El Paso Arms and Prepares for Fight
American and Mexican troops clash on Mexican soil south of Brownsville with Major Edward Anderson leading the Third Cavalry in action. Lieutenant A. D. Newman first crossed, followed by a larger force as sounds reach Brownsville. General Ricaut warned that any cross border pursuit would be met with attack.
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Brownsville
Funston
Parker
Third Cavalry
Edward Anderson
A. D. Newman
Newman
Ricaut
Matamoros
Bevy of Girls Testify in Orpet Murder Trial
In Waukegan Illinois today 18 girls testified to impeach Josephine Davis in the Orpet Marian Lambert murder trial. Bernice Wells stated Marian seemed happy at the party and did not cry. Florence Russell said Marian talked of Orpet and Celestia Yonkers. she noted Orpet had a bad temper and Mrs Lambert barred him from the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan
Ill
Josephine Davis
William H. Orpet
Marian Lambert
Marian
Bernice Wells
Miss Davis
Josephine
Ralph J. Cady
Ralph F. Potter
Florence Russell
Anna Paulson
Mr. Dady
Attorney Potter
Orpet
Celestia Yonkers
Mr. Cady
Will
Miss Russell
Joe Davis
Convicts Attend First Circus at Joliet Prison Yard
Eighteen hundred state prisoners in Joliet were granted a half holiday to see the first circus performed in the prison yard. Some inmates had never witnessed a circus before. Joseph Tresttik, 45, a Cook County murderer serving life, cried as rain threatened to cancel the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Joseph Tresttik
Cook County
Texas Negroes Revolt In Salitillo Dispatch Claims
A Salitillo dispatch to La Voz de la Patria reports Texas revolt inspired by Plan of San Diego. It claims independence for Texas and racial equality, with trains blown up and organized negro armies confronting U S authorities. Observers note the movement is Texan led and not Mexican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Bis
United States
San Diego
Saltillo
Coahuila
la Voz de la Patria
Laredo
Uncle Sam
Mexico
Skirt Industry Lost As Strike Drains New York
June 17 New York reports the skirt industry nearly vanished due to a weeks long strike by 60,000 women garment workers. Charles Heinman of the Manufacturers' Protective Association says all 31 large skirt makers have relocated, with the last leaving the city yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Heinman
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Tonight and Sunday expect fair skies across San Antonio and surrounding areas. Temperatures remain mild with no precipitation anticipated and light winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio and Vicinity
Volunteers Called 70 to Operate Trains in Strike
Philadelphia civil defense announces 70 volunteers to operate Pennsylva nia Railroad trains if a strike occurs. General manager issues statement to company employer outlining the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Obregon denies Gavira executed in Mexico City
El Paso reports that General Gabriel Gavira of the Carranza northern Chihuahua force was alleged dead on arrival in Mexico City for treason after meeting General Pershing. Obregon, Carranza’s war minister, officially denied the execution in a consulate message dated June 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Gabriel Gavira
Carranza
Chihuahua
Mexico City
Pershing
Alvaro Obregon
Weather Report Forecasts Showers Likely in San Antonio
Major Allen Buell of the weather bureau says showers are not unlikely in San Antonio Saturday night or Sunday due to varied temperatures and irregular air pressure. The overall forecast calls for fair weather, with long-range outlook predicting warm conditions in the west gulf states and cooler, locally stormy weather later in the plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
San Antonio
Washington
West Gulf States
Plains States
Weather outlook for major cities forecast by The Light
The Saint Louis forecast shows 62 degrees with clear skies and a west wind. Chicago is at 58 with partly cloudy conditions and a west breeze. Milwaukee records 58 partly cloudy with a northwest wind. Kansas City reports 66 with clear weather and a northwest wind. Washington DC has 68 with partly cloudy skies and a northwesterly wind. Sunday is expected to be clear in Saint Louis and Kansas City, with cloudy conditions in Washington and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Washington, D. C
Princeton Men Get Jobs as Sleeping Car Conductors
Princeton New Jersey June 17 Many senior and recent graduates from Princeton University will work this summer as sleeping car conductors. Over forty students and graduates applied after a company representative visited seeking workers. Several applicants were rejected for being under 23 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Congress delays beef trust hearing to June 28
In Washington on June 17 the judiciary committee postponed reopening the Borland resolution hearing on directing the FTC to investigate the beef trust. The hearing, set for June 9, is now rescheduled for June 28 as members return from conventions. Colonel Ike T. Pryor of San Antonio will present the cattlemen's side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Washington
Judiciary Committee
Borland
Federal Trade Commission
Beef Trust
Ike T. Pryor
San Antonio
Burned by gasoline lantern at Cuero dairy farm
A. F. Dietze was badly burned when a gasoline lantern exploded while being lit for milking at the Dietze dairy near Cuero Texas about 1 am. Flames threatened the large home but were checked, and he will be confined to his home for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Tex
