Censorship Frustrates War Correspondents From Manila
A July 25 dispatch from London quotes a Manila war correspondent describing worsening censorship under General Otis. He notes editors cannot freely report navy matters and that editors and volunteers fear mutiny as restrictions hinder truthful coverage.
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London
Manila
Otis
T Nichols
Tilley
Ing Rep
Capt
Ack
Rockefeller
Corps
Ting
General Otis
Otis to Remain Command in Philippines, Amid Quiet Turmoil
The president will not relieve General Otis, considering options to place Lawton or Merritt, but both abandoned. Al ger cabinet meeting noted no war dept actions. Secretary Long undecided on Dewey’s future posting. a cyclone hits La Porte injuring and possibly killing residents. Grindstone mine explosion kills five, injures two with recovery pending inquiry.
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Washington
General Otis
Philippines
Lawton
Merritt
Gen. Otis
Otis
Fortifications Progress Reported by General Wilson
General Wilson reports engineer officers have completed and begun coastal fortifications across the Atlantic Gulf and Pacific coasts. With regular appropriations and a prior 50 million dollar national defense fund, the United States coast defense is now in a well protected state.
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Wilson
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Coast
Spain
United States
Census Supervisors named for Texas districts
Director Merriam will recommend Texas census supervisors to organize enumerators. Appointments listed for districts two and three, four, eight and ten. Names include John B. Stephens in Menant Pleasant, Robert M. Kelso in Denton, William D. Bell in Quanah, S. M Vernon in Comanche, Emmett W. Smith in Nacogdoches, Edward R. McLean in Austin. No supervisors named for districts five six seven nine eleven twelve and thirteen.
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Washington
Merriam
Texas
John B. Stephens
Menant Pleasant
Robert M. Kelso
Denton
William D. Bell
Quanah
S. M Vernon
Comanche
Emmett W. Smith
Nacogdoches
Edward R. McLean
Austin
Yaqui Revolt and Murder Reported in Mexico
In Los Angeles General Juan Ybarri received a telegram from Guaymas stating Carlos Hale son of the late American consul at that port was murdered by Yaqui Indians. The Yaquis are said to be in revolt again and have plundered Sonora haciendas. Mexican forces under General Lorenzo Torres fought the Indians near Corcorita ninety miles from Guaymas, driving them back into the mountains.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Juan Ybarri
Mexico
Guaymas
Mex
Carlos Hale
Sonora
Lorenzo Torres
Corcorita
Commission Reoffered for White Oak Postmaster
John Bishop, a respected Black resident of White Oak Alabama who had previously declined a postmaster commission, was offered the job again and returned the commission Monday to the fourth assistant postmaster general, still declining to accept. He is described as intelligent, law abiding, and trusted by white residents who would resent a Black postmaster.
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Montgomery
Ala
John Bishop
White Oak
Defendants Dismissed in Kentucky Murder Case
Cincinnati dispatch reports the examining trial of George and Peter Philpot for the Morris and Griffins murder ended with dismissal after witnesses testified. Griffins did not appear. Gibbs was unavailable for Ex. trial. adjournment followed amid relief over Griffins absence. Additional notes cover Kruger resignation rumors, Pellieux appointment, Dreyfus testimony, Nicaragua Honduras talks, Wells death, and a U S port duties dispute.
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Cincinnati
Manchester
George
Peter Philpot
Morris
Griffins
Wright
Philpots
Green Gibbs
Ed Fisher
Gibbs
Colonel Hooks killed in dynamite attack near Hooks Texas
News from Texarkana reports the home of Colonel Hooks ten miles west of Hooks Texas blown up with dynamite, killing him. Authorities suspect a black man named Will Jackson, tied to a prior Clarksville attack, and Bowie County officers search for the culprit.
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Texarkana
Tex
Colonel Hooks
Hooks, Tex
Here
Will Jackson
Jackson
Clarksville
Hooks
Bowie County
Daily Prize Bicycle for Word-List Contest in The New York Star
The New York Star offers daily prizes including a £40 bicycle for the largest word list from letters in THE NEW YORK STAR. Second and third prizes include good timekeepers and other rewards. Contest runs June 26 to August 21 with thirteen weeks trial subscription required and names printed in the issue.
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New York Star
Star
W. 89Th Street
New York City
Legal Blank Names and Prices in The Eagle Catalog
The Eagle advertises a full line of legal blank forms with prices for small quantities and bulk orders. Items include Affidavit to Account and to Fact, Bill of Sales, Bond for Title, various Mortgages and Deeds, Power of Attorney, Land Note with Vendor's Lien, Release of Deed of Trust, Release of Vendor's Lien, Transfer of Vendor's Lien, Promissory Note, and Real Estate Leases with listed prices.
