Militia Cavalry to Station Near Big Bend Border
General Funston announced that within days a considerable number of troops would be ordered to the Big Bend district between Del Rio and El Paso. Regiments from El Paso are being prepared as cavalry for patrol work in rough terrain. Militia units lack horses, but El Paso National Guard is being supplied and some units will be ready soon.
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Big Bend
del Rio
el Paso
National Guard
Boquillas
Carranza
Villa
Chihuahua
Mexico City
Trevino
Mexico
Pershing
Indiana Infantry
Indianapolis
San Antonio
Mercedes
Indiana
Massachusetts
Fighth
Massachusetts Infantry
Ninth Infantry
Fifth Infantry
Wisconsin Troops Unload From Katy Track to Camp Wilson
The First Regiment Wisconsin Infantry reached Camp Wilson aboard trains on the new Katy railroad track. General Manager H M Anderson oversaw the project after a weeklong order placed with Katy officials. Troops arrived in two sections, with Companies D E E and F from Milwaukee forming the first units, while the final division, including horses and heavy equipment, is expected to reach San Antonio soon.
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Wisconsin Infantry
Camp Wilson
Katy
H. M. Anderson
E. E. Hanna
Wisconsin
Milwakuee
Badger
San Antonio
Pilot abandons Dayton to Fort Worth flight
Lieutenant W. H. Young of the Aero Squadron, attached to the First New York Infantry, completed a Dayton O to Fort Worth Tex biplane flight but due to engine trouble abandoned the trip Monday. He crated his aircraft at Fort Worth and shipped it to Brownsville then joined his regiment. He plans rail travel toward the border, having earlier flown with General Pershing.
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Dallas
Tex
Dayton
Fort Worth
W. H. Young
First New York Infantry
Brownsville
Young
Pershing
Austrian cruiser sinks British boats off Otranto
Berlin July 11 The Austrian admiralty reports that an Austrian cruiser Novara sank four or five British armored patrol boats off Otranto road at the lower Adriatic. Only nine British crewmen were rescued. The Novara, a scout cruiser of 8384 tons, has seen multiple Adriatic engagements. The Otranto Strait lies between Italy and the Albanian coast connecting the Adriatic and Ionian seas.
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Berlin
Savyville
Novara
Otranto Road
Adriatic
Strait of
Otranto
Italy
War Dept Seeks New Army Relief Funds in Washington
The War Department asked Congress for nearly 3 million dollars in emergency appropriations. The requests include 1.2 million for artillery practice, 861 thousand for mobile artillery maintenance, 360 thousand for nitrate reserve storage, and 307.5 thousand to upgrade Rock Island arsenal storage facilities.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
War Department
Rock Island Arsenal
Fifth Massachusetts Guardsmen Ordered to Patrol Mexican Border
The Fifth Massachusetts infantry was sent to patrol duty at the border, the first Eastern military unit to reach El Paso. They will be stationed from west of Fort Quitman, Texas, to Norio, New Mexico.
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EL Paso
Tex
Fifth Massachusetts Infantry
Fort Quitman
Noriu
New Mexico
Cleveland Reaches 97 Degrees At Noon
Temperatures peaked at 97 degrees in Cleveland as official thermometers registered noon readings marking the hottest point of the summer so far. City observers noted heat waves and lingering humidity across the area, with residents urged to stay hydrated and avoid prolonged sun exposure.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Bernstorff to Visit Baltimore to See Deutschland
Count Von Bernstorff said he would travel to Baltimore unofficially to view the underwater liner Deutschland and extend congratulations to the commander.
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Bernstorff
New York
Count von Bernstorff
Baltimore
Deutschland
San Antonio Tonight and Wednesday Partly Cloudy
San Antonio and vicinity forecast calls for tonight and Wednesday with partly cloudy skies. Slight variation in cloud cover expected with no significant precipitation. Temperature range comfortable, winds light, and humidity moderate across the area.
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San Antonio
Home Weather For Tourists Forecasts By The Light
Weather chart for multiple cities with temperatures winds and conditions. St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington show clear or cloudy forecasts and range of high and low temperatures. Some values are garbled but readable details include NE and SW winds and Wednesday outlook.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Villa Bandits Attack Parral as Battle Near Parral Looms
Washington reports another Villa raiding party ordered toward the border. In Parral, 50 miles southwest, Villa forces were driven from Jiminez but defeated by Carranza troops after a savage battle. Villa losses appear heavy. Garc a says Cavarly under Arrieta and Ramos near Sombreretillo and Parral awaits a decisive clash today or tomorrow. Parral garrison at about 400 men.
