Wilson weighs Mexican crisis as Carranza holds key
Washington dispatch reports General Carranza keeps control of the Mexican situation as President Wilson awaits Congress details for possible action. An ultimatum demanding release of American prisoners in Chihuahua City remains unanswered, with a final decision expected late today and notes to consul general Rodgers in Mexico City.
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Washington
Carranza
Congress
Legislative Branch
Wilson
Chihuahua Ciy
United States
James L. Rodgers
Moxico City
Dr. Jordan to Confer With Walsh on Peace Mission
El Paso Tex June 27 Dr David Starr Jordan a member of the American Mexican peace commission announced he would confer with Frank P Walsh another member this afternoon The two Mexican conferees were expected to arrive today for the talks aiming to prevent war
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EL Paso
Tex
David Starr Jordan
American Union Against
Frank P. Walsh
Details hold up contracts for fire cars
The board of public works will delay decisions on motor fire equipment and a police ambulance patrol for several days. More than twenty bids have been submitted, with no clear choice yet. Likely favorable bids come from American LaFrance, Lexington Motor Car, and Republic Motor Truck for four fire vehicles. An $8 750 estimate was submitted, with American LaFrance proposing $5 750 for a new chemical wagon without ladder equipment.
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Bavis
Board of Public Works
American-La France
Lexington Motor Car Company
Republic Motor Truck
Chinamen Across Continent Speak At Y M C A Banquet
Reservations for the Twelve-Six Club banquet at the YMCA are tight with 250 seats filled. A transcontinental telephone demonstration links Richmond and Los Angeles, including a live Chinaman to Chinaman call. The program features music by the Roy Parks Trio, a quartet, violin solos, and the Hungarian Dance No. 5, with Mrs Krueger and others performing.
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Los Angeles
Richmond
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Roy Parks
F. W. Krueger
C. C. Krone
Ray Longnecker
B. C. Bartel
Fred Miller
Carolyn Hutton
Mildred Schalk
Hall
Starry Banner
Elfentans
Miss Hutton
Suit to Stand If Underhill Quits Richmond
Alfred Underhill plans to leave Richmond for Chicago to start a business. Prosecutor Reller says the pending Indiana Supreme Court case will not be dismissed by his departure. The Henry circuit court fined Underhill 250 dollars and jailed him 30 days for drawing a deadly weapon. Prosecutor believes the supreme court will uphold the Henry verdict.
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Alfred Underhill
Richmond
Chicago
Reller
Underhill
Indiana Supreme Court
Henry
Supreme Court
Henry Circuit
Home talent cast to stage Shakespeare at Richmond Chau tauqua
One feature of the Richmond Chau tauqua is a play by home talent trained for a week under Byron C King of Pittsburg. Superintendent C Williams of the program committee said Prof King plans to organize a cast to perform a Shakespeare play. The cast will train for a week and perform on August 24.
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Richmond
St Andrew's hosts St Joseph Benevolent society meeting
At St Andrew's church last night members of the St Joseph Benevolent society discussed plans for improvement and activity stimulation. The standing committee was instructed to arrange a social gathering soon, and within thirty days the charter will be closed with regular initiation fees to be charged thereafter. The charter had remained open for two to three months.
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St Andrew's Church
Fox Will Release Farmers From Jury Duty In Harvest
Judge H C Fox informed attorneys in circuit court that farmers asked to be dismissed from jury service during harvest season would be granted. He opposed forcing a farmer to serve in July. The case of Clarence Teilsart v Pennsylvania Railroad Co. is set for trial July 5.
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H C. Fox
Circuit Court
Clarence Teilsart
Pennsylvania Raihroad Company
Report on Dunbar Road West Improvement Becomes County Plan
County Surveyor Peacock says a report on the Dunbar road sixth section will be presented to the county commissioners on July 15. He may urge deferring bid advertisements for the concrete road until the Dunbar report is filed so the contract can cover the full highway stretch. A supplementary report on the other five petitions detailing benefits and damages will be filed tomorrow morning.
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Dunbar Road
Natonal Road West
Peacock
City May Get New Factory Working 200
Prospects are bright for a second Richmond factory employing about two hundred skilled workers. The Commercial club's special factory committee nearly closed negotiations with company officials. A sub committee will meet soon to finalize details while Mr Haas stated the deal should close this week and that no extra capital is needed. The local committee may recommend a factory site or an equivalent cash bonus.
