Pattinson Plans Rapid Start on English Road Project
The syndicate leader Mr Pattinson, after meeting O R Mounsey in New York, reports plans to start work on the English road project at the earliest date. He will oversee operations on arrival in Texas about June 1 with possible indefinite stay and will replace a director if needed. American contractors will be employed where feasible. He enjoyed the rough Atlantic crossing aboard the Mauretania despite a three day late arrival.
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Texas
Pattinson
England
New York
O. R. Mounsey
Mounsey
St. Anthony
Atlantic Ocean
Mauretania
Love Goes To Waring For Rail Road Site
R A Love travels to Waring and Comfort to win terms for a new rail link connecting the S A & A P line to Fredericksburg. Waring and Comfort vie for the southern terminus as work is planned to start next week with a station at San Jose and six acres for depot grounds.
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R. A. Love
San Antonio
Survey Finished on Southern End of the Line
A survey has been completed on the southern end of the railway line, marking a milestone in planning. The report notes completed measurements and preliminary findings guiding subsequent construction steps.
Not a Candidate for Re-Election by Gregg County Judge
Ed win Lacy, elected Gregg county judge at 24 and youngest in the state, announces he will not seek re election to the Forty first district district attorney post. Lacy is 32 and has served two terms as county judge before taking the district attorney role.
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Associated Press
Longview
Tex
Edwin Lacy
Gregg County
Forty-first
Lacy
Taft Proclaims Mexico Violence Clause to Curb Arms Flow
The proclamation cites a joint congressional resolution enabling the president to curb arms shipments to Mexico from Texas towns. Officials say enforcement may require large troops if filibustering fears persist, with estimates up to 25 000, though current forces are not expected to rise.
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William Howard Taft
United States of America
Congress
Mexico
United States
Wickersham
Huntington Wilson
War Department
Texas
U S Marshal Enforces Proclamation On Arms Shipments
United States Marshal Eugene Nolte pledges strict enforcement of Taft's decree barring arms to Mexico amid civil conflict. He orders deputies to seize shipments passing through his district regardless of destination to counter insurrection. The report recalls Joseph Beck, Roosevelt’s Rough Rider, and a Mexican civil war massacre that affected his family and a Houston physician mother in Torreon.
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United States
Eugene Nolte
Taft
Congress
Mexico
Madero
Nolte
San Antonio
Joseph Beck
Roosevelt
Torreon
Dr. Beck
Florida
Joe
Power Line Cut By Rebels Shuts Mexico City Down
In Mexico City a sudden power outage halted streetcars and many motor vehicles for about 1 hour 20 minutes. The Necaxa hydro electric line, supplying the capital and nearby mining camps, was found with insulators broken at three distant sites, likely by rifle fire to paralyze business.
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Associated Press
City OF Mexico
Mexico City
Necaza
Mexico
Pachuca
el Oro
Necaxa
Five Thousand Federals Now on Duty in the City
Five thousand federal soldiers are quartered in Torreon on March 15, with seven thousand in the Laguna region. Rebels allegedly split over recent reverses at San Pedro and Gomez Palacio, facing ration and equipment shortages and leadership changes. Rebels reportedly concentrate, threaten to hold the town until Orozco’s northern arrival while Mapimi miners arm for defense.
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Associated Press
Torreon
Mexico
Laguna
San Pedro
Gomez Palacio
Bermejillo
Mexican Central
Orozco
Mapimi
Mother of Dr Beck Rejoices At His Safe Return
The mother of Dr. L. P. Beck of Torreon, Mrs. L. P. Beck, expressed joy in San Antonio after the doctor arrived with other refugees in three trainloads. She had feared his long silence as harmful news.
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San Antonio
L. P. Beck
Torreon
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets touted as stomach aid
An advertisement promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for dyspepsia, claiming to supply digestive elements and digest large amounts of food. It offers a free sample and lists F. A. Stuart Co. in Marshall, Michigan, as the source and price at 50 cents a box. A separate note mentions Americans and foreigners warned to depart amid rising unrest and a Chinese stampede from San Antonio.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
George Carruthers
San Antonio
Rebels Take Morris Surrender After Salazar Attack
El Paso March 15. Morris a town in Royou district was surrendered unconditionally to Salazar after a siege by 200 rurales. The garrison arms were confiscated. rurales were freed. Morris lies south of Jimenez. Salazar struck with 500 men late Thursday.
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EL Paso
Tex
W Morris
Royou
Salazar
Morris
Jimenez
Mexican peace delegation arrives in Laredo to back Madero
A Mexican peace delegation reached Laredo Texas and plans a local demonstration to support Madero. The group includes laborers and railroad workers who seek peaceable backing for Madero's administration but warn the laboring class may join his army if peace efforts fail. Peace and prosperity at any price was their slogan.
