Militia Mobilization Looms As U S War Dept Moves
Bridgeport reporters detail Funston request for guards along the Mexican border from Brownsville to the Pacific. Article notes Remington and Union Metallic Cartridge Co. statements on arms and ammunition production and a seven month window for Remington plant readiness. Reports of border violence, naval movements, and the murder of Brownsville mayor’s brother near Matamoros fuel tension as troops await orders.
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War Department
Funston
Brownsville
del Rio
Winslow
Washington
San Diego
Guaymas
Mazatlan
Mex
Annapolis
Rio Grafide
Hagle Pass
William Browne
Albert Browne
Matamoras
Trolley Cars Stall After Lightning Strike At Stratford
A lightning storm disrupted Connecticut Co operations last night. The telephone dispatch system failed and wires burned out at Stratford center railroad bridge. Two trolley cars at Park and Fairfield avenues were struck, fuses burned, and repairs halted for about an hour while crews replaced damaged lines.
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Connecticut Co
Stratford Center
Park and Fairfield Avenues
Stratford Bridge
Brooke P
Park Avenue
Fairfield
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Coast Artillery units brace for mobilization amid uncertain orders
Local Coast Artillery Corps officers report no mobilization word beyond joint Fort Wright maneuvers while some regular units are ordered to Hawaii or to serve as infantry at the Texas border. Rumors of naval island duty or border service prompt reenlistments as baggage trains move to Bridgeport. The Connecticut National Guard associations list regiments and locations, with several companies short of officers, as Wilson calls troops to duty.
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Coast Artillery Corps
Fort Wright
Regular
Coast Artillery
Fort
Texas
Fort Terry
Hawaiian Islands
Connecticut Coast Artillery Corps
Island Forts
Mexico
Bridgeport
Harry Johnson
Robert Lewis
Ralph Smith
William Dixon
Hospital Corps
Vincent M King
Main Street
State Street
Courtland Street
Fairfield Avenue
Connecticut National Guard
Wilson
First Connecticut Infantry
Richard J. Goodman
Hartford
Middletown
Bristol
Willimantic
Winsted
Second Connecticut Infantry
Charles F. McCabe
West Cheshire
Waterbury
New Haven
Meriden
Wallingford
Torrington
Fifth Militia Cavalry
Tenth Militia Field Artillery
Yale College
Stamford
Branford
Conn
Conn Field Hospital
First Connecticut Ambulance Company
Conn Field Company
I Signal Troops
George E. Cole
Torrington Unit Gathers as Mobilization Nears
Torrington Connecticut June 20 Company M second infantry is assembled at the state armory awaiting orders to go to Niantic. A large crowd is at the armory at 3 o'clock expecting departure for the mobilizing ground. Several new men have been enlisted.
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Torrington
Torrington Conn
Second Infantry
State Armory
Niantic
Weather outlook shows cooler temps tonight and Wednesday
The forecast calls for fair conditions with a drop in temperatures tonight and again on Wednesday. Winds from the west will be moderate, bringing a cooler air mass to the area.
United States vows to remove border perils with Mexico
Washington June 20 the American note rejects General Carranza demand for U S troop withdrawal from Mexico and warns that troops will stay until the de facto government pursues and punishes bandits. It accuses Carranza of discourteous tone and cites repeated outrages against Americans in Mexican and border territory. The note states the United States will maintain its rights and could take further steps if hostilities continue.
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U. S
Mexico
Remington Arms Co
Union Metallic Cartwi
Frankfort
Philadelphia
Allen
Taere
United States
Bat
John French
Springfield
Rock Island
Watervielt Arsenal
New York State
Washington Navy Yard Arsenal
Union Metallic Cartridge Co
Noes
Washington
Carranza
Elizeo Arredondo
Lansing
Villa
Brownsville
Jan
Ain
Department OF State
Mexican Republic
Lower
Rio Grande
Red House Ferry
Progresso Post Office
Las Pesadas
Tamaulipas
Nuevo Leon
Coahuila
Chihuahua
Sonora
Cusi
Rubio
Santa Ysabel
Casi
Casihlimachic
Columbus
N. M
Gaviera
Casas Grandes
Parral
el Paso
Tex
Hunter
Mexico City
Chihuahua State
Chihuahua City
Juarez
Willk Ahumada
Paso
San Antono
Madera
Meyre Northwestern
Enera
Pershing
Francisco Gonzales
Maricay
Texas
Yale Batteries Muster For Service At Old Campus Yard
Yale university undergraduates form Batteries C B and D of the 10th Militia of Artillery in a 1500-strong mobilization on the old campus. Capt Danford U S A commends Yale men and notes the need to equip and recruit to reach maximum strength before Niantic.
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YALE
New Haven
Old College Yard
Danford
Niantic
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City
Relief of
Remington
Bolt
State Department
Arredondo
Durrango
Castro
Lopez
Garranza
Connecticut
Natonal Guard
Naval
George M. Cole
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