Carranza’s Note to U S Demands Iowa Withdrawal Response
A Mexican de facto government note to the United States demands immediate withdrawal of American troops from Mexico. It says Mexicans will accept war to defend national sovereignty and that U S border crossings are viewed as more than a punitive expedition. A special messenger delivered the note to Washington as 2000 students pledged support to Carranza, who said diplomacy is ongoing and a reply from the U S would shape outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Washington
Carranza
New Reserve System Delayed to July Fifteenth
Washington DC. The Federal Reserve Board, in unanimous vote, postponed the nationwide clearing and collection system from June 15 to July 15. Governors of the twelve reserve banks concurred that July 15 is the earliest date to fully implement the plan in all districts. The board rejected staged rollout, opting for complete activation upon installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Federal Reserve Board
Ill Miss Grace Dotson Seized and Attacked by Masked Men
Grace Dotson a Leroy schoolteacher was seized at her home and dragged seven or eight blocks and then attacked by two masked men. Bloodhounds from Decatur were placed on the trail of the suspects.
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Leroy
Ill
Grace Dotson
Decatur
National Historical Society Buys John Brown Land Parcel
Meadyville Pennsylvania reports the National Historical Society purchased five acres of land fifteen miles east of town, formerly owned by John Brown of Civil War fame. The acquisition preserves a site linked to a notable antebellum figure and Civil War history.
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Meadyville
The
National Historical Society
Here
John Brown
Argentine Population Figures From 1914 Census
Buenos Aires reports the 1914 census fixes Argentina’s population at 7,883,287, up from 3,954,911 in 1895. The data underscores demographic growth across the republic as recorded by national statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentine Republic
Lamar Begins Term In Atlanta Prison
David Lamar, convicted of impersonating a congressman, started serving his sentence at the Atlanta penitentiary, with confirmation coming from Washington authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
David Lamar
Atlanta
Washington
Gov Dunne Leads Defense Parade In Springfield
Governor Dunne will march in the preparedness parade in Springfield on June 3, not Chicago, according to an official announce in the city. The event aims to showcase readiness and involve local officials and residents.
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Gov. Dunne
Springfield
Dunne
Chicago
Senate approves 1.5 million for Mississippi river project
The senate voted a 1,500,000 appropriation to improve the Mississippi River between the Missouri and Minneapolis, boosting the house bill by 200,600.
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Mississippi
Washingston
Senate
Missouri
Minneapolis
Trust funds set aside for minors colleges charities
Hobart Williams, a pioneer citizen, arranged a trust of 2 million dollars for the benefit of 10 minors and various charities in Chicago. The arrangement was recently learned, detailing the fund’s purpose and beneficiaries.
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Chicago
Hobart Williams
Troops Return From Mexico Trip After Brisk Pursuit
An American cavalry detachment returning from a ten day operation in Mexico reached Boquillas near the border. Gen Cavazos demanded seized corn and horses be paid for and that the troops retreat northward, which was refused. Cavazos requested to pass through US lines to join reinforcements, which was granted.
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Marathon
Texas
Eighth
Fourteenth Cavalry
Frederick Funston
Glenn Springs
Boquillas
Frederick W. Sibley
Fourteenth
Fort Clark
Mexico
Carranza
Cavazos
Chihuahua
Parral
San Antonio
Maj
Howze
Prisoners Put to Work At Belmont County Fair Ground
State Representative John D. Hays reallocated forty county prisoners from Belmont County Jail to widen the Belmont County Fair ground track after discovering the fair association spent all its money.
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St. Clairsville
John D. Hays
Belmont County Fair Association
Slays Alleged Seducer in Kan. Home Dispute
Clifford Kistner 26, married, was shot by Mrs Ruby Stephens, a divorcee, at his door in Tola Kansas. Stephens claimed Kistner had ruined her life leading to the fatal confrontation.
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Tola
Kan
Clifford Kistner
Ruby Stephens
Inventor James Severance Dies at 70 in Oberlin Ohio
James R. Severance, 70, longtime treasurer of Oberlin College since 1884, died suddenly at his home in Oberlin. He was the inventor of the McCormick self binder.
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Oberlin
Ohio
James R. Severance
Oberlin College
McCormick
Lamar Mandate Issued in Lamar Impersonation Case
Washington reports the supreme court issued the mandate affirming a two year sentence for David Lamar convicted of impersonating a congressman for fraudulent purposes.
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Lamar
Washington
Supreme Court
David Lamar
Republican Leader Killed in Auto Accident
Alfred M. Dalrymple, New Jersey Republican leader, died at his Newark home from injuries after a car crash in Dover Delaware.
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Newark
N. J
Alfred M. Dalrymple
New Jersey
Dover
Del
Fighting Parson Anderson Dies in Quincy at 82
Quincy Massachusetts Reverend Edward E Anderson known as the fighting parson and friend of John Brown dies at his home at age 82 in Grand Army circles.
