President Heavily Hinted to Address Congress Next Wednesday
President Wilson may delay addressing Congress on the Mexican situation until at least next Wednesday unless General Carranza replies promptly or the note is defiant. House adjourns for Fourth of July, first session back Wednesday. Officials note Mexico’s foreign office memorandum and the de facto government's promise to protect the border with up to 50,000 troops. Wilson returns from New York shortly before 8 p.m.
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Washington, D. C
Carranza
Mexico City
Ilson
Congress
House
Wilson
Foreign Office
New York
Mexican Foreign Office Replies to U S on Troop Issue
Mexico City reports a 35 count memorandum denying US claims to protect bandits on Mexican soil and disputing Washington notes. It accuses US officials of bad faith, cites Huerta-Germany fears, and says American troops invite raids while pledging protection of foreigners.
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Mexico City
Foreign Office
Lansing
Mexico
Washington
Carranza
United States
Santa Ysabel
Charles Watson
Cusihuirahic Company
General Scott
General Funston
Obregon
Glenn Springs
U. Ss
Huerta
Germany
Department of State of
Hay relief bill passes the House
The Hay bill appropriating $2,000,000 for dependent families of national guardsmen called or drafted in the present emergency was passed by the House today. It allows not exceeding $50 a month to dependent families in the discretion of the secretary of War. Only Small and James voted against the bill, which passed 297 to 2.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Small
North Carolina
James
Michigan
Peace Delegates Have No Authority Declared by Foreign Office
An official statement asserts that members of the peace commissions now in the United States lack authority to speak or act for the Mexican government. American departures to Vera Cruz continue by special cars, and only a few score remain in the capital.
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Mexico City
Foreign Office
United States
Vera Cruz
Disinterring Body of Captain Boyd Sought for Burial
James Linn Rodgers of State Department met officials in Mexico City seeking disinterment of Captain Charles T. Boyd who died at Carrizal. The foreign office promised orders to expedite, honoring the widow’s request to ship the body to the United States for burial.
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Mexico City
James Linn Rodgers
State Department
War Office
Washington
Charles T. Boyd
Carrizal
Foreign Office
Rodgers
United States
Harrison murder retrial bid before Fort Worth judge
Arguments were heard before Judge Terrell in the Sixty-seventh district court on Katherine Vance Harrison’s motion for a new trial in the Warren murder case. Harrison was convicted and sentenced to five years. The motion cites juror felony conviction and insufficient basis for character attack in direct testimony.
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Fort Worth
Terrell
Sixty-seventh District Court
Katherine Vance Harrison
W. L. Warren
San Antonio and vicinity weather brief
For San Antonio and vicinity tonight and Sunday unsettled with chance of showers and cooler temperatures. A light southwest wind is expected and overall precipitation remains possible across the region.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather outlooks for tourers in major cities
Forecasts by The Light show St Louis 84 degrees clear with northwest wind and Sunday sun. Chicago 66 clear with east wind and possible clouds Sunday. Milwaukee 64 clear and southeast breeze with possible clouds Sunday. Kansas City 76 clear with south wind and likely clear Sunday. New York 68 clear with north wind and likely clear hours. Washington 70 partly cloudy with northeast wind and possible clouds Sunday.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Illinois Wisconsin troops converge at Fort Sam Houston
The First Illinois Regiment reached San Antonio Friday night and by Sunday two more Illinois regiments will join, with six Illinois and Wisconsin regiments to form a 800 acre reserve camp northeast of Fort Sam Houston. Trains routed to minimize traffic disruption and detailed blueprints issued to regimental commanders.
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Illinois National Guard
San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston
Illinois
Wisconsin
Texas
Jacker Foster
Badger
New York Infantry
Brownsville
Katy
Sap
New York Militia
Seventh Infantry
American Railways Association
Quartermaster Corps
Houston
Southern Pacific
St. Louis
Brownsvile
Mexico
Wisconsin Guard
Illinois Infantry
Department
First Regiment Forms Camp Near Fort Sam Houston
The First Regiment Illinois Infantry began establishing a more permanent camp on Saturday morning at the maneuver grounds northeast of Fort Sam Houston after overnighting in field tents and Pullman cars at Pine Street station. The first and second battalions along with headquarters and band arrived at 5:45 and 6:30 over the Katy.
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Pine Street
Illinois Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Katy
Natfarette and Aide Reach Matamoras
General Emiliano P Naffarette commander of the Tamaulipas division arrives at Matamoros opposite Brownsville Texas with General Eugenio Lopez and 500 Juchetecos soldiers. They indicate readiness to lead the Matamoras garrison amid cross border tensions and a war proclamation against the United States. Two batteries of the Fifth Field Artillery from Fort Sill Oklahoma reach the border.
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Brownsville
Pax
Emiliano P. Naffarette
Tamaulipas
Matamoras
Alfredo Ricaut
Naffarette
Eugenio Lopez
San Luis Potosi
Lopez
Tampico
United States
Mexico
Ricaut
Anderson
Fifth Field Artillery
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Wilson Urged to Help Casement Death Sentence
President Wilson has received dozens of telegrams urging intercession with Britain to save Sir Roger Casement, sentenced to death for treason. An appeal in London argues three points: lack of treason under Edward III, misuse of aiding the enemy, and improper jury instructions. Casement was moved to Pentonville prison. degraded from knighthood as ordered by King George.
