Massachusetts Troops Gap to Mexican Border on standby
Massachusetts Bay State forces arrive near El Paso as civil and military preparations mount. The Field Ambulance and Ninth and Fifth Regiments pitch camp close to the border with duties ready for action. Outposts manned, ammunition stockpiled, and plans for potential advance into Mexico outline a tense buildup amid raider threats and ongoing border patrols.
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Signal Corps
Bay State
Second Massachusetts Infantry
Eighth Massachusetts
Mexico
United States
General Pershing
Massachusetts
Texas
George Keenan
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Keenan
Fort Bliss
Mount Franklin
Pershing
Quartermaster
New England
Second
Massachusetts Infantry
Columbus
N. M
Tenth Cavalry
el Paso
Tex
Eighth
Ninth
Vermont
Eagle Pass
Every Word Comes From the Heart says Cleaves on Varnenis Rheumatism
Civil War veteran John H. Cleaves of Harvard Massachusetts touts Varnenis as a relief for rheumatism, claiming stiffness eased after years of suffering. He credits the vegetable remedy for reducing joint pain and restoring mobility, urging others to try it via W A Varney of Lynn Massachusetts.
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John H. Cleaves
Harvard
Mass
Massachusetts
Cleaves
W. A. Varney
Lynn
Mexican raiders pursued after El Paso border clash
American forces led by Captain Leroy Eltinge of K Troop crossed the border south of Fort Hancock chasing Mexican raiders who had depredations on the American side. The pursuit extended toward Fabena and Hancock with a forced march but the trail of the bandits was not located by day's end.
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EL Paso
Mexico
Leroy Eltinge
K Troop
Eighth Cavalry
Fort Hancock
Eltinge
Fabena
Hancock
Fort Bliss
Dr John W Slaughter urges pullout of troops from Mexico
At Faneuil Hall Dr John W Slaughter of Clarke University and Oxford urged immediate withdrawal of U S forces from Mexico and arbitration of the dispute. The meeting, directed by the American Union Against Militarism, drew about 150 attendees and adopted two resolutions endorsing peace efforts and opposing a war of conquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Mexico
John Willis Slaughter
Clarke University
Oxford
England
Faneuil Hall
American Union
United States
Union
Casement Appeal Set for July 17 in London
The hearing of Sir Roger Casement's appeal, following a June 29 high treason conviction and death sentence for involvement in the Irish rebellion, has been fixed for July 17 in London.
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London
Roger Casement
Massachusetts Troops Endure 102 Degree Heat at Border Camp
Massachusetts troops in El Paso camp endured a 102 degree day as sun blaze beat down. The heat, though fierce at midafternoon, was dry and less severe than in the Middle West with few sunstroke cases. Natives advise keeping hats on and heavy footwear to shield feet as temperatures cooled to 85 by night.
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Mexico
Pershing
Carranza
el Paso
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
West
Middle West
Southern Pacific Railroad
Here
Eagle Pass
San Antonio
Brownsville
Sweetwater
Texas
Mass
Bay State
Censors Heavy in New War Dept Despatch From Border
A Boston despatch filed early this morning bears the first censorship under new War Department rules. The correspondent notes the censor’s hand was heavy on this report from the Mexican border.
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Post
Boston
War Department
Massachusetts Troops Reach Border Camp in New Mexico
Massachusetts soldiers arrive in Columbus New Mexico after a cross country trek to guard bridges and tunnels near the Mexican border. They endure 102 degree heat and high altitude while receiving typhoid and smallpox inoculations under Major Ernest H. Gaines.
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Columbus
N. M
Massachusetts
Mexico
Bay State
Ernest H. Gaines
Springfield
Carranza
Eleventh Cavalry
Eight Militiamen Hospitalized From Field Accidents
Camp Whitney reports eight militiamen in the hospital list all sent to Framingham Hospital for extended care due to minor injuries from field accidents. Names and addresses include Frederick Clancy South Boston Omer Lanemaid Holyoke Oscar Duvoid Somerville Arthur Keenan Dorchester Joseph Lynch Worcester George Tuillman Clinton Harry Cauley Holyoke William Waterman Worcester.
