Senate House Conferees Fail On Reliefl Aid For Guardsmen
Conferees on a resolution to draft national guardsmen into federal service failed to agree on a $1,000,000 relief appropriation for dependents and related exemptions. The impasse leaves the president without authority for overseas use of the guard. Debate shifts to whether relief should come later as a separate measure while a new aid bill seeks $2 million for dependents. The Naval Militia drafted into federal service faces favor from the House naval committee, with Padgett planning to bring the measure up soon. The urgent $26 million deficiency bill for pay and equipment was not reached.
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Washington
Senate
House
National Guard
United States
Conference Committee
Chamberlain
Representative Hay
Johnson
South Dakota
Hay
House Naval Committee
Padgett
Naval Militia
Daniels
Naval Committee
War Department
Austrians Lose Ground to Italian Advance Northeast of Trent
British and German actions mark a broader war scene. Italian forces recapture Posina and Arsi zbog, while Adige Brent fronts see further peaks retaken. Verdun bombardment slackens. German attacks near Fluery repulsed. British counterattacks in trenches yield casualties and prisoners. four German aircraft downed, one British. In northern Russia, German bombardments are repelled by Russian fire.
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London
Trent
Posina
Arsiero
Adige
Brent
Verdun
Fluery
Ypres
Russia
Petrograd
Harry Troops 10 Border Says Barry
Chicago June 28 Troops in the central department will begin for the border when reasonably ready not waiting for full horse and supply readiness. Large stocks of small arms ammunition field artillery ammo will be distributed on arrival. Rock Island arsenal shipments speed equipment to mobilization camps to meet war strength. Mustering officers report readiness then entrain. horses and heavier supplies sent directly to the border.
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Chicago
Central Department
Barry
Rock Island
Fitch
American Forces Abandon Outposts in Mexico Move North
June 28 report says Gen Pershing’s forces abandoned Bachimba and San Geronimo to concentrate northward. Carranza troops occupy the outposts, hindering reoccupation. Zazcatecas notes Col Miguel Hernandez ready to join Carranza. Mediation efforts from Latin-American republics seek to avert US-Mexico war. Zapata forces under Gen Roberto Cejudo will be accepted by the de facto government.
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Mexico City
Pershing
Bachbimba
San Geronimo
Alvaro Obregon
Jacinto Trevino
Carranza
Zazcatecas
Miguel Hernandez
Carrizal
Mazatlan
United States
Mexico
Roberto F. Cejudo
Zapata
Hidalgo
Relief Squadrons Return From Carrizal Field
Majors Jenkins and Howze report relief expedition toward Carrizal and say Tenth Cavalry negro troopers could have defeated Mexicans if officers had not been lost. Captain Boyd Lieut Adair killed and Captain Morey wounded, heart of troops knelt. Adair rode through town with five men, saved them at irrigation ditch. Howze’s command rode over 1000 miles on horseback and marched 350 miles to save the horses.
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Carrizal
Columbus
N. M
Jenkins
Howze
Tenth Cavalry
Boyd
Adair
Morey
Prohibition Party Invites Progressives to St Paul Meet
Chicago June 28 W G Hinshaw national chairman of the Prohibition party issued an open letter inviting Progressives to join in a get together conference at St Paul on July 19.
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Chicago
W. G. Hinshaw
Prohibition Party
St. Paul
New Canadian Governor Named Duke Succession
Official announcement on June 28 reports that the Duke of Connaught will be succeeded as Governor General of Canada by the Duke of Devonshire. The change marks a high level transfer of viceregal duties in Ottawa.
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Canada
London
Duke of Connaught
Duke of Devonshire
Yenders Pythians Offer Service on Mexican Border
Brig. Gen. John P Bertoni of the Knights of Pythias Illinois branch sent messages to the War Department and Governor Dunne offering the order for border service in Mexico. About 2,500 men are included in the tender.
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Yenders Pythians
Bloomington
Ill
John P. Bertoni
Knights of Pythias
Ilinois
War Department
Senate approves pension bill in swift vote
Washington June 28 the Senate without debate passed the general pension bill allotting 158 million dollars in under two minutes marking a rapid approval of the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Slim Jim a police chase prompt in the Sunday Whig
The Quincy Whig asks readers to submit ideas to catch Slim Jim from the Sunday Funny page. The paper offers a colored poster as incentive and invites suggestions mailed to Police Force, Quincy Whig, Quincy, Illinois.
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Slim Jim
Sim Jim
Slim
Sunday Whig
Whig
Quincy Whig
Quincy
Biennial Court of Honor convention opens in Peoria
The biennial supreme convention of the court of honor opened in Peoria Illinois with more than 600 delegates present. Invitations have been received from Denver Columbus Mason City Iowa and St Paul for the 1918 convention. St Paul appears strongest. Two thousand more delegates are expected for day two.
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Court OF Honor
Peoria
Ill
Supreme Convention of the Court of Honor
Denver
Columbus
Mason
City
Iowa
St. Paul
Americans attacked near Santa Rosalia on border trip
Five employees of the Alvalado Mining and Milling company were stoned and jeered by a Mexican mob at Santa Rosalia while traveling from Barras toward the border. A military guard protected the group, and Howard Gray was injured when a stone hit his head.
