Murder in Tepic Drives Texas Foreman to Seek Reprisals
John Heathcote, a Texas native and former U S soldier, arrived in New Mexico town after his wife and two children were killed in Tepic. He alleges the crime was ordered by two former employers he had fired. Heathcote, a Southern Pacific section foreman, lived with his family in a box car home near Tepic and now awaits possible U S Army service as a scout.
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el Paso
Texas
John Heathcote
Tepic
Mexico
Heathcote
Southern Pacific Railroad
Heathecote
United States Army
United States
Seventh Cavalry
Cuba
Nacogdoches
Fourth of July Parade Incident in San Antonio
In San Antonio Texas Jesus Alamanso a Mexican was overpowered by a crowd during the Fourth of July parade after making an insult to the flag when the section led by the acting mayor passed police intervened to prevent injury and he was taken to police headquarters and released
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San Antonio
Texas
Jesus Alamanso
Alamanso
Murderers Caught Near Hachita NM
Unofficial reports from Hachita NM say the killers of William Parker and his wife Alice have been captured by a posse led by Parker’s brothers. The elderly Mexican couple, formerly in the Parkers' employ, are being brought to Hachita from across the border.
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Columbus
N. M
Hachita
William Parker
Alice
Parker
Plague Claims Twenty Six Infant Deaths in New York
Dr Haven C Emerson reports twenty six infant deaths from the epidemic of infantile paralysis across New York five boroughs in a single day. Brooklyn shows 191 new cases under observation and over 60,000 children have been taken out of the city by anxious parents amid the outbreak.
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New York
Five Boroughs
Haven C. Emerson
Brooklyn
American in Mexican Army at Carrizal
Willie Given a negro formerly with the Tenth Cavalry says an American deserter from the Twentieth Infantry commanded the Carrizal Mexican troops. Occurred in El Paso Texas. Given claims the deserter led the Carrizal forces in the engagement.
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el Paso
Texas
Willie Given
Tenth Cavalry
Carrizal
Twentieth Infantry
Carranza
Senate Quits Free Seed Distribution
Washington The senate dropped the usual seed distribution provision from the agricultural appropriation bill after Senator Reed of Missouri led a failed bid to keep it.
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Senate
Washington
Senator Reed
Missouri
Bankers Given Up Search Abandoned in Michigan
In Sheboygan Mich a search for missing New York bankers James G Hurley and Charles Marcelle is abandoned after they left on a 10 000 mile canoe trip. The missing men were last seen embarking from the area.
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Sheboygan
Mich
James G. Hurley
Charles Marcelle
New York
War Bonds for Mexico in Congress Next Two Weeks
Washington reports that within two weeks Congress will be asked to authorize an issue of war bonds to finance military activities arising from the Mexican actuation. The measure aims to fund actions related to the ongoing Mexican situation and reflects wartime finance needs.
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Mexico
Washington
Congress
Duma Sittings Suspended by Imperial Ukase
Reuters dispatch from Petrograd reports an imperial ukase suspends the Duma sittings until November 1914. The move signals a pause in legislative sessions as war tensions continue to shape Russian governance.
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London
Reuter
Petrograd
Duma
National Guard Order Signed by Wilson
Washington reports President Wilson has signed the Hay resolution to bring National Guard members into regular army service. The action formalizes mobilization plans and aligns guard units with national defense goals.
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National Guard
Washington
Wilson
Hay
Allies Press Major Offensive Across 25 Mile Front
London reports continued Anglo French gains with Fricourt Contalmaisson and Gommecourt seized. German counterattacks failed to stem the advance as allies envelop 12 villages and gain control of about 50 square miles. Thousands of prisoners are captured with high casualties, as fighting widens along the Somme sector.
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London
Fricourt
Curly
Frise
Somme
Albert
Contalmaisson
Gommecourt
Arras
Bapaume
Peronne
Federal Funds Returned to Treasury Savings in Public Works
Washington reports that 636,971 dollars saved in the last fiscal year from site purchases and public building construction due to a policy of limiting expenditures to actual requirements, returning funds to the treasury.
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Washington
Treasury
French Towns Destroyed in War Across France
The report states that seven hundred fifty three communities or townships have been partly or totally destroyed in France since the war began, reflecting extensive damage across many areas.
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Paris
France
Largest strawberry shipments recorded from Villa Ridge
Duquoin Illinois reports the strawberry shipments from Villa Ridge for the season just closed total 169 carloads, likely the largest in the town's history.
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Duquoin
Ill
Villa Ridge
Carranza Galls U S Overbearing Motives
Mexico City reports a foreign office memorandum replying to Secretary Lansing. It denies U S armed forces in Mexico and accuses Washington of bad faith while blaming Huerta’s arrest on fear of his plotting with Germany. The memo lists 35 counts and asserts U S troops invite raids rather than deter them.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Foreign Office
Lansing
Washington
United States
Santa Ysbel
Charles Watson
Cusihuiachie Mining Company
Gen
Scott
Gen. Funston
Gen. Obregon
Glenn Springs
Germany
Gen. Huerta
Wilson vows to avoid war with Mexico if possible
President Wilson told the New York Press Club banquet he would sacrifice his political fortunes to resolve the border troubles without war. He said he serves the rank and file of the United States, not those seeking to boost Mexican investments, and warned war only as a last resort.
