Government Conveys Protest Over Mexican Incursions
Washington June 20 The United States denounces Carranza officials for a harsh tone in a note demanding withdrawal of U S troops from Mexico. It cites nine months of frontier incidents including raids into American soil, attacks on garrisons, killings, train wrecks, and ranch incursions as proof of continued danger along the border.
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Promsashington
Amernote
Carranza
Mexico
United States
Lanezing
Jd Het
United
Browneville
Redhouse Ferry
WANTED AT ONCE Two first class cooks who can
Classified notice seeks two skilled cooks immediately for immediate hire. Applicants must demonstrate strong kitchen experience, speed, and reliability. Position offers steady work, competitive wages, and room for advancement in a busy restaurant setting.
Recruitment Note Mentions Captain Young and Infantry
Fragmentary text references Captain KR A Young Jr and R A Young Jr tied to Army service. Mentions Armory location and day or night duty. Context suggests military credentialing or appointment in First Infantry for Mexican service.
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KR. A. Young, Jr
R.A. Young, JR
Atrocities in Northern Mexico Amid Carranza Attacks
The article reports brutal looting killings and mutilation during attacks on American territory. Carranza adherents and soldiers were implicated as bands extorted and burned towns in northern Mexico. Authorities allegedly ignored the violence, with bandit leaders enjoying impunity under the de facto government. Continued on Page Three.
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Ladas
Carranza
Mexico
Congress to rush bills in final days of fiscal year
Washington June 20 Congress plans urgent action with only eleven legislative days left to finish the fiscal year. The House will consider the sundry bill totaling 127 227 000 and push the arm appropriation at 167 000 009. The fortifications bill 22 000 400 awaits roll call this week as the Senate resumes after conventions and tackles the post office appropriation among unfinished items.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Post Office
Nippon Yusen inaugurates east to Atlantic service
Yokohama reports the Tsushime Maru sails today launching Nippon Yusen's new Far East to Eastern Seaboard service via the Panama Canal. The 14 650 ton twin screw ship is joined by the Tokurama Maru and Wakasa Maru in the fleet.
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Yokohama
Nippon Yuneu Keisha
Far East
Seaboard of America
Panama Canal
Monument Dedicated for Lincoln's Sister in Indiana
State officials and leaders of patriotic and historical groups gathered in Lincoln City Indiana to dedicate a monument over the grave of Sarah Lincoln Grigsby sister of Abraham Lincoln. The monument was erected by the Spencer County women and placed in the Pigeon cemetery near town.
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Lincoln City
Ind
Indiana
Sarah Lincoln Grigsby
Abraham Lincoln
Linco
Old Pigeon
Spencer County
Germans Break Russian Resistance Near Lutsk
Berlin reports that on June 20 the Germans pierced Soviet resistance at several points northwest of Lutsk and are advancing, according to the war department.
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Berlin
Lutsk
War Department
Seventh Week Legislature Faces Merat Verdicts
Lawmakers in the seventh week of the session are called upon to judge Merat on a broad set of measures. The article frames the reviews as pivotal, with votes expected on budgets, policy bills, and regulatory proposals affecting multiple state agencies.
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Merat
Cleaver Awaits Many State Bills Before House Fight
In Baton Rouge on June 20, the Louisiana General Assembly enters its seventh week with a heavy calendar. The House meets at noon and the Senate at 8 p.m. to push hundreds of measures, including the state board of affairs bill to abolish the boards of equalization and appraisers. The New Orleans Bridge bill passes the House 55 to 1, amid looming clashes over control of the street railway and lighting utility with Mayor Behrman and the Railways Company. Petitions on redistricting and workers' compensation move forward, while sworn actions include Earhart and Caloagne bills and a measure granting women siting on certain boards. Governor Pleasant signs multiple bills.
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Pfight
Public Utilities
New Orleans Bridge Hill
Baton Rouge
General Assembly
Senate
Iu Dave
Louisiana
Leon Smith
Ways and Means Committee
Board of Equalization
Board of Appraisers
New
Orrleans Railways Company
Hehrman
New Orleans
John P. Sullivan
State Railroad Commission
Sullivan
Behrman
Agarainst
Shreveport Bar Association
Burke-Roberts
Pleasant Monday
Earhart
Caloagne
Meyer
Powell
Judiciary Committee
Delos Johnnos
Fragmentary military unit line from 18th Infantry include
Fragmentary OCR notes show a line referencing Company D of the 18th Infantry, National Guard, likely indicating quartering or organizational text. Readable items are sparse and not a complete event.
Recruits urged to enlist in Monroe unit
Monroe La June 20 1916 recruits especially those with prior service aged 18 to 45 who pass a satisfactory examination urged to enlist Your Country Needs You Now Co D must muster 75 men by Wednesday night and be ready to move with minimum strength Orders to move likely within 24 hours Think it over and join the colors Captain Richard A Young Jr Commanding Co D First Infantry
Immunities for Married Guard Members Probed
Washington reports on what immunities may be granted married men in the National Guard seeking leaves. Officials suggest cases will be judged individually on merit and impact on dependents. A second State Department note to Austria-Hungary seeks apology and reparations for the attacked American ship Petrol.
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Washington
Wat
National Guard
Austria-Hungary
State Department
Vienna
Amended Johnson education bill sails through Senate
Baton Rouge reports the amended Johnson general education bill, prepared by State Superintendent Harris, passed the Senate 28 to 4. Governor Pleasant notified signing several Senate measures including the Johnson anti near beer bill the Williamson cattle disease quarantine bill the Johnson bill authorizing governor to mortgage militia property and the Gilpert bill allowing Tensas levee board to issue bonds up to 350000 dollars.
