Carranza demands immediate U.S. troop withdrawal
In a Mexico City memorandum Carranza rejects Secretary Lansing note. He demands immediate U S troop withdrawal and accuses U S communications of overbearing tone while recounting incidents from Parral to Columbus and Villa. Carranza defends constitutionalist actions and criticizes American presence in Mexican territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carranza
Washington
Mexico City
Lansing
Mexico
Wilson
Department of State
United States
Santa Ysabel
Amerins
Charles Watson
Jacinto B. Trevino
Uahua
Opinmons
Ugh
Pershing
Wershington
Trevino
Northwest
San Bueea Ventura
Las Cruces
Namigal
Santa Clara
Remnants Return as Carranza Guards Swap Troops Across Border
A crowd welcomed 24 freed troopers from the Tenth Cavalry at El Paso after crossing from Juarez. Captain Lewis Morey arrived wounded, while Mexican officials voiced optimism and relief over the exchange and a reduced war threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenth Cavalry
Paso
Tex
Tenth United States Cavalry
Texas
Lem Spillabury
el Paso
International
Juarez
Pershing
Gomez
Carrizal
Lewis S
Morey
Francisco Gonzales
Andres Garcia
el Pago
Carranza
Carranza Government To Accede To the Request. Mr. Garcia
Mexico
International Bridge
Gonzales
Bell
Consul Garcia
General Gonzales
United States
Maj. W. ©. Bennett
French Retake Fort Thiaumont After All Day Fight
Paris July 3 The Thiaumont fort northeast of Verdun changed hands during an all day battle before French counterattacks regained it. German forces reportedly incurred heavy losses and later retook the position briefly before the French recaptured it at 4 30 pm. Berlin reported Allied attacks repulsed with prisoner counts rising to 70 officers and 3 200 men.
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Paris
Thiaumont
Verdun
Meuse
Berlin
General Army
Richebourg
Lille
Tabure
Maisons de Champagne
Russians Take Two Towns in Galicia Advance
London reports Kolomea and Obertine captured as part of the Russian push into Galicia and Buckowina. Kolomea’s fall threatens Lemberg from the south and Hungary from the north, while Obertine lies south of the Dniester with nearby villages. A Baltic battle near Landsort saw German ships attack Russian torpedo boats and destroyers, with Russians withdrawing and then returning to fight.
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London
Kolomea
Obertine
Petrograd
Galicia
Buckowina
Czernowitz
Lemberg
Hungary
Russian War Office
Dniester
Copenhagen
Landsort
Baltic
Tauscher Acquitted in Canada Expedition Case
Capt Hans Tauscher was acquitted in federal court of planning a military expedition against Canada and conspiring with Horst von der Goltz and others. Foreman Hodgemann proclaimed him not guilty as Tauscher embraced his wife Mme Gadski and daughter Lotta showed joy. Assistant U S Attorney Wood moved to dismiss supplemental indictments.
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New York
Hans Tauscher
Canada
von Papen
Horst von der Goltz
Hodgemann
Tauscher
Mme. Gadski
Lotta
United States District Attorney
Wood
Four Mexicans Hanged in Deming Jail for Columbus Raid
Four Vilistas who took part in the Columbus raid were executed by hanging in the county jail here. Forty New Mexico National Guardsmen were kept at the armory and forty deputies guarded the jail to prevent unrest. There were no disorders overnight.
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Carrizal
Juil
Chihuahua City
Lem Pillsbury
Prof Williams
St. Louis
R. L. Floyd
Oklahoma City
Allen Peterson
Meridian
Miss
Joe Oliver
Brighton
Ala
George Stone
Taledga
Felix Page
Washington, D. C
Will Harris
Atlanta, Ga
Samuel McDonald
Portersville
Tenn
William Gibbons
Chattanooga
Immigration Service
Fort Bliss
Teutons' Rule Favors Jews, Says War Reporter
Isidore Herschfield, returning from war zones, reports that Jews in Russia under German and Austrian rule fare far better than under Russian governance, noting a surprising improvement observed during his travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Russia
Isidore Herschfield
Executed After Escape at Sing Sing
Oresta Shillitani was executed in Sing Sing prison for the murder of two New York policemen who tried to arrest him for killing a man in a dispute over a girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sing Sing
N. Y
Oresta Shillitani
New York
Judge rules on dangerous and deadly weapon definition
Judge Keogh of Norwalk Conn rules that danger lies in use not type of article. In a criminal case a defendant struck a complainant with a cylindrical block of wood six inches long and three inches in diameter. Prosecutors claimed it was a dangerous weapon under the criminal code, but the judge dismissed this, noting a feather duster could be deadly if used to tickle a person to death.
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Keogh
City Court of
Norwalk, Conn
Free Book Promise and a Border Town Ticket Confusion
A traveling man recalls a northern Maine incident at a station in Aroostook County. A French traveler asks for a ticket to Lewiston and is puzzled by the agent’s straight or return question, thinking it odd to need a return ticket when he is already there.
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Boston
Aroostook
Maine
Canada
Lewiston
The Only Way
A salesman, discouraged by poor trade, asks a prospective customer to examine his goods. The customer refuses, so the salesman asks to use part of the counter to view the samples himself.
Fisher Hints at Market Trout Delight
A short market exchange in which Fisher notes nice trout visible this morning. His wife asks if he will go fishing this afternoon, hinting at a domestic, lighthearted moment.
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Fisher
Nearly every unmarried woman in search of conquest
A provocative line notes a social dating mindset where many single women are portrayed as seeking romantic or sexual gains. The remark reflects era attitudes toward marriage, gender roles, and courtship within the community.
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Department of Foreign Affairs
Gavira
Villa
Palomas
Columbus
Luis Gutierrez
Chihuahua
Parral
National Guard
Alexander
Jones
Deming
N. M
Fe Ou
Spain
Libby
Libby, M
Libby Chicago
Jesse A. Case
Dept. O. W
Brockton
Mass
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