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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
7
In hospital chatter a patient with a floating kidney is described as “coming on swimmingly.” The scene shifts to a wartime product pitch praising Groves Tarth Less chill Tonic with quinine and iron for malaria and general health. A wartime note recalls the UK 1918 shipbuilding, listing 1,245 merchant and naval vessels totaling 1,870,411 tons.
Washington telegraph and telephone companies are ordered to resume operation for their own account, with remaining government supervision. Postmaster General Burleson says the return follows presidential directive and congressional signals, preserving anti discrimination rules and cost-accounting procedures during a transitional period.
Vice President Marshall signed the woman suffrage constitutional amendment resolution at the Capitol in Washington in the presence of Senate leaders and women's groups. Speaker Gillett attached his signature, ending the formal act, as guests included National American Woman Suffrage Association representatives and members of Congress. A gold pen was presented to the association.
General Alvaro Obregon announces his bid for the Mexican presidency in a lengthy manifesto received in San Antonio on Friday. The document outlines his political platform and aims to guide his national leadership.
Three thousand peasants including women and children were struck or died in Western Hungary near Oadenburg during revolts. The Hungarian village Kolnohof was burned in the related incident involving the Red Army.
Lieutenant Gagale of France on Saturday established a new world height record by ascending 9,500 meters or 31,168 feet. The achievement marks a landmark in high altitude flight for the era.
The Texas boys listed include Pvt. Thomas M. Betts killed in action. Wounded in action are Lt. John A. Mann, Jeffie D. Baleman, Ed Moore, William H. Taylor, Joe Be Hartman, Frank R. Rizzo, and Vestus A. Rhodes. Locations like Giddinga Dallas Edgewood Fort Chadbourne Marshall El Paso Sulphur Springs appear as hometowns or origins.
Austin Tex Secretary of State George F Howard says 152 counties have submitted sealed election returns on the four constitutional amendments and will forward a letter to delinquent county judges to secure complete returns for the July 3 canvass. He plans to urge a 20 day deadline and penalties to enforce prompt filing. Lagging returns in close elections could alter results.
Washington report says the senate, after a five hour battle, ordered the peace treaty printed in the public record. A probe began into how copies reached private hands in New York. Senator Borah presented the copy after a cable from President Wilson indicated he could not send the text.
Governor Hobby asks Secretary Baker to call to federal service the First and Second Brigades of Texas cavalry and mobilize them at a convenient point to protect lives and property amid the Mexican border situation.
Delegates representing more than three million American workers at the AFL opening session condemn radical agitators and prepare to tackle reconstruction problems facing organized labor.
A courier arrived from Villa Ahumada 84 miles south confirming a strong rebel force under General Felipe Angeles near Juarez El Paso a report said Tuesday.
Four transports the Busquehanne Freedom Housatonic and Minnesota arrived Monday bringing 7000 officers and men. The Minnesota delivered the first of the Slat Division the 316th Field Artillery complete.
Federal troops led by General Manuel Dieguez entered Chihuahua City on Saturday, after Villa was reported to be holding the city. The action marks a significant advance in the Mexican campaign.
Three hundred sixty five deer were killed in New Jersey during the 1918 season. The season lasted four days with one day a week for four weeks. The total weight of the kill reached 35 tons.
Wyoming game commission notes increasing moose populations with potential for an open season in a few years. Minnesota remains the only state with an open moose season.
To move a field army of 80 000 men a total of 6220 passenger baggage box stock and flat cars are needed. These are formed into 308 trains with a locomotive for every train.
It emphasizes kidney disease as a major health risk and touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure, claiming rapid relief and long term protection with ongoing use. The ad urges readers to ask for the original imported brand and promises money back if ineffective.
Dramatic reminiscence recounts Comanche the famed Custer era horse saved by soldiers after seven wounds and a near death. It also notes a park exhibit chimpanzee drinking from a milk bottle, drawing crowds as visitors compare the ape to “grandma” in a Washington Star scene.
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