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New York
Wilson
Roger Casement
London
Sir Roger Casement
Sir Roger
Pentonville
Home Office
King George
Cotton Falls After Government Acreage Report
New Orleans July 1 The cotton market dropped nearly $2 a bale after the department report on acreage and crop condition. Condition stood at 81.1 percent of normal on June 25, higher than expected, while acreage rose 12.1 percent from last year, a larger gain than anticipated. After the reports at the futures ring October fell about 15 points and the market softened overall as heavy short selling and long liquidation dominated.
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New Orleans
Rookies to be Honored at Gunter Hotel Lunch
The civilian soldiers from the citizens' training camp will be guests of honor at an al fresco Dutch lunch on Friday night on the lawn at the rear of the Gunter Hotel. The decision was made at a luncheon held Saturday at the Menger Hotel with representatives from the Manufacturers Club Rotary Club Order of Lions and Committee of One Hundred. John B. Carrington was chosen general chairman. Final arrangements to be completed after Wednesday afternoon. It is planned that about 590 rookies and officers will attend with as many tickets sold to citizens.
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Gunter Hotel
Menger Hotel
Manufacturers’ Club
Rotary Club
Order of Lions
Committee of One Hundred
John B. Carrington
Chamber of Commerce
Wilson speaks at New York Press Club on Mexico war avoidance
President Wilson told New York Press Club he opposes war with Mexico unless necessary, saying he will sacrifice political fortunes to uphold peace. He urged restraint amid Mexican tensions while stressing he serves the people, not those seeking financial gain. Colby praised Wilson but warned no full endorsement yet. The audience included Mayor Mitchel and publishers. Wilson spoke after 11 pm and departed with Mrs. Wilson for Washington.
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New York
Wilson
New York Press Club
Mexico
Tom
United States
America
Bainbridge Colby
Theodore Roosevelt Nn
Chicago
Tama
Woodrow Wilson
Legion
National Committee
Mr. Colby
Colby
John P. Mitchel
Ralph Pulitzer
Irving SS. Cobb
Cary T. Grayson
Tumulty
Washington
Pulitzer
Mr. Cobb
Naval Battle Fought South of Landsort
A Stockholm dispatch reports a naval engagement fifteen miles south of Landsort. A Russian squadron with torpedo boats and destroyers clashed with a German fleet of cruisers and large warships. Germans initially failed to break through, but reinforcements arrived and the Russians withdrew northward.
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Landsort
Stockholm
German Submarine Reported In U S Reach Baltimore
New York July 1 The Trans Atlantic Trust Company of New York said in a half page ad in the Hungarian Amerikan Maigyar Nepszava that a German submarine long reported en route from Hamburg has reached Baltimore and is believed hidden nearby possibly under Chesapeake Bay. The trust directorate lists Austro Hungarian consul general Alexander Nuber Von Perked. Officials would not disclose the sub’s exact location.
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New York
Trans. Atlantic Trust Company
Amerikai Maigiar Nepszava
Hamburg
Baltimore
Chesapeakeay
Trust Company
Alexander Nuber von Pereked
Foreigner Held in U S Detention on Arrival
A foreigner who recently came from Mexico faces detention and inquiry after arriving in the United States. He is said to hold a Carranza army captain commission. Arrest occurred Friday night with intense cross examination by District Attorney Camp and FBI chief R L Barnes as investigators probe possible German influence in Mexico-U S tensions.
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United States
Mexico
Carranza Army
Camp
R. L. Barnes
United States Bureau of Investigation
Germany
Quillin Arrested After Public Funds Conviction
C C Quillin chief bookkeeper in the comptroller’s department was convicted on misapplication of public funds and sentenced to seven years. He was arrested at Sherman where relatives live and must surrender by July 3. He will be returned to Austin for transfer to Huntsville penitentiary. In other notes, Lon Morgan tax collector of Johnson County faces upcoming criminal district court action next Monday and Karl L Druesedow’s case is set for July 6.
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Austin
Tex
C. C. Quillin
Comptroller's Department
Sherman
Matthews
Quillin
Huntsville
Criminal District Court
Lon Morgan
Johnson County
Karl L. Druesedow
Taft Post Office Robbery Foiled by Citizen
An attempted robbery of the Taft post office yesterday at noon was stopped by C A Williams who lay in wait for the thief who had taken funds from the money order drawer recently. A Mexican was caught in the act reaching through the window and had 90 cents in hand when Williams confronted him with a gun. The assailant’s name was not learned.
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Taft, Tex
Taft Post Office
C. A. Williams
Batteries Arrive at El Paso from Fort Sill
Two batteries of the Fifth Artillery B and C arrived in El Paso Tex today. One detrained downtown and the other at Fort Bliss.
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EL Paso
Tex
Fifth Artillery
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Fort Bliss
British French Offensive On Western Front Strikes Deep
Allied forces launched a major dawn attack across a twenty mile front north of the Som. By noon British and French troops report breakthroughs in first trenches with key gains at Serre Mont Auban Boiselle Contalmaison and Beaumor Hamel. German positions at Fricourt Ovillers and Fricourt clamped while French advances push toward Mamets and Faviere Woods.
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France
Serre
Mont Auban
Boiselle
Fricourt
Ovillers
Beaumor Hamel
Contalmaison
la Boiselle
Thiepval An
Auban
Hebuterne
Bray
Mamets
British Break German Front North of Somme Front
An official report says Britain launched an attack north of the Somme at 7:30 am after weeks of bombardment. British forces breached the German forward defenses across sixteen miles with French cooperation and raiding parties penetrating enemy lines and taking prisoners as fighting continues.
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London
Somme
T ‘ French
Marin
Tenty Miles
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