Armys Ready to Fight as Militia Arrives to Relieve Regulars
Major General Frederick Funston reports border mobilization progressing with militia set to reach Texas soon to support regulars. Reports of clashes at Villa Ahumada unconfirmed but anticipated. U.S. troops brace for action with units stationed for rapid deployment. Ambulance Company No. 6 and Field Hospital No. 6 arrive from Fort Ethan Allen amid border tensions and export embargo effects.
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San Antonio
Tex
Frederick Funston
Carranza
Mexico
Department
Jacinto Trevino
John J. Pershing
Villa Ahumada
el Paso
Eagle Pass
Brownsville
Texas
Naco
Ariz
Funston
National Guard
United States
General Funston
Field Hospital No. 6
Fort Ethan Allen
Nuevo Laredo
Pennsylvania Bar Address Advances State Constitutional Reform
President George B. Gordon of Pittsburgh urged sweeping constitutional changes at the Pennsylvania Bar Association meeting in Bedford Springs. Proposals included disfranchisement of payroll votes, a nonpartisan ballot law, an appointive judiciary, powers curbs on declaring legislative acts unconstitutional, and a condensed legislature of ten senators and twenty representatives.
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Pennsylvania
Bedford Springs
George B. Gordon
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Willcox Named Republican National Chairman in June Move
William R. Willcox former New York City postmaster and state public service commissioner was selected as Republican national chairman. A longtime close friend of Hughes he welcomed Roosevelt to dinner and Hughes sent thanks to the Progressive committee. Willcox, a Smyrna native, is 53 and helped open Hughes headquarters in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
New York
William R. Willcox
New York City
Willcox
Charles 16. Hughes
Roosevelt
Progressive National Committee
Chicago
Washington
New York State
Smyrna
Chenango County
Russian Positions Lost in Volhynia Front Break
German forces under General von Lindsingen stormed Russian positions southwest of Sokul in Volhynia and repelled counter attacks. Hundreds of Russians were taken prisoner while detachments under Hindenburg’s command recovered prisoners, weapons, and equipment. Bombs targeted the Dvinek railway freight station.
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von Linsingen
Kovel
Berlin
Sokul
Volhynia
War Office
Lutsk
von Hindenburg
Kekkan
Miadziel
Dvinek
Lusitania note found near Roanoke Island
A pencil note signed Alfred Vanderbilt was recovered from a quartz flask by J Robertson Midgett at Manteo on Roanoke Island, near Elizabeth City. The message, dated to the Lusitania sinking, warns that the ship has been torpedoed and will sink and calls for vengeance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lusitania
Elizabeth City
N. C
Alfred Vanderbilt
North Carolina
Manteo
Roanoke Island
J. Robertson Midgett
Killed On Way To Camp Guardsman Fatally Injured
Huntingdon Pennsylvania June 28 Daniel Guptill of Everson Fayette county a National Guard member left Mt Pleasant and died after leaning from a moving train window near Huntingdon He died at Blair Memorial hospital Another Private No 49 of Company E Fightenth Regiment Pittsburgh found dying beside the Pennsylvania railroad below Middletown He was rushed to Harrisburg but died en route An autopsy will be held to determine cause of death The pockets held green fruit and doctors suggest acute indigestion as a possible cause
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Huntingdon
Daniel Guptill
Everson
Fayette County
National Guard
Mt. Pleasant
Blair Memorial Hospital
Harrisburg
Fighteenth Regiment
Pittsburgh
Middletown
Johnson Backs Hughes for Presidency in Progressive Move
Governor Hiram W. Johnson of California says he will support Charles B. Hughes for the presidency, citing Hughes's record as warrant for the choice. In Mahanoy City Pennsylvania Edgar Ditcher of the Eighth Infantry orders to close his recruiting office and depart with recruits. A Citizens' League forms at the high school to assist soldiers' families.
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Johnson
Hughes
Sacramento, Cay
Hiram W. Johnson
Progressive Party
Charles B. Hughes
Mahanoy City
Edgar Ditcher
Company 5
Eighth Infantry
Mt. Gretna
Citizens' League
Gate Contract for Twelve Vessels in Wilmington
The Pusey & Company, now under new ownership, reports contracts for twelve more ships in addition to eight under construction. Six boats will be 225 feet long and sit 300 feet long. William Randolph Hearst underwent an appendicitis operation at Presbyterian Hospital, with a positive outlook for recovery after two days.
