Wilson opposes war with Mexico and urges moral leadership
President Wilson argues that force cannot permanently advance national aims and that the United States must heed the will of the people against pursuing conquest in Mexico. He cites public appeals for peace, stresses serving the nation, and credits moral opinion with guiding history.
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Cipal
America
Mexico
United States
Wilson
Pulitzer
Cobb
Mr. Colby
Napoleon
First Massachusetts Cavalry Struggles for Sleeper Cars
Pleasant Hill Missouri June 30 300 men from the First Massachusetts Cavalry on a march to El Paso beg for tourist sleepers. Major Charles Schmitz pleads for better comfort as they ride in ordinary B and M coaches. Every railroad along their route assigns a representative to the troop train.
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Pleasant Hill
el Paso
Revere Beach
L Street
First Massachusetts Cavalry
Charles Schmitz
Mississippi
Army column marches toward Paso Texas amid hot train stopovers
The unit reports good health despite heat and aims for a bath at every stop. Crossing the Mississippi at 5 30 AM raised hopes of reaching St Louis hotels but no stop occurred. B Troop seeks a goat while D Troop and B Troop face a scare over a cook fire. Major Schmitz announces June 27 promotions for A and D Troops with multiple sergeants and corporals named.
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Mississippi
St. Louis
Jefferson City
Paso
Texas
First Squadron
Mass. Cavalry
Washington
D Troop
B Troop
Charles Schmitz
Lane
Lloyd A. Patrick
Harry Co. Rodd
Ralph J. Wing
Maron E. Bryant
Robert F. Ashby
E. Miles Sumner
Alfred H. Sharron
Merrill F. Ramsey
George A. Mackay, Jr
Charles E. Center
John J. Lucey
Walter I. Sweetser
Bernard L. Garfonkle
Charles J. Weycroft
David B. Werden
William C. Higgins
Maurice H. Freidman
Edward J. Beatty
Recruits Arrive at Camp Whitney June thirtieth
Recruits arriving at Camp Whitney include Chester A Graham Daniel F O Neil Earl P Cro zier Charles N Dawley R S Trudeau Mortimer F Dowling Clarence E Gage Harold A Beattie Frank D Harwood Benjamin A Jones Grover C Fage William H Lee Leo M Daley Willian F Looby William Schlotzhauer Carl K Jones H J Craft Roy E Morris Frank C Rogers Jere Debots John Murphy William S Warner Wiliam J Proctor Charles S Rocks Theodore K Baker Wilfred P Foster Bartholomew A Danehy William P Connors John Taft Henry P Morley James J Har man Edward S Tate a Fred Haile John P Gannon Thomas J Clement John M Keeley James G Connors Alphonsis C McCarthy James Butter field George W Ambrose John A Malm JohnL Marshall James F Kel ley John J Cooley John J Stanley John McLeod Thomas F Drummond William G Mallard Ralph D Eaves Warren J Wilson John F Woods James J Hennessy James A Smniglas Robert J McLaughlin Thomas J Clan cy Frank McInnis Patrick J Gold rick Thomas J Moriarty Addison B Truesdall Harold R Butler Robert B Elder Francis A Daigle Walter F Moran Jesse A Briggs Louis Fain Antony Jadanos Harry H McTeague
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Camp Whitney
Chester A Graham
Daniel F. O'Neil
Earl P. Crozier
Charles N. Dawley
R. S. Trudeau
Mortimer F. Dowling
Clarence E. Gage
Harold A. Beattie
Frank D. Harwood
Benjamin A. Jones
Grover C. Fage
William H. Lee
Leo M. Daley
Willian F. Looby
William Schlotzhauer
Carl K. Jones
H. J
James G. Connors
Alphonsis C. McCarthy
James Butterfield
George W. Ambrose
John A. Malm
Johnl. Marshall
James F. Kelley
John J. Cooley
John J. Stanley
John McLeod
Thomas F. Drummond
William G. Mallard
Ralph D. Eaves
Warren J. Wilson
John F. Woods
James J. Hennessy
James A. Smniglas
Robert J. McLaughlin
Thomas J. Clancy
Frank McInnis
Patrick J. Goldrick
Thomas J. Moriarty
Addison B Truesdall
Harold R. Butler
Robert B. Elder
Francis A. Daigle
Walter F. Moran
Jesse A. Briggs
Louis Fain
Antony Jadanos
Harry H. McTeague
May Issue Bonds for Mexico Costs
Washington June 30. The administration will seek congressional authority to issue bonds if needed to cover extraordinary expenses related to the Mexican emergency. An agreement was reached today among Secretary McAdoo Senate Finance Chairman Simmons and House Ways and Means Chairman Kitchin.
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Washington
Congress
McAdoo
Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
Representative Kitchin
House
Ways and Means Committee
Councillor Coulthurst Dies After Long Public Service
Councillor Coulthurst, a noted orator and long time public official, died at Brigham Hospital after years of rheumatism and political service. Born 1871 in Pawtucket and raised in Roslindale, he served in the Legislature in 1902 1908 and 1904 and five years on Boston City Council. He led reform efforts and shifted party alliances before a long illness ended his career at 807 Center Street Jamaica Plain.
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Coulthurst
Democratic Party
Boston
Independence League
Roslindale
United Improvement Associations of
Botton
Consolidated Gas Company
Democratic State Central Committee
Good Government Association
Curley
Pawtucket
R. I
Charles Sumner Grammar School
Boston College
Georgetown University
Boston University Law School
Mary P. Lyons
John J. Lyons
Brookline
Center Street
Jamaica Plain
Carranza Refusal Reported Amid Mexico Row Over Troop Moves
Officials say Carranza’s note signals a belligerent tone but does not settle future actions. Hidden disputes over a possible withdrawal, border patrol cooperation, and troop deployments on the U.S. border frame the crisis as General Funston confirms the surrender of 24 U.S. troopers and gear from El Paso.
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State Department
Lansing
Carranza
Trevino
Mexico City
United States
Chihuahua
War Department
Department
National Guard
el Paso
Funston
Bell
Gonzales
Framingham Recruits Threaten Food Strike
Report from Framingham describes soldiers in worn clothes and hungry, with horses left behind, relying on charity. A post reporter notes meager rations in camp mess, with 2 pounds of meat for 110 men over three meals and many soldiers begging their families for food.
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Boston
Special Aid Society For
M Company
Eighth Regiment
Camp
Camp Opens At Whitney For Weekend Visitors
Camp Whitney opens at noon tomorrow with restricted Saturday access until 5 pm and full Sunday entry from noon to 9 pm. Private W A Griffin recites a hunger related verse as soldiers report hunger. a soda stand operator recounts a starving soldier begging for bananas. William Griffin of M Company says his glasses were broken and he was refused leave to replace them.
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Camp Whitney
Warren E. Sweetser
W. A. Griffin
M Company
Somerville
Post
William Griffin
Massachusetts Troops Seek Courtesies from El Paso
Mayor Curley telegraphed El Paso officials asking them to extend all courtesies to Massachusetts troops quartered in the city during their stay.
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Curley
el Paso
Texas
Massachusetts
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