Pershing’s Troops Withdraw From Mexico After Villa Attack
Washington reports 12 000 American soldiers begin immediate withdrawal from Mexico after the Colfax massacre in Columbus New Mexico on March 9 1916. Officials say no decision yet on border militia disposition or Ambassador Fletcher’s posting as events unfold.
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Washington
Mexico
Villa
Columbus
N. M
War Department
Pershing
United States
Baker
Department
Colonia Dublan
Carranza
Fletcher
Mexico City
Senators Work Overtime to Tackle Congested Legislation
With fewer than 30 days left in the Sixty-fourth Congress the Democratic Steering Committee orders daily Senate sessions from 11 am to 10 pm starting February 1 to push essential appropriations revenue and administration bills. Leaders refrain from predicting passage of disputed measures amid possible railroad labor bill timing and related committee decisions.
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Washington
Democratic
Senate
General Administration
Interstate Commerce Committee
House
Admason
Senate Committee
British Cruiser Laurentic Sunk by Mine or Torpedo
London reports the British auxiliary cruiser Laurentic of 14,892 tons gross was sunk after striking a mine or torpedo. Official Admiralty statement says twelve officers and 109 men were saved.
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London
Laurentic
Admiralty
Pittsburgh Fire Ravages Retail District Destroying Several Landmarks
Fire swept through Pittsburgh's retail district destroying the Frank and Secor Department Store the Grand Opera House and the Hilton Clothing Company along with a dozen smaller buildings. Estimated losses reach 2 000 000 to 3 000 000 with four firemen seriously injured and many others hurt. Frozen hydrants hampered firefighting efforts.
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Pittsburgh
Frank and Secor
Grand Opera House
Hilton Clothing Company
British extend North Sea danger zone to surround German coast
Washington reports a sizable enlargement of the North Sea danger zone designated as dangerous to shipping. U S officials say the exact significance is unclear, but observers note the expanded British mine field forms a cordon around the German coast.
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Washington
North Sea
State Department
London
Rivers Harbors Bill Passes House
The annual rivers and harbors appropriation bill carrying 38 million dollars, including more than 10 million for new projects, was approved by the House 221 to 131 and sent to the Senate. Norfolk harbor funds rose to 360 thousand dollars, Tampa channel deepening kept at 27 feet, with 200 thousand in this bill. President Wilson endorsed existing project appropriations but opposed a concurrent public buildings measure.
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Washington
House
Senate
Norfolk Harbor
Tampa
Fla
Congress
Paper costs threaten publishing industry outlook
Chicago publishers and news print manufacturers met to study the FTC report on paper supply and prices. They formed committees to pursue adjustments after Congress receives the report, with publishers urging a remedy and printers defending current prices. Notables at the meeting included Frank P. Glass, E. B. Stahlman, Victor Lawson, P. T. Dodge, Alexander Smith, J. A. Bothwell, and F. A. Sabbattin.
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Chicago
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Nashville
Victor Lawson
P. T. Dodge
International Paper Company
Alexander Smith
Abitibi
Canada
Committee Approves Fed Reserve Act Amendment
Washington report states the House Banking and Currency Committee approved a reserve board amendment to make immediately effective the rule that all member bank reserves be kept in Federal Reserve banks. The move aims to strengthen monetary security and oversight.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Act
The
Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
House Banking and Currency Committee
Modern Attire of Women Decried by Society
Wilmington North Carolina The North Carolina Women's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church passed resolutions denouncing modest attire of the modern woman condemning sensational moving pictures. They urged enforcement of liquor and narcotic laws and discouraged Coca Cola use while supporting a single standard of morality.
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Wilmington
N. C
North Carolina Women's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Mexican Troopers Clash With Cowboys Near Arizona Border
Telegraph reports from Arivaca Arizona describe ongoing fighting at Stonehouse about 14 miles south of Tuscan between Mexican troops and American cowboys. Cowboys tried to move cattle from the boundary line as Mexican forces opened fire and the Americans, reinforced by Utah Cavalry troop B, returned fire.
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Tuscan
Ariz
Arivaca
Here
Stonehouse
Mexico
Boundary Line
Utah Cavalry
New Base for Troops Column Enlarges at Columbus Area
The column enlarges at Columbus as de facto troops occupy evacuated territory. Ojo Federico, eighty miles north of Colonia Dublan, becomes the temporary field headquarters for the punitive expedition during withdrawal. Pershing plans moving headquarters equipment to Ojo Federico at once and may have sent advance detachments. El Valle San Buena Ventura has been abandoned as an expedition outpost as the Fifth Cavalry moves northward.
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el Paso
Texas
Ojo Federico
Colonia Dublan
Chihuahua
Pershing
Columbus
N. M
el Valle
San Buena Ventura
Fifth United States Cavalry
De facto troops reach Jimenez en route to Chihuahua City
An official Jimenez message says two thousand de facto troops have reached Jimenez from Torreon to police western Chihuahua after the evacuation of the American punitive expedition. The move follows orders from General Obregon, Minister of War.
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Juarez
Mexico
Jimenez
Chihuahua
Torreon
Chihuahua City
Obregon
Senate Rejects Wilson Strike Prohibition in Rail Bill Hearing
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee again rejected a proviso by President Wilson to forbid strikes or lockouts during labor disputes as a part of rail road legislation. The panel voted 10 to 5, with three Democrats joining Republicans in opposition, and may push the issue to the Senate floor if efforts to secure approval fail. Representatives of the four railroad brotherhoods asked Wilson to submit their written suggestions, signaling a permanent investigation commission without a strike ban.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Wilson
Smith
South Carolina
Thompson
Senate
Newlands
House
Fortifications Bill Favored by House Committee
Washington The House defenses committee reported favorably a 1,000,000 plan for New York harbor defenses, eight 16 inch mortars for Cape Henry, two 16 inch guns for Puget Sound, 4.8 million for an elaborate coast defense aero service, and 80,000 for antiaircraft guns. Eighteen 14 inch long range guns also proposed.