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Wilmington
Dell
Pusey & Ones Company
W. R. Hearst
New York
William Randolph Hearst
Presbyterian Hospital
Scranton Woman Drowned While Touring Glacier Park
Kalispell Mont June 28 Word reached here that Miss Jane Davis of Scranton Pa who was touring Glacier National Park fell from her horse while fording a stream and was drowned in the Two Medicine. The body was recovered and will be sent to her home.
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Scranton
Kalispell
Mont
Jane Davis
Glacier National Park
You Can Make This at Home 7 Dressy Gowns Advice
A home craft note suggests dressy afternoon gowns suit elbow or three quarter length sleeves, with long sleeves still acceptable. Anna May.
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Anna May
Allies Using Gas in New Offensive
Allied forces mounted a new offensive with gas as a central element. Sunday night raids saw infantry penetrating German lines at ten points while artillery supported by attacks felled fifteen enemy observation balloons. Heavy bombardment raged opposite Bapaume with unusual activity along the Amiens road, and similar action occurred in the Loos sector and around Wytschaete near Ypres.
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Bapaume
Amiens
Loos
Wytschaete
Ypres
PLAN WAR BONDS IF NEEDED No Change in Revenue Bill
Washington reports that a Mexican war would be financed by war bonds. Financial leaders plan bond sales, likely initial issue around 500 million dollars. Key conferences between House leaders and Treasury officials produced a plan, with no use of regular tax channels to fund the government.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
Kitchin
House
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Aged Twin Dies of Grief in West Virginia
In Bencefeld on June 28, Emily Abshire died 24 hours after her twin Elizabeth Abshire, both aged sixty four, from grief. Doctors cited mental distress as the cause. the sisters had been inseparable since childhood.
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Bencefeld
W. Va
Emily Abshire
Elizabeth Abshire
Gries
Guardsmen depart Mt Gretna for El Paso Texas
The Friar Brigade under Brigadier General Price leaves Mt Gretna for El Paso Texas. Route includes Philadelphia Baltimore Washington St Louis Dallas and El Paso. Mustering continues and rookies pour in at camp creating growing strength.
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Mt. Gretna
el Paso
Texas
Price
Philadelphia & Reading Railway
Philadelphia
Warne Junction
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Twenty-fourth
Chestnut Streets
Washington
St. Louis
Dallas
Division
Pennsylvania
Mexicans to Shoot American Prisoners If Rescue Attempted
Across the border six Mexicans believed to be bandits who killed William Parker and wife were reported wiped out in a clash near Columbus New Mexico. Funston denied a battle with Carranza troops at Villa Ahumada as tensions rise over the Carranza government’s handling of prisoners and the US threat of force. The note from Secretary Lansing demands prisoner release and a clear US stance, with talks of calling Congress to decide on war if Mexico refuses, amid a deteriorating crisis and possible joint sessions.
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Columbus
N. M
William Parker
Funston
San Antonio
Carranza
Villa Ahumada
Washington
Liseo Arredondo
Mexico City
United States
Carrizal
Mexico
Wilson
Congress
Senor Arredondo
Holy
Galveston
Ignacio Calderon
Bolivia
Carranha
Lansing
Senor Calderon
White House
House
Sioux Offer to Enlist in Mexican Emergency
Washington June 28 Fifteen hundred Sioux Indians in South Dakota have offered to enlist in the military service of the United States in the Mexican emergency. Senator John Son of South Dakota notified Secretary of War Baker, who told him the Indians must restrain their patriotic desire unless there was a call for volunteers.
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Washington
South Dakota
United States
John Son
Baker
Suggestions to Sick Women First and Foremost
A four point appeal promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for female ailments. It claims relief from backache irregular menses displacements and nervous distress, notes forty years of use and invites women nationwide to seek confidential advice from the Pinkham Laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
United States
Pay for Chicago Guard Employes
Chicago officials announce full salaries for city employees in the national guard while on federal service. The council extends the annual budget to cover differences between regular pay and army pay. Guards doubled at Texas state capitol for Mexican situation.
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Chicago Guard
Chicago
National Guard
United States
Texas State
Austin
Tex
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