Peace by May of Intervention in Mexico
Across San Antonio March 23 the United States weighs a rapid troop move into Mexico. Dr. C. I. Caricristi urges Madero to win a decisive Chihuahua victory by May 1 to prompt U S recognition of belligerency. Gen Carter drills sudden movement plans. Taft’s patience tightens. Discussions hinge on railroad security, American business interests, and the risk of intervention.
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Caricristi
Chihuahua
San Antonio
Tex
Carter
C. i. “Aricristi
United States
Mexico
Francisco
Matiero
Carleristi
Taft
Madero
Dr. Carierist
Texas
Dr. Carieristi
Washington
Il Paso
Laredo
Paris
Jose Ves Sinfantour
Chithuahua
Mesico
Thoms
Senor Madero
Chihuatinn
Rio Girande
Europe
Mexten
Mos
Yeistions
Alwass
War Department
Fort Sam Houston
Joseph W. Duncan
S.A
S.A. the Property Accountability of Officers Belonging To the Division Wil Br
Firing on Troops Reported Along Texas Border
Dispatches from Presidio Alpine and Terlingua detail cross border gunfire near the Rio Grande. Brig. Gen. Duncan reports no confirmation of shots on American troops, but sources cite a patrol being fired upon and insurrectionists crossing into Texas at Jafitas. Texas Rangers are ordered toward Contrabands Canyon as cavalry and local guards prepare.
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Joseph W. Duncan
Department of Texas
Texas
Presidio
Wickersham
Washington
United States
Eugene Nolte
Alpine
Sergi
Long
Jafitas
Ojinaga
Duncan
Terlingua
Company of
Texas Rangers
Third Cavalry
San Antonio
Mexicans Inva de U S General Ignores Warning
Rebels lose 36 men and Federally 8 in a nine hour battle at La Colorada near Termosillo. A Mexican rurales expedition crossed the river west of Ojinaga into United States territory for miles. Juarez residents nervous as insurrectos seen near the city opposite Socorro Texas. Navarro dispatches force amid reports of planned attacks on Chihuahua city.
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la Colorada
Juarez
Navarro
Prositlo
Fox
Ojinaga
Pot
Laque
Asus Prima
Sonora
Mexico
Marvin
Lat Colorado
Termosillo
Chihuahua City
Here
Rio Grands
Socorro
Tex
Genarro
Wireless underground found key to mine disasters
Berlin reports German scientists Leimbach and Loewr have applied wireless telegraphy for underground communication. Messages sent between potash mines in the North Harz Mountains reach nearly a mile and a half at 600 feet depth, proving clearer signals over great distances. The discovery is considered highly important for mining safety.
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Berlin
Leimbach
lLoewr
Messaes
Harz
Iource
Americans slain court dooms four more
Mexican reports claim four American boys from Pirtleville named Adams Young Howard and Shanley were executed by Mexican troops after capture with insurrectos following the Agua Prieta clash. An American witness stood near the firing squad and heard the command, but did not see the executions.
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Washington Post
Turson
Ariz
Naco
Pirtleville
Adams
Young
Howard
Shanley
Ingorrectos
Agua Prieta
San Antonio
Tex
John Hamilton Dignowitty
Dignowitty
Chihuahua
Fred Dignowitty
Ghastly Gift for Diaz
Gen. Luque, a general on President Diaz's staff, was found murdered after insurrectos shipped his mutilated body to Mexico City in a packing box. A letter from Denver describes his December transfer to Chihuahua, capture, and the grim delivery marked with a knife and nails through the skull as a proclamation against Diaz.
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Washington
Denver
Colo
Luque
Diaz
Mexico City
Insurrectos
Chihuahua
National Railroad
Porfirio
Senora Cerdan
Puebla
Brown Dog Statue Destroyed by Local Council Order
A London dispatch reports the famed Brown Dog statue at Battersea, erected by women and vivisectionists, was destroyed today by council order. A smith shattered it with a hammer, ending the landmark's presence amid ongoing controversy.
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Tondon
Battersea
Vieres
Injustice Stir Carneg ie May Aid Man Wrongly Imprisoned
Carnegie interest grows in the case of Praying Andy Toth, jailed nearly twenty years for a murder he did not commit. F M Wilmot and the Carnegie hero fund commission confirm a private inquiry and possible personal bounty to aid Toth if the facts prove true.
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Weahington
Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
Andy" Toth
Western Penitentiary
Carnegie
Toth
F. M. Wilmot
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Ironmaster
Gilad
Carnegie Company
Edgar Thomson
Wilmot
Carnegis
Harem Skirts for Choir Invasion of Meetings Planned
Special to The Washington Post reports W Glenn Voliva to lead an invasion on May 14 at the Coliseum in Waukegan Illinois to stage meetings. He will wear hobble skirts for younger members and harems for older women, a fashion linked to Zion and Dowie. In Travers City Mary Schmaltz owns the first harem skirt in northern Michigan and obtains police permit for public parade with police protection. townspeople react with anger toward the chief of police.
