Thousands Flock to the Standard of Pancho Villa
Reports from Chihuahua and El Paso detail Villa bands attacking Carranza garrisons at Rosario and Parral, with defeats for the Villistas and deaths including Jose Contreras. Mutiny and desertion weaken Carranza’s forces, while Villa’s ranks allegedly grow as defections rise.
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Rosario
Parral
Trevino
EL Paso
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Castro Coming to U S on a Pleasure Trip
General Cipriano Castro former Venezuelan president travels from Barbadoes to New York aboard the steamer Vauban saying the trip is for pleasure He plans a U S visit with Latin American leaders likely to discuss regional situations Castro previously arrived in the United States in January 1913 after being detained at Ellis Island and later allowed entry by federal court.
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the Commercial Tribune
New York
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Barbadoes
West Indies
Vauban
Bridgetown
Castro
United States
Trinidad
Ellis Island
Senate Leaders Plan Extended Session To Speed Legislation
Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate plan talks tomorrow to speed important bills ahead of a campaign period. A special committee will confer with Democrats on the effort while the Finance Committee works on the revenue bill and the Commerce Committee revises the shipping bill for Thursday reporting.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Majority
Kern
Finance Committee
Commerce Committee
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
State Department
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
Division of
Federal Trade Commission
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Committee
Paris
London
Petrograd
New York Sun Prepares Amster Jam Date Story
New York July 11 The New York Sun will print a story under an Amsterdam date to the effect that U boat activity and pest cure reports are in focus. The piece hints at war news and wartime urgency in the upcoming edition.
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The
Commercial Tribune
New York
New York Sun
Teutons Repulsed in Attacks as Austrians Sink Five Warships
Reports from the front describe German defenses holding after ten days of fighting on a 14 mile front with over 7,500 prisoners taken. Austrian naval units claim five British patrol boats were destroyed off Otranto while the Kara was sunk by a mine.
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London
France
Nora
Otranto
Novara
Peronne
Somme
Man at Jackson statue takes poison after appeal for army
A. C. Jackson, visiting the Andrew Jackson statue in Memphis, drunk poison and died after a vow to help raise an army amid World War I struggle. The scene followed reports of French and German actions near Verdun and in Lorraine as Allied forces faced intensified attacks.
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Memphis
Tenn
Spéttarjy
Hickory
Drew Jackson
Courthouse @ square
A. C
Jackson
Lorimer Seeks Return by Rebuilding Trust with Depositors
William Lorimer, ex United States Senator, began a plan to restore his fortune with the help of 4000 La Salle Street Trust depositors. At a mass meeting, depositors pledged to aid him in reimbursing every dollar lost after the bank failed. Lorimer spoke of past denials, claimed the world misjudges him, and renewed his bid for a Senate comeback. He was recently acquitted of conspiring to wreck the bank.
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Chicago
William Lorimer
United States
la Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank
Lorimer
Mr. Lorimer
United States Senate
Orpet trial defense exonerates actions in Marion Lambert death
Will Orpet's trial for Marion Lambert's death heard closing defense arguments by counsel Leslie P. Hanna. He described Orpet's flight from the woods as natural and the boy's actions as mature under stress, arguing cyanide in the greenhouse was not potassium cyanide, undermining the State's theory and innocence of the defendant.
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Marion
the Commercial Tribune
Waukegan Iil
Will Orpet
Marion Lambert
Leslie P. Hanna
Hanna
Per
Mr. Hann
Mr. Hanna
Ralph J. Dady
House Group Drops Impeachment Steps Against Marshall
The House Judiciary Committee tabled impeachment proceedings against H. Snowden Marshall United States Attorney New York by a divided vote recommending no further action. The case stems from Representative Buchanan of Illinois who faced indictments in a Labor's Peace Council investigation. Marshall's letters to a committee chairman and arrest warrant in New York are noted along with pending habeas corpus actions.
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Washington
H. Snowden Marshall
United States
New York
House Judiciary Committee
House
Chanan O. Illinois
Labor
Peace Council
Marshall
Tchanan
Little Chance That Will Be Heeded by Wilson
A brief note suggests limited likelihood that President Wilson will heed the reported appeal or request. Officials indicate cautious optimism but expect little impact on the decision process.
Deutschland Question Talks of Warship Status and Damage Claims
The Britain and French embassies contest the Deutschland as a peaceful merchant vessel and seek freedom of U.S. ports. A U.S. inspection in Baltimore deemed the submarine an unarmed merchantman, while officials discuss whether it could be converted for warlike use and how to handle potential armed cargo.
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Ryan
Baltimore
Treasury Department
C. F. Hughes
Navy Department
State Department
Hughes
Polk
United States
Great Britain
France
Weather overview and conditions across states in mid July
The bulletin describes general fair weather in Ohio Indiana West Virginia with thunder showers in Tennessee and local clouds in Kentucky. A broad trough extends from Texas to the St Lawrence Valley with heavy rainfall across the South for seven consecutive days. It notes high temperatures nationwide, with hotter readings in the Southwest and extreme West, and forecasts continued unsettled showers in the South while the East generally remains fair. Cincinnati July 11 1916 records show 7 am 76 degrees partly cloudy 2 pm 83 degrees 6 mph wind 66 percent humidity 9 pm 79 degrees.
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Indiana
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Kentucky
Texas
Lake Region
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Nebraska
Colorado
New Mexico
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
Mississippi
Good Roads Bill Signed With 85 Million dollar Allocation
President Wilson signed the good roads bill in Washington authorizing an $85,000,000 appropriation. The measure advances highway construction nationwide and marks a milestone for public works funding.
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the Commercial Tribune
Washington
Wilson
Congress Asked To Aid In War On Plague
Secretary McAdoo asked Congress for 135000 dollars to aid the public health service in fighting infantile paralysis in New York and preventing spread to other states. President Wilson approved the emergency appropriation, with 50000 to pay physicians and the rest to cooperate with authorities. The 400000 annual epidemics fund does not cover this illness.
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Richmond
Bronx
Oneonta
Indianapolis
Ind
J. N. Hurty
Indiana Board of Health
Chicago
Elwood
Springfield
State Board of Health
Illinois
Jeffersonville
James Hyndman
Arthur W. Hyndman
Louisville
Burlington
N. J
Washington
McAdoo
Congress
Public Health Service
New York
Wilson
General Service Board
United States Public Health Service
Roma denied clearance for weapon on deck
The Fabre liner Roma was not permitted to sail today in Providence after customs officials refused clearance papers. Collector Frank M Fitzsimmons cited a gun on the forward deck as the reason for the denial.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Providence
R. L
Roma
Frank M Fitzsimmons
Expansion of Fatherland Planned in Secret, Paris Reports
Paris dispatch says a secret German war aims manifesto to Berlin in May requests Belgian protectorate, retention of the Brieu Basin in France, incorporation of Baltic provinces and Volhynia, possession of ports on the British coast, and cession of a large African colony. The three main clauses include Belgian control, mineral resource gains, and Baltic territory.
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Paris
Germany
Berlin
Belgium
Brieu
France
Baltic
Volhynia
Japan Accused of Sharp Deal for Russia Aiding War
Washington July 11 Senator Lewis introduces a resolution asking the Secretary of State for full information on how the Russo Japanese alliance affects the open door in China and U S commercial opportunities in Japan China or Russia. He argues Japan seeks European arms help in any U S war.
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Russia
America
The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Lewis
Senate
Secretary of State
China
United States
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