Acceptance of Carranza plan to settle Mexico dispute
Washington prepares to dispatch a formal acceptance of Carranza’s proposal for direct negotiations to Mexico City. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing weighed mediation limits as Arredondo readiness is discussed and Pershing’s border plan remains unchanged.
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Washington, D. C
Carranza
United States
Mexico
Mexico City
Wilson
Lansing
State Department
Washington
Pershing
General Ignacio Ramos Killed in Corral Ranch Battle
General Ignacio Ramos died in a Monday battle at Corral ranch near Jiminez involving Carrancista forces and Villa bandits. Carranza troops, surrounded at daybreak, held trenches for hours before retreating to Jiminez with wounded. Reinforcements were delayed by a wreck near Ortiz as the fight ended.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
el Paso Junction
Ignacio Ramos
Corral Ranch
Jiminez
Ramos
Carranza
Corral
Ortiz
Santa Nasalia
Domingo Arrieta
German Propaganda Visible in Mexico City Reported
Travelers arriving from Mexico City describe a distinct German propaganda effort against the United States. Officials in Carranza’s government reportedly frown on it as it strains US relations. The travelers also deny widespread Japanese officer involvement in the Carranza forces. Dr. J D Stickell leaves for Washington after talks with General Carranza on Guatemala relations.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
United States
Mexico City
Mexico
Carranza
Piedras Negras
J. D. Stickell
Estrada Caberera
Guatemala
Washington
Weather chaos sweeps Texas as storms drop heavy rains
Tropical storm remnants centered near New Orleans trigger heavy rain across the state. San Antonio logged 1.28 inches with 2.44 inches in Alice and 2.5 inches at Uvalde. Other towns reported showers from Del Rio to Luling while Fort Worth and El Paso saw lighter totals. Lightning sparked three incidents in San Antonio causing minor damage and department calls.
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New Orleans
United States
San Antonio
Alice
Falfurias
Weather Bureau
Uvalde
Beeville
Kerrville
del Rio
Luling
Fort Worth
el Paso
Vicksburg
Wright
Woodward Carriage Company
Avenue C
Third Street
C. H. Jones
Mittman Street
O. P. Schuetze
Wyoming Street
San Antonio Area Weather Tonight And Friday
In San Antonio and nearby areas the forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather forecast for multiple cities by The Light
The forecast lists temperatures and conditions for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington DC. Clear conditions with light to moderate winds are noted with daily low and high temperatures for Friday in most cities.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington, D. C
Militia Buildup for Fort Sam Houston Campaign
Illinois units join San Antonio encampment with field artillery 990 men and three other organizations totaling 300 plus. Nine Illinois and Wisconsin regiments expand camp to about 11 000 men, largest since Civil War. Funston plans outings to Landa's Park New Braunfels with three brigade marches and park training plus target practice as troops move toward Eagle Pass and Laredo.
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San Antonio
Signal Corps
Illinois
Field Artillery
Wisconsin
United States
Eighth Illinois Infantry
Wisconsin Infantry
Landa
Fort Sam Houston
Funston
Park
Leon Springs
Maryland Infantry
Eagle Pass
Second
Missouri Infantry
Laredo
First
New York Cavalry
Ten Million Dollar Interurban Planned in Texas
The Texas Electric Railway Company charter approved by the secretary of state's office plans a $10.5 million capital, to take over the Texas Traction Company and Southern Traction Company lines from Denison to Dallas and Dallas to Waco, with extensions to San Antonio via Austin and to Houston. It will acquire streetcar systems in Denison, Sherman, McKinney, Waxahachie, Corsicana and Waco, with twenty one directors including J E Strickland and others. Templeton Goodwin and Strickland are incorporators.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Electric Railway Company
Dallas
Wag
Secretary of State
Texas Traction Company
Denison
Southern Traction Company
Waco
Corsicana
San Antonio
D. Moore
Vanalstyne
W. B. Munson
R. B. Sticher
Rk. L. Waddill
McKinney
A. Jackson
C. B. Dorchester
Sherman
W. W. Bachler
Ferris
F. N. Crane
W. D. Lacy
W. J. Neale
W. W. Se
Interurban merger seen not affecting Texas rail plans
Local backers of interurban lines from San Antonio to Austin and Houston say the North Texas merger will not affect their projects. Negotiations with Strickland interests for rights of way and surveys occurred but no binding agreement was made. The merger is described as impacting only North Texas, with interurban services extending no farther south than Waco.
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San Antonio
Austin
Houston
North Texas
Strickland
Waco
German submarine returns from Spain with actions reported
Berlin reports a submarine sank an enemy destroyer in the North Sea on Tuesday and returned to Cartagena after delivering a letter from Emperor William to the Spanish king. It also sank the armed French steamship Herault in the Mediterranean and captured its gun, with a note on the submarine destroyer class. London notes a British mine sweeper was torpedoed in the North Sea, sustaining minor damage and seeking harbor.
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Berlin
Admiralty
North Sea
Cartagena
Spain
William
Herault
Mediterranean
Madrid
London
British Admiralty
Earthquake Kills 300 in Sicily Mines
A violent earthquake at Caltanissetta Sicily killed about 300 people in three sulfur mines that collapsed. Stromboli volcano eruptions push residents to flee on relief ships from Messina as shocks hit Ancona Rimini Belvedere Marettimo and other Adriatic districts.
