Forces retreat amid Mexican Civil War tensions and Carranza actions
General Trevino reports U S troops pulled back north of Bachiniva and San Geronimo as Constitutionalist forces gain ground. Carranzista cavalry arrive in Juarez led by former Villa leaders, while a mob demolishes the U S consulate at Torreon. Captain Morey of Troop K, 10th Cavalry, is found alive after Carrizal fighting. many men missing or dead.
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Trevino
War Department
Mexico City
Bachiniva
San Geronimo
United States
Torreon
Mex
Carranza
Eagle Pass
Tex
Wilson
Congress
White House
Washington
Carrizal
Senator Taggart offers regiment for potential Mexican hostilities
Reports from Washington say Senator Thomas Taggart of Indiana offered a regiment of infantry to support the United States in any conflict with Mexico. The compilation covers multiple national events including fires, accidents, political actions, and mobilization efforts across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
United States
Mexico
Lewis
Senate
Eliseo Arredondo
General Carranza
Lansing
Carrizal Battle Tenth Cavalry Heroism Told by Surviving Trooper
San Antonio and El Paso reports recount Captain Boyd and Captain Morey among American casualties after the Carrizal clash. Trooper Sam H. Harris describes a two minute surround by at least 700 Mexican troops and a heroic escape on a wounded horse, while Morey and four troopers sheltered then carried out a rescue mission to Pershing.
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Lewis Sidney Morey
Carrizal
Morey
San Antonio
Tex
Columbus
N. M
Sam H. Harris
C Troop
Tenth Cavalry
Harris
Boyd
Colonia Dublan
Lewis
Carranza
General Pershing
Army
Pershing
Henry A. Meyers, Jr
New York
Lewis S. Morey
Philippines
Ninth Cavalry
West Point
Texas
Twelfth Cavalry
Seventh Cavalry
Army Staff College
el Paso
Felix Gomez
Captain Boyd
Gomez
Adair
Austrian Transports Sunk at Durazzo Harbor by Italians
In Durazzo harbor two Austrian troop transports were sunk by Italian forces. The ships carried troops, arms and ammunition. The report also notes Bukowina in Russian hands after a large territorial loss and German advances near Verdun. The Y-35 is alleged to have sunk Provence and fifty other Anglo French ships in the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durazzo
Cartagena
Spain
Mediterranean
Arnault
Humorous Exchange on College Professors Vacations
A brief dialogue notes a person would choose to be a college professor for the three months of vacation yearly. The other speaker counters that professors earn small salaries, leaving little money beyond that break.
No Higher
A quip contrasts plans to visit the mountains with the rising cost of living, suggesting staying home is cheaper. The exchange highlights inflation and budget concerns affecting leisure choices.
One or the Other Johnson Brown exchange in Houston Chronicle
A brief exchange from the Houston Chronicle quotes Johnson scolding Brown for not removing his hat around a lady. Brown retorts with a challenge to remove his coat if he refuses, illustrating a humorous social clash.
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Johnson
Brown
Houston Chronicle
A Woman's Nation Dialog on Timing and Dinner
A Kansas City Journal excerpt shows a wife telling her husband to hurry while noting the score is tied. The pair discuss leaving early to avoid giving either side an advantage, ending with a nudge toward dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Indiana Guards Ready for Border Duty at Fort Harrison
Fort Harrison near Indianapolis hosts more than 3,500 Indiana Guardsmen as they undergo rapid drilling and medical checks for possible deployment to the Mexican border. Units are federalized, supplies surge in, and Captain John A. Toffey Jr. coordinates readiness while officials consider sending field hospitals or artillery battalions within days to weeks.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
War Department
Washington
Central Department of
Toffey
Statehouse
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana National Guard
War
Governor Replies on Veterans Service and Guard Growth
The governor declines a mass mobilization while praising veterans. Lieut Robert G Kirkwood is ordered to Fort Harrison to drill Indiana batteries. About 3,500 to 4,000 Indiana guardsmen are under arms as recruiting surges. Hammond organizes Spanish American War veterans into the guard. Evansville and statehouse flag preparations underway. Captain Toffey to dictate training plan at Fort Harrison.
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Robert G. Kirkwood
Third Field Artillery
United States Army
Lafayette
Purdue University
War Department
Toffey
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Washington
Central Department
Indiana
Gideon W. Blain
Judge Advocate of the Guard
Blain
Hammond
Charles E. Wood
Pohlman
Indiana National Guard
Wood
San Jose
Havana
Evansville
Carl Driesch
Benjamin Bosse
German Alliance Society
Driesch
Wilson
Julius Blum
F. L. Bridges
Ralston
John D. Shea
Shea
National Guard
United States
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Medinavella
Pancho Villa
Jose Ysabel Robles
Villa
Juarez
War Obregon
State Department
Chihuahua
Kavanagh
Mazatlan
Admiral Winslow
San Diego
Progressive National Committee
Chicago
Charles Evans Hughes
James R. Garfield
Ohio
Framingham Camp
Massachusetts
Connecticut
First
Iowa Infantry
Keokuk
The
American Union
Robert Phillips
Huntsville
Ala
W. T. Lawler
Edison Electric Iluminating Company
Boston
Mass
Needles
Cal
Riverside
National Housewives’ League
John Bryan
Minnesota National Guard
Duluth, Minn
Robert D. Hoxie
University of Chicago
Hoxie
Wilton
Rocky Mountain Limited
H. H. Johnson
Charles Moff
Henry Livernz
Elmer Hire
Princeton
Iowa
Corn Products Refining Company
Learned N. Hand
Navy
Buffalo
Topolobama
America
Democratic National Committee
National Guard of
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fort Myer
Baker
Bukowina
Petrograd
Fleury
Verdun
Paris
Mexican
Fort Harrison
Philip Remington
State House
Franklin L. Bridges
John R. Fesler
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Indiana
8. I. Brown
Knox
William Landon
William Landon Post
I. Brown
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