Americans Start Mexican Quarrel at Carrizal Battle
Dallas reports an El Pueblo copy claims the American commander provoked the clash at Carrizal, ignored orders to back off, and pressed toward Villa Ahumada. Colonel Rivas, stepping in for Gomez, was killed as the clash escalated, with Mexicans retreating after heavy losses.
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Dallas
el Puelo
Carrizal
Villa Ahumada
Rivas
Gomez
Ameri
Villa Abumada
Carranza forces hold Cerro Blanco against large Villista band
Remains with Carranza in Chihuahua City report heavy fighting at Cerro Blanco below Parral. General Garcia commands government forces and holds the line until reinforcements arrive. General Hilario Rodriguez, once Villa’s ally, says Villa asked him to join Yankee invaders but he rejects division and aims to help Carranza restore order.
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Carranza
Chihuahua City
Cerro Blanco
Parral
Trevino
Garcia
Hilario Rodriguez
Villa
General Bliss to Confer with Funston on Guard Affairs
To confer in San Antonio on July 12 General Bliss will meet Funston to discuss the national guard and other military questions. Border concentration camps report excellent sanitary conditions and good health of the troops.
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San Antonio
General Bliss
Funston
National Guard
Guard units readied for border patrol at El Paso
Two battalions of Pennsylvania guardsmen have been trained for border patrol duty at El Paso following reports that bandits are moving toward the Big Bend region.
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el Paso
Pennsylvania
Marathon
Big Bend
Troops Ordered to Big Bend to Reinforce Cavalry
Four troops of Texas cavalry are ordered to the Big Bend district to reinforce Colonel Gaston. General Funston may employ twenty civilian scouts for Boquillos country. No new reports of bandits approaching.
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San Antonio
Texas Cavalry
Big Bend
Gaston
Funston
Boqquillas
Empire City Opens 17 Day Race Meeting in Yonkers
Arrangements are complete for the opening of a 17 day race meeting at Yonkers under the Empire City Racing association. Many of the east’s fastest horses are entered, the track is in good condition, and sizable purses are promised each day. About 1000 thoroughbreds are named by 76 nominators for 15 stake events.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Empire City Racing Association
Strike Leads Iron Range With IWW Action
LW W. L. W. and IWW leaders Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and William D. Haywood arrive to direct strike actions against United States Steel and Minnesota mining firms. A declared war on deficit pay and unsafe conditions calls 20 000 miners to join. fund appeals target strikers amid harsh labor battles.
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Iron Range
Elizabeth Gurley Yan
Wm. D. Haywood
United States Steel Corporation
Minnesota
Streets to be marked for traffic
City authorities study marking Center Street and parts of Main Street to maximize space for moving traffic under the new parking rules. Narrow streets complicate the plan as officers set angled markings to create eleven feet per parked car and eighteen feet of open roadway, with no stopping within thirty feet of corners. Owners must follow all regulations to keep traffic flowing.
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Williams
Hopkins
Smith
Canfield
Peace Pact Talks Advance Under Mexican Embassy Communication
Washington July 12 The Mexican embassy has received a communication with border settlement instructions. Ambassador Arredondo conferred with Acting Secretary Polk on the situation and said details of proposed negotiations are unsettled. He noted that commissioners’ selection was discussed and that negotiations are progressing satisfactorily.
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Washington
Arredondo
Polk
Movie exhibitors reveal 2 billion investment in U S theatres
Chicago July 12 figures from the Motion Picture Exhibitors League of America show 21600 picture theatres in the United States with 25 million daily attendance. The industry represents an investment of 2 billion dollars as over 2000 delegates attend the convention.
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Chicago
Mbtion Picture Exhibitors League of America
United States
President pledges aid to starving Poles
Washington on July 12 the president told a delegation from a Polish group he would personally push relief to starving Poles and considers a final appeal to rulers to permit food distribution.
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Washington
Swiss Exports Rise In May Values In U S Trade
Swiss export figures show notable gains in May across cheese condensed milk watches silk and embroideries. Berne St Gall and Zurich districts posted 7.6 million francs in May exports up from 5 million francs in May 1916 in United States trade.
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Berne
United States
St. Gall
Zurich
Diver Due as Tug Thomas A. Timmons Sails to Virginia Epee
Norfolk July 12 Tug Thomas A Timmons prepares to depart Baltimore for the Virginia epee. It is not clear if Bremen will be aboard or if it can host en route to an American port.
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Norfolk
Thomas A. Timmons
Baltimore
Bremen
Citizen Training Camp Endorsed by Pocatello Commercial Club
The Commercial club of Pocatello Idaho approves the Fort Douglas Utah citizen training camp to be held August 21 to September 16 1916. The resolution urges every eligible member and citizen to enroll, noting government expenses paid plus railroad fare and the camp benefits for intermountain states Colorado Wyoming Utah Nevada Idaho and Montana. J E Macalpine president T J Maginnis chairman Ray R Palmer signs accompany the endorsement.
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Commercial Club
Maginnis
Fort Douglas
Salt Lake
Pocatello
United States
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Nevada
Idaho
Montana
Plattsburg
New York
Intermountain States
Agreement on a program to clear docket
Washington July 12 Democratic and Republican leaders have agreed on a legislation program enabling adjournment September 1 and will meet daily from 10 to 6 30. The program includes appropriation bills conference reports revenue shipping and corrupt practices measures. Republicans will oppose but not filibuster on the shipping bill.
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Washington
Guardsmen Recruitment Boost to 160000 Border Regiments
Washington reports the War Department authorizes an expansive national guard recruiting drive raising border regiments to war strength of 160000. With 50000 regulars, total border patrolling manpower will reach 210000.
