Death of F C Stevens Ends a Capitol Banker Era
Frederick C Stevens longtime Washington banker and rail firm organizer dies at 64 in Attica New York cause apoplexy He helped consolidate street railways into Washington Railway and Electric Company and led major banks including West End Bank and Commercial National He mentored Charles E Hughes shaping New York reform and public works He also bred leading Maplwood hackney horses at Attica farm with notable show wins through 1900s
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Frederick C. Stevens
Washington
Inttica
Stevens
Alecitic
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Mr. Stevens
West End Bank
Citizens’ Bank
Commercial National Bank
Eldridge E. Jordan
Washington Stock Exchange
Attica
Wyoming County
Robert S
Mary Smith Stevens
Robert & Stevens
Kansas
Frederick Stevens
Cornell University
Hannibal and St Jo Railway Company
Wirat National Bank of Prisons
Kaas
Maplewood
Senate and Assembly
Gas and Electric Companies
New York City
Charles E Hughes
New York Senate
Banking Department of
New York State
Palisadea
Hudson River
Hughes
State Department of Public Works
Mr.Stevens
Madison Square Garden
Eben D Jordan
Boston
Lady Valentine
Lady Sultan
Victoria III
Evangeline
Flora B
Kathleen II
Victoria 11
Victoria IV
Fandango II
Langton Rufus
Thelma
Encore
Bonanza
Thalamarine
Woman Seeks Navy Enlistment To Aid Country
Minneapolis report notes a woman named Mrs Mamie Johnson of Williston North Dakota applied at a local recruiting station for naval enlistment stating women should help their country but law prohibits women's enlistment. Separate dispatches from Galveston report Zapata and Dias sending troops to Villa's aid and Mexican forces uniting against the United States amid unrest.
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F. C. Stevens
Diaz
Zapata
Villa
U.S
Minneapolis
Minn
Navy
Mamie Johnson
Williston
N. Dak
International News Service
Galveston
Tex
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Felix Dias
Mexico
Typhus Death Reported After Border Spread in Santa Rita
Typhus claimed the life of Francisco Gonzales in Santa Rita New Mexico. Officials say the disease was brought from Oaxaca and by Mexicans and measures are in place to halt further spread.
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Santa Rita, N. Mex
Francisco Gonzales
Oaxaca
Nogales Garrison Warned Not to Make Any Hostile Demonstration
Nogales Ariz March 16 News that American troops crossed the international line reached Nogales and Nogales Sonora across the border. The crossing prompted calm streets as 400 garrison troops were ordered to quarters and no disturb ace occurred. A pamphlet from Gen P Bias Callies carried Gen Carranzas appeal for calm amid military movements along the border. Carranza forces are being withdrawn from Yaqui country and concentrated on the border in Chihuahua and eastern Sonora.
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Nogales
Ariz
Newa
Nogasies
Sonora
P. Bias Callies
Carranza
Mexico
Carransa
Chihuahuse
Leastern
Epoch Making Move by U S Army Draws Crowds at Border
Hundreds of spectators watch American troops enter Mexican soil near Columbus N M as part of a rapid expedition. Details on armament and routes are guarded by censorship while new regiments and an aero squad prepare for further action. Unconfirmed reports place another column about 50 miles west near Hachita, Mexico.
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U.S. Army
Mexico
Columbus
Eleventh Cavalry
Fort Oglethorpe
Aero Squad
At Dia
Ei Paso
Hachita
N. Mex
Carranza Commander Vows Cooperation With U S Forces in Juarez
Juarez March 15 Gen Gavira Carranza commander says orders from Gen Obregon require all troops in his district to cooperate with the American expedition. Americans report quiet but see undercurrents of hostility and some spitting as tensions rise. About 1,600 troops are confined to barracks and saloon visits are banned. Gavira says troops are loyal and under control.
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Carranza
U. S
Juarez
Mexico
Gavira
Obregon
Juares
United States
Iays
Col. Riojag
Ojinaga
Villa
Gutierrez
Chihuahua
Casas Grandes
Ojinags
Col. Bertani
Cararangas
Ojinage
Regular forces in United States total 34,510 personnel
War Department figures show the army as 8,506 officers and 76,252 men. The distribution of the latter is indicated in the official figures while the text notes a specific figure of 100.
