Busy time at Fort Harrison drills Hoosier troops for war
About 4000 Indiana National Guard members have gathered at Fort Benjamin Harrison since mobilization. They are under President Wilson and mustered into federal service. War department plans hint at quick border deployment, with units like field hospitals or artillery possibly sent within days. Equipment shortages persist, delaying readiness for entrainment to the Mexican border.
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Indianapolis
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Wilson
Army
Navy
War Department
Indiana
Washington
Central Department of the Army
John A. Toffey, Jr
McCane
Toffey
Indiana Militia
Funston
Indiana National Guard
Tolley
Philip Remington
State House
Indiana National Guard War Mobilization Gains
Washington orders speed up of recruitment across Indiana as about 3 500 to 4 000 men expected to enlist. Hammond forms a 150 member Spanish American War veterans unit, Evansville explores a volunteer reserve company, and over sixty apply at the recruiting office. Flags and inventories surge as Captain Toffey plans training and official supervision continues at the fort.
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Toffey
War Department
Washington
Central Department
Indiana
Gideon W. Blain
Guard
Hammond
Charles E. Wood
Pohlman
Indiana National Guard
Mr. Wood
San Jose
Havana
Evansville
Carl Driesch
Benjamin Bosse
German Alliance Society
Driesch
Wilson
Julius Blum
F. L. Bridges
Ralston
John D. Shea
Shea
National Guard
United States
Farmer Badly Hurt In Suspected foul Play Near Oxford
Donald McGregor, a 50 year old farmer living alone near Oxford in Benton county, was found semi conscious in his buggy with a fractured skull. He was taken to a local hospital with little hope of recovery. Officials report evidence of foul play. no known relatives.
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Lafayette
Donald McGregor
Oxford
Benton County
McGregor
Indiana Militia on Move to Fort Benjamin Harrison
Three thousand members of the Indiana National Guard will move to the concentration camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison Friday or Saturday this week, per Adjt. Gen. Frank L. Bridges. Most companies have reached peace strength and continue to grow. Six recruiting offices have opened downtown as the business district takes on a martial air.
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Indiana Militia
Indianapolis
Indiana National Guard
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Adjt
Frank L. Bridges
Runaway convict caught in Missouri faces added sentence
George J. Redmond, 37, who escaped May 15 from the state prison where he served two to fourteen years for forgery at Fort Wayne, was captured at Independence, Missouri. He received an additional two to fourteen year term when arraigned in the Fort Wayne superior court. Redmond, a trusted inmate, was employed at Warden Fogarty's home at the time of the escape.
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Michigan City
George J. Redmond
State
Fort Wayne
Independence
Fogarty
LaPorte Jury Finds Mrs. Houchin Guilty of Manslaughter
After an all night session the jury convicted Mrs. Mattie Houchin of manslaughter in the death of her husband John Houchin. She pleaded self defense while the state sought the death penalty. The killing occurred when she learned he planned to take another woman to a dance.
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Laporte
Mattie Hauckin
John Hauckin
Dr W A Winters to face charges over crash in Newcastle
Dr W A Winters of Newcastle, father of Catherine Winters who vanished three years ago, will appear in court next week to answer charges from Miss Florence Draver. Draver says Winters, while intoxicated, drove into a machine she was driving, wrecking both vehicles.
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Richmond
W. A. Winters
Newcastle
Catherine Winters
Woman Dies After Bedford Auto Crash Near Chicago
Greta Thompson twenty two died of injuries in Mercy hospital Chicago after an auto crash near Bedford. Her parents Mr and Mrs A J Thompson of Bedford were seriously injured earlier, Mrs Thompson had been moved from Bedford to Martinsville and Mr Thompson has about recovered.
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Kentland
Greta Thompson
A. J. Thompson
Bedford
Mercy Hospital
Chicago
Tragedy in Collision Involving Big Four Freight Train
Iva Markle twenty four is dead and Perry Stemble forty five is seriously injured after an automobile they rode in collided with a Big Four freight train near Waynetown. Stemble expected to recover.
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Crawfordsvile
Iva Markle
Perry Stemble
Waynetown
Stemble
Noblesville Names Policewoman To Aid Girls
Noblesville city council provides for a policewoman who will handle cases involving girls and young women. The appointment will be kept as secret as possible to ease her efforts and work.
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Noblesville
Pipe Starts Fire Huts Hammond Resident Fatally Injured
Neal Johnson woke to a blaze after sleeping with a cigarette pipe in his pocket. He leaped from a second story window to escape smoke and is internally and fatally injured. He remains in critical condition as firefighters investigate the cause of the fire.
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Hammond
Neal Johnson
Find Man's Body in Evansville
The body of John R. Shman fifty a contractor was found by two boys in the eastern part of Evansville He left home telling his wife and daughters he was going out for a walk A revolver was clutched in his right hand and there was a bullet hole in the temple
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Evansville
John R. Shman
Mule kicks injure Newcastle lumber driver
Ulysses Denton, a driver for S. P. Jennings Lumber Co., suffered a compound fracture of his right leg after being kicked by a mule near Newcastle. Denton was treated locally and expected to recover.
