Slayer Shillitani Escapes Death House Shootout
Shilitani known as the Paper Box Kid escapes from Sing Sing after grabbing a guard’s revolver during a death house escape. He flees to Ossining Hospital naked, is recaptured, and returned to prison amid medical and guard investigations. The incident follows earlier electrocution-related anticts and ties to a 1915 Mulberry Street shooting.
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Paper Box
Sanner
Ossining Hospital
Brother
Binck
Shillitani
Foun McCarthy
Kirchwey
Miller
Catte
Shillit
Ap Nd
Mulberry Street
Slulberry Street
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Bat Lorite
Lorite
Rizzo
Iocco Lorito
Ralph
Beed
Bey
Ince
Rizo
Gail
Mexico speeds work in munitions factory
Laredo Texas June 21 American refugee from Mexico City says Carranza authorities have taken in charge about 17 million rounds of ammunition across Mexico. The government factory runs twenty four hours daily to increase supply and outputs about 30,000 rounds of cartridges daily.
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Laredo
Tex
Carranza
Mexico
Mexico City
War news from Gen Scott at Penn college
General Hugh S. Scott, chief of staff, warned that any moment may require his presence at the War Department to start war with Mexico if Pershing is attacked. He sent the message to the Pennsylvania Military College commandant as the college invited him to Chester for its fifty fourth annual commencement and honorary doctor of military science degree.
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Veyringraves
Chester
Penn
War Department
Mexico
Pershing
Hugh S. Scott
United States Army
Pennsylvania Military College
Texans Convicted Of Selling Equipment
Austin Texas June 21 Emmet E Walker ex Lieutenant Colonel and Assistant Quartermaster General of the Texas National Guard and George J Head ex Captain of Militia were sentenced to three years and one day in Leavenworth for conspiracy to defraud the government and embezzlement of government property in a case arising from sale of National Guard equipment to Mexican constitutionalists. Judge Russell also imposed two years in Leavenworth on the conspiracy count and one year and one day for embezzlement.
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Austin
Tex
Emmet E. Walker
Texas National Guard
George J. Head
United States Penitentary
Leavenworth
Kaw
Russell
Federal District Court
National Guard
War Department
Army of the Unity
Plan Munitions Tax To Aid Government
Washington June 21 The House Ways and Means Democrats will decide tomorrow the amount to be raised by the new revenue bill to be laid before the House within a week. The tentative bill includes three main revenue provisions: raise the surtax in the income tax law without lowering exemptions, tax 1 to 2 percent on transfers of estates over 50 000, and levy 2 percent of the net reel of munitions plants. The Mexican campaign and possible intervention will be considered, with emergency expenses likely met by Treasury certificates of indebtedness.
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House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Wilson urged to move troops from Mexico
A telegram from the American Union Against Militarism urged President Wilson to withdraw U S troops from Mexico at the earliest moment. Signers included Oswald Garrison Villard Amos Pinchot and Alice Lewisohn, arguing that removing forces would honor the nation and aid Latin American republics.
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Wilson
Mexico
American Union
Cartaria
United States
Villa
Oswald Garrison
Villard
Amos Pinchot
Misere Eastman
Max Eartman
Alice Lewisohn
War Department orders troops to Mexico border
Washington reports that Kansas Missouri and California guards were ordered to en train for the Mexican border amid news of a clash between American and Mexican troops. Officials warned more regiments would head to the border as part of the twelve division plan and a broad army reorganization announced to increase infantry, cavalry, artillery and engineers.
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Missouri
California
Washington
National Guard
War Department
Certai
Baker
Scott
Funston
61St Infantry
16Th Infantry
Philippines
Rth
18Th Infantry
Islands
Hawaii
United States
Carrizal
Carranza
Mexico
Wilson
Carranza’s machine guns mow down U S cavalry
El Paso dispatch reports Pershing’s cavalry ambushed near Carrizal as Wilson warned Carranza. Mexican and American accounts differ. casualties and prisoners vary. The 10th Cavalry scouts led into an ambush with machine guns as General Gomez of Carranza forces pressed the advance near Fuller Brothers ranch.
Clash at Carrizal sparks Mexican-American firefight
General Bell reports from El Paso that Mexican forces under General Gomez clashed with American troops near Villa Ahumada. Americans opened fire first, Gomez killed, several Mexican casualties, prisoners sent to Chihuahua, details include a suspected trap with a Mexican flag of truce and the 10th Cavalry involved.
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George Bell, Jr
Funston
el Paso
Rio Grande
Bell
Garcia
Washington
War Department
Villa Ahumada
Gomez
Chihuahua
Gonzales
10Th Cavalry
Fl Paso
Tex
J.C. Hubble
Compania Agricola
Boquillas
Hubble
James Maxey
Maxey
Villa Ahamada
Carranza
Chihuahua City
Felix Gomez
Purley
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Army mule to trucks marks change in transport pace
The passage notes the army mule has been retired as great gray trucks replace it, speeding across the nation many times faster. The shift is described as less picturesque but far more efficient, reflecting a modernization of military logistics.
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