Mexican Outlaws Murder Mormons Near Hachita
A band of Mexicans crossed the border west of Hachita New Mexico and killed three Mormons at the Corner Ranch. Andrew Petersen was captured. Reports say three Americans and seven Mexicans died in the raid and loot included horses mules and $1500 in sunpties. Palomas Lands Company owns the Corner Ranch. The incident sparked tension over Villa’s possible advance toward Palomas and border ports.
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BE Paso
Texas
Advione
Colombue
Hachia
N. M
Andrew Peterenn
Ville Banditeere
HB Gtephenann
Palomas Land & Cotte Company
Meld Re
Hachite
John Pierce
Miles Mere
Andrew Petersen
Jensen
Adams
Palomas Lands Cattle Company
K Warren
Three Oaks
Mich
Villa Trompe
Palomas
Columban
Villa
United States
Mexico
el Paco Juares
White Star steamer Afric sunk by U boat warfare
The Afric, a 1990 ton freighter described as the world s largest, was struck February 19 by a German U boat. Seventy one crew members are missing. The loss marks a major wartime blow as the total ships sunk in the thirteen days rises to ninety plus of tonnage. The California was sent to the bottom in the same attack area.
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Afric
Warmarine
California
Preparation for Trouble in Washington Naval Appropriation
The stalled naval bill passed the House providing a 965 million dollar program for a three year shipbuilding plan. It authorizes the government to command vessel orders and supports naval expansion.
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Senate
Dimturoed by Cunan Guthresk in a Weathered Rift
In a cryptic report, Dimturoed by Cunan Guthresk signals a struggle over foundational forces. Weeinstea details a tense standoff as preparations appear geared toward preventing immediate intervention, with Wetereete Phere referenced as a focal point.
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Cunan Guthresk
Hhsiade
Texas Boxing Bil Killed in House Vote
A garbled transcription notes a Texas boxing bill failing in the Legislature. The text mentions representatives, an enacting clause, and the bill being defeated in committee or on the floor, with unclear references to names and dates.
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Texas
Austen
Wales
Tomlay
OU Shore Helmine Wanier
Ogden official dies after beating incident in city
Former Ogden school superintendent Pree Uua D Ven, who held a perks post, died here Tuesday from wallet wounds and hatemen after a beating ceremonial act. The death occurred before the scheduled death ceremony. Van der tomet was charged with the incident.
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Pree
Uua—D Ven Dur Behar
Perks
Ogden
van der Tomet
President Gives Dinner for White Hunger Cal Ame en
President and Mrs Witen hosted a formal dinner to mark the end of the White Huger con cal Ameen. Distinct attendees included prominent figures, with emphasis on diplomacy and communal relief.
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Wask'npum
Bernetor Hopes for Peace as NATO Reach Initiated
In a farewell press state Svat departs for New York awaiting talks. The report notes hoped U S Germany war avoidance, the special Bary commission, and the goal to avert conflict. Strong entities include United States Germany and Washington D C. The item frames diplomatic efforts amid wartime tension.
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Bernetor
Washington
Svat
New York
Hom
von Fernalorit
United States
Germany
United States Declines German Offer to Discuss Differences
The United States rejected Germany's offer to discuss policy differences while the submarine campaign continues. Secretary Lansing stated Washington will not engage in talks while Germany pursues ruthless unrestricted submarine warfare against neutrals, viewing the proposal as insincere propaganda.
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United States
Futhrese
Germany
Lansing
State Department
Hitter
Schewmin Inter
Rejals
Mexico urges embargo to end European war
Mexico's de facto government entered the scene as an international peacemaker on Monday with a note to all powers proposing a joint effort to end the European war. It warned that if talks failed it would cut off all exports of munitions and supplies to belligerents.
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Washington
Mexico
Two German Ammunition Plants Destroyed Near Hamburg
Explosions last week leveled two major munitions factories at Thern Baat Prin and Glueckauf in Quick born near Hamburg. Sixty four people were killed and as many wounded. Official reports list extensive damage to the plants and surrounding areas.
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Gopenwegen
Hamburger Nachrichten
Thern
Baat Prin
Glueckauf
Quickborn
Hamburg
Fire Destroys Potatoes Warehouse in Presque Isle
A warehouse in Presque Isle Maine housing eighteen bean sacks and barrels of potatoes awaiting shipment was destroyed by a fire on Monday. The estimated levy or damage is around 160000 dollars. Fire officials investigate the blaze and assess containment and loss.
