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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1916
Page
11
El Paso reports hunger drives enlistment as peons and old men join Carranza lines in northern Mexico. An American businessman cites troop totals in Chihuahua Juarez and other areas amid refugees accounts of famine and disrupted supplies.
Special Rodgers of Mexico City informs the state department a train is being arranged to move Americans and other foreigners from Mexico City toward Vera Cruz while he stays at his post. Anti American demonstrations and mass meetings rise in the capital as sentiment grows. No open violence reported. Mexicans enlist amid fears the United States will attack. A large marching band heads toward Del Rio above Brownsville with intent to attack the city.
Indiana state officials and historical society leaders gathered in Lincoln City to dedicate a monument over the grave of Sarah Lincoln Grigsby sister of Abraham Lincoln. The memorial, erected by the women of Spencer County, marks the Lincoln family burial site at Pigeon Cemetery near here.
Metal market reports copper holding level with little change from the previous day in New York trading on June 20.
Comptroller Williams authorizes one of the nation’s largest border banks to move its gold reserve inland amid fear of a Mexican attack. The location is undisclosed. An American note of over 6000 words is expected to be delivered to Carranza immediately, with the decision on hostilities resting with him.
United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge after a conference with Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay said he believed Roosevelt would support Charles F. Hughes in the upcoming campaign. Lodge noted Roosevelt looked well and discussed Hughes, not Mexico, in their talks along with other Progressive figures visiting Sagamore Hill.
Amsterdam report says Lieut. Gen. Count Helmuth von Moltke chief of the supplementary general staff died of heart apoplexy Sunday afternoon during a mourning service in Berlin at the Reichstag for Field Marshal von der Goltz. He collapsed during the ceremony.
Honolulu marks the seventy fifth anniversary of Oahu College with a three day reunion of alumni and friends. A major feature will be an elaborate pageant portraying old Hawaiian history and legend.
American refugees report hundreds of bullets struck an American flag atop the Canatea hotel housing Consular Agent W. A. Julian during a Saturday night demonstration. About 650 Americans have reached the border, underscoring the tense border situation.
Brownsville reports a rumor from Matamoros that Americans in the isolated mining town of Cerralvo Leon were massacred with only one survivor. Monterrey officials confirm Americans were taken from a train at Monterey and killed.
Charleston records Governor Hatfield proclaiming a state holiday to mark West Virginia’s 53rd birthday. The event showcases the state’s development and resources as the West Virginia Board of Trade organizes multiple booming festivals statewide.
A group of civilian chauffeurs driving army trucks were arrested near Columbus on June 20 for refusing to return with supplies and were later released after promising to obey orders.
American note rebukes Carranza for rude tone and demands action against bandits. It accuses Carranza authorities of sheltering Villa and enabling raids, vows troops stay until justice is enforced, and warns of grave consequences if hostilities resume. Officials cite ongoing mobilization and warnings from both sides.
London reports that financial leaders are weighing a plan to form a great bank syndicate for trade after the war. England Italy France and Russia would cooperate to keep Germany out of the revived trade system.
Chicago June 20 The trial of twenty men accused of conspiracy to wreck property during the building trades strike has reached the stage for opening statements. The trial began April 24 with over 2000 veniremen examined and the jury completed yesterday.
The International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America begins its annual convention at the national home in Rogersville Tennessee. Sessions will extend a week or longer as officers report growing membership and financial strength.
Ten thousand national guardsmen from California Washington Oregon Montana and Idaho begin assembling at state mobilization camps and prepare to entrain in three to four days. Alaska plans a regiment as western firms offer to hold jobs and support families. Admiral Winslow sails San Diego to Guaymas Mazatlan.
City water chief Edgar C. Smith warns of extreme waste and says average daily water delivery per resident exceeds 360 gallons. Reports cite severe leaks and that supply from Cusick creek may soon drop to two and a half second feet, urging urgent conservation and repairs.
The Idaho State Chamber of Commerce meets with Chicago Herald officials and Amazon Motion Picture reps in Crown theater to map a state tour. Idaho products will feature at the Chicago Herald exposition July 1, 1916, to July 1, 1917 in Ashland building.
General Funston and 100000 militia members monitor the Rio Grande as Mexican forces retreat southward. Reports indicate Trevino’s troops did not advance and border garrisons shrink with Piedras Negras looting and shifting forces toward interior positions.
Brownsville Texas June 20 The body of William Browne brother of Mayor Browne was found on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. He was last seen alive at Mata moras Saturday.
More than a hundred members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles arrive for the Intermountain Aerie convention in the city. C Douglas Smith delivers welcoming remarks for Mayor George Williams as J W Peters presides. Tonight features a business meeting and lodge gathering with Max Davidson and Del Carey Smith addressing attendees. Officers include William A Peters of Jerome as president D E Johnson of El Paso as acting vice president H McCann of Salt Lake as secretary J Bennett of Elly Nevada as treasurer. A parade of degree teams and a public dress ceremony are planned for tomorrow at McNichols Wright hall.
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