Carranza notes ease Mexican crisis and diplomacy gains
Secretary Lansing welcomes Carranza note signaling diplomatic settlement for the border dispute. Separate reports confirm Mexican threats reduced and U S troops not required to land. News also notes a Texas rancher killed by Mexican raiders and other global events affecting ships, storms, and finance.
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European War Updates From Front Lenovo and Counter Movements
Paris reports French troops penetrate German trenches over a mile deep along a 2.5 mile front east of Flaucourt and seize Biaches while British push near Ovillers. Italian forces advance on the upper Astico and occupy Agnella pass. Brusiloff claims a 15 mile advance in Volhynia with 12,000 prisoners. Pendennis captured off Norwegian coast. German prize ships Lestris and others seized. Food riots in Liege and major Russian gains in Galicia and Volhynia.
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Navy and diplomatic moves amid early 20th century tensions
Washington officials report Marines under Col Pendleton have entered Santiago Santo Domingo and patrol the city. Wilson accepts Carranza’s proposal for direct talks with Mexico. Rear Admiral Caperton to command Pacific fleet succeeding Admiral Winslow who will retire. Public Health Service mobilizes against infantile paralysis in New York. Retirement orders issued for Admiral Winslow to reach age limit on July 2.
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Appointment of Edwin Montagu as Minister of Munitions
The London government announces Edwin Samuel Montagu as minister of munitions. The American steamship Jacob Luckenbach was sunk in collision off Dover with 31 crew rescued.
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Jacob Luckenbach
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French Capture Peronne Heights In Somme Campaign
British and French forces renewed attacks on the Somme front with gains including trenches west of Miesnil and positions near Barleux. French troops reported capturing hard-wought German trenches and taking hundreds of prisoners along with artillery, while British units advanced near Contalmaison and Thiepval amid heavy fighting.
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Western Canada as Wheat Land for the Land Hungry
Western Canada is the Mecca for men seeking a good living from soil and old age security. The three western provinces Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta offer vast first class agricultural land, with average wheat yields over 30 bushels per acre in 1915 and Alberta averages at 32.84. Free 160 acre homesteads exist and land costs are low, attracting American farmers who speak the same language, with education and taxation tied to land value and government grants supporting schools.
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Baby Transfer Confusion On The Car
A nervous elderly woman notices a baby chewing a green transfer causing worry until a young mother explains the transfer changes from yesterday to today. The scene captures a tense but brief exchange aboard a train car.
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Harper’s Magazine
Much-Wanted Man In Doorway Standoff
A book agent approaches a doorway where Mrs. Flinn blocks the exit with a large stick and a hard glare. The stranger asks for Mr. Flinn in a tense early scene hinting at domestic trouble and danger in life’s ordinary moments.
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Mrs. Flinn
Mr. Flinn
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