Mexican Note Seeks Peace by Curbing Border Tensions
A conciliatory note from the de facto Mexican government to the United States, presumably authored by General Carranza, promises to restore order in northern Mexico and protect American territory. It invites mediation but favors direct talks, implying U.S. troop withdrawal could ease friction. Officials expect resumed diplomatic ties and fewer border raids.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Eliseo Arredondo
Pere
Lansing
Pershing
Carranza
Unitedtates
Caryizal
State
War Department
Labor leaders urge US Mexican to avoid war
A joint labor committee from the United States and Mexico, meeting at the American Federation of Labor headquarters in Washington, urged governments and peoples to work to avert war. They propose appointing a commission of Mexicans and Americans to settle differences caused by misunderstanding and incomplete information.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
American Federation of Labor
Bryan Denounces Militarism Before Education Meeting
William Jennings Bryan urged the public schools not to yield to militarism in a keynote address before the National Education Association session in New York. The speech focused on resisting war rhetoric within education and defending classroom neutrality.
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New York
William Jennings Bryan
National Education Association
Lady Sybl Grey Wounded on Russian Front
London and Red Cross reports indicate Lady Sybl Grey daughter of Earl Grey former governor general of Canada was seriously wounded but not fatally injured while serving with the British Red Cross at the Russian front.
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Sybl Grey
London
Lady Sybl Grey
Earl Grey
Canada
Red Cross
Mexican Murderers Captured Near Columbus New Mexico
Unofficial reports from Hachita say the killers of William Parker and his wife Alice have been captured by a posse led by Parker's brothers in the Columbus area of New Mexico.
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Columbus
N. M
Hachita
William Parker
Alice
Parker
Five Hour Omaha Wrestling Match Ends Draw
The Joe Stecher versus Ed Strangler Lewis bout in Omaha Nebraska stretched five hours before referee verdict called it a draw Lewis fought on defense most of the match with Stecher pressing throughout a lengthy wrestling encounter in the night edition.
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Omaha
Neb
Joe Stecher
Strangler
Lewis
Lincoln Gets Three Years Penal Servitude
London reports Ig nat ius Tribich Lincoln convicted as a German spy and forger. He received a three year penal servitude sentence after confessing to the forgery at his preliminary hearing.
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London
Ignatius Tribich Lincoln
Carrizal Survivor Confirms Details Of Escape
Corporal F X Cooke of K troop tenth cavalry survived Carrizal, later reaching Juarez from Villa Ahumada. He corroborates that Mexicans fired first and recalls Captain Boyd's orders to move north toward Villa Ahumada. Cooke, with a broken arm, wandered four days, lived with ranchers, then was captured en route to the American base.
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el Paso
Texas
Carrizal
F.X. Cooke
K Troop
Tenth Cavalry
Juarez
Villa Ahumada
Francisco Gonzales
Jacinto Trevino
Chihuahua
Cooke
Corporal Cooke
Gomez
Captain Boyd
Villa
Ahumada
Boyd
Vila Ahumada
Americans Driven Out of Mexico Amid Mob Jeers
About thirty Americans, including six women, were deported from Guanajuato by Mexican authorities and reached the border Sunday night. They describe a harrowing escape after being held in a filthy prison for twenty four hours with little food or water. They fled via improvised transport as the railroad broke down, with some reaching El Paso Eagle Pass and San Antonio. The group recalls raids on homes and a mass expulsion following the Rizal massacre.
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Carranza
Guanajuato
Mexico
Silao
el Paso
Eagle Pass
San Antonio
Sialo
Carrizal
Duma Grants Peasants Civil Rights Similar to Other Classes
Petrograd report says the Russian duma adopted a bill granting peasants the same civil rights as other population classes. The move broadens legal status and may affect land and political participation values in 1917 era reforms.
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Petrograd
Duma
Russians Push West After Kolomea Victory
London reports General Letchitsky’s army continuing westward after its Kolomea success. Petrograd says Austrian positions were captured by storm beyond Kolomea, while Vienna notes violent fighting west of Kolomea and south of the Dniester. The Styr Stokhod front remains deadlocked with repulsed counter attacks as Lipsk nears the German frontier.
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London
Letchitsky
Kolomea
Petrograd
Vienna
Dniester River
Styr
Stokhod
Salvadoran Minister Seeks U.S. Mediation in Mexico Talks
Dr. Rafael Zaldivar, Salvadoran minister, has urged the United States to accept mediation of the differences with Mexico. The appeal centers on securing a neutral broker to help resolve tensions between the two nations.
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Rafael Zaldivar
United States
Mexico
Denver Lawyer Disbarred in Utah Over Unprofessional Conduct
Salt Lake City reports Corrin N. Hilton, Denver attorney who acted for Joe Hillstrom, the man executed last fall, has been disbarred from practicing law in Utah for unprofessional conduct.
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Salt Lake City
Corrin N. Hilton
Denver
Joe Hillstrom
Utah
Federal Reserve Board Sees Strong Outlook in Monthly Statement
Washington reports that general business conditions remain good and the next month looks excellent per the Federal Reserve Board's public monthly statement. The board notes favorable conditions across sectors and a positive economic outlook for the near term.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
British and French Open Major Offensive on German Front
The Anglo French army launches a long awaited attack from Gommecourt to Verdun, taking about 9 500 German prisoners in the first 36 hours and advancing across roughly twenty five miles of front. They breach trenches and redoubts after a heavy bombardment and begin a war of scientific warfare with rail, bridges, and a vast artillery network.
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London
Somme
Gommecourt
Ancre
Germany
Verdun
France
Mrs Hetty Green Dies Wealthy Reclus Who Lived Simply
Hetty Green world renowned financier died July 3 at a modest home. Her fortune was estimated around 100 million dollars though she preferred simple living and avoided public attention.
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Hetty Green
Utah Battery Reaches Nogales Border Front
Battery A of Utah field artillery, the first National Guard unit to answer the secretary of war's call, arrived in Nogales, Arizona, at 7:30 Friday morning.
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Nogales
Ariz
Utah Field Artillery
National Guard
Triple Murderer Executed in New York
Sing Sing, N Y. Orcesta Shillitani was executed for the murder of two New York policemen who tried to arrest him for killing a third man in a dispute over a girl.
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Sing Sing
Razor duel in Idaho leaves victim with nineteen stitches
In Pocatello Idaho Dave Alexander a colored man slashed another Black man Pondexter with a razor causing severe jaw wounds and requiring twenty one stitches. The incident highlights violent hate crime dynamics in the city.
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Pocatello, Ida
Dave Alexander
Pondexter
Democratic plan aims to speed Congress to August adjournment
Washington reports a high speed legislative program designed to finish current work and provide for adjournment by August 1. The plan was prepared by Democratic congressmen and leaders to accelerate action and conclude business within the session.
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Wil
Congress
Washington
Ansd
Machinists in Philadelphia Strike for Eight-Hour Day
Philadelphia machinists launch a strike called by the International Association of Machinists demanding an eight-hour workday. No wage increase is sought in the action.
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Philadelphia
International Association of Machinists
Mexican fire on patrol near Columbus New Mexico
American cavalry patrolling three miles south of Columbus were fired on from the Mexican side and returned the fire. No Americans were injured.
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Columbus, N. M
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