Rebels Lose At Laredo In Border Town Battle
On March 17 in Nuevo Laredo the clash saw twenty Carranzaists and federals killed and nearly fifty wounded. Rebels retreated to the sanza area as Huerta forces repulsed an early morning assault in a street fight that lasted about ninety minutes.
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Border Town
Huerta
Sonora
Laredo
Nuevo Laredo
San — Z
Associated Press
Donelas
Naco
Ojeda
State i Fs
Alles
Agua Prieta
Battle at Nuevo Laredo Drives Border Skirmish Hours
News from Laredo reports a border clash at daybreak as Carranzistas estimated from 600 down to 200 fought near the town. Refugees crowded the bridge to the American side while a lard factory was fortified and skirmish lines dug in before federal forces withdrew the attackers.
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Laredo
Nuevo Laredo
Nuevo Jaredo
Brewer
Fourteenth U. S. Cavalry
Constitutionalists Advance Toward Alamos in Gulf Reach
In Tucson on March 17 a wave of about two hundred constitutionalists moves toward Alamos in a single column. A message from the cruiser Gouente reports their status as lying in Guaymas awaiting action.
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Tuscon
Alamos
Sones
Gouente
Guaymas
Ersoll Is Appointed Foreman Of Special Grand Jury
Article notes Ersoll named foreman for a special county grand jury. It outlines jurors’ authority to receive legal evidence, avoid hearsay, and investigate jail conditions and public records. Mentions the judge and ongoing commissions related to the grand jury’s duties.
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Ersoll
Grand Jury
Torney
Ealie
Bennock
Eto
Honor for Moore in State Department counselor appointment
Washington reports John Bassett Moore, professor of international law at Columbia University and authority on the subject, will be appointed counselor to the state department. Moore previously was appointed by Taft as a representative to The Hague Tribunal.
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Washington
John Bassett Moore
Columbia University
Department of State
Moore
Taft
Police on Stand At Washington March Crowd Incidents
Officers testified about crowd control during a March event in Washington. Captains described following orders despite a wildly unruly crowd and a difficult policing environment as the investigation proceeded.
Peace Terms Considered Unsettled by Allies in Berlin
Berlin March 17 A Balkan ally is urged to pursue peace terms as the Powers meet to discuss a potential settlement. The meeting focuses on shaping a durable truce and informing allied states of progress toward a peace plan.
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Berlin
St Patrick's Day Observed at White House
Wilson wore a shamrock sprig in his lapel. His secretary Joseph Patrick Tumulty ensured officials noted St Patrick's Day. Tumulty handed out shamrocks sent to the president by John E Redmond, Irish leader in parliament.
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Washington
Wilson
Joseph Patrick Tumulty
Turnulty
John E. Redmond
Nominations for Montana land office officials filed
Wilson sent to the senate nominations for Fred H. Foster and Fletcher W. Appleton as registers at By Ings and Bozeman respectively. Ed ward J. McLean would be a receiver at Billings and James 7. Hamilton at Miles City, Montana.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Fred H. Foster
Fletcher W. Appleton
Ings
Bozeman
Edward J. McLean
Billines
James 7. Hamilton
Miles City
Montar2
Women suffrage amendment presented to President Wilson
A national committee presented the push for a constitutional amendment granting women the vote to President Wilson in Washington. The president said he did not commit himself and would not signal his stance before the special session handles other urgent matters.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
Daring City Robbery Ends Series of Crimes
A bold heist marked the climax of a spree of robberies in the city. At 6 o clock the crime capped a sequence that stunned residents and tested local police resources.
Oregon Short Line advances water supply plan clarify
The Oregon Short Line announces a systemwide project to move water supply to northern stations with service along the north line. An Idaho division official travels with a Montane division contact to Huntington while the state chemist may receive material for sanitization efforts.
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W. Armstrong
Pocatello
Srintesdent
A. B. Stevenson
Idaho
Bnes
Indius Rane
Geanger
Huntington
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