Austrians Forced to Leave Italy in Italian Advance
British hold teutons safe as Russians claim 200000 prisoners in three weeks. Allied ships sunk in the Mediterranean. Italians recapture Posina Arsiere Adige Brenner sectors. Verdun lull. German attacks repulsed near Fleury and Ypres. Four German aircraft downed. one British plane lost. Brusiloff reports about 199,000 prisoners June 4–23. over 1000 heavy guns and machine guns. Italian planes down Austrian bomber over Chiampo Valley.
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Mediterranean
Verdun
London
Trent
Posina
Arsiere
Adige
Brenia
Fleury
Ypres
Russia
Petrograd
Russian War Office
Brusiloff
Verona
Chiampo
Padua
Two Allied Steamers Sunk in Mediterranean Action
The French steamer Fournel and the English steamer Cardiff were sunk by a submarine off Marseilles. The Ville de Madrid, carrying 52 passengers, was pursued and shelled but escaped.
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Marseilles
France
Fournel
Cardiff
Mediterranean
Ville de Madrid
Roosevelt to Organize Brigade for Possible War
Col Roosevelt plans to seek presidential permission to raise a division of 12,000 men if war with Mexico is declared. He will request promotion to major general and to place the brigade in the field, with details of the plan closely guarded.
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T. R
New York City
Col. Roosevelt
Wilson
Mexico
Women to War on War in The Hague Greeting
The German women suffrage organization sends a greeting to French women saying they feel think and suffer like you and vow that after this catastrophe war women of all nations will unite to prevent its recurrence.
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The
Hague
Woman Suffrage Organization
France
Cruiser Sails for Mexico From San Francisco
The United States cruiser South Dakota has left San Francisco after a nine day supply loading period bound for the west coast of Mexico. The ship will stop first at San Pedro as it heads toward the region in response to urgent orders.
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Mexico
San Francisco
Cal
Unitedites
South Dakota
San
Four Carrizal Survivors Found Near Casas Grandes
Four more survivors of the Carrizal massacre have been picked up and brought back to American lines near General Pershing's headquarters at Casas Grandes, according to advices received here.
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Columbus
N. M
General Pershing
Casas Grandes
Thieves Hold Villa Ridge Town at Bay in Robbery
Robbers held Villa Ridge residents at bay for an hour as they pried open a store safe and stole 700 dollars before fleeing in an automobile. A posse is in pursuit.
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Cairo
Villa Ridge
Aed
Body of Capt Charles T Boyd Found in Mexican Desert
San Antonio reports the body of Capt Charles T Boyd, killed in the Carrizal ambush, was found by Maj Jenkins and Eleventh Cavalry in the desert. Papers in Boyd's clothing confirm Mexican treachery under Gen Gomez. Narratives recount valor of negro troopers who fought under grim odds with humor and courage. Lieut Henry R Adair died defending the ammunition pack, uttering go on sergeant as he was killed.
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San Antonio
Texas
Charles T. Boyd
Carrizal
Mexico
Maj
Jenkins
Eleventh Cavalry
Gomez
Boyd
Lewis S. Morey
Morey
Adair
Henry R. Adair
Portland
Ore
Militiaman Roy Robinson Ends Life at Home
Topeka Kansas Roy Robinson twenty year old private in Battery A Kansas national guard shot himself at his home friends say he would rather die than go to Mexico The report notes his stated preference prompted by impending duty abroad and concerns about service in the Mexican conflict.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Roy Robinson
Battery A
Kansas National Guard
Robinson
Mexico
Rioting and deaths tied to Panama elections
Rioting broke out in Panama City during the vote injuring 18 people. In Chiriqui province a man was killed while Colon remained quiet. The events highlight unrest around the election period across the country.
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Panama
Colon
Chiriqui
France to Import 10000 Italian Workmen for Lyons Mines
Paris reports the government plans to bring 10,000 Italian workmen to Lyons coal region to boost output. Officials estimate seven million tons additional yearly production. The move aims to accelerate mineral output and labor utilization in the mines.
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France
Paris
Italy
Lyons
Lansing Demands Soldiers Release and U.S. Self-Protection
The note to Mexico transmitted via James Linn Rodgers demands immediate release of prisoners from the Carrizal encounter and asserts the United States will protect itself. It accuses Mexican authorities of hostile actions and requests a formal diplomatic answer through proper channels. Robert Lansing signs the message, urging early clarity from the Mexican government.
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Washington, D. C
James Linn Rodgers
United States
Mexico
Arredondo
Carrizal
Mexican War Department
Jacinto B. Trevino
Pershing
Chihuahua
Tam
Carrisal
Robert Lansing
Eastern Men Encamped in New York Mobilization Camps
Only 30,000 of the 128,000 national guardsmen from 22 states east of the Mississippi and the District of Columbia were in mobilization camps six days after the call was issued.
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New York
Department of the East
Mississippi
District of Columbia
Catholic Educators to Meet in Baltimore
Noted Catholic educators from across the country have arrived to attend the annual meeting of the Catholic Educational Association now underway in Baltimore Maryland.
