Need of United States in Mexico Guided by Allies
Washington reports that Entente allies have offered to subordinate munitions contracts to U S needs in the present emergency. Secretary Baker is expected to propose taking over sufficient machine guns from private plants to meet army requirements as a single type, with careful distribution to minimize disadvantages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
United State
War Department
Army
Baker
filz/ Eouropean
National House Prices League forms wartime committee
The National House Prices League executive committee announces a new wartime food prices committee. Its task is to educate women nationwide on market conditions to foster organized demand for foods and curb price inflation. A telegram was sent to President Wilson and Secretary Baker offering the committee’s services to the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National House, Prices’ League
Mexico
League
Wilson
Wer
Baker
War Department
Postmaster General Reports Postal Receipts
Fragmentary OCR reports postal receipts. Total year ending December 31 1915 reached 44.5 million dollars with the quarter ending March 31 1916 at 79.7 million. Figures attributed to Burleson and the Post Office reflect rising revenue in early 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eral Burleson
Jgst
Balloonist crosses Andes by balloon from Chile to Argentina
An Argentine aeronaut ascends from Chilean territory and reaches near Mendoza, Argentina after crossing the Andes. The report notes a banner year 1914 and mentions speeds and distances tied to a race labeled de Palmin Wing Race with names including Lewis and Bandago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Eed
Bandago
Tung
Bradley Zulosga
Andes Mountains
Uspallata
Mendoza
Argentina
Baghdad Railway Progress Report in World War I
Berlin reports, on June 26, 1902, about 1 100 miles of the Baghdad Railway completed. Only about 400 miles remain unfinished due to the war ending plans. Vacated sections between Haidar Pascha and Aleppo and the area north of Bagdad are noted as unbuilt. The update claims a record for Germany amid wartime delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Bagdad
Inpamoch
Haid
Ha#el-Tin
Samara
Town to provide husbands for unmarried teachers
Baxter Springs Kansas June 26. The town offers to provide a husband for every unmarried female school teacher in the county who wants to wed. An advertisement in the News under KR CG Wear, president of the board of education, asks every eligible female teacher to apply for a county school. A wedding guarantee is pledged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KR. CG Wear
Board of Education
Baxter Springs
France Sees Tax Declarations Exceeding Expected Revenue
Paris reports 286108 declarations under the new income tax with 163107 above exemptions and 2.949 billion francs declared. Tax revenue from the 2 percent rate is about 22.6 million francs, far short of the anticipated 49 million. M Ribot eyes raising the rate from 3 to 4 or 5 percent to bridge the gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parisy
France
M. Ribot
Carrizal Note Demands Protect US Policy Response
Washington broadcast the note to Mexican de facto government via James Linn Rodgers. It states the Carrizal incident shows Mexican orders to Trevino to block Pershing’s forces, while American units moved and were engaged. Nineteen Americans were prisoners and casualties occurred. The United States demands immediate release of prisoners and a formal statement of Mexico’s intended course of action through diplomatic channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James Linn Rodgers
United States
Mexico
Arredondo
Carrizal
Mexican War Department
Jacinto B. Trevino
Pershing
Chihuahua
Garrizal
Iso
Robert Lansing
Seizure of Silver Bullion Ties Chihuahua to American Firms
Repor ts from El Paso state the de facto government has seized about $2 million in silver bullion owned by the Alvaredo Mining Co. The bullion, located in Parral, Chihuahua, is said to be part of a broader seizure expected by mining men, with about $2 million in precious metal above ground in the region belonging to American concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Alvaredo Mining Co
Parral
A. J. McQuatters
Chihuahua
Eastern Med Encamped Mobilizes 30,006 Guardsmen
In New York on June 26 only 30,006 of the 128,000 national guardsmen in the department of the east were in mobilization camps six days after the call was issued. The force includes 28 states east of the Mississippi and the District of Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Department of the East
Mississippi
District of Columbia
Berlin Initiates Communal Feeding for Population
Berlin authorities approve a city wide communal feeding plan with preparations completed for daily food distribution. The public kitchen will open on July 1, enabling free meals for residents amid shortages and rising concern over access to sustenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Amsterdam
Jung
Het
Ktchen
Mexican military stockpiles spotted near Larado Texas
Partial OCR reading notes a Mexican military equipment shipment near Laredo Texas. It references cavalry equipment and a force moving south, but details are fragmented and names or dates are unclear. The item appears to be a brief news snippet or dispatch with limited context.
Amnesty Declared as Villa Faction Shifts Sides in Chihuahua
Reports from El Paso say Villa allies and former enemies flock to Carranza troops in Chihuahua City. Two raids bring 2,000 former Villa soldiers under Gen Calexico Contreras to join the Carranza forces, with more Villa leaders surrendering or aligning as trains move through the region. The news notes a general amnesty declared by the de facto government amid mass realignment and relocation toward Villa Abuntada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el. Paso
Tex
Villa
Tal the Ian
Cobra
Chihuahua
Lagoa
Calexico Contreras Canuto Reyes
Carranza
Chihuahua City
Gahuahua City
Isabel Robres
Villa Jeral
Andres Garria
Hevig
Tela
Villa Abuntada
Parral
Thousands Rejected From Army Enlistment Drive
In the last 100 days the U S army recruited 11 215 men under the new law adding 26 000 to the force. Some 50 492 men applied, 39 26 were rejected. Many rejected were under 18 or not pro American. Last week New York City saw 681 enlistment attempts with 142 passing, Chicago 604 with 150 accepted, St Louis 132 with all 132 accepted. Charlotte NC led smaller cities with 151 applicants and 33 recruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Army
New York City
Mister J Chicago
St. Louis
Charlotte
N. C
Ingersoll Pushes Full Progressive National Ticket
James M. Ingersoll, Idaho progressives arrive in Chicago and demand the Progres sive national committee nominate eight national tickets in the Meld. He says if Col Roosevelt declines to run he will press for a full ticket and vows to vote Progressive or abstain, noting many share his view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Ingersoll
Idaho
Chicago
James M. Ingersoll
Progressive National
Progressive National Committee
Bull Moose Party
Col. Roosevelt
Ingersol
Girl Kisses Calf She Won at Harrisburg Fair
Harrisburg Illinois hosted a large daylong fair with cows crowds bands and prizes. Miss Jewell Thomas age 12 won a Holstein heifer in a children’s cow judging contest and timidly accepted the prize before kissing the calf. Mrs Douglas completed a 41 day fast emerging healthier and lighter after losing about 30 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suarrisburg
Iil
Harrisburg
Jewell Thomas
Ende
Douglas
Nps. Bho
Pilot of the Robert EB Lee Dies in Kentucky
James Z Pell of Cincinnati aged 87, who piloted the Robert E. LEE to victory in the Natchez on the Mississippi race in June 1870, died at home in Goring ton, Kentucky, after serving as a noted steamboat pilot for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
EB. Lee
Cincinnati
Jane
James
Z. Pell
Lee
Natchez
Jia
Goring
Ton, Ky
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Housewill League
Regeipis
Burleson
Andes
Bagdad RY
Kan
HUGH _L
COX & CO
Food Clothes For Men & Boys
U.S
Eariy
Artebonds
Larédo
Vilistis
Carraaza
Pangcho
Firet
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Iutfaio
Cincinnatt
Wayne
Worthord
Charlotte, N. C
Soneb
Neal
Eskridge
Norris & Kidwell
Mill
Bell
Tony
Hoosier Auto Co
West Main St
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