Bandits May Attack Presidio as Villa Pursuit Expands
A Marfa report says Villa bandits mobilizing to attack Presidio Texas. American women flee as Col Frederick Lilley and Col Rojas discuss defense. In El Paso the first phase of the Mexico expedition is complete with no shots fired. a second phase advances toward Casas Grandes as censorship tightens warning of possible fighting with bandits. Two wounded cavalrymen arrive at Columbus from the border as tension rises.
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Marfa
Tex
Mexico
Presidio
Frederick Lilley
Fourteenth Cavalry
Rojas
Ojinnga
Carranza
Paece
EL Paso
Villa
Columbus
Ates
Casas Grandes
Francisco Vila
Boys 10 Prep Sign Up For War Movement
More than 2,600 elementary school boys in New York and Brooklyn enrolled to prepare for times of peace. National School Camp Association, led by U S army officers at armories, will have boys wear uniforms but no guns. Plan aims to enlist a million boys in the movement.
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Associated Pees
New York
Brooklyn
National School Camp Association
United States Army
Baseball Players Are For National Defense
Telegrams from major league managers express support for national defense and compulsory military service for youths. Bill Donovan of the New York Yankees and Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics urge preparedness and a federalized militia. Carrigan, Herzog, Griffith, McGraw, Tinker, Moran send messages backing an armed strength to deter aggression.
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New York
National Security League
National Defense
Security League
Bill Donovan
New York Americans
Yankees
Donovan
Jonnie Mack
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Americans
Uberty
Clark Griffith
Washington
John McGraw
New York Giants
Joe Tinker
Chicago Nationals
Patrick J. Moran
Philadelphia Nationals
Important Figures in Hunt for Villa Ends
Col Charles J. with 6 anding s the Nin U4 infantry appear among key figures in the pursuit of Villa. The fragmentary text hints at high ranking officers and irregular forces engaged in the hunt across unclear locations.
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Charles J
Anding
The
Nin U4
Infantry
Grover Cleveland Birthplace Marks 78th Anniversary
The seventy eighth anniversary of Grover Cleveland's birth was celebrated today at his Caldwell birthplace with exercises by the Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association. Newly found relics of the late president were exhibited as the birthplace opened to the public in the afternoon.
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Caldwell
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Tanner Named United States Commissioner in Charleston
Charleston March 18 Judge B F Keller of the United States court for the Southern district of West Virginia announces the appointment of Howell H Tanner of Bluefield as United States commissioner Here Tanner succeeds John R Dillard who has resigned.
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Associated Preas
Charleston
B. Fr. Keller
United States Court For
Southern District of
West Virginia
Howell ‘H.tanner
Bluefield
United States
Mr. Tanner
John R. Dillard
English Woman Kills Husband in Frederick Home
Mrs Eloise Young English shot and killed Arthur E English a New York lawyer at their Frederick Maryland home during a quarrel. The coroner’s jury absolved Mrs English of blame after testimony of threats and brutality by English. The case followed an argument over letting their older son quit work due to illness.
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Wey
Paaan
Frederick
Eloise Young English
Arthur E. English
New York
English
Thomas Dunn English
New Jersey
Ben Bolt
Pink Eye Epidemic Hits Ohio Horses
An epidemic of pink eye spreads through Ohio county horse populations starting in rural areas and now affects every horse in the Wheeling area city limits. Authorities estimate that at least dozens of horses are afflicted across the county.
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Ity
Wheeling
Ohio
Wilson Favors Air Raids and Army Bill in Senate Clash
Washington March 1 With near unanimous support for national preparedness the House debated the army bill for ten hours and moved toward details Monday. President Wilson signaled he approves general features but has not committed to specifics as Congress and administration seek a bill to win full approval. Clark and Mann voiced contrasting views on defense, while the Navy was urged as the essential first line of defense. The debate signaled a middle course between peace and national armament as amendments began.
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Washington
House
Meyer London
New York
Senate
Army
Wilson
Hay
Mann
Conference Committee
Clark
United States
Kahn
Wrecked Vessel Possibly Yacht Eclipse Off Mexican Coast
Reports from Galveston Texas describe a schooner providencia wreck near the Mexican coast sparking speculation it is the yacht Eclipse that slipped from Norfolk with German passengers. An official inquiry is expected to follow.
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Mexican
Eclipse
Norfolk
Agalveston
Tex
Marcha
Providencia
Bexican
Carranza frames friendly act as proof of loyalty to liberty
At El Paso March 18 General Gavira released a formal Associated Press statement from Jaurez asserting Mexican unity under Carranza. The note claims the Constitutionalist army embodies liberal reform and questions American misperceptions while defending the de facto government and Mexican public faith. Also reported is a Toledo bribery trial note about Keller's mayoral case and a discharge of a watchman juror.
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EL Paso
Tex
Gavira
Associated Press
Jaurez
Carranza
Unien
Diaz
Huerta
Ands Villas
Toecide
Bay Tomas
Ncus
Becauae
Atria
Verdun Front Quiet as French and Germans Report No Major Action
War brief notes the Verdun region near the fourth week of fighting showing no major operations by either side. Heavy shelling is reported in places near fortifications. Italian actions are mentioned as limited and aviation patrols over bombarded targets are noted with concerns over railway stations.
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Verdun
Paris
Berlin
Conflans
Hera
Arabia
Livae
West Point Narrows Scientific Modification Debate
In a terse note from West Point authorities, concerns rise over a proposed modification to a local scientific curriculum. Officials emphasize adherence to institutional standards while weighing community input in the ongoing discussion.
Villa's Boast Becomes a Grim Reality in Massacre News
The report recounts Villa boasting of forceful intervention and details tensions with the United States over protecting Americans. It notes the arrest and release of a key figure, the planned train ambush near Custhulrinchton, and the subsequent massacre of eighteen Americans on a train at Yaurel marking a deadly escalation in the Mexican conflict.
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Villa Brovehteus
Ghihvahim Modihhye
Colug
Shiv
Njontis
Unites States
Bee
Willhede
Ito
Yauhel
Mel Williame
Mexico
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Carrigan
William Carrigan
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Wwe
Springs
Cincinnati
Charles Herzog
Col
Henry C. Hodges
Seventeenth U.s.infantry
Grane Ro McCoy
Third Cavalry
Tanner
Frederick, Md
Salm
A3 Ind
Toledo
Common ‘Pleas
Maron
Kuwells
Carl P. Keller
Common Pleas
Keller
Miduras
West Point
Edir Senate
Harry Wil
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