Abandoned Mex Consulates Spark U S Alarm
Washington reports order to abandon all United States consulates in Mexico. Reports from Laredo claim Gen Huerta resigns in favor of Foreign Minister Rojas and will take command. British dispatches describe volatile conditions in Mexico City as U S forces plan rapid moves toward the capital with transports already readied.
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Shepherds报道 Mexican crisis sparks anti American mobs
William G Shepherd, famed as a scoop hunter for The Star, travels to Mexico City to cover Huerta’s crisis. The Vera Cruz siege escalates anti American riots in Mexico City while Americans seek safety, crews stockpile rifles, and OShaughnessy negotiates with Huerta amid censorship and warnings of a possible Pacific escape route.
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Vera Cruz
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Rio de Janeiro
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Tampico
Huerta
O'Shaughnessy
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Cafe
Colon
United States
Galveston
Mexicans Prepare Assault on Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz April 24 Gen Maas threatens to attack Vera Cruz today after taking command here following the U S landings. Maas an 1800 strong force at Soledad reinforced the defense as Maj Butler and Capt Rush brace for action against the Mexicans.
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Border clash drives Mexicans from Nuevo Laredo as town burns
Mexican federal troops fired on the American consulate and other buildings in Nuevo Laredo across the river from Laredo. The town was set ablaze with dynamite, and fire spread as Mexican forces were driven back by an American patrol. Mexican forces fled toward the interior after a sharp fight.
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Nuevo Laredo
Armed strikers battle near Rouse Colorado
A report to Gov. Ammons says 500 militia commanded by Adjt. Gen. John Chase fight armed strikers at Rouse two miles from Wionson Colorado. Simultaneously Ludlow reports heavy firing. Strikers allegedly unloaded machine guns at Rouse. Chase troops began marching from Monson. Denver Typographical Union voted to give strikers 500 to buy arms.
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Monson
Army Aviator to Spy Out Mexican Position
Vera Cruz April 24 The battleship Mississippi arrived with marines and an aeroplane to be used soon to learn more of the position of Mexican forces under Gen Maas fifteen miles inland.
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Mississippi
Maas
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