Vitalitas cures rheumatism says C. W. Bones of Austin
C. W. Bones, a prominent Austin citizen aged 65, reports that Vitalitas cured his rheumatism and general debility after four bottles. He notes relief after the first doses and claims the extract, from volcanic origin, carries radio active force. The remedy is sold by Wagner’s drug store and by all druggists, with a full guarantee.
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Vitalitas
C. W. Bones
Austin
Tex
Bones
Wagner’s Drug Store
East
Houston Street
Wilson, Garrison discuss Colorado strike and troop request
President Wilson and Secretary Garrison conferred on Governor Amos request for Federal troops in the strike zone. Senator Thomas of Colorado said troops would likely be ordered to the industrial outbreak scene.
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Washington, D
Wilson
Senator Thomas
Colorado
Garrison
Amos
Thomas
Be Vigorous and Ambitious Liver Buttons Ad
Advertised hot springs liver pills claim to purify blood sharpen appetite and restore vigor. The copy warns against calomel and promotes chocolate coated pills for a week to improve complexion and skin. Price is 25 cents with a free sample offer from Hot Springs Chemical Co. Hot Springs Arkansas.
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Hot Springs Chemical
Hot Springs
Ark
Steam cured hay turns farming into a machine driven industry
A government report notes farmers increasingly rely on labor saving machines as steam cured hay promises weather independent, faster production. Grass is brought to a hay factory and after thirty minutes emerges cured and ready for storage, with canvas covers protecting against rain.
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Muller
Forest Fire Watch and Early Detection Methods
The national forests deploy lookout stations on mountain peaks with binoculars to spot fires early. Lookouts use a plane table map with a 360 degree circle and sighting straightedge to measure angles. Angles from two lookouts are telephoned to locate fires by intersecting sight lines on the map.
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National Forests
Honest Man Refuses to Carry $800 in Cash
In Chicago a Northfield Ohio man named Henry B Chapman told a taxi driver to hold $800 for him. The driver turned the money over to the taxicab company manager after failing to locate Chapman. Police recovered the funds and returned them to Chapman.
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Chicago
Henry
Chapman
Northfield
Ohio
Qovestment
West Side
Americans Endure Jail Ordeal in Cordoba Prison
In Vera Cruz April 28, Americans and other foreigners, including women and children, are confined at Cordoba jail with meager food and threats of death. General Maas promises release after consul Canada’s request. Mechling reports 87 prisoners at Tuxtepec, mobbed trains, and varied treatment by authorities as U S forces advance.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Cordoba
Maas
Canada
W. H. Mechling
The
Geographical Survey of Canada
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Mechling
Fletcher
Emery
Vista Hermosa
Vera Cruz State
John Lind
Wilson
Tuxtepec
Wite
Elhule
el Barro
Tierra Blanca
E Weems
Alvarado
Flags Rise Again at Vera Cruz in Naval Ceremony
A re enactment of the 1847 flag raising in Vera Cruz featured Rear Admiral Badger and Admiral Fletcher as 1200 Fletcher ships Marines and bluejackets gathered at the Terminal Hotel plaza. The Minnesota fired a 21 gun salute as Americans cheered and British observers watched the scene.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Winfield Scott
Mexico City
Badger
Fletcher
Terminal Hotel
Beyong
Gulf of Mexico
Neville
Utah
Florida
Allen Buchanan
Wlliam R. Rush
Behin
Rush
Supreme Command
McDonnell
Minnesota
Naval Academy
Peruna praised in stomach trouble testimonial
Mr. W. R. Phillips Jr. of Atlanta reports five year stomach trouble relief after taking six bottles of Peruna. He claims weight gain and improved health, praising Peruna as best for colds stomach trouble and catarrh. The ad notes many testimonials and offers Peruna tablets for those who object to liquids.
Railroads Held by British-Owned Interoceanic and Mexican Lines
The passage notes control of railroads by two British-owned companies, Interoceanic and Mexican, highlighting foreign ownership in the sector.
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Railroads
Interoceanic
Funston Reaches Vera Cruz Continued Report
A dispatch notes one man delivered to authorities at Aguas Calientes amid proofs of connivance with revolutionists. Consul Blocker states Ciudad Porfirio Diaz lies deserted as Federals retreat to Rosalia after a sharp defeat by Carranza forces.
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Aguas Calientes
Blocker
Ciudad Porfirio Diaz
Rosalia
Carranza
Brownsville border crisis prompts militia and border guard actions
Governor Colquitt reports to Secretary of War Garrison outlining the risk of dual command with state and federal troops at Brownsville. Garrison proposes swapping in regulars to avoid conflict, while Colquitt urges timely federal support and asserts Texas militia authority. Ranger Capt. Hughes notes stock theft and a wanted criminal allied with revolutionists near Santa Maria, planning a home guard unit.
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Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Brownsville
Garrison
Washington
Texas
J. R. Hughes
Santa Maria
Mexico
Hughes
British Dispatch Protests Detention of Britons in Mexico
Read Admiral Cradock sends a protest to President Huerta over the detention of British subjects in Mexico and outlines how Sir Lionel Carden should engage in mediation talks, via Commander Tweedie of the British cruiser Essex.
