Pershing defies Carranza by sending detachments from Namiquipa
Brigadier General John J. Pershing, commanding U S troops in Mexico, has moved detachments from Namiquipa to pursue bandits despite Carranza's warning to restrict moves toward the U S border. Mexican General Trevino is expected to act as Carranza presses the issue. US cavalry reportedly heads west and south, with 12,000 to 17,000 Carranzista troops alleged between Namiquipa and Madera.
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EL Paso
Tex
John J. Pershing
United States
Mexico
Venustiano Carranza
Carranza
Perebing
Namiquipa
Trevino
General Pershing
Jacinto Trevino
Madera
Missionary paints dire Mexico war impact from Fountain City
Sarah R. Charles, a Friends' missionary returned to Fountain City, says Mexico is devastated and civil warfare has ruined crops and water. She warns a US invasion could lead to a long, mountainous guerrilla war with aid challenges and widespread suffering, noting early support near the Texas line waned as American aims stalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Sarah R. Charles
Fountain City
United States
Texas
Training Camp Plan Dropped in Indianapolis
The war department ordered the cancellation of two civilian training camps planned for Fort Harrison this summer in Indianapolis. Officials cited a shortage of regular army officers qualified to instruct as the reason for the decision.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Fort Harrison
War Department
French Repulse New Attacks on Verdun Front
Paris reports German assaults on Hill No 231 repulsed last night. Verdun actions include bombardments near Vauxwood Chapitre wood and Chattancourt as French strongpoints hold. London notes Lord Harding becoming under secretary for foreign affairs succeeding Sir Arthur Henderson.
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Paris
Verdun
French War Office
Meuse
Haudro Monte
Vauxwood
Chapitre Wood
Chattancourt
London
Lord Harding
Arthur Henderson
Russians Roll Back Teutons In Eastern Front Advances
Petrogad report June 20 details growing Russian offensives in Volhynia and Galicia. Lechitsky’s force stormed Czarnowitz and moved ten miles toward the Sereth, while another Russian group nears Kolomea. Austro-Hungarians retreating near Lokatschi face artillery fire as gas warfare impacts German and Austro-Hungarian lines.
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Petrograd
Volhynia
Galicia
Teutons
Lechnitsky
Czarnowitz
Sareth River
Sereth
Aruth
Kolomea
Czarnowilcz
Volthynia
Lokatschi
Luga River
Vladimir
Volyosk
von Hindenburg
Mexico Must Fight to Eject U S Army Below Rio Grande
Washington report quotes hard line on Mexico. Carranza must move west and curb insurgent forces or risk U S action. US mobilization advances with militia crews ready and Funston positioned along the border to block Mexican ports if ordered. Coast guard vessels stand ready to assist in the blockade and enforcement.
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Mexico
U. S
Rio Grande
Washington
Carranza
United States
Funston
Atlantic
Pacific
Coast Guard Service
Weather Forecast Brief for North Central States Today
The forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday. Highs today near the noon reading with cooler lows tonight. In the past four hours conditions were generally fair in the north central states as three western storms move eastward bringing occasional rain, the first likely arriving tonight. W. E. Moore, Weather Forecaster.
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North Central States
W. E. Moore
Smyrna Destroyed After Garrison Mutiny
Rome June 20 report travelers reaching Italy today that Smyrna on the Asia Minor coast has been nearly destroyed by a garrison mutiny and shelling by allied warships. Conditions in Constantinople are said to be critical as plague breaks out in barracks.
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Rome
Co. Smyrna
Asia Minor
Italy
Constantinople
Residents of Vienna Demand Peage in Peace Protests
Geneva June 29 Fresh peace demonstrations reach Vienna as Russian advances in Galicia push mood down in Washington. Theatres are dark and streets fill with anxious crowds while strong guards prevent uprisings.
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Geneva
Vienna
Galicia
4 Year Old Girl Burned To Death In Home Fire
Elsie Moore aged 4 set fire to her dress while playing with matches in Richmond. She died six hours later at Reid Memorial hospital after burns that charred her clothing almost completely. Her brothers Lackey 6 Virgil 2 and parents at work in the garden witnessed the tragedy.
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Elsie Moore
Berry
Moore
Chester
Reid Memorial Hospital
Lackey
Virgil
Frank Wissler
Richmond
Ents
Richmond militia recruits urged to organize
Edwin M. Campfield offered rooms in the Colonial building for headquarters storerooms for uniforms arms and equipment and general use while the Coliseum floor may be donated for drilling during certain times if a company is enlisted in Richmond.
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Richmond
Edwin M. Campfield
Campfield
Coliseum
Guardsmen Draw Pay While Serving in Mexican Trouble
Albany banks and other city businesses announce that employees who are national guardsmen will receive full pay and indefinite leave of absence during the Mexican trouble.
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Albany
National Guardsmen
Irish Question Divides Cabinet Over Ulster Accord Plan
London reports say persistent cabinet rifts over Ireland as Parliament reconvenes. High sentiment in Ireland centers on executing revolutionary leaders. Lloyd-George, chosen to pacify Ireland, shows progress but his plan to reconcile radical nationalists with Ulster unionists faces opposition within the government.
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London
Ireland
David Lloyd-George
Moore Family Struck by Fateful Tragedy and Loss
Elsie Moore daughter of Mr and Mrs Barry Moore near Chester died from a fire accident yesterday afternoon marking a sequence of misfortunes for the family since January. Mr Moore was bitten by a dog and treated in Indianapolis causing time off work. In February a fire destroyed their home with little insurance leaving the family nearly penniless.
