Diaz Denies Claims Of Ill Health In Mexico
General Diaz dismisses reports of poor health saying he has endured far worse hardships in the field and remains active in office. He asserts American troop presence near Texas does not threaten U S relations and hints at military plans for Chihuahua operations. He speaks firmly about ongoing actions and refuses to disclose details.
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Associated Press
City of Mexico
Texas
Taft
Chihuahua
Six Slave Girls Taken In Raid In Chinatown
An Associated Press report from San Francisco describes a dramatic raid in Chinatown last night that resulted in the capture of six Chinese slave girls said to have been illegally imported and bought for 25 000 dollars. Police forced seven concealed doors, including a secret chamber door with a portrait of the Chinese emperor.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
Chinatown
Border unrest in Mexican towns escalates as insurrectos attack
Reports from El Paso describe near panic across northern Mexico with railways and telegraphs torn up in Chihuahua and Sonora. A clash at Agua Prieta near Douglas yields 35 casualties, while Casas Grandes losses include 15 Americans killed and 17 captured. several officers escape listed as killed.
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Associated Press
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Mexico
Chihuahua
Sonora
Casas Grandes
Agua Prieth
Douglas
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Blanco Pleased at Federal Advance in Border Skirmish
Special Dispatch from Douglas Arizona dated March 13 reports General Blanco noting only one soldier killed and two missing after a clash across from Douglas. He said US troops advancing toward Agua Prieta would mean more guns for his rebels and that Red Lopez with 150 men was expected to join, swelling his force beyond 700. Commissario Garcia escaped to American soil and remained there.
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Blanco
United States
Agua Prieta
Lopez
Insurrectos Capture Navojoa In Sonora Action
A dispatch from Navojoa Sonora reports 150 insurrectos and 50 federals fought Saturday. The insurgents seized the town with one killed and two wounded. Federals regroup near the town awaiting reinforcements and the insurgents are said to have burned the railroad bridge to hinder federal arrival.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Tex
the Herald
Navojoa
Sonora
Raoul Madero Reported Safe After Casas Grandes Fight
New York March 18 Gustavo Madero brother of Francisco I Madero received a telegram from El Paso via S Gonzales Garza stating Raoul Madero is unhurt and troops are stronger after last night's Casas Grandes engagement.
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Associated Press
New York
Gustavo Madero
Francisco I. Madero
Mexico
Raoul
Casas Grandes
Raoul Madero
Madero
el Paso
S. Gonzales Garza
Aderos
Americans Rent Houses for Coronation in London
Wealthy Americans bid up furnished West End homes during the coronation period. A liberal peer turned down 50 000 for six weeks, another offer reached 6 000 for three months, with the owner demanding 100 000. John Hays Hammond, U S special ambassador, reportedly will pay 10 000 a week for the Burdett Coutts mansion.
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Associated Press
London
West End
John Hays Hammond
United States
Pros May Contest Caldwell Election Narrow Victory
Lockhart Texas March 13 with Caldwell county local option vote decided by eleven votes the antis won and a contest by the pros seems likely from the total twenty seven hundred ballots cast before final results are certified.
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Associated Press
Lockhart
Tex
Caldwell County
City Probe Targets 45 Moving Picture Houses in NYC
Special investigators from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children have surveyed New York City theaters and will urge a license withdrawal for 45 venues and a city ordinance overhaul. They propose lighting reforms with glass screens in well lit halls and object to dark rooms.
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Associated Press
New York
E Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
New York City
Board of Aldermen
Moving Picture Playhouses
Albert H. Hoeckley
Washington Goes South to Guantanamo
The battleship Washington the fourth ship of Rear Admiral Staunton's fleet left port today bound for Guantanamo. She carried her full crew of 000 men.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Washington
Staunton
Guantanamo
Big oil fire at Pratt works in Brooklyn
A $600000 blaze at the Pratt oil works plant, a Standard Oil subsidiary, started from hot ashes in the river and spread to cans of naphtha on the piers. Fire boats and multiple fire companies battle the flames as explosions threaten. Officials plan to divert burning oil into the water to extinguish it.
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Associated Press
New York
Pratt Oil Works
Brooklyn
Standard Oil Company
Oil Company
Bakers in camp receive equipment for frontier duty
San Francisco March 13 The equipment for three field bakeries and 75 bakers from the Presidio left for San Diego yesterday on a special train. They will be assigned for duty in connection with the army along the Mexican frontier. The men are prepared for a long stay.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Presidio
San Diego
Elks To Stage Minstrel Show In Grand Opera House
The Elks plan a two night minstrel performance April 10 and 11 featuring The Death of the Gladiator. Blum chairs the talent committee, Napier handles arrangements, and Hamilton Roach and Converse oversee other committees. Napier trains as interlocutor and Miller and Draper will manage rehearsals with strong local support expected.
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Elks
Blum
Walter S. Napier
W. B. Hamilton
W. E. Roach
Ben Converse
Napier
Miller
Draper
Elis
Snow Covers Dalhart Plains With Gentle Melt
Snow began falling in the Panhandle town of Dalhart Texas and continued with little wind. The melt is rapid and expected to benefit oats and wheat without harm.
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Dalhart
Dalhart, T.x
Panhandle
Taft Golf Outing Dismisses Morse Pardon Hope
President Taft played eighteen holes at Augusta Country Club while reports of a Morse pardon circulated and were denied. Secretary Norton joined him. Morse’s file remains untouched with commutation possible but unlikely before Taft's return to Washington.
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Associated Press
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Taft
Norton
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