Villa forces clash near Agua Prieta as refugees flee
Advancing Villa and Carranza outposts battle a mile from Agua Prieta as the main Villa army press toward the town. Three thousand American soldiers occupy near border trenches while Villa threatens to invade U S soil and opens artillery prep against the Carranzista position. Refugees, mostly women and children, seek safety across the border.
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Douglas
Agua Prieta
Villa
Carranza
Arizona
Naco
Urballejo
Mendez
U. S
United States
Villistas
War Department
Millions Spent Uselessly On Army Posts Abandoned
Wartime waste cited by Secretary Stimson in 1912, with totals to 1912 for posts to be kept and to be withdrawn. Lists Fort Apache, Boise Barracks, Fort Grady, Fort Clark, and others with costs. Final grand totals show over nineteen million dollars in original post spending.
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Stimson
Congress
Fort Apache
Arizona
Rottys He Pe
Boise Barracks
Idaho
Fort Grady
Michigan
Jas Coer
Fort Clark
Texas
Weedge Ena Ag E
Fort George Wright
Washington
Port Jay
New York
Wamasiih
Fort Lincoln
North Dakota
Fort Logan H
Fort Mackenzie
Wyoming
Madison Barracks
Meade
South Dakota
Agara
Ontario
Eeee Cne
Wayne
Whipple Barracks
Inam Henry Harrison
Montana
T. Yeligwatone
Ethan Allen
Vermont
Plattsburg Barracks
Fort Robinson
Nebraska
Missoula
Logan
Colorado
Fort Douglas
Utah
Fort
D. A. Russell
Congress in Position 10 Save Yearly 5 2 Millions
Five and a half million dollars a year wasted on pork barrel army posts. The piece argues that consolidating troops could save funds, and that four congressmen could be spared if soldiers were concentrated, reallocating the money for more efficient defense.
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Congress
Washington, D. C
Forts or Garrisons in Name Only
A fragment argues that so called forts like Fort Snelling are mainly drawing local profits rather than military posts. It contends the army keeps them as garrisons with limited firepower and a commissariat tied to favored merchants, easing congressional preference for scattered posts.
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Snelling
Paul
Minn
Warren
D. A. Russell
Cheyenne
Wye
Greece stays out of war amid border tension
Athens dispatch reports Greece unlikely to enter the war as public opinion mirrors the United States. A Graeco Bulgarian clash could arise if Bulgarians cross the frontier, but Germany pledges Bulgarians will stay clear. Former Premier Venizelos remains in Athens as the American cruiser Dee Moines anchors at Piraeus.
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Athens
Greece
United States
Germany
Venizelos
Dee Moines
Piraeus
President to Act Over German Embassy Ties to Plots
President Wilson vows to use all federal agencies to stamp out conspiracies aimed at disrupting war munitions as investigations connect German secret service to New York bomb plots. He may recall Ambassador von Bernstorff if officials are implicated and will demand action from Germany.
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Gilson Gardner
United States Department of Justice
New York
Wilson
Samuel Gompers
Steamer Leona Disaster Claims Seven Missing Crew
Vancouver steamer Leona sank in the Gulf of Georgia Saturday night with seven crew members missing. The list includes Capt. Coch rane, Capt. Ludlow, Second Engineer William Anderson, and Fireman. Authorities fear drowning pending recovery.
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Vancouver
B. C
Leona
Gulf of Georgia
Cochrane
Ludlow
William Anderson
Two German Spy Women Executed by France in Court Martial
Paris reports France admits executing Ottilie Voss and Marguerite Schmidt as spies. Voss, 33, born Rhine Province, taught languages before wartime espionage tasks including troop movement, ports, and medical details. Schmidt, 26, born Thiavcourt, arrested February 15 at Nancy, sought British targets and troop positions.
