Pacific Warships Plan Blockade of Coast of Mexico
The Pacific fleet prepares a rapid dash down the Mexican west coast with destroyers led by Hull and supported by San Diego and Pittsburgh. Admiral Winslow plans to seal Mexican ports south of Manzanillo to Salina Cruz if needed, as Maryland and South Dakota join for orders and marine transport.
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San Diego
Cal
W. W. Bradley
Hopkins
Truxton
Winslow
Guaymas
Mazattlan
Admiral Winslow
Mexican West Coast
Fullam
Manzanillo
Salina Cruz
Maryland
Puget Sound Navy Yard
South Dakota
Puget Sound
San Francisco
Fire damages house on Charleston Street
Firefighters report the kitchen roof at 153 Charleston Street burned away Tuesday afternoon around 4 35. Sparks caused the blaze and much contents were ruined by water. Part of the roof on the main building was damaged. The Protes tant Orphan Asylum owns the home occupied by Mrs M Davis. Loss is insured.
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Charleston Street
Protestant Orphan Asylum
W R Allen Favored for Supreme Court Vacancy
Washington June 21 Senators Overman and Simmons proposed W R Allen associate justice of the North Carolina supreme court for the vacant Supreme Court seat created by the resignation of former Justice Hughes.
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W. R. Allen
Washington
W.R. Allen
North Carolina Supreme Court
Wilson
Overman and Simmons
Supreme Court
Hughes
Americans Fast Leaving Mexico
A special car with thirty Americans, mostly women, departed Mexico City for Vera Cruz as officials plan a larger train to evacuate 600 or more Americans still in the capital. Dispatches from consular officers note high tension but no disturbances, while rumors of war are denied.
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Washington
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
State Department
Rodgers
Mexico
Guyant Atr Progreso
Alvaredo
United States
Mrs Drexel Wins $90,000 Per Year Alimony
Rita Armstrong Drexel, wife of Anthony J. Drexel, was awarded a yearly allowance of 50000 dollars by Justice Neville in London chancery court. The case followed a 1915 divorce action in Paris and a prior separation in 1911, with five life insurance policies valued at 306000 dollars assigned to a trustee for her benefit.
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London
Rita Armstrong Drexel
Anthony J. Drexel
Justice Neville
Chancery Court
Drexel
France
Six of Her 14 Sons Wear U.S. Uniforms
In Baltimore on June 21 Mrs. Mary Wolfe notes that six of her fourteen sons serve in U.S. forces. Two serve with cavalry in Mexico, one is in the Twelfth Artillery in Vermont, and three belong to the Fourth Regiment Maryland National Guard.
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Baltimore
Mary Wolfe
United States
Cavalry
Mexico
Twelfth Artillery
Vermont
Maryland National Guard
Charges Dropped Against German Banker Griese
Washington officials dropped charges against Frederick Griese a German banker detained in El Paso for alleged neutrality violations. Chief Bielaski directed the El Paso agent to halt proceedings after investigators found no evidence of violations and Griese was suspected of anti American propaganda in Mexico.
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Washington
Bielaski
Department of Justice
Bureau of Investigation
el Paso
Frederick Griese
Griese
Department
Mexico
Mississippi Exchanges Adopt Cotton Standards
Official cotton standards of the United States have been adopted by the Clarksdale Cotton Exchange Greenville Cotton Exchange Greenwood Cotton Exchange and Yazoo City Cotton Exchange in Mississippi. This brings the total to 31 exchanges and associations adopting the standards, announced by the department of agriculture.
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Washington
United States
Clarksdale Cotton Exchange
Clarksdale
Miss
Greenville Cotton Exchange
Greenville
Greenwood Cotton Exchange
Greenwood
Yazoo City
California hotel man on big tour in auto
Mr. W. T. Clark, a Los Angeles hotel man, travels across the United States with his wife Louis Berhlert and driver Walter Learnard in a Hudson Super-Six. They stopped briefly in Mobile from Montgomery and nearby cities and continued toward New Orleans. The tour includes Cuba, and they left Los Angeles May 8 aiming to return by November 15.
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W. T. Clark
Los Angeles
Louis Berhlert
Walter Learnard
Mobile
Montgomery
New Orleans
Cuba
Clark
Vitagraph Plans to Film Mobile Scenes
Vitagraph Company to film scenes around Mobile. Harry C. Simpson representing Vitagraph, headquartered in Atlanta, meets at the Battle House to review conditions for multiple forthcoming motion pictures of Mobile locales.
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Vitagraph Company
Mobile
Harry C. Simpson
Atlanta, Ga
Battle House
American Missions Seized by Turks in Turkey
American board of foreign missions properties including schools and hospitals at Marsovan and Sivas valued over a half million dollars were commandeered by Turkish authorities for military use. Missionaries, arriving in New York today, say the move followed a May seizure amid tense US Germany relations. They remain in Constantinople under shelter, with news about the seizure tightly censored.
