22 Apr 1915
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Newspaper
Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1915
Page
1
In Associated Press copy from Arratine, SK, April 28, Colonel Roosevelt faced Bartholomew's counsel examining the constitution. It questioned that no man could be eligible to be Governor of New York unless, the year before his term, he resided in Washington.
The Territorial House of Representatives voted yesterday to abolish capital punishment in Alaska, sending the measure to the governor for signature. The action ends the death penalty under territorial law, pending executive approval.
Dispatches from Geneva report Swiss residents urged to notify authorities about all in Switzerland including non subjects of service. Italy Austria talks see a possible peaceful settlement as a deadlock breaks. German naval actions and Allied counter moves feature with fleets and mined zones noted. Austrian battalion captured in the Carpathians highlights shifting front dynamics.
Few Americans remain in Tampico as 200 of the 5,099 eligible took the U S offer to depart aboard the army transport Buford. Skirmishing between Villa and Carranza forces continues near Tampico.
Carranza directs Obregon in pursuit of Villa with about 40,000 men, driving northward as reports from Washington detail the chase. The campaign centers on a strong push to capture Villa and restore control in the region amid ongoing military actions.
A wall at Steele & Smith Dry Goods, Hahn Shoe Co, and Atlantic Pacific Tea Store collapsed after a fire, burying at least fifteen people and killing several. A. B. Mcleod and others were injured or rescued from the ruins as emergency crews worked. Local figures, including W. T. Austin Chapter Royal Arch Masons, called a meeting to discuss memorials and past master's day observances.
A fragment notes improved committee efforts and strategic table arrangements. It mentions leveraging ride conditions and buying in large quantities to obtain lower prices, aiming to maximize value and efficiency.
Frank's attorneys filed a petition with the Georgia Governor to commute his death sentence to life imprisonment. The entry notes a plea aimed at reversing the sentence and securing a life term.
An air tram with Charter Strauss aboard crashed seventy feet into the bay yesterday near Datla. Pilot Robert Powler and a Texas-born passenger were rescued by a launch and suffered no injuries.
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