Big Allied Drive Advances in Picardy From Curlu to Fricourt
Allies push through Picardy with rapid gains as German lines crack. Curlu and Fraz fall, Fricourt falls in sight, and the Bapaume Peronne road is within seven miles. In 36 hours, over 9,500 German prisoners are taken and 50 square miles cleared as French and British forces seize 11 villages amid heavy sacrifice and public resolve.
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London
Peronne
Curlu
Fraz
Fricourt
Bapaume-Peronne
Brussiloff
Kitchener
Mexico faces famine amid U S port blockade and troop counts
Reports from Mexican affairs claim a pinch of hunger across the southern republic as traffic with the United States tightens. Generals Carranza Gonzales Obregon and Trevino reportedly command about 120000 armed men, though numbers may include camp followers.
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Eagle Pass
United States
Mexico
Republic
Carranza
Pablo Gonzales
Obregon
Jacinto Trevino
Italians Push Back Austrians on Trentino Front
Rome reports Italian forces repulsed Austrian attacks along the Trentino line. The war office says Monte Giomondo north of Fusine and Monte Cavioso have been captured. Italians advance on the Asiago plateau and occupy the southern Assa Valley, reaching slopes of Monte Rasta Interrotto Mosciagh. Monte Colombara fell as the advance reached Galamarra Valley.
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Trentino
Rome
War Office
Monte Giamondo
Fusine
Monte Cavioso
Posina
Astico
Asiago
Assa
Monte Rasta
Monte Interrotto
Monte Mosciagh
Monte Colombara
Galamarra
Russians claim prisoner haul after Dniester clash
Petrograd reports 221 officers and 10,285 men captured as Russian troops say Teutonic forces were defeated between the Dniester and Pruth rivers. The official war department statement notes a three-trench line collapse. Italian gains continue on the Trentino front with Fort Mattas gone and Monte Trappola ridge seized. Pedescala occupation also announced.
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Dniester
Petrograd
Volhynia
Galicia
Russian War Department
Pruth
Rome
Trentino
Arsa
Mattasgone
Monte Trappola
Pedescala
Astico
Reprieve Granted for Chicken Joe Campbell
Dunne grants a reprieve to Chicken Joe Campbell sentenced to be hanged for the Joliet murder of Mrs Edmund Allen. The reprieve extends until October 13 to permit an appeal.
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Springfield
Hill Gary
Dunne
Chicken Joe” Campbell
Edmund Allen
Joliet
Casement Appeal Set for July 17
London report states the appeal hearing for Sir Roger Casement, convicted of high treason for involvement in the Irish rebellion, has been scheduled for July 17. The case centers on his role and the sentence of death awaiting appeal outcomes.
Wilson in a fighting mood at Independence Square
President Wilson declared that America must vindicate liberty justice and humanity in dealing with other nations and that America first should guide policy and action. He urged readiness to vindicate these principles at whatever cost, noting audience applause and interpreting a Mexican context without naming Mexico.
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Philadelphia
Wilson
Independence Square
America
Mexico
Mexico Protest Demands US Troop Withdrawal
Mexico announces formal notice to the United States denying territorial rights for American troops on Mexican soil. It accuses US officials of a discourteous miscue and cites border killings of 18 Americans blamed on bandits led by Francisco Villa. Mexico says stamping out banditry is Mexico’s duty, not that of the United States.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Wilson
Santa Ysabel
Francisco Villa
Villa bandits executed for Columbus raid
Four Villa bandits who took part in the Columbus raid were hanged in the county jail. The men were calm. Jose Rangel smoked a cigarette as the noose was adjusted. Garcia spoke, wishing for divine forgiveness. This completes the disposition of Columbus raiders.
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Columbus
N. M
Will Give Mexico Few More Days
Washington reports say Carranza’s note on American demands is held awaiting telegraph instructions from Mexico City Don Elisso Arredondo Mexican ambassador designate has the reply and its presentation to the state department is delayed. The War Department is mobilizing the state national guards for border duties as officials await the note. Carranza previously delayed a similar message for strategic timing.
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Washington
State Department
Carranza
War Department
National Guard
Arranza
Senor
Don Elisso Arredondo
Megibe City
Hay Measure Passes House for Guardsmen Dependents
The Hay bill authorizing 2 million dollars for dependent families of National Guardsmen called or drafted in the current emergency passed the House 297 to 2. It allows up to 50 dollars monthly per dependent, at the secretary of war's discretion. Only Representatives Small of North Carolina and James of Michigan voted no. The measure proceeds to the Senate.