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Quincy
Mass
Edw. E. Anderson
Grand Army
John Brown
Colorado Park Opens 1916 Season in Mesa Verde Region
Denver Colorado Mesa Verde National Park in Southwestern Colorado opened its 1916 season becoming the first of the national playgrounds in the state to welcome the general public.
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Denver
Colo
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
Harvard Regiment Student Injured in Practice March
Boston, Mass. Minot J. Savage of Philadelphia, a member of the Harvard University regiment, was seriously injured during a practice march when his horse became unmanageable and threw him into a street car.
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Boston
Mass
Minot J. Savage
Philadelphia
Harvard University
Boelke Downes Eighteenth Aeroplanes in Two Actions
Berlin reports Lieutenant Boelke has shot down his seventeenth and eighteenth hostile aeroplanes, one south of Avecourt and the other south of Dead Man's Hill, and he was promoted by Emperor Wilhelm.
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Berlin
Boelke
Avecourt
Dead Man’s Hill
Wilhelm
Grand Lodge Meets in Cleveland Sessions Opened
The 64th session of the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of B nai B rith opened in Cleveland with 178 delegates attending from Kentucky Ohio Missouri Louisiana Colorado Indiana and New Mexico.
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Grand Lodge
Cleveland, O
Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of B'Naj B'Rith
Kentucky
Ohio
Missouri
Louisiana
Colorado
Indiana
New Mexico
Bandits and Trooper Wound in Mexican Border Patrol
Reported near Rancho Providencia Chihuahua a detachment of 15 American cavalry patrolling the Mexico Northwestern Railroad were attacked by bandits. One American wounded, bandit casualties unknown. Mexicans shadow the column, claiming pursuit of gringoes. Suspects include Carranzistas or bandits. southern deployment extends beyond prior northern limit at Namiquipa.
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Namiquipa
Temosachic
Sierra Madres
Substitute for gasoline shown in New York City demo
Fred Schuma, Caullet of New York, inventor of gasofoam, a low cost gasoline substitute, plans a public demonstration before City Hall. Mayor Donnelly will pour the fuel into an empty car tank, followed by a demonstration trip with city officials. Process kept secret, Schuma claims double efficiency with no carbonization.
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New York City
Fred Schuma
Caullet
Frederick W. Donnelly
Hughes Election Bets Stir New Jersey Market
Trenton reports Henry T. placed two wagers on Justice Hughes in the presidential race. One bet ranges from 500 to 2000 dollars predicting Hughes as the Republican nominee, the other offers 500 dollars that he will win if only two candidates run.
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Trenton
New Jersey
Henry T
Justice Hughes
Socialist Editor Indicted in Braddock Riot Case
Pittsburg editor Pat Fred W. Merreck, a former Socialist editor, was indicted by the grand jury probing the Braddock riots. He is charged as the real leader of the mob that attacked the Edgar Thompson Steel Works.
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Pittsburg
Pat
Fred W. Merreck
Braddock
Edgar Thompson Steel Works
Loss of Wager Drives Man to Ministry Shift
Des Moines Iowa man who lost a $200 bet on James G Blaine in 1884 begins a religious conversion into the Methodist Episcopal Church ministry. Reverend Matt Hughes, recently ordained, and J W Jarnagin of the Iowa Farmer reports the change.
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Des Moines
James G. Blaine
Matt
Hughes
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. Ww. Jarnagin
Iowa
Socialist London Introduces 40 Dollar Pay Guarantee Bill
Washington representative London the sole Socialist in the House introduced a bill guaranteeing 40 dollars to unpaid workers when a business goes bankrupt, aiming to shield employees from abrupt losses.
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Washington
London
New York
House of Representatives
Woman Dies of Grief After Sister's Wedding
Rochester, N Y. Heartbroken over a separation that meant a lifetime of companionship, Miss Helen E Farron 40 died minutes after watching her sister Margaret marry William Pyne at St Patrick's Catholic Church.
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Rochester
N. Y
Helen E. Farron
Margaret
William Pyne
St. Patrick’s
Northern Chihuahua policing prep reported amid censorship
Hearst Ranch workers foil a gang robbery near Madera and kill two. In Columbus New Mexico a raid ends with bandits slain. Across the border, about 10,000 troops marshal to guard northern Chihuahua as Pershing’s expeditionary column stays tightly censored. Carranza forces move through the region.
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Columbus
N. M
Chihuahua
Hearst Cowboys Rout Bandits Near Madera Killing 15
Twenty five Hearst ranch cowboys at Babricora scattered a newly formed gang near Madera after a raid on Hearst horses. Fifteen bandits were killed including Atezurro Dominguez and Pedro Castillo. Six captured and delivered to Carranza authorities in Madera. About 30 horses and rifles seized. Villa followers killed since the punitive expedition nears 250.
