Officers Lead Truck Trains to Pershing in Mexico
Two Second Regiment officers Lieutenant Charles E Dunn and Lieutenant Robert Anderson were detailed to command truck trains delivering supplies to General Pershing's expedition in Mexico. Thousands of dollars were paid to the regiment, with officers and men sharing a first payroll for 12 days of service up to July 1, prompting celebrations and use of the pay at local venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Pershing
Mexico
Charles E. Dunn
M Company
Adams
Robert Anderson
E Company
Orange
Rank Held and Monthly Pay Arrangement
The phrase notes a change in status with individuals being recognized in a rank they hold and will receive monthly payments moving forward.
Hire for Delicacies at Border Camp Sparks Delicate Laughs
National guardsmen at the Second Regiment camp complained of poor care and hunger for delicacies but authorities found the claims unsubstantiated. Rations were wholesome though plain as troops trained, hiked, and tested equipment. In Springfield B Company promotions named new noncommissioned officers and staff including Harris O Connor Pollock and Needham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald Murray
Worcester
Ernest A. Gales
B Company
Springfield
Daniel L. Harris
William H. O'Connor, Jr
William L. Pollock
Peter Agnom
Eugene E
Sleeping Cars for Recruits Depart Camp Whitney
Camp Whitney prepares to ship five recruit companies totaling 289 men to El Paso for border units. A special ten‑car sleeper train, baggage car, and kitchen car is readied, with limited hospital and ambulance equipment. departure hinges on arrival of gear tomorrow morning. Major Joseph N. Wilcutt provides ten days’ rations, while Lt. George O. Parker leads the recruit train with Coast Artillery NCOs assisting.
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Camp Whitney
South Frmingham Station
el Paso
Field Hospital No. 2
Joseph N. Wilcutt
Quartermaster’s Corps
George O. Parker
Coast Artillery
Ninth Regiment Faces Mexican Border Tension After Shootout
Reports say the Ninth Regiment followed orders and fired only after being fired upon. Officials discuss border duty changes, with General Bell and Consul Garcia seeking to stop the shooting as communities in Juarez, Canutillo, and Las Cruces react to troop movements and farewell events.
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Sweetser
Garcia
Juarez
Cotton
Canutillo
Las Cruces
N. M
C Company
Newton
H Company
Charlestown
Salem
Camp
Mesa
Camp Pershing
Michigan
Highth
Somerville
George 8. Penney
Cambridge
James H. McDade
Cantillo
Lawrence
Daniel C. Smith
Frank B. Raney
Machine Gun Company
W. G. Renwick
el Paso
Everett
Louis Lawin
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Promoted For Summer Health
Advertisement urges avoiding iced drinks and impure water in hot weather and recommends Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey in tablespoonful doses with water or milk before meals and at night as a disease preventive. Claiming physicians' support, it markets $1 bottles and offers a free household booklet from The Duffy Malt Whiskey Co. Rochester NY.
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Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
N. Y
Outlaws blamed for border gunfire sequence near El Paso
General Bell accuses six Villa sympathizers of orchestrating recent exchanges between Massachusetts National Guard units and Mexicans south of the border. He urges General Gonzales to disrupt the bandits at a rendezvous on the island area just below El Paso. Both sides seek to end sniping with Mexican authorities willing to cooperate. Brigadier General Sweetser reports Mexicans fired first.
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EL Paso
Tex
George Bell, Jr
el Paso Military District
Francisco Gonzales
Juarez
Villa
Massachusetts
Bell
Rio Grande
Gonzales
General Bell
General Gonzales
Ninth Massachusetts Infantry
Andres Garcia
E. Leroy Sweetser
Deutschland Preparations Hint at Impending Departure
At Baltimore pier the submarine Deutschland is packing water tanks and storing crew bedding from the Neckar. Engines appear tested as blue smoke and fuel odor drift from behind barges. A government radio inspector seals the wireless gear under a two week rule. no clearance papers filed yet, though out of hours handling possible.
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Baltimore
Neckar
Custom House
Boston mayor pushes reform of city paving division
Mayor Curley urged a complete reorganization of the public works paving division as a cure for years of rutting. He called out incompetence among long-serving staff, ordered two asphalt experts appointed, and planned citywide study trips for top staff. Bids for 400000 of 500000 paving funds to be advertised Saturday to compare whole versus split work.
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Public Works Department
Boston
Curley
Murphy
Louis K. Rourke
Panama Canal
Rourke
Joshua Atwood
James H. Sullivan
Sullivan
Civil Service
Storrow
Warships Seen Off Cape Henry Amid Germany Submarine News
A strange allied warship, likely a British battle cruiser, was spotted off Cape Henry along with a French vessel. Reports say four allied ships have appeared near the Capes in 10 days, while the Bremen and Deutschland situation prompts German concerns. A service for the Deutschland crew was held aboard the Neckar, with prayers for a safe voyage home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Cape Henry
Capes
Baltimore
Neckar
Otto Apitz
Strange warship sighted off Scituate during Bremen rumors
A unidentified warship, possibly British or French, was seen off Scituate near Minot's Light around 1 pm. It featured two masts and one funnel with a flag at the taffrail and may have been 450 to 500 feet long. Observers on shore saw no Bremen presence this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremen
Scituate
Minot
Dreamer
Brookline Child Falls From Porch Dies At Hospital
Leo Haggerty aged 65 in Brookline died after falling 26 feet from his porch Sunday afternoon. He suffered a fractured skull and was treated by doctors at Children’s Hospital, where he died late Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Haggerty
Charles Haggerty
Reservoir Lane
Brookline
Children’s Hospital
Low Summer Fares to Colorado California Yellowstone and Coast
Low round trip fares on sale July August September to Denver Salt Lake City San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Seattle Yellowstone Park and more via Chicago and Northwestern. Splendid daily train service. Free booklet Forty Ways and More to California and the North Coast from J E Brittain G A 322 Washington St Boston MA.
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Colorado
California
Yellowstone
North Pacific Coast
Chicago & North Western Ry
Denver
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Seattle
Yellowstone Park
North Coast
J. E. Brittain
G. A
Washington St
Tel
Main
Boston
Mass
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France
C Company of the Ninth
Bay State
Senor Garcia
Logan
Hubert Hunter
Bliss Street
L Company
St.louis Post-Dispatch
ST. Louis Post-Dispatch
United States
Agate
Boston Post
Philadelphia Inquirer
Baltimore News
Post-Dispatch
U.S
Swiftwinged Mercury
West
St. Louis
St.louis
Globe-Democrat
Republic
St. Louis Merchants
Agate Lines
8. C. Beckwith Special Agency
New York
Tribune
Chicago
Detroit
Ford
3D National Bank
Tom
Resinol
Motor News
Crash Palm Beach
Jordan Marsh Company
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