U. S. Ship Takes Food to Mexican Hunger Crisis
In Mexico City mobs shout for corn as famine looms over 13 million people with harvests delayed. The United States dispatches the transport Buford from Galveston to Vera Cruz to aid Americans and foreigners, led by Major Wheeler and Major Henry, with a guard detail aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Mexico
Chamber of Deputies
Red Cross
Roque Gonzales Garza
Morsios
Guanajuato
United States
S. Jamison Swarman
San Antonio
United States Army
Buford
Galveston
Vera Cruz
Joseph Wheeler
Guy Carleton
Port of Embarkation
Martin Henry
L. E. Purcell
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Texas Postmasters Named in Fourth Class Appointments
The Texas fourth class postmasters were named in counties including Cornelia Live Oak and Milam plus Flowella Brooks and Haltom Wheeler. Minnia M. Alexander Port Sullivan Dan E. Peel Lela Haltom and Wiley F. Stroud are listed among the appointees.
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Washington
Texas
Cornelia
Live Oak County
Minnia M. Alexander
Port Sullivan
Milam County
Dan E. Peel
Flowella
Brooks County
Miss Sallien
Haltom
Lela
Wheeler County
Wiley F. Stroud
Seventeen Year Locusts Predicted Along East Coast
The department of agriculture warns of the seventeen year locusts, Broued 6 of the escada, appearing in May and June from the East. Officials say little damage is expected despite the outbreak potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Hailstorm Kills Fish and Sheep in Bandera County
A severe hail storm swept Bandera county Sunday causing hundreds of dead fish in Pie Creek near Meding ham and killing a number of sheep in the area.
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Hall
San Antonio
Tex
Bandera County
Pie Creek
Medingham
Wichita Falls Flood Scene Threatens City
Floods inundate Wichita Falls as the Big Wichita River and Holiday Creek overflow their banks covering large portions of the city. Officials warn the situation is the most disturbing in years and residents brace for damage and evacuation needs.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
World War Fronts See Gains and Setbacks Across European Theaters
Reports from the front describe French gains in Flanders and northern Aisne sectors while Austro German forces push Russians in Galicia. A Zeppellin raid over England ends in Belgian destruction, with Warneford credited. British and Italian actions report advances on Gallipoli and Isonzo fronts, and Amara surrender on the Tigris.
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England
R. A. J. Warneford
Arras
Neuville St. Vaast
Aisne
French War Office
Teutons
Galicia
Preemysi
Vienna
Isonzo
Africa
Sphinzhaven
Lake Nyasaa
Herrman von Wiesmann
France
Gallipoli
Turkey
London
Paris
Adriatic
Italy
Berlin
Neuville St. Vaonet
Bouchez
Reunion of United Confederate Veterans Elects Leaders
Richmond Va General Bennett H Young of Louisville reelected commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans at the annual reunion. Birmingham Ala chosen as 1916 reunion city. W N Brandon of Little Rock elected commander in chief of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans. Other officers include Ernest G Baldwin Creed Caldwell and Dr Thomas M Owen. The group sent a greeting to President Wilson praising neutral wartime conduct and unity.
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Bennett H. Young
Birmingham
Ala
Reunion City
Richmond
Louisville
United Confederate Veterans
Ale
W. N. Brandon
Little Rock
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
Ernest G. Baldwin
Roanoke
Army of Northern Virginia
Creed Caldwell
Pine Bluff
Ark
Thomas M. Owen
Moblie
A. O. Wright
Jacksonville
Fla
William F. Clayton
Florence
D. C
Confederate Naval Veterans Association
Wright
Edward M. Anderson
Savannah
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Washington
Heflin
Alabama
South
Southland
Young
Felix H. Robertson
Crawford
Texaa
De Palma Wins Fifth Annual 600 Mile Sweepstakes Race
Ralph de Palma captured the 600 mile inter national sweepstakes at Indianapolis in 5 hours 3 minutes 65.9 seconds, averaging 9.84 mph to break the old record. Dano Resta finished second four minutes behind, with Gil Anderson third as 11 of 23 starters finished for a $50,000 purse.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ralph de Palma
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Rene Thomas
Dano Resta
Resta
de Palma
Gil Anderson
Iprize
Earl Cooper
Tom O’donnel
Bob Burman
Howard Wilcox
Tom Alley
Hughie Hughes
Billy Carson
Noel van Raalte
Unemployment Rises Across Fifteen Cities
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in March and early April in fifteen major cities more than eleven workers per hundred were jobless while about sixteen in the remainder held only part time positions.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Memorial Day Addresses at Arlington National Cemetery
Memorial Day exercises at Arlington National Cemetery featured remarks from President Wilson Secretary Bryan Secretary Daniels and Governor Willis of Ohio. Wilson contended greater days lie ahead and urged officials to embody in their actions the nation’s best aims.
