War preparations go forward as Congress eyes Mexico
Washington reports prompt congressional readiness to back any presidential request on Mexico. While war measures circulated, calm prevailed in both houses. The army quartermaster says supplies now cover 200,000 men for thirty days and 000 motor trucks were bought from 20 manufacturers, with bids sought for 400 more for border officers. Prisco Arredondo warned of possible Mexican government reactions and sent two communications to the State Department about embargoes and California detentions, urging authorities to avoid gravely worsening the situation.
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Washington
Congress
Mexico
Capitol
Quartermaster’s Department
United States Army
Prisco Arredondo
State Department
California
Frizon
Laning
Roosevelt to Recruit 12000 Men for Possible War Unit
New York reports Theodore Roosevelt plans to offer a division of about 12 000 men to the U S government with a commission as major general. Plans foresee quiet recruitment from across the country and pledged horses and mules ready for mobilization if war with Mexico and presidential volunteer calls occur.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Mexico
Roosevelt
Rancher and Bride Murdered in New Mexico Raid
Cavalrymen with ranchers and local citizens pursue bandits after the Double Adobe raid 35 miles southwest of Hachita New Mexico. William Parker and his bride Alice Parker were killed in the Tuesday ambush as locals form passes and ride to follow the culprits.
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Columbus
N. M
Hachita
Double Adobe Ranch
William Parker
Alice Parker
Troopers Held in Prison After Carrizal Capture
The British consul at Chihuahua City reports twenty three American troopers captured at Carrizal are interned in the Chihuahua penitentiary and are being well treated. Two are slightly wounded and two sergeants are among the prisoners.
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Washington
Chihuahua City
State Department
Carrizal
Chihuahua
Salt Lake Guardsmen Sail to Nogales Under Funston
Salt Lake City unit Battery A field artillery left Tuesday night for Nogales Arizona to serve on the border under General Funston. The company comprises five officers and 142 men and was given an ovation as it marched to the depot.
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Salt Lake City
Field Artillery
Nogales
Arizona
Active Border Service
Funston
Johnson backs Hughes for U S presidency in California
Sacramento Governor Hiram W. Johnson declares support for Republican Charles E. Hughes arguing his record warrants the choice. Johnson says he will aid Hughes’ presidential bid from California.
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Sacramento
Cal
Hiram W. Johnson
Charles E. Hughes
United States
Concerted Entente Attacks Reported by Berlin and London
Reports from Berlin and London indicate the long threatened concerted attack by Entente allies on multiple fronts may be in preparation or already underway. The dispatches emphasize the strategic coordination and perceived timing of the offensive across theaters.
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London
Berlin
French Win Back Positions Near Verdun Amid Heavy Fighting
Paris reports say French forces recaptured trenches east of the Meuse and parts of Fleury and near Thiamont redoubt after British Crown Prince action. The German attack was met with renewed French counterfire as the thrust continued. Meanwhile Bukovina reportedly fell to Russian forces with Vienna admitting retreat across the duchy.
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London
Verdun
Meuse
Thiamont
Fleury
Fort Thiamont
Fleury and
Froi de Terre
Bukowina
Kuty
Vienna
Interstate rail rates bid up to Pacific coast by September
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders transcontinental railroads to keep east to Pacific rates from falling below those to intermediate points due to wartime water competition damage.
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Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pacific Coast
Chile Offers Good Offices to Avert US Mexico War
Santiago reports the government welcomes Brazil’s optimism in the dispute between the United States and Mexico and is ready to provide its good offices to help prevent war.
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Santiago
Chile
United States
Mexico
Refugees Describe Terror in Mexico
One hundred American refugees arrived on the Ward liner Esperanza after fleeing Mexico. They spoke of anarchy spreading ruin and a shutdown of industry except for war preparation.
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New York
Mexico
Argentine Balloonists Cross Andes From Santiago to Argentina
Captain Zuloaka and Engineer Bradley completed a five hour ascent and crossing in a balloon starting at Santiago at 8 Friday morning. They landed five and a half miles east of Uspallata near Mendoza, Argentina.
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Buenos Aires
Zuloaka
Bradley
Santiago
Chile
Uspallata
Mendosa
Argentina
Immelmann Killed After Fierce Aerial Battle
Letters from the front reveal First Lieutenant Immelmann died in combat with a British flyer during a three on one engagement. The famous German aviator faced heavy odds before he was shot down in the combat.
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Berlin
Immelmann
Japan and Russia Move Toward China Protection Pact
Reports indicate Japan and Russia near an agreement to safeguard mutual interests in China. The accord would be based on preserving China's territorial integrity.
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Japan
Russia
China
Rioting in Panama During Elections Leaves Several Wounded
Rioting broke out in the city of Panama on June 25 during elections. Eighteen people were wounded with no foreigners among the injured. No trouble occurred at Colon. One man was killed in the province of Chiriqui.
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Panama
Colon
Chiriqui
Sioux Offer to Enlist in Mexican Emergency
In Washington officials report fifteen hundred Sioux Indians in South Dakota have offered to enlist in the U.S. military service for the Mexican emergency.
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Washington
South Dakota
United States
California Quake Brings Rain in San Jose Shocks
Distinct earthquakes rattled San Jose early Tuesday at 5.43 and 6.15 am followed by a rain shower. No damage was reported.
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San Jose
American Aviator Killed in France Verdun Death of Victor Chapman
Paris reports Corporal Victor Chapman of New York, a Franco American flying corps member, killed Friday at Verdun after shooting down three German planes. He was 22 years old.
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France
Paris
Victor Chapman
New York
Mediation Efforts in Mexican Crisis Collapse
Washington reports that Latin American mediation talks collapsed after Secretary Lansing told Bolivian minister Ignacio Calderon that the United States saw no basis for arbitration. Calderon said six South and Central American reps would not offer their good offices now, awaiting Carranza's final reply to prisoner releases and a formal statement.
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Washington
Carranza
United States
Ansing
Ignacio Calderon
Bolivia
Lansing
Calderon
State Department
Carrizal
Nevada Major Williams Found Dead in Car
Major W O Williams of Nevada Missouri chief surgeon of the Missouri National Guard was found dead in his motor car a mile from the state training camp. He apparently suffered a stroke of apoplexy.
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Nevada
W. O. Williams
Missouri National Guard
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