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Camp Whitney
Framingham Hospital
Field Hospital
Frederick Clancy
East Highth Street
South
Boston
Omer Lanemaid
East Street
Holyoke
Oscar Duvoid
Florence Street
Somerville
Arthur Keenan
Maxwell Street
Dorchester
Joseph Lynch
Main Street
Worcester
George Tuillman
Water Street
Clinton
Harry Cauley
Dwight Street
William Waterman
Cannell Street
Camp Whitney Sidelights
Camp Whitney notes July 2 events with Frederick M. Cutter leading YMCA tent services and a film program. Sixth Regiment Band performed as Don Baldwin and Tillie Baldwin rode horses for visitors amid crowd shifts from last Sunday’s downpour. Private J J Fisher injured unloading a wagon. left handed dining quirk amuses recruits. July Fourth recreation planned with field sports, band concerts and prizes funded by officers. Menu posted by W J Benoit details breakfast dinner and upper meals.
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Camp Whitney
Frederick M. Cutter
Coast Artillery Corps
Sixth Regiment
George Rogers
W. J. Benoit
Lowell
Boy Fires Revolver. Girl Shot in Cambridge Arm
Tony P Mickle fourteen of 1170 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge took his father's Colt revolver for a Fourth of July air display. He fired three shots into the air on the Charles River Park Way. A bullet struck Louise Pasquina fourteen of Somerville in the arm. Tony fled but was arrested later at home and held on charges. The injured girl was taken to Cambridge Hospital with a non serious wound.
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Fifth
Barry
Ninth
Canty
EH Company
Cuba
Philippines
Massachusetts Second Brigade
Tony P. Mickle
Tony
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Charles River Parkway
Louise Pasquina
Somerville
Cambridge Hospital
Carranza Holds Back His Reply
Sunday yielded no major developments in the Mexican crisis. A Funston message to Bell at El Paso reported raiders stole two horses near Old Fort Early, Texas, and fled into Mexico. An investigation was under way and Bell said he would take necessary steps. The policy to pursue into Mexico any hot trail remained unchanged.
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el Paso
Rio Grande
Texas
Mexico
Bay State
Juarez
International Bridge
Twenty-third Infantry
Massachusetts
Washington
General Funston
General Bell
Fort Hancock
Old Fort Early
War delays and border mobilization amid Carranza talks
The United States waits for Carranza's reply to Wilson's demands as Congress reconvenes midweek. Pershing's expedition faces no immediate action, while National Guard units surge to the border with up to about 30 000 more on the way. Maryland Missouri Wisconsin Kansas and Pennsylvania regiments have entrained for border deployment.
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Wilson
Funston
War Department
National Guard
Baker
Maryland
Missouri
Wisconsin
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Jersey Cavalry Leave For Front
Troops B and D of the New Jersey National Guard cavalry division departed for the Mexican border from Sea Girt Camp Fielder, which is now nearly deserted as earlier departures reduced forces. Delays in horse provision kept the two companies here until departure.
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Sea Girt
N. J
Cavalry Division
New Jersey National Guard
Camp Fielder
Train Kills Two Cattle as Massachusetts Troops Progress
The Second Battalion of the Eighth Massachusetts Army Train in Delhi Colorado kills a bull and cow, delivering fresh beef to troops. Major Campbell reports readiness and the unit eyes El Paso arrival while inoculations and rifle training progress.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Eighth Massachusetts
Delhi
Col
el Paso
Campbell
Graves
Government Hill Reservation
Conrad Wesselhoeft
Medical Corps
Mexican troop detains U S Cavalry survivor from Carrizal
El Paso reports Corporal F X Cooke of K Troop Tenth Cavalry located after Carrizal fight. He was brought into Juarez from Villa Ahumada and placed in prison. Juarez commander General Gonzales sent word to General Trevino for instructions and he may be turned over to American authorities tomorrow.
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EL Paso
Texas
F. X. Cooke
K Troop
Tenth Cavalry
Juarez
Villa Ahumada
Francisco Gonzales
Jacinto Trevino
Chihuahua City
Cooke
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