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Presque
Isle
Algernon Sartoria Joins French Foreign Legion Training
Algernon Sartoria, grandson of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, has enlisted in the French Foreign Legion and is undergoing training as a 1 Levallebene. He is the son of Nellie Grant Sartorie and is forty two years old.
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Algernon Sartoria
Gen. A. Grant
Foreign Legion of France
Nellie Grant Sartorie
France Profiting by Tax Revenue Surge
Puria indirget taxes and monopolies to France produced a revenue in January of 109,000,000 francs larger than the comparable month last year. France also earned 26,600,000 francs more than that month of the normal year.
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France
Villa Follower Camp Near American Border Reported
A Villa follower camped within cannon range of American territory late Monday with fires visible to U S soldiers at the border amid a gale. The tense scene suggests continued border skirmishing along the Ammer line, drawing attention to security concerns.
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Colembus
N. M.villa
Cannon Range
Ammerican
Navy Craft Production Speeds Up Across Major Shipyards
Navy officials press for full speed at Newport News Fore River and Electric Boat plants to rush destroyers and submarines while two battleships already proceed. Private work would be set aside as officials await authorization to mobilize private yards, with a “Go” needed to begin.
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Navy
Washington
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
H Electric Heat Company
Newport News
Daniels
Fore Rivers
Electric Boat
Navy Department
Conarean
Revolution in Cuba appeal from Washington urges calm
Secretary Lanning sent a message to Havana urging Cuban officials and the public to avoid another revolution. The state department told the American minister to publish the plea broadly in Cuba and await the presidential election outcome in California and the courts' decision.
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Washington
Havana
Lanning
Cal
State Department
Talanda
Congressmen Eulogize Lincoln in memorial services
Washington reports that as Congress continued its session for Lincoln's birthday, eulogies to the martyred president were delivered in both Senate and House. A memorial service was held at night under patriotic society auspices, with many attendees.
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Lincoln
Washington
Esnate
House
Peters
Duke of Norfolk Dies in England News
The Duke of Norfolk, a leading English nobleman and top Catholic figure, died on Sunday with notice issued Saturday declaring his passing. The announcement confirms his health decline and funeral considerations.
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Duke of Norfolk
London
Mome for Lepers Established
Washington President Wilson loosened the act establishing a national bureau for lepers and the public health service to drafting regulations covering the apprehension treatment and detention of inmates.
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Mome
Washington
Wilson
Public Health Service
Wise Take Over Consulate Instructed For German Interests
Government orders Swiss minister Ritter to seize German diplomatic properties in the United States including the embassy and consulates as tensions rise. Reports say war bread experiments are underway in France, though details remain undecided and preliminary trials continue.
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Wise
Washington
Ritter
Switzerland
United States
American Ships to Be Armed in Coming Days
Government sources indicate merchant vessels idle in port due to gun shortages will soon gain access to weapons via owners who wish to defend against submarines. Officials stop short of formal arming but suggest a mechanism to supply arms. Public concern over merchant fleet idleness grows, stressing national interests and export trade as the United States distances itself from Germany’s proclaimed threats.
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Washington
Investigation of high cost of living ordered by Wilson
The federal trade commission and department of agriculture begin a broad inquiry into the high cost of living. They will collect suggestions on the inquiry line as the president likely submits estimates to Congress to fund the probe.
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Washington
Wilson
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Countess von Bernstorff in Washington Society Photo
A new photograph features Countess von Bernstorff, wife of the German ambassador to the United States, recognized for years as a prominent figure in Washington society.
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Countess von Bernstorff
United States
Unim Washington Socie
Alleged Robber Acquitted In Chattanooga Trial
Tean-Fred K. Cor rollson was acquitted here Saturday of stealing 40900 dollars from Southern Express from a wagon. The case dated November 22 last centered on a wagon driver’s loss and Cor rollson faced trial in court. Increased Postal Rate Blocked in Senate action stops postage hike for newspapers and periodicals and keeps city drop rates unchanged.