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Washington
House Fortifications Committee
New York Harbor
Cape Henry
Puget Sound
Villa Zapata alliance fuels Chihuahua clash in Mexico
Washington reports a Villa Zapata alliance forming against Carranza after the protocol rejection. U S troop withdrawals progress from El Valle Colonia Dublan as 8,000 troops concentrate near Chihuahua for a northern campaign, with officials signaling responsibility for shaping the settlement to protect American interests.
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Villa
Zapata
Chihuahua
Carranza
Atlantic City
Cnter
United States
Great Britain Reacts to Wilson Speech in Senate
London reports say President Wilson's address to the U S Senate electrified Britain with surprise and speculation. The press largely backs his aims, while Commons voices foreshadow debate on reassembling Parliament and possible U S league membership without armed obligations.
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London
Wilson
United States
Senate
Manchester Guardian
The
Daily News
Great Britain
Dassaeas
Commons
American Congress
International League For Peace
David Lloyd-George
Viscount Grey
British and German Boats Clash in North Sea
Unofficial reports say two to seven German ships were sunk and others damaged after two small naval engagements between British light cruisers and torpedo-boat destroyers and German destroyers in the North Sea. One damaged German vessel was towed into Ymuilden.
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North Sea
Holland
Ymuilden
Lansing Protests Mexican Chief Executive Powers
Secretary of State Lansing protests proposed Mexican constitutional articles that would allow expropriation without recourse, retroactive taxation, and expulsion of foreigners without appeal. The note to General Carranza, via Charles B. Parker, argues the measures clash with international practice and deny due process.
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Mexico City
Lansing
Carranza
Charles B. Parker
Fateful Fighting Unabated North of Riga in Frozen Marsh
German forces push along both sides of the Aa River with advances of about six miles and the capture of Russian fort positions, 14 officers, 1,714 men, and 13 machine guns. Petrograd says Russians retreated slightly but repulsed German marsh attacks as broader fronts remain artillery heavy.
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Tirul
Riga
Berlin
Petrograd
Romania
Verdun
France
North Sea
Great Britain
Indiana House backs prohibition bill to end liquor sales
The Indiana House passed a prohibition bill by 70 to 28 that would ban the sale manufacture distribution and advertisement of liquor after January 1 1918. The bill moves to the Senate with 52 Republicans and 18 Democrats voting against it.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Senate
Pershing's Baggage Reaches Columbus
Report from El Paso Texas notes part of the field headquarters equipment and baggage moving to Columbus New Mexico from Colonia Dublan along with supplies and munitions. Arrangements continue for receiving expeditionary troops with plans to move on to El Paso Douglas and other border cantonments after a brief rest.
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el Paso
Tex
Columbus
N. M
Colonia Dublan
Douglas
Giant Superdreadnaught Mississippi Is Launched
The great red coated hull of the superdreadnaught Mississippi was moored at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. where hundreds of workers began preparing her for service. The battleship, the third American man o war named Mississippi, was launched before a distinguished company.
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Newport News
Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co
California Syrup of Figs advertised for children
A vintage retail pitch urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a benign laxative to relieve a sick child with feverish, upset stomach. It claims the remedy cleanses the stomach, liver, and bowels within hours, and notes its popularity and that a 50 cent bottle has full dosing directions for all ages.
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California
Snow at City and Suburbs Provokes Poet and Printer
A Baltimore American columnist calls snow pestiferous in the city and poetic in the suburbs, while the Syracuse Post-Standard counters that snow is delightful when not turning to slush. An advertisement claims Roman Eye Balsam heals eye infections and inflammations at night.
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Baltimore American
Syracuse Post-Standard
Tramps Comment on Train Travel in Cobbled Conversation
A pair of travelers discuss rail comfort and danger on a freight line. The second man notes a silver lining while the first longs for a first class ride. A grim reminder of a wood pile is described in the passenger coach’s hidden ax and saw.
Grove's General Tonic Claim Card
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims benefits for the liver malaria resistance blood enrichment and overall health, priced at 50 cents.
Foolish Striving After Happiness
Note from Sir Arthur Telps urging balance in life. The author warns that eager pursuit of happiness can dull the simple daily joys and wonder that make existence meaningful. The quote reflects a reflective, moral stance on contentment and pride.
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Sir Arthur Telps
Shutting Him Off
A dialogue between Newpop and Nugsby centers on a three year old boy described as unusually smart. The exchange reveals self praise, memory of a prior claim, and a playful tease about who initially recognized the child’s intelligence.
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Newpop
Nugsby
Still on the Job in a Farce of Death and Inheritance
A quip about a widow inheriting a dyehouse after her husband’s death. The exchange suggests a humorous or satirical tone with characters Hyker and Pyter as they joke about the long illness and the husband’s death granting the estate.
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Hyker
Pyter
Perambulating Pedestrian Misinterpreted Itinerary
The speaker explained that a peregrinating pedestrian meant a tramp beating his way from Boston, clarifying the playful contrast with the Athens of America reference.
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America
Boston
Reporter Sparks Comment On Female War Correspondent
A quoted exchange mocks a female reporter’s coverage of military events. The remark suggests her appearance—powder on her nose—biases her news. The incident underscores gendered attitudes in newsroom culture and press coverage.
Not an Occasion for Praise and Dining Prices
A brief reflective note contrasts duty with praise and cautions that value does not justify virtue. It sets a philosophical tone on moral action and everyday costs without specific events or people.
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St. Augustine
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