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Laredo
Tex
Madero
March
Chinese Immigrants Reach Border Post Amid Tense Border
Sixty of 190 Chinese left Terreon Mexico arrived by special train at Piedras Negras across Eagle Pass. They will stay on the border until Mexico's situation stabilizes while others spread to Monterrey Tampico and other towns. Some plan to sail to China from Tampico. Chinese arriving today say they will cross to the American side if violence erupts at Piedras Negras.
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Associated Press
Eagle Pass
Tex
Torreon
Mexico
Piedras Negras
Republic
Monterey
Tampico
China
Rio Grande
Americans Move Into Capital amid Hillside Attacks
Numerous Americans from the capital’s outer suburbs have moved into the city fearing robberies and gunfire in nearby hills. Federal outposts clashed with a Zapatista band thirty miles from the center, exchanging fire and capturing four prisoners with ammunition after a chase.
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City OF
Mexico
Zapatista activity grows in Mexico with Puebla clashes
Reports from Mexico City describe renewed Zapatista operations in Morelos and Puebla with Chietla attacked and heavy resistance. Dispatches note renewed railway attacks south of Cuernavaca after General Blanquet’s withdrawal to Torreon. A Mazatlan telegram says Villa Sinaloa was repelled by Vasquistas for a second time.
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Mexico
Zapatistas
Morelos
Zapatista
Puebla
Chietla
Cuernavaca
Blanquet
Torreon
Mazatlan
Villa Sinaloa
Railway Traffic Interrupted Near Saltillo During Rebellion
A passenger train from Mexico City to Laredo was delayed seven hours after track damage 20 miles south of Saltillo halted service on the national line. Officials say guard measures are in place and further interruptions are unlikely. Also noted is George B. Baker's adaptation of Graustark as an early local attraction with a praised scenic investment and top quality company.
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Associated Press
Monterey
Mexico
Mexico City
Laredo
Saltillo
Mexico To
National
George B. Baker
George Barr McCutcheon
Children Cry For Fletcher's Castoria Ad Featured
A Rambler ad in this week's Saturday Evening Post prompts readers to recall Fletcher's Castoria for infants and children. The promotion emphasizes relief and safety claims associated with the product.
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Fletcher
Outlaws Assault Hillsville Aftermath Warrants
After a raid on a hardware store, one slayer of court officers is under arrest and another pursued as a well organized hunt forms. Outside help arrives slowly with State Attorney General Williams and Judge Staples expected to restore order in Hillsville amid spring rains and chaos.
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Tean
Hillsville
Williams
W. R. Staples
Roanoke
Mann
Hunt
Floyd Allen and Son Arrested in Hillsville Raid
Cincinnati dispatch reports Floyd Allen and his son Victor were arrested by Detective T. L. Felts who arrived with twenty men and took control of Hillsville as officers of the law. Also detained is a Strickland link to yesterday's shooting as a strong armed force surrounds the jail ready to shoot if needed.
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Floyd Allen
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hillsville
Victor
T. L. Felts
Strickland
City fair may yet be saved by fundraising plan
A group of wealthy San Antonio men weigh financing the San Antonio International fair on a cash basis. They would hire experienced showmen to run it, after a press club investigation showed continuation demands action. Developments expected soon amidst plans to avoid discontinuation. Also note: Bak er adaptation Graystark to be staged featuring a royal princess and an energetic American lead.
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San Antonio
Red Tie brigade mobilizes for fund drive success
The Red Tie campaign sails with seventeen volunteers in the morning and an afternoon crew, reporting $1100 more in the treasury and a total subscription of $54,920. Leaders include Dr. W. E. Hering John W. Warren Thomas F. Hart H. F. Geyer and others.
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Red Tie
Trea Ury
Bexar County Highway League
Dr. W. E. Hering
John W. Waren
Thomas F. Hart
H. F. Geyer
V S. Murdock
S. B. Ricaby
W. Conness
T. H. Flannery
George Dietske Levy
W. L. Schlessinger
V J. Morrison
Miller sails from Galveston to visit east coast city
Co. L. Miller leaves Galveston bound for New York then plans to visit the eastern metropolis before returning to his North Carolina home.
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Co. L. Miller
Galvesto
York
North Carolina
Cure for Epilepsy Reported in Comfrey Letter
A Comfrey Minnesota mother recounts her daughter’s years of seizures and breakthrough after using Dr Miles Nervine. The letter asserts the remedy cured the child for over a year and praises Nervine as beneficial for nervous diseases. The ad notes thousands of U.S. children suffer epilepsy and promotes Miles Medical Co. products with a money back guarantee.
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Miles
Frank Anderson
Comfrey
Minn
United States
Miles Medical CO
Elkhart
Ind
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