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New York
American Board of Foreign Missions
Marsovan
Sivas
Turkey
United States
Germany
Constantinople
Constatinople
Posse Pursues Armed Bandits Near San Antonio
A band of armed Mexicans about 16 miles west of San Antonio remained at large as a local posse and 40 more volunteers searched the area. Authorities said the group has limited its activity to intimidation of local Mexicans and one elderly man escaped to warn officials.
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San Antonio
Tex
Sixteen Americans From Constantinople Arrive in New York
Sixteen Americans who left Constantinople due to food scarcity and local anti foreign sentiment arrived in New York aboard the Danish steamship Oscar II. Among them were Prof. Hygry B. Dewing, Charles J. Lewis, George K. Huntington, connected with Robert College, and Prof. Maurice Tanguary, a zoologist with the McMillan Crockerland expedition.
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New York
Constantinople
Oscar
Hygry B. Dewing
Charles J. Lewis
George K. Tluntington
Robert College
Turkey
Maurice Tanguary
McMillan Crockerland
Recruiting Successful Along the Pacific Coast
San Francisco reports continued success in recruiting national guard units to war strength at mobilization centers in California Washington Oregon and Montana. By week’s end officers expect all Pacific coast state and Montana units to report readiness for service on the Mexican border.
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San Francisco
National Guard
California
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Pacific Coast
Irvington to Host Gulf Horticulturists Meeting
The Gulf Coast Horticulturists will hold their quarterly meeting on June 29 in Irvington. Local preparations are underway with many expected from Mobile and Baldwin counties and a large barbecue planned to entertain attendees.
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Gulf Coast Horticulturists
Irvington
Mobile
Baldwin Counties
Negro convict escapes from lumber camp in Tuscaloosa
Ollie Barney, a negro convict sent from Mobile County for horse stealing, escaped a Tuscaloosa lumber camp on Tuesday. The horse belonged to Sheriff W. H. Holcombe. Barney previously stole lumber for a house and later stole paint to decorate it. The state convict department offers a $50 reward for his capture.
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Ollie Barney
Mobile County
Tuscaloosa
W. H. Holcombe
Barney
State Convict Department
Their Married Life
A fragment from a social column continues a couple’s discussion about a modest vacation and shared living arrangements. The dialogue hints at planning a simple retreat and a late night routine as they consider how to spend time together.
Asquith defers Irish situation reply in Commons
In London on June 21 Prime Minister Asquith refused to answer in the house of commons on the Irish situation stating that delicate negotiations in progress require a postponement of his reply until next week. Unionist cabinet members met today with Sir Edward Carson, Ulster leader, to discuss the matter.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
Edward Carson
Sewing machine demo at Hammel's with free giveaway
A sewing machine demonstration at Hammel's advertised for tomorrow offers one machine free to a present attendee. Be on hand between 3 and 4 p.m. to claim the prize.
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Hammel’s
Mobile
Hammel's Tomorrow Ree Time Window Noted
A brief item notes Hammel's schedule for tomorrow with a single "ree" between 3 and 4 p.m. indicating a planned event or meeting.
Allies Planning Defense in Trade Conference
Paris reports the permanent economic committee formed after the allies economic conference met at the Foreign Office under Denys Cochin. The press enthusiasm centers on practical measures to defend the allies in the commercial war waged by Germany, viewed as organized and determined.
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Paris
Foreign Office
Denys Cochin
Watermelon acreage rises as cantaloupe area drops in agriculture report
The department of agriculture reports an increase in watermelon acreage and a slight decrease in cantaloupe acreage. In fifteen principal states watermelon land totals 100 965 acres versus 96 508 last year, while cantaloupe acreage in 41 273 states 41 981 last year.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
New Ship Brokerage Firm Formed In Mobile
Several Mobile residents filed articles of incorporation for Schooner Longfellow Company a new ship brokerage with capital stock of 15000. Incorporators include Jex Luce G M Rosen grant T K Jackson H T Inge and S A LeBlanc.
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Mobile
Longfellow Company
Messrs
Jex Luce
G. M. Rosengrant
T. K. Jackson
H. T. Inge
A. LeBlanc
Yalton and Sir Knight Searched for Arms by Federal Patrol
Federal authorities watched the armed launches Yalton and Sir Knight near Campeche Mexico. The patrols aimed to stop munitions for Mexico but found the search fruitless after escorting the vessels several miles offshore, releasing them with clearance papers for flour and other merchandise.
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Mobi
Fort Morgan
Yalton
Sir Knight
Mexico
Walton
Theo' A
Campeche
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