Vera Cruz Landing Echoes From Vermonters Battlefront Tale
Howard Stenger, former boatswain on the Vermont, recalls the April dawn at Vera Cruz when 28 companies landed, three sailors were killed, and Mexican defenders freed prisoners. He describes heavy guns, snipers, and a sentinel who shot a mule while guarding a weeds patch. The recount highlights the bombardment, street fighting, and the toll on troops and civilians.
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Howard Stenger
U. S
Vermont
Firesent
Tfice
Quincy
Vera Crux
Oner
Ermont
Arkansas
Minnesota
Wyomng
New Hampshire
Louisiana
Anhas
Cape Henry
Virginia
Hampton Roads
Tampico
Gulf
Vera Cruz
Custom House
Littl Bay
San Juan de Yula
Naval Academy
Chester
Academy
Vera Crag
Boston
Norcott
Nercott
Tremaing
Bo'sun Stenger
The Bleach Bag Mystery of an Ambassador
A German spy tried to steal papers believed to be in Ambassador Gerard's small bleach bag during his Berlin to Washington trip. The ambassador slept with the bag and it accompanied him, while associates grew to think it held crucial papers for President Wilson. The thief fled Havana with a portmanteau containing $800.
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Gerard
Berlin
Washington
Wilson
Havana
Ele
Moewe Commander Honored by Appointment
Berlin reports Count Von Dehna Schlodien commander of the Moewe has been named aide de camp to Emperor William, according to a Central News dispatch from Amsterdam dated March 26.
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London
Amsterdam
Berlin
Count von Dehna-Schlodien
William
Women urged to spur enlistments in national defense
Lieut Col Charles D Center of Illinois National Guard appeals to Adams County women to persuade sons husbands and sweethearts to join military services including infantry machine gunners naval reserves and regular army or navy. He argues a world crisis demands patriotic sacrifice and warns against conscription as a last resort.
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Charles D. Center
Fifth Infantry
Wlinois National Guard
Center
Infantry
Army
Naval Reserves
Colonel Center
Adams County
Buick fitted with Perfection Asbestos Fiber tires
E. P. Osgood, acting as agent, outfits a Buick with Perfection Asbestos Fiber tires. Though not new to the market, the tires are new to this city and have been thoroughly tried. The note ends with a promotional flourish about not tarrying at the sign of the smile.
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E. P. Osgood
Prussian Prince Wounded in Stomach in Flight
Madrid reports a wireless dispatch stating Prince Friederich Karl of Prussia was shot down by artillery while over the British lines near Veronne and severely wounded in the stomach. The German official statement added Prince Prindarichdali, a cousin of the Kaiser and an army aviator, failed to return from a raid.
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Madrid
Paris
Alfonso
Friedrich Leopold
Prussia
France
Friederich Karl
Reronne
Prindarichdali
Wil!am
Armiv
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Utah
Florida
Customs House
C. D. Center
Hampshire Street
America
Brinkmann
A.L. Brinkmann
Fern Leaf
North Fifth St
Heintz
Heintz’s
Maine
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