Hunger Driving Recruits to Carranza Flag
El Paso reports hunger pushing Carranza forces to recruit in northern Mexico for possible conflict with the United States. Peons starved for food flock to his banner for sustenance, with boys and older men said to be enlisted. An American businessman in Mexico City estimates about 25,000 troops in Chihuahua state, including 2,090 in Chihuahua City, 4,000 in Juarez, and 5,000 in Villa Ahumada, near El Paso, surrounding the U.S. expeditionary command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Carranza
Mexico
United States
Mexico City
Chihuahua State
Chihuahua City
Juarez
Villa Ahumada
Chihuahua
Granger Liver Regulator Promises Quick Digestive Relief
Symptoms of sluggish digestion signal liver and bowel issues and early treatment is urged. The ad promotes Granger Liver Regulator as a painless, harmless remedy that contains no injurious chemicals, priced at 25 cents and sold in tin boxes for long potency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granger Liver Regulator
Refugees describe hunger as troops move toward San Antonio and Madras
Refugees recount dire conditions as forces march from Chihuahua toward the Mexican Northwestern line south of Pershing. They speak of starvation, raw beans and a failed search for an American body near the Texas Chihuahua border. Consul T D Edwards sets a desk in Juarez customs for limited diplomatic work while noting the consulate remains open with restricted staff. Detachments on both sides say no evidence of the reported body is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chihuahua
San Antonio
Madras
Pershing
el Valle
el Paso
Juarez
United States
T. D. Edwards
Francisco Gonzalez
Rio Grande
George Bell, Jr
Texas
Milliken Nomination in Maine Now Assured
Maine Republicans have assured Carl E. Milliken's nomination for governor and Frederick Hale's for U S senator as returns from yesterday's primaries come in from all but 104 of 522 towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milliken
Maine
Portland
Carl E. Milliken
Frederick Hale
United States
Boats Past and Present Continue Romance of Modern Liners
A discussion of passenger liners as floating cities and their cultural impact. The article notes poets and novelists drawing inspiration from engines and turbines, contrasting modern steamship romance with older watercraft and calling for a shift beyond mechanical views to capture the poetry of pistons and propulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kipling
Conrad
Thomas de Quincey
Venice
America
South Seas
Brussiloff Details Russian Success Against Allies
London dispatch relays interview with General Brussiloff, commander of Russian forces, describing rapid gains against Austrians and Germans. He credits coordinated actions across fronts, simultaneous attacks, and strong unity among army branches, citing major advances in the Rovno sector and overall effectiveness gained from two years of hard warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Times
Petrograd
Brussiloff
Rovno
Russians Advancing On Front Split By War News
General Brussiloff praises Russian infantry and prisoners taken while forecasting continued summer offensives. He notes Kovel as a strategic center for German Austrian intercommunication and warns German forces may retreat from the region as Austrian lines crumble. He expects political effects in Austria Hungary and Romania, with renewed pressure on the Balkans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kovel
Russia
Brussiloff
Austria-Hungary
Czernowitz
Romania
Balkan States
Whistler and vicinity social notes and a Whistler game
Whistler Methodist Sunday school plans a lawn party in Johns Park tonight and Bethany Baptist Church ladies aid hosts an ice cream lawn party and festival in Peters Park Tuesday night. A home wedding unites Roy Calloway and Emma Knight at William Shoemate’s residence. A D Davis defeats Prichard 13 to 12 in ten innings at Whistler diamond.
