Hoosier Guard mobilizes at Fort Harrison amid war call
Indiana moves to assemble two regiments two separate battalions and three infantry companies plus field artillery a signal corps field hospital and ambulance company at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Governor maintains control as troops prepare for possible Mexican border service with 2 787 enlisted and 270 officers ready for mobilization.
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Indianapolis
Port Harrison
Indiana
Mexican
Quartermaster’s Department
Fort
Quarterminster
Quartermaster
Quartermaster General
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Kuhlman
Aubrey L. Kuhlman
Auburn
Third Infantry
Indiana Guard
Bridges
Kuslnan
J. J. Toffey
United States Army
War Department
Kleventh
Statehouse
Frankfort
Secord Infantry
Henri I. Conde
Iedianapolis
Aubry L. Kuhlman
Leslie R. Naftzger c
Ralston
Indiana National Guard
Wilson
National Guard
Call to Arms for Nation's Defense
Secretary of War Baker calls out the organized militia and National Guard units to prepare for possible aggression. States tasked to muster units at state mobilization points or designated locations for federal service under orders from the president.
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Baker
United States
Kim
Tam
Organized Militia
National Guard
State
Eastern Department
United States Army
War Department
Division of Militia Affairs
US and Mexican Armies Face Each Other on 1800 Mile Front
The article details a vast border confrontation with 34 500 troops on an 1800 mile line averaging nineteen men per mile. It notes mobilized National Guard units against Carranza forces under Calles in Sonora and Chihuahua as Pershing’s front holds other segments along the border.
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National Guard of the
United States
Carranza
Sonora
Calles
Chihuahua
Pershing
Chronology of Mexico Crisis from Madero to Villa
A compact timeline tracing Mexico's turmoil from Madero's provisional presidency in 1910 through Huerta Carranza and Villa actions, including Tampico incident, Vera Cruz occupation, Niagara Falls peace, and the 1915 border clashes and American punitive moves. Key figures include Madero Huerta Carranza Villa Obregon Iturbide and U.S. reactions.
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Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
Tampico
Mayo
Vera Cruz
ABC
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Puerta
Carranza
Obregon
General Iturbide
Francesco Carbajal
Huerta
Villa
United States
Mexico City
Militia Records Show Guard Short of Peace Strength
Records from the War Department reveal the National Guard falls 22 000 men short of its peace strength goal of 151 000. Overall the force is 186 000 under its full war strength of 215 000, with only two divisions, the Sixth New York and the Seventh Pennsylvania, having divisional headquarters organized.
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Division of Militia Affairs
War Department
National Guard
New York
Pennsylvania
Condition of the National Guard in the Various States
Report on National Guard status by state lists Alabama medical department good field artillery poor infantry fair food, Arizona medical department good infantry fair and good, Arkansas infantry companies B D F K poor others good or
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National Guard
Alabama—Medical Department
Arizona
Medical Department Strength Across States
The report assesses multiple state and district units noting Medical Departments, cavalry, field artillery, coast artillery, engineers and infantry with grades from very good to poor. Counties include California Connecticut Georgia Colorado and others with varied company by company results and occasional misspellings.
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California
Medical Department
Cavalry
Ecoust
Infantry
Colorado
Corps of Engineers
Fairy
Field
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Signal Corps
Georgia
Field Artillery
Coast Artillery
Idaho
Sinois
Chicago
Indiana—Medical Department
Iowa—Medical Department
Kansas—Medical Department
Kentucky — Medical Department
Louisiana — Medical Department
Maine
Michigan — Medical Department
Engineers’ Corps
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
New Elampshire
New Jersey
Mediceal Department
New Mexico—Medical Department
Wartime mobilization shortages hinder brigade and division readiness
Report notes 386 brigades with only 28 headquarters organized and staff shortages across divisions. Infantry regiments total 127 with 635 machine guns needed but only 172 held. ordnance has 77 guns. 67 in coast defenses. Transportation, crucial in any Mexican operation, shows only the Sixth New York with full wagon trains while Seventh Pennsylvania lacks 115 wagons for complete divisional trains.
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War Department
Ordnance Department
Mexico
New York
Pennsylvania
Indiana Brevities Must Go to War Strength
Mobilization of the Indiana National Guard is accelerated by an order to recruit companies to war strength. Adjt. Gen. Frank L. Bridges urged haste, directing mobilization at once and reporting when minimum peace strength is reached. Once achieved, units will move to Fort Benjamin Harrison.
