Troops Pursuing Bandits After Raids
An American cavalry patrol near Columbus New Mexico pursued a small band of Mexicans said to have raided the Parker ranch thirty five miles southwest of Hachita. Bandits escaped with livestock, no damage reported, authorities said.
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Columbus
N. M
Parker Ranch
Hachita
H. G. Bickle
General Pershing
Carranza
Juarez
Sam L. Sandoval
Palomas
United States
Americans Ordered From Tuxpam Amid War Rumors
Refugees aboard the British steamer San Ricardo report all oil camps in the Tuxpam region abandoned under orders from the American consul. They say Carranza forces claim war exists with the United States and circulate warnings of attacks on Americans, with eighteen to nineteen Americans remaining in Tuxpam awaiting departure to Port Arthur.
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Carranza
United States
Washington
Wilson
Mexico City
Mexico
Carranga
Genera Carranza
Navy
Buffalo
San Diego
Mazatlan
Guaymas
Topolobampo
West Coast
Seve Navy
Vera Cruz
Nebraska
Tampico
Galveston
Tex
Tuxpam
Amarsoane
Coun
Uxpam
United
Moxico
Port Arthur
Massacre of Troops at Carrizal Feared
Reports from the border describe a catastrophic encounter on Wednesday. Officers are missing and negro survivors offer incomplete accounts as search parties fail to locate the lost troops or their base line.
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Shing
Cartas
Charles T. Boyd
Rosing
Cap Lewis S. Morey
Acing
Ry Adair
Cipal
Funston
Border State
Widow of Carrizal captain awaits word on recovery
Mrs Boyd, widow of the Tenth Cavalry captain killed at Carrizal, remains prostrated at Rye Beach New Hampshire awaiting any Washington report that his body has been recovered. She arrived recently and has stayed at her mother Mrs Schroers home on Sea Road.
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Rye Beach
N. H
John Schroers
Charles Ii
Tenth Cavalry
Carrizal
Washington
Haseen
United States
Boyd
El Paso rehearses for Juarez battle with troops invasion drills
In El Paso on June 25 1916 General George Bell Jr ordered a border brigade drill to simulate a march to Juarez and a possible invasion. Cavalry Artillery and infantry moved to the riverfront commandeering vehicles while locals watched and refugees fled Juarez amid fears of war.
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New York Times
EL Paso
Texas
Juarez
United States
George Bell, Jr
Fort Bliss
Golden Hill Terrace
Albert B. Fall
Luis Terrasas
Mount Franklin
City
Camp Cotton
Camp
Fl Paso
Mexico
Beil
Carranza
Bell
Ders
General Pershing
William Stanton
Eighth Cavalry
Villa Ahumada
Custom House
Hell
Army Juarez
Gunboat Rescues Americans Near Del Carmen in Mexico
U S Consul reports trouble at Del Carmen on the east coast of Mexico. The gunboat Wheeling rescues thirty to forty Americans as Hearst estate managers seek aid. Ferris cables urgency from Laguna del Carmen while Hearst says no mines or large ranching exist there.
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Vera Cruz
United States
W. W. Canada
State Department
del Carmen
Mexico
Coatgzacoalcos
Puerto Mexico
Frontera
Wheeling
Paul D. Cravath
Phoebe A. Hearst
William M. Ferris
Hearst
Laguna del Carmen
E. H. Clarke
P. A. Hearst
San Francisco
Ferris
Washington
New York
Veracruz
William Randolph Hearst
American Saved From Mob In Mexico City Refugee Visit
American agent Rodgers thanked Foreign Secretary Aguilar for protection offered to Americans seeking to leave Mexico. He asked for officers who saved an American from a mob near Amerusco. Aguilar promised to provide the names. General Carranza ordered free travel for foreigners, especially Americans wishing to depart.
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K Times
Mexico City
Rodgers
Aguilar
Amerusco
Senor Aguilar
Carranza
Republic
Troops Escape Carrizal Ambush Listed Survivors
An enlisted man who fled the Carrizal ambush joined the line late Thursday, bringing total survivors to eight. Troopers, all horse holders, rode two mountain ranges without maps or officers, while Mexicans fired from concealed positions. General Pershing laments losses and notes scarce air support along the border, calling for more aeroplanes to aid reconnaissance and protect detachments.
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Carrizal
North Star
Pershing
T’o
Catains Boyd
Morey
Kenry Adair
Thia
Need for more aeroplanes after Carrizal clash
Aeronautical authorities blamed the Carrizal battle deaths of the Tenth Cavalry on the border on the lack of air support. They stated there was practically no air cover, underscoring a demand for additional aircraft for the army.
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Tenth Cavalry
Carrizal
Mexico
House Approves Militia Draft Amid Border Airplane Plan
Washington reports the War Department orders for fourteen more high power aeroplanes for border use while General Funston struggles with propeller defects delaying operations. The debate in Congress centers on declaring an emergency and authorizing a draft of National Guard and militia members for up to three years to bolster U.S. forces in Mexico.
