Americans Freed Garranza Gives In To Demands
El Paso reports a Mexican boy on a train bound for El Paso was pierced by suspicions over a toy pistol. U S troops cross border pursuit of bandits near Hachita referenced as a possible incident. Baker's division says national supply needs are met and shipments to mobilization points accelerate. General Pershing to report on Arredondo note.
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el Paso
Douglas
Aris
Texas
Yentergay
Ita
N. M
Hachita
War Department
Mexico
M ‘Arredondo
Pope
Teemont National Ward
Wood
Funston
Florida
New Hampshire
Tovale
General Gomez Buried With Honors at Saltillo
Mexico City reports the body of Gen Felix Gomez who commanded Mexican forces near Carrtisas is honored in Saltillo with a public memorial. Interment was at Gomez Farias, his birthplace. Gen Marcello Caraveo arrived at Chihuahua from the United States and offered services under amnesty proclaimed by Cai fangs. Rail traffic between Mexico City and Torreon to be re-established soon.
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Mexico City
Felix Gomez
Car- Tisas
Sal Milo
Gomez Farias
Marcello Caraveo
Chihuahua
United States
Cai
Torreon
Motor trains to carry troops to any position
El Paso reports show Carranzista forces moving to safeguard railroads in Chihuahua and U S border authorities deploy motor trucks and removable locomotive devices to boost troop and supply mobility. Juarez evacuations continue as Carranza troops redeploy to Villa Ahumada. Mexican consul in El Paso cites safety but notes friction risk.
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Juarez
Tilo Grande
Carranza
Gonzales
Tose Flores
Villa Ahumada
Carranzista Columns Near Pershing Line At El Paso
Field reports say small Carranzista columns are moving south of General Pershing's lines, occupying evacuated communities while recruiting detachments form. U S observers note no immediate threat and emphasize the value of motor transport as three American trucks and six cars are transferred for army use from Juarez.
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General Pershing
America
General Perghing
Juarez
el Paso
Mexican murderers escape rumor corrected in New Mexico
Columbus New Mexico June 28 military authorities say reports that six Mexicans who murdered William Parker and his wife near Hachita were captured and killed are likely false. Investigation suggests the train encounter between Americans and Mexicans caused the initial claim. Twenty three Villistas, captured by General Pershing, have been moved toward the border for safekeeping in a barbed wire stockade, with possible transfer here.
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Columbus
N. M
William Parker
Hachita
Douglas
Pershing
Namiquipa
Bullion stolen and stores looted in Nogales Nogales Sonora
Nogales June 28 Mexican soldiers raided businesses and homes in Nogales Sonora and a shipment of silver bullion valued at 25000 was taken from Wells Fargo Co offices A bullion buyers firm demanded return and was told the bullion had been sent to Magdalena Attempts to ship auto parts and clothing valued at 100 were blocked by US customs collector Charles Z Hardy who ruled them military equipment and refused gasoline passage.
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Nogales
Sonora
Wells Fargo & Co
Magdalena
Charles Z. Hardy
United States
Urge Arbitration In Mexican Crisis Move Passes To Officials
Washington June 28—Resolutions urging mediation or arbitration of the Mexican crisis were presented to President Wilson and Secretary Lansing by a committee including Mrs. Kmos Pinchot Prof H A Overstreet and Prof Irving Fisher. Also reports say Americans refuse to seize Tampico as the cruiser Sumner lies as a refugee ship, Winslow reports no Japanese warships seen on the Mexican west coast, Prince Henry of Bavaria wounded on the battlefield, and North Dakota primary results hint Senator P J McCumber leading over Gov L 8.
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Washington
Resois
New York
Joint Committee On Arbitration
Mexico
Wilson
Lansing
Kmos Pinchot
H. A. Overstreet
The
College of the City of New York
Irving Fisher
Yale
Tampico
Sumner
Winslow
Munich
Amsterdam
London
Prince Henry of
Bavaria
Burdick Leads in Governor Nomination Race
Reported returns show A L Burdick ahead in the governor nomination while Lynn J Farmers trails closely. Hanna fights for the remwnten natorial nomination with R A Newton in third as Democratic vote tallies arrive slowly from the count.
