Guardsmen Ready to Leave City Within an Hour
Marshfield guardsmen from Company A and the Second Regiment Band await potential call to arms as tension with Mexico escalates. Local units stand ready to mobilize within hours, with Camp Douglas as a likely rendezvous and rapid telegraph-driven orders from state officials. The force size includes 72 men in Company A and 35 in the band, with provisions to expand to full strength if war requires.
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Marshfield
Mexico
Washington
Wilson
Hyerta
Huerta
United States
National Guard
Campiny
Camp Douglas
Wisconsin National Guard
Central Wisconsin State Fair dates fixed for August 25 28
The 1914 Central Wisconsin State Fair dates are set as August 25 through 28. Secretary R R Williams confirms no further changes for Marshfield Wausau and Stevens Point, while Antigo and Merrill continue their date dispute. Marshfield stays in the last week of August, Wausau in early September, Stevens Point in the second week, per circuit ultimatum.
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Central Wisconsin State Fair Association
R. R. Williams
Wisconsin
Marshfield
Wausau
Stevens Point
Antigo and
Merrill
Stevens Point Fair
Marshfield Cleanup Days Announced for May 4 and 5
The city will provide drivers wagons and teams for curbside rubbish pickup on May 4 and 5. Residents must place waste in proper receptacles. ashes and garbage will be charged to those who mix materials. Tin cans bottles and metal may be hauled free if kept separate. Last winter rubbish accumulation allowed until those dates. Odd Fellows announce 95th anniversary dance next week with venue details to follow.
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Board of Public Works
Board of Health
Marshfield
Odd Fellows
Passenger Train Delayed After Nearby Track Derailment
A Soo Line passenger train No 6 southbound, due at 9 07, was delayed nearly two hours Tuesday after a derailment between Unity and Colby when a truck under a coach left the track. No injuries or major damage were reported.
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Soo Line
Unity
Colby
Senate Debates Move on Huerta Salute Demand
Senators consider a plan to center action on Huerta urging a salute, with discussion about employing Army and Navy backing. The debate focuses on asserting military acknowledgment while balancing constitutional and diplomatic concerns.
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Senate
Huerta
Congress Applauds Wilsons Aerial State of War Authority
Congress votes to empower President Wilson to use armed forces to uphold U S dignity in the Mexico crisis with the House approving 387 to 37 while the Senate discusses and questions if the action targets Huerta or broader Mexican opposition. The joint session applauded the president who urged avoiding war but warned Huerta must be taught a lesson. Several senators met with Wilson to determine scope of military action.
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the Times
Mexico
House
Wilson
Senate
United States
Gen. Huerta
Huerta
Maxiro
U S Orders Seizure of Vera Cruz Customs House
Washington April 21 Admiral Fletcher received orders from the navy department to seize the Mexican customs house at Vera Cruz. The action followed reports that a German ship carrying a million rounds of ammunition for General Huerta's army was en route across the Atlantic.
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Navy Department
Vera Cruz
United States
Atlantic
US considers seizure plan after Veracruz ammo shipment
Bulletin from Washington reports a German ship carrying 4,000,000 rounds of ammunition bound for Huerta. The state department weighs international law, and a plan to seize Mexican customs at Vera Cruz is presented to President Wilson as a potential first move toward warlike actions.
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Europe
United States
State Department
Vera Cruz
Wilson
Senate debate on war powers stretches afternoon in DC
Washington April 21 The senate debate continued at four o clock this afternoon with diplomats and statesmen noting it recalls the five day debate before the 1898 war declaration against Spain. Speculation grows on how long the discussion will last.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Spain
Senate debate over Huerta crisis and looming naval moves
Senator Lodge and Senator Works urged action on Huerta with a resolution for apology and reparations while fleets head toward Tampico and Vera Cruz. Additional squadrons prepare for Pacific operations as National Guard mobilization looms and regular troops move toward New York, Tampa, or Galveston.
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John D. Works
California
Senate
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Florida
Vera Cruz
New York
Pacific
Ealing
National Guard
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