Cox and Wilson pledge united stance on league of nations
Washington report on a White House meeting where President Wilson Governor Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt declared absolute unity on the league of nations and Democratic platform. They promised strong party and nation support and discussed campaign issues and wartime pledges.
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Washingston
League of Nations
Wilson
Cox
Ohio
White House
San Francisco
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Executive
America
Roosevelt
Hin
Jesul
Bela Kun Escape Near Oderberg on Transit Train
Bela Kun former Hungarian communist leader and several companions escaped from a train en route from Vienna to Russia near Oderberg at a frontier station on the Bilesiaw border.
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Berlin
Bela Kun
Vienna
Russia
Germany
Oderberg
Rutland Governor Declines Special Session on Suffrage
Governor Percival W. Clement of Vermont on Monday issued a proclamation refusing to call a special session of the legislature to consider ratification of the federal amendment granting women suffrage.
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Rutland
Percival W. Clement
Gulf Production taps McMeans No. 3 well in West Columbia
The Gulf Production Company reports McMeans No. 3 in the West Columbia field came in at 2360 feet on Thursday with an initial flow of 2000 barrels of oil.
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West Columbia
Houston
Tex
Gulf Production Company
Texas items scattered notes on crops and commerce
Cotton leaf worms threaten Cocke County cotton while Waco hosts the fourth district Texas Hardware Dealers Association meeting on July 29. The Guaranty State Bank of Edinburg gains a state charter with 25000 capital stock. Lone Star gas reaches Waco linking to West Texas fields. Port Arthur approves streetcar fare changes. Wichita County values near 100 million. Bryan votes to raise school tax limit. Mastodon tooth found in Shepherd. Cisco & Northeastern Railway gains common carrier status. Sugar cane acreage up from 1919. wool storage plan in Lubbock. Jack rabbit war in Runnels County. Boll weevil efforts in Smith County prize cash 302 to 247 farmers. San Angelo Country Club buys land for grounds and lake access. Camp Bullis marksman scores listed. Grain car allotment drive urged in Dallas. Investment Bankers Association of Texas gets charter. headquarters in Austin for mutual benefit.
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Cocke County
Texas Hardware Dealers’ Association
Waco
Germans Sign Allied Protocol Ending Coal Dispute
German representatives signed the coal protocol drafted by Allied delegates at 8 45 pm Friday after a four hour session at the Villa Fraineuse. A clash over a threat of occupying more German territory after October 15 was removed from the text. The German chancellor Fehrenbach and Foreign Minister Simons joined, and after Simons explained the terms all delegates signed.
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Spa
Villa Fraineuse
Fehrenbach
Simona
Dr. Simons
Pardoned at Last Uncle Bill Edwards Receives Hobby Clemency
Texas inmate once wealthy from a Callahan County oil find gains full pardon from Governor Hobby. Edwards, age 70 at the July 16 anniversary, had refused prior pardons under Colquitt and Ferguson after killing G A Rogers in Eastland County and serving nearly ten years. He asked for clemency as a birthday gift, asserting he had paid his debt.
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Austin
Texas
Bill Edwarde
Callahan County
Colquitt
Ferguson
Hobby
Bill Edwards
Eastland County
G. A. Rogers
Edwards
Generous New War Insurance Reinstatement Rule Announced
The Bureau of War Risk Insurance, with approval from Secretary Houston, unveils a liberal policy for reinstatement or reinstatement and conversion of lapsed or canceled war risk term insurance. Effective July 1 1920 eligibility allows reapplication within 18 months of discharge with two paid premiums and a health statement, without medical exam.
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Washington
R. G. Cholmeley- Jones
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Rate and Mice Damage Crops in Uvalde
Rats and mice are damaging crops in Uvalde Texas prompting appeals to Congressman John N Garner for federal help. The pests have caused millions in the truck growing area destroying watermelons cantaloupes and damaging cotton bolls.
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Uvalde
Tex
John N. Garner
Women jurors to serve in London after July 16
The lord chancellor announces that under an existing act women may serve on juries from July 16 under the same conditions as men. Couples will not be allowed to serve together, ensuring husband and wife do not sit on the same jury.
