Obregon plans to take field against Villa
Pancho Obregon prepares to abandon his post and lead Mexican forces against Villa as Villa’s army grows near Parral and Jiminez. U S officials say negotiations with Carranza will shift to direct talks. Pershing’s troops may withdraw to the U S side.
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Obregon
Villa
International News Service
el Paso
Carranza
Horsles
Juarez
Mexico City
Fcrces
Jiminez
Torreon
Parral
Jeminez
Pancho Villa
Mexico
Eral Rodgers
United States
Acae
Pershing
Polk
Villa Agents Activity Near Border Reported
Columbus reports Villa agents active behind Pershing's punitive column. Emissaries travel villages to recruit peons and seek desertions from Carranza forces. Truck drivers escape a Carrizal trap near San Antonio as a Fifth Cavalry detachment searches for missing supplies. Carloads of cargo moved from Juarez to San Antonio.
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Columbus
Villa
Pershing
Carranza
San Antonio
Fifth Cavalry
Juarez
Villa Leads 3000 Men in Mexican Bandit Campaign
Unofficial representations reach the de facto Mexican government about Francisco Villa. Reports say the bandit leader, wounded but recovered, commands a column of about 3,000 troops, stirring concerns in the U S administration. Consul General is understood to be involved.
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International News Service
Washington
Mexicos
Francisco Villa
Dipping Gage 15 Appeals to State Supreme Court
The case of Thomas H. Warren, cattle owner, vs. W. W. Cameron, federal inspector, over dipping cattle in Morgan county to eradicate cattle tick, has been appealed to the state Supreme Court by Warren's attorney H. J. Cashin. The appeal centers on illegal acts in dipping rather than the quarantine's constitutionality. Cashin said use of an overly strong solution killed some cattle and injured others. A motion for an injunction was denied by Chancellor Horton.
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Thomas H. Warren
W. W. Cameron
Morgan County
Ren
Cashin
Horton
Renewal of U Boat Campaign Doubted
Washington on July 7 reports rumors of a German plan to revive the submarine campaign against allied shipping but there is little fear. It is believed Germany will honor existing pledges despite pressure to break them.
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International News Service
Washington
Germany
Infantile Paralysis Reported in Philadelphia
Philadelphia reports two cases of infantile paralysis on July 7. Health officials monitor the spread and advise precautions as medical workers respond to the outbreak.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Garranza Amits Warns of Border Loss of Control
The report states that Garranza Amits claims loss of control and urges America to guard the border, signaling heightened tension and potential policy response. The brief highlights his stance on border security and international concerns.
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Garranza Amits
America
Mexican government unsure frontier protection possible
Washington reports the de facto Mexican government doubts it can shield the American frontier from bandit raids. Ambassador Arredondo notified the State Department and urged unusually active border troops. Official Mexican sources say Villa is alive and influential, with Carranza’s forces at Corrales nearly destroyed by Villista attackers.
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Government of
Mexico
Carranza
United States
Ine
Arredondo
Villista
Villa
Corrales
Samford Says Parade Here the Greatest Ever
United States District Attorney T. D. Samford, fresh from Decatur Alabama, praised a Fourth of July parade with about 25 000 attendees from North Alabama and Tennessee. He noted the civilian floats and industries turning out, deeming the procession among the state’s finest.
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United States
T. D. Samford
Decaturs
Ala
Jury Awards $12,000 Damages in Auto Injury Case
White Plains jury grants $12,000 to plaintiff injured by automobile. The judge warns such damages may restrain reckless driving while the World calls for action to curb pedestrian harm and rising gasoline costs.
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White Plains
New York World
Two Big Battles Now Raging in Russian Theatre
Petrograd reports two major battles in the Russian theatre of war with one in Baranovitch and another west of the Dnesster in Galicia. Officers and men taken prisoner by Russians total 300 officers and 7,415 men.
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Sian
Baranovitch
Dnesster
Galicia
Styr River
Nashville Shortage Report Totals 71187.79
Nashville Tenn July 7 Auditor James Cameron submitted a final report to the city commission detailing a shortage from 1909 to 1915 totaling 71187.79 dollars. The report notes possible additional discrepancies from missing books and mentions remittances of fines and penalties running into the thousands.
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Nashville
Tenn
City Commission
James Cameron
Allied Offensive Reignites Fighting on Somme Front
London reports renewed violence south of the Ancre on the Somme with severe clashes between Ancre and Montauban. Paris notes a lull in infantry fighting as bombardments continue, while Verdun sees heavy German artillery aimed at Thiaumont Fleury and Chenoise woods.
