Villa Dragnet Near Parral Rumors Pivot on Border Clash
El Paso reports confirmation from Mexican sources that Villa is near Parral with emissaries testing garrisons and supplies. Carranza troops mass along the Chihuahua Sonora border while fears of a revolt at Yarez linger amid currency depreciation. Pershing’s camp notes an aerial concert easing tension.
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Villa
Parral
Yarez
Carranza
Chihuahua
Sonora
Carranza Government Denies Expedition Withdrawal Request
Washington reports the Carranza government officially denies asking the expedition to withdraw within a set time. Some 15,000 Carranza troops are on the northern border while bandit raids along the west Mexican coast raise fears.
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Washington
Carranza
Proposed rail rates found unreasonable on Pacific coast
Washington April 8 proposed rates for iron and steel articles from Great Northern and other terminals to points in Idaho Washington and Oregon were deemed unreasonable by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
Great Northern
Dkher
Pacific Coast
Idaho
Oregon
Interstate Commission
Sizing Up Western Interests Arrive to Inspect Omaha Bankers
A 25 member delegation of Omaha bankers and stockyards men will tour Pocatello later this month. They depart Omaha tomorrow and travel via Great Northern to Butte arriving April 20 at 9 40 p m. They continue to Dillon and Pocatello then return to Omaha by Short Line and Union Pacific.
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Omaha
Pocatello
Butte
Great Northern Railway
Dillon
Short Line
Union Pacific
Pursuit Columns Open Wide as Cavalry Rally Reported
April 8 report from Pershing's Camp describes a newly opened trail as the true track with a pursuit line 400 miles long. A cavalry column south of Satevo rides with high urgency, equal in importance to the Dodd Guerrero attack, sparing neither men nor horses. New columns dispatched south and others changing direction follow an aviator scout's report. Villa reportedly is carried on a stretcher while his followers grow dissatisfied and local bandits begin sniping.
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Namiquipa
Satevo
Dodd Guerrero
Villa
Short Line to Launch Interdepartmental Ball Series Next Week
Athletic grounds at the Short Line are ready as departments organize teams for a winner take cup contested by company units and town entrants. A. C. Hinckley funds the trophy. Y M C A. supports organizing drive. practice begins now with plans for a spring track meet and a 220 yard straightaway near the ball park.
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Switchmen
Myers
Ball Park
Taxes Cover the Revolution
Rumors of an increased salt tax in Peking stir complaints from government enemies. The proposed raise aims to cover expenses tied to the ongoing revolution and related unrest.
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Peking
James Moran Arrested for Liberty Ferry Postals Theft
San Francisco reports James Moran was arrested and confessed to a postal theft in New York's Liberty Ferry case involving securities valued at about a million dollars.
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San Francisco
James Moran
Liberty Ferry
New York
Clear Way for New Fire Motor Demonstration
Engineer Plimpton of Ameri can LaFrance tested a new city fire engine in town. The vehicle reached fifty miles an hour and performed strong climbs and a sharp turn. Mayor Williams urged immediate right of way for the siren powered machine and announced future sirens in congested areas to warn and clear streets.
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American LaFrance Motor Company
Portland
Tion
Williams
Copper Prices Steady in New York Market
Metal market report from New York notes copper futures steady on April 8 with electrolytic and nearby contracts quoted around 28 dollars per ton unit, nominally 28 to 28.50.
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New York
Gate City Band to Perform Sunday Evening
Weather permitting the Gate City band will give an effort tomorrow evening about 5 o clock near the corner of Center and Main. The group has an excellent musical lineup and is in fine condition, promising a good crowd and a fine musical treat.
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Gate City
Center and
Main
Plans for New Two Story Store on South Main Street
Cleare brothers plan a two story buff brick store building 50 by 90 feet with a large basement on South Main Street next to the Crow hotel. Construction is expected to start on the fifteenth, the brick house currently at the site will be torn down. Boyer and Rogers are the local architects. two storefronts have already been leased.
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Cleare Brothers
South Main Street
Crow Hotel
Boyer & Rogers
Meuse battle updates and Atlantic naval actions reported
The Crown Prince pounds French lines west of the Meuse around Bethincourt with a wedge into Haucourt and Hill No 287. French repulse later attacks between Bethincourt and Chattancourt. Verdun saw German gains two kilometers wide. Also reported: Austrian transport sunk in the Adriatic, three German submarines today, a French passenger steamer shelled but escaped, and a Paris conference on April 20 presided by President Poincare to discuss tariff friendly to allies.
