Americans Warned Not to Land in Mexico
A June report from Washington transmits a Mexican commandant statement at Guaymas advising Americans to leave the Yaqui valley to avoid provoking a broader conflict. Admiral Howard forwarded the note, noting Mexico would protect evacuees or provide escorts, with 1500 troops available and General Sosa in the valley.
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Mexico
Ashington
Admiral Howard
Navy Department
Guaymas
Yaqui
Howard
Leyva
Guaymias
Colorado
Yaqui Valley
Sosa
The Blue Bird Story Tells of Enchanting Performance
Mrs. Jan Sunstegard King will narrate The Blue Bird by Maeterlinck at 8:15 Friday night at the School House. She impersonates over twenty characters with vivid craft. Florence Seder of Albuquerque praises her sympathetic rendition drawing both old and young into the tale. Children as ushers and local talent providing music accompany the program.
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Tory
Jan Sunstegard King
the Blue Bird
Maeterlinck
Albuquerque
Mine Manager Robbed of Eight Hundred Bones
Lordsburg New Mexico June 22 Nick Trigear manager of the National Gold and Silver companys mine near Steins was held up and robbed of 800 of company money by two Mexicans on the road between the camp and Steins They also took the team and escaped
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Lordsburg
N. M
Nick Trigear
National Gold & Silver Company
Steins
Trigear
Wedding Failed After Quick License in San Jon
In Tucumcari New Mexico on June 33 Miss Vergel Gertrude Height and Roy Lee Reed obtained a license and wed before Judge McElroy. Height’s father intervened and Reed was dismissed while the bride was kept in custody. Reed says the girl is eighteen and the marriage was agreeable. parents may soon release her.
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Tucumcari
N. M
Reed
English Farmers May Work War Prisoners
London June 23 The war office announced to farmers its willingness to allow prisoners of war to be employed on farms near detention camps.
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London
Eng
War Office
Knowledge Thy Country on American Railways Rise in World Trade
An overview praising American supremacy in transportation, focusing on railways. It cites 1911 figures: United States 242,198 miles of railway, $13 trillion world capital in railways, and comparisons of rates and wages. Notes substantial government ownership in about 30 percent of world rail mileage and promises further economy comparisons in a later piece.
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America
United States
Europe
World
Great Britain
Germany
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Switzerland
Aus
France
Advertising censorship and newspaper ethics debate
Louis Wiley of the New York Times argues at a convention session that censoring advertising protects a paper’s integrity and profits. He says fraudulent ads damage trust, while legitimate ads support stable business and editorial credibility, urging papers to keep columns clean.
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New York
Hicago, Ill
Louis Wiley
New York Times
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Wagons Replace Mexican Trains
Foreigners in Mexico City faced rail and mail disruption prompting a wagon and auto caravan to the suburbs. A British legation notice urged 600 travelers including 34 Italians and 90 Americans to reach Calle Poncianga by 4 AM and depart by wagon by 6 AM for encampment with provisions for four days. The headlined caravan will join at Tizayuca and cover fees ranging from 100 to 1000 Mexican currency.
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Mexico City
Legation
Calle Poncianga
Arriago
Palacio Legislativo
Tixayuca
Tizayuca
Citizenship Proposed for Native Algerians in French Army
In Paris on June 23 the senate heard a bill to confer citizenship on all native Algerians who have served in the French army.
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Paris
France
Senate
Train Fire Kills Nineteen on Veracruz Line
From Veracruz Mexico consul reports a narrow gauge train south of Veracruz was fired on Monday killing 19. Veracruz Mexico City railway cut blocks troop movements. Tampico reports George Ogden forced to abandon Guerrero ranch. Refugees gather, Red Cross funds depleted, calls for aid amid widespread hunger.
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Veracruz
Mex
Canada
Gage
Mexico City
Tampico
George Ogden
Guerrero
Red Cross
Mexico
Bound Over for Assault at Bland New Mexico
Bound over without bond to the grand jury in Bland for assaulting a fourteen year old girl, identified by the miner’s daughter as the attacker after a long chase. The suspect, 19 years old, a Bland laborer named Ruales, is married with family in Bland and may be sent to the Santa Fe penitentiary for safekeeping.
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Bernalillo
N. M
Bolidor Ruales
Bland
Ruales
Santa Fe
German American Woman Held as Spy
Anna Hoffman 87 daughter of Mrs Kate Branette of Urbana is held in Holloway prison in England as a German spy. Her sister Mrs C K McFarlan here received a letter seeking help for her release. The letter says she worked in a London hotel and cites German descent. An appeal to Acting Secretary Lansing is requested.
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Urbana
Anna Hoffman
Kate Branette
England
C. K. McFarlan
Miss Hoffman
Holloway
London
Lansing
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Blue Bird
San Jon
Lsy Railroads
City
Washington, D. C
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