Carranza Seeks News of Battle Near El Oso
El Paso dispatches report Gen Gavira telegraphs that communication with Madera is restored and he requests news of the fight with Villistas near El Oso. Separate notes say two rail cars toppled injuring American soldiers en route to Madera, due to a defective rail. Pershing’s forces advance. no clashes yet.
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EL Paso
Tex
Gavira
Madera
Villistas
el Oso
Texas
Mexico Northwestern
Bruce McKellar
Pearson
Mex
McKellar
Colona Robles
Columbus
J. J. Pershing
Censorship Tightens On WWI Wire News From Front
Field headquarters units in the war zone impose strict word limits on dispatches from reporters. Only about 29 words per day may reach the home paper via wires, with censors citing military necessity. Reporters must avoid visiting Mexican towns or towns under arms, and only wireless daily briefs are allowed beyond mail. Pershing cautions correspondents to refrain from naming officers or discussing movements while emphasizing speed over fighting.
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Dstates Army
Menico
Arch
Geronhine
Columbus
Pat
Xican
Rea
Pershing
Villa
Troops Seek Better Relations in Mexico Amid Movement
Field reports from March 264 describe American troops pursuing Villa in Mexico aiming to foster business ties and favorable impressions. Local clergy and residents foresee postwar stability if U S forces leave a positive mark and treat Mexicans with respect, while noting minor frictions and the need to maintain good will with native communities. Separately, the destroyer Monaghan was rammed by Roe in Rey West, damaging the Monaghan near the dock with a large stretch of its stem affected.
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Columbus
No M
Mexicas
Villa
United States
Mexico
Ivo
Pancho Villa
Urata States
Alb. Crll
Colonia Dablan
Wei
Rey West
Fla
Monaghan
Roe
Government Wharf
Ros
British Naval Guard Foils German Raider in North Sea
London reports a February 29 engagement off the North Sea where the auxiliary cruiser Greif and the British armed ship Alcantara sank after a torpedo strike. Conflicting German and British accounts describe the action, with Berlin claiming multiple British ships were present and London stating only one British vessel.
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London
North Sea
Greif
Alcantara
White Berlin
Verdun
Paris
Dvinsk
Berlin
Set Date For Vets Meeting
CHICAGO March 26 The annual encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans will be held in Chicago Sept 4 5 6 and 7. Dr C L Daniels past department commander and chairman of arrangements says not less than 25 000 veterans of the Spanish and Philippine wars will attend the reunion.
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Chicago
United
C. L. Daniels
Rate Hearings Closed in Chicago Discrimination Case
Hearings on alleged discrimination by eight railroads and the readjustment of railroad freight rates, before Interstate Commerce Commissioner James P. Harlan, ended Saturday. The session addressed rate practices on the Mississingi river and related issues, with shippers seeking adjustments.
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Chicago
Mississingi River
Interstate Commerce
James P. Harlan
Train attacked by 500 bandits no injuries reported
Reports from Laredo and El Paso on March 26 describe a passenger train fired on by about 500 Villista bandits between Torreon and Salitillo. Carranza troops defended the rear train with no American casualties. A straggling Villa faction was sighted 50 miles south of Colonia Durblan with no engagement. Army observers note co operation with Carranza forces. Sand storms persist but troops and animals endure.
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EL Paso
Dosas
Villa
Aeeneck
Carranza
Namiquipa
Uie
Madera
Enco Amentine Artsang
Tpearson
Othe Serra
Butuaca
Harniv
Minaea
Wadh Ge
Harris
Vilhir
Tutuaca
Laredo
Tex
Torreon
Ed Viesca
Saltillo
Villistas
Col. Cano
el Oso
Gavira
Garcia
Geronimo Ranch
1 Oso
Colonia Durblan
Che Huahua
Mex
Columbus
N. M
Here
Iis
Barrier train guards women against bandits in Mexico
A special Torreon bound train carrying women and children of the American colony passed Monterrey by night. Women rode on a box car face with a trecks barrier as bandits rode beside for miles. Guards fought back as wires were cut and bridges were set alight along the route from Prevenci to Santo Nino.
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Monterey
Mex
Torreon
Prevenci
Santo Nino
Political Struggle Forecast in Day's Mexican Situation
Washington March 26 officials described the Mexican military situation as calm but forecast a political struggle over the administration’s policy this week. President Wilson urged calm and warned against alarmist reports aimed at American owners of Mexican properties. Senate Republicans planned a conference to discuss border defense and possible National Guard deployment. Generals reported on border operations and Pershing’s columns as Carranza forces along the border were noted.
