Intense Heat Wave Hits Wide Regions from Chicago to Memphis
The heat wave continues across much of the country with Chicago and Cleveland among affected areas. The weather bureau bulletin warns no relief soon, though isolated thunderstorms may occur. The extreme conditions are expected to persist for one or two days, with prostrations reported nationwide and three deaths added in Cleveland.
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Chicago
Cairo
Memphis
Kansas City
Atlantic Seaboard
Appalachians
Weather Bureau
Chicago Endures Second Day of Heat Wave
In Chicago on June 28 officials warn of no relief as a heat wave continues. Clear skies and a hot westerly breeze worsen conditions with 88 degrees at 9 am. Charities distribute free ice in tenement districts while public beaches fill with swimmers and prostrations rise.
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Chicago
Heat Wave Claims Three More Adults In Cleveland
Cleveland records a deadly heat day with three adult deaths and many infant fatalities. The city swelters as temperatures reach 89 degrees by early morning and residents seek relief in parks and beaches. Mrs. Jessie Burbank, 33, a mother of three, died by her own hand likely due to the heat.
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Cleveland
Jessie Burbank
Cold snap chills Duluth as June heat fades fast
In Duluth Minnesota on June 28 smoke rose from many smokestacks signaling a return to steam heating. Thermometers read 42 degrees at 6 a.m. and rose to 45 by 9 a.m. Pedestrians wore overcoats and drivers bundled in furs as a cold wind off Lake Superior and thick fog kept the city wintry.
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Duluth
Minn
Lake Superior
Nine Die From Humidity and Lightning Storm in Philadelphia
Nine deaths were reported in Philadelphia from excessive humidity and a brief electrical storm last night. Lightning struck trolley cars causing passengers to stampede and damage occurred across the city.
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Philadelphia
Heat Prostrates Dozen in Detroit as Temps Hit 106
A heat wave in Detroit caused twelve people to collapse. The weather bureau logged a 95 degree high, while street thermometers hit 106. The readings prompted cautions to stay indoors and hydrate.
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Detroit
Mich
Weather Bureau
Much Suffering in Capital as Heat Bakes Washington
Washington witnesses extreme heat with humidity near 100 degrees on the street level. Three prostrations reported as residents cope with the oppressive conditions and heat advisory remains in effect.
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Washington, D. C
Boston Heatwave Prostrates Ten as City Hits 82 Degrees
Boston endured extreme heat and humidity with ten people stricken by midnight. The city reported a high of 82 and a half degrees. One death in Pawtucket Rhode Island was blamed on heat related stress.
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Boston
Pawtucket
R. I
Hot Night in Memphis Sees Mild Morning Heat Drop
MEMPHIS Tenn June 28 The official thermometer at 7 am registered 80 degrees, one degree cooler than yesterday. Last night was the hottest of the year, but no reports of prostrations have been received.
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Memphis
Tenn
Heat wave grips Kansas and Missouri with near 100 degree heat
Kansas City reports 89 degrees at 11 o clock with forecasters predicting almost 100 before night. Western Missouri and Kansas endure extreme heat with little relief, though parts of Oklahoma see cooler temperatures from earlier rains.
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Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City
Misouri
Oklahoma
Three Deaths in Cincinnati Prostrations Mark Forenoon
Cincinnati reports three deaths and numerous prostrations this forenoon as heat wave conditions persist. Officials warn residents to stay indoors, hydrate, and seek shade during peak temperatures. City hospitals report rising patient visits from heat related illnesses.
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Cincinnati
Weather forecast for San and vicinity
Local forecast notes tonight and Sunday showers for San and vicinity with cooler temperatures and scattered rain chances.
