TWO U S SOLDIERS KILLED AND VILLA BAND ROUTED IN BATTLE
Two American soldiers died early today in a clash near San Ignacio, 40 miles southeast of Laredo, as U S soldiers of the 14th cavalry under Major Gray fought more than 100 Villa bandits. Six Mexicans were killed, seven Americans wounded, and pursuit continued into the river region toward Mexico. Pedro Lujan, a Villa leader, was captured at Hacienda Tephekans, aiding efforts to wipe out Villa leaders since the Columbus raid.
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San Antonio
Tex
San Ignacio
Laredo
Funston
14Th Cavalry
Gray
Mexico
General \unston
Columbus
N. M
Pedro Lujan
F. G. Turner
13Th Cavalry
Hacienda Tepehakens
Lujan
Capitol
U S Troops Stay in Mexico Until Order Restored
Washington reports Secretary Lansing drafted a note to General Carranza in response to demands for troop withdrawal. President Wilson and Lansing expect to delay sending the reply until next week and aim to avoid appearing influenced by domestic politics. The draft states U S troops stay until the de facto government can police border states and rejects suggestions seen as irrelevant or unnecessary. Carranza questions good faith and hints at political motives, while a clarifying statement may be issued.
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Washington
Lansing
Wilson
Carranza
Mexico
Sansa
United States
Weather Outlook for Connecticut
Weather brief reports showers likely across the state with a southward tendency. Forecast calls for unsettled skies and scattered rain chances through the day as coastal areas see brief downpours. Stronger cells possible inland, with cooler air toward evening.
Bridgeporter Heads State Dental Society
New London June 15 The Connecticut State Dental association closed its 52nd annual convention at the Hotel Griswold this afternoon naming officers and the executive committee. President T Allen Garing of Bridgeport. vice president Elwyn R Bryant of New Haven. secretary Joseph B Leonard of Mystic. treasurer Blake at Sears of Hartford. librarian Louis L Beach of Bristol. editor O T Rule of Stamford. executive committee W V Lyon of Bridgeport, P J Waterbury of New Haven, M Loeb of New Haven.
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New London
Connecticut State Dental Association
Hotel Griswold
T. Allen Garing
Bridgeport
Elwyn R. Bryant
New Haven
Joseph B. Leonard
Mystic
Blake
Sears
Hartford
Louis L. Beach
Bristol
O. T. Rule
Stamford
W. V. Lyon
P. J. Waterbury
M. ¥. Loeb
Alsop Denies Support For Hughes In Progressive Race
Hartford June 15 Joseph W Alsop of Avon Conn and chairman of the Progressive state organization denied he had backed Hughes He said he would wait for Hughes to make a statement and would attend the Chicago committee meeting on June 26 He also reported Herbert Knox Smith a 1912 Progressive candidate for governor denied backing Hughes.
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Hartford
Joseph W. Alsop
Avon
Secret Service By Liquor Enforcement Reported
Liquor Prosecuting Attorney Merritt says police have built a secret service to gather evidence on illicit liquor sale. Hovagyan Sorderian, Armenian restaurateur at 534 Water Street, found guilty of selling liquor without a license. He received 15 days in jail and a $25 fine plus costs totaling $45.45. three men were present at a table with beer, wine, and a demijohn found during a raid. Sorderian claimed beer was for friends and wine used for cooking. Merritt noted difficulty obtaining convictions before police access. Judge Wilder presided. Sorderian’s prior May 1 arrest carried a $50 fine with suspended judgment.
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Albert J. Merritt
Hovagyan Sorderian
Water Street
Sorderian
Wilder
J.T. Ireeant
James Nebneey
J. A. Burnes
E. P. Nobbs
Clergymen Drop Fight Over Club Liquor Licenses
Clergymen and other remonstrants abandon plans to appeal to higher courts over liquor license changes by clubs. Attorney A J Merritt says there are no instructions to pursue an appeal as costs and lack of notice deterred the challenge. Remonstrances targeted clubs such as Acorn Oxford East End A C but shifted when names changed to Akron Jonathan Borough R C and ads appeared in a foreign language newspaper.
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Superior Court
Supreme Court
A. J. Merritt
Acorn
Oxford
East End A. C
Akron
Jonathan
Borough R. C
Buffalo Postmaster Dies in Hotel While Delegating
William F. Kast ing postmaster of Buffalo, N. C., collapsed and died at the Maryland hotel in St Louis while holding the proxy of Buffalo Mayor Fuhrmann, a delegate to the Democratic convention. The death occurred on June 15 as the convention proceeded.
