Mexican War Notes Strain U S Mexico Ties
United States notes to Mexico draw harsh reaction as the Mexican foreign relations department accuses Washington of discourtesy and haughtiness. Reports say 140 Mexicans were killed in the region and slavers remain unpunished amid troop withdrawals by American forces.
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United States
Mexico
Department of Foreign Relatives of Mexico
Carranza
New York
Quartermaster’s Department of the United States
Carrizal
State Department
Washington
el Paso
Tex
Colonia Dublan
Duncan dies in Terre Haute during son’s wedding
Domestic John L. Duncan of Spencer Indiana state legislator died suddenly in Terre Haute while attending his son's wedding held in the evening. The report notes his death as a abrupt end to a noted public figure and wedding celebrations.
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John Ll. Duncan
Spencer, Ind
Terre Haute
Ind
Four Villistas Executed in Deming Jail
Four Villistas who took part in the Columbus raid were hanged in the county jail at Deming New Mexico. In New York Roosevelt plans to seek government approval to raise a division of volunteers for service in Mexico the moment war is declared and to receive a commission as major general.
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United States
Alfred Reeves
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
New York
Wilson
New York Press Club
Waldorf-Astoria
Mexico
Columbus
Deming
N. M. Sdot
Roosevelt
French Recare Thiaumont Stronghold After All Day Battle
French forces retook the Thiaumont position northeast of Verdun after an all day fight. Reports from Paris say the action follows the German capture of the fort. Russian offensives in Galicia and Bukowina advance with Kolomea cited as a key seizure.
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Thiaumont
Verdun
Paris
Kolomea
Obertine
Petrograd
Galicia
Bukowina
Czernowitz
Treason Trials Dominate Europe’s Early War Crises
In Berlin a demonstration for Dr Karl Viebknecht, jailed 80 months for high treason, proceeds amid police guard. In London Sir Roger Casement is found guilty of high treason. verdict after 50 minutes leads to a death sentence. Karl Liebknecht receives 30 months and dismissal from the army.
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Karl Viebknech
Berlin
Roger Casement
High Court of Justice
London
Casement
Karl Liebknecht
Washington News Flash From The Capital
Secretary Baker ordered all army units to suppress troop movement news. President Wilson may intercede for Sir Roger Casement, condemned for involvement in the Irish revolt. Carranza soldiers looted the Nogales consulate. National Guard promises prevent Spanish War health issues. Britain supplies 250 Lewis machine guns. Senate approves urgent deficiency bills totaling about 25.5 to 27.5 million for Mexican crisis. One American soldier killed, another wounded in an engagement near Santo Domingo reefs.
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Sn Rouney
Washington
Wilson
Roger Casement
Caperton
United States Air Lines
Santo Domingo
Allies Claim Big Successes In Somme Offensive
British and French forces pushed a great drive along a 25 mile front south of the Somme capturing Fricourt and nine villages while taking thousands of prisoners. Allied gains included Curlu and Hardecourt with heavy German losses and continued artillery support in the Verdun sector.
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Somme
Rench
Fricourt
Albert
Arras
Hardscourt
Curlu
Assevillers
Frise
Mereaucourt Wood
Verdun
Fleury
Damloup
Charnal
Peronne
Thiaonville
Brienlles
Anagne
Luoquyst
Ardennes
Nancy
Belfort
Luneville
Ancre
Montauban
Hardecourt
Thiaumont
Meuse
Herbecourt
Oise
Aisne
Bailly
Russians Trim Teuton Forces In Major 1917 Drive
Petrograd reports the Russian army has captured more than a quarter of a million Teuton soldiers in ongoing offensives. Officials estimate total Austro German losses may exceed 600,000 including killed and wounded as rail mobility and rapid advances complicate casualty tallies. Entire Austrian regiments have surrendered after being surrounded by Russian cavalry.
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Petrograd
War Office
Anglo French Offensive Powers Penetrate German Lines
Berlin reports that on the Somme front British and French forces penetrated German first-line trenches at several points. German divisions withdrew to prepared positions as heavy Allied losses were suffered from Gommecourt to La Boisselle with no significant gains.
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Champagne
Meuse
Avecourt
le Mort Homme
Vaux
Berlin
London
Somme
Gommecourt
la Boisselle
Canada’s Excellent Financial Standing in 1916
Officials hail Canada's wartime economy as framing a prosperous era. Farm output surpassed one billion dollars, wheat worth 310 million, dairy and livestock expansions boosted by strong weather and effort. Bank clearings in February 1916 reached a record 664.2 million, signaling broad national wealth.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Ontario
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Prairies
Western
High River
Manitoba
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Sask
Calgary
Alta
Alaska Picked as Ideal Summer Resort Says Investor
A speaker argues Alaska would be an ideal summer resort while another notes interest centers on climate prices. The exchange contrasts climate talk with concerns over costs.
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Alaska
Language Learning Difficulty: Public View
A quoted exchange weighs the challenge of mastering a foreign language. The speaker asserts high difficulty even for the brightest, while the letter P is used metaphorically to critique selfishness in friendship, appearing first in pity and last in help.
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