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Whistler Methodist Sunday School
Johnson's Park
Ladiesx Aid Society
Bethany Baptist Church
Peterson's Park
L. J. Daugherty
Ethel Daugherty
Tébbie
Ala
C. O. Walker
Emanuel A. Alvarez
Dallas
Texas
Juanita
W. E. Davis
Leakesville
Miss
Edward Davis
Third Street
Randolph Johnson
Viola
Kaysville
Beatty Goleman
May Pullen
Mobile
W. F. Smith
Fourth Street
Emanuel Fillippone
Vito Fillippone
New Orleans
Lillie Powell
Repton
Nell Kelley
Walter Rivers
Carrie
Walter, Jr
McAuley
Joseph J. Harris
Roy Calloway
Emma Knight
William Shoemate
Calloway
Whistler
Miss Knight
A. D. Davis
Prichard
Railway Bridge Destroyed by Fire near Laredo
A small bridge on the International and Great Northern Railway thirty miles east of Laredo was burned tonight. Texas Rangers and military authorities investigate reports that Mexican bandits set the fire. The night train into Laredo is delayed pending reconstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Texas
International and Great Northern
Texas Tangers
Mobile Chamber hears plans for new factories and highway
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Mobile 100 new members joined since January with 50 attending. A Typographical Union reading urged backing the 1918 convention in Mobile. Herlock Automatic Ignitions Co. announced as a factory to cut gasoline use with Adams as president Herzog as VP and Swift as secretary treasurer. A second floor lease was authorized for the chamber move. The chamber opposed the Shields bill ceding water power to private firms and urged support for the forest highway project shaping Mobile's future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
John J. Russell
Mobile Typographical Union No. 27
International Typographical Union
Mobile
Herlock Automatic Ignitions Company
A. G. Adams
J. Herzog
L. A. Swift
Walter Matlock
Mobile Privates Promoted in Alabama National Guard
Four privates of the Mobile battalion received promotions in Special Orders No. 11 issued June 19 1916. H H Brickell and Cecil F Bates two former The Mobile Item staff members were promoted along with James J Alvarez and William Bethea. Brickell became battalion sergeant major Bates regimental quartermaster sergeant and Bethea regimental color sergeant with rank dates from June 15 or 19 1916.
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Mobile Battalion
H. H. Brickell
James J. Alvarez
Mobile Item
Wilson
Brickell
Yazoo City
Miss
Pensacola
Mobile
Alvarez
Cecil F. Bates
William Bethea
Headquarters First Infantry
Ala
James H. Thigpen
John Hamil
Elgin C. Cowart
Company M
Maddox
Vester J. Thompson
First Infantry
Gulfport Railway Strike Ends As Agreement Reached
In Gulfport Mississippi on June 19 an agreement ends the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad strike. Union members will return to work tomorrow under former conditions while the dispute is referred to a federal mediation board. Trains resume normal schedules. Rotary Club and local business leaders helped broker the settlement.
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Gulfport
Miss
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Company
Federal Board of Mediation
Rotary Club
Board of Trade
Young Men's Business Club of
Jackson
T. E. Batson
Hattiesburg
James L. Taylor
W. A. White
R. L. Simpson
George M. Foote
Long Term Convict Williams Escapes From Camp
Mobile reports the escape of Adolph Williams a twelve year convict from Shreve Alabama convict camp for forgery. Williams paroled by Governor O Neal in 1914 violated parole and was returned to prison. A $50 reward is offered for his capture and he must serve out the full term if recaptured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Adolph Williams
Williams
Shreve
Ala
O'Neal
Transport Dixie Heads to Key West for Stores and Troops
Philadelphia June 20. The transport Dixie sailed from the navy yard to Key West to load stores and be held in readiness to move troops to the east coast or to assist marines from Haiti and San Domingo to a Mexican port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Dixie
Navy Yard
Key West
Haiti
San Domingo
Mexical
Iced Tea and Indian Teas A Health Note
A short note claims tea harms kidneys but Indian brews from roots and herbs cure ills. Ge Bar Dy Tea is advertised as a blood liver and kidney cleanser sold for 10 cents a package with free samples from Phil Cresap Co of New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil. P. Cresap Co, Ltd
New Orleans
Dreadful Cough Cured by Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Mrs. Owen Caruthers of Wabash Indiana suffered a four year lingering cough after pneumonia. She tried many remedies without relief until Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which she says cured her after one bottle. Obtainable everywhere.
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Owen Caruthers
Wabash, Ind
Chamberlain
Uniform Rank J C U A M Offers Service For War
Wheeling West Virginia June 20 The services of the members of the uniform rank of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics have been tendered to Secretary Baker. The supreme commander Richard F Chaney said 3000 to 5000 men could be organized quickly for duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Order of United American Mechanics
Baker
Life Saving Exams at the Y M C A Tonight
The Volunteer Life Saving Corps will conduct life-saving examinations at six o'clock tonight at the Y M C A. Jessor A E Marriott led instructors in announcing a large number of applications. The corps has thirteen members with seven outstanding applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpa
Jessor A. E. Marriott
Iron Is Greatest Strength Builder Says Doctor
Dr Sauer promotes ordinary nuxated iron as the key to strength and endurance. Two five grain tablets three times daily for two weeks reportedly doubles energy in many nervous rundown cases, with claims of rapid improvement and refunds if results fail. Sold by Van Antwerp Drug Co and other druggists.
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New York,n. Y
Sauer
Europe
van Antwerp Drug C O
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