New Bandit Raid Stirs Frontier Tensions
Western Newspaper Union reports a fresh raid by Mexican bandits near the Texas New Mexico border. Rancher William Parker and his wife Alice were killed at their home southwest of Hachita New Mexico after a desperate defense. The attack underscores perceived border insecurity following Carrizal as raiders believed to be stock thieves slip toward Mexico, with pursuit hindered by proximity to the line.
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Sierra Madres
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Mexico
Revenue measure held up in Congress
Washington reports the administration may change its revenue program after Mexican emergency costs and other army and navy expenses rise. House leaders delayed introducing the bill from the ways and means committee, with talks involving Secretary McAdoo, Chairman Simmons, and Chairman Kitchin. A May submission was postponed to allow revisions.
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Ways and Means
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Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
Kitchin
Ways and Means Committee
Hughes Selects Manager for Republican National Committee
At Charles E. Hughes temporary headquarters the national subcommittee on organization ratified William HR Wilcox as chairman of the Republican National Committee. Theodore Roosevelt accepted an invitation to dine with Hughes. Wilcox, a New York lawyer and former Public Service Commission chairman, is a personal ally of the nominee and meets Hughes' aim for a New York resident trusted by him.
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New York
Charles E. Hughes
William HR. Wilcox
Republican National Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilcx
Public Service Commission of
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Italians Press Advance In Trentino Regions
Italian forces drive northeast into the Trent region recapturing Posina and Arsiero and retaking mountain positions in the Adige and Brent areas as Austrian resistance collapses under concentrated Italian artillery. A lull persists along the Verdun front.
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London
Trent
Posina
Arsiero
Adige
Brent
Italian War Office
California quake rattles San Jose with rain shower
An earthquake in California's San Jose area was followed by a rain shower. The tremor was recorded at 5:43 and 5:15 BA.m. on June 27. No damage was reported.
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California
San Jose
Cal
Emergency Bill Reported For Army and National Guard
Washington reports the house appropriations committee approved an emergency bill providing 26000 for extraordinary expenses of the army and national guard due to mobilization for border service. The action aims to fund operations connected with security efforts along the American frontier.
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Washington, D
House
Army
National Guard
Merican Border Service
Washington DC Senate Confirms Road Appropriation Report
The senate agreed to the conference report on good road appropriations in a session from Washington D C. Key lawmakers and the administration backed the measure aiming to fund highway improvements and related infrastructure projects.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Wilson seeks eight capital ships in navy program
President Wilson urged a larger naval expansion than the house bill, backing eight capital ships including two dreadnaughts and cruisers. Senate naval committee and leaders Tilman Swanson Lodge favored the expanded plan, while a subcommittee prepared to move the navy bill swiftly. Daniels pressed for more enlisted men to man all vessels, including reserve ships.
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Wilson
Congress
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
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Tillman
Swan‘son
Swanson
Senate
House
House Committee
Naval Affairs Committee
Lodge
General Committee
Navy
Russians Repel German Attacks in Volhynia Push
Petrograd reports 174,484 prisoners captured in Volhynia and Galicia as Russian forces press forward near Lemberg. German divisions rush east to stem the offensive while Berlin notes counterattacks along the Styr and Sereth fronts.
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Galicia
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Geneva
Lutsk-Kovel
Brody
Przemysany
Berlin
Styr River
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Gruziatyn
Turina
Sereth
Austro Hungarian War Office
Iowa State News Highlights 1916 Banking Shift
Iowa reports 1865 banks under state or national supervision with 363 million in deposits as of March 28 1916 up from 1916 figures. Private banks come under discussion for state control amid 1917 legislative push. Des Moines hosts bankers convention. Camp Dodge mobilization details and new town events, including G A R encampment and suffrage results.
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Net Ixervass
Madame Schumann-Heink
Evan Williams
Iowa
Des Moines
Navy
Eva MM. Fleming
De‘norah
Charles Zueblin
Boston
Mary E. ‘Wooley
Mount ‘Holyoke College
William McAndrews
New York City
H. W. Wiley
Washington, DC
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George Strayer
Columbia University
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Ontarion Agricultural College
Guelph
P.H. McCartney
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McCartney
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Dorchester
Herrick
Girton
M. H. Hoffman
Neal Knowles
Extension Department
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Washington County
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Charles City
France
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Perry
Mra
Alia Striker
Grace Lewis
Iowa Odé Fellows
Orphen Lome
Mazon
Camp Dodge
Alien
Cedar Rapids
Smith Breckhart
Washington
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Carrizal
Iowa National Euard
Adjutant General’s Office
Third Infantry
Winterset
Villisca
Ypamed
Germans Halt Russian Westward Drive Near Galicia
German forces halted the Russian eastward push from Volhynia and northward from Czernowitz. Russians captured three towns on the way to Lemberg but suffered a sharp setback south of Lutsk. Key gains occurred between the Kowal-Luisk railroad and the Turia river as Germans slowed the advance.
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Sereth
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Gilboka
Zadova
Siroginetz
Lutsk
Kovel-Luisk
Turia
German Generals Removed From Posts in Europe
London reports June 26 that General von Falkenhayn and Field Marshal Conrad von Hoetzendorf have been removed from their posts as chiefs of the German and Austrian general staffs.
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London
von Falkenhayn
Conrad von Hoetzendar
British Seize Steamer Pax Off Amsterdam Harbor
Amsterdam June 26 news reports the email steamer Pax seized by British authorities while carrying 100 tons of rice and 30 cases of cocoa. The vessel, bound for Germany, was detained after authorities cited payment and neutrality concerns.
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Amsterdam
Pax
Germany
House Convicts Marshall For Contempt In Neutrality Probe
Washington reports the House passes 208 to 85 finding District Attorney H Snowden Marshall of New York guilty of contempt for criticizing a subcommittee of the judiciary committee. Speaker Clark to issue an arrest warrant and marshal will be brought to the house bar for punishment. The dispute stems from neutrality investigations led by Marshall.
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House
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House of Representatives
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Clark
German airman Immelmann killed on western front
London dispatch to the Telegraph reports Lieutenant Immelmann, famed for his fifteenth sacroplane victory on May 17, was killed during a reconnaissance flight on the western front on Tuesday.
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London
Berlin
Copenhagen
London Telegraph
Immelmann
Western Front
Professor Horta's act shocks university town
Professor Robert F. Horta of the University of Chienagi is said to have killed himself by cutting his throat at his home in Rillah Kinselé. A tinged illness is considered a possible motive for the tragedy reported on June 24.
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Mhienga
Robert F. Horta
University of Chienagi
Rillah Kinselé
Horxie
Greece Accepts Demands From Entente Powers
Athens reports Greece has yielded to the entente demands. The decision was communicated to the French legation by Mr. Zaimis, who has been entrusted with forming a five man cabinet.
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Athens
Zaina
Iowa Officials Declare Suffrage Loss in Final Returns
Iowa state officials announce complete primary returns showing women’s suffrage defeated by 10,845 votes statewide while attorney general, railroad commissioner and secretary of state races yield split results. Harding leads governor vote. Allen tallies record high secretary of state support. district races in congress show mixed outcomes with Republicans Scott and Rintker leading in their contests.
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Wilson
Fletcher
Sampsin
Robving
Whitmore
Winnebago
Hayner
Sampson
Pletcher
Robbins
Gusher
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