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Chihuahua
Mex
Villa
Jiminez
Parral
Carranza
Jacinto Trevino
Ernesto Garcia
Sombreretfilo
Domingo Arrieta
Matias Ramos
Garcia
Villista Outlaws Split Into Two Bands Near Border
Dispatches from El Paso report Villa forces split into two groups heading toward the Texas border and toward Chihuahua and Durango while de facto government troops close in. Carranza denies Santa Rosalia revolt and Tampico sailor deaths. Acting Secretary Polk attends cabinet. Carranza conference talks expected.
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Washington, D. C
Villa
Carranza
Jiminez
Corralitos
Texas
Chihuahua
Durango State
Andres Garcia
el Paso
Santa Rosalia
Garcia
Lansing
Arredondo
State Department
War Department
Chihuahua City
Tampico
State
Navy
Polk
Villa Believed Directing Villistas in Southern Chihuahua
An American in close touch with Mexican affairs says Mexican authorities in Chihuahua City believe Villa is directing, or at least leading, the Villistas operations in Southern Chihuahua. Reports claim Villistas captured Diaz before the Jiminez clash and sacked the town, with tales of prisoners having ears cropped. The arrival notes anti American sentiment in Chihuahua City has faded.
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EL Paso
Tex
Chihuahua City
Villa
Chihuahua
Trevino
Mexico
Jiminez
Villistas
Diaz
Francisco Gonzales
Juarez
Embargo on Exports to Mexico Lifted at Laredo
Nuevo Laredo residents can buy larger quantities of beans corn and flour after the embargo on food exports to Mexico was lifted. A steady flow of people crosses the bridge carrying diverse foods as customs inspectors enforce limits on ammunition crossings.
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Laredo
Tex
Mexico
Nuevo Laredo
Impeachment of Marshall Tabled by Judiciary Committee
The House judiciary committee, in a divided vote, adopted a resolution recommending no further proceedings against H. Snowden Marshall United States attorney for New York, after tabling impeachment proceedings today.
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Washington, D. C
H. Snowden Marshall
United States
New York
House Judiciary Committee
House
President Signs Good Roads Bill In Washington
President Wilson signed the good roads bill authorizing 85 million dollars in five years for federal spending with a matching state commitment. The measure passed Congress to improve highways nationwide under shared funding between federal and state governments.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
Surrounding towns bar N Y children as plague spreads
New York City fears infantile paralysis spread as suburbs in New Jersey and New York quarantine and turn away children from the metropolis. Patterson New Jersey reports one death and excludes all children. About 500 NYC children have been sent away, with thousands more moving daily. NYC reports 195 new cases and 32 deaths in the last 24 hours. Brooklyn records 68 new cases, total city cases reach 1278 with 270 deaths.
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New York
New York City
New Jersey
Patterson
N. J
Brooklyn
Four More Infantile Paralysis Cases Reported in Illinois
Springfield July 11 four more cases of infantile paralysis one in Decatur one in Dalton City and one in Marion bring the state total to thirty one officials of the Illinois State Board of Health reported today the new cases raise concerns over the spread of the illness across counties.
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Illinois
Springfield
Ill
Decatur
Dalton City
Maron
Illinois State Board of Health
Fifth Case in Paterson Reports Infantile Paralysis Rise
Paterson New Jersey reports the fifth infantile paralysis case today with four patients under treatment. Altoona Pennsylvania records two new cases on the same day. Jeffersonville Indiana notes the first case of the outbreak in town.
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Paterson
N. J
First infantile paralysis case in Dallas since May
Dallas on July 11 reported the first case of infantile paralysis in the city since May of last year. Public health authorities said the case was confirmed and monitoring of contacts started to prevent spread.
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Dallas
Tex
Girl of 13 Dies in Burlington From Infantile Paralysis
A 13-year-old girl died in Burlington New Jersey today of infantile paralysis. The report notes the sudden fatal illness and adds that the case underscores the health threat of the disease in the area.
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Burlington
N. J
Dutch Exports Curtailed by British Request
Rotterdam July 10 Great Britain asks Holland to halt export of manufactured goods to neutral countries and threaten to stop Holland's cotton imports. Telegraph says Entente may curb Dutch cotton exports to Switzerland and Roumania to prevent shipments to Germany.
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Rotterdam
Ondon
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
Great Britain
Holland
Telegraff
Switzerland
Roumania
Germany
Telegraph lines largely restored in Mexico City region
Mexico City July 11 telegraph lines opened to provide public service except in districts still under rebel control. Normal communication resumes across most areas as military conditions ease.