Federals Destroy Towns as Border War Rages
Reconstruction starts in Laredo after Federal actions. New mayor and council appointed. Water works and electric plant to resume once repairs finish. Reports say Sanchez and La Jarita destroyed, though the bridge at Sanchez survived. thousands visit Nuevo Laredo as border fighting continues.
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Guardiola
Federal
Sanchez
la Jarita
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Local evacuees report troops heading toward Rio Grande
Report claims Federal troops evacuated Friday and are moving toward the Rio Grande above Nuevo Laredo. United States forces were ordered to maintain alert status.
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Rio Grande
Nuevo Laredo
United States
Refugees Return Home as Quarantine Lifts in Galveston
More than a thousand American refugees from Mexico reach home shores as quarantine on the Dixie Cyclops and Esperanza ends. Refugees board barges for Cyclops and await trains. some stay in Galveston. Health on the ships remains good. additional troops sail to Vera Cruz aboard San Marcos and other units.
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Galveston
Tex
Mexico
Dixie
Cyclops
Connecticut
San Marcog
Texas City
Sixth Cavalry
Fourth Field Artillery
Vera Cruz
Food supply sufficient for Vera Cruz says Fletcher
Admiral Fletcher told Secretary Daniels there is no immediate food shortage for Vera Cruz residents. He said provisions available for purchase amount to about one to two weeks, excluding significant supplies still in the railroad terminal yard not yet unloaded.
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Washington, D. C
Vera Cruz
Admiral Fletcher
Daniels
Houston Enlists in War Effort as Officials Depart
Houston officials resign to enlist with the Houston Light Guards and public service staff join the border forces with Governor Colquitt. Judge Wren chairs a four-company battalion ready for tender, nightly drilling follows. Brownsville road notes say troops moved through the city en route to the lower border, including artillery, with smooth passage to destinations.
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Houston
Tex
George Sears
Houston Light Guards
H. L. Bennet Jr
Public Service Commissioner's Office
Colquitt
Clark C. Wren
County Court At Law
Brownsville
Kansas
Federal Generals Try Crossing Into Texas from Nuevo Leon
Two Mexican Federal generals and their commands, driven back by Constitutionalists in Nuevo Leon, are attempting to cross the United States border about 30 miles above Laredo, Texas. State Department reports say they may be part of the force that dynamited Nuevo Laredo recently and now aim to join other Federal units operating between Nuevo Laredo and Monterey.
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Laredo
Washington, D. C
Nuevo Leon
United States
Texas
State Department
Nuevo Laredo
Tex
South
Monterey
Funston Arrives With Fourth Army Brigade At Vera Cruz
Transports bearing the Fourth army brigade under Brigadier General Frederick Funston dock at Vera Cruz Mexico on April 28. Funston and staff meet Rear Admiral Fletcher and then visit Rear Admiral Badger to confer with Atlantic fleet leadership.
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Fourth Army
Vera Cruz
Mex
Frederick Funston
Funston
Harry Mdl. P. Huse
Fletcher
Badger
Gunboat Isle de Luzon Retrofitted Under New Flag
YORK April 28. The former Spanish gunboat Isle de Luzon, captured by Admiral Dewey in the Spanish-American War, has been refitted and is now cruising under a new flag.
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York
Isle de Luzon
Admiral Dewey
American flag refitted in Brooklyn navy yard for Far East service
The American flag in Cuban waters undergoes refitting at the Brooklyn navy yard and is expected to join Rear Admiral Winslow's special service squadron in Mexican waters. Aguascalientes letters report worry over weeks without news from Jack Little and Walter Eikel of Taylor relatives in contact, with ties to the local hardware trade.
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Cuban
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Winslow
Taylor
R. B. Little
Jack Little
Walter Leikel
Aguascalientes
Mex
Eikel
Messrs
Mrs. Mikel
Plan to Build Highway and Boat Club at Me dina Dam
D E Colp outlined a project for an improved San Antonio to the Me dina dam highway to serve a boating and fishing club to be known as the San Antonio Automobile Club Branch at the Travis Club. Emblems bearing the club monogram were distributed at a luncheon and an emblem will be placed on each member's car. The emblems are gold and dark blue in design.
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Medina Dam
San Antonio Automobile Club
Travis Club
D. E. Colp
San Antonio
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Mrc. W. Bones
Alamo
Japalac
Military Place
Joske Bros.co
Huerta
General Maas
Soledad
Rodrigo Dé Liano
el Imparcial
FRAG
Mexican City
Terminal Company
W. Morcom
Cradock
Escox
Mr. Phillips
Sampeck
Frank Bros
Lower Border Territory
Mrs. Little
Mr. Mikel
Paul
Max Likel
Eikel Hardware Company
Prescription Products Company
Dayton
Live Oak County
B. D. Hatcher
Nueces Valley Development Co
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