Mayan rebels attacked the town of Valladolid, Mexico. They killed 40 people, including local police resulting in the dispatch of the gunboat Morelos with 600 troops.
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Ostensibly exploring the practice of law before the internet. Heck, before good highways for that matter.
Mayan rebels attacked the town of Valladolid, Mexico. They killed 40 people, including local police resulting in the dispatch of the gunboat Morelos with 600 troops.
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The Delahueristas surrendered with President Álvaro Obregón offering them an amnesty which they largely accepted and de la Huerta entered into the US, going to Los Angeles. Mexican army officers who had been part of the revolution who held a rank higher than major were ordered to be executed.
De la Huerta's revolution came after Obregón endorsed Plutarco Calles as his successor and was favored by Catholics, conservatives and a considerable portion of the army officers. Obregón was supported by the U.S. government, agrarians, workers and it resulted in the establishment of the Mexican Air Force.
An Irish Army demobilization, resulting in reduced numbers, met the opposition of the Irish Republican Army Organization (IRAO) which delivered an ultimatum to President Cosgrave from Major-General Liam Tobin and Colonel Charles Dalton, demanding it cease. Defense Minister Richard Mulcahy ordered the arrest of both officers on charges of mutiny.
President Coolidge held a press conference:
Press Conference, March 7, 1924
Mr. President, are you approaching a decision on that matter?
Will they probably be reappointed, Mr. President?
Did the newspaper men make any suggestions, Mr. President, or give you any aid?
I noticed the statement given out yesterday, but it isn’t quite clear.
That had reference to the expiration of the terms of the two District Commissioners, didn’t it?
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Ottoman forces laid siege to Van as tension there grew worse.
German forces attacked Hill 60 after bombarding British defenses during the day.
A U.S. aircrew and aircraft came under fire for the very first time when Mexican forces fired on a Martin biplane flying aerial reconnaissance on the U.S. border.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad went into bankruptcy.
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