Six Mexicans Dead and Nineteen Wounded in Mexican Border Clash
Two Americans were killed and three wounded as Colonel George A. Dodd’s cavalry attacked Villa bandits at Tomachic in the Sierra Madres. Six Mexicans died and nineteen were wounded, with horses and arms captured as American detachments pursue Villa toward Parral. The advance base near the border is fully equipped with trucks bringing rations and gear.
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Columbus
N. M
George A. Dodd
Villa
Tomachic
Sierra Madres
Chihuahua
Baca
Cervantes
Dominguez
Rios
Parral
Trevino to Join Conference at Mexican Border
Information from Juarez reports General Trevino will join General Obregon for talks with Generals Scott and Funston. A border conference may be held at Piedras Negras or Eagle Pass with a special car planned for the Westbound run. Washington instructions will decide the border point and ratification by both governments is expected.
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EL Paso
Tex
Carranza
Juarez
Trevino
Obregon
Scott
Funston
Department
Piedras Negras
Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Southern Pacific
General Obregon
There
Washingston
San Antonio
Spofford Junction
Washingtonmending Villa talks held in statu quo
Washington reports that U S diplomats suspend action awaiting the Scott Obregon border conference in the next day or two. General Funston will attend with Scott and Carranza generals may join Obregon as details of withdrawal or continued presence in Mexico are discussed. The aim is to curb border raids by bandits with Corroja troops policing the north.
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Washington
D. C
Villa
General Scott
General Obregon
General Funston
Carranza
Scott
Mexico
American firms plan to reopen Mexican plants amid U S envoy talks
Three American mining companies announce plans to send forty mine operators into Northern Mexico to reopen mines near Parral La Boquilla and Magisteral under de facto government permission. Workers may carry guns and ammunition for self defense as U S troops are discussed for possible aid until normalcy returns. Public opinion favors General Obregon and Carranza’s war minister with Juarez commander Gavira aligning with Obregon’s policy. A high level Obregon Scott meeting looms with major implications for U S Mexico relations.
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EL Paso
Tex
United States
Mexico
Alvarado Mining Company
Parral
Compania Africola
la Boquilla
National Mines & Smelter Company
Magistral
Chihuahua
Obregon
Carranza
Gavira
Juarez
Scott
Earth Shocks Reported in Washington D C
Two earthquakes were recorded in Washington last night at 9 27 P M and 2 23 A M with an estimated epicentral distance of about 2200 miles from the city.
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Washington
Washington, D. C
Patten Dies Amid Libel Suit Against Medical Journal
John A. Patten 49 of Chattanooga Tennessee died after an intestinal ulcer operation in Chicago where he had attended the libel suit against the American Medical Association. Patten, president of the Chattanooga Company, faced claims over alleged nostrum ads and false curative claims with Z C Patten Jr. He leaves a widow six children and two brothers. He was active in Methodist church work and civic affairs.
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Chicago
John A. Patten
Chattanooga Company
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mr. Patten
Z. C. Patten Jr
Medicine Company
American Medical Association
Medical Association Journal
Patten
Medical Journal
George Patten
General Layman’s Association
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Book Committee
Army favors bills to enlarge Fort Sam Houston
A telegram from San Antonio says the War Department recommends two bills to enlarge and improve Fort Sam Houston. One bill would provide 750,000 dollars for new warehouses and terminal facilities, the other for purchasing additional land for government use. A San Antonio delegation may travel to Washington to press adoption.
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San Antonio
War Department
Fort Sam Houston
Senate Committee
Washington
Rogers Trial Near End in Poison Murder Case
New York April 26 Mrs Ida Sniffen Rogers faces a verdict in the murder case of her 2 year old son John after evidence was nearly completed. The defendant and Larrys Elton Rogers the father of her children were not called to testify as the court adjourned.
