Four Feet High Corn Challenge in Wayne County
Oran Cates of Greensfork R F D A in Greensfork Indiana issues a farm contest challenge. He invites any Wayne county farmer to publish descriptions of corn four feet high as of June 20 1916. The report notes Gleensfork area fields near Williamsburg with corn reaching exactly four feet and details on farm sizes crops and cultivation.
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Clements
Oran Cates
Greensfork R. R. A
Wayne County
Palladium
Greensfork, Ind
Richmond
Green Township
Williamsburg
N. I. Bond
Linus P. Meredith
James H. Clements
Greensfork
Ind
Comstock's Company Rouses Martial Ardor Of Many Young Men
Richmond residents weigh Mexico United States clash as Captain Pau Comstock plans a drill company at Roosevelt field Glen Miller park. A war call may come soon and volunteers could form an Indiana regiment. attendance next Saturday at 2 pm is voluntary.
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Comstock
Mexico
United States
General Pershing
Richmond
Pau Comstock
National Guard
Roosevelt Field
Glen Miller Park
Indiana
Hood Concern Closes Deal for Building in Portland
The W. H. Hood company of Portland through J A Hood secretary treasurer and Charles F E Schwartz attorney closed a deal for warehouse No. depart former Gaar-Scott plant with George W Miller and R G Leeds for an estimated 25 000. Revenue stamps totaling 25 were affixed. Next week Richmond will begin alterations to convert the building for a wholesale grocery business. The operation aims to be under way in six weeks and positions the firm as an aggressive wholesale grocery house in the state.
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W. H. Hood Company
Portland
J. A. Hood
Charles FE. Schwartz
Gaar-Scott
George W. Miller
R. G. Leeds
Richmond
Weather outlook for central states with warmer trend
United States forecast notes fair tonight and Friday with possible thunderstorms in extreme north. Warmer conditions expected across the region. Central states generally fair today while plains remain unsettled under a western storm slowly moving away. Temperatures rise west of the Mississippi. warmer weather due by tomorrow. forecaster W E Moore sign-off.
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United States
Central States
Plains States
Mississippi River
W. E. Moore
Ford will discharge guardsmen from Ford plants
Henry Ford states that any Ford employee who joins the Michigan National Guard will lose pay during absence and forfeit his job. Many Ford workers planning enlistment are expected to relinquish their positions.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Michigan National Guard
Ford
Guard
Feltman Company Lands Shoe Order for Indiana Guard
Currie-Feltman Shoe company, with Richmond and Indianapolis ties, secured a state contract to supply three thousand pairs of army shoes to Indiana National Guard members at 3.52 per pair. A team of forty five fitters will be sent to the Indianapolis army post to measure guardsmen, as the boots are built for durability and comfort.
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Indiana National Guard
Currie-Feltman Shoe Company
Richmond
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Muncie
Charles Feltman
H. C. Starr
Arthur Currie
Currie-Feltman Company
Army
Willard and Jones wives join circus parade in gaudy costumes
In Muncie Indiana on June 22 Mrs Jess Willard and Mrs Tom Jones appeared in the circus parade in bright costumes, claiming they enjoyed the prank played on their husbands who were traveling with the circus.
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Muncie
Ind
Jess Willard
Tom Jones
Willard
Dancing Festival Held Tonight on Comstock Lawn
A dancing festival planned for this evening on the lawn at Mr and Mrs Paul Comstock Reeveston progresses with private pupils of Mr and Mrs Robert Nohr performing. Young children appear in the program, benches with fabric rests provided, ticket price 50 cents. Proceeds fund the Daughters of the American Revolution convention to be held here in October.
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Paul Comstock
Reeveston
Robert Nohr
South St Sixteenth Street
Bouth Seventeenth Feet
Convention of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Obregon statement on first Carrizal battle in Mexico
General Obregon takes responsibility for the Carrizal attack, saying American troops attempted to occupy Carrizal station and were attacked by orders from General Trevino. The incident occurred as Pershing's punitive expedition moved south, with ongoing cabinet meetings and a full report planned.
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U.S. Army
Oregon
Mexico City
Carrizal
Obregon
War Department
Carranza
Jacinto B. Trevino
Pershing
Columbus
Private Duncan heads to front in Mexico service drive
Private Walter S Duncan says he fears no sniper as he reports to headquarters for mobilization with either the Thirty first or Thirty second Infantry. He has four weeks assisting local recruiting and longs for action on Mexican duty, trusting Uncle Sam.
