Note to Carranza Demands Border Troop Stand Firm
Wednesday's Daily reports a sharp but not unreasonable note to Carranza demanding continued American troop presence until Mexico can assure border civilians are safe. It rebukes Carranza for insolent tone, warns of grave consequences if he pursues a military stand against U.S. forces, and asserts Washington's duty to prevent further incursions.
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Carranza
Mexico
Caranza
United States
Villa
Want Texas Recruits for National Guard Call to Enlist
The Texas National Guard seeks three thousand recruits within seventeen days for cavalry infantry artillery and support roles. Zones arranged with San Antonio as the nearest office under Lieut. W. S. Birge. enlistments may be by letter or in person.
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Texas National Guard
Texas
San Antonio
W. S. Birge
Kipling
Trent
Birge
Texas urged to mobilize National Guard for border defense
A Texas editorial warns of border raids by bandits and the need to mobilize more National Guard members. It stresses immediate enlistment, training like other trades, and cautions that many married men will volunteer only when danger nears. Del Rio is singled out as a potential flashpoint amid rising Carranza tensions.
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Texas
Alamo
San Jacinto
Texas’ Defense Guard
del Rio
Carranza
Possible murder tied to Brownsville mayor's brother
The brother of Brownsville's mayor is believed murdered and his body cast into the river from Matamoros. The piece questions Carrancista loyalties in Brownsville and suggests another Villa outrage may be involved.
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Brownsville
Matamoros
Carrancistas
Villa
Why He Enlisted From a Grocer's Staff Tale
A patriotic grocer gathers his solitary assistant and offers to enlist. He goes first, leaving Mackay in charge. Months later the ex grocer returns to find Mackay in khaki, exclaiming that the shop’s staff was his wife and children and that he chose to fight something he could hit.
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Mackay
Maister
London
Daniel Carter Beard Celebrates 66th Birthday Today
Daniel Carter Beard known as Dan Beard turns 66. A noted artist and author he shaped animal illustration in New York and founded the first boy scout society influencing English scouts. He leads the Boy Scouts of America and chairs the Camp Fire Club of America. The Beard family, all illustrators, hail from Cincinnati and reside in Flushing Long Island.
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Daniel Carter Beard
Dan Beard
Mr. Beard
America
Woman's School of Applied Design
New York
Boy Scout Society
Boy Scouts of America
Camp Fire Club of America
Mr. McKinley
Browne and Parker
Adelia B
Lina B. Beard
James Carter Beard
Beards
Cincinnati
Flushing
Long Island
This Date in History June 21 1588 to 1915 parade of events
On June 21 across centuries notable events include the beginning of the Armada battle in 1588 signaling Spain's decline and Britain's rise, Halifax's founding in 1750, Gibraltar siege beginning in 1779, New Hampshire joining the federal constitution in 1788, Queen Victoria's proclamation in 1837, and other political and military milestones through 1915 including World War I actions and regional conflicts.
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Gibraltar
New Hampshire
Voices on the 1916 campaign from Texas papers
A compilation of editorial snippets from Texas newspapers criticizing Woodrow Wilson and supporting Charles Evans Hughes. The clippings mock matrimonial woes, praise past achievements, and suggest campaign strategies while noting distrust of party lines and emphasis on “America first.”
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Hughes
Roosevelt
Wilson
America
Corpus Christi
Longest Day Featured as Sun Shines Brightest
The article notes the longest day of the year with daylight exceeding fifteen hours as the sun sits over the Tropic of Cancer. It contrasts December 21 the shortest day and mentions the March and September equinoxes when the sun crosses the equator.
Woman Led Attack on Camp San Ignacio Bandits Say
Mexican boy bandits in county jail testified that a woman named Seflornarias wife of the bandit colonel led the assault on the American soldier camp at San Ignacio on June 16. The group fled across the river to Mexico while the colonel was killed in the chase. Each boy corroborated the others account.
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San Antonio
Mexico
United States
San Ignacio
Seflornarias
United States Cavalry
Three Bandits Indicted by Grand Jury Today
The district court grand jury returned four indictments this morning after a four day session. Three indictments target Mexican bandits Simon Solis Antonio Cuevas and Norberto Pezzot with theft of horses and two counts against Pezzot conspiracy to destroy telegraph wires and to burn a railroad bridge. A fourth indictment charges another party with a serious offense not yet apprehended. Cases against three youths and one adult captured near San Ignacio Zapata county were not investigated due to lack of jurisdiction and will be addressed when the Zapata grand jury convenes in November.
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Simon Solis
Antonio Cuevas
Norberto Pezzot
San Ignacio
Zapata County
Zapata
Sloan's Liniment advertised for pain relief
James S. Ferguson of Philo, Pennsylvania, reports wonderful knee relief after one application. The ad urges sufferers to try Sloan's Liniment, claiming quick relief without rubbing, and notes a 25 cent price at drug stores.
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Sloan
James S. Ferguson
Philo
Widow visitor leaves infant with Laredo woman
A mourning stranger appeared at Mrs. Ferrifio’s Grant Street home with a one month old baby asking to leave the child while she went downtown to secure train tickets and accommodations. She promised to return soon but left and did not return, leaving the baby in Mrs. Ferrifio’s care.
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Ferrifio
Commencement at Yale University in Woolsey Hall
Distinguished visitors from many lands attended Yale University's annual commencement in New Haven. A procession of officers, graduates, candidates for degrees and guests preceded diploma presentations, followed by an alumni assembly in Witt Whitney Quadrangle and a President's reception in Memorial Hall.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale University
Woolsey Hall
Wewitt
Memorial Hall
Carranza Calls for Enlistment From Mexico Youth
A Mexican war department order reported in Nuevo Laredo calls for immediate volunteer enlistment in the army of Mexico for ages 15 to 30. If volunteers fail, conscription will follow with punishments for noncompliance. The decree signals Carranza’s plan for a “kindergarten” army alongside the regular forces, contrasting with the United States policy of 18 as a minimum.
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Mexican War Department
Nuevo Laredo
Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
Army of Mexico
Huerta
Villa
Carranza
United States Army
Dr King's New Discovery For Cough And Cold
Attention to regular diet and caution. Begin taking Dr King's New Discovery with Pine Tar Oils and Balsams. It eases coughs soothes the throat and bronchial tubes checks a cold and clears your head. A standard family cough syrup in use over 40 years. Sold at your druggist.
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Dr. King
Dr. Bell
Doan's Kidney Pills Lauded By Laredo Resident
Laredo resident F O Bertrand at 1618 Guatemazin St praises Doan's Kidney Pills for stopping back pains and regulating kidney action. In 1915 he adds they are the finest kidney medicine he has used. Priced 50c at dealers, Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
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Laredo
F. O. Betrand
Guatemazin St
Doan
Mr. Bertrand
Dean
Bertrand
Foster-Milburn Go. Props
Buffalo
N. Y
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