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Eagle
Eagle Office
City Directory Precinct Officers And Church Listings
City officers include Mayor C A Adams and Marshal T P Boyett with deputies, clerk treasurer Henry G Rhodes and other officials. list of aldermen, school board members, tax officials, sheriff and district clerk. Church listings show Baptist Methodist Episcopal St Andrews Presbyterian Christian and Catholic services with weekly schedules. Lodge meetings noted for Brazos Camp No 104 W of W.
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C. A. Adams
T. P. Boyett
R. H. Smith
Henry G. Rhodes
A. G. Board
G. W. McMichael
Chas
Gainer
J. J. Adams
R. M. Nall
T. C. Nunn
A. W. Buchanan
J. W. Batts
R. J. Deens
Lee Edge
Felix Phillips
H. Arrington
R. D. Wilson
J. B. Cochran
Epworth League
St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Herbert E. Bowers
Holy Communion
Navasota
J. D. West
Christian
J. L. Andrews
Christian Endeavor
Free Communion Baptist
A. M. Stewart
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Father Pelnar
San Antonio
Father Guidice
Mason and fraternal lodge meeting calendars listed
The notice lists multiple local fraternal orders with their meeting nights and officers. It includes Bryan Tent No. 16 K C T M Home Forum Bryan Lodge No. 409 National Aid Ivanhoe Commandery No. 8 Knight Templars Austin Chapter No. 87 R A M Brazos Lodge Nos 129 and 64 A F A M K P Vulcan Lodge No 37 A C U W Bryan Lodge No 1032 K O H and related local business entities Bryan Cotton Seed Mill and Bryan Compress with officers and titles provided.
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W. R. Johnston
D. C
Joe B. Reed
Bryan Tent
J. H. Mawhinney
R. K. Bryan Lodge
Home Forum
W. T. James
Bryan Lodge
National Aid
W. W. Griffin
R. W. Downard
Sec
Ivanhoe Commandery
Knight Templars
A. M. Rhodes
KF. C
H. G Rhodes
W. T
Austin
N. B. Cole
H. P
Sec’y. Brazos
Paul M. Raysor
W. M
D. C. de- Maret
E. J. Jenkins
C. C
D.C. DeMaret
R. & S. Vulcan Lodge
A. W. Hollman
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Fis Aain
Alger
War Department
Meikelsohn
Root
Department
Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Long
la Porte
Ind
Butterworth & Co
Jacob Morton
William Steele
Kankakee Marsh
Brownsville Pa
Grindstone
Mikehaleck
Wun
Baculo
Judge Wright
Paul Kruger
Sou African Republic
Volksraad
Kruger
Joubret
Paris
Pellieux
Quimper
Department of Finisteere
Count Esterhazy
Rennes
Dreyfus
Managua
Nicaragua
Zelaya
Terencio Sierra
Republic of Honduras
Gulf of Conchague
Salvador
Honduras
A. T. Wells
Denver
Allen Thomas Wells
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Memphis
Tenn
Hay
Bluefields
Mrs. Rich
el Paso
John D. Rich
Juarez
Siebricht
Brazil
Kenneday
State Department
Madeira
Watrin
Watrin & Co
Boston
San Francisco
Nagasaki
Cors
Manila Bay
Arkansas
Hot Springs
Ark
Harry Hart
Eugene Donohue
Central Avenue
Greenville
Catherine Brown
Winsboro
Caldwell
Kas
Edna Curtis
Millie Detrick
Inez
Mabel Neal
Drury
Lloyd Levis
L Lloyd Levis
Wells-Fargo & Co., Express
Fort Worth
Charles Shreiner
Kerrville
T. B. Jones
Wichita Falls
Sam Davidson
This City
Brownwood
Edwards, Kerr
Mason
Gillespie Kimble Counties
Mount Carmel
Ills
O. R. Harvey
Frohman
Keensburg
Coffee Creek Bridge
Indiana
Terrell
Gus Miller
Chattanooga
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Civy
H. H. Jones
Constable
C. L. Baker
R. G. Tabor
W. 5. Howell
W. W. Harris
Jno
M. Lawrence
Walter Wipprecht
J. Allen Myers
J. W. Howell
M. H. James
M. Parker
J. L. Fountain
H. C. Robinson
Brazos Camp
W. of W
Truk
James
James McDoualt
Bryan Cotton Seed
J.V. Cole
Chance
A. D. McConnico
Bryan Compress
W. EF. Saunders
R. 8. Webb
Postal
Main Street
Union
LA Dallas
Colorado
Pullman
B. Keeler
Traffic Manacen
A. A. Glisson
Dept Ft. Worth
Denver City Railway
Fy, Worth
Texas Pacific
St. Louis, Chicago
East
Orleans
New Mexico, Arizona
California
Chicago
ST. