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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
1
Washington report claims Mexican forces attacked during a parley with General Gomez near Juarez. Capt Boyd allegedly attacked while talking with General Gomez, with reports of Mexican troops crossing into the area and casualties feared, details still unclear.
June 24 Detroit troops in Grayling Michigan muster with the Thirty First Regiment National Guard units and volunteer cavalry detachments. Police acted to deploy forces toward Mexico amid uncertain Mendett plans.
The Second West Virginia Guard unit mobilized at Kanawha City will not depart for the border for several days. A U S army medical officer has not yet arrived to perform the required examinations before muster, delaying activation for service.
War department records list the National Guard by state with mixed statuses in medical, infantry, cavalry, artillery and engineers. Alabama to Massachusetts show varying good fair or very good readings by department and company with several states noting poor or fair in some units.
Fragmented notes list various corps and departments with qualitative ratings such as very good good fair and excellent. Mentions include coast artillery infantry cavalry medical departments and engineers with uneven legibility across terms and spellings. The excerpt resembles an evaluative ledger of unit readiness and rating scales.
Fragmentary notes list several units with mixed quality ratings. Entries mention New Hampshire New Jersey and Mexico medical departments with cavalry artillery and infantry notes. Readable items indicate generally positive assessments alongside weaker terms.
Secretary of War Baker informs governors that the president will mobilize the National Guard and organized militia to defend the United States. Units will assemble at designated mobilization points and be inspected for fit, with only approved organizations accepted into federal service.
A compact chronology outlines the Mexican crisis from Madero’s 1910 revolution through early 1915. It lists provisional governments under Madero Huerta Carranza and Villa, key events in Vera Cruz Nogales Columbus and border clashes, U.S. recognition of Carranza, and the start of punitive actions into 1915.
A courier from the Tenth Cavalry recounts an ambush by Carranza forces in which U.S. troopers and horses were mowed down by machine gun fire. The account, told to General Pershing, details heavy fire, multiple casualties, and a difficult retreat with wounded and horse losses.
Washington minister of the gospel Rev Schultz offers service to Maj Gen George Tirtell commander of the United States Marine Corps. He is a fifty seven year old pastor and practical engineer who would serve in the fireroom of a battleship or as chaplain of marines. He states he is hale hearty and ready to respond to duty for Old Glory at any time.
The article notes Roger Brosiahan's role and a troubled start for Washington with lineup shakeups. It highlights tensions around bold waivers on weather and hints at Rondeau emerging as a notable face in the Washington lineup. The piece underscores the era's sports culture and the league context.
The German submarine U-35 arrived at Cartagena and sank the French liner Provence in the Mediterranean last February, with more than 3400 lives lost. The crew reported 50 other An go-French ships sunk by U-35 in the Mediterranean. A confidential letter from the German emperor to King Alfonso was reportedly received, and hospital supplies were carried for Germans interned in Spain.
Washington reports the fortifications appropriation bill passed by the house 165 to 9, allocating 34.3 million for defenses and ordnance. An amendment to end stop watch systems and forbid labor bonuses in arsenals was defeated 197 to 115, despite labor union support.
A June 24 clash in Virginia Minnesota left one man dead and two injured when a squad of special police fought with a crowd of striking workers heading to picket the Alpena mine of Oliver Iron Mining. A woman identified as Mrs Nick Rosendieh fired a rifle from a miner's porch leading to the fatal and injurious shots.
Rowe reported on Thursday that several bombs were dropped by a hostile aircraft on Bassano. No serious damage or casualties were reported.
In Belize on June 24 J Monsanto and IK Vernon were convicted of piracy after hijacking a schooner captain and forcing him to walk the plank. They stole the vessel and were sentenced to death.
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