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Newcastle
Ulysses Denton
S. P. Jennings Lumber Company
Police Seek Shreeves Charge of passing bad checks
Hartford City police seek A. R. Shreeves on charges of passing several bad checks. He left town, and many claimants report against him.
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Shreeves
Hartford City
A. R. Shreeves
Sad Bleeds to Death in Bloomington Child Report
The ten-year-old son of John Parker died after a fall from a tree left a neck wound pierced by a stick. An artery in his neck ruptured during a coughing fit, and he bled to death in his father’s arms.
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Bloomington
John Parker
Teen Dies After Wabash Wreck At Attica
Lafayette-Bertram Sempill, seventeen, a schoolboy, died from injuries sustained in the Wabash wreck at Attica. He had been stealing a ride on the blind baggage when the accident occurred.
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Lafayette
Bertram Sempill
Attica
Note on Carrizal clash steepens U S Mexican tensions
Washington discloses the de facto Mexican government linked Carrizal fighting to orders issued by Gen Carranza to Gen Trevino and relayed to Gen Pershing. Secretary Lansing demands a formal declaration of action through diplomatic channels and calls for the release of prisoners seized at Carrizal.
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Washington
State Department
Carranza
Trevino
Pershing
Lansing
Carrizal
Mexican War Office
Jacinto B. Trevino
Chihuahua
United States
Arrendo
Mexico
Cook from Paris dies after being thrown from train
John Franklin a 49-year-old cook from Paris Illinois died at Good Samaritan Hospital Kokomo after being thrown from an eastbound Clover Leaf freight near West Middletown. He was riding an oil tank car bound for Toledo when a brakeman ordered him to jump. Franklin’s legs were cut off below the hips. Local authorities seek to identify the brakeman blamed for the death.
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Kokomo
John Franklin
Paris
Good Samaritan Hospital
Franklin
Toledo
West Middletown
Here
Interurban Car Strikes Auto Near Plainfield Killing Aged Woman
Mrs. Claude P. D. Torr, 85, was killed instantly and her husband Claude D. Torr, 37, barber college proprietor, was seriously injured when their auto was struck by an east bound limited interurban on the Terre Haute Indianapolis & Eastern Traction line one mile east of Plainfield at 9 30 yesterday morning.
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Indianapolis
Claude PD. Torr
Claude D. Torr
Barber College
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company
Plainfield
Verdun Battle Update Drives German Push at Thiaumont
Paris reports intense fighting along the Meuse as German divisions pressure Verdun and Thiaumont. French forces regain ground northeast of Verdun near Hills 220 and 381 while Thiaumont fortifications fall to German assault. French line holds most of Hills 820 and 321 amid continued bombardment.
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Paris
Verdun
Meuse
War Office
Fleury
Thiaumont
Mexico vows civilized warfare after Carrizal report
Gen Jacinto B Trevino, Carranza commander at Chihuahua, denies that American prisoners taken at Carrizal were hanged. He declares Mexico a civilized country and promises their treatment according to civilized standards, responding to sensational reports aired in the United States.
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Chihuahua City
Mex
Mexico
Jacinto B. Trevino
Carranza
Chihuahua
United States
Carrizal
Rush Americans to U S from Vera Cruz
Washington reports all Americans in Vera Cruz will be sent home at once. Rear Admiral Benson, navy operations chief, said a Ward Line steamer seeking port would have space for those not yet aboard the battleship Nebraska, which has been there several days.
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Washington
Vera Cruz
United States
Benson
Navy
Ward Line
Nebraska
Pope Appeals to Halt U S Mexico War Crisis
Rome June 26 Pope Benedict IV has appealed to President Wilson and General Carranza asking them to use their efforts to avert war between the United States and Mexico.
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Rome
Benedict IV
Wilson
Carranza
United States
Mexico
Graphic Ambush Tale From Carrizal Tolling Pershing Aide’s Report
A courier recounts Leuth cavalry at Carrizal ambush by Mexican forces under Felix Gomez. 65 troops facing machine guns, Captain Boyd and Captain Morey killed, Lieutenant Adair wounded, horses shot, survivors retreating toward the hills while holding off attackers.
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Gomez
el Paso
Tex
Leuth
Pershing
Carrizal
Charles T. Boyd
Lewis S. Morey
Henry R. Adair
Boyd
Felix Gomez
Captain Boyd
Morey
Adair
Will Fight or Pray in War Service
Rev. Ferdinand F. Schultz, a 57 year old pastor and practical engineer from Chillicothe Ohio, offers to serve the United States Marine Corps in wartime. He is willing to work in the fireroom of a battleship or serve as field marine chaplain, stating he is ready to answer to Old Glory at any time.
Wrong Position in Page Layout Sparks Banter
A dialogue notes a prize fighter's photo placed at the bottom of the page and suggests an upper cut to improve visual balance. The exchange hints at editorial humor over typographic alignment.
Chip Off the Old Block Brightens Daytime Moon Cries
Mrs. Howells says her baby strongly resembles his father in looks and behavior. Mrs. Growells agrees, noting the child cries for the moon in the daytime to be contrary, a playful contrast in the infant’s conduct.
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William Landon Post
G. A. IR
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Robert G. Kirkwood
Third Field Artillery
United States Army
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