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New York
Ida Sniffen Rogers
John
Larrys Elton Rogers
Hetty Green Ill Rumors Denied by Son
New York, April 26. Published reports claiming Mrs. Hetty Green was stricken by paralysis and gravely ill were denied by her son Colonel Edward H. Green. He said she only contracted a slight cold on Sunday while riding. She was up yesterday attending to her heavy business routine.
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New York
Hetty Green
Edward H. R. Green
Green
Weather forecast for San Antonio area
For San Antonio and vicinity. Partly cloudy and probably showers tonight, cooler, Friday fair.
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San Antonio
Weather Forecasts From The Light Across Major Cities
Forecasts from The Light report temperatures ranging from the mid forties to mid fifties across St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington. Winds vary from northwest to southwest with rain possible in several locations and ongoing cold conditions.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Auto Parade And Dog Show Spark Record Attendance
Fiesta proves success as merchants report record business amid unprecedented attendance at the Auto Parade and Dog Show.
Civic and Trades Display Parade and Coronation at Majestic Theater
The schedule lists a 4:30 p m civic parade and a 5:00 p m coronation of Her Majesty the Queen of the Court of Fairies at the Majestic Theater. The court includes Royal Duchesses and maids of honor from twenty Texas cities. Festivities continue with plaza fiestas and a Mexican Village dog show.
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Fairies
Majestic Theater
Texas
Fiesta Week Opens with Illumined Parades and Kennel Show
The chief Fiesta events Wednesday include an illuminated auto parade at 8 pm and the kennel show starting at 10 am, the latter the largest ever in San Antonio and the only four point exhibition south of the Missouri. Dr J E Des Mond of New York will judge. The trades display at 4 30 pm Thursday is planned as the longest in city carnival history. Authorities anticipate a holiday Friday.
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San Antonio
Missouri River
Auto Dealers’ Association of
B. R. Webb
Buick Company
United States
James E. Ferguson
Gunter Hotel
Gunter
Alamo
Wortham Syndicate
Chamber of Commerce
Avenue D
German Warships Shell Yarmouth and Lowestoft
German warships bombarded Yarmouth and Lowestoft along the eastern coast. Four people were killed and twelve wounded in the Yarmouth attack. The Lowestoft bombardment caused twenty five casualties among British forces in a running fight with light cruisers and destroyers. All British ships returned safely though some were damaged. The German ships withdrew after about twenty minutes of fire.
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London
Yarmouth
Lowestoft
Showers Likely Across Regions Within 24 Hours
The local forecast predicts showers for Wednesday evening as a weather system moves eastward. Rain was reported earlier in Northwest and Central Texas and Tuesday in Oklahoma Colorado New Mexico and North Texas, with a storm area over the southwest U S and high pressure moving down from the Rockies.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
New Mexico
United States
Rocky Mountains
Call Out Shell Workers In Wilmerding Strike Push
Pittsburg April 26 The electrical workers strike moved to Wilmerding drawing about 10 000 Westinghouse strikers to press shell makers in the Westinghouse Airbrake plant The union claims total now reaches 20 000 Frank Morrison AFL secretary warned of a strong mobilization around May 1 aiming for an eight hour day.
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Pittsburg
Electrical Workers
Wilmerding
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Westinghouse Airbrake Company
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Bank Reorganization Talks Pause Texas Bank
In Austin on April 26 the Commissioner of Insurance and Banking postponed a public statement about the West Texas Bank and Trust Company of San Antonio. Liquidating agent L K Roberts said negotiations for a reorganization were renewed, with a decision expected tomorrow. If talks fail, the department will move to pay non interest bearing depositors and liquidate the bank.
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Austin
Tex
Insurance and Banking
Patterson
West Texas Bank and Trust Company of
San Antonio
L. K. Roberts
Nashville Attorneys In Fatal Office Tragedy
In Nashville on April 25 attorney Charles C. Trabue fatally shot attorney Harry S. Stokes in Stokes’ office. They had opposed each other in a taxpayer’s suit probing city affairs. Stokes led the taxpayers’ side since the probe began last summer. Trabue had been hired as special counsel for the city.
