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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1916

Page

5

Tension Eases After Carrizal Incident Border Return

El Paso reports a drop in border tension as 23 Troopers of the Tenth Cavalry and an American scout prisoner are safely returned to U S soil. Consul Andres Garcia cites hopeful steps toward peace while plans begin for repatriation and burial of likely 15 American dead.

EL Paso Texas Tenth Cavalry Les Villa Ahumada Chihuahua City Juarez United States Andres Garcia Ate el Paso U. S George Bell, Jr Garcia Carrizal Fort Bliss Hospital

A Cough May Lead to Tuberculosis

A remedy called Eckman's Alterative is promoted for coughs that may signal tuberculosis. The ad claims twenty years of use with beneficial results, plus emphasis on rest, diet, and fresh air. It notes calcium chlorid content and safety, selling through R L Braswell and leading druggists, Laboratory Philadelphia.

Eckman R. L. Braswell Philadelphia

Abe Martin Clem Harner Keeps Taft Era Dollar Curiosity

Abe Martin Clem Harner preserves a dollar saved during the final year of the Taft administration. He uses leftover biscuits to form a border for a flower bed.

Clem Harner

Troopers From Chihuahua Arrive at Fort Bliss Amid War Tension

Twenty three troopers from Chihuahua reach Fort Bliss while tests for disease exposure proceed. Captain Morey of the Tenth Cavalry visits his men, hailed as saved from Carrizal wounds. Watermelon gifts and border tensions accompany preparations for National Guard arrivals in El Paso.

Chihuahua Mexico Lewis 8 Morey Tenth Cavalry Fort Bliss Carrizal Francisco Gonzales Juarez Bell el Paso William Parker Hachita N. M National Guard

plan to preserve health of troops and care for sick

San Antonio Texas June 30 Adequate preparations to preserve the health of troops moving to the border and to care for the sick and wounded have been completed Base hospitals with five hundred beds each are in San Antonio and Fort Bliss a smaller base hospital at Douglas Arizona with more planned Camp hospitals along the border at Fort Crockett Eagle Pass Laredo and Nogales The regular army has seven field hospital companies and seven ambulance companies the national guard adds twenty two field hospitals and twenty two ambulance companies with motor ambulances and motor trucks for each field hospital

San Antonio Texas Mexico Fort Bliss Douglas Ariz Fort Crockett Galveston Eagle Pass Laredo Nogales National Guard

Army medical officials tout typhoid protection for guardsmen

Washington reports Surgeon General Gorgas cites eight typhoid cases in the entire U S Army over the past year despite global postings from Alaska to the Philippines. Sir William Osler commends the achievement, crediting prophylaxis and officer training. Army surgeons vow to extend protection to national guardsmen and federal volunteers when called.

Washington Gorgas United States Alaska Gulf Coast Panama Philippines Hawaii China William Osler

Clemency Plea for Sir Roger Casement by Manchester Guardian

London June 30 The Manchester Guardian urges clemency for Sir Roger Casement. It acknowledges only death could have been the sentence, but argues the execution would bolster fanaticism rather than resolve the Irish question. Other papers echo mercy to aid Ireland’s future.

London The Manchester Guardian Roger Casement Guardian Casement

Atom scale minds and vast time contrasts imagined

A feature discusses infinitesimal beings in atoms and compares their lifespans to human generations, using light and atomic motion as time scales. It argues mind can exist in minute creatures and even in vast, cosmic scales, then adds an advertisement for Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy.

Johnstone Stoney Dr. King

T R Is Deluged With Requests for Places in Roosevelt Division

Oyster Bay N Y June 30 Applications for enlistment in a proposed volunteer army division led by Colonel Roosevelt are flooding in by telegrams and letters. Walter J Hays Roosevelt s secretary said they are unable to reply individually but will file applications for future reference. Offers of equipment include shoes automobiles and airplanes.

Oyster Bay N. Y Roosevelt Walter J. Hays

Mutineers Spark Brawl On Nordanger's Atlantic Voyage

Two crew members, a Mexican and a Spaniard, armed and mutinous, refused to work after leaving Marseilles. They fought the crew, destroyed stores, and set fire to shavings before being captured in quarantine. The captain slept poorly and the ship's crew bore wounds as the Nordanger docked in New York. The crew included Spaniards, Mexicans, Levantines, and Norwegians.

New York Marseilles

Moderate quake rattles Washington area

A moderate earthquake was recorded by Georgetown University seismograph. The event began at 10 08 p m and ended at 11 24 p m, with the epicenter roughly 3 300 miles away from Washington.

Washington Georgetown University

Temporary withdrawal of Mexican sisal quotations

New York June 30. The sisal commission announces a temporary withdrawal of quotations on Mexican sisal for future shipment. The move, attributed to sales far exceeding supply, is not caused by strained US Mexico relations. Dr. Victor A. Bendon represents the commission.

New York Commission For the Yucatan United States Mexco Victor A. Bendon Sisal Commis

Will of Earl Kitchener Probate Reveals Large Estate

The will of Field Marshal Earl Kitchener was admitted to probate. It shows an estate valued at £171,420. The document highlights substantial holdings and the legacy's disposition amid details of other financial movements and contracts referenced in the report.

London Earl Kitchener

Military casualties reported in unclear night incident

A terse dispatch lists several soldiers including Corporal H. Markebury and Charles Smith from multiple cavalry units as casualties in a night incident involving Theodore Bagley and a Mexican. Details and location remain fragmentary.

Theodore Bagley Vaile

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