Iowa Guard to Prepare for Mexico Service Delayed Orders
Des Moines June 19 1916 Governor Clarke ordered mobilization of Iowa National Guard for Mexican service after delayed presidential orders. Adjutant General Logan to mobilize at Des Moines a brigade three infantry regiments one cavalry squadron one field artillery battalion one engineers company one field hospital and one ambulance company. Strengths set per unit with 1560 men per company and pay details for officers. Training at Camp Dodge to last about thirty days with no leaves. typhoid treatment required before front.
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Des Moines
Wilson
Iowa National Guard
G. W. Clarke
Adj
Guy E. Logan
Iowa
United States
Mexico
United States Army
Logan
War Department
Conetefs
Traver
Rocher
Phin
Turchase
E. E. Lucas
Camp Dodge
Ray Logan
Rock Island
Adjutant General
Iowa Guard
Joon
Condition of the National Guard in the Various States
War department records show nationwide National Guard readiness by state and unit. Entries note medical departments or equivalents and varying grades for infantry cavalry field artillery engineers coast artillery and other corps, with many states listing mixtures of good very good fair excellent and poor by companies or units.
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War Department
National Guards
Alabama—Medical Department
Field Artillery
Infantry
Arizona
Medical Department
Arkansas
Californian
Cavalry
Coast Artillery
Colorado
Georgia—Medical Department
Coast ‘Artillery
Idaho
Engineer Corps
Chicago
Indiana—Medical Department
Town—Medical Department
Kansas— Medical Department
Kentucky — Medical _department
Louisiana — Medical Department
Fergo Artillery
Maine
Comanies
Massachusetts—Medical Department
Michigan
Minnesota — Medical Department
Faig
Medigal
Bingley
Alontana
Mampshire
Fairfield Artilery
New Jersey
Call to Arms for Nation's Defense
Secretary of War Baker urges governors to mobilize the militia and National Guard for possible aggression. States may assemble units at designated mobilization points to muster into federal service, with strength limits per Army standards and circulars guiding acceptance and organization.
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Baker
United States
Eastern Department
United States Army
War Department
Division of Militia Affairs
Chronology of Mexico Crisis From Madero to 1916
A compact timeline tracing Mexico's political upheaval from Madero's provisional presidency in 1910 through Huerta's dictatorship, Carranza and Obregon factions, Villa and Zapata clashes, U.S. intervention, and key events up to 1916 including Tampico, Vera Cruz, and the punitive expedition. It highlights revolutions, proclamations, battles, and diplomatic moves shaping the crisis.
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Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
Forces on the U S Mexico Border Fronts Today
Forces of the United States and Mexico are deployed along a 1 200 mile front with an average of 19 men per mile. A 250 mile section shows 48 men per mile. In Sonora under Calles 12 000, in Chihuahua facing Pershing 40 000, other points 15 000, total roughly 67 000.
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Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Seeenaee
Kansas
Kentucky
Weber Seber
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Isouri Ceeeerenerenne Ee
Montanad
Seeker Eudrereee
Nebraska
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Devenente
Rhode Island
I.e
Vueeeen
South
Crrolina
Utah
Suneaee Ae
Wyoming
Nevada
United States
Mexico
Sonora
Calles
Chihuahua
Pershing
Eeeesesseennivers
Militia Short of Peace Strength Revealed by War Dept
Records show the National Guard falls 22 000 short of the peace strength of 151 000 and 186 000 short of full war strength of 316 000. Only two divisions have organized headquarters. few brigades have staff. shortages include machine guns and ordnance, with transport trains incomplete across divisions amid Mexico operations.
