Carrizal Battle Hero Captain Morey Reported Safe
Captain Lewis Morey of Troop K Tenth Cavalry survived the Carrizal engagement after being wounded and ordering his men to carry his report to General Pershing. Four troopers aided him as they fled the Mexican desert and were later rescued, with Morey returning to the American dunes.
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San. Antonio
Tex
Lewis
Morey
K. Tenth Cavalry
Fershing
General Pershing
Henry A. Meyera, Jr
Carrizal
Sam H. Harris
C Troop
Tenth Cavalry
Harris
Boyd
Carriza
Carranza
Colonia Dubian
Santa Maria
Border Cities Brace for Large National Guard Presence
El Paso readies for about 20 000 national guardsmen plus 5 000 regular troops as Western Newspaper Union reports hurried defense preparations. General George Belir commands the local district and plans housing and rations for up to 25 000 troops amid a nationally funded Sunday civil bill allocating 127 million dollars.
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Union News
el Paso
Tex
Gave Up Effort for Peace Mediation in Mexican Crisis
Washington declined Latin American mediation in the Mexican crisis after Carranza officials favored it. Secretary Lansing told Bolivian minister Ignacio Calderon that no formal proposal had reached the United States and that Washington saw nothing to warrant arbitration.
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Washington
Carranza
United States
Lansing
Ignacio Calderon
Bolivia
Sundry Civil Bill Advances in House Amid Debates
The $127 million sundry civil appropriation passed the House and moves to the Senate. The chamber rejected a $10 million war munitions plant proposal but added $50 million for printing farmers bulletins. Keating argued the munitions amendment addresses a vital issue and highlighted arsenal locations. An effort to boost $2,450,000 for emigration law enforcement by $200,000 failed.
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Washington
House
Senate
Keating
United States
Rock Island
Army War College
Lincoln Adjutant General Orders Immediate Muster of Infantry
Washington wires ordered rushing troops to the border as an imperative military necessity. Major General Leonard Wood reported urgent border needs to Secretary Baker, prompting General Hall to dispatch the first battalion of the Fourth Regiment with field hospital and signal corps at once.
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Lincoln
Hall
War Department
Washington
Leonard Wood
Seamark Family Volunteers to Recruit for Sixth O N G
Mrs. Anna Seamark leads her sons Ollie and Forrest to the recruiting office in Toledo to enlist in the Sixth regiment Ohio National Guard and aid in expanding the company to war strength.
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Toledo
Anna Seamark
Ollie
Forrest
Progressives Quit in Kansas After Secretary of State Action
William Allen White and state chairman A B Martin led a conference resulting in the withdrawal of presidential electors from the nomination records in the secretary of state's office, ending the progressive party in Kansas.
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Topeka
Kan
Progressive Party
Kansas
William Allen White
A. 8. Martin
Enlistment Surge at Chicago Army Stations
Several thousand men and boys have applied for enlistment in the United States army at six Chicago recruiting stations, reflecting strong wartime manpower demand.
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Chicago
United States Army
South American countries seek settlement in Mexican dispute
Buenos Aires President de la Plata held a conference with Foreign Minister Muratore on the American Mexican situation. The minister later sent instructions to Romulo S. Naon, Argentina's ambassador in Washington, to advance a settlement between the two nations. Argentina Brazil and Chile are said to favor discussing means to resolve the differences.
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Buenos Aires
de la Plata
Muratore
Romulo S. Naon
Argentina
Washington
Argentine
Brazil
Chile
Conscience fund joke hints at debt payoff
A wry remark suggests some people think the conscience fund is paying off the national debt, implying a belief in collective virtue or hidden funds. The quote contrasts honesty with an ironic faith in moral reparations.
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Conscience Fund
Raw onions touted as cure for sleeplessness
A fragment claims raw onions cure sleeplessness and mentions pure water, but the text is garbled leaving unclear context or reliable details about any remedy or source. The readable portion notes onions as a suggested treatment and water involvement without verification.
Mystery wedding toast and national reflection in New York Times
A shy groom jokes about being too full for words at his wedding breakfast while guests toast the couple. The piece shifts to a critique of American modesty and confidence, contrasting daring and optimism with distrust of national wealth and achievement. It ends with a Times quotation on American temperament and self belief.
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Caesar
Algy
New York Times
Husband admits spanking wife with fence picket
A husband claims his wife chased him from their home in his night shirt and pursued him toward an electric arc light. He concedes he struck her with a fence picket, drawing sympathy given the public scrutiny and unclear night attire.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
American fur heads preferred by Kingston furrier
A Kingston Ontario furrier reports imported American fur heads for trimming are favored. Consul Felix S Johnson notes Canadian attempts failed as American heads keep form after drying while Canadian heads shed moisture, causing tongue and teeth loss. Prices differ with American heads at 1.50 per gross versus Canadian at 2.50, duty and charges making the American option pricier overall.
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Kingston
Ont
United States
Felix & S. Johnson
Canada
Emerson Quote on Health and Cheerfulness
A quoted aphorism attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson states health as the condition of wisdom and cheerfulness as the sign of an open noble temper. The line reflects transcendental views linking well being with virtuous character.
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Emerson
The Race Goes to the Wise Fixer, Not the Swift
A concise reflection on ingenuity over speed. It highlights practical know how shaping outcomes beyond sheer haste.
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