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United States
War Department
Texans Arm Themselves Against Mexican Raiders
Presidio Texas March 15 All Americans arm and assemble in one place to guard against Mexican raiders after clashes among Carranza troops at Ojinaga across the border last night. Deput y sheriff Hentiago Joojas of Presidio is reported killed by Villa bandits near Ojinaga amid rumors misrepresenting U S actions.
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Presidio
Texas
Carranza
Ojinage
United States
Hentiago Joojas
Ojinags
Mormons Outpost at Casas Grandes in Ruins After Villa Invasion
El Paso March 16 reports say Colonia Dublan Mormon settlement in Casas Grandes valley lies in ruins after Villa bandits attacked. More than 100 homes burned. five Polanco men slain. three Polanco girls captured. Alexander Straut rode to safety and aided by Tracy as they fled toward Colima.
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Polanco
Columbus
Colonia Dublan
Casas Grandes
International Ne.w Service
el Paso
Tex
Dubian
Casas Grandes Valley
Alexander Straut
Carransa Garrizon
Casas Grandesta
Straut
Ville
Mr. Straut
Will
Carransa
Colota Dublan
Carranga
Galaena District
Girl Seeks Admission to Guard Despite Men Rule
An 18 year old girl entered a San Antonio national guard recruiting station and asked to enlist. Told that men only were accepted, she declared she could win the fight, asserting she could lick the adjutant if necessary and prompting the sergeant to summon the Austin adjutant for guidance.
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Washington Post
San Antonio
Tex
National Guard
Austin
Militiamen to Guard Roosevelt Dam Detail Requested
A militiaman guard detail for the Roosevelt dam 78 miles northeast of Phoenix was requested by the United States reclamation service. Governor Hunt pledged aid if needed and suggested arming government employees at the dam. Reportedly some Mexican workers near the dam were formerly Villa soldiers.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Roosevelt Dam
Here
George W. P. Hunt
United States Reclamation Service
Hunt
Villa
Mexicans Form a Home Guard in El Paso
Mexican residents who recently became U.S. citizens have organized a home guard in El Paso Texas to offer services to the city in case of attack or riot. The group, numbering more than 200 members, seeks to aid local authorities and protect the community.
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U. S
el Paso
Tex
United States
U S Chemist With Invading Army To Test All Water
U S chemist Danaon, attached to the custome service, inspects water supplies in El Paso Texas as Pershing’s forces fear cyanide poisoning by Mexican forces. The plan tests all water for poisons before use by people or livestock, reflecting a wartime precaution against poisoning in the desert region.
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U.S
Paso
Tex
Oliver
Danaon
United States
Gen. Pershing
Troops Ready as Villa Force Threatens Mexican Border
International News Service reports Douglas, Ariz. and Agua Prieta South of Douglas. Two columns of troops may cross the border on short notice after scouts spot 400 Villa troops entrenched at Agua Prieta. Units of the Eighteenth, Twenty-second, part of the Eleventh artillery, and the First Cavalry prepared to advance. Ives Lelevier, Carranza consul, seeks release of 200000 seized rifle cartridges amid US munitions embargo. General Calles and Obregon reportedly coordinating with US troops.
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Carranza
Ives Lelevier
Washington
United States
Lefevier
Calles
Sonora
Obregon
Crossing Border as Pershing Offensive Extends
4000 men under Pershing press across the border with Carranza forces and hunt Villa. Reports say Villa possibly moved toward the Sierra Madre foothills while American units and allied Carranza troops push north. Coordination includes wireless nets, an extendable aeroplane scouting wing, and a Pershing staff announced with officers from multiple divisions. The Ojinaga garrison’s mutiny ended with its commander killed, signaling cautious cooperation from most Carranza troops.
Los Angeles Prepares for Possible Trouble
Los Angeles faces potential unrest as thousands of Mexicans in and around the city prepare for possible trouble. The city council repealed a provision limiting special policemen to 300 at Chief Snivelys request, possibly increasing emergency officers to about 600. Fifty rifles and riot guns were gathered at Sheriff Johns office as authorities tighten crowd control after the Columbus raid.