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London
General Pablo Gonzalez Captured in Mexico City
General Pablo Gonzalez, once a presidential candidate and alleged leader of the rebellious movement in Nuevo Leon, was captured and will face trial immediately. Authorities named General Francisco Coss, Enrique Estrada, and Joaquin Amaro to preside as court officers. Gonzalez resisted arrest, and a warrant was secured as he was found hiding in a cellar.
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Pablo Gonzalez
Mexico City
Nuevo Leon
Francisco Coss
Baltillo
Enrique Estrada
Zacatecas
Joaquin Amaro
Torreon
Gonzalez
Manifesto Introduced in Conspiracy Trial
The Moscow manifesto outlining Soviet principles signed by Lenin and Trotsky was introduced Friday as evidence in the trial of William Brose Lloyd and 19 other members of the Communist Labor Party on conspiracy charges against the government.
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Chicago
Moscow
Nikolai Lenine
Leon Trotzky
Wm. Brose Lloyd
Communist Labor Party
Taft's Daughter Helen Taft Marries in Montreal
Miss Helen Taft daughter of former President William H Taft married Frederick Johnson Manning an Yale University history instructor Thursday at Murray Bay. Miss Taft is president of Bryn Mawr College.
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Montreal
Helen Taft
William H. Taft
Murray Bay
Frederick Johnson Manning
Yale University
Taft
Bryn Mawr College
La Grange Walhalla district approves bond and tax plan
La Grange Walhalla school district No 14 votes a 3000 bond issue and 15e maintenance tax to build a new school house near the district center, to be ready at the start of the next term.
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la Grange
Tex
Walhalla
German Prince Joachim of Hohenzollern Dies in Potsdam
Prince Joachim of Hohen zollern, youngest son of former Emperor William, died by his own hand in Potsdam on Sunday. He had recent divorce and financial difficulties.
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Berlin
Prince Joachim of
Hohenzollern
William
Potsdam
Joachim
Worsted Mills Reopen in Lawrence After Two-Week Shutdown
Usweco mills of United States Worsted Company employing 1500 workers and Walworth brothers' mills employing 300 workers reopened in Lawrence Massachusetts after a two week shutdown.
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Lawrence
Mass
Usweco Mills
United States
Walworth Brothers
Election Ordered in Hempstead School District Bond Vote
Hempstead Texas district officials set July 31 for a bond election of 10 000 to fund a new school building in School District No 14. Voters will decide whether to issue the bonds.
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Hempstead
Tex
Goliad Census Totals 3279 Pupils Aged 7 to 17
Goliad County scholastic census completed. County Superintendent Haydon reports 3279 pupils aged seven to seventeen enrolled. The figure reflects data from the Goliad area schools.
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Goliad
Goliad, Tex
Goliad County
Haydon
Mayor Elected in La Grange Special Election
C J von Rosenberg won a special election in La Grange Texas to fill the mayoral vacancy caused by the resignation of Charles Hackebell. The result fills the city’s top post with the newly chosen leader.
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la Grange
Tex
C. J. von Rosenberg
Charles Hackebell
Calotabs Promised Nausea Free Laxative Tablet
An ad touts Calotabs as a nausea free calomel tablet for biliousness and indigestion. It claims no taste no gagging no salts and that a single bedtime tablet cleanses the liver by morning. Manufacturers offer refunds if customers are not perfectly delighted. Original sealed package priced thirty cents.
Vacher Balm Advertisement Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Vacher-Balm for 99 of 100 minor ailments like nasal catarrh sunburn itching and sore throat claiming fast relief. It urges keeping a tube handy or sending stamps to BW Vaeher Inc New Orleans La and notes an agent wanted.
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W. Vaeher, Inc
New Orleans
Agenta
Adv
Ladies Can Wear Shoes With Allen's Foot Ease
An old advertising snippet touts Allen's Foot Ease as easing tight or new shoes and relieving corns bunions blisters callous and sore feet. It claims great comfort and a remedy for foot discomfort. Also mentions Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills for regularity and a remark about midnight oil and hidden worries.
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Allen
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