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Mexico
Walter S. Duncan
United States Army
Bond
Duncan
Sam
Colored Men Ready to Form Company in Richmond
Cornelius R Richardson denied a rumor of a colored regiment for the Mexican crisis saying a colored company could be organized if needed to protect the United States dignity. Fourteen candidates were given work at the Eagles lodge last night.
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Richmond
Cornelius R. Richardson
United States
Mr. Richardson
Eagles Lodge
Greece backs down as Greece accepts allies demands
Athens dispatch reports on Wednesday Alexander Zaimis informing the French minister that all demands of the allies have been accepted. The move comes amid renewed pressure from London and Paris as Greece concedes to the terms set by the allied powers.
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London
Alexander Zaimis
Greece
Athens
Williams Proposes Rural Supervision Plan at State Meeting
Superintendent C. O. Williams of Wayne County spoke at the state county superintendents convention in Indianapolis. He endorsed a rural supervision system modeled on Ohio, with the county split into districts each led by a district head. He estimated each district would oversee about sixty teachers.
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C. O. Williams
Wayne County
Indianapolis
Audacity Shocks Washington Over Carrizal Battle Action
June 22 1916 news from Mexico City reports General Obregon accepted full responsibility for the Carrizal attack. In Washington War Baker and Rep James Hayes pressed swift passage of a national guard resolution to authorize use outside the United States. Officials foresee a possible war with Carranza if reports hold. Secretary Baker said no plans were made in Mexico. Claude Kitchin warned war may be unavoidable.
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Washington
Mexico City
Baker
James Hayes
House
Capitol
Congress
United States
Hayes
Carranza
Mexico
Carrizal
Wilson
Claude Kitchin
Americans Die in Carrizal Battle and Campas Sonora Incident
Advices from El Paso report twelve Americans and fourteen Mexicans killed in the Carrizal clash. The American commander perished, and about thirty Mexicans were wounded. A separate report from Douglas, Arizona notes James Park, an American, was killed at Campas Sonora, about one hundred miles south, two days earlier amid anti American unrest.
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EL Paso
Tex
Carrizal
Douglas
Ariz
James Park
Campas Sonora
Here
Richmond Industries Mobilized to Furnish Munitions for War
Richmonds manufacturing sector has been quietly mobilized to supply munitions for the federal government should war arise amid a looming Mexican threat. Five large local concerns were named by the War Department to produce certain munitions. American Seeding Machine Co will cast three to five inch shell components for field artillery, likely using full plant capacity in wartime. Swayne Company is listed to manufacture wagon parts and auto truck components as part of mobilization.
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Richmond
War Department
American Seeding Machine Company
Arredondo censures American troopers after Carrizal fight
Mexican Ambassador Designato Arredondo told Secretary Lansing that American forces from the Tenth cavalry were beyond their allowed area and advancing toward Juarez. He protested the occupation of Casas Grandes and demanded withdrawal to prevent further trouble as General Carranza ordered.
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Arredondo
Carrizal
Washington
Tenth Cavalry
Felix Gomez
Lansing
Designato Arredondo
Carranza
State Department
Juarez
Cases Grandes
Mexico
Father of Catherine Winters Arrested After Crash
Dr. Winters of New Castle, father of missing Catherine Winters, is under arrest for driving while intoxicated after a collision on the National road two miles east of East Germantown Indiana. Cambridge City marshal took him into custody and he posted a $100 bond awaiting trial. complaint filed by Mrs. B. E. Draver, 42.
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Catherine Winters
East Germantown
Ind
Dr. Winters
New Castle
Cambridge
BE. R. Draver
Germans Report Gains At Verdun
Berlin reported successes on both eastern and western fronts. West of Vaux and northeast of Verdun German forces pressed the French, while on the eastern front General Von Linsingen’s army repulsed Russian attacks and captured some positions.
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Berlin
War Office
Vaux
Verdun
von Linsingen
Ready for anything officers vow as Rio Grande tensions rise
American infantry cavalry and artillery brace along the river awaiting orders. Two Seventh Infantry battalions dig sandbag redoubts on the American bank while guards patrol and machine guns bivouac at strategic points near the river bend. Carrancista forces mass in Juarez as six hundred Mexican troops move east. General Ball returns from Fort Bliss inspection and voices readiness. Pershing faces choices as Carrizal echoes ripple through command.
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EL Paso
Tex
Rio Grande
Seventh Infantry
Juarez
Carranzista
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Feltman Company
Indiana Guard
Comstock Lawn
Gomez
U. S
Trevino
Chio
FRONT
Uncle Sam
Williams
Garranza
Richmond Industries
Swayne Company
Swayne-Robinson Company
Fort Bliss
Pershin
Hasemeier
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