Carrizal fight survivers recount Mexican ambush and heroism
San Antonio and El Paso reports detail Captain Morey and Troop K survivors escaped a Mexican assault at Carrizal. Sam Harris, wounded trooper, recalls a two minute trap, charging beside a brave horse, while Captain Boyd and Lieutenant Adair were killed. Morey later guided a desert retreat and reported the fight to General Pershing.
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Columbus
N. M
Alli
Carrizal
Sam Hi. Harris
C Troop
Tenth Cavalry
Harris
Boyd
Ike the
Colonia Dublan
Morey
San Antonio
Tex
Lewis S. Morey
General Pershing
Army
Pershing
Henry A. Meyers, Jr
New York
Lewis
Philippines
Ninth Cavalry
West Point
Texas
Twelfth Cavalry
Seventh Cavalry
Army Staff College
el Paso
Carranza
Felix Gomez
Captain Boyd
Gomez
Adair
If I Had My Life to Live Again
A humorous exchange about choosing a college professor life with three months of vacation, followed by the counterpoint that low salaries leave professors with little discretionary spending and no real gain from the perks.
No Higher
A humorous exchange about living costs, contrasting mountains with high living costs at home. The dialogue suggests that staying home is cheaper than traveling to the mountains this year.
Wedding Dilemma Over Hearty Wedding Gift
A bride asks where to honeymoon, the groom replies the choice depends on the size of the wedding gift from the bride’s father. The exchange highlights financial factors shaping postnuptial plans.
Infant industry seeks protection for baby ribbon manufacturing
A Baltimore American quote notes a firm argues for protection as an infant industry, identifying the business as ribbon manufacturing for babies.
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Baltimore American
One or the Other
Houston Chronicle records a humorous exchange between Johnson and Brown about manners and refusals with light banter over hats and coats in a casual dialogue format.
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Johnson
Brown
Houston Chronicle
A Woman's Nation and The Dinner Request
A Kansas City Journal snippet shows a wife urging punctuality as a game score is tied. The brief dialogue highlights household timing and a light domestic aside about being late for dinner.
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Kansas City Journal
Debating a dark horse for the presidential nomination
A quip about grooming a dark horse for the presidential nomination contrasts with a lighter joke about teaching a debutante to flirt. The exchange highlights political maneuvering versus social flirtation as political insiders weigh candidates.
Knew Her Ways Prompts A Wife Meeting Joke
A Boston Evening Transcript snippet shows a humorous exchange as a man jokes about an appointment with his wife, suggesting she will be there despite his two hour delay. The brief dialogue captures a light domestic mischief tone.
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Boston Evening Transcript
United States Demands Apology and Indemnity from Austria
The state department released the note to Austria-Hungary demanding an apology the punishment of the submarine commander and reparations for the Petrolite incident. It asserts the attack on the Standard Oil tanker was a deliberate insult to the American flag and American rights, and rejects Austria’s prior defenses. The Petroli te was shelled in the Mediterranean on December 5 after warning shots.
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Washington
State Department
Austria-Hungary
United States
Austria
Central Powers
Mexico
Germany
Mediterranean
Lansing
Penfield
Vienna
Germans Fail in Verdun Thiau Mont Wood Assault
Paris reports a German attempt Wednesday night to extend in the Thiau mont wood area northeast of Verdun failed. A heavy night bombardment continued along the Meuse while French and British forces pressed on in Artois and Champagne with trench destruction, rail and depot damage, and advances against German positions.
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Paris
Thiaumont Wood
Verdun
French War Office
Meuse
Washington orders naval protection for Tampico oil wells
Commander Burrage of the battleship Nebraska at Vera Cruz has ordered the gunboats Machias and Marietta to take up tactical positions to shield the Tampico oil fields amid reports of potential Mexican threats. The Wheeling has rescued 14 American refugees at Ciudad Armen, with others aboard the Nebraska and ships Dixie and Wylie en route to Galveston.
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Washington
Tampico
Burrage
Nebraska
Vera Cruz
Machias
Marietta
Navy Department
Wheeling
Ciudad Armen
Galveston
Wylie
Senate adopts Stone resolution on wartime trade inquiry
Washington June 380 The senate without opposition adopted Senator Stone resolution asking President Wilson to inquire into the commercial treaty negotiated in Paris by allied governments. The measure urges a boycott of German and Austrian goods during and after the war.
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Stone
Washington
Senate
Wilson
Paris
SEPARATE COOPS FOR DUCKS
Instruction advises keeping ducks in separate coops or at least in fenced areas. It suggests feeding ducks in pans with grain submerged under water to prevent hens from stealing their food, noting ducks eat more easily underwater. Each fowl, however, will thrive best if kept apart.
Demonstration in Berlin in favor of Liebknecht.
A Berlin demonstration supported socialist leader Karl Liebknecht despite police precautions. Liebknecht faced a court-martial sentence of 30 months penal servitude and army dismissal for alleged attempted high treason tied to a manifesto criticizing imperialism and war.
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Berlin
Karl Liebknecht
Liebknecht
Germany
Belgium
Poland
Serbia
United States
America
Guards Cross the Border Near Columbus New Mexico
Reports of heavy Mexican cavalry near Guzman prompted several truckloads of New Mexico militiamen to cross into Mexico and return with a large number of cavalry remounts bound for General Pershing. The remounts were sent back north at Palomas and a rapid reconnaissance of the Guzman district was ordered. Censorship prevents details of steps taken.
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Columbus
N. M
Guzman
New Mexico
International Boundary
Pershing
Palomas
Mexican Killings Spark Miniature Race Riot
In East Dubuque Illinois a deadly altercation left Arthur Mullen a Dubuque contractor dead after a confrontation with two Mexican laborers over labor relations. One Mexican suspect was jailed as mobs threatened to target the Mexican community.
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East Dubuque, Ill
East Dubuaque
Ill
Arthur Mullen
Dubuque, Ia
East Dubuque
Advice Against Hatching From Small Eggs
Breeders are advised not to hatch from eggs smaller than the flock’s ordinary size. Small eggs may still be fertile but could yield chickens prone to laying small eggs later.
U S Mediation Rejected Amid Carranza Tension
The border crisis deepens as Carranza releases 23 Tenth Cavalry troopers and Mormon scout Lem Spillsbury from Chihuahua penitentiary and the United States pledges to pursue bandits in Mexico while preparing further mobilization of the National Guard.
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el Paso
Tex
Tenth Cavalry
Lem Spillsbury
Carrizal
Chihuahua
Twenty Five Crew Reach Minorca After Sinking
Palma Majorca June 30 Twenty five men of the crew of the steamer Pino of Genoa shelled and sunk by a submarine on Tuesday arrived at Port Mahon Minorca in the ship s boats.
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Palma
Majorca
Pino
Genoa
Port Mahon
Minorca
U S Waits Carranza Reply On Mexican Expedition
Washington reports that after the “immediate crisis” caused by the detention of American troops, the United States awaits Carranza’s stance on the Mexican expedition still on Mexican soil. The talks at the State Department included diplomats and ambassadors. no mediation offer could be discussed until Carranza meets U S demands.
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Washington
Carranza
Carrizal
State Department
Rodgers
Mexico City
Chihuahua City
Mexico
Ignacio Calderon
Bolivia
Rafael Salvidor
Salvador
United States
Foreign Office
Arredondo
Tenth Cavalry
Doctor Calderon
Alberto Membreno
Rafael Zaldivar
Don Juan Riano
Lansing
Russians Capture 10 285 Men in Volhynia Galicia Action
An official war office statement reports 220 Austro German officers and 10 285 Russian prisoners taken in Volhynia and Galicia on Wednesday. German forces repulsed British attacks on the northern Western Front while Niemen river positions were stormed by Germany.
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Petrograd
Volhynia
Galicia
War Office
Berlin
West Front
Niemen River
Three Italian Steamers Sunk by Submarines
Madrid reports three more Italian steamships sunk by submarines the Mongibello Roma and Pino with tonnages 4059 3950 and 1106 crews landed
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Madrid
Roma
Refugees Arrive in Galveston on Two Vessels
The naval collier Dixie docked at Galveston with 77 refugees from the Tampico district of Mexico. Nineteen more refugees from Puerto came aboard the Fort Morgan, bringing additional displaced arrivals to the port.
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Galveston
Tex
Dixie
Tampico
Mexico
Puerto
Fort Morgan
Miss Powers Gathers Iroquois Fairy Tales
Miss Mabel Powers of East Aurora New York learned Iroquois fairy tales during a 1910 visit to the reservation. She collected 33 stories told to her by elders highlighting the little people and fairies, especially farmer fairies, with strong ethical lessons for listeners including hundreds of white children.
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Mabel Powers
Eost Aurora
N. Y
Miss Powers
Make Themselves Known
A terse Old South saying frames happiness and health as self evident. Uncle Hben claims both are present when known, noting that with them one need not dwell on their absence or absence. The remark echoes folk wisdom on well being and contentment.
Casement Guilty High Treason Verdict in London Trial
Sir Roger Casement was found guilty of high treason by the high court of justice in London after a 50 minute jury deliberation. He was sentenced to death by Baron Reading. Private D. J. Bailey, arrested with Casement, was exonerated and discharged. Bailey was not arraigned with Casement.
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Daniel Julian Bailey
Sir Roger
London
Roger Casément
High Court of Justice
Casement
Baron Reading
Ireland
Hingland
Wngiland
Bailey
Senate Naval Build Plan Seeks Three Year Pace
The Senate Naval Affairs Committee endorsed the subcommittee’s proposal to cram a 500 million naval program into three years. It aims for ten battleships six battle cruisers ten swift scout cruisers 50 destroyers nine large fleet submarines 58 coast submarines one Neff type submarine and two gunboats. Four dreadnoughts four battle cruisers four scout cruisers ten destroyers 12 submarines and two gunboats would start this year if approved.
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Washington
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Senate
U S Expects Prompt Reply Over Petrolite Incident
The state department expects Austria to accept the American view of the attack on the Standard Oil tanker Petrolite. Officials say evidence will prove the submarine commander's reports false. The United States seeks apology, punishment of the commander, and indemnity. A reply is not expected for several days due to communication delays.
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Washington
United States
Austria
State Department
Penfield
Foreign Office
Admiralty
Vienna
U S Receives British Lewis Guns for Immediate Use
The War Department has secured 250 Lewis machine guns from Britain for immediate delivery. To accompany them, 6,000,000 cartridges are ordered from the United States Cartridge company. The ammunition is being manufactured to British specifications for shipment to British forces and for use with the Lewis guns in Europe.
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New York
War Department
Driggs-Seabury Ordnance Company
Europe
United States
United States Cartridge Company
Senate Passes Urgency Bill for Military Costs
Washington June 80 The senate passed the urgent deficiency bill carrying about 25 500 000 most for military expenses of the Mexican crisis. The bill now goes to the president for signature.
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Senate
Washington
Ancient Family Row Jests At Leap Year Wedding
A comic exchange unfolds at a wedding as guests joke about the origin of spring and a hatched egg. The leap year bride asks who stained the first family row while her spouse replies that Adam and Eve started it all when they raised Cain.
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Adam and Eve
Cain
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Ripley Bowman
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Bowman
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Conference
Hay
W. M. Ingraham
William M. Ingraham
Ingrahams
U. S
France
Uncle Hben
NAVAL
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Yassah
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