Juarez Prepares for the Struggle
Federal forces dig rifles pits and trenches on Juarez western outskirts as barbed wire rises. An outpost of 100 guards sits two miles south while scouting moves extend east and west under General Salazar. Villa’s column camps 50 miles west at Palomas ranch and Ortega’s cavalry seen opposite San Elizario 25 miles east. Constitutionalist agents in El Paso predict an attack by week’s end.
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EL Paso
Tex
Juaraz
Salazar
Villa
Palomas Ranch
Ortega
San Elizario
Juarez
Death of Henry Rochefort in Aix les Bains
Henry Rochefort a leading figure in French political life died in Aix les Bains at 83 after a complication of maladies. The prominent statesman passed away today in the spa town.
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Henry Rochefort
Aix Les Braines
Kirby Will Tell About Mulhall
John Kirby Jr former president of the National Association of Manufacturers says he would testify before the Senate committee on Mulhall but asks for a delay. He confirms Mulhall sold papers from his association tenure to the New York World and recalls Mulhall’s dismissal as a field agent with limited pay and expenses.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
John Kirby, Jr
National Association of Manufacturers
Antipodes
Senatorial Committee
Martin M. Mulhall
Kirby
Mulhall
New York World
Association
Washington
Board of Directors
Washington Bell Old Days Passes Away
Miss Narcissa Pillow Saunders a Washington belle from the Buchanan era dies in Nashville aged noted as postmaster general Aaron V. Brown’s stepdaughter and Gideon J. Pillow’s niece. Once famed Tennessee beauty and last survivor of a once wealthy family.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Narcissa Pillow Saunders
Washington
Buchanan
Aaron V. Brown
Gideon J. Pillow
Tennessee
Sheriff Hood Replies to Oates Jail Report as Fiction
Montgomery Alabama July 1 Sheriff Horace Hood criticizes Dr William H Oates prison inspection report as deceptive biased and driven by personal hostility He denounces allegations of jail filth and mistreatment as unfounded and urges Governor to review the document with caution while defending jail conditions and operations.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dr. Oates
Horace Hood
Montgomery County
William H. Oates
Minto Case Causes Legal Tangles Across Alabama
In Alabama the Mike Minto case sows ongoing legal turmoil. Minto, a white man sentenced to six months by a Montgomery jury, now enjoys freedom despite no parole. The state’s highest court affirmed the sentence, habeas corpus maneuvers unfolded, and the Court of Appeals may revisit its ruling. A concurrent case involving James Adams, a Black man charged with keeping a gaming table, faces similar procedural twists and potential pardons.
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Montgomery
Ala
Mike Minto
Alabama
Minto
Court of Appeals
Sureme Court
Jeames Adams
Adams
White Couple Held at Montgomery for Arson
In Montgomery Alabama Jake Heller a white fruit peddler and his wife Clara were arrested on arson charges after a fire at their home early yesterday. Evidence included burned candles celluloid collars excelsior and bedding piled to feed the flames with the building almost destroyed though insured. Captain E J Griffith notes detecting oil scent at the scene and the couple are locked up at the police station.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jake Heller
Clara Heller
E. J. Griffith
Fire Department
Eee Wal
Heller
Tethe
Montgomerys Duped by Negro Funeral Ruse
An elaborate confidence scam in Montgomery involves a tall Black man posing as a bereaved grandchild to obtain clothing and cash for a fictitious grandmother’s funeral. Officials traced the ruse through limited leads and turned it over to police seeking the alleged claimant.
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Montgomery
Ala
Sanitary Department
Brussell
Emory and Henry Gets Big Endowment Fund
The Rockefeller Foundation subscribed 50000 dollars and Andrew Carnegie 26000 dollars to Emory and Henry College. The campaign closed to raise 75000 dollars for the endowment. Of 150000 dollars now available one hundred thousand funds the endowment and fifty thousand backs the building program including a new central building costing 75000 dollars.
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Emory and Henry
Associated Press
Knoxville
Tenn
Rockefeller Foundation
Andrew Carnégie
Emory and Henry College of Virginia
Atlanta among candidates for NEA convention host city
Salt Lake City reports that Atlanta is among the candidate cities for hosting the next National Education Association convention. Other nominees include Atlantic City Asbury Park Baltimore St. Louis and St. Paul. The meeting this year opens in Salt Lake City next Saturday.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Utah
Atlanta
National Education Association
Georgia City
Atlantic City
Asbury Park
N. J
Baltimore
St. Louis
St. Paul
Suffragettes Seek Location for Auto Factory in Montgomery
A group of western women contacted Montgomery's Commercial Club about a proposed automobile factory backed by suffragette funds. The plan envisions a $200,000 investment, 200 workers, and production of about 100 cars monthly in its first year, with a test track to be built on a suburban site.
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Montgomery
Ala
Kennedy
Commercial Club
Five Victims of Rookery Blaze in Greenwich Village
New York July 1 The fire demolished an old hotel in Greenwich Street. Five victims, three unidentified men a woman and a second person, were taken to a police station unclaimed today. About seventy escaped from the crowded building as investigators probe a mysterious origin.
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New York
Greenwich
Europe
Surprise wedding ends revival greeting at church
At Oakland City Baptist Church Atlanta on July 1 a couple, Miss Estelle Whitaker and Alvin Gill, surprised the congregation by presenting a marriage license as they sought matrimony during the final night of a two week revival. Pastor Dr A C Ward officiated the ceremony after the license was revealed.
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Atlanta
Oakland City Baptist Church
A. C. Ward
Ronan
Estelle Whitaker
Alvin . Gill
King Hardware Company
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promoted as Universal Remedy
An advert boasts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as essential for burns cuts wounds and scalds in every home. J H Polanco of Delavanile Texas credits the salve with healing a severely cut foot that others doubted could recover. The copy claims it as the world’s best salve available for 26 cents, recommended by Van Antner Drug Corp.
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Bucklen
J. H. Polanco
Delavanile
Tex. R. No. 2
van Antner Drug Corp
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Mobile
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