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Philip Simms
Paris
France
Edith Cavell
Miss Cavell
Belgium
Ottilie Voss
Marguerite Schmidt
Vous
Bergese
Bouvier
Wate Voss
Rhine Province
Agen
Bordeaux
Ale
Germany
Nice
Montpelier
Marseilles
Lyona
Porta
Schmidt
Thiavcourt
Nancy
Bar-Le-Duc
St. Menehould
Chicago 15000 Women Parade for Decent Wages in 1920s Shoot
Fifteen thousand Chicago garment workers and girls marched demanding livable wages, protesting starvation pay of seven cents an hour. The street demonstration followed a month long strike by 50 000 members of the Amalgamated Garment Workers of America. Reports described brutal foremen, overwork, and abuses during 10 to 12 hour shifts.
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Chicago
York
Sopeta
America
Amalgamated Garment Workers of America
Garment
Committee of Aldermen
Garment Workers
Vessel Sinks Off Vancouver Bound for Tacoma With Ore
The Vancouver-Portland Cement Co. vessel carrying 1,100 tons of ore from Vancouver to Tacoma sank after the cargo shifted in light seas. Only one lifeboat could be lowered as the ship went down swiftly. Survivors include H Ceell, Joe Granell, and two Chinese cooks. A Rotary Club luncheon Tuesday noon will serve venison, with eight deer killed in the Olympics to be served.
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H. Ceell
Joe Granell
Vancouver-Portland Cement Co
Tacoma
Vancouver
Rotary Club
Grace Valentine in The New Adam and Eve Photo Drama
Miss Grace Valentine will soon star in The New Adam and Eve, a sensational photo drama. She is pictured in a pose she will be seen in within the production.
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Grace Valentine
The Star claims first true news on a marriage
An item contrasts The Star reporting true news ahead of rivals on a royal marriage and naval sinking, noting the Hesperian was sunk by a torpedo rather than a mine. The Star asserts it published the official wedding date before the opposition, condemning false reports.
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The
Star
Spreckels
San Francisco
Seattle
President to be Married Christmas
President Wilson to wed near the close of December in a simple ceremony at Mrs Galt’s residence. No invitations will be issued and guests will be family members, with a possible reception at the White House.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Washington Society
Prof J Allen Smith to speak on City State relation
Prof J Allen Smith will address the Commercial Club auditorium Arcade building Monday night at 8 oclock on the relation of the city to the state. The event invites attendees to hear a discussion from a noted scholar in urban governance.
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J. Allen Smith
Commercial Club
Arcade
Inspection orders issued for all Seattle schools
Authorities initiate a citywide double inspection of public and parochial schools after a mass fire in Peabody, Mass. Bringharet and a school board member will lead crossings from North End to South End while battalion chiefs report back. Chief Stetson notes one story buildings are safest. lack of exterior escapes remains a risk.
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Stetson
Ster
Seattle
Peabody
Mass
Nish Trembles Under Fire of Bulgars Guns
Sofia dispatch reports Nish, Serbia's wartime capital, under Bulgarian artillery fire after a push from Pirot. The blast reportedly targeted outer forts as Russian expedition forces reach Varna to aid Serbia or block the Teutonic advance toward Constantinople, with warships bombarding the port.
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Nish
London
Serbia
Sofia
Pirot
Bulgaria
Constantinople
Vana
German Ambassador Von Bernstorff to Meet Lansing
Washington November 1 The state department says German Ambassador Von Bernstorff will confer with Secretary Lansing tomorrow morning.
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Washington
State Department
von Bernstorff
Lansing
If Supreme Court Sides With Drys On Prohibition Fight
A decision upholding the chief argument against the prohibition law would wipe out initiative and referendum measures including woman suffrage and recall, imperil publication notices, and force a likely extra legislative session. Gov. Lister might call anew to resubmit questions, turning Washington state into a political battleground. The court could, however, side with the drys, as Thurston County has already ruled.
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Supreme Court
Harold Preston
Gottstein
Preston
Washington
Howell
Lister
Lator
40 Year Rule To Come Up Again
The City civil service commission will revisit a proposed 40 year age limit for day laborers at its Tuesday night meeting. The Star opposes enforcement, arguing most men are in their prime at 40 and denying work is bad business.
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Civil Service Commission
the Star
Star
Merchants ABC Advertising Contest Offers Quick $5 Merchandise
A reader is invited to read page 2 about the Mer chants ABC advertising contest and seize a chance to receive an order for $5 worth of merchandise by acting quickly.
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ABC
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