Mexicans Get Short Shift in Armed Raid Pursuit
Raiders and soldiers relentlessly pursue armed Mexicans as the force moves through border areas. The pursuit continues with low morale and escalating tensions.
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14 Aug 1915
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Monroe News Star in Monroe, Louisiana
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1915
Page
1
Border raids stir Brownsville under heavy U S patrols
Mexican raiders, about thirty strong, flee north of Brownsville as 1600 U S cavalry and 1000 infantry plus Rangers tighten patrols.Authorities report killings of several Mexicans and warn that any armed Mexican may be shot. Arrests near San Benito and Mercedes prompt armed pursuit and warnings of further incursions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Texas
Mexico
United States
Aredo
Texas Rangers
Rio Grande
Haif
Norias Mech
W. T. Vann
Cameron County
V. Anderson
120Th United Sates Infantry
Manuel Rincones
Captainnderson
Rinmes
Procopio Elizondo
Nafarrate
Carranza
Matamoros
Eliado
Norias
Rincones Sale
Luis
Minguel
Garial
Fox and
Sanders
Cowhila
Vera Cruz
Ins
Cortanza Toops
Brownsite
Fort Brown
United States Army Rifles
Politien
San Diego
San Benito
Mercedes
Margaret Anglin Revives Greek Plays in California
Margaret Anglin with Walter Damrosch leads a Greek drama revival at the University of California Berkeley. The program opens with Euripides Iphegenia in Aulis as Damrosch rehearses the New York Symphony Orchestra for the musical settings. Two more Greek plays will follow in the series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Cal
Margaret Anglin
Walter Damosch
New York Symphony Orchestra
University of California
Iphegenia
Euripedes
Anglin
Census Report on Cotton Consumption Highlights 1924 Trends
The census bureau reports higher southern cotton manufacturing, heavy linters use, and near normal exports. U S consumption for the year ending July 4 reached 5 598 798 bales of lint and 408 269 bales of linters. July consumption stood at 498 476 bales of lint and 48 864 linters. On hand July list shows 1 401 484 bales of lint and 192 873 linters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Preast
Washington
South
Census Bureau Today
United States
Mexican Leaders Urged to Cooperate Loyally for All
An appeal calls on Mexican leaders to cooperate loyally for the good of all citizens. It emphasizes unity among political factions to ensure stability and progress across the nation.
Pan American appeal to end Mexican fighting grows
The United States dispatches a Pan American appeal to halt fighting in Mexico and restore constitutional government. Generals Villa and Carranza are targeted, with support from Gen. Hugh L. Scott and a plan for Mexican leaders to join a peace convention. The border situation and troop needs are discussed with Secretary Lansing and President Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mexico
State Department
Mexico City
Villa
Carranza
United States
Hugh L. Scott
Scott
General Villa
Diaz Lombardo
Chihuahua
Romaneo Naon
Argentina
Lansing
Wilson
Breckenridge
War Department
Ferguson
Texas
Unston
Seventieth Anniversary Observed In Swiss Village
New Glarus Wisconsin marks the seventieth anniversary of its Swiss settlement with a four day home coming. Special religious services are planned for tomorrow and Monday a monument to Swiss pioneers will be unveiled followed by an address from Gov. Philipp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
New Glarus
Wis
Nited
Philipp
Ouachita Guards Ready for Camp
Company D Ouachita Guards departs Sunday for a ten day camp in Shreveport with fifty four men under Captain R A Young Jr. The unit includes officers and many Monroe youths as they drill and study military tactics under U S Army officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Guards
Shreveport
R. A. Young, Jr
Monroe
United States Army
T. E. Utley
Murray Hudson
R. W. Mc Williams
Francis Barringer
W. L. Kay, Jr
Lloyd Surghnor
Jno
L. Renaud
W. Waltman
N Kronenberg
Cook
H. Arent
A. Brown
A. Breard
J. T. Bryant, Jr
Jack Colton
H. R. Drew
J. R. Dooner
F. T. Peak
W. Frantz
J. Goldman
Golson
Louis Hayden
H. J. Helleman
C. E. Inabnet
Jas. Jameson
J. H. Johnson
J. K. Ludlum
Aylmer Montgomery
Jas
W. Mengham
J. S. Miller
Lawrence McCarthy
C. Nettles
Joe Renwick, Jr
Chapple Rogers
E. C. Stucky
G. D .Sanders
B. S. Vaughan
R. H Wood
Robi. Watson
Leon Fife
J B. LeRay
Gordon Sisson
Walters
G. F. Williams
Pinkard
Jones
W. I. Todd
Cotton May Be Contraband Defined By British Secretary
British secretary clarifies policy toward cotton to be treated as contraband, outlining government stance and potential implications for trade and enforcement.