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Bethincourt
Haucourt
Chattancourt
Fort Vaux
The
Verdun
Karl Liebknetdt
Reichstag
Paris
Poincare
Wheat and grains close with modest gains in Chicago
Chicago confirms closing prices for April 8 with May wheat at 1.16 dollars per bushel, corn at 75 cents, and oats at 44 and three quarters cents as traders weigh supply and demand factors.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Committee to Hear Uniform Bill of Lading
In Washington on April 8 the interstate commerce commission will take up the proposed uniform bill of lading next Monday with final hearings planned. Inspectors have gathered opinions from shippers and railroads across regions, reflecting broad objections to the standard bill of lading that spurred the National Industrial Traffic League to draft the uniform version.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Industrial Traffic League
Cable Hitting Car Tops Causes Damage in Fairview
Miss Inez Anthes president of Citizens Bank narrowly escaped a serious accident when a low hanging cable struck her car in Fairview after dark. The suspended line tore the top of a new Cadillac and damaged the vehicle as it had fallen into disrepair.
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Inez Anthes
Citizens Bank
Fairview
Ruth Young
Suffrage Delegates Set for Western Tour
Thirty six envoys of the Congressional Union prepare to depart by suffrage special for a western tour. A station demonstration will greet them at Union Station. Governors Stewart Montana Capper Kansas Kendrick Wyoming have pledged support to the federal amendment effort.
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Washington
Congressional Union
Union
Union Station
Stewart
Montana
Capper
Kansas
Kendrick
Wyoming
Advance recruits called by Holland advance recruits called by Holland
London April 8 According to a Holland dispatch the Dutch government has been authorized to call recruits of the 1917 class in view of the prevailing extraordinary circumstances.
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London
Holland
Carranza Says Mexico Denies Railroad Access to U S
Mexican Foreign Minister Aguilar states at a cabinet meeting that Mexico has not granted permission to the United States to use Mexican railways for any purpose. He rejects American press reports of such permission and notes ongoing talks on frontier crossing proposals with the United States.
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Candido Aguiler
Carranza
United States
Mexico
Washington State Department
Terday
Eliseo Alfredongo
Maxi Ieap
Ited Tats
Aguilar
Ments
General Aguilar
Associated Press
Carranza approves use of Mexican Northwestern railroad for US troops
Washington reports that General Carranza agreed two weeks ago to permit commercial use of the Mexican Northwestern railroad for shipments to United States troops in Mexico. Special Agent Rodgers at Queretaro is to urge the de facto government to issue orders defining border authority on the railroad. The move aims to reassure Mexicans that Carranza does not allow the American expedition to seize control of the line.
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Carranza
Mexican Northwestern
United States
Mexico
Rodgers
Queretaro
Aguilar
Washington Dispatch On Carranza Plan To End Villa Campaign
Washington reports reiterate that American troops remain until the Carranza government can take charge and disperse Villa forces. The task is to break up Villa bands, with withdrawal only after Villistas are defeated. Funston has not declared completion, while Torreon talks of peace commissioners and possible entry of Reyes into Torreon.
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Funston
Carranza
Villa
Villistas
Scott
Torreon
Canuto Reyes
Reyesci
Villista
Germany Denies Bad Design in Canada Claims
Berlin reports show Foreign Minister von Jagow denying Germany planned an antebellum plunge into the Americas to seize Canada. He said German anti-US sentiment stems from few voices, urging Americans to recall Germany’s restraint during the Mexican crisis and urging friendship rather than jingoism.
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von Jagow
Germany
Canada
America
United States
Four Team Amateur League Proposed in Idaho Region
W B Jacobs of American Falls proposes a four club amateur league with teams from Pocatello Short Line American Falls and Blackfoot. He recalls a successful 1914 season with profits shared, urges a meeting in Pocatello to organize under the B B B league system with paid umpires and no paid players.
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Power City
Pocatello
Blackfoot
American Falls
W. B. Jacobs
Jack Virgin
Idaho
Columbia students set for 8000 mile college debate tour
Three Columbia University debaters depart New York for an 8000 mile trip to face Western teams. They begin Wednesday against William Jewell College in Kansas City, meet the University of Utah on April 17, and plan to challenge UCLA in Los Angeles before returning.
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New York
Columbia University
William Jowell College
Kansas City
University of Utah
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
Carranza official notes Villa pursuit near rear of Villa
A high Carranza official says Col Dodd is likely within fifty miles of Villa’s rear. Unofficial reports suggest the expedition has shattered Villa’s forces and prestige, and should withdraw. Details continued on page two.
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Fl Paso
Coel. Dodd
Villa
Carranza
Boom for Elihu Root Seeks Republican Nomination
In New York on April 8 a grand effort to back Elihu Root for president was released by seventy four leading Republicans. Robert Bacon endorsed Root, declaring Root the first choice and Roosevelt the second. William Barnes rejected the move as aiding Roosevelt. Nineteen delegates to the national convention signed.
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New York
Elihu Root
Robert Bacon
Roosevelt
Root
William Barnes
Ringlings Eye Western Winter Camp Near Gate City
Al Ringling, of the famed circus family, has been in the Gate City seeking 1100 acres for a winter headquarters for the Ringling shows. A site near Tybee is reportedly agreed, promising advantages over Denver in climate, railroad access, and supplies, with a steady influx of people each season. Details are not yet ready for publication, and reports mention a hospital visit for treatment after a recent attack.
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Gate City
Tybee
Amusement Trust
Denver
Ringling
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