Hosts Rally to the Flag for Service
Local recruitment stations reopen across the region drawing volunteers and supporters. Organizers report strong turnout and positive sentiment as service roles gain fresh applicants.
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1916
Page
1
National Guard Faces Uncertain Border Situation
Washington March 15 The War Department kept silent on border events as General Funston moved forces and Villa remained hidden. Recruits flooded offices after recent closures and some National Guard members offered to join. Secretary Baker praised patriotic spirit while stressing the regular army can meet the crisis. War Plans Committee works on emergency preparations.
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Washington
War Department
Funston
Villa
Senate
Department
National Guard
Baker
War Plans Committee
Tirpitz dismissed as submarine warfare fuels Reichstag row
Berlin reports confirm Admiral von Tirpitz loses post over submarine warfare policy. Von Capelle appointed as his successor. Reichstag expected to debate the issue with factions split on continuing submarine slaughter. Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg aims to avoid angering neutral nations.
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the Commercial Tribune
London
Admiral von Tirpitz
Maine
Admiral von Capelle
Administration Department
The
Admiralty
Vo Bethmann-Hollweg
United States
Reichstag
Verdun
Pershing and his forces move as border actions rise
A Senate resolution authorizes expansion of the regular army to full war strength. About 20 000 additional troops for the Mexican campaign are placed at President Wilson's disposal. The measure passes with unanimous votes and awaits the President's approval.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Wilson
Senate
House
Grenna
North Dakota
Chamberlain
Hoke Smith
Georgia
DuPont
Delaware
Smith
Vardaman
Mississippi
Newlands
Nevada
Obregon Orders Troops to Cooperate With Yankees
Mexican President Obregon issues directive directing all forces in the republic to cooperate with the American forces in the ongoing operations to restore order and advance joint military goals. The decree emphasizes unity and swift action across all units and theaters.
Mexican bandits fire on U. S. troops near Brownsville bridge
About thirty bandits fired on sixteen American soldiers guarding the Barsreda bridge on the St. Louis Brownsville and Mexican Railroad four teen miles north of Brownsville at 10 o'clock tonight. One hundred shots exchanged. no American casualties. Reinforcements arrived and bandits fled into Mexico. Troops ordered to increase patrols in Brownsville region.
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Kingsville
Texas
Bars Reda
St. Louis, Brownsville
Brownsville
War Spirit Runs High as Ohio Soldiers Seek Reentry
Columbus reports bursts of war spirit from veterans hoping to rejoin service if the National Guard is called for Mexican duty. Ohio officials consider forming Company E of the Seventh Regiment at Zanesville to replace a Cambridge unit, with volunteers offering to organize a new regiment and a surgeon ready to go to Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
National Guard
B.S. Bryant
Zanesville
Sterling B. Taylor
Columb
War Department
Washington
Mexico
Recruiting Stations Opened in Indiana Signal March Push
Indianapolis, Ind March. The U S Army recruiting office orders reopen seven Indiana branches in Munice Marion Logansport Lafayette Richmond Anderson and Columbus. Officials say the existing station drew many men offering service for Mexico, with numbers nearly doubling last week.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United States Army
Indiana
Muniche
Marion
Logansport
Lafayette
Richmond
Anderson
Collumbia
Cjsister
Mexico
Woman Applies to Join Navy as Cook in Minneapolis
Mrs. Mamie Johnson of Williston North Dakota applied at the local recruiting station for navy enlistment in Minneapolis on March 15. She stated women should help their country and expressed a wish to serve as a cook, though she was informed the law restricts women from enlisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Mamie Johnson
Austria Declares War on Portugal in Lisbon Cipher
The Austrian minister in Lisbon was told to ask the Portuguese Foreign Office for his passports today. The Portuguese minister to Austria received his passports last night. Austria declared war on Portugal today.
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Commercial Tribune
Lisbon
Foreign Office
Austria
Portugal
Forces of Crown Prince Recede in Meuse Battle
Paris reports that German forces renew push west of the Meuse and recapture ground after a two and a half hour battle. Crown Prince’s armies mounted massed attacks and gained a footing in France.
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Meuse
Paris
Garrison to Practice Law in New York City
Lindley M. Garrison former Secretary of War becomes a New York City resident and will practice law with Hornblower Miller Potter Earle once admitted to the bar. He previously served as a Vice Chancellor of New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lindley M. Garrison
New York City
Hornblower, Miller, Potter & Earle
Garrison
New Jersey
Judge J A Kohler Dies at 80 in Akron
Judge J A Kohler aged 80, former Ohio Attorney General from 1886 to 1883 and longtime Common Pleas jurist, died at his Akron home. He was the oldest member of Summit County bar.
