Rebels Threaten Major Mexican Front After Pivotal Orders
The Obregon government plans military actions against General Estrada after receiving war materiel from the United States. Rebels concentrate at La Piedad extending toward the federals, with Cosme Naga’s forces wrecking a railway near Rincon de Ramos and clashes near Iguala. Authorities blacklist foreign exporters amid the insurrection.
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la Piedad
Obregon
Puato
Estrada
United Stes
Es Federals
P. Elias Calles
Jaguanilar
Cailles
Cosme Naga
Rincon de Ramos
Zacatas
el Paso
Japa
Miguel Chea
Esoe
Guerrero
Iguala
Figueroa
Obregon Goverment
Florida U from Dr A A Murphree as Democratic prospect
Dr A A Murphree president of the University of Florida emerges as a Democratic presidential possibility backed by William Jennings Bryan. The association signals a democratized university leadership influence entering national politics.
Enter Governor Race Asks Texas Bid Fagen Vision and Family Note
Associated Press reports Temple Texas has a candidate for governor James Ferguson pledging major reforms. He vows a 15 million dollar biennial cut, debt-free prison system, tax relief and county driven highway funds. He also pressures anti mask law against Ku Klux Klan disguises and requires secrecy society memberships. He threatens wife as backup candidate if barred. Shropshire obituary details Plainview merchant and Khiva Temple member and family survivors. Funeral plans await Virginia school son.
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Prempo Temple
Dar
James
Ferguson Day
Texas
Ferguson
Perguson
Rabban
Khiva Terillo
Omma
Plainview Knights of Pythias Lodge
Metho_diat church
Alvarado Texas
Cllahoma
Misa Alia Hoctue
Ennis
Plainview
Cites. Serviceompany, & Iow
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Shropshirr
Frank Butler
C. B. Harder
Otis
Electra
Cameron
Virginia Military Institute
J. F. Cameron
Cleburne
Virginia
Khiva Temple
Lee Shropshire
Hella Temple
Dallas
Jorney
American warships ordered off Vera Cruz to pressure Mexican rebels
Eight U S fighting ships including Omaha and six destroyers are moved from Panama to join the scouting fleet off Vera Cruz as a show of force against Mexican rebel leaders. The operation aims to protect American shipping while awaiting actions at Tampico and to reoccupy the Tacoma crew ashore under U S protection.
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Associated Press
Washington
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Omaha
Panama Canal
Richmond
Prometheus
Magruder
State Department
Denby
Orner
Washington Administration
Tampico
Hydrographic Office of the Navy
Santa Cruz
Pueto
Frontera
Gulf Coast
de la Huerta
Vera
J. M. Alvarez del Castillo
Revolution
Tacoma
Wood
M Yendera
Federals and Rebels Clash Near Soto La Marina
Reports from Matamoros indicate rebel troops landed at Soto La Marina midway between Matamoros and Tampico. Matamoros garrison reportedly routed small detachments, while Consul Vazquez said a large federal force is being moved from Matamoros to strike rebels near San Fernando. Rebels claim hundreds landed at Soto La Marina though aims remain unclear.
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Associated Press
Brownsville
Matamoros
Soto la Marina
Tampico
Vasquez
Matamoras
Banda
San Fernando
Matamorog
Baroness Olga Returns to Russia With Funds
Olga Wrangel, wife of the anti Bolshevik general, sailed from New York for Europe with funds raised in the United States to support relief work in Bulgaria and Serbia for a year. She arrived in November and praised America as highly charitable.
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Associated Press
New York
Ness
Olga Wrangel
Antibolshevik
Europe
Bulgaria
Serbia
America
McAdoo Campaign Plans Distinct Illinois Ticket
Chicago January 19 Willam N O Connell Illinois manager for the McAdoo presidential campaign repudiated the state Democratic advisory committee ticket approved yesterday at Springfield. He announced the McAdoo forces will present a distinct complete ticket to Illinois Democrats at the spring primaries.