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New York
Wilson
New York Press Club
Mexico
United States
Drowned Boy Resurrected Then Dies in Illinois Bay
Havana Illinois report of 18 year old Jack Barrell who sank in Moscow Bay on his father’s estate after a cramp during a bath. A chauffeur recovered him after 23 minutes submerged. Coroner Jacobson revived him with a palm oil treatment for two hours but Barrell died later from hemorrhage.
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Havana
Jack Barrell
Moscow Bay
Barrell
Jacobson
Young Barrell
Texas Farmers Congress Sets July Meeting Dates
Texas Farmers Congress will hold its 19th annual session in College Station Texas on July 26 27 and 28 final arrangements for the meeting are nearly complete.
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College Station
Texas
Texas Farmers Congress
Heney Endorses Wilson in Pacific Coast Moose Lift
Francis J. Heney prominent Moose leader on the Pacific coast issues a strong endorsement for Wilson and offers active support. The statement signals broad backing in political circles and aims to mobilize Moose members during the campaign.
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San Francisco
Francis J. Heney
Moose
Wilson
Dry town opens stalled municipal saloon in Wisconsin
In Eau Claire Wisconsin Altoona near here a stormy common council session granted a license to the Altoona Mercantile Company for a municipal saloon. Profits would fund water works but the project is not yet ready to open and remains stalled.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Altoona
Altoona Mercantile Company
Kitchener Heir Adopted as Viscount Broome Gun Expert
The new heir to the Kitchener estate will be styled Viscount Broome. Commander Henry Kitchen er gains notice as a renowned gunnery expert and receives the Broome Park title related to the Canter bury estate.
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London
Harl Kitchener
Henry Kitchener
Viscount Broome
Canterbury
Broome Park
Four Villistas Die On Scaffold After Columbus Raid
Four raiders linked to the March 9 Columbus attack were executed by double scaffold in Deming New Mexico after a law determined guilt. The incident marked the heaviest penalty for the band in the related action.
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Columbus
Deming
N. M
Resolution to urge Wilson to save Casement’s life
Senator Martine of New Jersey introduced a senate resolution urging President Wilson to ask the British government to stay the execution of Sir Roger Casement. The move seeks clemency for the Irish nationalist condemned by Britain.
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Casement
Washington
Wilson
Sir Roger Casement
Senate
Martine
New Jersey
Unusual Washington Seismograph Earthquake Recorded
A rare quake was logged on the Georgetown seismograph with intensity described as unusual. The tremor began at 10 08 p m and lasted until 11 24 when it suddenly ceased.
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Washington
Georgetown
Boelke Wins Nineteenth Aircraft Downed Nearby Thiaumont Farm
An official war bulletin reports that on Tuesday evening near the Thiaumont farm, Boelke destroyed his nineteenth enemy aeroplane.
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Berlin
Germany
Thiaumont
Boelke
Illinois troops camp on San Antonio drill grounds ready for border action
Illinois infantry and Wisconsin regiments move to Fort Sam Houston San Antonio for intensive morning drills amid heat. Officers report no immediate border move yet massed supplies hint at wider mobilization. Cavalry unit reaches Brownsville and three Chicago men avert train wreck on a south Texas run.
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San Antonio
Tex
Fort Sam Houston
Chicago
Texas
Illinois
el Paso
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Nagle Pass
Laredo
Iinols
Camp Lincoln
Camp Dunne
A. C. Dalton
Quartermaster Department
Company H
National Guard
George Hodge
Culver Military Academy
J. B. Sanborn
First Infantry
Funston
Mexico
Illinois Infantry
War Department
Texas Militia
Finais
Maj
Dalton
Maj. Dalton
United States Quartermaster Corps
Brownsville
Nnois
Springfield
Foreman
George Faugsted
H. BE. Rose
A. L. van Als
Why Women Write Letters About Lydia E Pinkham Medicine
Women answer critics of Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. letters by stating they are genuine and consented, noting the compound restores health and happiness. It claims relief from displacement, inflammation, ulcers, irregularities, nervousness, weakness, stomach troubles, and the blues, with grateful women seeking to help others.
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Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lydia BH
Fitting Devotion in a Puppy Love Case
A columnist recalls a young couple as the infatuated youth trails the partner, dismissed with mock solemnity as puppy love. The brief vignette hints at lingering affection and social scrutiny within a small community.
La Creole Hair Dressing Promises Natural Darkening
The ad touts La Creole Hair Dressing as the original imitation that imitates without dye. It claims a natural darkening effect and no dye, priced at 1.00 dollars. It markets imitation as counterfeit money but insists on the genuine quality of La Creole.
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Absorbine, JR
W.F. Young
Temple St
Springfield
Mase
Language Learning Difficulty Questioned
A dialogue questions the ease of learning a foreign language. It asserts that even the brightest individuals face pronounced difficulty in acquiring a new language. The exchange underscores the challenge and effort required for foreign language study.
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Eighth Infantry
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