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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1916
Page
2
Illinois troops rush to Springfield after Governor Dunne mobilizes eight infantry regiments and supporting units. Chicago First Cavalry and others receive orders, with rail lines and armories buzzing as guardsmen, families, and employers prepare for rapid deployment.
Illinois prepares for wartime mobilization under the Chamberlain bill set to take effect July 1. The Illinois National Guard will grow by about 23 000 officers and men, with plans for a full infantry division including engineers field artillery and support units. Governor Dunne’s son Dick, a sergeant in the batteries, may postpone his Chicago wedding to report for service. 300 invitations had been sent for next Saturday’s ceremony with Miss Irances Fitzgerald as the bride.
Engineers are central to modern warfare through bridge building railroads and fortifications. The Illinois National Guard engineering corps is portrayed as exceptionally skilled and ready to perform such tasks in Mexico, with ample state support and resources anticipated for upcoming projects.
The Winds naval militia is recruited to its maximum strength of 700 men in ten divisions and a marine company. The first six divisions and the marine unit are stationed in Chicago with remaining units in Moline Peoria Alton and Quincy.
Paris war office reports extensive air fighting over the western front. German and British planes clash near Lens and Arras, with several enemy aircraft shot down or damaged. Prisoners and casualties are noted on both sides amid artillery and aerial bombardments near Verdun and the Meuse.
Floods from a heavy rainstorm caused five feet of water on Main street and inundated basements of downtown businesses. The Joplin district mines were flooded while railroads and electric services suffered heavy damage. Total damage estimated at 500000 dollars.
A second note to Austria-Hungary demanding an apology and reparation for the Austrian submarine attack on the American tank steamer Petrolite was prepared at the state department for immediate transmission to Vienna.
A German infantry attack on the French line north of Bill BBL was repulsed by French batteries, according to an official war office statement.
A compendium of Illinois notices cites the Egyptian Hustlers meet in Cairo June 22 23 and 24. Obituaries include Sterling James Harding aged 99 with 92 living descendants and Bloomington pioneer Charles Phillips dead at 75. incidents report fires, thefts, suicides, legal cases, hospital fundraising, and a variety of local events across towns such as Urbana Decatur Elgin Ottawa Freeport Chicago Quincy and Steger with details on investigations elections and public welfare.
A husband panics over a late theater departure while a wife delays, insisting she is nearly ready. The exchange reveals the holdup is merely her spats as she hovers at the stairs.
Advertising copy describes using Cuticura Ointment for dandruff and itching then shampooing with Cuticura Soap. Aimed at a clean scalp for healthier hair and relief from scalp conditions, with a mail free sample offer from Boston. Also includes a column of humorous captions and jokes about ambition and post graduate life.
A fractured newspaper snippet notes a cartoonish exchange about an encyclopedia and avoiding installment payments. The passage mentions a typewriter query and a dismissive remark about a spouse, framed as a humorous transcript fragment.
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