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McAdoo
Chicago
Willam N. O Connell
Milnois
Cureaum
Springfield
O'Connell
Iinois
Dead newborn found in Plainview depot
The News reports a dead newborn baby was found in a waste basket in the ladies room of Plainview Santa Fe depot. Hale county officers detained an Amarillo woman for questioning, with no charges filed yet. The infant was in a shoe box after the morning train from Amarillo, suggesting it may have been brought from elsewhere.
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Plainview
Santa Fe
Hale County
Amarillo
Sam Faith
Former Missouri official Lesueur dies in California
A. A. Lesueur who served three terms as Missouri secretary of state and who was a former president of the Missouri Press Association died today in Burbank California, according to a telegram received in Columbus Missouri.
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Missouri
Associated Press
Columbus
A. A. Lesueur
Missouri Press Association
Burbank
Calif
Light Plant Burns at Snyder in Texas Blaze
Sweetwater reporters say Snyder sacrificed electric power after a workshop fire destroyed Snyder Utilities Company plant. Loss is about 100000 dollars and includes 1000 turkeys in an adjoining cold storage facility.
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Snyder
Sweetwater
Texas
Snyder Utilities Company
Mellon Brands Tax Revision Plan of Democratic Party
Associated Press reports Secretary Mellon attacked the Democratic tax reduction plan as political and noth ing else while the House Ways and Means Committee finished public hearings on tax revision. He compared Garner’s proposal unfavorably to the Treasury’s, calling Garner’s plan a makeshift and saying the Treasury plan reflects study and experience.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mellon
House Ways and Means
Garner
Texas
House
Treasury
Rebels Wreck Train of Ammunition in Mexico
A Mexican government ammunition train was wrecked and all the munitions captured by rebels 30 miles north of Mexico City. The capture reportedly occurred last Thursday, according to a telephone message to the San Antonio Express from Laredo. News came via passengers arriving from Mexico City in Laredo on Saturday.
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San Antonio
Mexico City
San Antonio Express
Laredo
State Officials Begin Tour of Texas Institutions
A Texas tour by Dr. H. Harrington and W. T. Gaston begins tomorrow night. They will visit Rusk Terrell Commerce and Denton before returning to Austin by February 1. The following week they will visit A and M College Prairie View Normal and Sam Houston Normal at Huntsville.
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State
Austin
H. HM. Harrington
Board of Control
W. T. Gaston
Division of Estimates and Appropriations
Harrington
Rusk
Terrell
Commeres
Denton
A. and M. Colles
Prairie View State Normal
Sam Houston
Huntsville
Survey Plan To Hire Experts For State Institutions
In Austen on January 19, Representative C F E Beasley of Sulphur Springs announced plans to hire a survey team to study eleemosynary institutions. Dr A Caswell Bilfis, commission secretary and a psychologist, will join as a surveyist. The team may include Texas residents and will be funded by the Russell Sage Foundation and the committee on renal hygiene.
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Presa
Austen
C. F E. Beasley
Sulphur Springs
A. Caswell Bilfis
Beasley
Texas
The
Russell Sage Foundation
Committee On Renal Hygiene
Weather summary from Panhandle and New Mexico region
Sunday forecasts show generally fair conditions in the Panhandle and eastern New Mexico with a colder shift and lower temperatures. An area of higher barometer may affect Montana to the eastern Rockies as the Panhandle, Amarillo, and surrounding areas anticipate cooler highs and lows through the day.
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Panhandle
New Mexico
Montana
Rocky Mountaina
Amarillo
Bode Rcesnenss
Sereenerivnele
Miiebeccionecen i
Bea Seeesenses AB
PA Aaeasreesues
Mseer
Davidson Grants Permit To Move Mexican Troops
Acting Texas governor J W Davidson approved moving 2000 Mexican troops from El Paso to Juarez after Mexico shortened the route to Laredo and Eagle Pass. He cited urgency and pledged precautions to safeguard American interests, reversing his Friday decision fearing border guerrilla actions near rail lines.
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Associated Presa
Austin
Texas
el Paso
Juarez
J. W. Davidson
Laredo
Eagle Pass
Davidson
Marshall
Hughes
Eagle Pasa
State Department
Federal government grants Obregon troop passage request
The governors of Arizona New Mexico and Texas were informed by Secretary Hughes that the federal government granted the Mexican government's request for Obregon troops to move from Naco Arizona to El Paso Texas and into Mexico. The plan was made possible by a telegram of acquiescence from Texas acting governor along with earlier endorsements from the other states.
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Washington
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Hughes
Obregon
Naco
Arizon
Fil Paso
Mexico
Driller killed near Eastland in oil well accident
Eastland Texas January 19 an oil field driller about 36 years old living at Big Take was instantly killed when a drill stem weighing a ton and a half slipped and struck him in the chest as he helped unload it one mile east of Eastland today
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Eastland
Texas
Rd Husky
Big Take
Here
South Honors Immortal Lee at Unveiling
Stone Mountain Ga Jan 19 the south honored its memorial leader as the sculptured head of Robert E Lee was unveiled on the granite wall a flag coronet resting on his brow crowds estimated ten to twenty thousand attended the event under the project of sculptor Gutzan Borglum and Mrs Helen Plane whose dream inspired the memorial
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Associated Preas
Stone Mountain
Rn EL Lee
Lee
Gutzan Horgum
Helen Plane
Ends Life Brean IWARK Ohio Gas Explosion Fatal
Robert Zetgiebe former chief of potters died by suicide in his home by turning on gas valves. An explosion followed, wrecking the gas filled house and injuring Joseph Dry on the porch.
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Brean
Iwark
Ohio
Robert Zetgiebe
Potters
Joseph Dry
Lincoln’s Friend Dies in Ohio Portraitist George Langgart
Cleveland January 1 George Langgart seventy seven artist and close friend of Abraham Lincoln dies at his daughter Mrs S A Jaewer’s home in Olmstead Falls near Cleveland He painted a well known portrait of Lincoln and sketched the debates with Stephen A Douglas over slavery
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Lincoln
Cleveland
Oahio
George Langgart
Abraham Litcoln
S. A. Jaewer
Olmstead Falls
Here
Uate
Stephen L. Douglas
Paris Writer Grasty Dies After Sudden Illness
Paris newspaper veteran Charles H. Grasty died in Paris on January 19 after a brief illness. The widely known journalist passed away peacefully at 4 PM, ending a long career in the press.
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Paris
Charles H. Grasty
Counter Rebel Plot Believed Nipped in Bud in Mexico
New Orleans report says Gen Candido Aguilar, son in law of Venustiano Carranza, was arrested by justice agents aboard the Steamship Nicaráo on conspiracy charges. Held in Paris House of detention while papers for return to San Antonio are arranged. Aguilar vows to fight Obregon as he blames the traitor for deaths of his father in law and others.
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Preas
New Orleans
Department of Justice
Candido Aguilar
Venustiang Carranza
Adolfo de la Huerta
Vera Cruze
General Aguilar
Paris
San Antonio
Texas
Nicarao
Vera Cruz
Obregon
Luis Blanco
Murgula
Mexico
Tick cattle entry prohibition bill proposed
Washington Jan 19 a bill introduced by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Haugen and Texas Rep Jones would prohibit entry of cattle from Mexico into Texas below the southern quarantine line to hasten clearing the infested territory the measure follows approval from the Texas board livestock sanitary commission and aims to speed up the cleanup of remaining infested areas in Texas
New Mexico Farmer Dies in Auto Train Crash
J D Turner a Mesquite farmer was killed and his wife seriously injured when their car was struck by Santa Fe train number 12 at Utting Crossing five miles south of Las Cruces at 10 20 this morning. Turner died en route to Las Cruces and Mrs Turner was taken to Masonic hospital in El Paso. The couple were traveling to C J Utting’s farm where an auction sale was being held.
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Associated Prona
C. J. Utting
West Texas Chamber Plans Special Pullmans to New Orleans
January 19 report states the West Texas Chamber of Commerce completed plans for special pullmans from Wichita Falls Abilene and Fort Worth for members attending the United States Chamber of Commerce convention in New Orleans January 11 and 25. The cars will operate on the Louisiana Limited Texas and Pacific fast train from West Texas to New Orleans.
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Harris & Ewing
Olga
Russia
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Wife May
James B. Ferguson
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