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Baltimore
Catholic Educational Association
President trims five year naval build to three years
Washington announces the decision by the president and Secretary Daniels to shorten the five year naval program to three years while maintaining the same tonnage level.
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Washington
Daniels
France Alters Auto Import Order In Paris Action
France withdraws the recent ban on automobile imports and adjusts customs duties in a government move issued in Paris. The change reverses the prior prohibition and sets new tariff policy for vehicles entering the country.
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France
Paris
Harrisburg Woman Ends 41 Day Fast
Ili Mrs N Douglas completes a 41 day fast shedding 32 pounds and emerging healthier, after not consuming any food during the period.
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Harrisburg
Ili
Griffin bill creates retirement system for postal workers
The Griffin bill proposing a retirement system for all civil service postal employees has been favorably reported to the House in Washington D C. The measure aims to provide retirement benefits to postal staff across the civil service.
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Civil Service
Washington, D. C
Postal Service
House
Pilot of the Robert E. Lee Dies in Covington
James T. Pell, 87, veteran pilot who steered the Robert I. Lee to victory over the Natchez in the 1870 Mississippi river race, dies at his Covington, Kentucky home.
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Robert E. Lee
Cincinnati
James T. Pell
Robert I. Lee
Natchez
Mississippi River
Covington
Copper Cash Exports From Tsingtao to Japan
Thirteen thousand tons of Chinese copper cash, valued at 2,180,060 gold, were exported from Tsingtao to Japan during the past year.
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Pekin
Tsingtao
Japan
Carrizal Battle Trooper Recalls Ambush and Escape
A Tenth Cavalry detachment ambush near Carrizal left Captain Charles T. Boyd and Captain Lewis Morey dead. Lieutenant Henry R. Adair was wounded. four couriers escaped to summon reinforcements. The trooper recounts brutal hand to hand and machine gun fire, the flight of horses, and a delayed report to General Pershing.
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Gen. Pershing
el Paso
Tex
Tenth Cavalry
Carranza
Pershing
Washington
Carrizal
Charles T. Boyd
Boyd
Felix Gomez
Captain Boyd
Gomez
Morey
Adair
Minister Offers War Service as Fireman or Chaplain
Rev Ferdinand F Schultz pastor of the Church of Christ Disciples Chillicothe Ohio offers his services to Maj Gen George Barnett commander US marine corps He is a practical engineer as well as minister He would serve in the fireroom of a battleship or as chaplain of marines in the field The fifty seven year old Ohio pastor is hale and ready to respond to a call to serve Old Glory
Washing His Hands
The dialogue notes a defendant's conviction by a jury of men, with a lawyer remark about women's equal rights and the consequences, reflecting a dated, sarcastic stance on gender and justice.
Old Glory Flag and Captain Driver’s Reunified Vision
Capt Stephen Driver born 1803 in Salem christened the flag Old Glory in 1831 aboard the brig Charles Doggett. After a life at sea and as Nashville provost marshal, he retrieved the flag from hiding in 1862 and raised it atop the Capitol during Fort Donelson’s fall, declaring its return to a reunited Union.
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Stephen Driver
Salem
Mass
Charles Doggett
Driver
Tennessee
Nashville
Capitol Building
Fort Donelson
Sixth Ohio
Bluecoats
Capitol
Thatcher
Queer old relic towel awakens patriotic interest in Pittsburgh
A linen towel, possibly from the late 18th or early 19th century, with complex patriotic motifs and the inscription The Independence of the United States of America Declared July 4, 1776 Washington Elected President of the Federal Union March, 1789 Pluribus Unum, is in the possession of Mrs. Cecelia C. Jones Murdoch of the Hotel Schenley. The piece, possibly part of a set, was brought through a German‑earning family and may date from after the Revolution.
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REAT
Patriotic Societies of
Pittsburgh
Cecelia C. Jones Murdoch
Schenley
United States
George Washington
United States of America
Washington
Federal Union
Sure to Be George Baker Collector Dialog
A brief exchange shows a collector and a doctor discussing settling a bill. The doctor mentions being likely busy around the fifth or sixth of July, implying a scheduling conflict for payment. The dialogue hints at a light, humorous tone.
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George Baker
Declaration of Independence stated as free and independent states
The gist notes that the colonies are free and independent, absolved from allegiance to the British crown, and that political connection with Britain ought to be dissolved. It emphasizes the Fourth of July celebration of this declaration, in various tones about safety and sanity.
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Great Britain
Perfect and Glorious Declaration Critique Note
A quotation lauds the Declaration of Independence as the perfectly clear and glorious expression of the Revolution, contrasting enduring eloquence with passing critics and praising its orderly arrangement. The line cites an Exchange view on its timeless quality.
Flag Decree Establishes Thirteen Stripes and Stars
On June 14, 1777 Congress decreed the flag would bear 13 red and white stripes and 13 stars on a blue field, marking the first national standard for the United States.
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Teutons
Capt. Boyd
Desert
Lansing
U.S
Massachusetts
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