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Division of Militia Affairs
War Department
National Guard
New York
Pennsylvania
FIGHT HOG CHOLERA Concerted Effort to Drive Plague from State
Extensive plans for eradicating hog cholera across twenty eight central Iowa counties are outlined by government veterinarian J B Koen and state veterinarian Dr J I Gibson. Koen will head operations from Des Moines with substations in Marshalltown Iowa Falls Fort Dodge Storm Lake and Manning. The effort follows success in Dallas County and aims to prevent large losses seen in 1911 1912 with counties listed including Marshall Tama Boone Clay Cherokee Buena Vista Pocahontas Humboldt Wright Franklin Ida Sac Calhoun Webster Hamilton Hardin Crawford Carroll Greene Shelby Audubon Guthrie Dallas Polk Madison Warren and possibly Adair Adams and Union.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Koen
J. I. Gibson
Dallas County
Marshalltown
Iowa Falls
Fort Dodge
Storm Lake
Manning
Creston
Gibson
Joen
Marshall
Tama
Boone
Clay
Cherokee
Buena Vista
Pocahontas
Humboldt
Wright
Franklin
Ida
Sac
Calhoun
Webster
Hamilton
Hardin
Crawford
Carroll
Greene
Shelby
Audubon
Guthrie
Dallas
Polk
Madison
Warren
Adair
Adams
Union
Marshall County
State Agricultural Department
Iowa City Psychopathic Hospital Plan Afoot
Des Moines officials outline a plan to establish a psychopathic hospital at the State university in Iowa City. A proposed 150000 dollar appropriation may be sought from the next general assembly. Delegates will visit Ann Arbor to study Michigan’s facility for ideas.
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State Board of Control
State University
General Assembly
Board of Control
Iowa City
Ames to Add Two New College Buildings for Agriculture
Iowa State College receives authorization to construct a modern abattoir and a dairy barn. The abattoir will support slaughter and meat handling and include laboratories and plants focused on veterinary and meat science. The dairy barn will house about 120 cows, feature superior ventilation and sanitation, and the old building becomes a dairy judging pavilion.
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Ames
Iowa State
College
Qne
State Board-Of - Education
Ark Bera
Ji Tie
Damages Sought for False Arrest by Burns Agency
William Mansfield sues for 5990 dollars against the William J. Burns Detective Agency and officials James N. Wilkerson Orin E. Jackson sheriff O T Gillett for alleged false arrest in Wyandotte county Kansas City Kansas on June 13 14 and 15 1912. He claims he was held on a fugitive warrant for Villisca ax murders and beaten threatened and subjected to third degree interrogation at police headquarters.
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Red Oak
William Mansfield
William J. Burns
James N. Wilkerson
Burna
Orin E. Jackson
Montgomery County
O. T. Gillett
Mansfield
Wyandotte County
Kansas
Villisca
Kansas City
Kan
Des Moines Man Claims Cheap New Gas Substitute
Frank Watson of Des Moines says his newly invented gasoline substitute can be produced for four cents per gallon. He demonstrated the fluid's combustibility by driving a Ford car over twenty miles on a gallon. Watson expects the process to be patented within days.
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Des Moines
Frank Watson
WHI Move Water Plant In Iowa City Keyed By Expansion
An immense project to move the Iowa City water works plant across the river has begun. The company is studying plans for the change due to rising service demand, ongoing expansion needs, limited ground at the current site, and the goal of better service for years ahead.
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Iowa City
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Francisco I. Madero
Diaz
Europe
Felix Ding
Victoriano Huerta
Gustavo Madero
Huerta
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Coahuila
AVRIL
Tampico
Mayo
Vera Cruz
ABC
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Carranza
Obregon
Ttur‘bide
Francesco Canbarsit
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Pym
Villa
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Curnejutla
Olelslurg Ier
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Lansing
Tven
Shudin
Dodd
Douglas
Columbus
el Paso
Rio Grande
Presidio
Laredo
Brownsville
San Antonio
Healt
Namiquipa
Sears Titans
San Miguel
Galena
Casas Grandes
Corralitos
Eto
Ordnance Department
Lyon County
State, Board of Control
J. H. McConlogue
Thomas K. ‘Evans
Peterson
Clay County
Evans
Anamosa
State Department of Public Instruction
A. M. Deyoe
Wlinols
Silver Creek Collier Company
Monmouth
Ill
Iowa State Railroad Commissioners
State Census Department
Harding
F. M. Hubbell
W. L. Harding
O. B Harding
Sibley
J. H. Lameraux
W. G. Down
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State College
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