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EL Paso
Texas
Alvalado Mining and Milling Company
Santa Rosalia
Barras
Howard Gray
Woman Freed by Jury in Texas Sheriff Killing
Muskogee Oklahoma June 28 Mrs Ida Hadley was found not guilty of murder by a district court jury on the ground of insanity Her husband Paul Hadley with her when Giles was killed was found guilty and sentenced to life in the state penitentiary
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Muskogee
Okla
Ida Hadley
Jake Giles
Beaumont
Tex
Paul Hadley
Giles
Mexicans Loot House In Nogales
Mexican soldiers looted a house in Nogales Sonora Tuesday night that had been occupied by Frederick Simpich, executor of Ignacio Bonillas former public works official in the Carranza cabinet, from whom the Consul Simpich leased the property.
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Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
Frederick Simpich
Ignacio Bonillas
Carranza
Simpich
Missouri Guard Delayed By Transport Shortfalls
Brig. Gen. Harvey C. Clarke announced Missouri units could not entrain Monday night due to inadequate transportation facilities in Nevada Missouri on June 28.
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Miasouri Guard
Nevada
Harvey C. Clarke
Missouri National Guard
Missouri
Lost blue corduroy coat from trolley party
A ladies blue corduroy coat was left on the Waiton Heights division of the Christian Endeavor trolley party Tuesday night. Inquiries should contact J. F. Speer at phone numbers 719 or 1400.
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Waiton Heights
Christian Endeavor
J. F. Speer
Freak Oil Well Brought Near Birmingham Study
In Birmingham on June 28 F M Greenleaf a local well driller struck a new oil find on the Wess Martin farm north and east of the city. The well was shot Monday and will be cleaned out at once with later developments to determine if it is a freak stray or an extension of the Plymouth field and potentially part of the western Illinois field.
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Birmingham
F. M. Greenleaf
Day In Congress Summary of Senate Actions
Senate session began at 10 30 am approving a sundry civil appropriation bill totaling 128 million for miscellaneous government expenses. Debates resumed on the postoffice appropriation bill. Afternoon adjournment at 5 48 pm. Wednesday session opened at noon. Appropriations committee reported urgent deficiency bill for 25 952 069 for national guard pay equipment transport and a continuing resolution through July 31 for all unprovided government operations. Hay draft national guard into army referred to conference. Conference reports adopted on diplomatic and consular and on federal farm loan rural credits bills. Democratic Leader Kitchin forecasts general revenue bill debate in House by Saturday. Adjournment at 2 27 pm to noon.
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Appropriations Committee
National Guard
Kitchin
Chicago Packers Get Army Contracts
Chicago packing firms Swift & Co. Sulzberger and Sons Co. Morris & Co. and Cudahy Packing Co. received orders for about 1.5 million pounds of meat for army use. The shipments are to Fort Sam Houston and El Paso Texas, with bids on 32,000 pounds for navy use.
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Chicago
Quartermaster’s Department
Fort Sam Houston
el Paso
Texas
Swift & Co
Sulzberger and Sons Co
Morris & Co
Cudahy Packing Co
Navy
Poison Evidence Focus Marks Orpet Trial Day
In a Wisconsin courtroom the weary underage witness Orpet faced sharp cross examination over cyanide of potassium and his letters to Marion. He admitted limited knowledge of the drug store skull and cross bones bottle and struggled to recall whether he or Marion loved at a given time, as defense and attorney Joslyn pressed for evasions.
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Orpet
Mr. Joslyn
Marion
Thiedmann
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Joslyn
William Zink
Charlies Hassinger
Ralph F. Potter
Officers Disqualified and Oath Turmoil at Camp Dunne
Rumors spread that A battery from Danville Illinois faced medical rejections except Captain Curtis Redden who disputed the forecast. Many soldiers refused or failed to appear for muster as families worried over support. some were reassigned or released to reserve units. War brides wed as soldiers mustered into federal service. mail to the camp surged. Captain Raymond Sheldon was appointed lieutenant colonel of the Second Infantry after mustering the unit.
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Oo Sigeeagttat
Sincoln
Danville
Ill
Curtis Redden
Redden
War Department
Federal Army
First Infantry
Gen. Dickson
Second
Second Infantry
Dickson
Dunne
Frickson
Illinois
Camp Dunne Post Office
Raymond Sheldon
Pullman Company Announces Wage Increases
In Chicago on June 28 the Pullman company announced wage increases affecting more than 1,000 employees. Workers with 15 years or more receive a five percent raise plus 2.5 percent for each additional five years of continuous service. The old yearly bonuses are abolished and an extra month's pay is awarded for clear records regardless of service length.
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Chicago
Pullman Company
Senate Debates Half Million for Powder Plant
Washington June 28 A lengthy senate debate led to an amendment allowing the War Department to use a half million dollars to establish a new powder plant or enlarge an existing one.
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Washington
Senate
War Department
Chicago Teachers Dropped From School Posts
Chicago on Tuesday the board of education dropped sixty eight teachers and district superintendents including all active officers of the Chicago Teachers federation under a new rule that does not require a year's notice.
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Chicago
Chicago Teachers’ Federation
Board of Education
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