National Guard Mobilized for Mexican Border Service
President Wilson ordered virtually all National Guard units from states and the District of Columbia into federal service. About 100,000 troops will be mobilized for border duty as needed. General Funston to set movement times. Navy also sent extra ships to Mexican waters amid rising tensions with Mexico over Pershing’s expedition and possible clashes near San Benito, Texas.
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Frederick Funston
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Mexico
Secreary Daniels
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Pershing
Trevino
Chihuahua
San Benito
Texas
Nationwide militia called for border duty during Mexican unrest
President Wilson ordered the militia of every state to serve on the Mexican border. Secretary Baker said troops would deploy as General Funston needs them, with a minimum estimate of 100000 guardsmen. Oregon, Washington, and Idaho mobilized their state forces, with Idaho to assemble 1000 guardsmen in Boise within three days.
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Washington, D. C
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Baker
Funston
Alfred Mills
Division of Militia Affairs
Idaho
Boise
P. H. Crow
Taylor
War Declared in Redding In Mexico and American clash
About 50 Mexicana workers on an irrigation ditch project fought several Americans in the Teatricted district of Redding California Sunday night. Police and a deputy sheriff broke up the disturbance and 15 Mexicans were jailed with many injured. Knives stones clubs and fists were used. six men were stabbed.
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Austrians Evacuate Bukovina Capital in War Dispatches
British and German forces clash across multiple fronts as Austrians evacuate Bukovina capital. Reports cite Smuts’s forces reaching Makuyuyi and Tanga. Italians seize Austrian positions near Monta Cone with 498 officers captured. Turko-British actions on the Tigris and Euphrates fronts are noted, while rail tunnel fire near Deming delays new line openings.
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Ment
German East Africa
Seaboard
Tiye
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Makuyuyi Wilhelmsthal
Tanga
Tyrol
Montacone
Gulf of Trieste
Bellingham & Northern Railway
Deming
Wash
Goshen
Wecome
Ingham
Arsa
Pasubio
Posita Astico
Democratic Convention Adopts Platform After Suffrage Row
In St Louis the Democratic National Convention approved the platform as drafted by President Wilson with a woman suffrage plank, despite a late confrontation over it. Senator Walsh urged its inclusion, and the platform passed 1884 to 1814 after lengthy debates and laughter over Ireland solidarity.
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St. Louis
Wilson
Resolutions Committee
Walsh
Montana
Chicago
Stone
Wall
Hollis
New Hampshire
Martin Lomasney
Boston
Ireland
Raus
Baltimore
Fer
Texas Senator Defends State Control of Elections
Guson of Texas who led the minority report against the administration plank was given 30 minutes to discuss it. The minority plank reaffirms the Democratic party stance on sovereignty of states to regulate elections and uphold state power to prescribe qualifications of voters.
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Guson
Texas
Democratic Party
Union
Great Britain's Answer on Mail Seizures to Evade Issue Again
Washington report notes Britain offers to speed review of detained neutral mails but officials expect the concession to be minor and not resolve the right of seizure. Delhi officials anticipate the British reply will stress measures to reduce delays and deny excessive censorship beyond territorial waters.
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Great Britain
Washington, D. C
State Department
Department
Convention Acts in Harmony at St Louis Nominees
Democratic National convention at the Coliseum in St Louis nominated President Wilson and Vice President Marshall by acclamation late Thursday night. The platform draft was unfinished, committee timing uncertain, and Bryan was invited to speak after a rules suspension.
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Washington
Marshall
Thomas Riley Marshall
Diana
Robert Emmett Burk
William J. Bryan
Thompson
Kansas
Bryan
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