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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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Mexican Civil War. the Federals' Last Stand. [Reuter's Message.] Mexico City

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 8

The last stand made by the Federals in the neighborhood of Ojinaga, North Mexico, resulted in the wiping out of hundreds of Federals and the practical…

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Mexican Civil War. the Rebels Active. [Reuter's Message.] Mexico City

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 8

The Federals have been able to enfrench themselves around Ojinaga, thus keeping the rebels at bay despite heavy losses…

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Mexican Civil War. Imprisoned Deputies Released. [Reuter's Message.] Mexico City

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 6

General Huerta has released the 26 of the imprisoned deputies excepting Don Reyes, ex-Minister for Justice, and Don Estanol, ex-Minister of…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. Will There Be War? Unrest in the Near East. Turkish War Minister Resigns. [Reuter's Message.] Constantinople

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 4

Izzet Pasha Minister for War, has resigned. He will be succeeded by Enver Bey…

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Mexican Civil War. [Reuter's Messages.] Half-starved Women and Children. Presido

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 4

It is reported that 2000 Mexican refugees, including half-starved women and children, have rushed across the frontier into America seeking to…

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Safeguarding the Czar. at the Cost of His Soldiers' Lives. [Reuter's Message.] St. Petersburg

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 4

It is reported that the soldiers who guarded the Czar's train along the entire route between Moscow and St. Petersburg suffered severely in…

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Mexican Civil War. Mexico City

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

Hostilities between the rebels and the Federals, which have been raging for some days, have been suspended, and the rebels are withdrawing along the…

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The War Office. a New Secretary. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 4

Colonel Sir E. W. D. Ward has resigned his office as Permanent Under-Secretary for War, and Mr. Reginald Herbert Brade, C.B., who has been…

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Mexican Civil War. Fatal Mistake by Rebels. [Reuter's Message.] Mexico City

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 4

A party of rebels captured a train in the neighborhod of Espirita Santo. When this captured train was approaching La Bonda, another party of…

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Mexican Civil War. Decisive Rebel Victory. [Reuter's Message.] Mexico City

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 4

A grave reverse to the Federal arms is reported from Odjinaga. The rebels advanced and fought hotly around the trenches, and the Federals fled, some…

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Big Labor War. Crisis in South Africa. [Reuter's Message.] Troops Held in Readiness. Johannesburg

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 4

Two mounted South African Union regiments from Potchefstroom and two infantry regiments have begun a march to the Rand as the drivers of the trains…

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Big Labor War. the South African Strike. Leaders' Warlike Utterances. a General Strike Probable. Safeguarding the Railways. [Reuters Messages.] Johannesburg

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

Mr. George Mason, member of the executive of the Federation of Trades Unions, when speaking in the Market Square on Sunday, remarked that the…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. Big Labor War. the Crisis in South Africa. Armed Forces Gathering. Drought in Orange River District. [Reuter's Message.] Johannesburg

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 4

A force of special police has been enrolled, along with a vigilance committee, to patrol the street. All are wearing red armlets. It is expected…

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Big Labor War. Crisis Expected To-day. Martial Law at Capetown. [Reuter's Message.] Johannesburg

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 4

lt is expected that the crisis over the railway strike will be precipitated to-morrow. The Government has formed a mobile column of 2009 war veterans…

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Ulster. to Avert Civil War

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 6

In an article in the December "Fortnightly Review," under the heading "An Appeal to the Crown," the writer shows that the King would be…

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The Tripoli War. the After-effects. [Reuter's Message.] Rome

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 6

Official unemployment statistics just issued show that as the result of the Tripoli war there has been an alarming increase of unemployed. In many towns…

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2nd Edition. Miner Office, 3.30 p.m. South African Labor War. Third Edition News

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 8

See page 6 for last night's Third Edition news of the South African labor war…

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The Band Labor War. the Effect of Martial Law. Very Drastic Regulations. Dynamite Freely Used. a Trades Hall Barricaded. (Reuter's Messages.) Capetown

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 4

The tramway men here have decided by resolution to strike if they are called out. It was dull to-day at the Trades Hall, and this was described by the…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. a General Strike. South African Labor War. Starting From To-day. Miners and All Trades Join in Result of the Ballot. General-martial Law. (Reuter's Message.) Capetown, Wednesday Morning

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 6

News has been received that a general strike was declared by the Trades Federation at Johannesburg late last night, as a result of the miners ballots…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. South African Labor War. Third Edition News

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 4

See page 6 for last night's Third Edition news of the South African labor war…

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