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St. Louis
William F. Kasting
Buffalo
N. C
Maryland
Fuhrmann
Lost Bear Disaster Spawns Fogbound Rescue Efforts
Eureka California reports five bodies recovered from the steamer Bear wrecked on Sugar Loaf Rock. Two boatloads of survivors reached shore as fog hampered rescue, with the Grace Dollar and the battleship Oregon aiding along with the tug Relief and Eureka lifeboat.
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Eureka
Cal
Beth
Bear
Sugar Loaf Rock
Etre Beer
Tug Relief
Point Mendocino
Rescue
San Francisco & Portland Steamship Company
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Relief
L. N. Jo- Pander
Oregon
Grace Dollar
Nepander
Sugar Loaf
Southal
Bomb Explodes In Mail Car Aimed At Utah Governor
A bomb in a mailed package exploded in a Oregon Short Line mail car in Butte Montana. The package was being transferred from a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy train and was reportedly addressed to the governor of Utah. The blast wrecked the mail car and caused damage to surrounding equipment. Police investigated and searched for clues while rail workers secured the scene.
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Utah
Butte
Mont
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Oregon Short Line
Three Injured In Head On Crash Near Greens Farms
Westport report says George Mendes nineteen drove toward Greens Farms when his car collided with a Gorham family vehicle. His brother John nine and friend George Steward escaped with minor injuries. Mendes suffered a severe throat laceration near the jugular and a four inch neck wound. condition critical.
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Westport
George Mendes
Frank E. Mendes
Greens Farms
Gorham
Mendes
John
George Steward
Shord Road
William T. Nagle
Fairfield
Lawyer Denies Unprofessional Conduct in Kessler Case
Johanna Kessler accuses attorney John P. Gray of unprofessional handling of the Kessler divorce matter now under grievance committee review. She sought annulment of her marriage to Oscar E. Kessler, citing his prior marriage in 1911, while Oscar pursues divorce from Adeline Kessler in 1899.
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Grievance Committee
John P. Gray
Kessler
Gray
Johanna H. G. Kessler
Benjamin H. Gordon
Johanna Kessler
Superior Court
Oscar E. Kessler
Adeline Sutton
Oscar Kessler
Adeline
Clark ill. CEU head rests after Orient trip
Boston June 15 Rev Francis E Clark president of the World's Christian Endeavor Union has not recovered from a severe illness contracted abroad. Doctors say he cannot undertake public work for several months after eight months in the Orient.
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Boston
Francis E. Clark
World's
Christian Endeavor Union
Orient
Rules Committee Favors Plan For Swift Convention
Washington June 15 Vance McCormick chosen by President Wilson to replace William F McCombs as DNC chairman. In St Louis delegates hear Ollin M James as permanent chair and push to renominate Wilson and Marshall under a revised rules plan. Platform builders work from Wilsons own draft amid wide suggestions as eleven oclock approach hints nominations may occur tonight.
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Wilson
James
W. F. McCombs
Washington
Vance McCormick
Pennsylvania
William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
St. Louis
Ollin M. James
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas R. Marshall
Committee On
Committee On Permanent Organization
Ollie M. James
Kentucky
J. Arrica Kremer
Montana
Nerma
America
Washington, D. C
Porto Rico
Hawaii
District of Columbia
National Committee
Porto Mico
Ollie James
Kremer
Norman E. Mack
New York
S. V. Stewart
D. R. Phelan
California
Eut
E. E. Britton
North Carolina
John S. Martin
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Rules Committee
Poeny
Baltimore
Sullivan
Friends
Illinois
Chicago
Marshall
Glynn
John J. Glennon
CUMMINGS PUSHES DIRECT ELECTION OF DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEEMEN
At the Democratic national convention sub committee on resolutions in St. Louis on June 15 begins drafting planks with President Wilson ideas. Homer S. Cummings urges direct election of national committeemen by Democratic voters in all states, with terms ending at the next convention. Delegations from hoboes group and navy leagues press for work rights and sea power planks.
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Homer S. Cummings
William F. McCombs
American Organization of Hoboes
Col
R. M. Thompson
Osterhaus
F. B. Lambert
Navy Leagues
United States
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State Dental Society
Alsop
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