Carnivals of Massacre and Loot Overrun Mexico City
Special correspondence from Mexico City describes a city in chaos with mobs looting trains and stores, mass injuries, and a capital clamped by rival bandit factions led by Villa and Zapata. The writer details a looming famine, foreign refugees, and the violent rise of peasant armies, plus a disciplineless civil order, proclamations of revolutionary committees, and a brutal social climate under Huerta and Obregon.
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Rioting and starvation in Mexico City amid food shortages
Eyewitness account describes rampant looting by crowds of women from the lower classes as food runs out across Mexico City. Prices soar, importers are robbed, and aid workers report many injuries and deaths as hunger drives desperate masses toward chaos.
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Swiss buy U S sugar shocks global trade
New York reports Switzerland has for the first time purchased sugar from the United States. The initial order totals 1,000 tons of granulated sugar. Previously Switzerland sourced sugar from Germany and Austria.
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GRAFT CASES UP TODAY IN WASHINGTON POLICE INQUIRY
Grand jury expected to return about one true bill on graft charges tied to the Washington police force led by Margaret Stout and Maj Pullman. Assistant U S Attorney Hawken and Maj Pullman push a broad probe as more witnesses testify, including colored women, while Laskey and Laws prepare indictments and map the form of offenses.
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Allies land 50000 in new Gallipoli attack
An official communication reports Allied forces of about 50 000 men landed for a fresh assault on the Dardanelles. Enver Pasha says Turkish defenses remain strong with numerical superiority on the peninsula and heavy Allied losses in the latest offensive. He notes British night attacks at Ari Burnu and the sinking of the battleship Barbarossa with most crew survived.
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Old Dutch Market Outing Plans with Enver Pasha Visit
The Old Dutch Market Company employees plan an outing at Marshall Hall on Monday August 23. Chief of staff reports Turkish air and submarine activity near Seddul Bahr. Allies suffer heavy losses in three center and right flank attacks. Turkish center remains held.
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Mrs Agnes Maher Starts Northwest Jitney Bus Line
Agnes W Maher of 613 Lamont Street Northwest begins her jitney bus line this morning. It is the first woman owned and operated jitney venture in the area, marking a notable milestone in local transportation.
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Massive $20 Million Gold Shipment Guards Detail
New York observers watched 25 American Express trucks escort 1,050,000 ounces of U.S. gold coin worth about $19.63 million to the subtreasury. Twenty mounted police protected the route as crowds gathered on Thirty third Street amid rumors of the vast convoy.
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Prays for President as War Debate Divides Nation
Special to The Washington Post from Peabody Kansas Aug 11 describes Vice President Marshall urging restraint and disarmament. He avoids blame, supports President Wilson, and envisions world peace after the conflict. Guards, armed camp positions, and Treasury transfers illustrate wartime tensions.
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Peace Conference Sways Mexican Factions Hopes Rise
Lansing and envoys press a call for a neutral territory peace conference in Mexico to end the civil strife. Diplomatic optimism centers on recognizing a provisional government and restoring Mexico to international standing, with replies sought within ten days and the next session likely in Washington.
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Mexican Raiders Spread Across Texas Border Region
The border flare up along the Rio Grande into Cameron Hidalgo and Starr counties sees 30+ bands crossing from Mexico, with Carranza troops reported, and U S infantry to bolster defenses. Fifteen plus killed or wounded include soldiers and civilians as rangers pursue bandits near Mercedes and Zapata county.
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Funeral of Mes Bulkley in Washington D C
Funeral services for Mrs Virginia Johnston Bulkley widow of Dr Fenn Wells Bulkley and prominent Washington resident were held at Trinity Church with Rev Dr R P Williams officiating Interment followed at Rock Creek Cemetery The service praised her as part of the older regime amid large turnout of friends and relatives
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Howard J Ryan of Rochville Injured in Horse Farm Accident
Howard J Ryan vice president of Ryan Lumber Company residing at 1316 Spring Road Northwest is in Georgetown University Hospital in serious condition with a fracture above the right eye after a 3 year old colt kicked him on his farm near Rockville Md. He was knocked unconscious and taken by passing car to Rockville then to Georgetown University Hospital where surgeons attempted to relieve brain pressure with little success. If condition improves an operation may be performed.
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