Carranza General Ramos Killed in Corral Ranch Battle
General Ignacio Ramos dies in a fierce clash near Corral Ranch, 15 miles southwest of Jiminez, as Carranza troops hold trenches despite heavy Villa forces. Reinforcements delayed by a wreck. 2000 troops sent south under General Maclovio Garcia to support the campaign.
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Chihuahua
Mex
el Paso
Tex
Ignacio Ramos
Corral Ranch
Jiminez
Ramos
Carranza
Corral
Ortiz
Santa Rosalia
Domingo Arreta
Maclovio Garcia
Trevino
General Electric to Reinstate Soldiers and Pay Salaries
Pittsfield July 5 General Electric will pay married men with F Company Second Regiment their full salaries for three months and half-pay thereafter until further notice. Single former employees get full salary for two months and half-pay thereafter. All who joined the militia to go to the border will have their jobs back on return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
General Electric Company
Carranza Notes U S Mediation Efforts Over Frontier Clash
Washington reports the text of Carranza’s note to Secretary Lansing dated July 4 1916. Mexico seeks swift remedy and favors mediation while warning against American troop presence and urging direct talks or agreed mediation to prevent new incidents along the border. Eliseo Arredondo and C Aguilar sign in confirmation of instructions.
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Washington
Carranza
Lansing
Eliseo Arredondo
Folloure
Washington, D. C
Pacific
United States
C. Aguilar
E. Arredondo
Auto Truck Given to Sixth Camp Whitney
July 5 at Camp Whitney the Sixth Infantry received a new two ton auto truck donated by Fitchburg Military School members. The presentation occurred near the officers tents on the muster field after a drive from Fitchburg with several school members in six autos. Colonel Corn delivered a speech deemed over the audience’s heads, with a comic to follow in the Sunday Post.
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Camp Whitney
Sixth Infantry
Fitchburg
Colonel Corn
German Guns Landed in Mexico Under Carranza Aid
General George Bell reported that 100 machine guns had been unloaded at Vera Cruz and shipped via Cuba. The guns, bought by Germany months earlier, were stored in New York and then given or sold to the Carranza government.
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Mexico
EL Paso
Tex
George Bell
Vera Cruz
Carranza
Cuba
Bell
New York
Cavalry at Fort Bliss Survives Dust Storm Drillday Chaos
First Massachusetts Cavalry troops endure a fierce El Paso sand storm at Fort Bliss. Tents collapse, horses pull from picket lines, and a mounted drill is held amid chaos. Private nosebleeds and a flood of mail from Boston mark the day.
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EL Paso
Texas
Fort Bliss
Massachusetts
Eighth Regiment
United States Cavalry
Boston
Frank Clifford
H Troop
Hubbard
Scott
Regular Army
Gray
Arthur Murphy
Fellows
Dodge City
Adjutant-General
Man Attempts Suicide at Arlington Cemetery
George Pinkerton, homeless at the moment, drank wood alcohol and penned a note asking the cemetery superintendent to bury him on a grave. He passed out there, was found by the superintendent, and police sent him to the Psychopathic Hospital for treatment after the empty bottle and note were found.
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George Pinkerton
Mount Pleasant
Arlington
Pinkerton
Arlington Police
Pomeroy Publishes Verses as Inmate Poet
Jesse Pomeroy, the famous life prisoner at Charlestown State prison, contributes poetry to the July edition of the Mentor. Writing as Grandpa, he captions his verse Pa and Ma Have Microbes on the Brain.
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Jesse Pomeroy
Charlestown State Prison
Mentor
Pomeroy
Grandpa
Sears
Ford
Pomeroy's Poem on Independence Day Joy
The poem recalls the Fourth of July celebration with imagery of fireworks and marching Uncle Sam. It contrasts kiddie delight with worries of germs and antiseptic fears, while praising living joy and the lasting freedom represented by teachers and workers. The verse blends nostalgia with a cautious note on safety and a closing wish for safe celebration.
Beaton Killed by Automobile in South End Crash
A man believed to be Harry Beaton, about 60, was killed near midnight in the South End after being struck on Washington Street by a car owned by William A. Ruiter of Dorchester and driven by his chauffeur Horace A. Cornwell. Cornwell surrendered at East Dedham Street station and was held for manslaughter.
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Harry Beaton
East Brookline Street
South End
Washington Street
William A. Ruiter
Dorchester
Ruiter
Horace A. Cornwell
Minot Street
Cornwell
East Dedham Street
Girls Struck by Motorcycle in Nahant Road Incident
Two Lynn girls, Mary Johnson and sister Mabel, were hit by a speeding motorcycle as Officer Wellington Bateman pursued an offender on Nahant road. Mary suffered a fractured leg while Mabel sustained serious cuts. Bateman was thrown and badly injured. all were taken to Lynn Hospital for treatment.
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Lynn
Wellington Bateman
Metropolitan Park Police
Nahant Road
Bateman
Mary Johnson
Mabel
Charles Johnson
Lynn Hospital
Missing 66 year old man sought in city area
Nelson Bailey, 66, has been missing since Saturday after a dentist visit. Described as medium build, 155 pounds, blue eyes, light hair with a sandy mustache, wearing a soft black hat, dark gray suit, black shoes, striped shirt, and dark paw tie. Police urge leads from Ever ett and surrounding cities.
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Leach
Everett
Nelson Bailey
Miles's Son Named National Guard Field Artillery Ranks
Washington July 5 Lieutenant Sherman Miles son of General Nelson A Miles in the regular Third Field Artillery is named lieutenant colonel of New England cavalry. Captain Robert Davis of the regular field artillery is named lieutenant-colonel of the First Massachusetts Field Artillery. The War Department lists 29 officers authorized to accept commissions in the national guard alongside other promotions including Danford to colonel, McNair to brigadier general, White to lieutenant-colonel, Hand to colonel, and Johnston to colonel.
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Washington
Sherman Miles
Nelson A. Miles
Regular
Third Field Artillery
Leutenant
New England Cavalry
Robert Davis
Daniel W. Hand
Fifth Field Artillery
Third New York Field Artillery
Gordon Johnston
Eleventh Cavalry
Twelfth New York Infantry
Labor Men to Watch Troops at Mexican Border
Samuel Gompers and Ralph Easley announced after a conference with Secretary Baker that Thomas Darlington will be sent by the National Civic Federation to the Mexican border to study health conditions of enlisted men and militia. Darlington travels under the soldiers welfare committee to inform concerned parents about changes and improvements in War Department camp sanitation and food supplies.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
Ralph Easley
National Civic Federation
Baker
Thomas Darlington
Federation
Sharpe
Darlington
Soldiers’ Welfare Committee
Gompers
War Department
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Eng
Davis-Watson Mfg. Co
Baltimore St
Miles
England
National Guard Cavalry
Misses’ Dress Shop
Georgette Crepe
Pana
Silk Jersey
Ratine
Lanvin
Bolivia
Filene’s
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