US 8. Fall of Mexico City Nears as Villa Troops Hold
Nogales reports 10 000 Villa Zapata troops in Mexico City awaiting final action or peace. Washington demands protection for foreigners amid transfer of authority. Descriptions from Vera Cruz and Lagos area note patrols, desertions, and looting as Obregon and Carranza factions struggle for control. General Angeles’ plans unknown, rumored to involve new movement centered on Villa Zapata forces.
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D. C
United States
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Villa-Zapata
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Juarez
Lagos
Carranza Agency
Obregon
Villa
Carranza
Guanajuato
Pablo de la Garza
Bombs Endanger Queen and Baden Family in Karlsruhe Raid
Berlin reports French air attack on Karlsruhe narrowly missed Queen Victoria of Sweden and Prince Maximilian of Baden’s family. A bomb struck the castle roof above the prince’s children's bedroom while another exploded near Baroness Hochseild’s chamber, with the dowager duchess of Baden present inside.
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Berlin
Victoria
Maximilian of
Baden
Karlsruhe
Baroness Hochseild
German Air Raids Aimed at Military Targets Only
German military authorities and a news agency state airship and aeroplane raids to date hit only military targets, with any civilian town damage arising only as retaliation for allied attacks on open towns.
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Emperor William
Earthquake Felt Across Imperial Valley and Border Towns
Reports say a severe quake struck El Centro at about 8 pm causing power outages as wires broke and buildings shook. Mild shaking reached Yuma and nearby border areas while Calexico was reported in flames from the upheaval.
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Los Angeles
Cal
el Centro
Imperial Valley
Yuma
Ariz
Calexico
Manton Pleads Governor for Becker Clemency
In Albany on June 23 attorney Martin T. Manton urged executive clemency for former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker, condemned to die the week of July 12 for instigating the murder of Herman Rosenthal. A further meeting with the governor is planned next week and Mrs. Becker may also be seen.
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Albany
N. Y
Martin T. Manton
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Manton
Bomb Explodes Near Windsor Armory Wrecks Peabody Plant
In Windsor Ontario the Peabody company factory in Walkerville was partially wrecked by a bomb. Twenty seven sticks of dynamite were found under the Windsor armory with a time fuse set for 8 15 am but burned out. Estimated damage 5000 to 10000 dollars. Police and military authorities investigate amid claims of German sympathizers from Detroit. Horace B Peabody says the bomb may be linked to wartime sabotage.
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Windsor
Ont
Peabody Company, Limited
Walkerville
Horace B. Peabody
Detroit
Woman fatally burned in Whittemore kerosene fire
Emmetsburg Iowa June 21 Anna Roeber died yesterday morning in Dr. McCreary's Whittemore home from burns when attempting to start a fire with kerosene. The McCreary kitchen was destroyed in the blast.
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Emmetsburg
Anna Roeber
McCreary
Whittemore
Webster City Implements Demo Days at Local Company
Display offerings at Webster City Implement Company's demonstrations on Wednesday and Saturday with contact options through Kamvar or Blairsburg. Includes ad copy for animal feed and farm supplies, and mentions Dr. T B Larrabee osteopath as a local contact.
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Webster City Implement Company
Kamvar
Blairsburg
F. A. Kayser
E. F. McComb
I-T-Ts
Lemberg Battles and Arras Desperation Reported
London dispatches describe the Lem berg struggle as desperate with French gains in the west and rumor of Lemberg fall. German reinforcements strengthen lines at Arras while Russians evacuate Galicia. Britain tackles neutral supply routes and a new war loan offers five shilling vouchers.
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Lemberg
Petrograd
Vosges
Fecht
Arras
Berlin
France
House of Commons
Germany
Great Britain
Cape Haitien to See U S Officers Watch Town After Raid
Reported shooting in Cape Haitian and killings of natives lead to Admiral Caperton arriving to thank the French commander for prompt action. French marines may withdraw, with policing to be assumed by American sailors in the town.