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Richmond
Commercial Club
J. H. Mills
H. A. Dill
G. Murray
Haas
Carranza Rejects US Demand Over Carrizal Prisoners
Mexico City June 27 Officials say President Carranza has decided to reject President Wilson's demand for the release of American prisoners captured at Carrizal by Chihuahua authorities. The formal reply to the US ultimatum was completed after midnight. The government reiterates that American troops on Mexican soil violate the wishes of both the people and government and places responsibility for hostilities on the United States, warning that war seems inevitable.
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Mexico City
Carranza
Wilson
Carrizal
Chihuahua
United States
Foreign Office
Grenade Drive West of Meuse Meets Repulse Speeding Car
An Ohio licensed car driving at high speed along Main street last night struck a buggy at the corner of Eighteenth and Main as a storm began. The buggy owner is Nathan White of Smyrna road. No one in the buggy. horse injured but not seriously. Driver left after reporting license number 181,816 to police.
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Meuse
Main Street
Nathan’ White
Smyrna Road
Eighteenth
Main Streets
Germans Repulsed On Verdun Front West of Meuse
Paris reports in today’s official communiqué that a German night attack west of the Meuse with grenades failed and a slight advance east of the river did not hold. West of the Meuse the assault on Hill No 304 was repelled and the attackers driven back to their lines.
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Paris
Meuse
Verdun
War Office
Private Message Says Mexican Reply Defies Washington Demands
A private message from Mexico states that the Mexican reply to the American ultimatum has started for Washington and is a complete defiance of the Washington government's demands.
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Galveston
Mexico
Washington
Board Fixes Local Assessments for Two Firms
The board of review increased Standard Pattern Manufacturing by 550, valuing it at 7780. Sirens Shoe company stayed at 2000 from last year. These were the only valuations fixed.
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Standard Pattern Manufacturing Company
Board of Review
Sirens Shoe Company
Latin Americans Plan for Peace In Washington Talks
Confidence in no U S Mexico war grows as Romulus Noan Argentina ambassador arrives in Washington. Reported talks aim at an understanding between the American government and Fleet Chief Carranza and a broader regional peace.
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United States
Mexico
Washington
Romulus
Noan
Argentina
Prosecution closes case against Sir Roger Casement
London June 27 The prosecution in the high treason trial of Sir Roger Casement closed its case after presenting evidence that he carried on active anti-British propaganda among Irish prisoners in Germany. In defense opening Alexander Sullivan argued Casement did not violate British law.
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London
Roger Casement
Germany
Alexander Sullivan
Casement
Mrs Haxton Dies at 52 in County Home
Nellie Haxton widow of the late Dick Haxton died Monday night at her Maple Street home at 9 o’clock from diabetes. She was known in the county and leaves four children Hulda Lester Ray Dougherty Billy McChan and James Haxton. No funeral arrangements have been made.
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Nellie Haxton
Dick Haxton
Maple Street
Hulda Lester
Ray Dougherty
Billy McChan
James Haxton
Weather Outlook and Hot Wave Across Regions
United States forecast shows fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with cooler temps in the south tonight. Noons indicate 80 degrees. A storm from last night moves along the St Lawrence valley. Central states enjoy fair weather under high pressure while the southwest endures a heat wave with temps above 100 in Texas New Mexico and Arizona. A developing Rocky Mountain storm may bring showers by week’s end as forecaster W E Moore notes.
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St. Lawrence Valley
Central States
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Rocky Mountains
W. E. Moore
Local Lodge Ready to Join Wilsons Army
Richmond Knights of St. John pledge to serve in the U S army if President Wilson calls. National convention in Detroit will notify Wilson. Delegates include Rev Clement Zepf and John Hafner. District ranks total 110 with about 50 in military rank and others trained. Ed Valdois commands the Richmond squad. Drills held weekly.
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Richmond
Knights of St. John
United States Army
Wilson
Joseph Waltermann
Detroit
Clement Zepf
St. Andrew's Church
John Hafner
Richmond i
Knights of St. John Regiment
Greensburg
Lawrenceburg
New Albany
Jeffersonville
Shelbyville
Mt. Vernon
Oldenburg
Milhausen
Lanesville
Statesville
Evansville
Ed Valdois
Germany renews subsea campaign as Fournel sunk
London reports another German submarine campaign in progress. Lloyds received word this morning of the sinking of the French steamship Fournel, a 2 047 ton vessel from Havre, the tenth torpedoed within thirty six hours.
