Work of U S Soldiers in Mexico Completed Says a Late Dispatch
El Paso report states General Erwin declares the American invasion finished and troops will be ordered back from Juarez. Two American casualties, Villa forces suffer heavier losses, while Carranza cooperates but claims no need for help. Villistas retreat after Juarez race track engagement as Warrantistas withdraw to avoid clashes. Villistas head toward Guadalupe across from Fabens, Texas.
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U. S
Mexico
Juarez
Erwin
Villa
Carranza
EL Paso
Texas
Juarex Race Track
Warrantistas
Gonzales
Guadalupe
Fabens
Columbus
Phone strike halted by union chief in Springfield
Springfield June 16 The nationwide electrical workers strike planned for today was called off to negotiate with their employers. International President Frank Metully Burleson ordered the appointment of an officer to receive complaints as agents warned of tougher action if promises are not kept.
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Springfield
Nas
Frank
Nulty
Burleson
Union In National Meeting Votes To Bring Back Beer
The American Federation of Labor convention in Atlantic City voted 26 474 to 4 005 against Wartime Prohibition Law and opposed the constitutional ban on beer future indulgence. The report notes anti Bolshevik sentiment and subdued radical activity among delegates and absentees. Paris reports Allies will reply to German counter proposals to Brockdorff-Rantau at four this afternoon.
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Union
Atlantic City
American Federation of Labor
Ana l
Paris
Brockdorff- Ranteau
Burleson’s Name Provoes Discontent Among Union Members
Atlantic City reports show tension within the American Federation of Labor over jurisdictional and organizational disputes ahead of party politics. Delegates representing about 1,000,000 trades unionists focus on Postmaster Burleson whose name provokes strong reactions and perceived influence on labor matters.
Flat Earth Belief Highlights Zion City Teachings
In Zion City, Dr Glenn Voliva governs with John A. Dowie’s successors guiding a flat earth doctrine taught in Zion City schools. A Chicago report notes a flat map of continents on water with the North Pole at center and the sun circling the disk to explain day and night and seasons. Meanwhile labor and the Bur leson strike in Washington draw attention to broader tensions shaping national issues.
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Zion City
Dowie
Jasper
Anti American Propaganda Spreads in Latin America
A U.S. report notes strong pro Allied sentiment in Brazil but active German propaganda in Latin American presses. Early May saw anti American articles in Rio newspapers, sparked by a foreign plant representative inviting Brazilian delegation visits. Similar pieces appeared in Colombia Uruguay and other nations. A Peru paper West Coast Leader linked to an American editor also attacks the League of Nations.
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Washington
Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Rio
Colombia
Uruguary
Peru
West Coast
League of Nations
Prohibitionists Seek Major Changes to Enforce Law
Prohibition advocates push four radical amendments to the Volstead Act. They seek to shift enforcement to the Justice Department, require a Prohibition Commissioner by AG approval, and redefine intoxicating beverages in the Constitution. Dr Clarence True Wilson and Dr Wilbur P Crafts present the proposals via a national memorial.
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House Judiciary Committee
Clarence True Wilson
Board of Temperance
The
Methodist Church
Wilbur P. Crafts
International Reform Bureau
War Department Ordered Road Machines Returned for State Use
At the request of the Department of Agriculture the War Department ordered a large quantity of engineering equipment returned from France for distribution to the states. The machinery will aid in construction and maintenance of federal highway programs and other public works.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
War Department
France
Villa
No Expedition Into Mexico Planned by U S Troops
United States troops occupy Juarez and drive Villista forces from the race track east of Juarez after a night march led by General J B Erwin. The move aims to protect El Paso and will be reversed once safety is assured.
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Mexico
United States
National Association of Manufacturers
Protection of American lives at border invasion stance
Secretary of War Baker declares protection of American lives the aim as troops near the Mexico border disperse Villa bandits. Major General Cabell reports forces ordered to cross briefly from San Antonio to safeguard El Paso and will withdraw once residents are secure.
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Mexico
Juarus
Baker
Gisperme
Cabell
Southern Department
San Antonio
Acrom
Villa
Reform of the League Covenant Seals Press Support
Agricultural press overwhelmingly backs ratification of the League of Nations Covenant in its current form. A survey by Prof. W. J. Campbell shows sixty two of sixty six farm papers favoring the Covenant as published.
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Campbell
Kranges
League
New York
Wo J. Campbell
Kaligra
First American Advance Into Mexico Undertaken Sunday Night
American forces began an advance into Mexico Sunday night at 11 o'clock to prevent further firing into the city of El Paso. The action follows ongoing border tensions and aims to halt cross border hostilities while protecting civilians.
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Juarez
J.B. Erwin
el Paso
Villista
Carranza
Villistas
Mexico
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