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London
Caltanisse
Sicily
Rome
Stromboli
Mesina
Ancona
Rimini
Belvedere
Marettimo
Adriatic
Italy
Straits of Messina
Publicity Manager Named for Democratic Campaign
Announcement from the Democratic National Committee declares R. W. Wooley director of the mint chosen as publicity manager for the national campaign. Wooley formerly handled publicity when Wilson ran and would resign from the mint in a few days.
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New York
Democratic National Committee
R. W. Wooley
Mint
Wooley
Wilson
Gulf storm batters coast with 80 mph winds
A tropical hurricane swept the gulf coast causing widespread property damage and feared loss of life. Communications were cut off from Pensacola, Mobile, Biloxi, and New Orleans as wireless towers and rail lines sustained heavy damage and several stations may be demolished.
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New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Pensacola
Mobile
Biloxi
Coast Guard
Tallapoosa
Mobile Harbor
Louisville & Nashville
Evergreen
Ala
Gulf & Ship Island Railway
Jackson
Miss
Gulfport
Alabama
Mississippi
Houston
Tex
Fla
Gulfe of Mexico
West Florida
Weather Bureau
Meridian
Louisiana
Texas
Louisville
Nashville
Mississippi Coast
Grand Isle
Barataria
Loulatana
Bay St. Louis
Here
Ocean Springs
Railroads Under Water Near Mobile After Tropical Hurricane
First reports from the Mobile region say the Louisville and Nashville railroad line eleven miles outside Mobile is under water after the tropical hurricane cut the area off yesterday. Officials stated damage halted traffic and the region faced severe flooding as crews assessed the washouts and repairs.
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Montgomery
Ala
Mobile
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Food Riots Reported in Mexican Cities
Reports to General Pershing say starving Mexican women stormed the San Luis Potosi governor's palace and shouted viva gringoes as food riots broke out in major cities. The corn supply for distribution in San Luis Potosi is exhausted.
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Mex
Columbus
San Luis Potosi
J. J. Pershing
Joffre Praises Verdun Defense in War Order
General Joffre hailed Verdun troops for their heroic resistance and credited their steadfast defense with underpinning coalition gains. He stated the Verdun stand made possible the wider European war effort and the forthcoming triumph for the allied cause.
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Paris
Galicia
Verdun
Joffre
Council of the Coalition
Men With Dependents to Be Discharged by Guards
New York July 6. Applications for discharge by national guardsmen who have dependent relatives will be granted according to War Department orders. Major General Wood, commander of the Department of the East, says department commanders must tell recruiting officers to avoid accepting recruits who have relatives dependent on them for support.
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New York
National
War Department
Wood
Department of the East
Twenty four more children die in N Y
The New York health department announced incomplete figures showing that in the last 94 hours 24 children died of infantile paralysis in the greater city.
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N.Y
New York
Health Department
Marines in Battle Report of Santo Domingo Clash
The United States Navy announced a July 1 engagement at Guayacanes near Santo Domingo between 254 revolutionists and American Marines. Seven killed or captured on the rebel side and one Marine killed with eight wounded, including Corporal George France. The clash preceded a disarmament agreement by the rebels and followed four prior Marine revolver encounters in a week.
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Washington, D. C
Santo Domingo
Navy Department
Caperton
George France
Caverton
Guayacanes
United States
Guardsmen to Mexico Mobilized Units to Guard Pershing’s Line
Officially announced at military headquarters here that parts of Massachusetts and New Mexico National Guard units mobilized here will be sent into Mexico within the next few days to guard General Pershing's line of communication.
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Columbus
N. M
Massachusetts
New Mexico
Fighting on West Front Continues
The Associated Press reports Petrograd July 6 that the Delatyn Korosmeo railroad, main Austro German line defending Berg, has been cut and the enemy routed on the Dni river right bank. Critics say loss could force central forces to retreat along a wide front threatening Lemberg. The Russian war office also claims the enemy's route on the Dniester.
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Petrograd
London
Delatyn-Korosmeo
Berg
Dni
Lemberg
Imm
Dniester
French Break German Second Line in Picardy Advance
Paris reports substantial progress in Picardy with French north of the Somme pushing forward and seizing German second positions including Hem and Monaco. French forces gain control of river passages, repelling Belloy counterattacks while capturing 76 cannons and hundreds of machine guns as Verdun remains quiet.
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Paris
Picardy
Estrees
Bellowy
Hem
Monaco
Feuilleres
Barleux
Somme
War Office
Belloy
Verdun
British Forces Press Advance on Somme Front
British troops report a further advance near Thiepval on the Somme, with prisoners captured. South of the La Bassée canal raids yield 40 prisoners, a trench mortar, and a machine gun. other raids destroy enemy emplacements as heavy fighting continues along the front.
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London
Thiepeval
Somme
War Office
la Bassee Canal
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
High Light Infantry
Such
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Francisco Villa
Villa
General Pershing
General Ramos
Conununeu
Weather Forecast
FORGE
Ganpere
Landa’s Park
Mealoalfp
Palace
National Guard Asso
Delatyn-Korosmev
Teuton
West Front
THE
Associated Press
Peronne
la Selle
Thiepvail
Ancree
Battle of the Somme
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