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Mexico
Hearst
Babricora
Madera
Ranch Viejo
Carranza
Jin Madera
Dominguez
Castillo
Methodist bishops elected at general conference in Saratoga
Seven new bishops named by the Methodist Episcopal Church with Four-Matt S Hughes of Pasadena and William P Oldham of New York among the winners. Franklin Hamilton of Washington and Chas B Mitchell of Chicago were chosen on later ballots after deadlock. Hamilton fell short by 29 votes on the sixteenth ballot. Mitchell and Oldham won on the fifteenth with 569 and 579 votes respectively.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Methodist Episcopal Church
Matt S. Hughes
Pasadena
Cal
William P. Oldham
New York
Franklin Hamilton
Washington
D. C
Chas. B. Mitchell
Chicago
Thos, Nicholson
Herbert Welsh
Delaware
Adna W. Leonard
Seattle
Wash
Hughes
Mitchell
Oldham
Mr. Hamilton
Asquith Seeks Additional War Funds in Parliament
Premier Asquith will introduce a new war appropriation of 1.6 billion dollars next Tuesday. The move would raise total war appropriations to 11.9 billion dollars, according to the Daily Telegraph report from London.
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Asquith
London
Daily Telegraph
Town Destroyed by Fire in Moark Arkansas
Poplar Bluff Missouri reports Moark Arkansas a town of 700 inhabitants was destroyed by a fire believed incendiary in origin. The incident left Moark devastated fifteen miles south of here.
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Poplar Bluff
Moark
Ark
Here
New Job for Fletcher Washington Navy General Board
Rear Admiral Fletcher will join the Navy General Board to succeed Rear Admiral Badger after he retires. On June 19 he will surrender command of the Atlantic fleet to Rear Admiral Mayo.
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Fletcher
Washington
Navy General Board
Badger
Atlantic
Mayo
Teen Charged For Giving Cigarette At Grant Park Zoo
Henry W. McNeilly, 18, must appear before Recorder Johnson next Friday afternoon in Atlanta to explain why he gave a cigarette to a minor monkey at Grant Park Zoo.
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Atlanta
Henry W. McNeilly
Recorder Johnson
Grant Park Zoo
King Christian Undergoes Operation for Intestinal Trouble
King Christian was operated on in Copenhagen for an intestinal ailment similar to the condition that required surgery earlier in 1916. The announcement notes the procedure was performed in the Danish capital and the outcome is not detailed.
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King Christian
Copenhagen
State Board of Health Urges Anti malaria Campaign
The State Board of Health recommends a statewide malaria and mosquito control drive in Illinois with cooperation from Boy Scouts, women’s clubs, newspapers and commercial groups. Target is stagnant water. campaign aims to mobilize towns and villages across the state.
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State Board of Health
Boy Scouts and Woman’s Clubs
Springfield
Illinois
Boy Scouts
Defines Work Conditions in Springfield Industry Survey
The Russel Sage foundation report on Springfield industries outlines minimum work conditions for a right to live. It calls for: a family-sustaining income, old age or incapacity provision, regular work, education for under eighteens, no work under fourteen, eight-hour day, prohibition of night work for women and children, one rest day weekly, safe wholesome conditions, and equal bargaining power between employer and worker.
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Springfield
Russel Sage Foundation
Providence
Ruling Clears Osteopaths to Sign Death Certificates
Attorney General Lucey issues an opinion affirming osteopaths may sign death certificates and that such certificates remain valid if signed as osteopaths and not as physicians. Health officers were instructed to accept osteopath signed death certificates, while birth certificates require midwife credentials for osteopaths.
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Lucey
State Board of Health
Springfield
State Board
State Demands Full Development of Joliet Dam Power
The sixteenth session at Governor Dunne’s office with the Illinois and Michigan Canal commission and the Illinois waterway commission agreed that the twenty year lease of water power privileges at Joliet’s Jackson street dam must require full capacity development. Advertisements and specs for the lease were reviewed. The lease to the Illinois Light and Power Company, formerly Economy Power, expires July 17, 1916.
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Jackson Street
Joliet
Dunne
Ilnois and Michigan Canal Commission
Dinois Waterway Commission
Ilinois Light and Power Company
The
Economy Power Company
Public utilities board orders railroad station plans
The state public utilities commission requires Illinois Central and the Big Four Railroad to submit station plans for Mattoon within 60 days. Plans must be separate stations as a union depot was deemed infeasible due to grade differences.
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State Public Utilities Commission
Illinois Central
Big Four
Mattoon
Young women urged to try Lydia E Pinkham remedy
Buffalo reader endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for monthly pains backaches and irregular periods. The letter urges other young women to seek the root and herb remedy and to write for confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. An advertisement promotes La Creole Hair Drink imitation warning readers to insist on the original product at $1.00.
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Buffalo, N.Y
Lydia E.pinkham
Matsupa Kurtzweg
High St
Buffalo
N. Y
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Vodka Firing Staged At Remote Militia Post
A Boston Globe report recalls a punitive vodka seizure where authorities set a village square, assembled villagers, and formed a firing squad to shoot kegs. A volley splintered the barrels and the liquor spilled, with no illicit distillation reported in the region since. The piece closes with a remark about women’s cosmetic worries versus ambitions.
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Icky
Boston Globe
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