Mobilization of Troops for Galveston Amid Mexican Tensions
The Fifth Brigade of 5,000 troops from infantry artillery and signal corps was ordered to move to Galveston with full equipment. Transports Kilpatrick Sumner and McClellan will carry the force, Meade sails to Guantanamo to deploy marines, and additional cavalry nations may join soon.
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International News Service
Washington
Fifth
United States Army
Infantry
Artillery
Signal Corps
Galveston
Wood
Army
Fred A. Smith
Omaha
Neb
Fifth Brigade
Mexico
State Department
Huerta-Diaz
Fourth Infantry
Fort Crook
Seventh Infantry
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Fort Snelling
Minn
Fort Mead
N. D
Fort
D. A. Russell
Wyoming
Fort D. A. Russell
Madison Barracks
N. Y
Kilpatrick
Sumner
McClellan
Meade
Guantanamo
Galveston Island
Texas City
Commissary Department
War Department
Infantry Regi
Disappearing Ex-Senator Martin Leaves Money Behind
Pueblo, February 22. S A Martin sixty a former United States senator from Arkansas left his hotel with several hundred dollar bills visible in a vest pocket and a hundred dollar bill in a buttonhole bouquet. He has not been seen since. He was en route from Delta where a land deal took him. O C Smith of Delta traveled with him. A note to Smith said he would meet in Oklahoma City and to call at the hotel. Martin’s railroad tickets remain.
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Delta
Smith
Martin
Oklahoma City
Mrs Harriet L Mann Dies at 78 in Jackson Miss
Mrs Harriet Long Mann aged 78 died at a Jackson sanitarium after a long life noted for culture and learning. She was a relic of Captain John G Mann former general manager of the Mobile and Ohio railroad and was visiting her daughter Mrs W S Hesford. She was a Jackson Tennessee native who came to Mississippi recently.
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Jackson
Harriet Long Mann
John G. Mann
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Old South
Tenn
Tonyon Monday
Porfirio Diaz Seeks Return to Mexico Anew
Mobile dispatch from Paris via Joachim Peon says exiled Mexican president Porfirio Diaz longs to return to his homeland to restore order or live under a new government. Diaz, now feeble and deaf, is surrounded by family in Paris as he weighs a possible return amid aging and shifting fortunes.
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Joachim Peon
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Mobile
Paris
Merida
Yucatan
Peon
August L. Peon
Spring Hill College
Turkey Willing to Arbitration as Balkan Talks Open
London dispatch says Makkik Pasha in London proposes Britain mediate in the Balkan dispute. Turkey would accept conditions Britain deems acceptable. Winter weather halts operations on the Tcha talja front. Montenegro reportedly unable to continue the war, with Scutari contested by Montenegro and Serbia, who vow Scutari or death.
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International News Service
London
Balkans
Makkik Pasha
Great Britain
Turkey
Tchatalja
Montenegro
Europe
Scutari
Servia
Wilson Stands in Crowded Train Ride
President elect Wilson traveled from Newark to New Brunswick in a crowded day coach. He briefly sat in Elizabeth before giving his seat to a young woman and later to a newspaper correspondent, remarking the trip was poorly managed.
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Guneis
Diaz Huerta Government Faces Ominous Struggle In Mexico
Mexico City february 22 against frightful odds the Huerta Diaz administration has begun its warfare of extermination to retain its weakened hold on the government. Rebels push across fourteen states. Amecameca battles. Ozumba looting and burning public buildings as reinforcements rush to key points. Salvador Gomez and Zapata questioned loyalties amid menacing revolt. Diaz warns of repression while factions gather for possible conflict.
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International News Service
Mexico City
Huerta-Diaz
Mexico
Amecameca
Ozumba
Felix Diaz
Victoriano Huerta
Taft Explains Troop Movement to Galveston
President Taft says the deployment of four transports and two brigades to Galveston is a precautionary measure responsive to unsettled conditions in Mexico. He notes this step follows the earlier dispatch of battleships to Mexican ports and is not driven by any new news from Mexico.
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International News Service
New York
Taft
Galveston
Mexico
Actress Pauline Fredericks Seeks Legal Separation From Frank M Andrews
New York reports state Mrs. Pauline Fredericks plans to file for legal separation from architect Frank M. Andrews, now in Europe for his health. The couple wed three years ago. Andrews has been linked to Charles P. Taft and the McAlpine Hotel. Fredericks, recently back on stage, stars in Joseph and His Brethren as Potiphar's wife while Andrews is away.
Baugh Named President Pro Tem of Southern League
Chattanooga Tenn February 22 Robert Baugh president of the Birmingham association of the Southern League was elected president pro tem during the absence of Senator William Kavanaugh in his official capacity.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Robert Baugh
Birmingham Association
Southern League
League
William Kavanaugh
United States
Tower Denies Marriage to Miss Burdick
New Haven report rounds up Charlemagne M. Tower Jr. and a Yale student known as Miss Dixie Burdick. Tower declares he is not married and has denied the rumors repeatedly, noting the claims have surfaced several times over two years.
