U S Army may invade Mexico within a week
El Paso June 26 report warned that an American invasion of Juarez was possible within a week with a southern advance toward Villa Ahumada and Chihuahua City. Carranza and Mexican troops prepared for defense as border tensions rose. General Bell denied any invasion plans stating the march was only a practice maneuver.
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Americans Afraid and the Battle Near Villa Ahumada
The article reports Mexican troops sowing fear of American troops, claiming they are afraid and that scouts are lacking. It outlines planned American moves toward Villa Ahumada with 6,000 to 7,000 Mexican troops massed there and possible U.S. force of 4,000 to 5,000 plus 3,000 more from Pershing. It notes Carrizal aftermath and an American relief expedition lacking word, with seven more American prisoners reported in Chihuahua.
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Juarez
Villa Ahumada
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Mob Attacks U S Prisoners in Chihuahua City
Seventeen American Negro prisoners captured in the Carnival battle are held in the Chihuahua City penitentiary. No plan to transfer them to Juarez for surrender to American authorities. Prisoners assaulted by Mexican civilians as they were moved from train to prison. troopers brought them in safely. Privates Page Peterson M Lloyd We Ware Sackes Marshall Oliver M Donald Williams Givens Stone Harris Lee and Graham of Troop H and Tove and Alexander of Troop C.
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Two Die in Auto Crash Near Birmingham
Two people die and two are injured when a stalled car on a rail crossing is struck by a Grand Trunk freight train near Birmingham. Victims include Mrs Clara Minis and Charles Winters. survivors are Mrs Pearl South and Maxcergan. The couple had planned a double wedding.
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Charles Winters
Pearl South
Maxcergan
Five Die in Blaze at Riverside Hotel Fire
Five persons are known dead and several others missing after a blaze gutted the water part of Needles California. Those killed are believed to be patrons of the Riverside hotel where the fire began.
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Riverside Hotel
War nerves tighten as ultimatum sent over Carrizal clash
President Wilson and advisers reject mediation with Mexico over the Carrizal incident. An ultimatum demands the Tenth cavalry prisoners be released and Pershing reports be reviewed. Ecuador and Salvadoran diplomats push Latin American mediation plans, while Argentina declines interference.
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Tenth Cavalry
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Carazal
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Explosion Kills Four Under Boston Bridge Tube
Four men were killed and another seriously injured when a compressed air tube failed under the Summer Street Bridge in Boston. Three others escaped with bruises as debris and pressurized air surged through the Edison Electric Aluminuming plant area nearby.
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Edison Electric Aluminating Company
Summer Street Bridge
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Verdon Battle Rages As French Hold key Hills
Paris report notes fierce clashes east of the Meuse with six German divisions in action. The French regain much ground northeast of Verdun near Hills 320 and 321 while Thiaumont fortifications fall to German pressure. French counterattacks keep the line and warn of further German attempts.
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Mexico Civilized Nation Denies Carrizal Executions
Gen Jacinto B Trevino Carranza commander at Chihuahua said Mexico is civilized and will wage war in a civilized manner denying reports that American prisoners taken at Carrizal were hanged The prisoners have not been hanged nor will they he affirmed asserting such acts are not the custom of a civilized country.
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Tenth Cavalry
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Chihuahua City
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Chihuahua
Rush Americans to U S from Vera Cruz
Washington reports all Americans at Vera Cruz to be sent home at once. Rear Admiral Benson, head of navy operations, said a Ward line steamer with available space was entering port and would take refugees not yet aboard the battleship Nebraska, which has stayed nearby for days.
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Nebraska
Pope Appeals to Mediate U.S. Mexico Tension
In Rome on June 26 Pope Benedict XV urged President Wilson and General Carranza to abandon efforts threatening a war between the United States and Mexico. The pontiff called for deescalation and negotiation to resolve the dispute peacefully.
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Benedict XVI
Carranza
Clashes With Mexicans Unfold Across Border Fronts
Sixteen more survivors of the Tenth Cavalry rescued near Santa Maria, while eighty four remain unaccounted for. Reports from El Paso and San Antonio describe clashes with Carranzistas and continued American troop movements toward San Antonio and Ojo Caliente as General Trevino vows retaliation for Carrizal.
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Carrizal
Pershing
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Meyers
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Chihuahua City
Mexico Rejects Mediation Proffer From Costa Rica and El Salvador
In Mexico City on June 26 the de facto government rejected mediation proposals from Costa Rica and El Salvador. Chief Executive Carranza reportedly declined any outside mediation, citing Mexico's sovereignty amid the U S invasion of Mexican soil.
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Mexico
United States
Costa Rica
Salvador
Carranza
Federal Judge Orders Dissolution of Corn Products Refined
In New York on June 26 Judge Hand sustained the government’s grievance seeking dissolution of the Corn Products Refining Company and allied interests. The Federal Trade Commission, acting as master in chancery, will oversee the arrangement of dissolution details for the combination.
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Corn Products Refining Company
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Wilson liner Sappho Lost in White Sea
London reports the Wilson liner Sappho is lost in the White Sea with the loss of eighteen crew members. The disaster underscores peril at sea and prompts official inquiries into the vessel's fate.
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London
Sappho
White Sea
Graphic ambush account from Carrizal 10th cavalry outbreak
A courier recounts the Carrizal engagement where 65 U S troops under Capt Boyd faced Mexican forces outnumbering them five to one. Machine guns opened fire, heroes fell including Capt Boyd and Lt Adair, horses were shot, and the unit retreated toward the hills while maintaining rifle fire to delay the pursuing Mexicans.
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Morey
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Felix Gomez
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Nervous Apprehension Over Hospital Visit
A dialogue reveals fear about hospital admission as a caller worries about being cut up for rest. A hospital operator’s unseen presence becomes a cue for anxiety, illustrating distrust and unease in seeking medical aid.
Frightful Prospect of War Ends and Gasoline Prices Rise
In a playful yet sharp dialogue from Life and Very Serious View, Miss Fadde pushes a peace petition while Reggie and others mock the idea. The piece notes 50-cent gasoline could come if the war drags on, while a satire questions betting on an election and a miscue with a prize fighter’s picture prompts a witty upper cut remark.
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Reggie
Chip Off the Old Block
Mrs Howelle notes her baby resembles his father in looks and manner. Mrs Growells agrees, saying he copies both jokes and actions. The child even cries for the moon in the daytime to be contrary.
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