Thousands of U S Regulars in France for Allied Trenches
Thousands of American regulars and Marines arrive in France after crossing the Atlantic evading submarines. They join the Allied forces with supplies for months and will operate as an independent unit or as a connecting link between French and British armies under General Pershing.
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Washington, D. C
France
America
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Pershing
Sibert
White House
South Africa
United States
General Pershing
Army
San Antonio
Atlantic
War Department
Wilson
French High Commission
Washington
Baker
National Guard
Department
American Expeditionary Forces
Navy
American Troops Prepare for Front Move With Independent Force
Camp sites chosen and final training details worked out before the move to the front. Regiments of the national army formed from railroad workers and engineers will aid in supply and transport. Pershing’s disposition will be set in conference with French and British staff. The American troops will operate as an independent force allied with the Entente.
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National Army
War Department
Pershing
Sibert Named To Command First Force Abroad
Maj. Gen. William L. Sibert, long esteemed by France as a top engineer, has been given command of the first force sent abroad under Gen Pershing. His feats include work on the Gatun dam and Panama Canal locks, making him a key figure in the engineering and artillery theater behind the front lines.
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William L. Sibert
Pershing
France
General Sibert
Panama Canal
Gatun
United States
Sibert
Pacific Coast
Coal Price Cuts Move to Immediate Fix by Agencies
A letter urging action on coal prices prompts a conference to set tentative maximum prices to hold after July 1. The plan directs the Interior Department FTC and Defense Council on coal production to publish a tentative figure deemed fair and applies to all districts until full costs are known.
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Conference Committee
Secretary of the Interior
Federal Trade Commission
Defense Council Committee On
Ohio Coal Operators Resume Senate Testimony
Ohio coal operators resumed testimony before the Senate commerce committee in Washington on June 28 as resolutions by Senators Pomerene and Cummins seek to regulate production distribution and prices of coal.
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Washington, D. C
Ohio
Senate Commerce Committee
Pomerene and Cummins
Letter Offered In Court On Coal Price Probe
In New York on June 28 the government introduced a letter claiming that bunker coal prices in 1916 were lower than 1915 due to operators mistakes. The letter was offered during the trial of Virginia and West Virginia coal operators and corporations charged with restraining trade and fixing prices.
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New York
Virginia
West Virginia
Social notes give guests at San Antonio hotels
Clifton Hill's Joseph Frazier is registered at the Menger Hotel. Mrs J R Smith and Miss May Morrison of Tampico have apartments at the St Anthony. W W Foreman of San Angelo is stopping at the Lanier. B K Nixon and R B Nixon of Pearsall are among Thursday arrivals at the Gunter. Jolly of Dallas guest at the Menger. J L Wills of Houston at the St Anthony. H H Milner of Houston on business and registered at the Lanier. Dr M L Adair of Galveston arrives at the Gunter. George J Miller of Indianapolis stopping at the Menger. R B Creager of Brownsville has apartments at the St Anthony. G Hurlbut of Dallas guest at the Lanier. L Neyland and J W Kimbrough of Goliad and Ruth Spatz of Boyertown arrive at the Menger. Walter Weathersbee of Del Rio staying at the St Anthony. B J Cunningham of Houston guest at the Lanier. L Bell of Karnes City has apartments at the Gunter.
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Houston
St. Anthony
H. H. Milner
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Lanier Hotel
M. L. Adair
Galveston
Gunter
George J. Miller
Indianapolis
Menger
R. B. Creager
Brownsville
L. Bell
Karnes City
Army fliers land at Mineola after 300 mile Hampton Roads flight
Capt. J. B. G. Bartholf and Lt. Stevens of the United States aero nautical experimental station at Hampton Roads arrived in Mineola after a 300 mile flight. They started from Hampton Roads yesterday and expect to return today. The four hour fifteen minute trip was made at about six thousand feet in a standard army airplane.
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Mineola
N. Y
J. B. G. Bartholf
Stevens
United States Aeronautical Experimental Station
Hampton Roads
Commercial Executives Elect New Officers in Wichita Falls
The Texas Commercial Executives Association elected Porter Whaley of Amarillo as president and A. C. Connelly as vice president at a Wichita Falls meeting. Marlin was chosen as the next meeting location.
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Marlin
Wichita Falls
Tex
Texas Commercial Executives Association
Porter Whaley
Amarillo
A. C. Connelly
Enlistment Drive Sparks Texas Guard Mobilization
A San Antonio citizen committee launches a push to recruit volunteers for the Texas National Guard as 10 enlistments and 10 rallies unfold. Bands parade Alamo Plaza while banners rise from commercial workers to urge enlistment before a Saturday deadline.
