Washington Faces Possible War With Mexico Soon
The article reports U S officials anticipate open hostilities with Mexico in a few days with mobilization of National Guard units and possible expansion of the regular army. Carranza’s stance unsettles officials while warnings spread for Americans in Mexico City and Tampico as tensions rise and preparations for defense intensify.
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Washington
Mexico
Mexico City
War Department
Dunne
Illinois
National Guard
Department
Wilson
Militia Leaves Without Pay Granted by Railroad
The New York New Haven Hartford railroad will grant leaves of absence without pay to militia members. President Howard Elliott announced the move to support restoring peace and order in Mexico. Employees who leave to join militia will not lose re employment rights upon return.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Howard Elliott
Road
Mexico
Mexico says England protests intervening
Despatches from the Mexican capital to the local consulate state that Great Britain has already protested against U S intervention in Mexico and Latin American states have signified their intent to do likewise.
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EL Paso
Tex
Great Britain
Mexico
United States
Boston Fourth of July bells silent after council funding cut
Boston will skip the traditional bell ringing for the Fourth of July as the City Council refused to allocate funds for the ceremony. Officials had expected bells to toll citywide, but the budget veto ends the custom.
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Boston
Carranzistas Consolidate Forces Near Juarez
Reports from Chihuahua City describe Carranza troops scattered in camps 12 miles south of Juarez with large bodies along the route from Chihuahua City to Juarez. El Paso reinforcements arrive as militia plans unfold. anti American sentiment grows in Chihuahua and Sonora with disarmament orders and water shortages worsened by army control. General Bell denies word of hostile crossings and urges protection for Americans.
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EL Paso
Juarez
Chihuahua City
Pershing
Columbus
N. M
Twentieth Infantry
Bell
United States
Mexico
George Bell, Jr
Tom Lea
James Ferguson
Texas
Lea
Ferguson
Rio Grande
Francisco Gonzales
West Texas
Gonzales
General Bell
Trevino
Carranza
Chihuahua
Foreign Club
Sonora
Yucatan
Progreso
P. Elias Galles
General Pershing
Juarez drills attract under one hundred supporters
In Juarez a call to arms for possible active service against U S forces drew fewer than 100 Mexicans. Minute men drill daily with guns and bayonets at military headquarters while crowds cheer along the sidewalks and some shout Down with the Gringoes. Jesus Valdez leads drills with approval from General Francisco Gonzales as border tensions rise under General Jacinto Trevino in Chiapas.
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Juarez
United States
Jesus Valdez
Carranza
Francisco Gonzales
Jacinto Trevino
State of
Chi
Troops to Reach Full Peace Strength in Framingham Camp
Brigadier General E. Leroy Sweetser announced that troops at the South Framingham mobilization camp will not depart armories until reaching full peace strength. Recruitment will continue until each unit is prepared for a war footing.
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E. Leroy Sweetser
South Framingham
Framingham
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