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Chattanooga
Tean
Fred K. Corrollson
Southern Express Company
Washington
Wae
Senate
Nation's Next Step Will Not Be War
President Wilson before Congress to seek authority to protect American lives and property. Cabinet deliberations indicate plans to enforce right to travel seas unmolested, with possible convoying and arming of merchant ships. War decision deferred pending German actions. mobilization and emergency steps discussed.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Wilson
Congress
High Seas
McAdoo
Council For National Defense
War Department
Europe
France Lends 1.5 Million Francs to Allies
Paris reports the chamber of deputies approved a bill authorizing the finance minister to send 1 500 000 francs to the entente allies and friendly nations. This adds to 2 300 000 francs already advanced under the December 29 1915 law. Deputy Emil Constant asked who qualified as friendly nations and the finance minister said the advances were made in common and the question should stay confidential.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Emil Constant
Villa Bands Seize Mormon Settlements Near Colonia Juarez
Villa bands under Salazar occupy Colonia Juarez sixteen miles from Colonia Dubian, former headquarters of the punitive expedition, as American cattlemen report from Mexico. A separate Villa band led by Rodrigo and Silvestre Quevedo has taken Colonia Dublan, with many Mormon settlers still present at both sites.
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Columbus
N. M
Salazar
Colonia Juarez
Colonia Dubian
Mexico
Villa
Rodrigo
Silvestré Quevedo
Colonia Dublan
Notorious train robber Chris Evans dies in Portland
Chris Evans known as Bandit dies in Portland Oregon at end of a long criminal career. He led a gang of California train robbers and was paroled from Folsom in 1911 after seventeen years. Governor Johnson later pardoned him. He leaves a widow and four sons.
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Chris Evans
San Francisco
California
Portland
Ore
Folsom
Johnson
Plotters Out on Bonds in Neutrality Case
San Francisco figures former German consul general Franz Bopp and Lieut. George Wilhelm von Brincken post $50,000 bonds with the United States district court on Thursday to avoid immediate prison while appealing their conspiracy against American neutrality case.
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San Francisco
Frane Bopp
George Wilhelm von Brincken
United States District Court
Germany Opens Talks on Peace Yet Maintains U-boat War
Washington reports Germany seeks discussion to prevent war with the United States while not altering its ruthless submarine campaign. Officials say no details or channels revealed as to how American ships and lives might be safeguarded if the war zone stands. Speculation ranges from time buying to a genuine peace effort amid pacifist appeals. A separate item notes a fire at Union Switch & Signal in Swissvale, destroying the largest US plant for switch signals with about $4 million loss.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Berlin
England
Pittsburgh
Union Switch & Signal Company
Swissvale
Villa Forces Active Near Juarez With 25,000 Troops
An official communication reports General Francisco Villa with 25,000 men, supported by thirty field guns and seventy-five machine guns, occupying territory vacated by General Pershing and advancing north toward Juarez.
Death Troop Sails to Face Villa Forces
In Juarez the death troop of General Jose Carlos Mun gula's brigade, wear skull and cross bones insignia on their hats, entrained late Sunday to go south. They are believed to move toward Guzman and Sabinal near the Mexico Northwestern railroad to engage Villa forces active in the area.
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Villa
Juarez
Jose Carlos Mungula
Guzman and
Sabinal
Mexico Northwestern
Russian Agitators Imprisoned in Petrograd
Eleven members of the workmen's group of the central military and industrial committee in Petrograd have been arrested on charges of belonging to revolutionary parties and inciting a labor movement aimed at transforming Russia into a social democratic republic.
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Petrograd
Central Miliitary and Industrial Committee
Russia
Hold Americans as Hostages
Washington reports formal notice that seventy two American sailors from the prize ship Yarrowdale are being retained in Germany. The German government, through Swiss minister Dr Paul Ritter, delivered the notification to the state department on Monday.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
Paul Ritter
Germans Using Amagon Island as Supply Base
Passengers arriving on the Sergipe report German raiders using a small Amazon river island as a base for supplies and operations. In Illinois, Governor Lowden proclaims a week in February 1923 for patriotic song in schools. In Los Angeles, the body of W Washington Sullivan, a wealthy Englishman missing six days, was found with a throat cut in a city grove.
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Amagon
New York
Amazon River
Sergipe
Lloyd-Brazillero Line
Springfield
Frank C. Lowden
Illinois
Los Angeles
W. Washington Sullivan
Cuban Infantry Desert Mutiny Near Marianao
The Cuban government reports about thirty infantrymen stationed near Marianao revolted and escaped on Sunday. Lieutenant Larrazin was wounded while attempting to prevent the escape.
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Havana
Marianao
Larrazin
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Howse
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Teuton
Algernon Sartoris
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Villa Bandits
Chicago
W. Moore
Chicago River
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Indianapolis
Goodrich
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