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Baton Rouge
Johnson
Harris
Senate
Pleasant
Williamson Cattle
Ick
Tensas
Militiamen Gathering Reports From All Parts of State
Militiamen across the state report enlisting activity in fresh drafts and local rosters. Officials urge orderly registration as communities monitor manpower and defense readiness.
Watch Mexican gunboat Progreso tied up at New Orleans
Federal authorities in New Orleans watch the Mexican gunboat Progreso day and night to stop arms smuggling. Militia mobilization continues statewide with over 1200 Louisiana men expected at Camp Stafford. Bogalusa residents cancel July Fourth, donating funds to families of soldiers. Southern Lumber Company to pay employees’ full wages for front-line service.
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Great Southern Lumber Company
Bogalusa
New Orleans
Prozreso
Camp Stafford
Alexandra
Louisiana
Washington Artillery
Bogamusa
Notice to City Employees on National Guard enlistment
City employees may enlist in the National Guard with the mayor's approval and will not lose their positions. The notice is signed by R A Young Jr.
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National Guard
R.A. Young, JR
Diamond Jubilee Celebrations At Oahu College
The seventy fifth anniversary celebration of Oahu College begins with alumni reunions and world wide friends. Activities continue for three days with an elaborate pageant depicting ancient Hawaiian history and legend as a key feature of class days.
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Hawaiian College
Honolulu
Oahu College
Rocky Mountains
Louisiana Troops Mobilized to Camp Stafford
Adjutant General McCrory reports an order from General Hell directing Louisiane troops at home stations be mobilized to minimum war strength at Camp Stafford. First companies likely move to camp at Alexandria Wednesday. Seven National Guard companies have over 65 men eligible for immediate deployment.
Mobilization Orders Spark Louisiana Guard Company Call
Homer Louisiana June 19 Captain Herbert S Ford of Company A First Infantry Louisiana National Guard received mobilization orders early this morning. The unit rushed to the armory and spent the day recruiting to full war strength. Officers listed include Capt H Ford First Lieut W L Stone and Second Lieut Leonard Palmer.
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Homer
Herbert S. Ford
First Infantry
Louisiana National Guard
H. Ford
W. L. Stone
Leonard Palmer
Harvard Class Day Draws Crowded Yard in Centennial Style
Cambridge mass June 20 class day at Harvard showcased seniors leading the celebrations amid a throng of femininely gowned graduates from across the United States. The famous yard filled with spectators and participants as the senior class observed the day with notable enthusiasm and pride.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
United States
Smallest U S Cotton Crop in Six Years
The 1915 cotton crop totaled 11,191,820 equivalent five hundred pound bales, the smallest since 1909, per Census Bureau figures released in Washington. The Associated Press notes the decline marks six year low in national production.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
North Carolina Retail Merchants Convenes in Winston-Salem
In Winston-Salem on June 20 the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association opens its three day annual convention. Advertising insurance mail order competition and other retail trade issues will be discussed by prominent merchants from across the state.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
North Carolina Retails Merchants' Association
Prohibition Party State Convention Opens in Fiorida
Jacksonville Fla June 26 The State convention of the Prohibition party met in this city and was called to order at 16 oclock this morning by State Chairman John P Coffin. The work includes nominating a full state ticket and selecting delegates and alternates for the national convention at St Paul next month.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Prohibition Party
Fiorida
Oelock
John P. Coffin
St. Paul
Hurry Call for Guards Wants Large Portion of State Militia
A call for volunteers seeks a large portion of the state militia for border service. The request emphasizes rapid deployment and readiness, signaling a major mobilization effort amid evolving security needs.
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Border Service
War Prep Spurs National Guard Deployment Plan
San Antonio dispatch June 20 reports General Frederick Funston asking the War Department to rush a large portion of the national guardsmen to the border from Brownsville Texas to the Pacific. The administration continues preparations for any emergency and cabinet opinion favors swift move toward war as many personnel head toward Mexico.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Frederick Funston
War Department
National Guardsmen
Brownsville
Texas
Pacific Ocean
Administration readies for Mexican crisis amid note
Washington on June 20 reported continued preparations for any emergency in the Mexican situation. Officials believed war chances outweighed peace after the note’s dispatch, with Cabinet members favoring war. Agent Rodgers in Mexico City described a special train plan to move Americans to Vera Cruz, as about twelve hundred Americans remained in Mexico City.
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Washington
United States
Carranza
Rodgers
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Hunger Drives Carranza Recruitment in Northern Mexico
From El Paso on June 20 reports say hunger pushes Mexican forces to enlist with promises of food and clothing. Carranza aims to mobilize about twenty five thousand troops in Chihuahua while youths and elderly are recruited, as interior migrants stream toward camps near El Paso and Juarez.
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el Paso
Mexico
Carranza
United States
Peonus
Chihuahua
Fl Paso
Juarez
Americans Arrive From Nacozari After Mexico Arm Distribution
A hundred Americans including twenty women and children reached Douglas on June 26. They came from Nacozari Pilaree Mexico where on Sunday arms were given to all Mexicans who applied including women and girls. Americans imprisoned Sunday were released and ordered to depart Mexico.
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Douglas
Nacozari
Pilaree
México
Mexico
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