British Government Lets United States Have Guns
New York reaches dawn with a wartime post by the War Department revealing immediate delivery of 250 Lewis machine guns, supplied by the Dryges Seabury Ordnance, for European use. Britain also supplied compatible ammunition, while the United States Cartridge Company is to supply 6,000,000 cartridges. Both guns and ammo will be sent forward at once as British specifications guide production.
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New York
Dryges- Seabury Ordnance Company
Europe
United States
War Department
United States Cartridge Company
Russians Send For Hill To Lead Trans Siberian Traffic
Seattle dispatch notes Samuel Hitt, son-in-law of the late James J. MIN, a railroad executive and road builder, has been sent to Vindivostok by the Russian government to head the traffic department of the Trans-Siberian railway to aid war supply movements. story to be published by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer tomorrow.
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Hill
Seattle
Samuel Hitt
Mt Honaire
James J. Min
Vindivostok
Trafic Department
Trans-Siberan Railway
Seattle Post- Intelligencer
Local Names Parade in Western States Ledger
Peter Bonan of Helena and T. G. Mays of Blackfoot appear in a listing with J. C. Daley of Great Falls, M Alfred Humer and wife of Billings, and Fred Schwitz of Billings. L. W. Treker and wife of Billings, Thomas F. Aswont of Salt Lake, Salt Lake appears in the same notice.
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Venver
Peter Bonan
Helena
T. G. Mays
Blackfoot
J. C. Daley
Great Falls
M. Alfred Humer
Billings
Male
Fred Schwitz
Billines
L. W. ‘Treker
Thomas F. Aswont
Salt’ Lake
Salt Lake
Meldrum Sentenced for Manslaughter in Wyoming Murder
Robert D Meldrum known as Gun man Marshall was sentenced in Cheyenne district court to five to seven years in the state penitentiary for the murder of John Chick at Baggs Wyoming on January 16. The jury had previously found him guilty of manslaughter. Orders were issued in San Francisco to deploy units of the California National Guard including infantry regiments and field artillery battalry to proceed at once.
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Meldrum
Cheyenne
Wyo
Robert D. Meldrum
Marshall
John (Chick
Baggs
California
San Francisco
Army
California National Guard
Carbide Candle Offered as Kerosene Substitute
A new carbide lamp device, born from kerosene scarcity in Germany, is described as a carbide candle. It fits inside a regular kerosene lamp after removing the burner and is said to provide a cheap and satisfactory substitute for kerosene light.
Morning misprint in Kansas City postcard mix up
A gateman at Union Station Kansas City Missouri received a hurried postcard addressed to a wife. One side carried endearing terms and pet names while the other side showed no address, prompting the postman to read the note.
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Union Station
Kansas City
Mungarian Assembly Adopts Gregorian Calendar
The avudon Times reports the Mungarian national assembly votes to replace the Julian and eastern calendars with the Gregorian system, ending long standing deference to the Russian hierarchy and aligning with Western civil timekeeping.
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Avudon Times
National Assembly
Phoney lodge brother drugs beer in a saloon
In Park street saloon a supposed Odd Fellow tapped Joe Jones, drugged his beer, and led him away for a walk where Jones lost $40 after previously receiving $60 to guard. A laborer identified Joe Smith, linked to a Milwaukee yards robbery last August, as one of three men who attacked another victim. Police arrested Smith after Detective Gerry traced him to Butte.
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Park Street
Oda
Jones
Joe Smith
Smith
Milwaukee
Butte
Gerry
Robert Jones
North Som
Montana state trapshoot ends in stacked ties and shootoffs
The Montana state shoot closes with a tie among C. H. Tilzey Moore R. A. Prater Billings and J. H. Stone Anaconda after each breaks 8 of 100 targets Tilzey wins the shootoff by 20 straight. Weatherhead wins state handicap medal with 94 from 22 yards. Rush Razeo of Remington UMC posts 230 straight and wins professional diamond trophy with 99 of 100.