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Mexico City
Amendments Adopted During Closing Hours of Debate
The House passed a 197 million revenue bill with 240 to 140 votes, stripping a bankers tax and amending the tariff commission. Amendments include a three cent cigarette tax and revised salaries for tariff commissioners. Senate will consider changes and a postponement affects California oil relief and other bills.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Tariff Commission
Commission
Bankery
Ways and Means Committee
Anderson
Davis
Lindberg
Miller
Smith
Steenerson
Volstead
Ellsworth
Minnesota
Browne
Cooper
Ilinois
Elston
Nolan
Wilson returns to Washington after Detroit speech
President Wilson arrived at the White House at 8 30 am after a smooth train ride from Detroit where he addressed the World's Salesmanship Congress. In Nogales Sonora food shipments resumed to Sonora after a three week gap as talks began between Southern Pacific Mexico officials and the de facto government to restore operation. Peons face hunger as interior reports warn of famine conditions amid the crisis.
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Washington, R
Wilson
Detroit
White House
Mexico
Nogales
Ariz
United States
Sonora
Southern Pacific Railroad of Mexico
Submarine Freighter Bremen Sails to American Port
Amsterdam July 11. The Bremen, a commercial submarine built by the same company as the Deutschland, has left her harbor for an American port. Berlin Vossische Zeitung reports the Bremen is owned by The Ocean Company Ltd of Bremen, tied to North German Lloyd, Deutsche Bank, and Alfred Lohmann. The Deutschland was built at Germania yard in Kiel, with several more submarines under construction.
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Amsterdam
London
Bremen
Berlin Vossische Zeitung
The
Ocean Company, Ltd
Deutschebank
Alfred Lohmann
Deutschland
Germania
Kiel
Promotions of Officers Ordered by White House Sent to Senate
The White House sent to the Senate today nominations for army reorganization. The list includes twenty seven lieutenant colonels to be colonels and forty one majors to be lieutenant colonels along with one hundred captains to be majors and several hundred first lieutenants to be captains and second lieutenants to be first lieutenants.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
White House
Women workers at Berlin arms plant cut to eight hours
The Berlin arms factory reduces the daily workday for about four thousand women to eight hours. Vorwaerts urges similar factories to follow. Meanwhile Dr Thiels of Chemnitz counters claims that war diet harms health, noting 1055 children were taller and heavier on average than prewar peers.
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Hague
Andon
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Thiels
Chemnitz
Orpet Defense Opens After Murder Charge in Waukegan
Leslie P. Hanna, for William N. Orpet, argued that Orpet testified as a fair witness. He said the shock of arrest and Marian Lambert's death had worn off, and that Orpet would not have spoken without intending to tell the truth and the whole truth.
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Waukegan
Leslie P. Hanna
William N. Orpet
Marian Lambert
Mr. Hanna
Marian
Castro to New York on pleasure voyage from Barbados
Information arrived that General Cipriano Castro former president and de facto ruler of Venezuela sails from Barbados on the steamship Vauban to New York for a pleasure trip. It was reported a meeting of men once powerful in Latin America would be held after his arrival to discuss regional situations.
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New York
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Barbados
West Indies
Vauban
Castro
United States
Roosevelt plans brigade formation names recruiting areas
Colonel Roosevelt has finalized plans for a proposed division. Officers are accepted and recruitment areas designated from western Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada. At least one cavalry regiment will join training at Fort Douglas Utah or Fort D A Russell Wyoming before assembling with the rest at Fort Sill Oklahoma.
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New York
Roosevelt
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Nevada
Fort Douglas
Fort D. A. Russell
Wyo
Fort Sill
Okla
House Passes Vetting Resolutions And Refugee Aid Bill
The House approved Representative Moore and Representative Gardner resolutions on sanitations of National Guard mobilizations and on the status of New Mexico Arizona and Texas units when mustered in. Debate ended without discussion. Representative Fitzgerald introduced a $300,000 refugee aid bill.
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Washington, D. C
Moore
National Guard
Gardner
New Mexico
Arizona
Texas
House
Fitzgerald
Mexico
French Dominate Peronne Positions In Offensive
Associated Press reports British forces hold Contalmaison and press German defenses through the night from Ovillers and La Boiselle to Trones wood. They advance in Mametz wood and clear most of Trones wood while artillery limits fire to avoid hitting own troops.
British Capture Contalmaison and Mametz Wood
British forces seized Contalmaison on the Somme after a bombardment and assault, taking 189 unwounded prisoners and several officers. They also gained parts of Mametz wood, captured a heavy howitzer and three field guns, with heavy German counterattacks repelled. Farther east, they took more trenches in Bois De Mamentz, while Trones wood remained contested as aerial combat continued.
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Mametz Wood
Trones Wood
London
Contalmaison
War Office
Bois de Mamentz
French Offensive Push Near Peronne Advances in Picardy
Paris dispatch reports ongoing French progress in Picardy with renewed action in the southern Echelon. Mon daily operations consolidate the northern plateau opposite Peronne as French forces extend their hold and achieve notable success in the campaign.
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Paris
Picardy
Peronne
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