Carranza May Release U S Soldiers Amid Peace Talks
Washington reports a hint from administration circles that Carranza might reverse his stance on freeing American troopers held in Chihuahua City. Postmaster General Burleson suggested the info but did not disclose sources as Latin American diplomats press Carranza and Mexican embassy officials signal possible delay in replying to the ultimatum.
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Carranza
Chihuahua City
Burleson
United States
Dr. Calderon
Mexico Asks Punishment For U S Troops At Las Cruces
The Mexican government via Ambassador Arrendondo filed with the state department charges that 8 000 American soldiers captured and maltreated 300 Mexican citizens at Las Cruces Chihuahua and later at San Geronimo for Vall i. Arrendondo asks that the Americans be punished and measures taken to prevent a repetition.
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Mexican Troops Cross Border Then Retreat Under Fire
Nogales reports Mexican troops crossed the border 15 miles west of Nogales last night. American soldiers fired, forcing the Car ranzistas to retreat into Mexico without returning fire. The Mexican commander later filed a protest claiming his men were attacked on their own territory.
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International News Service
Nogales
Mexico
Diaz Aide Diaz Supports Carranza If War Declared
Washington report says Felix Diaz nephew of Porfirio Diaz will back Gen. Venustiano Carranza if the United States declares war. Details come from the department of justice via Attorney General Gregory's office. War munitions Diaz has accumulated in the past two years are noted.
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International News Service
Washington
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Porforio Diaz
Mexico
Carranza
United States
Department of Justice
Gregory
Department
Diaz
America
U S Cavalry Chases Five Mexican Bandits West Of Hachita
Three detachments of the Twelfth United States cavalry pursue twenty five Mexican bandits after they foully murdered William Parker and his bride on their ranch west of Hachita. Advices reaching Columbus report the hunt. Continued on Page 3.
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William Parker
Hachita
Subscription drive for Company E 9 mobilized papers
The Devators Daily will send eighty copies to Company E 9 of the Alabama National Guard in Montgomery mobilization camp. Donations cover $20 total with a $5 initial gift and $15 more sought. many locals contribute small amounts, lawyers leading with the largest share.
Roi Tan The Perfect Cigar On Sale Here
Roi-Tan The Perfect Cigar has been placed on sale in Decatur at about a dozen stores by W. M. Jemison of Phillips-Trawick Company Nashville who is in Decatur today. It can be bought from Decatur Drug Company Foster H Pointer OW Drug Company C F Hibbitt Pete Ballas Twin City Pharmacy White Palace Echols Hotel Prenti-Dillehay Drug Company S M Thompson People's Drug Company.
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Black Hand Letters Spook Huntsville Citizens
Huntsville Alabama residents fear a rising wave of Black Hand letters signed The Black Hand. Prominent citizens and ministers have received the notes by mail or doorstep return, many bearing a black hand imprint, while authorities seek David B. Overton in the Lawler probate judge murder case.
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Pease
Huntsville
David B. Overton
Lawler
Alabama Guard Musters Into Army Today First Company FE Leads
The First Alabama Regiment's Company FE is the first unit mustered into the U.S. Army amid mobilization at the Alabama camp in Montgomery. Officers completed muster rolls at the state capitol as sergeants began physical inspections, with officials predicting most soldiers will take the new oath for service in the Mexican campaign.
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Decaturs
Montgomery
Ala
Fred Littlefield
State Capitol
Senate
Unite States Army
British Forces Press Offensive Against Germans Near Verdun
Paris reports German attempts to advance on the Verdun front were repulsed. Strong assaults east of the Meuse failed at Hill 321 Vaux woods and Chapitre. West of the Meuse heavy shelling preceded a British push in the early offensive phase praised for heavy artillery by Briand.
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Gulf Refining to Build on Lower Bank Street
The Gulf Refining Company will erect a plant on the east side of Bank street along the river bank after title clearance. Construction will include a storage house and four oil tanks with a 15 000 gallon capacity to support its expanding trade in and out of the Decatur area.
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Gulf Refining Company
Lower Bank Street
Bank Street
R. M. McNabb
Decaturs
Odd Fellows Lead 300 Strong in July Fourth Parade
The lodges of Austinville Decatur and New Decatur IOOF pledge a three hundred march in the big preparedness parade on July Fourth. They will also have a float and include Orphans Home children from Cullman. The New Decatur Board of Commerce to march, flag donations available at Central National Bank or Bailey & Pointer.
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Cullman
New Decatur Board of Commerce
Central National Bank
Bailey & Pointer
Rising Sun
Austinville
New Decatur
Masons
Masonic Theatre
Sem Roper
W. R. McCluskey
Chagi. Johnson
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New Decatur Lodge
Ambassador Page Prepares to Return to Italy for Peace Talks
Washington dispatch reports Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page, the American envoy to Italy, will depart for Rome on Saturday with instructions from President Wilson to listen for any peace talks in Europe. Page disclosed the plan after a White House conference.
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Italy
Wilson
Europe
Page
White House
Runaway Soldier Killed by Train Near Nashville
Cecil Ford, 17, of Memphis, a state guard member, fled Cumberland Park camp with his brother and was struck and killed by a train. The survivor surrendered to authorities after the incident.
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Memphis
Nashville
Tenn
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A Memphis
Ford
M. Ford
It's Hot Here But Hotter on the Border
At 7 am the official thermometer reached 93 degrees and a heat record was expected to fall today. Yesterday’s high was 91 degrees, with the hottest day of the year reaching 97. Cloudless skies promise no relief as the heat wave continues, especially on the Mexican border.
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Miy
Florence man weds Trinity woman in marriage license filing
Be. H. Phillips of Florence and Misa Beuna Bernard of Trinity obtained a marriage license, confirming their plans to marry.
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BE. H. Phillips
Florence
Misa Beuna Bernard
Trinity
Joe Cannon Calls for Immediate War Declaration
In Washington on June 28, former Speaker Joe Cannon urged an immediate declaration of war with Mexico. He stated the United States has been in a state of war for months and that Congress should act at once with Republican support to clarify the situation.
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Sine
Carranza
Chihuahua City
United States
Mexico City
State Department
Congress
White House
Senate
House
Johnson
Vesuvius Erupts Again With Dense Smoke
Naples report notes Mt Vesuvius in violent action as dense smoke columns rise from the new crater obscuring the sky for miles. The eruption endangers nearby areas and rekindles fears of Pompeii devastation.
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International News Service
Naples
Mt. Vesuvius
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