Carranza Troops Engage Villa Army in Namiquipa Battle
El Paso dispatch reports Col. Cano with 900 cavalry clashing with Villa forces at Namiquipa Guerrero Chihuahua. Fight outcome unclear as Carranza troops reportedly withdraw and several detachments refuse to fight Villa. Rising U S railro ad-use tensions loom over Mexican cooperation.
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Namiquipa
Gavira
Carranza
Juarez
Guerrero
Chihuahua
el Valle
Associated Press
Casas Grandes
United States
Funston
Mexico
Verdun and Russia Fronts See Heavy Fighting
French and Russian troops press German lines in Verdun area and on the eastern front with heavy losses and little position change. Northwest of Verdun von Sturm attack near Avecourt Malancourt fails, Germans suffer casualties. Postmaster nomination Henry L. Munt for City Point Virginia. Funston requests authority to operate trains in Mexico for expeditionary force supply lines via the Northwestern Railway. De facto Mexican government proposes protocol for U S joint actions against Villa and bandits to avoid conflict.
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London
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Malancourt Wood
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Mexico
United States
Francisco Villa
Pershing Advances In Pursuit Of Villa
General Pershing moves part of his force south toward Casas Grandes with infantry and cavalry patrols from Columbus. Supplies to be moved by auto trucks and rail if permitted, and wireless communications improved to reduce delays. Villa’s exact location remains uncertain though Mexican sources hint he may have reached Babicora in Guerrero.
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Casas Grandes
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Babicora
Guerrero
Congress May End Early Despite Great Legislative Program
Administration officials anticipate adjournment by late June or early July as Congress advances preparedness measures and trims European and Mexican questions. A broad agenda remains including army and navy bills, tariff, Philippine, rural credit, shipping, revenue, immigration, and several appropriation measures. One Southern wreck claims a death near Jamestown as train No. 43 derails on parallel tracks. Mrs. M. S. Hiatt of High Point dies. multiple injured listed by name.
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High Point
Mary Green
Thomasville
Frank Norris
Spencer
Louis Payne
Carolina Biggers
J. A. Elliott
Ethel Johnson
W. O. Robinson
Louis Norris
T. H. Cornell
Oak Hill
Charlie Mae Criddlebaugh
Garland Chapel
A. M. Ketter
Charlotte
Russians Start Offensive On Eastern Front Amid Verdun Lull
London reports a major Russian offensive against Germany on the eastern front as Verdun fighting slackens. The update notes German seaplane raids on Britain's east coast and French airmen strikes on Metz and other German towns, plus a French torpedo boat sunk in the Adriatic and an Austrian hospital ship reportedly torpedoed by an Entente submarine.
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Verdun
England
Metz
Adriatic
Entente
High Point Milling Co Promotes Good Wholesome Flour
A cordial note from High Point Milling Company promotes its Good Wholesome Flour made from the best wheat. The letter extols white frost luxury flour as ideal for baking bread cakes and pastry, claiming top quality and satisfaction for buyers.
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High Point Milling
High Point Milling Company
Carolina & Yadkin River Railway timetable October 14 1914
Schedule shows southbound trains 21 and 23 from High Point to High Point via Thomasville Gordontown Denton High Rock with daily times in morning and afternoon. Northbound trains 24 from High Rock to High Point run daily, listing Denton Gordontown Thomasville and stops with afternoon arrivals. W. E. Price, Agent.
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