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National Guard
Texas National Guard
General Headquarters
The
Field Artillery
St. Mary's Street
San Antonians
Alamo Plaza
Malvern-Hill Barnum
James Parker
San Antonio
Davis McGown
John A. Hulen
Hulen
Houston
McGown
Citizens Committee
Fred W. Cook
L. J. Hart
J. M. Watson
Floyd McGown
Frederick Combe
Thomas E. Mathis
William A Wurzbach
J. V. Hucker
William A. Wurzbach
Pimples and Greasy Complexion Healed by Cuticura
A Baltimore man reports eight to nine years of skin trouble including pimples blackheads and itching. After trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment he was cured using three cakes of soap and three boxes of ointment. The ad promotes Cuticura for dandruff and daily use and offers free samples by mail from Boston.
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F. P. Whitler
S. Glover St
Baltimore
Cuticura
Dept. H
Boston
Canadians Capture Suburb of Lens in Cavern Action
The French and Canadian forces cleared a cavern near Lens after an ambuscade in early 1915. German officers hid and surrendered only to an officer, while 150 soldiers with three officers folded arms. Prisoners were taken as French casualties were lighter than German losses, with the scene on a ridge separating close trenches.
Dunkirk Shelled as Dunkirk Port Bombarded by Long-Range Batteries
Berlin reports heavy long range batteries bombarded the Anglo French port of Dunkirk with visible effect. The enemy fired on Ostend in retaliation. Our artillery and mine throwers inflicted great damage on English trenches along the coast with no military damage reported.
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Berlin
London
Dunkirk
Ostend
Germans Arrive in New York Amid Bolivian Mission
Dr. Adolf Pauli former German minister to Brazil and Westen Sanden ex minister to Bolivia arrived in New York today with thirty six German consular officers. They will sail to Amsterdam under safe conduct from allied nations.
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Dr. Pauli
Brazil
Westen Sanden
Bolivia
N. Y
New York
Adolf Pauli
South America
Amsterdam
Army orders assign regimental and staff officers nationwide
The document lists numerous officer assignments across cavalry, infantry, artillery, and staff roles. It notes relieved generals and transfers including captains, lieutenants, and junior aviators, with movements to Governor's Island Buffalo Camp Borden Omaha Boston and other posts.
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Arthur Thayer
Francis H. Beach
Third Cavalry
William C. Rivers
Eighteenth Cavalry
Jesse M’carter
Nineteenth Cavalry
Tyree R. Rivers
Twentieth Cavalry
Robert A. Brown
Twentythird Cavalry
George H. Cameron
Twenty-fifth Cavalry
Willim L. Kenly
Seventh Field Artillery
George Irwin
Views Field Artillery
Edward F. M'Glane JR
Tenth Field Artillery
John E. M'Mahon
Sixteentth Field Artillery
Elmore G. Taggart
Henry D. Styer
Walter H. Gordon
George B. Duncan
Twenty
Beaumont B. Buck
Aes
Charles C. Ballou
Samuel L. Faison
Fort
Benjamin D. Mrse
Edward M. Lewis
Julius A. Penn
Ernest Smith
Fifty-seco
Benjamin W. Atkinson
Fifty-ninth
Samuel W. Miller
Sixty-first
Charles H. Barth
General Staff
Crusswell Garlington
Governor's Island
Ewing T. Pfooth
Eastern Department
Ordnance Department
Charles T. Harris JR
Harry A de Py
James H.burns
Jam L. Walsh
Alexander W. Maish
Herbert O'Leary
Harry R. Katz
Henry C. Davis SR
Aeeeer E. Kim Ey
Leonard L. Rett
Carl Waldmann
Charles A. Schimel
Penklez O. Wright
Freeman W. Owley
Lewis A.’ NI Torenson
Philip R. Faymonville
Russell L. Mae SI
Charles F. Baxter
Sidney P. Spalding
Stephen M. Gregor
Albion R. Rockwood
John H. Woodberry
el Feso
Hartwell G. Sorrell
Walter A. Sands
Henry G. Bradt
Edwin F. Post
Rexie E. Gilliam
Edward G. Common
Albert Sheridan
Edward R. Davis
Edward Ellsworth
Chalmer
M’reaken
Augustus Duneway
Robert I. Hostetter
Harold Martin
Buffalo
Camp Borden
Toronto
Earl L, and
Sqquardon
Chiear
Army War College
James A. Shipton
Coast Artillery
Crank A. Grant
San Francisco
Omaha
Reee
Gonzales. Abingam
Boston
Two Pound Loaf Settles Butter Dispute
A farmer and a local baker argued over butter weight. The farmer refused to bring scales to court, claiming he weighs using one of the baker’s two pound loaves to measure two pounds of butter. The magistrate heard the witty exchange before ruling.
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Pat
One Hundred in Kerry Joke
Two Englishmen meet an Irishman on a Kerry road. They joke about counts and Pat replies there are one hundred of them. He explains I am the one and you are the two naughts.
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Kerry
Pat
Upson Board Steves Sash and Door Co Ad Campaign
An advertising item for Steves Sash and Door Co presents an adjusted modern built in furniture concept. The notice highlights custom carpentry offerings and design options.
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Upson Board Steves Sash & Door CO
Adj
Modern
Built-In’ Furniture
Steves Sash & Door Co.—Ady
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