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Nashville
Tenn
Charles C. Trabue
Harry S. Stokes
Stokes
Trabue
US Stance on Armed Merchant Ships Issued by State Dept
The United States declares that merchant ships may arm only for protection and may not use their armaments for aggression. It states that merchantmen that have attacked or aggressed will not receive hospitality in neutral ports, contrasting with peaceful armed ships.
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Washington, D. C
United States
State Department
Wilson
Bomb explodes in Bulgarian legation courtyard Athens
A bomb thrown today aimed at the Bulgarian legation in Athens exploded in the courtyard with no injuries reported. The incident was witnessed via Paris dated dispatches.
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Athens
Paris
Britain Moves Toward Compulsory Military Service
Premier Asquith outlined government proposals to obtain 50 000 volunteers by May 27 or seek compulsory power, extending until 200 000 unattested men are enlisted. Zeppelins conducted a raid on England with 100 bombs, no casualties, while Dover and Verdun fronts show heavy artillery use. Sir Edward Carson opposes conscription and calls for equal sacrifice from all military ages. Air combat near the Belgian coast sees a French aeroplane damaging a Zeppelin. Berlin claims British forces failed to mine the coast.
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London
Asaquith
Asquith
England
Essex
Kent
Carson
Edward Carson
Edward
Dead Man's Hill
Verdun
Meuse
Paris
Berlin
French Troop Preparations Amid Verdun Front Bombardment
Paris reports government plans to mobilize territorial troops for war. German bombardments hit Verdun front west of the Meuse near Avecourt wood and Hill 304, with heavy activity in the Woëvre. German prisoners taken north of the Aisne, while aerial combat sees French planes and Zeppelins exchanging fire off Zeebrugge and Ostend.
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Paris
Verdun
Meuse
Avecourt Wood
Aisne
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Luneville
France
Fire destroys barbed wire factory in Havre
A fire at a Havre barbed wire factory on April 26 caused multiple explosions and extensive damage. Firefighters battled the blaze, with several workers reportedly injured, as the building sustained severe structural damage.
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Havre
Germans Likely End Denial on Sussex Torpedoing
Berlin sources suggest the German government may drop denials over the Sussex being torpedoed. An exodus of Americans from Germany continues, with many reaching Basel as German-American tensions escalate. Americans face obstacles at Constance as the Baden frontier closes.
Bernstorff Urges Calm Course in Submarine Crisis
Washington April 26 German ambassador Count von Bernstorff proposes a cautious path to avert a break with the United States. He cabled suggestions to Berlin and wirelessed a request that no action be taken until his message arrives. Berlin and the chancellor reportedly reviewed the recommendations. Secretary Lansing said Ambassador Gerard’s report on the Bethmann-Hollweg conference was brief and provided no further details.
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Washington, D. C
Count von Bernstorff
Berlin
United States
Foreign Office
Germany
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Lansing
Gerard
German leaders seek guidance on reply to American note
Berlin reports indicate Germany may present its answer to the United States by week’s end. Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg and Admiral von Holtzendorff traveled to headquarters to confer with Emperor William. Public opinion splits between seeking a break with America and avoiding it, with leaders urging sober discussion regardless of outcome.
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Berlin
London
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Admiral von Holtzendorff
Naval General Staff
William
Germany
Ernest von Reventlow
Tages Zeitung
America
Theodore Wolff
Berliner Tageblatt
England
Wolff
Wilson
Lusitania
Mr. Wolff
Yellow Press
Gereman
Washington
Tageliche Rundschau
Son
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Sianigat
Wanes Oe
Weather Forecast
Kennel Club
SHELL
Westinghouse
West Texas
Daittohi
Compulsion
Parliament
Sussex
Band
Bernstorff
Teuton
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Berne
Bund
Geneva
Basel
Switzerland
Constance
Baden
Tageblatt
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