Congress Actions Digest From Senate and House
In Senate the reading of Washingtons farewell address occurred while plans to vote next Tuesday on a department of labor bill were discussed. A rivers and harbors bill was reviewed and MacVeagh denied concentrating millions of funds in New York. Eulogies were given for Senator Rayner and Representatives Utter and Wiedemyer. In the House debate centered on a larger navy, with Padgett Foss Witherspoon Bates and Hobson among speakers. The conference report set March 4 for death of the commerce court. Stephens proposed elections for third and fourth class postmasters by local vote. Judicial panel endorsed bills on irrigations ditch destruction and raising marshal bonds from $40,000 to $100,000.
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International News Service
Washington
Congress
Senate
Department of Labor
MacVeagh
New York
Rayner
Utter
Wiedemyer
House
Padgett
Tennessee
Foss
Illinois
Witherspoon
Mississippi
Bates
Pennsylvania
Hobson
Alabama
Commerce Court
Stephens
Nebraska
Judiciary Commission
United States
Booster sign up ends Monday for Meridian trip
Meridian program organizers push booster shot drive with eighty five already listed and Monday set as final day to register for the Meridian trip.
Mobile Chamber Urges Traders to Join Booster Special
Chairman Wm. T. Kelly appeals Mobile merchants and professionals to enroll for the Booster Special, stressing broad participation as essential. He urges calls or mail before Monday close and says the expedition marks a promising trade expansion effort for the city.
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Kelly
Mobile
Chamber of Commerce
Wm. T. Kelly
Trade Expansion Committee
Booster Special Train Aims to Mobilize Mobile Traders
Chairman Kelly urges full local representation on the Mob ile and Ohio Railroad trip with a strong delegation from Mobile. Mayor Schwarz accepts invitation and plans speeches at each stop as part of a wide trade expansion campaign. Receptions and dope sheets are under preparation.
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Mobile and Ohio
Kelly
Mobile
Mayor Schwarz
Chamber of Commerce and Business League
Infant found in furnace at Birmingham plant murder revealed
In Birmingham Alabama on February 22 a white man attempted to cremate a infant by placing it in a furnace at the Birmingham Railway Light and Power Company. The baby died and the man escaped before witnesses could describe him. The coroner ordered burial and will pursue traces of the assailant.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company
Heir Born to Poet William Watson in London
London reports poet William Watson, living in seclusion, welcomed a son today his Irish wife presented an heir. The brief note notes the couple’s happy event and Watson’s private life remains largely out of public view.
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International News Service
London
William Watson
Telaya Plans Overthrow of Central America
Te laya schemed to oust executives in Central America. Steamer Manteo readies at a Florida port under suspicion as a potential filibuster.
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Telaya
Central America
Florida Port
Central American Revolution Plot Aims at Federation
Officials uncover a plan led by Juan Leets to land a revolutionary expedition on the Honduran coast within days. Zelaya is said to seek a Central American federation with San Salvador, while munitions are hidden on Abaco and other Bahama islands. The gunboat Tacoma is ordered to Puerto Cortez to land marines if needed.
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Honduras
Guatemala
Nicaragua
San Salvador
Jesus Santos Zelaya
Europe
Salvador
Juan Leets
Russia
Zelaya
New Orleans
Vera Cruz
Havana
United States
Honduran
Abaco
Bahamas
Bahama
Central America
Bodo
Mobile
Jacksonville
Salvator
Bonila
Gustin
America
Department’ of Justice
Tacoma
Key West
Puerto Cortez
Republic of Honduras
Secret
Bis
Lee
Gulf Coast
Manteo
Diaz Aims Peaceful Prosperity For Mexico
General Felix Diaz tells IN S correspondent his goal is to restore Mexico to peace and prosperity after the Diaz regime. He pledges to guarantee foreign interests’ safety and to end Madero era violence, saying rebels will be suppressed with insurgent force if necessary and that he will pursue them relentlessly.
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Gomez
Salazar
Zapata
Huerta
Diaz
Fugueroa
Porfirio Diaz
Madero
Tampico
Vera Cruz
International News Service
Mexico
City
Felix Diaz
Medero
Southern League Adopts Schedule With Minor Changes
The Southern League met at the Hotel Patten with Judge Kavanaugh absent for official duties. Attendance included presidents and managers from Birmingham Memphis Nashville Atlanta New Orleans Mobile Montgomery Chattanooga and other clubs. The main outcome was approval of the season schedule with only minor alterations and no trades. Atlanta fought for bigger changes but failed. A barbecue honored the visitors. The schedule begins with New Orleans hosting Mobile and Memphis hosting Montgomery followed by Chattanooga hosting Atlanta and Nashville hosting Birmingham.
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Item
Chattanooga
Tenn
Kavanaugh
Washington
Southern League
Hotel Patten
R. H. Baugh
Gladys” Molesworth
Birmingham
Charles Jones
Montgomery
Vincent Astor Rents Villa in Biarritz France
Vincent Astor of New York has rented the villa Notre Dame in Biarritz France, a noted seaside retreat. The report notes the elegant property and its appeal as a resort destination during the season.
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Vincent Astor
Biarritz
Barritz
France
New York
Notre Dame
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