Villa Takes Reins From Carranza
Rebel General Pancho Villa moves to oust Carranza and lead Northern Mexican forces with about 22 000 troops. Troops seize Juarez Chihuahua City and Torreon telegraph offices, raid Carranza bureaux, and riot erupts as Villa backs firing squads for Carranza officials. Villa aims to establish a provisional government near the border while dispatches report raids toward Saltillo and action along the front.
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Pancho Villa
Carranza
Mexican Revolutionary Forces
Juarez
el Paso
Laredo
Texas
Villa
Chihuahua City
Torreon
Saltillo
Suares
Mexico
Trompe
Jumex
Villa Isen
Carranam
Hias
Villanes
Morning News Briefs From Mexico to Britain
A compact 1921 era digest notes the Mexican situation with Carranza mediation urged and agents debated. It mentions England’s wing polegraph and Yale class day, plus Judge Hornblower’s death and the stock market wobble. Also reports on Navy matters, Nicaragua fraud, and financial bills facing scrutiny.
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Willx
Carranes
Carranza
England
Col Thurston
Yale
Hornblower
Churchill
Carnegie Fund
Drops Dead at Yale After Ball Game
Mark H Burch a New York businessman collapsed as he left Yale Meld after a Yale Harvard baseball game. He died instantly at a monument works after crossing the street. Medical Examiner Scarborough ruled apoplexy. He was a member of Hurch & Bailey dry goods and lived at Euclid Hall New York.
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Mark H
Burch
Ball Field
the Tribune
New Maven
Mark Burch
New York
Scarborough
Hurch & Bailey, Dry Goods
Thomas St
Euclid Hall
St. St
Broadway
Yale
Barnes Explains Fusion Stance In Verse At Meeting
William Barnes Jr, chair of the Republican State Committee, read a verse to explain his view on the Progressive County Committee’s resolution opposing fusion with Republicans. The jingle referenced fortune, marriage, and resistance, while Barnes declined further prose.
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Wiliam Barnes, Jr
Republican State Committee
Progressive County Committee
Barnes
Lost boy Warren McCarrick found in river near Vine st
The body of Warren McCarrick, missing since March 12 from 619 South First, was found in the Delaware River near Vine Street. Police pursue three death theories including accidental sewer inlet, German farmer slay, or degenerate killer. Clothing details helped identify the body. rewards offered by Philadelphia totaling 6000 dollars are being withdrawn as inquiries continue.
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the Tribune
Philadelphia
Warren McCarrick
South First
Delay River
Vine St. Wherf
Schuylkill
Delaware
Xuuiding
Searchlight Finds Gem Atop Hotel Astor Parapet
Mrs. Franklin Shepherd at a Bella Vista dinner party on the Hotel Astor roof watched a searchlight locate her diamond lavalier on a Broadway cornice forty feet below. Employee Michael Morgan lowered to recover the jewel, which proved worth about $10,000.
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Michael Morgan
Mrs Harris Engaged to Edward Meyers in Theatrical Circles
The widow of Henry B Harris, a noted manager and Titanic survivor, is engaged to Edward Meyers, owner of the Hotel Stratford. She is expected to relinquish her theatrical holdings in New York and Philadelphia after the wedding. The Harris estate holds a large stake in the Hudson and Fulton theatres and the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia.
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Henry B. Harris
Sam Wallach
Edward Meyers
Stratford
Harris
Philadelphia
Henry B. Harrix
Hudson and Fulton Theatres
Walnut Street Theatre
Philadelphia Times Ends Experiment With Times Name
The Philadelphia Evening Times formerly Philadelphia Times, dating to 1908 and owned by Frank A. Munsey, ends its experiment with the name The Times as Munsey announces the title is no longer in the experimental stage and forecasts no successful continuation.
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Philadelphia Times
Philadelphia
Philadelpia Evening Times
Frank A. Munsey
Munsey
Times
Colonel Roosevelt Thrills London Crowd in River of Doubt Talk
London June 17 Roosevelt drew a packed Royal Geographical Society audience at Burlington Gardens Theatre. He shared adventures in the Amazon, described bloodsucking bats and poisonous ants, and quipped about Indians playing soccer with heads. Police guarded him as suffragists and guests filled aisles. attendance overwhelmed small venue.
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Uy Cable
the Tribune
London
Burlington Gardens Theatre
Royal Gographical Society
Theodore Roosevelt
Society
Roosevelt
Washington
North America
South America
Albert Hall
Tribune
Council of the Society
Prince
Princess Louid of
Battenberg
King George
Edward Grey
Earl Grey
Lord Bryce
Lord Curzon
Arthur Lee
Lee
Nicholas Longworth
Philip Roosevelt
Ambassador
Page
Jong
Douglas Freshfield
Ponsevelt
The
Daily Sketch
Westminster Abbey
South Kensingth National History Museum
Scott Antarctic Moving Pictures
England Wins Polo Cup In Last Minute Rally
The Meadow Brook match ends 4 to 2 as England takes the lead in the final minute. Milburn and Waterbury propel the English defense, while Lockett’s foul sets a late stage for a dramatic American comeback that falls short. 35,000 spectators witness a thrilling finish.
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Great Britain
Lord Wimborne
Hurlingham Club
Meadow Brook
Atlantic Ocean
England
Be Tt
Waterbury
Tomlinson
Tose
Devereux Milburn
Milburn
Ncland
Larry Waterbury
Lockett
Larry’ Waterbury
Major Barret
America
Victory
Monte Waterbury
la Montagne
R S KIN TO QUIT AS MOOSE HEADER
Theodore Douglas Robinson nephew of Colonel Roosevelt will retire as chairman of the Progressive State Committee. He cites embarrassment from family ties and seeks a smooth pre primaries transition. Possible successors include Horace Wilkinson and Chauncey Hamlin as canvassing for Roosevelt support continues.
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Theodore Douglas Robinson
Roosevelt
Progressive State Committee
Mr. Robinson
Horace
Hamlin
Wilkinson
Robinson
Colonel Roosevelt
Spain
James Campbell Will Probate In St Louis Trust Terms
The will of James Campbell, reputedly worth 20 to 49 million dollars, is filed for probate. The estate will be held in trust for widow Florence Campbell and her daughter Lois Ann, with remaining assets after their deaths to St Louis University for a hospital, in city or county. If the wife renounces, the daughter may receive only one dollar.
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Sree Eeener Bt
Louis
James Campbell
St. Louis
Florence Campbell
Lois Ann
St. Louis University
City of
St. Louis County
Battleship Sale to Greece Blocked by House Filibuster
Secretary Daniels’s plan to sell the battleships Mississippi and Idaho to Greece faltered as a House filibuster kept votes in a quorum dispute. Naval Affairs Chair Padgett withdrew his concurrence, signaling a shift away from using sale funds to build another dreadnought, amid opposition from “small navy” advocates.
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The
Tribune
Washington
Daniels
Mississippi
Idaho
Greece
House
Padgett
Naval Affairs Committee
Senate
Humphrey
Clark
British Shipping Strike Begins in U K
London reports a general strike of marine engineers on tramp steamers starting today. The engineers demand higher wages and it is expected that between 500 and 600 vessels will be laid up.
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London
United Kingdom
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Sedd
Botan
Army
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Hotel Astor
H. B. Harris
Brazil
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Devereus Milburn
Captain Tomkinson
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T. R
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Oscar S$. Straus
United States Senate
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W. Perkins
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Perkin
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