Villa to Move on Mexican Capital
Villa plans a march on Mexico City with about five thousand five hundred men entering Chihuahua City en route.
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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
7
Rebels March on City of Mexico from Chihuahua
Villa leads about 55 hundred rebels and thousands of civilians toward the capital from Chihuahua City with the aim to topple Huerta. Reports say Zacatecas is attacked as 20,000 men gather on the high plateau toward the capital. Mercado flees with refugees including Luis Terrazas carrying 56,000,000 pesos.
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Villa
Republic
Chihuahua City
Luis Terrazas
Terrazas
United States
Mercado
Mexico
Huerta
Francisco Villa
Juarez
Chihuahua
Constitutionalist Party
Ahumada
Montezuma
Volutionista
de Carranza
Weight of Parcels To Have Wider Range
Washington announces Postmaster General Burlesons plan to raise parcel post weights to fifty pounds in first and second zones and twenty pounds beyond, with reduced rates for zones three through six. The Interstate Commerce Commission approved the changes, effective January 1, 1914, amid carrier objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Burleson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Clark
Desperado Lopez Not Found in Mine at Bingham
After a third of the Utah Apex mine was searched on Saturday the posse reported no sign of Ralph Lopez the slayer of six men. Sheriffs of nine counties had hunted him since November 21 seeking capture or proof of his death. A cave-in blocked a blind slope on the 300 foot level where Lopez might have sheltered from poisonous gases released earlier.
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Bingham
Utah
Utah-Apex
Ralph Lopez
Lopez
Japs to Assist Building Trade
Tokio reports negotiations between Japan's foreign office and U S consul general at Yokohama Thomas Sammons on an informal understanding to facilitate Pacific coast products as a result of possible tariff reductions by Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Foreign Office
Thomas Sammons
United States
Yokohama
Japan
Release of American Ranchman Demanded
Washington reports demand for immediate release of W. B. Windham and another American, with dispatches noting rebel threats in Monterey and Tampico. Many Americans, foreigners, and hundreds of Mexicans have fled to Texas from Monterey. Tam pico textile strike unresolved. Durango remains relatively quiet with about twenty Americans staying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Windham
Sese Mer Pid Jr
Sinaloa
State Department
Monterey
Tampico
Texas
Durango
Torreon
Ambassadors Meet Guests During London Visit
They were greeted by the American ambassador and Miss Page and escorted to the ambassador's residence where they will reside during their stay in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Page
London
Timber Deal Seals Transfer of 50 Million Feet Near Pineland
Temple Lumber Company acquires 50 million feet of timber from Kirby Lumber Company near Pineland, Texas in a consummated deal. The price cited is about $30,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineland
Tex
Temple Lumber Company
Kirby Lumber Company
Nixon markets over ten thousand bales this season
Nixon Texas reports that 7,000 bales have been ginned and more than 10,000 bales marketed this season. Many farmers in Nixon are storing cotton at the Farmers' Union warehouse to secure better prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Tex
Farmers’ Union
Groveton Plans New Court House At Fifty Thousand
Work on removing the old court house near Groveton Texas is nearly finished and on the 10th of this month bids will be received for the new court house construction. The project is estimated to cost $50,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groveton
Tex
Court House
Policy and Cooperation Urged at Air Harbors Congress
Washington speakers called for a national waterways policy and federal state cooperation to improve rivers harbors and commerce. The tenth annual session of the National Air Harbors Congress drew representatives from nearly all parts of the country to discuss better waterways and national growth.
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Washington
Sta
National Air Harbors Congress
First Train Arrives in Capital From Monterey
The first direct passenger train from Monterey in months reached Mexico City on Saturday carrying hundreds of refugees including several Americans.
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Capital
Mexico City
Monterey
Angleton High School Building Nears Occupancy
The Angleton high school building will be completed and ready for occupancy by the 20th of the month, with pupils to begin classes in the new facility.
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Angleton
Tex
Angleton High School
Flood Devastates Brazos River Bottoms In Falls County Texas
In Falls County Texas during the Wednesday event the Brazos River reached five miles wide with records of overflow unseen by locals. Thousands of acres of tilled land are under water with depths from five to twenty feet in the bottoms. Hundreds of hogs cattle and mules perished and many lowland houses were washed away.
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Marlin
Tex
Brazos
Falls County
Montgomery Building Roads in Montgomery County
Conroe Texas active construction of graveled roads in road district No 1 Montgomery County began Monday morning indicating early progress on county infrastructure projects by local authorities.
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Conroe
Tex
Montgomery County
Oil Mill and Contents Burn in Mount Pleasant Texas
A Saturday night fire destroyed the seed and hull house at the local oil mill in Mount Pleasant Texas. About a thousand tons of seed, hulls, some machinery and lantern were lost. Estimated damage is $20,000.
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Mount Pleasant
Tex
Progress Report Shows Surge in Houston Ship Channel Work
Houston progress on the ship channel exceeds November output. Engineer Charles Crotty, in general charge, reports about 2.5 million yards of dirt and silt removed, marking notable advancement since work began.
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Houston
Tex
United States
Charles Crotty
Bond Issues Are Approved in Texas Districts
The attorney general’s department approved two bond issues on Friday in Texas. Grayson County common school district No. 6 issues 3000 dollars in twenties at 5 percent. Carson County common school district No. 11 issues 1000 dollars in twenties at 6 percent.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General’s Department
Grayson County Common
Carson County Common School District
South American Writer Salvador de Mendonca Dies
Salvador de Mendonca, Brazil writer and diplomat who served as minister to Washington, is reported dead in Rio de Janeiro. The longtime author and envoy influenced cultural ties between Brazil and the United States.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Salvador de Mendonca
Washington
Refugees Arrive at Laredo From Monterrey
Five hundred thirty one refugees, mostly wealthy Mexicans, reach Laredo Texas on Friday after leaving Monterrey. The group numbers indicate a notable migration wave affecting the border city.
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Laredo
Monterey
President Wilson Addresses Congress in First Annual Message
President Wilson spoke before Congress for twenty eight minutes presenting his first annual message. Applause followed key points as Republicans and Democrats praised the statesmanlike utterance. He called for Huerta’s surrender in Mexico and urged reforms including rural credit, government railroads in Alaska, and employers liability legislation.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Senate
House
Representative Mann
America
Huerta
Mexico
Alaska
Millions Proposed for Road Improvement by Southern Reps
Washington reports southern congressional members introduced bills to fund road improvements. Proposals range from 3 million to 100 million dollars with federal and state cooperation. Candler of Mississippi seeks 100 million with 20 million yearly. Stephens of Mississippi calls for 3 million this year, 6 million next, then 12 million annually. Heflin of Alabama asks 500 thousand for road demonstration work.
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Washington
Congress
Candler
Isissippi
Stephens
Mississippi
Department of Agriculture
Heflin
Alabama
Sugar Worth $10,000 Drops Into Mississippi River
Nine hundred bags of sugar valued at $10,000 fell from the deck of a steel barge into the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Wednesday.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Ion
Bank Bandit Kills Manager in Plumepulee Bank HoldUp
A masked bandit held up the Bank of Montreal at Plumepulee Manitoba on Wednesday. The thief stole 10000 dollars, shot and killed bank manager H. M. Arnold, and fled in a stolen automobile.
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Plumepulee
Manitoba
Bank of Montreal
H. M. Arnold
Forty-Six Die in Malmberget Ship Disaster
The Swedish steamer Malmberget foundered off Bodo Norway on Friday causing the loss of forty six crew and passengers.
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Stockholm
Malmberget
Bodo
Norway
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