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San and Vicinity
Weather roundup and city notes from early morning reading
Observations across major cities report temperatures from 68 to 84 degrees with winds varying from southwest to northwest. Several cities note continued heat or warming trends with low temperatures in the 60s and 70s. Cincinnati records a hotter day with 95 degrees at 11 am as ice deliveries resume amid a continuing strike.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Cincinnati
Kentucky Sees Severe Heat Worsen Corn and Hay Damage
Louisville reports indicate three days of intense heat have deepened a drought across eastern Kentucky, harming corn and hay crops in the region. Weather conditions and agricultural impact are focal points of current reports.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Unusual June Snow and Rain Hit Utah High Altitudes
Rain and snow persisted across Utah with overcoats advised. Salt Lake City saw a chilly 53 degree temperature, 29 below normal, as snow storms were reported in the higher elevations.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake
Need Third Inspector for City Meat Plants
Mayor Brown may appoint a third meat inspector following Dr. W. A. King’s recommendations. Currently two inspectors cover Alamo Dressed Beef Company and Union Stock Yards, with several private abbatoirs lacking inspection. An added inspector would cost 85 dollars monthly but ensure only inspected meat is sold, via ordinance limiting killing hours for all plants.
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W. A. King
Alamo Dressed Beef Company
Union Stock Yards
King
Will Asbeck Hanged in Victoria Texas for Wife Shooting
Will Asbeck of Jackson County Texas was executed by hanging at 1 40 p m in Victoria for shooting his wife in Edna last December. His wife died within hours after arrival for treatment. The District Court tried him, the sentence was upheld on appeal, and clemency requests to the governor were denied.
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Victoria
Tex
Will Asbeck
Jackson County
Edna
Asbeck
Turnfest Contests End in Denver
Denver Colorado reports the conclusion of prize contests at the thirty first Bundes Turnfest of the North American Gymnastic Union. The technical committee will finish averages tomorrow morning and prizes will be awarded in the afternoon. Senior dumbbell classes, ladies dancing, and young men wand exercises highlight the program with a banquet for visiting singing societies and press at East Turner Hall.
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Denver
Colo
North American Gymnastic Union
Dumbells
East Turner Hall
Greatest Athletic Carnival Opens In Chicago
Chicago opens a historic athletic carnival at Grant Park with a marathon kickoff this afternoon. The event runs a week and culminates next Saturday with the National Amateur Athletic Union championships. Mayor Harrison will start the 120 yard hurdles after receiving a message from President Wilson delivered by boy scouts who ran from Washington 778 miles arriving in South Bend last night.
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Chicago
Grant Park
National Amateur Athletic Union
Harrison
Wilson
Washington
South Bend
Ind
Politics to be studied college congress planned in Potomac Park
Land option secured near the Pan American Union in Potomac Park for an amphitheater and office building as the college congress project advances. Truxton Beal, ex minister to Persia and ex regents head at California, leads the movement and says Col Roosevelt invited him to Oyster Bay to discuss scope. Progressive party leaders express interest.
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Washington, D. C
College Congress
Potomac Park
Pan-American Union
Truxton Beal
Persia
Board of Regents
University of California
Beal
Colonel Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Progressive Party
Divers Seek Bodies After Mohawk Tanker Explosion
Divers were summoned to search the hold of the Mohawk after an explosion shattered the Standard Oil tanker. The wreck killed about four crewmen, with six injured. one seriously. The blast was blamed on a machinist helper, as fifty crew plus twenty repair machinists were aboard preparing for departure to Tuxpan, Mexico.
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New York
Mohawk
Tuxpan
Mexico
Treaties Extended by Provisions Signed in Washington
The United States extended its special arbitration treaties with Japan Sweden and Portugal by protocols signed by Secretary Bryan and the respective ambassadors and ministers. The extensions prevent expiration within the next month and set new terms for dispute resolution and peaceful settlement.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Japan
Sweden
Portugal
Bryan
Applegarth Sets World Mark For 150 Yards At Cardiff
Applegarth of the Polytechnic barriers established a world record by running 150 yards in 14 2-5 seconds at Cardiff Wales. He also equaled the British standard of 9 4-5 seconds for the 100 yards. The athlete, who previously finished third in the Olympic 200 meters, broke the long-standing 150 yards world record of 14 4-5 seconds set by C G Wood of England on July 21, 1887.
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Cardiff
Wales
Applegarth
Polytechnic
C. G. Wood
England
Oklahoma Railroads Set 2-Cent Passenger Rate
Oklahoma City June 28 two cents per mile will be the passenger charge on all larger Oklahoma railroads after the first week in July. Attorney General Charles West and railroad attorneys reached an agreement to return to the rate provided by the state constitution pending final settlement in federal court.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Charles West
Printer Fasts Seventeen Days Ends in Washington
Luther Bedford a New York printer who fasted for seventeen days is under observation at the Washington asylum for sanity. He collapsed after breaking the fast with bread and jam and became violent, prompting police involvement. Physicians think recovery possible.
