World News Roundup From The Week In Brief
Heat deaths in St Louis elderly men reported to police. A Seattle aviator, Herbert Munter, crashed near South Bend Washington as a crankshaft failed, forcing 8000 to descend. The London war office tightens passenger traffic with Britain on continent. A lightning strike interrupted a sermon in Baker Oregon. House backs a national park service bill and Oregon lake park control. Robert H Gary touts steel industry gains for domestic use and exports. Bible for soldiers program expands with pocket Bibles at six cents each. Carrizal veterans reported en route home from Mexican border. Customs to tally arms exports to Mexico for War Dept. Infantile paralysis toll rises with 28 deaths in eight days near New York. Rockefeller Institute to launch cinema anti-film blitz.
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Carranza Note Promises Peace With United States
Washington reports outline General Carranza’s note to Secretary Lansing promising a diplomatic adjustment of the Mexican situation. It lists assurances for peace and order in northern Mexico, measures to curb raids, and a withdrawal of American troops, with a push for Pan American mediation and direct negotiations. The tone is firm yet cautious, indicating the administration seeks to show no intent to occupy Mexican territory and to encourage Carranza to maintain order.
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Independence Day Accidents Decrease in Past Fight Years
Tribune reports from across the country show eight deaths and 191 injured on Independence Day, down from 19 killed and 908 injured in 1916. The article notes a long decline over eight years, with 1916 a setback due to a two day celebration.
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Secret orders halt sharing troop movement data in bay area
An army headquarter alert in San Francisco orders are to be withheld from Washington on troop movements. The Western National Guard, now Reserve Force of the U S Pacific Fleet, lists six personnel offshore under Torus Kelley. In Winnipeg, a parliament filings case ends with a guilty verdict in an Amies court. A Texas river bridge is attacked by bandits near Use a river.
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Carranza Reply Delays Stir Washington D C Note
Washington D C officials show impatience over Carranza reply to US demand for explanation of aims while private reports in Mexico City suggest a defiant stance. Carranza’s note could influence whether US troops withdraw and how border patrols are managed amid ongoing tensions.
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Fire Destroys US Munitions Dock and Warehouse at Seattie
Fire at Pier 11 of the Oriental dock foot of Virginia street destroyed US Army Quartermaster dep t and W F John Co munitions and rain stock. An 11 year old boy near the armory died from shell fragment. Damage estimated over 500000. Burnside steamship avoided damage by moving into the stream.
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Representative Sinnott Wears Oregon Jackrabbit Fedora
Washington DC high grade felt date from fur proves jackrabbit fur can substitute for German rabbit fur in hatmaking. Representative N J Sinnott of Oregon proudly wears a felt fedora made from winter jackrabbit fur. East manufacturers report the fur yields a superior, $5 hat quality, with dense winter fur from colder West regions.
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New Route Proposed for Eugene to Clamath County
A plan to build a short path from Eugene to Crescent via McKenzie Pass and Bond would cut the distance to 170 miles and create a tourist route to California. County court will consider the proposal at the July term.
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Congress Drops Provision to Aid Dependent Families of Guardsmen
Washington reports that the House and Senate leaders confirmed a conference report eliminating the relief proposal for dependent families of National Guardsmen drafted into Federal service. The measure allows use of federal soldiers from Guards willing to take an oath, alongside plans for separate funding. In a separate item, Marines battled Dominican rebels with one American killed Private J Acr mont and another wounded Albert Vielbaum of Aberdon, Wank noted among wounded.
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Washington Debates Urgent Deficiency Bill on National Guard Pay
In a Wednesday House session amid Republican criticism of President Witson's Moxic policy, lawmakers debated an urgent deficiency appropriation bill carrying about 000,000 to cover National Guard pay, equipment and transportation costs. Ex-Speaker Cannon attacked what he deemed a flimsy course and advocated wartime military government.
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