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Cape Haitien
Admiral Caperton
Washington
Victory for U. S. in Big Coal Case
Washington June 22 The Supreme Court ordered the Lackawanna railroad to stop transporting coal from the Lackawanna Coal company under the 1909 contract. The decision reverses lower court rulings and upholds government efforts to disassociate railroads from coal companies.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Lackawanna Railroad
Lackawanna Coal Company
Troops Guard Governor Slaton’s Home as Tensions Ease
State troops continued to guard Governor Slaton’s suburban home in Atlanta amid lingering unrest over Leo M. Frank’s death sentence. Quiet prevailed in the city after demonstrations on Monday and Monday night, with officials noting no further trouble and extra militiamen and police kept ready as a precaution. Governor Slaton spent hours at his capitol office with a policeman escort to his residence.
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Atlanta
Villa troops beaten by Indians near Empalme
A detachment of Villa troops sent to guard foreigners in the Yaqui valley was defeated by Yaqui Indians twenty five miles south of Empalme Sonora. The clash cost forty Villa soldiers and a machine gun, with an earlier skirmish reportedly taking twenty five additional casualties.
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Nogales
Ariz
Villa
Yaqui
Empalme
Sonora
Seven Drowned as Undertow Strikes Atlantic City Beach
Atlantic City N J June 21 seven bathers were drowned in heavy surf after a large wave and dangerous undertow pulled them from shallow water. Prominent Philadelphia summer colony men were among the victims and many others were rescued or rendered unconscious as lifeguards battled to save swimmers. A second drowning occurred when six fishing smacks capsized near Mississippi avenue as fishermen struggled to reach shore.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Philadelphia
Mississippi Avenue
Washington Warship Ordered to Haiti to Restore Order
Rear Admiral Caperton with the armored cruiser Washington was sent from Vera Cruz to Cape Haitien to relieve marines landed by the French cruiser Des Cartes and preserve order. The Washington carries 500 sailors and 200 Marines for shore duty amid Haiti’s continuing turbulence after the revolution against President Sam.
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Washington, D. CC
Caperton
Washington
Vera Cruz
Cape Haitien
Des Cartes
Haiti
Sam
Little Republic
Resolvo Bobo
Convict Shot After Attacking Deputy at Fort Madison
Fort Madison June 24 A convict named William Hall colored attacked Assistant Deputy Warden Ben Skyles with an axe as Hall was being escorted to solitary. Skyles shot Hall in the right arm during the confrontation. Hall is in the prison hospital. Skyles unhurt. Hall is serving a five year forgery sentence with a poor prison record.
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Fort Madison, Jr
Ben Skyles
William Mall
Hall
Skyles
Japan Army Expedition to Europe Supposedly Blocked by US Hint
Handelsblad reports Washington hinted Britain to stop a 300000 strong Japanese expedition to Europe. Japan had dispatched 100000 troops to Manchuria but appeared to halt further European deployment after the US-Britain talk. Washington officials declined comment on the claim.
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London
The
Handelsblad
Japan
Europe
Great Britain
Washington
Manchuria
United States
Tokio
Washington, D. C
China
Far East
Joliet Convicts Threaten Negro in Prison Disruption
In Joliet Illinois 1300 convicts rose to threaten the Negro trusted as the slayer of Ward en Allen’s wife. One hundred guards used clubs to restore order after calls to Lynch him echoed through the main dining hall. A Superior Nebraska hailstorm floods river and washes out eight hundred feet of Santa Fe track disrupting traffic.
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Campbell
Allen
State Penitentiary
Lincoln
Neb
Superior
Republican River
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Burlington
Wonder Doctors Promise Cure for Chronic Diseases
Dr Wilbert Shallenberger offers scientific treatment for chronic diseases. He conducts consultations free and confidential and prepares medicines from his own formulas using pure drugs. Most new patients come via recommendations. Address: 766 Oakwood Blvd Chippewa.
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Wilbert Shallenberger
Oakwood Blvd
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