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Washington Post
Waukegan
Chicago
W. Glenn Voliva
Coliseum
Zion
Elijah
John Alexander Dowie
Travers City
Mich
Mary Schmaltz
Michigan
Mrs Gertrude Horrigan Wins Absolute Divorce
Special to The Washington Post from St. Paul says Mrs. Gertrude M Horrigan, niece of James J Hill, obtained an absolute divorce from William J Horrigan in district court. Judge Dickson granted the decree as Horrigan refused to speak to or dine with his wife. Custody of their 2 year old Helen awarded to Mrs Horrigan. Alimony set at 2500 cash and 65 a month. The couple married September 43 1907. Horrigan formerly vicepresident and general manager of the Northwestern Ice and Fuel Company.
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Washington Post
St. Paul
Gertrude M. Horrigan
James J. Hill
William J. Horrigan
Dickson
District Court
Horrigan
Northwestern Ice and Fuel Company
Governor Dix Proposes Repeal Of Inheritance Tax
Albany March 23 Gov Dix sent a message to the legislature urging repeal of the progressive inheritance tax law enacted at the last extra session He argues the measure drives taxable estates from New York and reduces state revenue He urges a return to the 188 law format and scope.
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Albany
N. Y
Dix
THINK JAPAN PLOTS WAR Pushing Manchurian Talks and Russia Ties
A London report to the New York American cites Russia’s state department saying Japan presses Russo Chinese frontier settlements to keep inland stability while it negotiates with America. Ambassador Morono spends heavily to curry favor with Russian officials as Michael Menshikov warned that Japan aims to secure its rear before any conflict with the United States, more so than with England or Germany.
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Washington Post
New York
New York American
London
St. Petersburg
Russia
State Department
Japan
America
Morono
Michael Menshikoff
Novoe Vreyma
England
Germany
Peacemaking plans dismissed as dreams by Berlin adviser
Berlin confidant Prof. Schliemann, writing in the Kropszeitung, condemns Taft and Grey peace proposals as hallucinations. He argues world peace requires realism and strength, rejecting an Anglo-Saxon world police and likening it to historic holy alliances as an alarming political monstrosity.
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Washington Post
New York
New York American
Berlin
Schliemann
Kaiser
Kropszeituns
Taft
Mr. Taft
Edward Grey
Alexander I
Nicholas I
Morgan to Visit Kaiser at Corfu Castle
A cable from Rome says J. P. Morgan will reembark on the Corsair at Naples soon, visit Sicily, then travel to Corfu to be Emperor William's guest at Castle Achillelon. He will cruise the Adriatic to Venice to see American and English friends.
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Washington Post
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Rome
J. P. Morgan
Naples
Sicily
Corfu
William
Castle Achillelon
Morgan
Adriatic
Venice
Tax on Old Maids Proposed in Wisconsin Assembly
Madison March 93 A bill to tax unmarried women over 25 and to create a matrimonial commission was introduced in the assembly by Assemblyman Hansen of Manitowoc. The commission would bring together kin dred goals when affinity is sought by a love lorn maiden.
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Madison
Wis
Asseblyman Hansén
Manitowoc
Dog Saves Five Lives in Plunge Fire Rescue
In St Paul Minnesota on March 23 a brindle bulldog alerted H Y Yost to smoke and allowed him to wake his wife and children and flee their apartment above a barn fire. The blaze began in the barn and smoke woke the family after the dog detected the danger. They escaped with only the clothing on their backs.
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Washington Post
St. Paul
Minn
H. Y. Yost
Yost
Desperate Murder Plot by Loyal Inmate Exposed
Desperate scheme by ten convicted murderers at Howard Hall of the Government Hospital for the Insane aimed to kill guards and free 300 inmates. Arthur Barnes, an inmate, alerted authorities after overhearing plans and weapons hidden in the ward led to iron restraints on nine ringleaders. Dr William A White ordered heightened guard and extra measures, while a plea for more funding to bolster security was promised as officials continue to pursue the conspiracy. Continued on third page.