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Washington, D. C
Luther Bedford
New York
Washington Asylum
King Favors United States Embassy Move
Madrid report says King Alfonso has approved elevating the U S legation in Madrid to an embassy to strengthen U S Spain friendship. The bill raising Madrid’s post to embassy was passed by the United States on June 18.
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United States
Madrid
Alfonso
Count Romanones
Legation
Catholics Gather for National Educational Association Session
Prominent Catholics from many states arrive in New Orleans for the annual session of the National Catholic Educational Association which opens Monday. Among early arrivals is Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Shahan of Washington, D. C., president general of the association. Meetings run through Thursday night.
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New Orleans
National Catholic Educational Association
Thomas J. Shahan
Washington, D. C
Hunger Strike Secures Release in London
Gertrude Shaw, jailed for three weeks after throwing a brick at Scotland Yard, was released on license following a hunger strike. Shaw had been imprisoned since last Saturday and was released yesterday on conditional liberty.
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London
Gertrude Shaw
Scotland Yard
Plan to dissolve Harriman Southern Pacific merger formulated
Washington June 28. Attorney General McReynolds and Union Pacific representatives reach an agreement to dissolve the Harriman merger. Plan calls for exchanging 38 million dollars of Southern Pacific stock for Pennsylvania’s stake in the Baltimore and Ohio and selling the remaining 88 million dollars through a trust to end control by Union Pacific. President Wilson supports the plan. judges in St. Paul to review with limited objection period.
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Washington, D. C
McReynolds
Union Pacific
Great Harriman
Wilson
United States Court of the Eighth Circuit
St. Paul
Southern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Shermer
Fifty Indicted in Chicago Gambling Crackdown
Fifty indictments were filed against handbook bookmakers as Assistant Chief Schuettler renewed Chicago's war on gambling. Evidence tied bets on the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 10 to local bookmakers. Detectives trailed bookies in cigar stores saloons and barber shops. one arrest occurred during a son’s graduation at a church.
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Chicago
Schuettler
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Church
Noted Brazilian Leader Manuel Campos-Salles Dies at 73
SAO PAULO June 28 Dr Manuel Ferraz de Campos-Salles former president of Brazil from 1898 to 1902 died in Sao Paulo at age 73. A reformer of the republics laws he helped rebuild Brazil after unrest. He had been a newspaper man, MP during the empire and called the Brazilian Gambetta. He later served as governor of Sao Paulo before becoming president.
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Sao Paulo
Manuel Ferraz de Campos-Salles
Brazil
Campos-Salles
Gambetta
Tired of hotel life for Marshall family seeks home
Vice President and Mrs Marshall tire of Washington hotel glare and glitter. They search for a house to make their home for four years, with the vice president firm at not paying more than $2000 a year, a figure agreed by President Wilson’s official family as enough for abode expenses.
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Washington, D. C
Marshall
Washington
Wilson
American Livestock Shipped to Argentina as Breeding Stock
New York reports the steamship Portuguese Prince sails to Argentina with a cargo of American hogs and chickens for the Pergamino government breeding station. Dr. Walter Pryce, chief of the Pergamino station, selected livestock from six states and ships 400 tons of sheds incubators and other farm implements for breeding programs.
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New York
Argentina
United States
Pergamino
Argentine Republic
Walter Pryce
Pryce
America
Canoeist Aims Coast to Coast From New York to Frisco
John H. Sullivan Jr. sails an open canoe from New York toward San Francisco in a coast to coast trek. He plans to pass via the Hudson Erie Canal Ohio River Mississippi to reach the Panama Canal by 1914. He expects to cover about twenty five miles daily and faces long ocean passages after California.
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New York
John H. Sullivan Jr
San Francisco
Panama Canal
Sullivan
Hudson
Erie Canal
Buffalo
Toledo
Ohio
Lake Erie
Maumee River
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Mississippi River
New Orleans
California
Prize student drowns after Pittsburg graduation
Michael Demjanoviec, the top marksman among 160 grade school graduates in Pittsburg, died by drowning in a local river after ceremonies. His eight year old brother John drowned in the same river a year earlier. The foreign born parents plan to return to Hungary.