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London
Fournel
Lloyd's
Havre
Orpet to tell story of love again today
Will Orpet returns to the Lake county court prepared to recount in court how Marian Lambert died in the snow bound woods last February. He will reiterate that Marian drank the poison and that he did not force the substance on her as the state claims. Crowds gather at the courthouse as cross examination looms tomorrow, promising a tense session for the young defendant.
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Waukegan
Ill
Will Orpet
Lake County
Marian Lambert
Sweet-Heart
Court House
Orpet
Pershing’s Mexican Column Shortened By Hunts Halted
Reports from Columbus New Mexico say General Pershing’s force in Mexico is reduced to about half its earlier size and the pursuit of bandits has been temporarily halted or abandoned.
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Columbus
N. M
State session off as Nazarene meet to be held in Richmond
Rev. E. C. Ellsworth announced today that hopes to bring the Church of the Nazarene state meeting to Richmond are dropped. The church bought a new building and is making repairs, leaving insufficient funds for the large meeting.
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E. C. Ellsworth
Church of the Nazarene
Richmond
Roosevelt to Campaign for Justice Hughes in 1920 Bid
In New York on June 27 political circles expect Theodore Roosevelt to accept Hughes’s invitation for a conference. He is likely to st s up for Hughes during the campaign, promoting the ideals of preparedness and Americanism which the candidate has already proclaimed.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Charlies Evans Hughes
Col. Roosevelt
Mr. Hughes
Troops Await Order to Jump Into Struggle
War spirit sweeps the border as both Mexican and American troops stand ready from the Gulf to the Pacific. Prozeresso action near Brownsville reports two armed Mexicans crossing the Rio Grande, one killed and one wounded, while Mexican troops concentrate near Sanba Ito. Arizona frontier sees Carranzista forces threatening Bisbee and Nodales as a special train carries American troops to the front.
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EL Paso
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Prozeresso
Brownsville
Rio Grande
Sanba
Arizona
Bisbee
Nodales
Mob rule to scorn advance in Latin America
Latin American efforts to pressure Gen. Carranza failed as he rejected the U S ultimatum and challenged the United States to “do its worst” prompting hopes of a break in relations. Bolivian Minister Calderon said Carranza’s reply is hopeless and will blame the United States.
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Washington
Latin America
Carranza
United States
Calderon
Bolivia
Suffrage Street Talks Draw Large Audience
Miss Elsie Hill daughter of Congressman Hill of Connecticut national field secretary of the Congressional Union addresses a big crowd at Ninth and Main Street. Miss Eleanor Barker chairman Indiana branch of the Congressional Union argues for a federal amendment to ease Indiana constitutional reform.
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Elsie Hill
Congressman Hill
Connecticut
Congressional Union
National Suffrage Organization
Woman's Party
Chicago
Ninth and
Main Streets
Miss Hill
Eleanor Barker
Indiana
The
Indianapolis
Ciear
Barker
Funston Says United States Ready For War
Major General Funston declares readiness for war and readiness on the border. He states militia will be on the border and others en route, expressing no fear of the outcome and placing the timetable on the near future.
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Gen. Funston
San Antonio
Tex
Funston
Richmond Industrial Development plans under review by club
Details of the Richmond Industrial Development company are under consideration this week and will go to the Commercial club board Monday. President L. S. Bowman will select the first trustees with the club directors. A campaign to secure guarantee subscriptions will start after these appointments are made.
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Richmond Industrial Development Company
Commercial Club
L. S. Bowman
Club
William B. Watson to represent Moose lodge at national convention
William B. Watson will represent the local Moose lodge at the national convention to be held in Mooseheart Illinois in the latter part of next month.
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William B. Watson
Moose Lodge
Mooseheart
Ill
Richmond Noted as One Of Worst Liquor Cities
Dr Wilbur Craft of Washington addressed about 250 attendees at the First Methodist church urging temperance and citing Richmond as a prime example of saloon influence on youth He argued strong will power is needed for young men to avoid drink and advocated Bible readings in schools as part of morning exercises.
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Richmond
United States
Wilbur Craft
Washington, D. C
M. E
Craft
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Frank Walsh
Twelve-Six Club
FOX
Republic
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U.S
Romulo S. Naon
Sir Roger Casement
Roosevelt
Hughes
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