U S orders rebels near border out of Santo Domingo
Marathon Texas May 13 American advance units halted a raid group fifty miles south of the border as Col Sibley plans a larger Cavalry support. Reports say the rebel force numbers exceeding 500 while Major Langhorne’s squadron awaits reinforcements and supplies are rushed to the field. Warnings reach Santo Domingo that unless evacuees depart by Sunday morning American marines will seize the city.
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Tex
Boquillas
George T. Langhorne
Glenn Springs
Colrick W. Sibley
Langhorne
Eibley
Sibley
14Th
Rio Grande
Bibley Fx Eaid
Parston
San Antonio
John &. Chambers
Lanphorne
Anto Domingo
W. W. Russell
Santo Domingo
Limberg Dies In Auto Race At Sheepshead Bay
Lemberg crashed the Delage at the Metropolitan Trophy Race at Sheepshead Bay, going 104 mph. Both Limberg and mechanician Roxey Pallotti died. The wreck emitted flames as the car broke apart on the north turn, while Dario Resta avoided the wreckage. The crowd watched as the 25,000 spectators witnessed the tragedy.
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Delage
Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Carl Limberg
Roxey Pallotti
Lemberg
Pallotti
Coney Island
Limberg
Dario Resta
Peugeot
Resta
Jules Devigne
Bernard Weiss
Reverses Judgment Against Caruso in Chauffeur Suit
The Appellate Term of the Supreme Court reversed a Municipal Court verdict absolving Enrico Caruso from £873 owed to former chauffeur Vittorio Franco. An oral contract in 1915 for re-engagement from October 1915 to April 1916, judged unenforceable due to being under a year, led to the original ruling.
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Enrico Caruso
Vittorio Franco
Supreme Court
Caruso
Franco
Cohalan
Preparedness Fan Unprepared For Dips Parade
James Sanford Davenport, a Oklahoma representative, watched a preparedness parade on Fifth Avenue. He showed enthusiasm but left to visit a restaurant and found his wallet containing $500 missing after paying the check.
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West
James Sanford Davenport
Oklahoma
Fifth Avenur
Visi A Restaurent
Washington moves toward preparedness with 206000 active force
Congress agrees on a regular army of 206,000 and a federalized militia of 425,000, rejecting volunteer reserves. The Navy will reorganize the Atlantic battle fleet into four squadrons with two active and two reserve, including three dreadnought divisions. Taxes including the ammunition, income, and inheritance taxes will fund the measures.
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Washington
Conferrees
Navy Department
Agreement on Army Size Stirs War Readiness Debate
Congress finishes pact on a peacetime army of 208000 capable of expansion to 254000 in war and a federalized National Guard of 425000. Volunteers rejected and 206000 standing force detailed with units. Measures aim to boost recruiting via vocational training while altering enlistment terms. Camp theme note toward Mount Mitchell reference ends fragment.
New York Parade Unites City for Preparedness
A vast New York march drew an estimated 137000 participants, with 10000 in uniform, plus a mix of citizens and a women’s brigade led by Mrs. Roosevelt. The mass voiced a unified plea for national defense and preparedness, bringing together diverse trades and professions in a shared resolve.
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Times
Washington
Uncle Sam
Father Knickerbocker
New York
Fifth Avenue
Commonwealth of New York
National Guard
Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Theodore Roosevelt, Sr
America
East Side
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