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Washington
War Department
National Guard
Goethals Retires as Panama Canal Governor
Dent accepts Major General Goethals resignation as Panama Canal governor marking the end of his administration and a transition in canal governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goethals
Washington
Panama Canal
Elks Report Substantial Assets As Lodge Records Grow
Baltimore July 12 Fred C Robinson grand secretary of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks opened the annual grand lodge session with a report showing strong finances and growth. The order added 43,320 members, total good standing 453,516, and 14 new lodges. Receipts totaled 312,650.99 with cash funds 291,799.71 and net assets of subordinate lodges at 28,373,728.62. The report notes 1002 lodges with club features and 26 million in property values plus charity totals to date.
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Baltimore
Fred C. Robinson
Dubuque
Grand Lodge
Ellis
National Home Fund
Emergency Charity Fund
Treasuries
New York
N. Y
Remarrying Trends Among California Divorcees and Widows
California statistics show divorcees remarry more than widows over a ten year period. In 1915 widows who remarried outnumbered widowers by 443 and divorcees by 818, with consistent increases since 1906. The bureau notes divorcees tend to wed sooner and more often than widows or spinster cohorts.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
Elors
Bureau
British Gain Advantage as German Outflank Threat Looms
Strategists say Germans can be outflanked and British troops await additional guns to finish the sortie. Russians press a remarkable eastward drive, maintaining momentum in the campaign.
Auto prize tale ends with missing title and suspect
A prize car traded for a piano lacks ownership papers and Caesar Nurshminto, a former resident, is sought on grand larceny charges as authorities pursue him. Mrs. Renie Henderson won the car, exchanged it for a piano, and holds the piano with no title. Police investigate and search for Nurshminto while officers probe the deal. The second item reports WWI front activity with German counterattacks on the Somme and Verdun, Italian offensives, and a mine-struck American ship, Goldshell.
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The
Chronicle
Caesar Nurshminto
Nurshminto
Renie Henderson
Hollier
Tondon
Somme
Paris
Verdun
Dead Man's Hill
Telminov
Berlin
Calais
Bukowai
Goldshell
Contalmaison
Mametz
Trones Woods
von Bothmer
Sod
Seaham Harbor
North Sea
Sunderland
Bliss Named Treasurer of Republican National Committee
New York July 12 Cornelius N Bliss was chosen as treasurer of the Republican national committee with the announcement made at Charles E Hughes headquarters secretary stated.
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New York
Cornelius N. Bliss
Republican National Committee
Charles E. Hughes
Movement to Build Kitchener Memorial in Cairo Starts
Cairo July 12 a large popular movement launches to raise a monument in Egypt honoring Lord Kitchener. The drive seeks broad public support and aims to secure a suitable site and funding for the memorial project.
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Kitchener
Cairo
Egypt
Lord Kitchener
Baseball Scores From Today's Games
Philadelphia and Cincinnati split a battery matchup with Demaree and Burns facing Anderson and Rariden. New York beat Cincinnati 11 to 2 behind strong hitting by Bagby and Daly. Cleveland toppled New York 7 to 1 as Bagby and Daly starred for the visitors. St Louis earned a 2 to 1 win over Philadelphia with Davenport and Hamilton delivering for the winners.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Demaree
Burns
Packard
Seaton
Hendrix
Fischer
New York
Cincinnati
Anderson and Rariden
Schulz
Wingo
Boston
Pittsburg
Rudolph
Barnes
Hughs
Gowdy
Mamaux
Jacobs
Cooper
Gibson
Wilson
Williams, Cicotte and Schalk
Leonard and Carrigan
Agnew
Fack Accon Bdeccares
Plank and
Hartley
Hasselbecker
Williams and
Meyers
R. H. E. Cleveland
New
Ambiguous Report From Chihuahua City
Readable lines suggest a note about Americans in Chihuahua City and a mention of British flags. Details unclear. no clear event, date, or identifiable sources present.
Germans Capture Over 2000 Prisoners in Meuse Sector
Berlin reports progress in the Meuse area with more than two thousand prisoners taken. The War Office also says Russian advances toward Kovel were checked.
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Berlin
Meuse
War Office
Kovel
Ford Likely Nominated At Prohibition Convention
Chicago July 12 Henry Ford is expected to be nominated on the first ballot for president at the Prohibition convention in St Paul next week if he accepts. The platform backs a world peace court national woman suffrage initiative referendum recall tariff commission and national prohibition.
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Chicago
Henry Ford
St. Paul
World Peace Court
National Woman Su
Epidemic of Infantile Paralysis Improves in New York
Despite a severe heat wave 17 deaths and 162 new cases were reported in 24 hours. New Jersey ordered strict quarantine for New York children. Mayor Mitchell and physicians confer on strategies to curb the epidemic as health officials note it is not as deadly as the measles outbreak.
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New York
New Jersey
Mitchell
Wheat Market Report From Chicago July Close
Chicago wheat prices end July session with July at 1.0914 per bushel or 77 56 cents. slight shifts noted as market closes.
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Chicago
Dynamite Plot Suspected Near Bellwood Rail Route
Pennsylvania railroad detectives probe deliberate wrecking attempt after last night’s explosions near Bellwood bridges. Eighty six sticks of dynamite with time fuses found near the first blast. two other blasts damaged an empty coach. Two men dressed as women were spotted near the bridge.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bellwood
Complex Tax Proposal Weakly Outlined in Vienne Edict
A garbled note from Vienne hints at a tax rise for cigarettes, suggesting an extra five percent levy. The text claims revenue could reach 16,000,000 but is incomplete and unclear on details or dates.
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Vienne
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