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Washington
Wehanstration
Mexico
Wilson
Villa
Winston
Carranza
Capitol
Senate
Sevater Galinger
Eeo
Menedav
Vtt
Furston
Pershing
Baker
Carranea P Garrissns
Columbus
Department
President Warns on Rumors of Mexican Intervention
President Wilson warns Americans about sinister reports claiming the United States will intervene in Mexico to benefit American property owners. He urges vigilance, accusing border figures of spreading sensational, unjustified rumors. Officials consider legal actions to curb such dangerous propaganda.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Mexico
Denial of Herrera Defection Rumor in Quertaro
March 29 in Quertaro the war department denied reports that Gen Luis Herrera defected to Villa. Officials say rumor spread by reactionaries to worsen the crisis as pursuit of Villa bandits grows stricter. Gen Gutierrez reports the capture and execution of Baldomero Santana a Villa general ally among 1500 who stayed across the border at Columbus.
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Quertaro
War Department
Luis Herrera
Villa
Luis Gutierrez
Baldomero Santana
Columbus
Jiminez
Chi Fecha
Sussex Affair Deepens Tension With Europe
The Sussex incident sparks renewed concern over possible U.S. involvement after reports of a German submarine attack damaged a French steamer and British trade. Officials weigh accusations and await official verification as diplomatic strains increase between the United States and central European powers.
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Pees
United States
Library card division pays itself for nation libraries
Washington reports that the Library of Congress card division more than covers its costs by supplying index cards to libraries nationwide. Its receipts for the year totaled 50.97 dollars, about 11 dollars more than expenses.
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Washington
Lbrary of
Congress
Americans Aboard Sussex Believed Torpedoed in English Channel
Paris reports the Sussex was torpedoed with about 50 victims. American survivors list includes Edward Huxley and Francis Drake among the saved. Miss Elizabeth Baldwin killed. Six Americans among 70 survivors landed at Dover. hospital care for Crocker and Penfield. Ambassador Sharp aids evacuees and investigations proceed in Boulogne and Paris.
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Paris
Ministry of Marine
Dover
Charles Crocker
Elizabeth Baldwin
Washington
Ambassador Page
Sussex
Edward H. Huxley
Francis E. Drake
Sharp
Dieppe
Boulogne
William G. Sharp
Bernard L. Smith
State Department
London
Gertrude W. Warren
St. Louis
J. M. Mark Baldwin
Elizabeth F. Baldwin
Helen G. Baldwin
Baltimore
Alice Ruiz
Lyon, Cole
Edina F. Wilton
Dorothy W. Hilton
Gertrude L. Barnes
Frances E. Drake
Edna 8. Harde
Lilian D. S. Harde
Henry S. Beer
Ida Beer
Josua Dickinson Armitage
Edward Marshall
Edna Hare
New York
Calliope
Anastasia Fennell
East Forty-fourth Street
W. Culbertson
Lewisburg
Princes E. Drake
Edward Huxley
Charles T. Crocker
George H Crocker
Wilder G. Penfield
G. H. Crocker
Mr. Penfield
Edna Hillon
Donald Harper
Boardman and Platt
D. W. Ililton
Rotterdam
Hilton
Harper
England
Mrs Bit
Unclear fragment hints at a crime tale involving four lives
Fragmentary OCR text references a Dr Arthur Warren Waite and others, hinting at a case alleging pursual of wealth and possible danger. Details are garbled with improper names and phrases, making the event and players difficult to identify.
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York
Toba
Arthur Warren Waite
John Eop
Des Moines Judge Denies Bid to Halt Municipal Election
Judge Edwin McCall refused an injunction sought by reform interests led by John B. Hammond to stop the Des Moines municipal election set for next Monday. The filing claimed numerous votes were cast improperly in the recent primary where candidates were nominated.
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Desmoines
Edwin McCall
Baa
Eg Moines Municips
John B. Hammond
Reform Interests
Carranza Delay Stuns Army Mien Incoherent Text
Native fragments describe delays involving Carranza and Pershing, with mentions of railroad logistics and moves around a Northwestern area. The passage references military positions, supply routes, and strategic considerations amid uncertain context.
Burman Wins Panama-California Cup at San Bernardino
Bob Burman won the Panama-California exposition cup race of fifty laps in San Bernardino California on a Saturday. His time was 30 seconds per lap with the course slightly longer than a standard mile.
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San Bernarding
Cali
Bob Burman
Jane Aitie
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Gen Pershing
Taston
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Sonora
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Mexican War Department
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Serrano
Ot Ra
Ecomsiis
Pri
Daniel Sargent
Wellesley
Mass
John H. Heaney
Albany
N.Y
Samuel S. Bemis
Bedford
Hudson
Charles Thomas Crocker
George Ho Crocker
Prospect Street
Fitchburg
Crocker
Charles Crocker, Jr
Crocker, Burbank and Company
George TH. Cowker
Horse Ambulance Service
The
Blue Cross
George H. Crocker, Jr
Harvard
Crockers
Arthur Waite
Denine
SAN Ant
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Jatre
Cascea
Nfti Bose
Chitushua
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