Dietze
A. F. Dietze
Roosevelt Improves After Slight Pneumonia Attack
Theodore Roosevelt slept well at Oyster Bay despite a mild cough and a slight pneumonia attack. Doctors say his condition is satisfactory and he hopes to return home this afternoon as his voice strengthens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jufne
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
German Steamers Sunk in Baltic Sighted by Swedes
Swedish fishermen report two large German steamers torpedoed in the Baltic last evening. They say the ships sank after a violent cannonading observed off Copenhagen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltic
Copenhagen
London
Knights to Fort Worth at 1920 convention
The Knights and Ladies of Security will hold their quadrennial convention in Fort Worth Texas in 1920. The decision was made at the closing session here last night. The American Humane Society with 500 allied groups offers services to care for wounded horses if the United States enters war. A letter to Secretary Baker confirms the offer to cooperate in medical supplies for disabled animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
the Knights and Ladies of Security
Fort Worth
Tex
Washington, D. C
American Humane Society
United States
Baker
Mrs Joan Astor to Marry W K Dick in June
The Brooklyn Eagle reports the engagement of Mrs John J Astor widow of Colonel J J Astor who died on the Titanic to William K Dick of Brooklyn. The wedding will be at Bar Harbor Me on June 19. The will cuts off Mrs Astor’s life income on remarriage and directs the funds to Colonel Astor’s son W Vincent Astor or outright for an expected heir John Jacob Astor born after his father’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn Eagle
John J. Astor
J. J. Astor
William K. Dick
Brooklyn
Bar Harbor
Astor
Madeleine Tallmage Force
Colonel Astor
W. Vincent Astor
Astor Town House
Fifth Avenue
Havemeyer
John Jacob Astor
Ay Asks 10 Be Sent 10 Germany
Lieut Robert Fay jailed eight years in Atlanta for plotting to attach bombs to supply ships for entente allies says he has written to President Wilson requesting deportation to Germany. He is in Tombs New York and argues deportation would rehabilitate him by serving his country. He contends a day of drum fire would be worse than ten years in prison.
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New York
Robert Fay
Atlanta
Wilson
Germany
Fay
United States
Consul Hanna Arrives in Laredo Amid Mexico Border Tensions
Consul General Philip Hanna, two other Americans, arrived in Laredo to assess conditions in Mexico. He declined to discuss motives or stay length, noting quiet lines but possible two to three day visit. Reports from interior Mexico confirm Carranza troops moving north, with dispersed detachments along the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consul Hanna
Interior of Mexico
Carranza
Villaldama
Laredo
Nuevo Laredo
Raid Seems Foiled by Rangers on Texas Border
Laredo Texas June 17 reports to General Mann say a planned raid by Mexican bandits at Islita twenty five miles northwest of Laredo did not materialize due to vigilance by Texas rangers military patrol and armed civilians aiding border guards. The area was guarded after bandits were spotted approaching last night and no raid occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Tex
Texas Rangers
Islita
Here
Mann
Board of Trade forms committee to probe high prices
London June 17 The Board of Trade has appointed a committee led by John MacKinnon Robert son member for the Tyneside division of Northumberland and including other MPs and economists to investigate the rise in commodity prices and propose remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Board of Trade
John MacKinnon Robertson
Tyneside
Northumberland
House of Commons
Captain Boelke Believed Killed in Verdun Air Combat
London reports Captain Boelke, renowned German aviator, is believed dead after an aerial duel with French aviator Roger Ribière near Verdun. Official confirmation awaited as war reports note heavy fighting and ongoing updatess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Boelke
Roger Ribiere
Verdun
Troops Move to Be Ready for Possible Mexico Crossing
Mercedes Texas June 17 Troops of the Third Cavalry began packing equipment and supplies into wagon trains this afternoon under orders to be prepared for any orders. It was widely reported they had been ordered to cross into Mexico at a moment's notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercedes
Tex
Third Cavalry
Mexico
Cavalry Reinforces Border Pursuit Near San Benito
A second Third Cavalry squadron of 290 men under Major Edward Anderson left Fort Brown at 1:30 PM to reinforce Lt. A. D. Newman pursuing a hot trail of Mexican bandits near San Benito. The unit, equipped with mounts and a machine gun troop, aims for a ten mile march northwest toward the border. Reports say the bandits may have been involved in last year’s raids and were linked to a San Benito railroad official’s claim. field telephones will maintain contact with Fort Brown.
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Brownsville
Tex
Third Cavalry
Edward Anderson
Fort Brown
Rio Grande River
A. D. Newman
San Benito
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International Film Service
Fort Bliss
Lansing
Bevy
Glia Witnegate
Piedras Negras
Tae
Obregon
Gavira
Pullman
Beet Trust
Cuero Dairyman
Roosevelt
Order
Texas City
Joan J. Astor
W. K. Dick
Hanna
Raid
High Price Inquiry
London Board of Trade
Captain Boelke
THE
Associated Press
Sam Robertson
San Benito and
Rio Grande
Robertson
Rob
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