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War Department
Raymond B. Price
Conference Committee On National Preparedness
United States
England
Germany
Columbus
Washington
General Funston
San Diego
Anyney
Mexico
Carrizal
Representative Mann
Mann
Spain
Hay
Congress
Martin B. Madden
Illinois
Mr. Hay
National Guard
Secretary of War
Recen
Congres
J. G. Cannon
Hey
Farr
Pennsylvania
Carranza
Treqpenio
Hilip P. Campbell
Kansas
Coneas
Pershing
Moore
Kent McKinney
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Congress of
States
District of Columbia
Regular Army
Marine Corps
Army
Secretary Daniels Probes Rumor of Japanese Ships on Mexican Coast
Secretary Daniels asked Admiral Winslow for any evidence behind reports of Japanese warships near Mexico. Winslow called the rumor recurring and unfounded, while Japanese officials abroad denied any ships were sent to Mexico.
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Washington
Daniels
Admiral Winslow
Mexico
Mr. Daniels
Pacific
Ban Diego
la Paz
California
Navy Trasport
Buffalo
Topalobampo
Dixie
Salem
Dolphin
Guantanamo
Jere Cruz
Mexico City
Nebraska
Hancock
Vera Cruz
Dominican
Refugees Reach Vera Cruz as American Influx Grows
Crowded Vera Cruz streets host Americans seeking hotel rooms after a 36 hour train journey. A eight-car special train arrived carrying refugees while rail yards near the coast are limited by Carranza control. Diplomatic officials anticipate arbitration to resolve U.S.-Mexico tensions.
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Vera Cruz
Vera#uxz
Chain of Mountains
Carranza
Mexco City
Consul
Canada
Aghila Otl Company
James Rodgers
United States
Mexico City
Real del Monte
Chaca
Mexico
Gunboat Sailor Dies of Wounds
San Diego reports the death of Second-Class Boatswain's Mate I M Laughter of the gunboat Annapolis who was shot in a Mazatlan clash with Carranza soldiers last Sunday and died the following morning.
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San Diego
Cal
I. M. Laughter
United States
Annapolis
Mazatlan
Militia Ordered To Border By Baker In Wartime Action
General Baker directs five thousand troops from each state department to move to the border as ready. General Wood coordinates mobilization with Funston, prioritizing immediate dispatch of New York infantry units and allied arms to the border as mobilization progresses.
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Californian
Kansas
Missouri
Barry
Bell
Funston
Wood
General Funston
New England
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
69th and 22nd Regiments May Be Ordered to Mexican Border
Word from Tus New York indicates the Sixty-ninth Regiment and the Twenty-second Engineers may move to the Mexican border per War Department orders. Soldiers await horses and plan to mobilize quickly. water supply and camp readiness hinder the readiness of a 25,000‑man force, though no sickness is reported.
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New York Times
Camp Whitman
Beekman
News U
Twenty-second Regiment of Engineers
War Department
National Guard
Tus New York Trugs
Lucas
Conley
Tipperary
O' Ryan
New York Troops Ready for Rapid Division Reorganization
Fragmentary military note indicates New York forces may be reorganized into a division or brigade after consolidation if required. The text implies readiness to move elements without delay by infantry and artillery components.
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Pire State
Thea
New York
Corder i
Panama Troops in Canal Zone Warlike Readiness
United States troops in the Canal Zone, after recent manoeuvres, are deemed well fitted for possible service in Mexico. Officers here think canal regiments could be exchanged for militia if war expands, signaling readiness for rapid mobilization.
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Panama
Canal Zone
Mexico
Canal
Congressman Volunte ers Offer to Go as a Private
Representative Woodson R. Oglesby a Spanish War veteran offered to join the National Guard and go to Mexico as a private if needed. He would resign from the House only to serve with his old Seventy first New York Volunteers regiment. He supported the draft authorization for National Guardsmen and aid for families of those called to service.
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Arresondo
Pon
United States
United Tes
Lan
Mexico City
United States Army
Mexico
General Bell
Texas
Fort Bliss
Trussell
Wyo
Army and Quartermaster Corps
Villa
Videl Avila
Chihuahua
Felipe Angeles
Carranza
House
Augustus Gardner
Massachusetts
Hay
Gardner
Regular
National Guard
Regular Army
Moore
Pennsylvania
Army
Sitness
Rhode Island
Washington
Woodson R. Oglesby
Seventy-first Regiment
New York Volunteers
National Guard of
New York
Oglesby
Natonal Guard
Cgleaby Pimmell
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Wiiwhe
Baker
Pershp
Colonia Dublan
Lerme
Chihuahua City
Lansney
Carfansista
Carreansa
Carrenhea
Eliseo Arredondo
Hila
Trevino
Mercedes
Rilo Grande
Harlingen
Peposed
A. P. Blocksom
Third Artillery
Texas National Guard
Rio Grande City
Carranza General
Dusit
Matamoros
Enilat
Funeton
Douglas
Ariz
Brownsville
Cod
Fort Sam Houston
Mounte Engineers
Columbus N. M
Rio Grande
San Antonio
Gen. Bell
Veterans Offer Services
Marcelo Caraveo
Orozco
Huerta
Andres Garcia
Cientificos
Constitutional
Coahuila
Durango
Zacatecas
Henry Adair
Felix Gomez
Lewis S. Morey
Troop K
Alan R. Hiawley
Aero Club of America
Henry Woodhouse
AeroClub
Curtiesa Aeroplane Company
Buil
O. Douglas Wardrop
Aerial Age
Captain Boyd
Wither
Mexicana
Vila
Pegee
Winslow
Pacific Fleet
New York’s Militiamen
W. B. Oglesby
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