Platform praises William regime and Republican pledges
The Ohio Republican platform from Columbus pledges economy and reform. It cites acts on tax law highway improvements wage protections and civil service while promising care for state institutions veterans and public funds. It calls for industrial peace, home rule, and labor protections including a seven day work week equivalent and workers' compensation strengthening.
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Parrott Whittemore
Warnes
Ohio
Winans
Public Allies Commission
Common Pleas
Smith-Mollaw Agricultural
Agricultural Department
Highway Department
Republican Party
Ambls
Plan to Avoid Typhoid Infection From Mexican Refugees
Assistant Secretary Newton of the treasury department after consultation with Surgeon General Blue of the public health service took steps to avoid danger of the spread of typhus infection from Mexican refugees who are dammed over the border. Appeals to the federal government to help prevent typhus epidemic have come from officials of border cities. There is no present intention to embargo travel from Mexico.
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Washington J
Newton
Treasury Department
Blue
Public Health Service
Fieral
Mexico
Committee Recommends Immediate Naval Expansion and Dreadnoughts
Washington reports senators push for eight capital ships eight battleships and battle cruisers with a navy total of 74,700 personnel rising to 87,000 in emergencies. Proposals include 27 submarines nine gunboats and higher ammo and yard funding while setting cost caps for dreadnoughts and battle cruisers and retaining aviation funding for dirigibles.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Naval Affairs
General Board
House
Charleston Navy Yard
Mare Island Navy Yard
Sheriff Robert Phillips Dies by Suicide in Madison County Jail
Madison county Sheriff Robert Phillips shot himself in the county jail, a note claiming innocence amid suspicions tied to the murder of Probate Judge W T Lawler. The incident follows another suicide by attorney H S Pleasants last week who cited fear of suspected involvement.
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Huntsville
Ala
Robert Phillips
Madison County
W T Lawler
H. S. Pleasants
Orders Allow Railroads to Ignore Haul Clause
Interstate Commerce Commission issues waivers permitting several railroads to disregard the long and short haul clause in cases where water competition must be met to enable rate competition.
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Washington, DC
Interstate Commerce Commission
Civilians Ordered From Juarez by General Gonzales
All women and children are being moved out of Juarez by garrison commander General Francisco Gonzales as a precaution against a possible clash with General Bell's forces, with the evacuation already under way.
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Juarez
el Paso
Tex
Francisco Gonzales
Bell
Two Killed in Wreck Near Ellwood City
A Harmonose railway wreck near Ellwood City, Newcastle area, leaves two dead and many injured as emergency crews respond to the collision on the tracks. Authorities investigation continues.
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Newcastle
Ellwood City
Doctors Tender Their Services at National Eclectic Meet
Cedar Point California physicians offer 2000 doctors to President Wilson and Secretary Baker for war duty. The National Eclectic Medical Association’s 47th annual convention closes with a unanimous resolution to enlist members, telegraphed to Washington.
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Cedar Point
Wilson
Baker
National Eclectic Medical Associations
F . Posthe
Shepard
Washington
Border forces tally as U S troops oppose Carranza fronts
The report notes mobilized National Guard units totaling about 67 000 along a 1800 mile border against Carranza forces. It details front line distributions with 12 000 and 40 000 to 15 000 troops in Sonora and Chihuahua, while Pershing faces multiple fronts.
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National Guard of the
United States
Carranza
Ballote Vatner
Tony Eeeeesees
Sonora
Calles
Chihuahua
Pershing
Call to Arms for Nation's Defense by War Secretary
Secretary of War Baker calls on governors to mobilize state militias and National Guard for national service. He outlines muster points, minimum peace strength, and procedures for reorganizing units to meet federal tables and be accepted into U S service.
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United States
Organized Militia
National Guard
State of
Eastern Department
United States Army
War Department
Division of Militia Affairs
Chronology of Mexico Crisis from Madero to Villa
Chronology covers key events from the 1910 Madero revolution through 1919 turmoil, noting Diaz’s resignation, Huerta’s dictatorship, Carranza and Villa clashes, U S actions, and raids along the border including the Columbus and Chihuahua incidents with American casualties and punitive expeditions.
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Mexico
Madero
Pourfirio Diaz
Villa
Carnejutla
Lansing
Columbus
Dodd
General Pershing
Militia Short of Peace Strength Across National Guard
War Department records show the National Guard is 22 000 men short of its peace strength of 151 000, and 18 000 short of its full war strength of 315 000. Only two divisions have organized headquarters, 28 of 36 brigades have organized staffs, and regimental trains and wagons are largely incomplete amid scarce regular officers.
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War Department
National Guard
Sifth
New York
Pennsylvania
Condition of the National Guard by State
War department records show state by state guard status. Alabama reports medical department good and field artillery poor while infantry is fair and good. Arizona lists medical department good and infantry fair and good. Arkansas notes First Infantry Companies B D F K poor with other units rated good or better.
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War Department
National Guard
Alabama
Field Artillery
Arizona
Military department ratings by state and unit mix
A long list of state medical departments and unit branches with quality ratings for cavalry field artillery infantry engineers coast artillery and more. Several states show mixed results with good very good and fair across divisions.
Ultimatum to Carranza Demands Prisoner Release
Washington reports the state department telegram giving Carranza a June 25 ultimatum. It demands immediate release of Carrizal prisoners and return of U S property, and warns that war with Mexico is seen as inevitable by President Wilson.
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Wilson
Congress
Washington
Ddc
State Department
James Linn Rodgers
Mexico City
Arredondo
Carrizal
Mexican War Department
Jacinto B Trevino
Pershing
Trevino
Chihuahua
United States
Aredondo
Mexico
Stone
Missouri
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Senator Lodge
Representative Flood
House Committee On Foreign Relations
Madman Killings Unfold in Perry Tragedy
In Perry, a madman killed William Proper 21 and Ad die Proper 17. Emery Bowen 33, the slayer, was found dead with a bullet to the heart in briars near the scene. Letters from Fred Bowen of Claremont California and L D Bowen of Perry reveal Bowen plotted in California and planned to shoot and then end his own life.
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Painesville
William Proper
Addie Proper
Perry
Melvin Keever
Emery Bowen
Bowen
Fred Bowen
Claremont
Cal
L D Bowen
California
War truck order to double Peerless plant output
Cleveland government orders for motor trucks rush through Peerless Motor Car Co. The original 1,590 units may grow by 2,800 more as the United States bids accelerate. Trucks priced at 3,700 dollars each.
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Cleveland
Peerless Motor Car Co
United States
Peerless Company
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