Carranzistas U S Sentries on Job Rumors Stir Border
Reports of a battle near Nogales sparked El Paso tension as eight Mexican soldiers were driven back by a U S sentry post while crossing toward the American side Major William Brooke ordered heightened vigilance and a potential cross border response Mexican commander General Orsagaray sought a conference and disputed firing claims. News from Pershing's HQ and border scouts indicated no near clash, but Carranzista forces were reported south of the line amid ongoing pursuit of Parker killers and hunt for traces of the bandits across the border
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el Paso
Nogales
Sonora
United States
Arizona
William Brooke
Orsagaray
Brooke
Villa Ahumada
Pershing
Carrizal
Franciseco Gonzales
Juarez
Carrana& Scouts
Funston
San Antonio
John C. Hays
Hearst Ranch
Mexico
Hayes
Diamond A
Ubar Ranches
Hachita
N. M
Food Ultimatum to Switzerland in German Demands
A Zurich dispatch reports Germany has issued an ultimatum to Switzerland demanding the export of cotton and foodstuffs collected by German agents and warning that noncompliance will trigger a ban on Swiss coal iron and other essential materials. Swiss parliament and a Paris delegation discuss countermeasures with Entente allies.
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Germany
Switzerland
Paris
Zurich
Matin
Flag torn and trampled sparks $25 fine in Pittsburgh
Michael J. Shea, 48, of 397 Penn Avenue, was fined $25 or 30 days in jail by Magistrate Wallice Borland after his wife Effie testified he tore a flag left by soldiers, ripped it to pieces, and trampled it. Police surrounded Shea as spectators reacted. wife noted sons William and John are in Mt Gretna camp with Battery B and the Eighteenth Infantry.
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Pittsburgh
Michael J. Shea
Penn Avenue
Wallace Borland
Frankstown Avenue
Effie Shea
William
John
Mt. Gretna
Eighteenth Infantry
Liebknecht Receives 30 Months For May Day Demonstration
Berlin June 29 Dr Karl Liebknecht socialist leader was sentenced by court martial to thirty months penal servitude and dismissal from the army for attempted high treason gross insubordination and resistance to authorities He helped arrange a May day demonstration where cries of Down with the war and Down with the Kaiser were raised He reportedly resisted police before being knocked down and overpowered
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Berlin
Karl Liebknecht
Liebknecht
Reichstag
Refugees on U S Ship Near San Diego in Wartime Move
Five hundred American refugees from the west coast of Mexico are being brought north to San Diego aboard the naval transport Buffalo and the supply ship Glacier. Admiral Winslow confirmed most refugees were loaded on Buffalo at Guaymas, while sixty eight Americans in the Yaqui valley refused to leave, as reports of wartime displacements filter through. Meanwhile York guardsmen refuse oath and are stripped of uniforms after muster attempt at Mount Gretna, with some lacking shoes, as a disciplinary measure. Reading News-Times to raise price due to war costs, increasing from six to ten cents per issue starting July 1.
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San Diego
West Coast
Washington
Mexico
California
Buffalo
Glacier
Admiral Winslow
Guaymas
Yaqui Valley
York
United States
Mount Gretna
Benjamin L. Whorley
Company K
United States Service
Reading
News-Times
Italians Regain Ground In Italy Front Advance
Rome reports the Austro Hungarian army has fallen back from three to six miles as Italian forces push along the line. Monte Giamonde and Monte Cavioso were captured, with progress reaching Campo Assa valley and summits such as Monte Rasta and Monte Interrotto.
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Rome
War Office
Monte Giamonde
Fusine
Monte Cavioso
Posina
Astico
Astago
Assa Valley
Monte Rasta
Monte Interrotto
Monte Mosciagh
Monte Colombara
Galamarra
Healer Schlatter Escapes Extradition in New York
United States Commissioner Houghton refused to honor an extradition warrant for Rev. Francis Schlatter and his secretary Rev. August Algard, indicted in Los Angeles on conspiring to defraud sick, lame and blind via mail fraud. the pair were discharged. In El Paso, forty eight thousand pounds of flour crossed into Mexico at Juarez, loaded in nine wagons, 7500 sacks, aiding Carranzistas per a local wholesale merchant after a requested Washington view on objections.
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Schlatter
New York
United States
Houghton
California
Francis Schlatter
August Algard
Los Angeles
Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Washington
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Internal Remedy
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. the disease requires an internal treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and claims to act through the blood on mucous surfaces. The advertisement cites testimonials and notes the product is sold by all druggists with Cheney Co as proprietors.
