Border Men On Verge Of Battle Near Rio Grande
Reports from the field say Carranza troops and Gen Pershing expeditionary forces south of Namiquipa near the Rio Grande edge toward hostilities. A wireless dispatch warns American supply trains risk being fired upon as Mexican artillery positions menace the US troops. The border force, already over 40 000, is planned to grow to about 70 000 within a week or 10 days as entrainments begin under Gen Funston.
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Columbus
N. M—Carranza
Gen. Pershing
Namiquipa
Col
D. C. Cabell
San Antonio
Texas
Carranza
Mexico
Rio Grande
Funston
War Department
Lansing
Carrana
New Mexico
Arizona
International Line
Brownsville
Pacific
Armis
Dunne Announces Run for Renomination in September Primary
Springfield says Gov. Dunne declared his candidacy for renomination in the September primary. He stated that under his administration more good legislation had been obtained than in any prior period in the state's history.
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Dunne
Springfield
Gov. Dunne
Medical Science School Opens in Chicago
The Graduate School in Medical Science established by the University of Illinois opened at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
University of Illinois
University of Iinois College of Medicine
Senate committee approves diplomatic budget rise
Washington reports the senate judiciary committee voted to report the annual diplomatic appropriation bill with a 190000 dollar increase to the 2259000 dollar total carried from the house.
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Washington
Senate
Judiciary Committee
House
30 000 Trained Men Offered To Serve
Pittsburg reports the Polish Falcons Alliance of America has placed 30,000 trained men at the government’s disposal for service in Mexico. Many drew military education from Russian German and Austrian armies.
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Pittsburg
Polish Falcons Alliance of America
Mexico
Admit firing on U S troops near Matamoros
Report from Paso Texas states the Mexican Consulate received a message admitting the Mexicans who fired on the American expedition near Matamoros were Carranzistas, not bandits, clarifying the nature of the attackers.
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U. S
Paso
Texas
Mexico
Matamoros
Democrats Nominate Wilson and Marshall at Midnight
At the Democratic national convention in St Louis Woodrow Wilson and Thomas Riley Marshall were nominated by acclamation just before midnight on June 15. The vote came swiftly with Wilson named at 11:54 p.m. and Marshall at 11:58 p.m. The ceremony featured dramatic scenes, emotional speeches, and a night-long show of party unity as Bryan and Glynn lauded the administration and Wilson’s policies.
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St. Louis
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Riley Marshall
Wilson
Marshall
Fred B. Lynch
Minnesota
White House
Kern
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Wescott
John W. Wescott
New Jersey
Mr. Wilson
Harmon
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Baltimore
H. ©. Stuart
Virginia
Hughes
Robert E. Burke
Chicago
James
James Marshall
John W. Kern
Indiana
Lewis
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Westcott
Georgia
Dixie
America
Europe
Martin H. Glynn
New York
Glynn
Olle James
Germany
Mexico
Night Session Details at St Louis Convention
The convention assembled for a night session to nominate President Wilson when Nebraska signaled plans to withdraw Governor Morehead from the vice presidency race. The Coliseum crowded. fire authorities controlled entry as the gathering pressed on with William J. Bryan present.
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St. Louis
Wilson
Nebraska
Governor Morehead
William J. Bryan
Mexicans March Toward Del Rio War Declared by Two States
Reports from San Antonio say Mexican government troops move toward Del Rio near the Rio Grande. Carranza forces claim intent to attack Americans immediately. Progreso passengers say Yucatan declares war and orders Americans out. Sinaloa follows suit as foreigners board an American gunboat at Progresso.
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Galveston
Texas
Yucatan
Mexico
Progresso
Pro-gresso
Sinaloa
Mexico City Chief Carranza Says U S Promises Were Sincere
First Chief Carranza told the New York Times that despite friendly words the United States offered no real cooperation. Americans took heavy cannon and impediments for a campaign into Mexico. Mexicans wait impatiently as hopes fade. At Guaymas reports say authorities offer all captured Americans as prisoners and plan to disarm foreigners in the Yaqui Valley.
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Save
U. S
Mexico City
Mexico
Carranza
New York Times
United States
Guaymas
Yaqui Valley
Interior evacuation from Matamoras and Brownsville
Reports say all women and children prisoners in the city jail and hospital patients are being sent into the interior from Matamoras opposite. Also news of an American ship Seaconner hitting a mine and wrecking near Yarmouth. Six killed in Liverpool Imperial Hotel fire. Discrepancies in city collections in Springfield totalling 1005 dollars under a former administration. Joseph Decker in Valparaiso directed his own concrete-lined grave digging.
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Brownsville
Texas
Matamoras
Liverpool
Imperial Hotel
Springfield
Gideon
Valparaiso
Ind
Joseph Decker
Chamber of Commerce
Cuban Senators Fight Duel in Havana Over Retirement Bill
In Havana Massay Artola, a Cuban senator, and Armado An dre, a congressman, exchanged gunfire after a quarrel sparked by Artola’s bill demanding the president retire before the next election. Authorities reported no verified details of injuries.
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Havana
Cuba
Massay Artola
Armado Andre
Artola
Union Pickett Killed in San Francisco Battle
A union picket was killed in a clash between striking longshoremen and strike breakers on a pier cleared by the American-Hawaiian Steamship Co in San Francisco California.
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San Francisco
Cal
American-Hawaiiian Steamship Co
Washington bill promises pensions for Civil War widows
The house passed a bill to provide pensions not less than 20 dollars a month to all Civil War widows. The measure contemplates aggregate expenditures of about 9 million dollars.
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Washington
House
A Campaigner Helps for National Preparedness
The Washington Star recounts Rep Gardner amid a noted scene where a beggar approached a group of congressmen. One pointed to Gardner and remarked that charity could be his mark. The tramp spoke briefly with Gardner, money passed between them, and the tramp insisted he did not identify Gardner, claiming he gave a quarter to support the preparedness effort.
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Gardner
Psychology of Food Notice Sparks Kitchen Debate
Dialogue from a cooking column shows Mr Growcher questioning a man about his hesitation to praise a Walsh rabbit if a good looking woman cooked it. The exchange highlights gendered tastes and urban kitchen attitudes in a lighthearted tone.
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Colorado
Nebraska
Railroad
Bend Postal
G. B. Howard
Bam
Bonnington
Omgha
Neb
Mr. Growcher
Feminine Limitations in Politics Quip
A dialogue on gender barriers in public life cites Hughes noting women cannot thrive in politics. The responder asks how, and explains a woman keeping quiet for months despite public demand to hear her speak.
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Hughes
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Missouri Senate
Thompson
Kansas
Marshal
Committee On Resolutions
Chroias Kastall
Marge
del Rio
Texas Town
Eagle Pass
Gustavo Mireles Espinoza
Coahuila
Col. Sibley
Glenn Springs
London
Lloyd’s
Yarmouth
Libby
Vienna
McNeill & Libby
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