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Arthur Barnes
Howard Hall
Government Hospital
Charles 8. Fletcher
United States
Hitchcock Hall
Thomas Winters
William Huddie
Joseph Andsley
Barnes
Hagreader
William A. White
White
Dr. White
Sud Dle
Winters
Endsley
Upper Marlboro
Guarda
Congress
Peace by May for Intervention Mexicana Invade Texas
Mexicans Kill Eight Americans Preyed on the Bereaved Wholesale Murder Plot Failed Ghosts TM Signed Notes Man Aided in Big Gem Theft Guard Officers Going to Texas Philip J Roche Assails Police Call for Recruits to Army Free Hand for Diaz High School Girls Accept Plain Gowns Experts for Lower Wool Duty Steps to Get More Pay for Clerks Convicts Aided to Quit Crime Progress of Camorrists' Trial Editorial Society Sporting Events Loan Shark Inquiry Goes On 10-Financial S. W. Taylor to Direct Horse Show
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Texas
Philip J. Roche
Army
Diaz
T-Society
S. W. Taylor
Red Hair Wins Divorce in Kansas City
Mrs. Emma B. Mason obtained a divorce from Howard L. Mason, wealthy real estate man and president of Safety Rail and Joint Lock Co., after telling in court of red hairs found on a hair brush and matching the color to her husband’s stenographer. Judge Goodrich granted the decree and awarded custody of their 9-year-old son.
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Washington
Kansas City
Emma B. Mason
Howard L. Mason
Safety Rail and Joint Lock Company
Prominent Family Scandal In Bible Debt Fraud Case
Bertil Kaltenberg pleaded guilty in Brooklyn to using the mails to defraud by sending letters to relatives of the deceased claiming they owed a Bible purchase. The scheme targeted recent death notices, asking for final payments. Countess Oxenstein was released on parole, while Gustav Oxenstein and the Howland household figure in the case.
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New York
Bertil Kallenberg
Univesity
Stockholm
Chatfield
United States Circuit Court
Brooklyn
Kallenberg
Carl M. Schmidt
Samuell
Howland
Washington Jockey Club
August Belmont
Raymond Street
Gustav Oxenstein
Sweden
Countess Oxenstein
Huntington
United States
Louis Ro Bick
Kaltenberg
Carl Schmid
Fire Rages in Colon Wrecking Thirteenth Fourteenth Bolivar Streets
A furious blaze in Colon tears through Thirteenth Fourteenth Bolivar and D streets destroying about 50 houses and 3 churches. Fire brigades and Canal Zone units battle the flames with dynamite used on several buildings. The commissary near the district, valued at $1,000,000, is saved. Sixty sailors from the US gunboat Poduceh aid the effort. several lives are feared lost. Material damage estimated at $300,000.
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Colon
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
Bolivar
Canal Z Zone
United States
Munboat Poduceh
Panama City
Carnegie Trust notes spark grand jury probe
Andrew Carnegie agreed to testify as the grand jury investigates the Carnegie Trust Company affair. Fraudulent notes totaling over 200000 surfaced, with $127000 missing from Carnegie Trust assets and an alleged forged loan record involving Northern Bank. Indictments expected next week as authorities pursue conspirators and altered records.
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Grand Jury
Andrew Carnegie
Whitman
Grand
Carnegie Trust Company
Northern Bank
C Percion
Carfiegsle Trust Company
Aided Theft Suspect Tracked Across Cities
Police reveal the case involved a female agent and a male accomplice who fled in a taxicab after a Concord Pharmacy theft. The robber is described as attractive and skilled, with the pair reportedly working together in other cities.
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Concord Pharmacy
Beautiful servant girl thief tied to Adams jewelry theft
Police traced a feminine thief named Mary Miller and aliases across major cities as the "Arsene Lupin" of the theft at Miss Mary B Adams 1621 New Hampshire Ave. A male accomplice used a taxi to flee after the $10,000 jewel heist. Detectives in Washington, New York, and other cities pursue both thieves amid linked past arrests and similar schemes.
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Mary B. Adams
New Hampshire Avenue
Mize Adams
D. B. Merryman
America
Adams
Pinkertons
Arsene Lupin
Mary Miller
Mary Mueller
Lena Mueller
Mary Schwarts
Whee
Concord
Seventeenth Street
Misa Adams
Baltimore
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
New York
St. Louis
Mijas Mueller
Mephistopheles
Miss Mueller
Mary
Eise Webb
Elsie Webb
Lilie McDowell
Washington
Howlett
Mina Adams
Adame
Haldane Made a Peer Elevates War Secretary to Viscount
King George elevates War Secretary Haldane to viscount, strengthening government in the Lords. J B Seely becomes under secretary for war, Lord Lucas named under secretary for the colonies, following the peerage move. Rumor of Lloyd George’s retirement as chancellor denied.
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London
King George
Haldane
House of Lorda
J. B. Seely
Colonial Office
Lord Lucas
War Office
House of Lords
David Lloyd. George
Exchequer
Will bequests total 275000 to Episcopal Church
Bequests aggregating nearly 275000 are left to the Episcopal Church by the will of Mrs. Arelia Worthington widow of the Right Reverend Dr. George Worthington formerly bishop of Nebraska. The article notes Pittsfield Mass and the date March 28.
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Mase
Episcopal Church
Arelia Worthington
George Worthington
Nebraska
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