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Hall
Mail
F. J. Cheney , CO
Toledo
Army meat orders lock deliveries from Chicago packers
Chicago packing houses secured a monthly army meat supply of about 1.6 million pounds for Fort Sam Houston and El Paso. Half a million pounds of corned beef in two pound cans were ordered for immediate shipment to San Antonio, and 240000 pounds of bacon for emergency border rations was sent to a stock yards firm.
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Chicago
Army
Fort Sam Houston
el Paso
San Antonio
Pillory for wife beaters in Kansas City plan
In Kansas City Missouri police judge J H W Brady seeks to reinstate the pillory, chaining convicted wife beaters to a post in the main district to deter future abuse. The plan hinges on public shame as a crime deterrent. Paris aims to secure 300000 electrical horsepower by damming the Rhone 300 miles from the city.
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Kansas City
Kansas
J. H W. Brady
Paris
Anuric Promoted for Kidney and Back Ailments
Dr. Pierce endorses Anuric a uric acid solvent from his Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute. Marketed via druggists it claims relief for rheumatism dropsy scalding urine and sleeplessness from nocturnal urination. Also extols Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as wife and general health remedies.
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America
Pierce
Invalids
Dr. Pierce
Washington protests Austrian submarine attack on Petrolite
Washington issues a strong diplomatic note to Austria calling the Petrolite incident a deliberate insult to the U.S. flag and demanding an apology, punishment of the submarine commander, and indemnity. The note rejects Austria's claims about supplies and warning shots and asserts the attack occurred December 5 in the Mediterranean, contradicting Austrian accounts.
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Washington
Austria
Petrolite
State Department
United States
Ix Mary
Sloan's Liniment claims aid for rheumatism and neuralgia
A user testifies Sloan's Liniment cured his rheumatism and neuralgia, promising relief for backache stiffness and soreness. The ad urges buying a 25 cent bottle at any drug store, noting warmth and soothing comfort.
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Sloan's Liniment
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Jap Enamel Varnish Stains Color Options and Prices
Advertising copy lists varnish stains in colors Cherry Mahogany Walnut Dark Oak and Light Oak. Packaged as 1.9 pint apna price 12 cents. Pint cans 0 cents. Quart cans 35 cents.
Floor finish sale advertised in colors and sizes
An advertisement lists floor stains in Cherry Mahogany Walnut Dark Oak and Light Oak. Gallon cans are priced at 1.25 dollars and 13 gallon cans at 0.65 dollars. Kalkomo and Murcaco cold water paint comes in 6 pound packages at 0.35 dollars each. Floor varnish and Waxine floor oil are offered at equal right prices.
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Mexico City
Alejanda Padilla Betl
Vera Cruz
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Thomas Wallace
Wallace
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Daigetsu
Italan
Clara
Aventino
Waalstroom
Prison Board
Harrisburg
Prison Labor Commission of Pennsylvania
State Highway Department
Wilkes-Barre
Thomas Harris
George
King
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Agatn
Warnes
Enougt
Honor Molly Pitcher
Carlisle
Molly Pitcher
Pennsylvania
J. Otto Schweizler
Molly McCauley
Elmer Deavens
Violet Maugans
Deavens
BIG Army
New Zealand
England
As Theult
Austela Ie
Middletown
Conn
Niantic
Sarah Dantels
Goodby
Arthur M. Daniels
Charles Daniels
Norman T
Edwin Daniels
Daniels
Santo Domingo
Monte Cristi
Caperton
John Acriment
Sloan
B. Gainsberg
Prop
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Frederick, MD
Baltimore
Maryland
Frederick
Braddock Heights
The
Hagerstown and Frederick Railway
Michelin
H. & H. Motor & Tire
E. Patrick Street
H. S. Hahn
H. C. Lease
the Modern Lighting CO
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Milton Christe
Patrick
Chichester
Boilie
Redk Qedorm
Enlace
EA Hersond Reand
PICEA
Yemen
Kalkomo
Murcaco
Ebert
F. Columbus Knott
Besant & Knott
Seay
Hygeia Ice & Coal CO
W. Patric
Weace
W. H.knock
S. Market ST. Frederick
Gettysburg
GREAT_ BATTLEFIELD
Fox
Charles L. H. Fox
North Market
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B. U. Crist
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