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Deer Lodge
Montana
Association
C. H. Tilzey
Moore
R. A. Prater
Billings
J. H. Stone
Anaconda
Tilzey
F. A. Weatherhead
Rush Razeo
Rem- Ineton-U. M.C
Swoonworth
Larable
Williame
Mentallen
Shea
Prater
Robbins
Weatherhead
Harker
Flannagan
Weaver
Parsons
Rentro
Obhen
Rawee
Cowan
Poore
Morgan
Stone
Hirschey
Drumgoole
Gemmett
Activity in Portugal Navy Expands Amid War
Lisbon reports a three month surge in naval activity after war declaration. Five ships refitted and armed, 36 crews in Lisbon and 67 overall including colonies, sweepers and patrols join coast service, German mined areas cleared near the bar, Lisbon defense organized into field zones with strict post dark entry rules and pilots required.
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Portugal
Associated Press
Lisbon
Ite
Mips
Usbon
Patchouli Moth Substitutes Mentioned in 1900s Note
Patchouli roots offered as a moth repellent substitute, sold in Puerto Rico for 2 to 5 cents. Great wild growth in Puerto Rico could provide employment if demand rises in the states. Shepherdstown council cuts the police sergeant salary in half, hiring Ex-Sergeant Robert Shipley at 15 dollars monthly for spare time policing.
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New York Herald
Puerto Rico
India
Shepherdstown
W.va
Robert Shipley
Brazil imports cobblestones from Portugal due to paving material limits
The article notes that Brazil cannot access adequate quarry material locally to supply paving projects and is compelled to import cobblestones from Portugal. This underscores logistical constraints in Brazilian infrastructure sourcing and reliance on foreign stones.
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Brazil
Portugal
First militia units move to Mexican border
Reports from New York Chicago and Springfield describe eastern militia units mustered for Mexican duty departing for southern posts. The vanguard includes the Fourteenth New York Infantry arriving by rail and Illinois Fin infantry leaving Camp Dunne for Camp border service.
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New York
Chicago
New York Infantry
Springfield
Fin Infantry
Illinois National Guard
Camp Dunne
Chaos in Southern Oil Districts Reported by Refugees
Five refugees arriving in Galveston Texas describe chaotic conditions in the Southern Mexico oil districts. They report robbery and insults to foreigners near Tuxpan as 500 to 600 troops under Colonel Barranca enforce a reign of terror, endangering lives and valuables. The refugees came from the Tuxpan area aboard the Baton Rouge.
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Galveston
Texas
Mexico
Barranca
Tuxpain
Tuxpai
O Funk
Baton Rouge
Kealey to Lead Third Missouri Regiment
Philip J. Kealey of Kansas City president of the Kansas City Railway Companies was elected colonel of the Third regiment Missouri national guard at Nevada. He leaves his $25,000 post to lead the regiment to the border.
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Nevada
Philip J. Kealey
Kansas City
Missouri National Guard
Kansas City Railway Companies
Not Detained as a Spy at Time of Death
Dr. George Gellhorn in St Louis released letters from British officials showing Walter Gellhorn was not detained as a spy but as a German subject. Official correspondence sent to his brother frames Walter as an interned German, not a suspected spy.
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St. Louis
George Gellhorn
Walter Gellhorn
Seattle
Scotland
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Ent
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Philadelphia
St Lou
Gomez
Saltillo
E Paso
Chihuahu
Elvasion
Eac Chain of
Eld
Paso
Car Fanza
Commandancia
Andres Garcia
Tor WI Paso
General
Hell
Il Paso
White House
Dakota
Fargo
North Dakota
P. J. McCumb
Gov. L
Charlie Swartz
the Leggat
C. A. Riggs
Kings
J. & Long
Los Angeles
Ed Soskie
J. Francis Stove
Spokane
JW. Anderson
J.S. Mussigbrod
Wisdom
Harry H. Skewie
Evanston
Wis
C. M. Cousins
Denver
H.C. Harkness
B. C. Darvall
Portland
T. E. Culbert
L. C. Trevelgar
HM. Belknap
T. J. Wiliams
Leach
Browning
Bielenberg
Brory
Behiechten
Miller
Ciappe
Fowel
Peckover
Hillard
Weatherwax
Neemethc-Ate
Weat
Aution
Totation Cs
Tota
Holm
Johnson
Coleman
Appleton
Willoughby
Benton
Storgana
Harris
Cesinacur
Bazil
THIRD
Oregon
Camp Withycombe
Ore
Third Infantry
Oregon National Guard
Fort Rosecrans
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