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International News Service
London
Ancre River
France
British War Office
Somme Front
Ancre
Montauban
Fricourt
Oise Woods
Somme
Prisoners of War Wed Though Fiancees Absent
Four French prisoners of war in Germany were wed on June first to their fiances in France. The weddings were arranged through the Spanish embassy in Berlin. At the same time a second ceremony, with the brides absent, took place in France as the grooms remained in captivity at Stendal.
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Paris
Germany
Stendal
France
Berlin
German Line in Russia Retreated After Defeat
Wireless dispatch from Rome reports the entire German front from Riga to the Galician frontier retreating westward. The withdrawal follows a crushing defeat of Field Marshal Von Hindenburg Prince Leopold of Bavaria and Gen. Von Linsingen at Riga Baranovitch and Kolki.
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International News Service
London
Russia
Riga
Galacian
Rome
von Hindenburg
Leopold of
Bavaria
von Linsingen
Baranovitch
Kolki
Tropical storm toll rises across Gulf coast region
Reports from Mobile to Pensacola, Biloxi, and New Orleans show several vessels lost or missing and property damage likely over 200000 dollars. No confirmed deaths in Pensacola or Mobile yet, while Laurel Mississippi records 200000 dollars in losses and crops suffer heavy damage across Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi.
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New Orleans
Pensacola
Mobile
Biloxi
Gulfport
Pass Christian
Laurel
Miss
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Alamangold
Nora Belle
James A. Carney
Seventeen Black People Known Dead After Gulf Coast Hurricane
An International News Service report from Atlanta on July 7 notes seventeen Black people are confirmed dead after a hurricane swept the gulf coast on Wednesday. Property damage is estimated between two and five million dollars with fatalities near Beloit Alabama.
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International News Service
Mobile
Selma
Atlanta
Gulf Coast
Beloit
Ala
No Trains Through From Mobile Amid Gulf Storm
The tropical storm sweeping the Gulf coast has disrupted railroad schedules. L. and N. reports no service south of Montgomery with No. 4 marooned near Sparta, Ala. No. 8 also late. other Montgomery originated trains pass through. Southbound trains arriving on schedule.
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Gulf Coast
Montgomery
Birmingham
Sparta
Ala
Deserter Captured in Tuscaloosa Returns to Camp
Fred Tillery of Tuscaloosa, a deserter from Company F of the Second Alabama regiment, was caught by police while asleep in an old house. A $50 reward was offered, and he faces at least three years in Fort Leavenworth federal prison. Tillery deserted last Friday.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Fred Tillery
Alabama
Montgomery
Tillery
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Damage From Heavy Rains Hits Birmingham Streets
Birmingham reports over 50000 dollars in damage to streets sewers and vial ducts after 36 hours of heavy rains. Authorities assess the impact and begin preliminary repairs across the city.
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International News Service
Birmingham
L N Railroad Says Line to New Orleans Open by Tonight
Louisville & Nashville Railroad announces it will complete the through line to New Orleans by tonight, enabling direct service.
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Louisville
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
New Orleans
M. Carney Wrecks After Mooring Breaks at Lock 12
During a wind and rain storm in Tuscaloosa the M. Carney owned by Pratt Consolidated Coal Co broke loose from its moorings at 5:30 am and was swept over Lock 12. The vessel is a total loss, with one thousand tons of coal on two barges unsecured and drifting downstream.
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Mississippi
Alabama
Montgomery
Tennessee
International News Service
Tuscaloosa
M. Carney
Pratt Consolidated Coal Coy
Train wreck near Bend claims two lives in Mississippi
Hattiesburg Mississippi July 7 The north bound Gulf and Ship Island passenger train was wrecked at Bend Miss about 20 miles south of here today. Engineer Robert Thompson and the fireman were killed and many passengers injured. All the coaches were overturned when the train hit the washout.
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International News Service
Hattiesburg
Miss
Gulf & Ship Island
Bend
Here
Robert Thompson
Bill Posters Must Dissolve After Federal Decree
In Chicago on July 7 Judge Landis entered a formal decree dissolving the Bill Posters and Distributors of the United States and Canada. The decree follows an earlier order two months ago that members of the Bill Posters association disband and operate as a trust.
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Chicago
Landis
United States
Canada
Bill Peers’ Association
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Will Dicker
Gage
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H. ¥. Cashin
Phillie
RED Cross
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Thirty-seventh Street
New York
Nga, Cross
Trowde
Samford
Victor Chapman
John J. Chapman
Aeroplane Corps of
Petrograd
Meuse
Verdun
Somme River Front
French War Office
Verdun Front
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