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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1916
Page
1
Carranza replies that Wilson is wrong as guardsmen pass through en route to the border. The report notes Massachusetts and New Jersey National Guardsmen moving past El Paso as their stated destination.
Ammunition of reports shows several regiments and batteries arriving by rail to Amarillo from Fort Sill and Boston. Major Barry commands the first Santa Fe train with Hospitals and Companies B FR H. Soldiers express readiness for border service and enjoyment of a brief Amarillo layover.
The June 30 report notes a new federal standard requiring barrels used for fruit and vegetable sales to contain 70 8 inches of internal volume, about three bushels. Penalties include up to 500 dollars or six months imprisonment for violations, with enforcement by federal and state weights and measures officials.
William H. Orpet goes on trial over the Marion Lambert death with Chief Counsel James TH Wilkerson leading evidence. An army of witnesses is summoned to prove the defendant did not kill Marion Lambert and that she acted by her own hand.
The Naval bill under discussion in the Senate outlines an expanded building program. It proposes an appropriation totaling $588,180,500 for three years of construction. The record notes past appropriations of $110,126,160 in 1917 and 1919.
Racine hosts the annual state convention and reunion of the United Spanish War Veterans of Wisconsin. Arriving visitors fill the city as a five day program blends with a mammoth Fourth of July celebration featuring a water carnival street carnival band concerts fireworks and a large military civic and industrial parade.
New York reports a massive tobacco shipment for French troops from Louisville. The order totals 22,500,000 pounds in 15,000 hogsheads weighing 11,706 tons, purchased by the French government to supply trenches. The first 3,000 tons will travel aboard the steamship Lady Nicotine, soon renamed Kirsten, with five sailings a month in July and August.
The Donley County Automobile Association in Clarendon Texas has begun agitation for a bond issue to pave the built up streets. A large amount of construction and improvement work is planned and local business men are calculating costs with contractors.
President Wilson told the New York Press Club he opposed war with Mexico unless absolutely necessary. He cited hundreds of daily letters from Mexican property owners begging to avert hostilities and asked if conquest would enhance Mexico’s glory, prompting a long chorus from the audience.
Chick Evans, four time Western Amateur champion and once Western Open champ, and National Open holder, is noted by Chicago readers in context of a London rumor about Mrs. William Leeds. The wealthy widow, dubbed the $20,000,000 widow, has repeatedly rejected marriage offers including Prince Christopher of Greece and Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. Leeds, daughter of William Stewart, inherited a fortune after William Leeds died, and she has spent much time abroad amid society circles, with famed admiration for her beauty.
A local Tipton man had his hair trimmed yesterday amid speculation he was planning to pursue new opportunities. The rumor sparked talk of promotions and changes in his schedule.
Allied forces report success on three fronts. French troops captured Thiaumont work northeast of Verdun. British bombardment of German trenches continues in Belgium and France. Russians seized Kolo mea railway hub toward Lemberg and Italians advance in Trentino taking Obertine and nearby villages. Unofficial reports mention a Baltic Sea clash south of Stockholm with Russian withdrawal. Allies reportedly shell German trenches from Ypres to the Senne River.
Menomonte Wisconsin becomes first U S city to offer no compensation for liquor sellers forced to close at midnight as the city goes dry after April election. Thirteen saloon keepers will cease operations and switch to other retail lines under a community agreement granting them use of their former premises rent free to start anew.
In Atlantic City New Jersey Miss Margaret Wilson daughter of the President will open the Chautauqua week speaking on community work. Professor Henry C Jackson known as the Discoverer of the School house Juvenile Court will also headline the assembly program as another prominent speaker.
Baltimore records mark James Cardinal Gibbons completing fifty five years as a priest and thirty in the cardinalate. The aging primate, revered across the United States, shows no major observance but receives greetings from friends nationwide. He approaches eighty two next month, famed for steadfast faith and measured leadership.
A note responding to President requests is deemed a formal reply. Carranza rejects the demand and asserts Mexico will not permit armed forces to remain on its soil as demanded.
A Washington, Mexico City and El Paso dispatch recounts a heated exchange after Lansing’s note. Mexico’s Foreign Office rejects U S armed presence and blames Santa Ysabel on Charles Watson. Reports also note National Guard deployment and potential troop withdrawal back at the border.
The Duma approved a bill banning sale of drinks over 1.5 percent alcohol, exempting light wines and beer. If the upper house approves and the emperor signs, Russia would enact strict prohibition. In Dallas Texas a woman identified as Miss Johnson, a negra, was killed by her uncle with an axe and hammer.
A. S. Munsey outlines a plan for a cooperative press group with the Associated Press and other major organizations. He envisions a unified gathering of news through a single cooperative system led by Munsey. The move aims to enhance efficiency and control in the reporting network across many papers.
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