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Washington
House
Senate
Small
North Carolina
James
Michigan
refugees at Vera Cruz flee to galveston aboard Sumner
About 300 American refugees from Vera Cruz Tampico and other East Mexican ports were taken to Galveston by the naval transport Sumner. On the West Mexican coast the transport Buffalo has taken on more refugees at Mazatlan and is believed ready to sail for San Diego California.
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Galveston
Washington
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Sumner
Buffalo
Mazatlan
San Diego
Cal
Troops Cross Border Return to American Side After Hunt
American troops crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico near Fort Hancock chasing eight Mexican raiders who had raided Fort Hancock and taken government horses. after several hours the trail was lost and the raiders escaped, with three cavalry troops under Capt. Leroy Eltinge recrossing the river.
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Fabons
Texas
Rio Grande
Mexico
Fort Hancock
Leroy Eltinge
Mobilization Details Kept Secret by War Officials
San Antonio reports that thousands of national guardsmen are moving toward the border as special trains are organized for troop movements. General Funston has been ordered by the secretary of war to withhold exact routings and schedules, enforcing strict concealment of mobilization details.
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San Antonio
Gen. Funston
Secretary of War
Woman Taken From Train Near Nogales Sparks Demand
Mrs William Hamilton wife of an American connected with the Los Bochis Sugar Company of Sonora was removed from a train at Lomas four miles south of the border by Maj Apelon Palma military train master of Sonora United States Consul Simpich immediately demanded her release.
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Sam
Nogales
William Hamilton
Los Bochis Sugar Company
Sonora
Lomas
Apelon Palma
United States
Simpich
American Troops Move Northward From Chihuahua
Mexico City reports Gen Trevino commanding de facto forces says on June 29 American troops began a retirement northward abandoning San Buena Ventura Las Cruces Namiquipa and San Clara, which were immediately occupied by his forces.
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Mexico City
Trevino
Chihuahua
War Department
San Buena Ventura
Las Cruces
Namiquipa
San Clara
Death Threats Follow Prospector to Border
Douglas Arizona reports Tom Snyder an American prospector arrived after five execution threats in seven days. He crossed the border through Mexican lines saying natives accused him of spying and demanded his death. A Mexican officer intervened to save him.
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Douglas, Ariz
Tom Snyder
Snyder
Wilson Criticized In House Over Mexican Policy Defense Bill
Republican critics assailed President Wilsons Mexican policy during debate on an urgent deficiency appropriation bill for about 28 million dollars to fund pay equipment and transport for national guardsmen. Former Speaker Cannon condemned the approach and urged entering Mexico with enough forces to establish a military government. The bill passed without a rally.
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Washington
Wilson
House
War Department
Cannon
Mexico
Heney Backs Wilson in Reelection Bid from California
Francis J. Heney, a Roosevelt delegate leader in 1912 and Progressive organizer, telegraphed President Wilson to declare active support for Wilson’s reelection. He will not back Hughes, signaling California alignment with the incumbent.
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Roosevelt
California
Hughes
Washington
Francis J. Heney
Progressive Party
Wilson
Congress Prepares New War Aid as Mexican Emergency Grows
Washington reports Congress ready for action amid Mexican emergency with plans for increased appropriations. The House considers adding 20 million dollars to the army appropriation and drafting an urgent deficiency bill for 6 million to cover mobilization costs and munitions.
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Congress
Washington
House
Women to Get Medals For Bravery Under Fire
London reports King George has ordered that the military medal may be awarded to women who have shown bravery and devotion to duty under fire, marking a historic extension of military honors.
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London
King George
Survivors Landed at Port Mahon After Sea Attack
Twenty five crew members from the Genoa steamer Pine survived after it was shelled and sunk by a submarine. They reached Port Mahon on Minorca as the ship's boats carried the survivors to safety.
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Palma
Majorca
Pine
Genoa
Port Mahon
Minores
Ehip
Cavalrymen Are Released From Mexican Border
Twenty three black troopers of the Tenth Cavalry, who fought at Carrizal and faced mobs and possible execution, returned to the border from Chihuahua City aboard a special train and were turned over to Gen. Bell at El Paso. Mormon scout Lem H. Spillsbury accompanied them, spent the night with his brother, and the troopers await orders at Fort Bliss to recover from illness before transfer to their commands.
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el Paso
Tenth Cavalry
Carrizal
Villa Ahumade
Chihuahua City
Juarez
Mexico
United States
Bell
Lem H. Spillsbury
Boyd
Spillsbury
Fort Bliss
Funston
San Antonio
Wilson Says War With Mexico Last Resort Only
President Wilson told the New York Press Club he would not favor war with Mexico unless no other option remains to settle border troubles. He stressed sacrifice of his political fortunes to uphold his convictions and asked if conquest would enhance America’s glory, receiving loud applause and a clear no from the audience. He added he serves the rank and file of the United States, not those profiting from Mexican ventures.