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Indianapolis
Indiana National Guard
Adjt
Frank L. Bridges
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana Union Traction essay contest winners
R. H. Briles of Indianapolis won first prize eighteen dollars for an essay on safety measures in the contest held by the Indiana Union Traction company for its employees. George Erskine of Anderson finished second and FE G Mitchell of Indianapolis third. Awards were given at the semiannual banquet of local and general safety committees.
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Anderson
R. H. Briles
Indiannapolis
Indiana Union Traction Company
George Erskine
FE. G. Mitchell
Indianapolis
Gary Steel Firm Plans 25 Percent Rent Hike on Homes
The steel corporation in Gary announced a 25 percent rent increase for houses costing over 4000 dollars starting August 1. Experts foremen and superintendents at various Gary steel plants with recent salary raises will be affected. The firm offers homes to employees on an easy payment plan.
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Gary
The
Steel Corporation
David D. Banta Historical Society Organized
The Franklin group formed the David D. Banta Historical society after a meeting with Dr. H. P. Lindley of Earlham college as principal speaker. Officers include President Miss Harriet Palmer, Vice-President Jesse C. Webb, Secretary W. W. Aitkens, and Treasurer Mrs. Martha Johnson.
Gary Reform Move Targets Gambling in City
Gary residents allege gambling illegal resorts and slot machines exist and have filed charges with Mayor Johnson. Attorney William Matthews serves notices to downtown property owners to stop gambling baseball pools and slot machines on their premises.
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Gary
Johnson
William Matthews
Citizens’ Committee
Matthews
County Receives 270 Acres for Orphans Home
Madison county is to get 270 acres of land under Calvin Bronnenhberg's will to build a modern orphan's home. The estate authorizes a suitable structure and specifies the land be used for the facility.
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Anderson
Madison County
Calvin Bronnenhberg
Engine and Truck Collide Near Richmond
A two ton truck and the engine of the Cincinnati flyer of the Pennsylvania railroad collided near Richmond. The crash hurled the truck driver about 15 feet. The engine suffered heavy damage while the truck had only minor scratches.
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Richmond
Cincinnati Flyer
Pennsylvania — Railroad
Burglars Take Sunday School Funds in Goldsmith Area
Burglars broke into William Barr’s home near Goldsmith and stole 75 dollars and jewelry worth 100 dollars. A portion of the money belonged to the Goldsmith Sunday school where Barr’s daughter served as treasurer.
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Tipton
William Barr
Goldsmith
Goldsmith Sunday School
Barr
Plunges Over Bank Injures Five Near Lafayette
Benjamin Moyer lies near death in a hospital after an automobile carrying his wife and three children plunged 45 feet over an embankment near Lafayette. The family suffers serious injuries in the crash.
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Lafayette
Benjamin Moyer
Brethren Conference Rejects Merge With Progressive Brethren
The Church of the Brethren conference, attended by 15 000, decided not to merge with the Progressive Brethren church formed after a division of the Church of the Brethren in Winona Lake.
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Winona Lake
Church of Brethren
Dunkards
Progressive Brethren Church
Church of the Brethren
Trial Postponed in Hinshaw Case Amid Illness
Noblesville court postpones the trial of J. L. Hinshaw Arcadia bank official due to illness of an attorney, delaying proceedings.
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Noblesville
J. L. Hinshaw
Arcadia Bank
Father Lauth Dead at Notre Dame
Rev. Peter Lauth C. S. C. died at the University of Notre Dame at eighty three years old after a long illness. He served as a Catholic priest and educator at the university.
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Notre Dame
Peter Lauth
C. S
University of Notre Dame
Stock Buyer Killec Killed by Train in Noblesville
Frank Whitesell, a stock buyer, was struck by a train and killed in Noblesville. The accident blocked crossings and police investigated the incident.
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Killec
Noblesville
Frank Whitesell
Girl Kills Man in Hammond Home Defense
Rosina Chippetta fourteen shot Sam Bovino twenty five a Hammond barber claiming he attempted assault her alone in her Wirsch street home. The case presents a defensive shooting with a young defendant and a fatal outcome.
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Hammond
Rosina Chippetta
Sam Bovino
Wirsch Street
Will Not Appeal in Jeffersonville Murder Case
Jeffersonville inmate Alonzo Brandel, convicted of the murder of John Case at Allen, near here, has elected not to appeal and is prepared to begin serving his sentence.
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Jeffersonville
Alonzo Brandel
John Case
Allen
Here
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