Word: amapala
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...arms to the Mexican Government, announced last week an embargo on all shipment of arms from the U. S. to Honduras. Following a call for protection of life and property from U. S. Minister Franklin Morales, 176 officers and men from the U. S. cruiser Milwaukee were landed at Amapala and marched to the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa...
Later the armored cruiser Rochester, flagship of the U. S. special service squadron in Central and South American waters, was sent to the port of Amapala, Honduras, under command of Rear Admiral Dayton. The measure was taken as a precautionary measure against harm to American life or destruction of American property...