostok pass key gains.
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Pau
Dardanelles
Italy
Rome
Naples
Petrograd
Balkan Capitala
Adriatic
Austria
Loculist
Here
Carpathians
Boerovitch
Smolnik
Moutains
Mezslaborz
Uzsok
Bartfeld
Lupkow
Rostok Pass
Jane Addams to Lead American Women Delegation
Chicago announces Jane Addams will head and preside over the American women’s delegation sailing from New York for the International Congress of Women at The Hague, April 28, signaling strong neutral-country support for war truce efforts across Europe.
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Chicago
Jane Addams
New York
International Congress of Women
Hague
Miss Addams
Europe
Boston
New England
Wollaston Club
Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
Booth
United States
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Frank M. Roessing
State Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Ladies’ Catholic Benevolent Association
St. Louis
Sadie Smith
Willitt M. Price
Marie van Vorst
France
East
Mary Moreland
Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association
Anna Howard Shaw
Medill McCormick
New Orleans
Liv
Paul Breaux
Thibodauk
South
Washington
Ernest P. Bicknell
American Red Cross
Genoa
Rockefeller Foundation
Bicknell
Woodrow Wilkson
Archibald Hopkins
Richmond
London
Eva Dugdale
Queen Mary
Germany
Albanian
Pine Tar Honey touted as family cold remedy in ad
A Hamilton Ohio household advertises Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as an ever ready remedy for colds including babies. The copy claims the product soothes the throat and lungs, destroys germs, and aids natural recovery with a 95 cent druggist price.
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EF. Williams
Hamilton
Ohio
Bomb Drops Kill Women and Children in Podgoritza Market
A Cettinje despatch reports Austrian aviators dropped bombs in Podgoritza Montenegro killing twelve women and children and injuring 48 others. Many buildings were damaged in the market area.
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Paris
Podgoritza
Montenegro
Belgians Push Germans Back Across the Yser
London reports confirm that Belgian forces are driving the German army back across the Yser, reflecting a shift in the front lines. The update cites gains by Belgian troops and notes ongoing military operations in the region.
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London
Yser
Costa Rica President's Yacht Wreck Forces Swim Ashore
In the Caribbean sea the yacht carrying President Gonzalez his cabinet and crew wrecked they swam ashore to an isolated coast and walked two days without food or shelter to reach the nearest railroad.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Gonzalez
Caribbean
Alaska Rail Plan to Use Local Labor and Coal
Seattle April 8 Alaska will furnish its own labor for the first unit of the government 35 000 000 railroad. Alaska plans to recruit workers this and next month and begin work soon. Equipment will be shipped via the Panama Canal. The commission has 2 260 000 to spend this summer to lay trackage and secure naval coal from Matanuska for 1916. Opening Alaska coal fields next fall could boost Pacific Coast steel and provide coke rich coal for pig iron.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Chiarman W. C. Edes
Engineering Commission
Washington
Panama Canal
Commission
Alaskan
Navy
Matanuska
Maryland
Pacific Coast
A Cure for Sour Stomach From Mrs Thompson
Mrs. Wm. M. Thompson of Battle Creek Michigan reports relief from indigestion sour stomach and bad breath after using two bottles of Chamberlains Tablets. She says they are splendid none better. For sale by all dealers.
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Wm. M. Thompson
Battle Creek, Mich
Fight Potato Diseases Campaign Opens in Minnesota
Beginning today a three day campaign will be conducted against potato diseases by the University of Minnesota and the U S Department of Agriculture in Hennepin Ramsey and Dakota counties. Losses of 10 to 25 percent of crops have been reported in recent years in these sections. Government state and county experts will show by charts the methods for wiping out the blight on potatoes and other crops.
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Minneapolis, Minn
University of Minnesota
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Hennepin, Ramsey
Dakota
Cattle Displaces Cotton in Texas
Dallas April 8 land owners in Texas plan larger scale cattle raising as cotton screnge declines. Meat cattle market tempts producers and the coming season is expected to boom the cattle industry with output likely to double. Blooded cattle are being brought in and breeding will receive closer attention.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Front Quiet Again Yesterday Reported
The front remained quiet yesterday as weather reports noted calm conditions and no significant activity across the region. Officials urged continued vigilance while residents experienced a restful period after prior disturbances.
Enormous French Losses Reported on Front
Berlin reports on April 8 that French losses yesterday were enormous with no success. Fighting persisted between the Meuse and Moselle with repulsed attacks in Woevre and on Combres heights near Le Lousie forest, north of St Mihiel, near Apremont, Fliry, and Le Pretre. Bad weather and poor roads keep the Eastern front unchanged.
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Berlin
Meuse
Moselle
Woevre
Combres
Le@louse
St. Mihiel
Apremont
Fliry
le Pretre
French Maintain Gains Across Meuse Moselle Front
The official statement says French forces held gains between the Meuse and Moselle and plan further advance. French activity remains strong in the Aisne valley and east of Rheims despite unusually bad weather, while Belgium reports only artillery exchanges.
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Paris
Meuse
Moselle
Aisne
Rheims
Belgium
Austria Seeks Peace Talks With Allies
Rome reports in April that Turin newspapers cite signs Austria has begun semi official negotiations with the Allies to gain leverage in dealing with Italy. The potential talks suggest a shift toward peace effort amid ongoing regional tensions.
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Austria
Rome
Turin
Italy
Clear Road to Hungary Reported by Russian Forces
The Russians have crossed the Beskid mountains and appear to have a clear road toward Hungary as of April reports from Petrograd.
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Hungary
Petrograd
Beskid Mountains
Germany Faces Holland as Hostilities Rumors Spread
London rumors circulated that a declaration of hostilities between Germany and Holland was imminent, with observers noting tension and possible military moves amid the April chatter.
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Germany
Holland
London
Turkish Force Remains Near Suez Canal
An official report from Cairo dated April 8 says a small Turkish force lingers near the Suez Canal. A skirmish occurred yesterday without any casualties.
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Suez Canal
Cairo
Egypt
Prinz Hitel Friedrich Interned at Newport News
The German cruiser Prinz Hitel Friedrich was interned at Newport News on April 8. She will be moved to the Norfolk navy yard and parts of her engines removed. The crew will stay in the United States if they agree not to take part in the war again.
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Eitel Friedrich
Newport News
Prinz Hitel Friedrich
Norfolk Navy Yard
United States
London Cabinet Drops Liquor Question
London reports the cabinet has failed to decide the drink question and no settlement is expected until parliament meets next week.
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London
Turks Call Up All Able Bodied Men for Coast Defense
The sultan of Turkey announced a decree authorizing the calling out of all men capable of bearing arms, including ages 19 and 20, for defense of the Turkish coast and frontiers and to maintain order. It also allows enlistment of all immigrants into the army.
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London
Turkey
Rheumatic Pains Relieved by Liniment Claim
Mrs Kilmer Hath of Pehu Indiana writes that chamberlain s liniment relieves her rheumatism immediately during attacks and she recommends it to others. Available in 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by all dealers.
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the Heights Laredo
Adv
Amselle
EK. Lawrence & Co
Fla
Yio Vargas
MAY
Love Cult
Berlin Heights
W. B. Phipps
John the Baptist
Apostle
Lexington
Jeanne Gentry
Anna Long
United States Court
Gentry
Ida Wilson
St Joseph
Sylvania Woods
Clifton Mills
Associated Press
Galveston
William Newby
The
Knights Templar of Texas
Women IN the News
Uncle Sam
Alaska Railroad
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