Riots in Mexico City Target Americans After Vera Cruz News
Crowds trample the American flag and threaten pedestrians in Mexico City as American ships land at Vera Cruz. Refugee trains carry about 500 fugitives under British and German liaison. Police offer limited protection as mobs loot an American jewelry store and menacing crowds form around the American Club and Mexican Herald offices.
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Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Federal District
Mexican Herald
Huerta
el Paso
Laredo
Nogales
Louisiana
South
Emiliana Zapata
The
National Railway
Mexican Railway Company
Mexico ‘City
War Office
Tejeria
Maas
Soledad
Cinco de Mayo Avenue
Banker Wade signals $3 million belt terminal financing
Festus J. Wade, president of the San Antonio Trust Company, stated readiness to finance the belt and terminal project up to about $3,000,000 if favorable franchise ordinances are passed by the city council. He noted no ordinances have been introduced yet and emphasized need for city action as meetings with Katy officials proceeded.
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San Antonio
Texas
Wade
Katy
St. Anthony
C. N. Whitehead
Katy Railroad
Clinton G. Brown
Brown
Mr. Wade
Whitehead
T. J. Brown
Alamo National Bank
Mercantile Trust Company
Wilson Plans Vera Cruz Move With 10000 Troops
President Wilson and his war staff push ahead with Mexican operations. A full brigade shores up the first army division for transport from Galveston to Vera Cruz, establishing a base for possible moves toward Mexico City. No general campaign outside Vera Cruz is planned at present. The White House insists on neutrality from Villa and Carranza while pursuing reparation from Huerta.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific
First Army
Galveston
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
War Department
Daniels
Fitzgerald
House Committee On Appropriations
White House
Securitas
Carranza
Huerta
Congress
United States
Troops Likely for Border Defense and Prisoner Moves
Approximate 3000 additional troops may be ordered to the Southern Department to support Brigadier General Tasker Bliss along the Rio Grande. Bliss seeks reinforcement, possibly the Eighth brigade from California and Sixth field artillery from Fort Riley, with a plan to move 3000 Mexican prisoners from Fort Bliss if needed.
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Southern Department
Tasker H. Bliss
Bliss
Eighth Brigade
California
Sixth Field Artillery
Fort Riley
Kansas
Rio Grande
John J. Pershing
Presidio
San Francisco
First Cavalry
el Paso
Third Field Artillery
Eagle Pass
Department
San Antonio
Brownsville
General Bliss
Federals fire on Laredo as towns cross river
Federal troops in New Laredo fired across the river into Laredo after dynamiting several houses and burning parts of the town. American cavalry and infantry were sent to the riverbank to prevent escalation. Telephone and telegraph lines into the Mexican town were cut and smoke from fires rose over New Laredo with no reported civilian crossings.
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Laredo
Tex
New Laredo
International Bridge
Refugee Train Moves From Mexico City to Vera Cruz
A fourteen car refugee train carrying 150 Americans 100 Germans 300 Spaniards and Mexicans and 50 English men arrived at Vera Cruz from Mexico City. The exodus was arranged by British and German diplomatic channels.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Mexico City
Weather Summary for Major Cities United States
Weather for San Antonio and vicinity partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday. St Louis 62 cloudy wind south rain low 60. Chicago 60 partly cloudy wind southeast rain low 42. Kansas City 64 cloudy wind south Saturday likely fast low 62. New York 42 clear wind west likely rain Saturday low 38. Washington 50 cloudy wind south rain Saturday low 43.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
ST. Louis
Chicago
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Morning Light News Service Overview
A terse summary notes that the Morning Light News Service releases a daily exclusive wire report supplied by Associated Press style and length. It mentions wide global coverage with its own extensive special news content and a substantial daily word count.
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Antonno
Associated Press
Qrestent
Light
Fiesta Dog Show Lights Up 117 Main Ave Plaza Scene
Dog show at 117 Main Ave runs today until 10:00 p m with events on all plaza stages and displays active across the area.
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Main Ave
Transports Sail Today for Vera Cruz from Galveston
Four transports carrying most of the Fifth brigade to Vera Cruz sail at 4 30 p m from Galveston. Kilpatrick leads with Brig Gen Frederick Funston followed by Meade Sumner and McClellan at 30 minute intervals. Troops include Twenty eighth Infantry Fort Snelling Fourth Infantry Fort Cook Seventh Infantry Leavenworth Nineteenth Infantry Fort Meade Sill Leavenworth Company E engineers Leavenworth and Sixth Cavalry Fort Des Moines Iowa with cavalry departure pending.
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Galveston
Tex
Vera Cruz
Kilpatrick
Frederick Funston
Meade
Sumner
McClellan
Flusser
Reid
Preston
Fort Snelling
Minn
Fort Cook
Neb
Leavenworth
Kan
Forts Meade
South Dakota
Sill
Oklahoma
Fort Des Moines
El Paso Armored Posts as Villa Refuses War
In El Paso on April 24 troops and artillery hold a tense peace near Juarez. General Villa tells State Department agent George Carothers that he will not be dragged into war with the United States, while Carranza advisers push that his recent note to Secretary Bryan was not hostile.
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United States
Mexico
Huerta
George C. Carothers
General Villa
Villa
Carranza
Vera Cruz
EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
East
State Department
Carothers
Squadron of Texas Cavalry Is Wanted
Captain J. C. McNeel of San Antonio is commissioned to organize a Texas cavalry squadron for state service on the Mexican border. He has about 300 picked men from the western state ready for service and plans to use them as scouts. they may be sent to Mexico if volunteers are needed by the regular army. Accompanied by several friends, McNeel arrives to begin immediate organization.
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Austin
Tex
J. C. McNeel
San Antonio
Hutchings
McNeel
Rangers
Mexico
Cass
MecNeel
Tampico Alert Sparks Moving Military Preparations
In Tampico Mexico an order for all American residents to evacuate prompted rapid naval activity. The Chester and Dolphin sailed seaward with guns manned, saluting a British cruiser Hermione as they passed. Des Moines followed with gun crews ready. Local Americans expressed shock at the sudden tense scene amid suspected hostilities.
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Tampico
Mex
Vera Cruz
Chester
Dolphin
Hermione
Des Moines
Bnidents
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Garrison
L. B. Clegg
Chamber of Commerce
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Owa
U. S
Lucille Love, the
Mystery
the ‘Light
Universal Film Manufacturing Enneae
Dave Devil Schreyer
Transports Sail Today
Texas Cavalry
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