Washington weighs Mexican intervention and troop counts
Officials in Washington fear possible unrest on the Mexican border as discussions of intervention intensify. Estimates show 13,413 officers and 35,404 enlisted on the border with national guard 2,000 to 5,000. The general staff cites 150,000 as a minimum for possible intervention, while the note to Congress is prepared but delayed to avoid impacting the Democratic convention.
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State Department
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Fifth Field Artillery
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Thirteenth Artillery
Fort Riley
Mexico
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Coast Artillery
National Guard
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Pershing
Funston
Carrang
Freday
Loyalty to flag is first test says Wilson
President Wilson declares two disloyalties exist in the United States after the preparedness parade. He says foreign born minorities and underground opposition threaten national unity and warns that loyalty to the flag must be universal, urging vigilance against sedition.
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Wilson
Washington
United States
America
Bumsing
Pera
Imi
Italy in War Crisis Deepens as Salandra Cabinet Falls
A neutralist leader says Austria's Trentino attack sparked the ministerial crisis in Rome. He notes Salandra erred by admitting delays in fortifications, weakening confidence and prompting a demand for a more energetic government.
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Rome
London
Austria
Germany
Salandra-Sonnine
Trentino
Salandra
Cretiné
Fey
Brother of Miller testifies in Key murder trial
Alva Miller, amid testimony on the fatal Miller case, was on the witness stand most of the day. He and his father repeated their accounts. Cross-examination of the father finished today, with the state not expected to finish its case this week.
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Crawfordsville
Fane Fie
Alva Miller
Jos
Miller
Forrest Miler
Taswell B. Key
Alva Miter
Marian Lambert Testifies in Orpet Case Tragedy Inquiry
The transcript recounts Marian Lambert’s testimony about threats of death to herself and her role in the Helm's Woods tragedy. She explains the motive and notes pressure to reveal all, while cross examination probes who influenced her statements and the promise of secrecy. The testimony aided prosecutors in placing the defendant, Will Orpet, on trial for murder.
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Acre
Joe de
Hind
Hirthey
Will Orpet
Wil Orpet
Prefers Death in Battle Plea From German Lieutenant
A self styled German lieutenant Robert Pay, who fled to the United States to aid in arming the Allies, writes President Wilson from prison expressing he would rather die in battle at Verdun than spend years in an American federal prison. He argues that appeal proceedings are pending and laments idle waiting behind bars.
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New York
Germany
Verdun
Robert Pay
Wilson
Wilson Honors Ten West Point Graduates at Graduation
President and Mrs. Wilson presented diplomas to ten West Point graduates at the academy ceremony. He spoke on preparedness and America’s role, urging resolve as dangers of the times were noted. The presidential party toured the grounds before departing by special train to Weehawken and Washington.
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Military Academy
America
Washington
West Shore
Pennsylvania
Glass Flung into Man’s Eyes In Accident at Infirmary Site
June 11 article from Startfor describes Evans lifting bricks with a windlass when the windlass crank shattered his glasses and drove shards into his eyes. His condition is listed as critical.
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Newton Evans
Roger Sullivan Hints at Second Place Run for Democratic Leader
Democratic leader Roger Sullivan signals a bid for a second place finish. The article notes Sullivan's campaign stance and potential rivals as he seeks influence within the party hierarchy.
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Ihins
Orpet Murder Trial Faces Three-Way Courtroom Clash
The Orpet murder trial unfolds as law, chemistry and medicine clash over Marian Lambert’s death. Prosecution seeks to portray a staged crime while defense notes Lambert may have died by her own hand, leaving jurors to weigh whether cyanide or potassium caused her death and if Orpet is guilty.
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Eeosase
Josephine Davis
Will H. Orpet
Marian Lambert
Trial Next for Slate Mayor Maneie District
Michael J. Ryan of Indianapolis will defend Tuneh as the defense seeks a jury from outside Delaware county. Hunch and Gene Williams face charges of conspiring to solicit bribes from resort owners and blind tiger keepers. Williams was convicted and sent to the Jeffersonville reformatory, seeking a new trial.
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Michael J. Ryan
Indianapolis
Tuneh
Delaware County
Gene Williams
Melvins
Offields
Williams
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Robbery attempt at Anchorodivle branch ends with suspect captured
In Toledo on June 14 a lone robber entered the Anchorodivle Continental frost and Savines bank branch just before closing. Manager Waldvogel and assistant Seigel wrestled him, the revolver discharged but misfired, and the attacker, named George Shelton, 31, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was held for police.
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Continental ‘Frost and Savines Company
Ferrada A
Waldvogel
C. Ui
Serael
Seigel
George Shelton
Colorado Springs
Golo
Photoplay Critics Praise God's Country and the Woman
Critics hail the film as the most extraordinary picturization of the idea, praising its bold adaptation and the director Sturgeon for capturing the story's spirit with vivid, faithful imagery. The piece argues the production proves the power of the written word in cinema.
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Teed
Dbe
Gil
Sithusi
Sturgeon
Coulé Wey
Horse Heir to 42707 Legacy in Pet Care Trust
New York report on Edith Rogers Gellatly who died July 27, 19nd reveals a White Plains horse appraised at 700 dollars and a bequest directing the fund and unused income to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for pet homes and cruelty prevention. Gellatly’s total estate included 580,704 net and a 702,201 trust, with 1,166,271 to her husband and 80,926 to sister Ella A. Rogers.
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Edith Rogers Gellatly
West Pibe
John Ucllath
White Plains
Gellatis
Bear blocks road as salesman meets cautious cub near Loon Lake
David Barber, a traveling salesman from Malone, encounters a cub bear on a road near Loon Lake. Barber believes the animal was a dog as it sits in the road and refuses to move, prompting nearby Alex Garber to investigate and Vic to speed away. The report records a tense, confusing encounter with the bear lingering in the path.
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Ogdensburg
David Barber
Loon Lake
Malone
Saranaevike
Barber
Alex Garber
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Vic
Mother
Passenger boat disaster on Pamlico River near Bath
Three women and a man drowned when the small passenger vessel Marion capsized on the Pamlico River between Washington and Bath. Six people were rescued, and the accident occurred near Bath, North Carolina.
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Washington, N.C. James
Womern
Pamlico River
Bath
N.C
Marion
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