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Pittsburg
Michael Demjanoviec
Mike
John
Hungary
Woodmen of the World to Invest More in Texas Bonds
In Jacksonville Florida the sovereign camp of Woodmen of the World decided to invest about six million dollars more of its funds in Texas road, school and municipal bonds. Texas, with 180000 members, will raise its pro rata. Martin J. Arnold of San Antonio heads the legal committee and will influence bond choices. If the San Antonio issue passes, Woodmen may bid on it.
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Woodmen of the World
Jacksonville
Fla
Texas
Woodmen of the World Lodge
Texas Securities
Martin J. Arnold
San Antonio
Woodmen
McLaughlin Defeats Ingram for All England Tennis Advance
In Wimbledon England four champions met four English challengers as the fifth round opened. Maurice E McLaughlin American champion defeated W Ingram in straight sets 6 1 6 2 6 3 advancing toward the semi finals alongside Parke Kreutzer and Doust.
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Wimbledon
England
Maurice E. McLaughlin
United States
J. C. Parke
Oscar Kreutzer
Stanley N. Doust
W. Ingram
Nominations for Texas postmasters announced yesterday
The list includes J. C.8 Morrow Quan nah Maggie Ellis Rotan Robert Greenwood Marfa W. J. Flynn Winters E. R. Hopkins Brazoria L. B. Richards Silverton. The nominations cover several towns across the state.
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Texas
J. C
Morrow
Quannah
Maggie Ellis
Rotan
Robert Greenwood
Marfa
W. J. Flynn
Winters
E. R. Hopkins
Brazoria
L. B. Richards
Silverton
Gatun Gates Under Full Pressure Test in Panama
The large Gatun lower gates in Panama are subjected to their first full pressure test. Atlantic waters were admitted gradually and reached sea level, with water now at the 50 foot stage.
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Gatun
Panama
Gulf Storm Brings Widespread Rain Across Texas State
A Gulf storm drenches Texas with rain from the coast to inland areas and extends into Oklahoma. San Antonio reports .90 inches by 1:30 pm, with Corpus Christi tallied at 1.68 inches yesterday. Forecasts predict continued showers for 24 hours as the system moves inland. Major Buell notes a pattern of unsettled June weather with many cloudy days and ongoing rain.
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Oklahoma
San Antonio
Gulf
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Allen Buell
Rocky Mountains
Mexia
Nacogdoches
San Marcos
Sherman
Austin
Waxahachie
Corn Crop Insured in San Marcos and Lockhart Reports
San Marcos Texas June 28 a half inch of rain and 1 1 4 inches in surrounding country assure the corn crop cotton prospects are good though boll weevil appears on some farms Lockhart reports a half inch rain and corn will make about a half crop cotton is thriving no grasshoppers boll weevils seen in the area St Louis Missouri June 28 7 am temperature 85 degrees rising to 90 by 9 am
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San Marcos
Tex
Lockhart
St. Luis
ST. Louis
Rain Benefits Cotton In Floresville District
A good rain fell yesterday afternoon in the Floresville area, and young cotton plants will be greatly benefited by the moisture. Local farmers anticipate positive effects on early crop growth and yields.
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Floresville
Tex
Fine Rain Delights Luling Farmers
Luling Texas June 28 a fine rain fell here late yesterday bringing relief to farmers who welcomed the moisture to crops and pastures after a dry spell.
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Luling
Luling, Tex
Bronze Tablets to Mark Historic Sites Unveiling Planned
Plans completed for July 4 ceremony to unveil two bronze tablets marking the first telegraph office in the United States opened by Samuel F B Morse in 1845 and the first theatrical performance in the national capital, to be placed at the Department of the Interior offices.
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Washington
D. C
General Office
Department of the Interior
United States
National Capital
Samuel F. B. Morse
Forest fires checked in Alaska's Chugach forest
The forest service reports fires in the Chugach National Forest now nearly under control and cites 28 billion feet of lumber at risk. Rangers' timely actions and science prevented substantial damage, noting fires traceable to Russian occupancy.
