Villa's Gar Arawge Believed Outlaw Will Not Return
Francisco Villa's automobile used to direct his campaign against Carranza troops was hit by shell fire and abandoned near Fresno southwest of Chihuahua City. The battle began after Juarez telegraph lines failed, with heavy street fighting on Zarca avenue as Villa tried to seize intrenchments crucial to the city’s defenses. Villa and his Bandits faced stiff resistance from de facto infantry, machine gun fire, and artillery, driving them from the avenue mouth onto the plains.
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Astern
Union News Service
Chihuahua City
Mex
Francisco Villa
Carranza
Fresno
Villa
Juarez
Zarca Avenue
Insane man runs amuck in Philadelphia trolley attack
An unidentified man armed with a revolver terrorized trolley passengers in central Philadelphia. He engaged in a running gunfight with police and civilians, wounding five pursuers before being captured with a bullet to the breast. one pursuer died and another is not expected to live.
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Philadelphia
Twelfth
Pine Streets
Jack London Buried at Glen Ellen Ranch
The ashes of author Jack London were buried on the hillside of his Glen Ellen ranch in Santa Rosa California. Under Mrs. London’s direction a concrete receptacle was prepared and the urn was placed there without ceremony in the presence of Mrs. London neighbors and ranch workers.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Jack London
California
Glen Ellen
Cadet Lawrence Jones Named Army Football Captain
West Point announces Cadet Lawrence Jones class of 18 was elected captain of the Army football team for next year. Jones played tackle this season.
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West Point
Lawrence Jones
Military Academy
Jones
Fire claims life of Willard G Dicting in Portland boarding house
Portland firefighter Willard G Dicting aged 24 lost his life in a blaze that damaged a three story family boarding house. Dicting had just rescued two other guests before succumbing to the flames. Five persons were seriously injured in the fire.
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Portland
Ore
Willard G. Dicting
Dicting
Seven Burned to Death in Cape May Fire
In West Cape May, Cape May County, Lewis Wilson his wife and mother-in-law along with four children perished when their home burned while they slept. Fire officials investigated the blaze and determined it started during the night.
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Cape May, N. J
Lewis Wilson
Wilson
West Cape May
World events in brief cover naval and warfare news
Sinking of the Britannic with about fifty lives lost in the Aegean Sea. Craiova falls to German forces threatening Roumania. A French guard vessel and seven merchantmen, including a Norwegian, sunk in the English Channel. Macedonian front victories and Monastir falls to French forces. Dutch protest over Belgian deportations. Over 500 U S soldiers released from British service. Zeppelin reportedly shot down near Pinsk. Adamson law deemed unconstitutional in Kansas City. Aluminum plant to be built near Sparrow’s Point. Bank robbery casualties and auto theft sentenced in Milwaukee. Orange Texas launches a foreign trade schooner. AFL delegates urge railroad strikes if Adamson law not applied. Hughes congratulates Wilson on re-election. Wheat may reach three dollars if war persists. Labor militarism debates at AFL Baltimore. William Rockefeller carrier launched in Philadelphia. U S Steel raises wages. Anna Gordon reelected WCTU president. Deutschland departs New London with $2,000,000 cargo. Ruth Law sets cross country flight record.
Navy yard expansion funds allocated to six plants
Washington announced that 6 million dollars approved last summer will be spent on enlarging navy yards at Boston Philadelphia Bremerton Norfolk Charleston and Portsmouth. President Wilson’s second inauguration expected simple no ball. Congress may add two members to the Interstate Commerce Commission to cover wage disputes. Secretary Lane aims to wrap up the American Mexican commission talks as federal investigators begin a comprehensive transportation inquiry.
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Washington
Congress
Navy Yards
Boston
Philadelphia
Bremerton
Wash
Norfolk
Charleston
S. C
Portsmouth
N. H
Wilson
Adamson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Messages for Benedict XVI on Vatican Birthday
On Benedict XVI turning sixty two, congratulations pour into the Vatican in Rome from global admirers. Sir Hiram Maxim, inventor of automatic firearms, lies critically ill in London at age seventy six.
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Pope Benedict
Vatican
Rome
Hiram Maxim
London
Iowa State G News Late Happenings In Iowa
The Iowa Soldiers' Home at Marshalltown reports a record 1,169 members with 604 men and 262 women present. The institution faces crowding with 210 in hospital and waiting lists, while convicts on a custodial farm near Des Moines operate a 780 acre venture under manager Charles Sullivan.
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Marshalltown
Milo Smith
Des Moines
Ft. Madison Penitentiary
Charles Sullivan
Sullivan
State Department of Justice
Keokuk
Blackhawk County Farm Improvement Association
United States
Ames
Miss Hawk
Iowa Supreme Court
Fred B. Hanson
Nevada
State Auditor's Office
Story County
Hansen
Lamoille
Board of Supervisors
Lincoln Highway
Lincoln Highway Association
Linn Creek
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Harry Dunn
Milwaukee
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Orange
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Charles B. Hughes
Lakewood
N. J
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Edward A. Hageman
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Sun Oil Company
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