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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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Representatives Pass War Resolution

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 4

The House of Representatives by 337 votes to 37, has passed the war resolution. The House of Representatives…

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Preparing for War. Vera Cruz

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 4

Preparations for war are proceeding on board the American warship here. All American freight vessels have been ordered out of the harbor by the…

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British Officer's Heroism. Carried 500 Miles on a Stretcher. Wounded Man Charged by Rhinos

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 7

Details reached London on March 6 of an incident on the Anglo-Abyssinian frontier that will rank high in the annals of heroism and pluck displayed in…

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War Against Strikes. State Troops Called Out. Many Killed on Both Sides. (Reuter's Message.) Trinidad Colorado)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 4

A battle between a number of armed strikers and a small detachment of State troops is proceeding throughout the district, and there has been much…

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2nd Edition. Miner Office, 3.30 p.m. Mexico and the States. War Any Moment. First Hostile Steps. [Reuter's Message.) Washington, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 8

The United States war preparations are proceeding actively throughout the States. President Wilson has agreed to…

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America and Mexico. on the Verge of War. Representatives Support the President. Some Opposition in the Senate. Huerta Says "No Insult Meant." Arrests Made Under Martial Law. British Newspaper Comments. (Reuter's Message.) Washington

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 4

The preisdent of the United States of America (Dr. Woodrow Wilson), in his message to the Congress joint session, asking for approval to raise…

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Fighting Ashore. Fifty Americans Wounded. Two Hundred Mexicans Killed. Vera Cruz, Tuesday Night

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1914 · page 4

The war is proceeding in earnest. Fify Americans so far have been wounded, and 200 Mexicans killed in the fighting…

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The War Begun. Washington, Tuesday Night

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1914 · page 4

The war [?] started. An official announcement has been made that the American fleet has taken Vera Cruz, after a battle in which four Americans…

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War. United States and Mexico. Victory at Vera Cruz. Tampico to be Seized. Senate's Concurrence. (Reuter's Messages.) New York

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1914 · page 2

Mr. Norman Angeil, author and newspaper manager of London, who is at present on a visit to the United States, during an interview to-day,…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. Mexico and the States. War Any Moment. First Hostile Steps. (Reuter's Message.) Washington, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1914 · page 4

The United States' war preparations are proceeding actively throughout the States. President Wilson has agreed to…

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War Against Strikes the Colorado Trouble. Further Bloodshed Expected. (Reuter's Message.) Trinidad (Colorado)

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 2

The bodies of 11 children, two women and one man, have been found in the ruins of the tents by the Red Cross Society searchers. A number of men…

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War. America and Mexico. Matters Becoming Complicated. Who Represents Mexico? Hostilities Temporarily Stopped. (Reuter's Message.) Washington

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 2

General Carranza declares that General Huerta (the Provisional President of Mexico) has no right to give any reparation to the United States,…

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War. Huerta, the Usurper. Evacuation of Vera Cruz Demanded. Britishers Warned to Leave Mexico. Constitutionalists and Rebels Unite. (Reuter's Message.) Washington

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 4

Cencral Carranza has sent a message, to President Woodrow Wilson, in which, after denouncing General Huerta as a usurper, he demands the…

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Daring Robbery. Three Thieves Hold Up Shop. One Shot Dead One Wounded Fatally. a Third Swallows Poison (Reuter's Message.) St. Petersburg

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 8

Three thieves, by holding up the customers, robbed a shop in St Petersburg and decamped with a large sum of money. They discharged their revolvers…

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Cable News U.S.A. and Mexico. War Declared. Fighting at Vera Cruz

Western Grazier · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 2

War has begun with Mexico. The United States force has seized the Customs House at Vera Cruz, after a sharp fight during which four…

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The War. United States and Mexico; Both Marking Time. War Fever in Washington Abating. Anti-american Riots in California. Food Short at Vera Cruz. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 4

From Vera Cruz telegrams published in London, it is known that three American sailors were killed and 25 wounded on Thursday…

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War. Huerta, the Usurper. Evacuation of Vera Cruz Demanded. Britishers Warned to Leave Mexico. Constitutionalists and Rebels Unite. (Reuter's Message.) Washington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 8

General Carranza has sent a message to President Woodrow Wilson. in which. after denouncing General Huerta as a usunper, he demands the…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. the War. Latest News From Mexico. Foreigners Flocking to the Railways. Cruisers Rescue Many Refugees. President Wilson Firm. (Reuter's Messages.) Washington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 8

It is reported that secret orders have been issued calling out 250,000 volunteers. The National Guard has been ordered to mobilise…

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The War. a Senator's Opinion. (Reuter's Message.) Washington

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 April 1914 · page 8

Senator Penrose declared to-day that the United States action in accepting the mediation of the South American Republic is worthy of the contempt of…

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The War. America and Mexico. Fight to the Bitter End. Many Americans Being Murdered. Huertaists Shoot 20 Refugees Nuevo Laredo in Ruins. Southern Republics Offer to Mediate: (Reuter's Message.) Washington

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 April 1914 · page 4

Colonel Goethe's, the controller and engineer-in-chief of the Panama Canal, has placed the canal zone on a full war footing…

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