American note cites Carranza abuses and Villa raids
The June 20 1916 note from the US State Department condemns the de facto Mexican government for bloodshed along the border. It details Villa bandits’ attacks, untold looting, and failed protections, urging enforcement and protection of American lives and property. It notes partial US troop withdrawal contingent on Mexican assurances and continued pursuit of outlaws.
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Mexico
Department OF State
Washington
Carranza
Navarrete
Brownsville
United States
Tamaulipas
Nuevo Leone
Coahuila
Chihuahua
Sonora
Cusi
Villa
Rubio
Santa Ysabel
Durango
Gastro
Lopez
Cusihuirachic
Columbus
Parral
Department
Rodgers
Scott
Funston
Obregon
el Paso
General Scott
Villa Band
Republic of Mexico
Republic
Glenn Springs
Texas
General Obregon
General Funston
States
Border War Crisis Unease Over U S Mexico Accord
The document argues US troops crossed into Mexico pursuing Villa bands and details tensions with the de facto Carranza government. It defends US actions to protect American lives and property, criticizes Mexican mismanagement, and asserts continued frontier patrols and diplomacy aimed at quelling border disorder.
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Mexico
Villa
United States
Carranza
Huerta
Columbus
U. S
Guard Nearing War Strength as Pennsylvania Mobilizes
Philadelphia reports rapid recruiting across Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware with units nearing full war strength. Governor Brumbaugh orders mobilization and camp at Mount Gretna with home-base recruitment, while Brig. Gen. Price says regiments will reach full strength by Saturday. Aviators offer service and railroads pledge ready trains as crowds grow in Wilmington and Newark. In El Paso, hunger drives Carranza recruits with 25 000 troops in Chihuahua and thousands more moving toward Juarez and San Antonio amid tense border conditions.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
National Guard
Mount Gretna
Brumbaugh
William G. Price, Jr
Mt. Gretna
Smith
Law Department
Mexico
Regular Army
Pennsylvania Aero Club
Eeing
Wilmington
J. Warner Reed
Newark
Jersey City
Paterson
Sea Girt
Associated Press
el Paso
Texas
Carranza
United States
Mexico City
Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
Juarez
Villa Ahumada
San Antonio
Madera
General Pershing
Mobilizing N. Y. Guard With Record Rapidity
Peekskill N Y June 20 After telegraph reports from across the state show National Guard mobilization proceeding with record rapidity Major General John F O Ryan leaves for New York to confer with Major General Leonard Wood He plans to move headquarters to Camp Whitman at Beekman tomorrow or Thursday and says regiments will arrive gradually with mobilization expected to conclude by Monday night or Tuesday morning The vast concentration task requires gradual troop arrivals.
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Peekskill
N. Y
New York National Guard
John F. O' Ryan
New York
Leonard Wood
Camp Whitman
Beekman
New York Guardsmen Near Ready to Move to Camp
Hundreds of national guard members stay in armories in Beekman New York as mobilization nears. Troops may receive orders to depart today though many regiments wait until tomorrow or Thursday. Recruiting pushes toward full war strength of 150 per infantry company. Employers pledge pay during service, with Western Union offering half pay if combined salaries don’t exceed military pay.
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Associated Press
New York
National Guard
Beekman
N. Y
Western Union Telegraph Company
Railroads Ready to Move 25,000 Soldiers Daily to Mexican Border
Chicago railroads say they can transport about 25,000 soldiers daily to the Mexican border using directChicago-Mexico connections. Pullman officials report 500 large tourist cars awaiting orders, capable of carrying 24,000 troops per car per trip, with plans to provide sleeping quarters for guardsmen. Henry Ford questions U.S. involvement, calling preparedness political theater and noting uncertainty about the Mexican situation.
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Mexico
Chicago
Washington
Louis S. Hungerford
Pullman Company
Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Democrats
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Rio Grande
Brownaville
Red House Ferry
Progreso Post Office
Las Paladas
N. M
Gavira
Casas Grandes
California
Mexco
General Carranza
United
SSS
John F. Oryan
John F. O'Ryan
New York State
John L. Good
John D. Crist
Harrisburg Hospital
el Valle
Tl. D. Edwards
Francisco Gonzales
George Bell, Jr
Ford
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