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National Cemetery
Washington
America
Wilson
Bryan
Daniels
Willis
Ohio
Arlington National Cemetery
United States
Harvest Hands Provoke Enid Officials Trouble
Three hundred harvest hands threatened Enid officials after food and lodging were refused. Sheriff Hume aided by the mayor and police, with militia later called out to prevent further trouble.
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Enid
Okla
Hume
Clover
Houston Approves 1.95 Million Bond Issue
The attorney general's department on Monday approved 1.95 million dollars in bonds for Houston as part of a 5 million dollar series. The issue funds drainage and sanitary sewer projects harbor development schools and parks with the specified amounts.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General’s Department
Houston
Loulalana Oil Bill Defeated in Baton Rouge Vote
North Louisiana oil interests including Shreveport Manafield Chretien Natchitoches Webster and Oil City won their argument before the house judiciary committee Friday. The committee unanimously reported without action the pipeline bill of Frank B Powell of DeRidder to declare pipe lines common carriers and place them under state railroad commission authority to force carrying oil for hire.
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Baton Rouge
Land Oil
Shreveport
Manafield
Chreiten
Natchitoches
Webster
Oil City
Northwestern
House Judiciary Committee
Frank B. Powell
de Ridder
State Railroad Commission
Coast Guard Stations Close For Summer In Ninth District
Coast Guard Station Clomsd Galveston and all ninth district posts along the gulf coast from Pensacola to Point Isabel close at midnight May 31. They remain shut through June and July with a return set for August 1. Fifty one crew members are granted two months leave without pay.
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Galveston
Tex
United States Coast Guard Service
Gulf Coast
Pensacola
Point Isabel
Submarine Salvage Delayed By Hull Hole Near Surface
The submarine F-4, lifted from over 300 feet, was within 24 feet of the surface before salvage was halted due to a large hole in the shell and risk of breaking apart. A new lifting method will be tested, with about a month delay anticipated.
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Honolulu
Bold on merit Hanford's Balsam Adv Experience
Suburban site questions prompt a sharp reply about parasites. The remarks suggest heightened concern over local conditions and resident experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford
Treat Ivy Poisoning With Hanford's Balsam
The article advises using Hanford's Balsam as an antiseptic to treat ivy poisoning. It states the balsam may kill the poison and that prompt relief should follow the first application.
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Hanford
Quote by Francia Wilson on wise women and men
Francia Wilson states that the most successful and popular women are not the beautiful but the wise. He adds that wise women recognize men are simply babies with beards.
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Thea
Francia Wilson
Hands Like Velvet One Night Hand Treatment Ad
A vintage advertisement touts a one night treatment for red rough chapped hands. It recommends soaking, applying a glycerin or oil blend, and wearing gloves overnight. Free sample offered by mail from Cuticura in Boston with a 32-p request form.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Ady
Suffrage Debate Moment as Man Volunteers Speaker
A timid husband offers to speak for suffrage at headquarters while his portly wife reveals mixed support. A desk agent asks if they are friends of the cause and the wife privately approves while hinting her husband favors the anti side. The exchange shows tentative engagement in the suffrage controversy.
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Suffrage Headquarters
Cause
Too Bad Murders Forbidden Phrase Appears in Card
A fragmented verse-like exchange centers on prices and wartime confusion. The dialogue mentions shoes and a seven dollar cost tied to European war context, with a puzzled judge character contemplating altered terminology.
Stirring Up Decontent in Referendum Debate
A fragment quotes a speaker predicting the country’s future while contrasting current conditions with Republican criticisms of the Democratic administration. The remark implies partisan tension over policy direction and future prospects.
War Talk Sparks Delicate Exchange in Tit-Bits
In a fragment from Tit-Bits a husband and wife dialogue reflects wartime sentiment. The wife expresses desire for the husband to go to war while acknowledging the talk surrounding it. The exchange highlights domestic curiosity and social attitudes during conflict.
College teaches youth how little parents knew
A terse reflection on education and growing independence notes that the first lesson a college student learns is the limited scope of parental knowledge. The line suggests the journey from dependence to self discovery while in higher education.
Get Power From Food and End Stomach Trouble
A testimonial from a western town woman credits Grape-Nuts for resolving heartburn gas and stomach pain. She notes rapid digestion ease, weight gain from 98 to 116 pounds, and renewed ability to do housework. The ad promotes Postum Co. and promises a trial revealing facts about food.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellyilie
Pkga
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U. S
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Greece
Germany
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Loulalana
Coast Guard Station
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