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Hear Villa is moving on border. Victorious in two conflicts with Carranzistas, bandit is reported moving northward. General Pershing is warned by wireless. Border patrol is strengthened between Boquillas and Ojinaga, fearing raid. Say he has 3,000 men. Vi

The New York Herald, Saturday, July 8, 1916, page three.

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The New York Herald, Saturday, July 8, 1916, page three.
PID
nyhs:117642
NYHS Identifier
nyhs_7thReg_b-35_f-02_041
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Hear Villa, victorious, is moving toward the border. Major General John F. O'Ryan takes command of the Sixth Army Division.
Genre
newspaper clippings
Owning Institution
New-York Historical Society
Type
Text
Subject (Topical)
United States. Army--History--Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916
Subject (Name)
New York (State). National Guard
O'Ryan, John F. (John Francis), 1874-1961
Villa, Pancho, 1878-1923
Subject (Geographic)
McAllen (Tex.)
New York (N.Y.)
Full Title
Hear Villa is moving on border. Victorious in two conflicts with Carranzistas, bandit is reported moving northward. General Pershing is warned by wireless. Border patrol is strengthened between Boquillas and Ojinaga, fearing raid. Say he has 3,000 men. Villa's action in attack at Jiminez complicates the situation for both governments.
Date Created
1916-July-08
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