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Villa Seeks Fast Move On Vera Cruz In War Push
Reported plans say Villa will move by transports to Vera Cruz after battles near Guadalajara and Southern Coahuila. He predicts a decisive clash at Mexico City with Zapata loyal to him while Carranza forces are blocked from the north and east. Villa’s troops are said to be besieging Manzanillo as the campaign intensifies.
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Protest over arrest of Mexican priests by Obregon
The State Department protested to General Obregon in Mexico City over the detention of 180 Catholic priests for failing to turn over a reported 180,000 pesos. The dispatch says the priests were taken to the palace and subjected to private interrogation. The move follows prior hints of a tax on church property, surprising U S officials.
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Dynamite Plot Aimed at Mexicali Prompts Probe
A Carrancista agent reports Mexicali was heavily mined by alleged conspirators seeking to overthrow the Esteban Gantu government. U S and Mexican officials probe alleged American money interests backing a Mexican revolution. Five Carranza agents are in Los Angeles. Harry Chandler faces federal indictment over funds used to buy arms. Chandler calls the charges false. Bail set at 33000. hearing scheduled next Tuesday. In Agua Prieta Carrancistas seize Chilpa area as Villistas retreat.
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Meazlen
Missouri May Spend 10000 On Negro Farm Advisers
A bill by McCollum to appropriate 510,000 to encourage Negroes in sericulture was favorably reported by the House agriculture committee. It plans farm advisers for rural communities largely populated by Negroes and the employment of Negro lecturers from Tuskegee Institute and Tus Barnett Agricultural School at Dalton Missouri. The program would be under the direction of the College of Agriculture at Columbia.
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Tuskenee Institute
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Dalton
College of Ageiealls
Pat Columbia
Was General Villa Killed or Alive Inquiry Sheds Light
A long dispatch discusses persistent questions about Francisco Pancho Villa and whether he is dead or alive. Friends insist he remains alive though offer no proof, while reports place him wounded, moving north, or at various Mexican locales with no confirmed sightings at the border. The piece weighs conflicting rumors amid Villa’s split from Carranza and ongoing Villista activities.
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Uncertain Fate Of Villa Dominates Mexican Political Rumors
The report details conflicting claims about Pancho Villa's status as rumors swirl in Mexico. Duval West, Wilson’s envoy, tours Juarez seeking confirmation while sources press that Villa may be alive for political leverage. Carranza's circle and general factions influence the narrative amid ongoing border tensions.
Tax Collections Heavy As County Passes January Milestone
County Collector John A Bitter reports January tax collections totaled 745297.09, the largest single month ever. State sources included Ad Valorem revenue school and pensions, with 1.50 per capita state poll tax. Over 90 percent of state and county taxes are paid, and a 10 percent penalty applies to late payments ahead of the tax deadline.
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Bitter
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Stuart's Calcium Wafers Promised To Clear Pimples
An old advertisement extols Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a natural blood purifier to clear blotches, liver spots, and skin eruptions. It claims internal cleansing over topical remedies, notes the product costs 60 cents per box, and offers free samples via mail from a Milwaukee address.
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Five ships sunk in last three days amid war at sea
London reports five merchant geonels sunk in three days as German submarines roam British waters. Cambank of Cardiff torpedoed without warning near Amiveh Lay. Broorke struck a mine in the North Sea, crew saved by a trawler. Earlier losses included Beldidge near Folkestone and Nordkyn by a mine, with French Destroyer Dinerah torpedoed by a German submarine. One crewman and pilot survived all but three crewmen. The wrecked vessel, large and copper-carrying, had sailed from Huelver to Tives pool. The Irish flag plan for Newry Shipping Co. ships seeks sympathy in America.
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French Claim They Won Advantage In War News
Report from the front says French sources claim advantage as Russian forces resist German plans to relieve Przemyśl by Warsaw siege. Strong fortress at Przemyśl cited, with six separate engagements reported within sixty miles of Berlin. Fighting intensifies in the Carpathians while Russians hold the key in this theater as Austro German columns press along the Pruth toward the Romanian frontier.
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French Report Gats Claims Fresh Allied Gains
In France the official statement reports continued Allied momentum in Champagne and the Argonne. It cites repulsed German counter offensives, advance north of Pertats, and fresh gains at Verdun near Les Pege. Prisoners include officers from several German regiments.
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German theater incident tests ambassador presence
Reports from Berlin recount ambassador Gerard attending a Winter Garden theater with Grant Smith and others when a German spectator loudly accused Germany and Britain of war. An usher calmed the crowd as officials confirmed the ambassador could remain after the remark and a German in the next box was warned. Also notes the death of Thomas Powers aged 4 months and 13 days in Temple, Texas.
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James Funeral Held for Noted Outlaw Brother
Frank James, brother of Jesse James and James gang member, was given last rites at his homestead in Missouri. The ceremony lacked religious services per his wish. Judge John F Phillips delivered remarks recalling the James brothers and war raids. The body was to be cremated in St Louis, with ashes returned to Kansas City for burial.
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Gapbeard Bosse
James Ferm
John F.phillips
Crittenden
Miscouri
Phillips
St Louis
Epernay War Scene Described From French Front
In Epernay, a wartime vignette shows the town quiet behind the lines with champagne houses and cellars, railways, and gardens. the piece notes its status as a champagnes center and its prewar wealth, contrasting with the current conflict and the occupation threats. In Kentucky, notices threaten a race war as night riders order white and Black residents to leave, with sheriffs mobilized for potential violence.
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