Make Torches Of Women And Children Villa Order
Mrs Maud Hank Wright, an American captive held nine days by Villa during the Columbus raid, described his march north from Boca Grande with 3000 to 6000 troops. She witnessed looting, killings of Americans, and a plan to torch Columbus and other targets. Her account covers forced rides, starvation, and fear instilled by officers as Villa moved toward the border and beyond.
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U. S
Columbus
Mex
Maud Hank Wright
Villa
Boca Grande
War survivor cared for by Mrs Siocum in camp
In a field a wounded wife watched her husband shot and later tended by Mrs Wright and surgeons. American soldiers passed by as Mrs Moore assisted, then Mrs Siocum cared for the bedridden woman through a long rest, noting she had eaten little for days while enduring mule meat rations. Mrs Wright hailed from Santa Clara county Alabama.
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Golumbua
Moore
Wright
Arney
Siocum
Latace
Siocaum
Santa Clara County
Alabama
Carranza Officers and Men Executed Near Torreon
Laredo Texas March 9 reports say several Carranza officers and 24 privates were executed three days ago by bandits a few miles from Torreon. The men were taken from a train from Torreon to Monterey and shot by the side of the track. Pan banners were not molested. The bandits, said to be Villa adherents under Cal Chacon, included one lieutenant colonel and two majors.
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Laredo
Tex
Carransa
Torreon
Monteray
Villa
Cal. Chacon
Virginiana Villa Victim Charles D Miller Dies in Columbus
Special to The Washington Post Winchester Va March Charles D Miller 60 native of Winchester and head of a prominent family was killed by Mexican bandits in Columbus Mexico He had worked in the drug business in Columbus for five years He was a son of the late George Miller a widower survived by two brothers Godfrey and Clarence and a sister Miss Minnie A Miller all of Winchester.
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Charles D. Miller
Columbus
Winchester
Washington Post
Charles D Miller
Mex
Miller
George Miller
Godfrey
Clarence
Minnie A. Miller
Villa Bitter Threatens Death to All Americans Reported
General Funston quoted Gen Pershing detailing Col Slocum’s Columbus report that Francisco Villa led a Mexican force of 500 to 1,000 in an attack on camp. Eleven Mexicans and four Americans killed, 28 total Mexican dead, with seven American wounded and one officer. Villa vowed death to all Americans and retreated into the hills. Slocum sent five troops to pursue with strict border distance, Funston noted.
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Francisco Villa
Villa
United States
Carranza
Mexico
Geh Funston
War Department
Columbus
Mex
Col Slocum
Pershing
Funston
Slocum
815 Americans slain in Mexico in five years
A historical tally shows 315 Americans killed in Mexico or on the border from 1910 to 1915 with later additions raising totals. New York Herald recaps add 66 names, plus 20 more, bringing the grand total to about 815 killed and potentially 500 if missing disappearances are included.
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Mexico
New York
Robert Lansing
Senate
New York Herald
Lensing
New York Heralds
A B Fall
Ne York Herald
Cavalrymen Acting as Caretakers, Number Too Small to Be of Any Use
Chicago March 9 Col Freder icka commander of the Central department of the United States army with headquarters in Chicago tonight said that his department could supply only one regiment of infantry at war strength for immediate service in Mexico as all the rest of his soldiers were already serving on the Mexican border The Twenty fourth Infantry recently arrived at Fort D Russell Wyo He said that the Central department had also one regiment of cavalry but not at war strength The cavalrymen were stationed at Fort Leavenworth Fort Sheridan Fort Robinson Nebr For Meade S Dak and Fort Russell as caretakers They could be sent to active service but the number of men was so small that the troopers would be of little use The colonel said that there were no artillerymen engineers or signal corps men In the Central department There are now on the Mexican border 8728 men from the Central department mostly infantry.
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Hayden
Mr. Wright
Villa
Colonia Juarez
Pearson
Mra Wright
Frank Hayden
Kate
Jimings
Boca Grande
Taon Villa
Jiminez
Gaddie
Dorades
Mre Wright
Chihuahua
Columbus
Mrs. Wright
Secundary
United States
Japan
Germany
Boca Grands
MecKinney
Corbett
O'Neill
Palomas
Peek
Manuel
Chicago
A Fredericka
Central Department
United States Army
Mexico
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Fort D . Russell
Wyo
Philippines
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Sheridan
Fort Robinson
Nebr
Meade
S. Dak
Fort Russell
Carranza
U. S
Wilix
Thirteenth
United States Cavalry
Nogwaica
Douglas
Second Cavalry Brigade
George A. Dodd
Washington
Doda
Dodd
Armed Intervention Urged By Sherman For Mexico Respect
Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman, in Princeton at the Swedish American Republican League of Illinois convention, called for armed intervention to force Mexico to respect the United States. He argued that sending troops to the border would protect American soldiers and compel respect, warning of war risk if the nation is unprepared.
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Sherman
International News Service
Princeton
Ila
Mexico
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Villa
Ganater
Columbus
N. Mex
Sharman
Swedish-American Republican League of Illinois
México
U S Troops Intrench Near Douglas Urge Col Dodd to Lead
Douglas Ariz March 9 United States troopers along the border near Douglas intrenched to repel a potential night attack by Mexican bandits and infantry marching eastward for guard duty. Col George A Dodd commands the detachment as units move to Hachita and San Bernardino while Washington is urged to place him in charge of any expeditionary force. A volunteer automobile corps forms to speed soldier transport if needed.
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Douglas
Arig
Here
New Mexico
Eleventh
United States Infantry
Hachita
Mex
Sixth Infantry
San Bernardino
Saat
Col. Dodd
Obituary and notices from early 1916 hospital board meeting
Special notices recount the death of Mrs McGuire and honor her service on the Childrens Hospital Board of Directors with gratitude for decades of care to sick children. Resolutions praise her humane ministrations, fundraising skill, and leadership. Also listed are delinquent tax notices and an annual stockholders meeting for National Life Insurance Company in Washington.
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The
Childrens Hospital
Frederick B McGuire
McGuire
Alck
Varme
Viaitora
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Houston
la Booker
Wright Ranch
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Husband
Gen Villa
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Been Grande
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Moores
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Playas, N Mex
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Hoover House
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J S Dean
Viva Villa
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Thirteenth Cavalry
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Borrow
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H Street N. E. Lincoln
California Prunes
California
John H. Magruder
Conn. Ave
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Tyree
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Aridremaer
Everest J Allen
Sarah Bennett James
Hoxwell
Isabella
Hrady
John L. Coleman
Michael Fae
Joseph F Cousins
Sarah C Cox
Edith P Cronan
John T Dorie
Bannie Dunlop
Cecelia Gant
Gehrman
Lilt
Green Eugene Griffin Ham Tivehinson
Edward & McKeen
Prencie Powell
Mari EB Powell
Moses Powell
Pyle & Corie Cognplia_P
Randolph
Anna Staples
Della W Stocking
Georgianna Talbert Marr
Talbert
Caroline Taylor
Waller Realty Company
Robert Ward
Catherine Washington
Knadeth
Robert
GAT
Wanhington
Carroll Electric Co
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Everiere
Schwartz & Pelzman
Byron S
Aeatna
C.A
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