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Los Angeles
Cal
C. B. Snively
Sherif John Cline
Plaza
Columbus
Snively
Pacifists Endorse Army Strength Increase Amid Mexico Delay Questions
The antipreparedness committee led by Jane Addams Stephen Wise Lillian Ward and Rev. John Hayes Holmes endorsed boosting the regular army to full strength. They sent a letter to Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott asking if the Mexican advance delay was caused by theft of a hundred horses and two machine guns from cavalry.
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Jane Addams
Stephen 8. Wise
Lillian D. Ward
John Hayes Holmes
Congress
Hugh L. Scott
Mexico
El Paso Cattleman Pays 1500 Dollar Ransom
El Paso cattleman Juan Bilbao arrived claiming he paid 1500 dollars in ransom to 23 bandits who said they were Villa followers after capturing him a few miles south of the Texas border. Friends from El Paso delivered the money and Bilbao said some captors considered shooting him. the leader crossed into Texas with Bilbao and said the band had 16000 dollars in cash from ranchers.
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el Paso
Tex
Juan Bilbao
Here
Bilbao
Texas
Destroyer Sent to Ensenada and Cleveland Ordered to San Diego
The torpedo boat destroyer Stewart will depart at midnight for Ensenada Mexico under orders from Admiral Winslow after reports brought by Ashermen. The protected cruiser Cleveland, then off the Central American coast, is ordered to San Diego and will arrive around March 30.
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Cleveland
Central American
San Diego
Cal
Stewart
Ensenada
Mexico
Cameron McR. Winslow
Pacific Fleet
Ashermen
Villa if captured a problem for U S forces
Villa, if captured, would likely be turned over to Carranza for immediate execution to avoid U S extradition complications. Army officers doubt Villa will surrender peacefully, predicting he will continue to fight as long as possible.
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Carranza
Ville
United States
New Mexico
Villa
Meade
Mrs. Francisco Madero Plans New Home in United States
Coroua Christi Tex March 15 Mrs Francisco Madero widow of the martyred President of Mexico will make her permanent home here and will not return to Mexico she said here today.
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Coroua Chriati
Tex
Francisco Madero
Mexico
Beardsley's Herring and Codfish in Various Boxes
Beardsley's offerings include Potomac roes herring and smoked fish in 1-lb, 2-lb, 3-lb, and 5-lb boxes with prices. Boneless codfish sold in 1-2, 3-1, and 5-1b boxes, plus shredded cad in papers and Flakes. Also listed large and small cans with assorted sizes and prices.
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Potomac
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Attica, N. Y
Justice Hughes
Aought
Dias
Ding and
Ancho Villa
Apollo
St, N. W
Pancho Villa
N. Met
Gaviba
Mormon Homes
Agua Prieta
Douglas
Pershing
Guerrero District
Guerrero
Sierra Madres
Hiojas
Funston
de Rosey Vabell
Tenth Cavalry
John L. Hines
Highto
Staf
Wilson B. Burtt
Twentieth Infantry
Lucien G. Berry
Firth Neld Artillery
John F. Madden
Quartermaster's Corps
Euclid F. Frick
Medical Corps
William R. Sample
James L. Collins
Martin C. Shailenberger
Sixteenth Infantry
Jered Cleyton
Lyttie Brown
Stenar
Hannon B. Black
State Department
Wills
Department
Lower
California
Mexican
Boston Fountain
Suriature Sword
Raincoats
Wee
Burberry
Waa
Ledy's
Enon
College Shields
St. N. W
Murad
Ature
Iyi
Francisco J. Madero
John H. Magruder
Conn. Ave
K St
Bell-Ans
Tyree & CO
Wash
D. C
Baltimore
Collector of Internal Revenue
Morris & Co
B Street
Washington, DC
Washington, Market Company
Center Marke
Washington, D
Joshua W. Miles
Anderson Printery
New York Ave
Firat Moor
Earle H Ramadell
Harold G. Ramadel
Ramadell
Fourteenth Street
Bricklayers’ Union
MA Wolfe
J. G. Preineert
Carroll Electric Co
12Th Street
N. W
Burchell
New Spring Patte
C. A. Muddiman & Co
12Th St
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