Saturday, November 27, 1915. Casper's Fr. McGee passes.

It was a Saturday.

An illustration by James Montgomery Flagg graced the cover of the comedic Judge, making sport of November weather, and sports.

The Saturday Evening Post just went with an illustration of contemporary beauty.

Country Gentleman had an illustration of a white turkey, but I can't find a good image of it to post.

The British government introduced legislation to restrict housing rents to their pre Great War levels  following Glasgow rent strikes.

A second KKK chapter was established in Stone Mountain, Georgia, showing the rapid growth of the racist organization.  Of note, a newspaper in Colorado that was black owned and operated campaigned on this day for keeping Birth of a Nation out of Colorado.

In Casper, a tragedy struck the local Catholic community with the death of Fr. McGee, who was just 27 years old.

I'd heard or read of Fr. McGee, but I didn't know anything about him, including that he died so young.

The local paper also reported that troops were headed to the border in light of the Second Battle of Nogales having just occured.

A rather grim photograph was taken of French soldiers gathering up battlefield dead, French and German.

Weather at Gallipoli continued to be bad.

The Great Blizzard at Gallipoli

Last edition:

Friday, November 26, 1915. Battle of Nogales.

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Friday, November 26, 1915. Battle of Nogales.

Villista's commenced firing on U.S. troops across the border in Nogales, Arizona, from Nogales, Sonora.  The 12th Infantry responded with counter fire in an engagement that lasted over two hours until Constitutionalistas troops arrived and attacked the Villistas.

The attack followed a series of cross border raids by unknown, but probably Villistas, forces.  The day prior Mascarena's Ranch had bee raided in such an event.

Villa's troops had been attempting to withdraw from Nogales but had their efforts frustrated with Obregon's troops captured a troop train they were using.  The Villista firing into Nogales started after that.  Some U.S. forces crossed into Mexico during the fight, prior ro the arrival of Obregon's troops.  Later in the day, the 10th Cavalry engaged in a 30 minute firefight with the Constitutionalistas.

Bad weather set in at Gallipoli, adding to the misery and to Allied casualties.

Other news of the day:

Today -100: November 26, 1915: I know that moral pressure will not be without its effect

Martin Mine, Benton, Wis., November 25, 1915.

Cleveland Mine, Hazel Green, Wis, November 26, 1915.

Last edition:

Thursday, November 25, 1915. Retreat of the Serbs and General Relativity.

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