Desperate Conditions in Mexico City Amid Food Shortage
Reports from Mexico City describe widespread hunger as merchants halt money circulation after General Gonzalez decree. Looting widespread, water cannons disperse crowds, and relief attempts fail due to money scarcity. Foreign colonists appeal for aid while Villa and Zapata forces clash in nearby suburbs.
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Joy
Villela
Areriee
Her- Pera
American Relief Committee
Villa
Zapata
United States
Wilson
Red Cross
Scommerce
Tens of thousands dead in China fire and flood
Washington reports tens of thousands likely dead in Canton from a combined fire and flood disaster. Admiral Wistterhalter confirms estimates as aid ships deliver rice and rescue mission aries and 50 blind girls from dikes. In Des Moines police court, Minnie O'Donnell and others faced charges for Sunday racing laws at the new speedway with fines imposed.
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China
Washington
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Wistterhalter
Callao
Shuy King
Des Moines
Minnie O'Donnell
Floyd ‘Thompson
Chargea
Des Moines Speedway
Barney Obifield
Germany holds off on reply to Lusitania note
Berlin July 28 Berlin signs indicate the German government will delay replying to the latest American note on the Lusitania sinking. Editors Zimmerman and Wolff discuss the document and argue America seeks to pressure Britain over shipping controls while Germany plans to respond cautiously to preserve relations. A separate Oregon fire report notes a forest blaze near Baker with crews rushing to protect farms.
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Lusitania
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Wilson
Amecan
Gene Zimmerman
Tokal Anzeiger
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Berliner Tageblatt
Herr Zimmerman
America
England
Zimmerman
Washington
Orders Relaxes Height Rule For Canadian Troops
Montreal July 3 The military department issued an order taking effect today that allows recruits of 5 feet 2 inches or taller to enlist in Canadian troops. Previously volunteers under this height were rejected. The relaxation aims to raise enlistment numbers.
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Military Department
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Oldfield
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