Hughes Endorsed by Progressive Party Committee
In Chicago on June 26 the Progressive National Committee endorsed the Hughes campaign after Roosevelt’s letter influence. The body declined to fill the Roosevelt headship, instead urging unity with Hughes and planning to back his bid, while Parker remains as vice president hopeful.
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Progressive National Committee
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Moose
Roosevelt
Hughes
Mr. Hughes
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Louisiana
Victor Murdock
Ansay
Irvin Kirkwood
Missouri
Judge Nortoni
St. Louis
North Carolina
United States
Hughes Renuer Raymond Robins
Wilson
Moose Party of
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Harold L. Iekes
Ilinois
Henry Cochems
Wisconsin
Sumbridges Colby
New Jersey
B. P. Harris
Rhode Inland
Austin B. Griffiths
Washington
Matthew Hale
Massachusetts
Parker
Louisian
Kentucky
JM. Ingersoll
Idaho
Ingersoll
National Committee
Raymond Robins
Bainbridge Colby
Colby
Robins
Rosny
Jobing
Willem Flinn
Pennsylvania
Hale
Victor Murid
Hughes Blames Wilson For Peril In Mexico
Letters by Charles E Hughes reveal sharp accusations toward the Wilson administration. He denounces foreign influence and criticizes unpreparedness amid peril, while praising Roosevelt for National spirit and urged full support for preparedness efforts. Full letters appear on page six.
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Wilson
Mexico
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Lusitania
Roosevelt
Juatien Hughes
Shackleton Postpones Rescue Of Elephant Island Crew
London dispatch reports Lieutenant Sir Ernest Shackleton cannot reach the 22 men left on Elephant Island due to severe ice. He returns with an ice-breaker planned by Uruguay, believing the survivors may endure until another rescue party can reach them.
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London
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Elephant Island
Shackleton
Port Stanley
Falkland Salads
French Air Raid Kills 110 in Karlsruhe
A June 22 report from Herlin details a Karlsruhe air raid killing 110 people, including five women and seventy-five children, and injuring 147, with many set to die. Crowds filled the streets for Corpus Christi when the attack occurred amid French reprisals for German bombings.
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Herlin
Connaught to Represent King in Ireland Home Rule Post
Ottawa advices indicate the Duke of Connaught will represent royal authority in the self governing portion of Ireland once Home Rule is proclaimed. The Governor General began farewell inspection of Canadian units. he plans to leave for London in October.
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England
All Ireland
Ulster
Duke of Connaught
Canada
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London
Gas bombs made for the U S Army at Frankford Arsenal
Philadelphia June 26 Col George Montgomery announced that gas bombs incendiary bombs serial bombs and hand grenades are being manufactured and tested at the Frankford Arsenal for U S Army use. Experiments include a new gas bomb combining sulphur dioxid en and other poisons and a clock like aerial bomb test. A safe hand grenade is now being produced with a mechanism that delays explosion until impact.
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Bombay
Frankford Arsenal
United States Army
George Montgomery
Allies Ready for Offensive Amid War Front Delays
London dated June 24 reports a long anticipated Allied offensive may be underway as Berlin confirms battles on the Haig sector and Vienna notes a twenty mile Austro-Hungarian retreat in Trentino. Russians push toward Kolomea, while German and Austrian lines face renewed pressure. Briand visits Haig and Allied strategy centers on selective strikes against weak German points, with Russian and Western fronts drawing troops from various theaters. National Guard units depart for the Mexican border, delayed by rail logistics and equipment shortages as trains prepare to move 7th and 14th Infantry divisions toward Brownsville via Jersey City and multiple rail routes.
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Guardsmen of the East Now Off for Border
Troops from New Jersey and Massachusetts proceed to the border with units including Batteries A and B of the 1st Artillery and 9th Infantry National Guards, while New York mobilizes with the 1st Squadron 1st Cavalry. 1st Battalion Field Artillery. 1st Field Hospital. 3d Ambulance Corps. 1st Battalion Engineers. 7th, 71st and 14th Inf. ATth Infantry 1st Battalion Signal Corps.
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Carrizal Fight Details Highlight Valor and Casualties
Field reports from U S Army officers recount the Carrizal clash with Carranza forces during Pershing’s expedition. Captain Charles Boyd led dismounted skirmishers through machine gun fire while Lieutenant Henry R Adair died aiding ammunition resupply. Captain Lewis Morey praised the troopers courage and noted the trap and heavy losses.
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Latin Americans Press Carranza to Yield in Mexican Crisis
Washington June 26 Latin American diplomats urge Carranza to reply to Secretary Lansing and retract hostile orders to General Trevino. They press for mediation only after the crisis passes and warn peace moves hinge on Mexican attitude. An embargo limits Mexico from arms food and materials. Senate passes militia draft. missing soldiers number 22 or 24 with one officer returned. Captain Morey to report on Carrizal clash. Mexican charges say provocation by Americans. mediation unlikely now. Latin diplomats push for restraint and continued pressure toward Carranza.
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United States
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Adair
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Tribune Bureau
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Carrizal
Trevino
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Bolivia
Senate
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Calderon
Tribune
Bryan Says It’s Not Time To Talk Peace
William J. Bryan says a peace conference on the Mexican situation is not timely unless approved by the Wilson administration. In a Lake City telephone statement, Bryan said he would gladly go but has not acted or set a time and wishes to see settlement without war, if the President supports action.
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Times
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el Paso
David Starr Jordan
Frank P. Walsh
Lake City
Wilson
Villa Shot From Behind by Deserter Bandit Chief Wounded
Field Headquarters Jura 20 reports Francisco Villa was shot in the back by a Mexican impressed into his gang after the Guerrero defeat. A deserter says Villa showed terror during flight and may be dead or alive in the range state, heading toward Pershing’s forces.
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Columbus
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Carranza
Robert J. Howse
Villa
Howe
Pershing
Germany Denies Intrigue in Mexico With Carranza
Berlin insists it asks no further role in Mexican affairs after recognizing Venustiano Carranza. An Associated Press report claimed German officials sought to provoke hostility to the United States, a claim denied as an unmitigated lie. The German legation says it maintains friendly, though limited, relations with Carranza and the Mexican government.
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Associated Press
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