Carranza Warns U S of Bandits On Border Raid Threat
Washington reports Carranza warns that Villa followers defeated near Corralitos Chihuahua may move toward the U S border. He urges vigilant border patrols between Boquillas and Ojinaga and promises Mexican forces will pursue bandits. Funston to decide preventative measures with War Department.
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Washington
United States
Carranza
Mexico
Arredondo
State Department
Corralitos
Chihuahua
Boquillas
Ojinaga
Baker
General Pershing
Villistas
War Department
Second Digging Trenches on Border Camp
The Second Massachusetts Regiment prepares for a long border stay at Columbus New Mexico with outposts digging trenches overnight and engineers boring a well for a new camp a few hundred yards north. The barracks indicate the units will stay through the summer at least.
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Columbus
N. M
Massachusetts
Army Engineers
Trench Digging Becomes Training Duty for Citizen Soldiers
East region volunteers drill in trench warfare as a precaution against a Mexican attack. Worcester and Orange units set up outposts and barricades. recruits from Framingham face equipment delays while machine gun teams prepare ranges and await motorcycles. Chaplain Danker seeks wholesome entertainment and a camp theatre amid scarce supplies.
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Worcester
Company of Orange
Columbus
Engineers’ Corps
Warren
Framingham
Mass
William C. Hayes
Springfield
Mexico
Walton
Danker
Massachusetts
Alden Oswald
Adams
Bay State
Boston
Recruits To Start On Monday At Camp Whitney
Camp Whitney in Framingham reports that over 2000 men have responded to the national call and form the first and second provisional Massachusetts National Guard regiments. Buck directs all units to entrain by 10 30 A M on Monday July 10 at specified points for border duty.
Troops Prepare to Entrain for Southwest Amid Orders
Officials say the regiments will entrain by Saturday afternoon with four trains of 15 cars each. Officers in charge will safeguard equipment until border transfer, with precise, drilllike handling and a three day warning from the Department of the East.
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H Company
Sixth Infantry
Arthur W. Payne
F Company
M. J
Rogers
Prescott
Whelpley
Field Artillery
Texas
Demand for dressmaking help grows for young women
Employers seek young women for dressmaking as demand rises. Florence E. Leadbetter, principal of the Boston Trade School for Girls, notes that even untrained workers can find good opportunities to earn money.
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Florence E. Leadbetter
Boston Trade School For Girls
Demand for skilled girls rises in dressmaking trade
Madam notes over 100 girls placed this year as June weddings wind down and wealthy clients stay home. Domestic science graduates find openings with $2 weekly higher starting pay and better career prospects, while untrained workers start at about $4 weekly. Advanced pupils receive supervised custom work.
Entraining Preparations for Second Brigade Reinforcements
The report outlines fielding and loading of baggage and ordnance for infantry sections including Second, Fifth, Eighth, and Ninth with three officers and hundreds of men per section. Railroads pledge sidings Saturday to Monday for smooth entrainment, while cook ovens are moved to brick bases with asbestos to prevent car damage and loss of rations.
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Buck
New Haven
Boston & Albany
Republican National Committee Establishes NYC Campaign HQ
William R. Willcox announced two floors in the Postal Life building at Fifth Avenue and Forty third Street were leased as the RNC campaign headquarters in New York. The committee expects to move in within 10 days.
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New York
William R. Willcox
Republican National Committee
Postal Life
Fifth Avenue
Forty Third Street
U S May Shut Port of Juarez
United States may close the El Paso Juarez port after Carranza forces demand removal of the partial embargo on war materials. If kept, shipments to Casas Grandes and other Mexican points could halt, affecting coal ammunition military stores and dynamite restrictions.
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EL Paso
Texas
Juarez
Casas Grandes
Mexico
Carranza
el Paso-Juarez
Colonia Dublan
Mexican Northwestern Railroad
Food shipments and Villa Crnaran conflict updates
Reports discuss potential sanctions shutting Juarez to Mexican traffic if foodstuffs for American troops are blocked. Pershing’s supply lines run from Columbus by truck, while forage moves via El Paso to Colonia Dublan. Carranza forces claim Trevino routed Villa at Jiminez, with Villa possibly dead or alive and receiving rheumatic treatment. Arlington burial plans for Carrizal casualties and mass militia arrivals at El Paso frame a tense border scene.
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Mexico
Washington
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Mexican Northwestern Railroad
Calixto Crtreras
Pancho Villa
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Corral Ranch
Chihuahua
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Andreas Garcia
Villa
South
Rio Florida
Villistas
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Mexico City
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Trevino
Ramos
Clearer Sky Shown in Lansing's Reply
Secretary Lansing replies to Mexico's note of July four in a cordial tone. He expresses mutual desire for an immediate practical plan to resolve ongoing border differences and prevent a recurrence, praising Mexico's de facto government for prompt cooperation.
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Washington
Arredondo
Carranza
Senor Arredondo
Mexico
United States
Robert Lansing
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