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Akron
J. A. Kohler
Ohio
Common Pleas
Summit County
Son kills mother in Cambridge with sledgehammer
Richard L. McCormick 32, son of John McCormick of the Cambridge Board of Registrars, battered his mother’s brains at their East Cambridge home. He surrendered and was held on a murder charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Richard L. McCormick
John McCormick
Cambridge Board of Registrars
East Cambridge
Diary From Lopez Body Reveals Villa Secrets
Diary taken from Pablo Lopez, Villa’s chief assassin, exposes inner life, cave hides, smuggling networks, and planning of Santa Ysabel massacre and the Columbus raid. Washington obtains the hand book to guide the planned expedition against Pancho Villa.
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Lopez
State Department
Washington
Pablo Lopez
Villa
Santa Ysabel
Columbus
Weather forecast and storm path across states in 1916
The bulletin notes fair and warmer conditions for Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia with rain likely in parts. A widespread storm moved through the Ohio Valley Tuesday night bringing snows and rains extending to Tennessee New England and the Northeast. Cold continues in upper lake districts central valleys and Southwest with 10 to 30 degrees below average. fair weather expected west of the Mississippi and rising temperatures in Ohio and Mississippi Valleys today and tomorrow.
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Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West
West Virginia
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
New England
Long Island Sound
Refused To Whip Pupils Forces 90-Pound Teacher To Resign
In Streetsboro Ohio Camilla Geer a 23 year old ninety pound high school teacher resigns after a conflict with principal D M Douthitt over whipping unruly students The school board meeting ends with Douthitt also resigning and two substitutes running the school Local mothers say the teacher refused to whip boys claiming physical inability and dignity concerns before quitting following mounting pressure from staff and students.
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the Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Camilla Geer
Miss Geer
Streetsboro
Portage County
D. M. Douthitt
Douthitt
Jennie Geer
Camilla
Edison urges red tape cut for rapid submarine builds
Washington, March 15. Thomas A. Edison told the Naval Preparedness Committee he could build submarines in two weeks with the right material, workers, and a government laboratory to set standards. He proposed a $5,000,000 lab for the Naval Consulting Board to develop patterns for private use, calling for removal of stringent inspections and patents. He backed assembling maps and plans without delays. Present were Secretary Daniels and Dr. Baekeland along with other officials.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Naval Preparedness Committee
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Roberts
Massachusetts
Edissa
Iedison
Naval Consulting Board
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
W. L. Saunders
A.M. Hunt
F. A. Baekeland
New York
H. E. Coffin
Detroit
M. E. Hutchinson
Orange, N. J
Ohio war veterans past seventy act for battle
Ohio war veterans of advancing ages move to continue the fight for veterans’ benefits. The group, though many are past seventy, acts to press their cause and seeks support from allies and lawmakers in Columbus.
Inmates Seek Return to Service for Possible Mexican War
Elliott L. Cook reports that Civil War veterans at the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors' Home in Sandusky may volunteer again if war is declared against Mexico. He notes the inmates average 73 years old but share a strong love of country and desire to help protect national integrity.
Fearful border unrest prompts U S military alerts
Reports claim Carranza troops revolt near Caballona eighteen miles south of Douglas Arizona. In Presidio Texas Americans gather for self defense as border forces patrol after clashes at Ojinaga. Rumors spread of Colonel Riojas's fate and Villa bandit activity near the border.
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United States
Carranza
Caballona
Here
Ameri
Fourteenth Infantry
Ft. Clarké
Santiago Joejas
Presidio
Ojinaga
New Risings in China
Washington reports new revolutions in China with Admiral Winterhalter’s dispatches. Rebels plan an attack on Luchow and heavy fighting is under way in Chichiang and Hunan provinces.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
China
Navy Department
Destroyer Stewart Sails From San Diego Under Orders
Torpedo boat destroyer Stewart departed San Diego at midnight bound for Ensenada under orders from Admiral Cameron McR. Winslow. Reports from fishermen warned of a threatened revolt in the garrison at Ensenada, Mexico.
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San Diego
Cal
Stewart
Ensenada
Mexico
Cameron McR
Winslow
Pacific Fleet
No Mexican forces near Hachita deny Carranzista attack
Hachita New Mexico residents receive official denial that Mexican forces are in the area and that an attack on the town by Carranzistas occurred. Local officials state reports of an assault are untrue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Republic of Mexico
Hachita, N. M
Hachita
Carranza Reported Assassinated In Unconfirmed Telegraph Rumor
San Antonio dispatch notes a rumor of General Carranza being assassinated. The report arrived by telegraph with no confirmation or details available at this time.
Carranza orders cooperation with American expedition forces
General Gavira said he received instructions from General Obregon to have all troops in the district cooperate with the US expeditionary force. Juarez remains quiet but parts of the town show insults toward the Americans and a hostile undercurrent toward General Pershing. Pershing's force crossed the border near Columbus, with Funston in charge of operations, signaling continued pursuit of Francisco Villa.
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Gavira
Carranza
Obregon
San Antonio
Tex
John J. Pershing
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Wilson
United States Army
Pershing
International Boundary Line
Columbus
Frederick Funston
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