Britain Sees Cotton As Potential Contraband
Lord Robert Cecil stated the Allies may deem cotton contraband to stop shipments to enemies. He kept the lawful justification clear but did not promise a date to remove cotton from the free list. The stance marks the first government comment on cotton outside Parliament amid calls for drastic action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Robert Cecil
Cecil
England
Germany
Lord Cecil
Bankers Meet in Galveston On Cotton Marketing Plan
Galveston August 14 Associated Press bankers from cotton growing states hold an informal conference on marketing the South cotton crop. They favor organizing a Cotton States Bankers Association to educate farmers and bankers in the marketing plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Galveston
Cotton States’ Bankers Association
German regulations curb cotton consumption and production
Berlin reports two government orders aimed at rationing cotton. Mills and textile establishments may operate five days weekly, while dealers must liquidate stock within a fortnight to supply manufacturers tied to army and navy orders. Shortages of hemp and flax also halt parcel tying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
Warren Shooting In Vornado Leaves One Dead
In Vornado on August 14 William Warren was shot and killed by Neal Strahan from Poplarville Mississippi. Warren wrestled the pistol from Strahan and fired wounding Strahan in the legs. A third shot hit Wallace Walker in the back. Warren died later and Walker remains seriously wounded. Strahan is in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Vornado
Lei
William Warren
Neal Strahan
Poplarville
Miss
Strahan
Warren
Wallace Walker
Walker
Manchester trade fears new cotton goods export limits
London dispatch says the government war trade committee may restrict cotton goods exports to curb enemy access via neutral countries. Manchester chamber of commerce seeks limits by market, aiming to keep India China and other nonadjacent markets open. An order is expected next week, with traders bracing for product congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Manchester
Morning Post
War Trade Committee
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
India
China
Raising of F-4 Submarine Progress Under Honolulu
Work on the F-4 submarine has advanced to lifting the vessel from 3600 feet below the surface to a depth of about 40 feet. Displaced after disappearing at Honolulu harbor on March 25, the intact sub will be raised using metal pontoons placed on its sides and connected by chains. Air pressure will expel water from the pontoons to haul the submarine to the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu Harbor
Motor boat races start in Manhasset Bay for gold cup
The American Power Boat Association event opens in Manhasset Bay this afternoon with three races. Contestants reassemble Monday and Tuesday. Baby Speed Demon II owned by Mrs. J. Stuart Bleckton returns after winning last year on Lake George amid fast challengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Power Boat Association
Manhasset Bay
J. Stuart Bleckton
Lake George
Soldiers to Harvest Western Canada Wheat
The wheat cutting in the Canadian Northwest began today with bumper crops expected. Labour concerns worry farmers and railroads as thousands of workers travel northward through the United States to harvest. Troops in training near grain fields may be ordered to join the harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canadian Northwest
United States
Canada
Surrendered tenant tells of stabbing near Horseshoe Lake
Milton Foster surrendered to Sheriff Parker this morning on Stanley place near Horseshoe Lake claiming he stabbed Anthony Kendall after Kendall and his sister attacked him with sticks. Officials said Kendall was not seriously injured and Foster was released on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Foster
Stanley Place
Horseshoe Lake
Parker
Anthony Kendall
Kendall
Foster
Germans Continue Steady Progress on Eastern Front
Berlin forces under Prince Leopold of Bavaria push eastward from Warsaw as Lie Germans mass for a center drive and enveloping move along the Dwina. They seize Sokolow Siedlce and Lukow while Petrograd says Germans are checked between Penig besch and Dwinsk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Leopold of Bavaria
Warsaw
Dwina
Sokolow
Siedlce
Lukow
Petrograd
Penigbesch
Dwinsk
Bastrop to Meet Monroe Sunday at Forsythe Park
Bastrop with Moser as pitcher and captain will face Monroe Sunday afternoon at Forsythe Park at 3 30. Manager Myatt McClendon has picked a strong Monroe team and fans expect a top game of the season. Admission is 25 cents for men, 10 cents for boys, ladies invited as guests of the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastrop
Moser
Monroe
Forsythe Park
Myatt McClendon
Pontoons Ready to Raise Submarine F-4 Off Honolulu
The F-4 submarine sunk near Honolulu Harbor may be raised within weeks as four new pontoons are completed in San Francisco. The Maryland will transport them to Honolulu to determine if explosion, machinery defect, or construction flaw caused the sinking, with the ill fated crew to be recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Honolulu
Maryland
Honoclulu
Dismissal of Mayor and Secret Societies Reported
The report says Veracruz official Vera Crug was dismissed for permitting anti foreign demonstrations. Secret societies are forming in Gualallupe Hays and Gonzales counties Texas. Farmers near Seguin report receiving threatening letters. Lower Rio Grande Valley seen as quiet with no new troubles. Carranza soldiers briefly held Island No 10 before withdrawing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carranza
Vera Crug
Rio Grande Valley
Associated Press
Austin
Gualallupe
Hays
Gonzales Counties
Texas
Seguin
Brownsville
Carranza removes Vera Cruz mayor over anti foreign protests
General Carranza dismissed the Vera Cruz mayor for allowing anti-foreign demonstrations. A Pan American appeal to Mexicans to restore peace will be published Sunday morning. European powers signaled approval informally. Dosado, the Brazillian minister, to be welcomed in New Orleans on Sunday. General Funston said no more troops are needed on the Texas border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carranza
Vera Cruz
United States
Cardoso
Mexico
New Orleans
Funston
Ferguson
Texas
Northwestern Bible Conference Opens in Minneapolis
The Northwest Bible Association holds its annual conference in Minneapolis starting tomorrow for two weeks. A large hall is planned to house Bible students with a proposal to extend the plan to a municipal convention hall. The conference began 31 years ago with speakers including Dr. J. C. Masses Dayton Dr. W. Leon Tucker Los Angeles and J. Q. A. Henry Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Northwestern Bible Association
J. C. Masses
Dayton
W. Leon Tucker
Los Angeles
J. Q. A. Henry
Philadelphia
Amoskeag Mills to shut down due to heat and dye shortage
In Manchester New Hampshire the Amoskeag Mills will close tonight and leave about eighteen thousand workers without work for at least three weeks. Officials cite a cold summer and a shortage of dyes as the reasons for the shutdown.
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Manchester
N. H
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