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Washington, D. C
Chugach National Forest
Alaska
Forest Service
Chugach Forest
City to be financed for another month to cover June warrants
Mayor Brown, the finance committee, and Leon N. Walthall of West Texas Bank & Trust agreed to extend bank financing for about $75,000 in June city expenses. A bond issue decision and tentative budget are pending, dictating if financing will continue into next year.
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Brown
Leon N. Walthall
West Texas Bank & Trust Company
Jones
Walthall
Texas Clubs Elect Peeler President Covey VP
The Association of Texas Clubs elected John L. Peeler of Austin as president and John W. Covey of Fort Worth as vice president after reconciling earlier wrangling over club admissions. The group favors electing businessmen to the legislature over lawyers and plans to complete its work tonight.
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Galveston
Tex
Association of Texas Clubs
John L. Peeler
Austin
John W. Covey
Fort Worth
Oriental syndicate buys Venice Island land in delta region
Woo Fon 2nd Woo Sang of San Francisco and Woo Jung Hoy with Woo Kie of San Joaquin county recorded deeds forming a syndicate that purchased part of Venice Island, a major delta region tract. The fifteen camp island is now partially owned by orientals, signaling the expected operation of the anti alien law. The group paid a high price for the land.
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Stockton
Cal
Woo Fon
Woo Sang
San Francisco
Woo Jung Hoy
Woo Kie
San Joaquin County
Venice Island
Lavernia and Sutherland Springs Journal Road Improvement Plan
Citizens of Lavernia and Sutherland Springs will join forces next Wednesday to repair the seven mile road between the towns. Farmers along the route will participate and women will serve a picnic dinner at noon. Local businesses will close for the event as county wide interest in better roads grows.
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Lavernia
Tex
Sutherland Springs
Page to host Fourth of July reception at hotel in London
American ambassador Walter Hines Page cannot secure a residence in London. He planned a house purchase negotiations to conclude this week, but the owner raised rent after learning Page’s identity, prompting him to hold the Fourth of July reception at a hotel instead.
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London
Walter Hines Page
Court of St. James
Blind youths bowl in New York competition
Augustus Steneck, a blind youth, scored 174 in bowling as part of a three week tourney for eight other sightless players. They played 108 games at the Lighthouse for the Blind with aid from shouted directions when pins remained.
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New York
Augustus Steneck
Steneck
Lighthouse
New York Association For the Blind
Leased Wire Day Reported by Associated Press Service
The San Antonio Light cites its exclusive Leased Wire Day report from the Associated Press as the greatest general news service with about 20,000 words daily. It notes the paper also carries its own large special service.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Light
Federal Defeated Nsanora Commander in Pursuit
A clash unfolds as federal forces defeat NSANORA commander while a thousand Yaqui Indians pursue fleeing soldiers. The pursuit underscores regional strife and ongoing clashes amid ongoing conflicts in the area.
Fall of last Federal stronghold in Sonora feared
From Douglas Arizona June 28 through Hermosillo Governor Pesqueira reports General Ojeda's federal army scattered and Huerta's commander a fugitive as Constitutionalist forces gain near Guaymas. Obregon plans to push further while Bacatete and Santo Guaymas see detachments occupy key suburbs and port defenses.
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Douglas
Arizona
Ojeda
Huerta
Ortize
Guaymas
Sonora
Pesqueira
Hermosillo
Roberto Pesquiera
Washington
General Obregon
Bacatete
Gulf
Comr
Ma Trujillo
Santo Guaymas
Strategy Portance
Cess
REPORTS REBEL APPROACH NEAR BORDER TOWN
A dispatch from El Paso notes Villa forces marching from Juarez toward the border port with 2000 cavalry and rifles. General Bliss, in charge of the Southern Department, prepares to guard Am and property and signals readiness to deploy artillery and signals if conditions worsen. Reports describe Villa’s army as divided into three columns advancing toward Gracias and Grandes in Chihuahua.
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Hugh L. Scottys
United States
Tasker H. Bliss
Southern Department
Juarez
Elos
Ninth Cavalry
Ger
Partment
Bliss
Ing
EL Paso
Tex
Samuel Navarro
Francisco Villa
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