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New York
Wilson
New York Press Club
Mexico
America
United States
Casement Found Guilty In High Treason Trial
London report says Sir Roger Casement was found guilty of high treason on June 29, sentenced to death after a speedy jury verdict. Chief justice outlined treason law while undisputed facts stood. Sullivan, unable to appear, was replaced by Artemus Jones for the defense.
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London
Roger Casemen
Roger
Alexander Sullivan
Artemus Jones
Sir Frederick Smith
Mexico Denounces Peace Commission Members
Mexico City reports the foreign office says individuals aboard peace commissions in the United States lack authority to represent the Mexican government. Many Americans depart for Vera Cruz by special cars while only a few score remain in the capital.
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Mexico City
Foreign Office
United States
Vera Cruz
Applications for Aviators in Army Air Service
The Aero Club of America in New York reports over a thousand applications received at its headquarters from men eager to join the army aviation service. Applicants come from nearly all walks of life.
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New York
The
Aero Club of America
Army Aviation Service
To Bring Boyd's Body Home From Carrizal
James Linn Rodgers of the state department in Mexico City discussed disinterring Capt. Charles T. Boyd killed at Carrizal. The foreign office promised to issue orders to grant the widow's request to ship the body to the United States for burial.
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Boyd
Mexico City
James Linn Rodgers
State Department
War Office
Washington
Charles T. Boyd
Carrizal
Foreign Office
United States
Illiteracy Elimination Effort Grows In Mississippi
Secretary of Illiteracy Elimination Commission will enlist help from county clubs across Mississippi. Miss Elise Timberlake reports 1,000 teachers expected to volunteer by summer normals. Funds rely on individuals and charitable groups. A rebuilt wing for the state deaf and dumb institute will proceed with a $75,000 emergency loan. Governor Bilbo notes outside financing to save costs. A Mississippi centennial exposition commission meeting is set for July 10 at the Great Southern Hotel Gulfport.
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Jackson
Mississippi
The
Agricultural College
Elise Timberlake
A. & M. College
State Deaf and Dumb Institute
Bilbo
Great Southern
Gulfport
State Wards Enjoy Fourth of July Feasts
T A Downing, steward of the state insane hospital, has ordered ample extras for a July Fourth celebration for over 1500 patients with 132 gallons of ice cream and 700 pounds of cake, backed by the superintendent and trustees. The penitentiary department will host convicts with a holiday meal. Rabies prompts a dog muzzling rule in Jackson, while the state health board seeks sites and funds for a tuberculosis sanitarium, with a $25,000 cash offer from a Hattiesburg citizen and matching state funds. Dr. Garrison of Seminary heads the committee.
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T. A. Downing
State Insane Hospital
Penitentiary Department
State Board of Health
Hattiesburg
Garrison
Seminary
Dentists urged to treat soldiers free of charge
Dr. B. A. May of Jackson, president of the State Dental Association, proposes local dentists in this city provide free dental care to soldiers in camp before they depart for the border. He urges dentists in every town to offer similar service to men about to enlist.
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B. A. May
Jackson
State Dental Association
May
Why Women Write Letters About Lydia E Pinkham
In a question and answer style the ad defends Pinkham Medicine Co letters as genuine and consented. It cites relief from female ailments and the empathy of well women toward suffering peers, ending with a brief joke about a manager and a comedian.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Fortify the System Against Summer Heat Tonic Claim
Grove's Tasteless Chill tonic is touted as a standard remedy to fortify the system against summer heat and its depressing effects. The piece notes that the strong withstand heat better than the weak, and includes a gossip item about a woman choosing between two suitors, one rich and the other who might reach heaven more easily if he died.
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Grove
Rising Concern Over Airship Investment
A witty exchange questions the risk of investing in a new airship venture. If the airship succeeds, stock rises. if it fails, the company will rise, turning the joke into a paradox about speculative optimism.
Difficulty in Learning a Foreign Language
A dialogue notes that learning a foreign language is not easy even for the brightest. It emphasizes pronounced difficulty in acquiring fluency and mastery.
Plantation Chill and Fever Tonic advertised for babies
An old advertisement touts a tonic claimed to tone the system and regulate the liver for babies and growing children. It emphasizes frequent use by mothers with “wonderful success” and notes the product contains no calomel and costs 50 cents. It ends with a moral quote from Amiel.
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