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Elsie
Barry Moore
Chester
Moore
Indianapolis
Mrs Amie Witter recalls first war below Big Grande
Mrs Amie Witter 86 oldest eastern Indiana pioneer visiting granddaughter in city talks on crisis and possible second U S Mexico war. She remembers 1848 war with Mexico when hundreds of young men left for service and many did not return. She came to Indiana in a covered wagon and plans to learn to drive a car.
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Amie Witter
Big Grande
Indiana
Margaret Doner
D Street
United States
Mexico
Indiana Militia Moves to Fort Harrison Concentration Camp
About 3000 members of the Indiana National Guard will move to Fort Harrison this weekend. Adjutant Frank L. Bridges says most companies are at full strength, with six recruiting offices opened in Indianapolis. The city’s business district features a martial air as preparations proceed.
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Indianapolis
Indiana National Guard
Fort Harrison
Frank L. Bridges
United States Refuses to Withdraw Troops in Mexican Crisis
Washington declares Carranza government bears responsibility for Mexican risk as it refuses to withdraw U S troops. Lansing states policy will not change and US will pursue bandits unless Mexico acts. Note promises withdrawal only when Mexico effectively pursues criminals. Continued on page six.
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Villa
United States
Washington
Mexico
Carranza
Lansing
U. S
Department of State
Gav
Guardsman quits carnival to avoid court martial
J C Ramsey a boxer with the Carnival show fled to Mississippi National Guard duties after joining the carnival earlier in spring. He left without leave and warned he faced court martial if not back with his unit when mobilized. Ramsey cited fear of loyalty charges and a long trip home amid a recent rough week in Kokomo and funds running low. He sent a telegram to his company captain before departing Richmond.
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Mississippi
J. C. Ramsey
Carnival
Bond
Ramsey
Mississippi National Guard
Dea
Sam
Kokomo
Richmond
Troop Train Fast Run To St Louis
A special six car train carrying 188 members of the Fourth Artillery moved from Chicago to St Louis in six hours and nine minutes, nearly two hours faster than regular limited trains, en route to Eagle Pass.
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ST. Louis
Fourth Artillery
Eagle Pass
Chicago
Carranzista Captivity Reports In Cananea Prisoner Count
El Paso June 27. The article notes about 650 Americans held prisoner in Cananea by Carranzistas amid Mexican mobilization in Juarez. It details 1200 cavalry plus infantry, artillery, and machine guns, with food seized for army use while civilians face starvation. Americans warned to depart Mexico. ~4000 believed at risk. Copper workers arrive in Douglas reporting Cananea prisoners and halted mine operations to protect Mexican labor.
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EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico
State Department
Montezuma Copper Company
Douglas, Ariz
Cananea
Funston Seeks More Troops for Border Patrol
Gen Funston asked the War Department for a considerable force of National Guard to patrol the border from Nogales Arizona to the Gulf of Mexico. Urgent orders push militia heads in states to complete mobilization swiftly. Funston did not specify the number of troops requested.
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San Antonio
Tex
Geneva
Funston
War Department
National Guard
Nogales
Ariz
Gulf of Mexico
Indiana Man in Row at Mazatlan War News
Washington reports Admiral Winslow in San Diego says Ameri can seamen clashed with Carranza troops at Mazatlan on Sunday. Boatswain's mate I M Laughter was gravely wounded while ensign O O Kessing of Greensburg Indiana and assistant paymaster Andrew Mowat were taken prisoner by Mexican forces. Release of the officers was not confirmed in the message.
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Washington
Winslow
San Diego
Amercan
Carranza
Mazatlan
I. M. Laughter
O. O. Kessing
Greensburg
Ind
Andrew Mowat
State Department
New England Friends Yearly Meeting in Maine Attended
Rev. Charles E. Tebbetts will represent the Foreign Missionary board at Oak Grove Seminary Maine for the Yearly Meeting. Also attending are the Rev. and Mrs. Mead A. Kelsey and S. Edgar Nicholson.
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Charles E. Tebbetts
Foreign Missionary Board
Yearly Meeting of New England Friends
Oak Grove Seminary
Maine
Mead A. Kelsey
S. Edgar Nicholson
Mayor Offers To Organize War Company In Richmond
Mayor Robbins, en route to a gas rate hearing in Indianapolis, proposed organizing a Richmond company of National Guardsmen to help fill a shortfall in Indiana’s regiments. He would recruit locally, leveraging veterans to form a full unit within three days if the adjutant general requests the action.
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Richmond
Indiana Public Utilities Commission
Robbins
Indianapolis
Adjutant General's Office
Indiana National Guard
War Department
State National Guard
Adjutant General
Wayne Building and Loan faces asset shortfall in state audit
Cambridge City June 20 Stockholders convene to decide the Wayne Building and Loan association future after State Auditor Crittenberger reports real estate depreciation between 20000 and 36000 dollars, shrinking assets from about 115000 to under the legal minimum. John Marson serves as president.
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Cambridge City
Wayne Building and Loan Association
Crittenberger
Board of Directors
Auditor of State
John Marson
Reid Memorial Hospital May Financial Report Shows Operating Basis
May receipts brought total to 3,427.07 with disbursements of 2,009.43 leaving a balance of 1,417.64 on June 1. During May 63 patients were admitted, 30 operations and births occurred, and 8 deaths were recorded.
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Reid Memorial Hospital
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Pershing
Sarah Charles
Army OF Invasion
Czar
Hindenburg
Smyrna
Matthes
St.louis
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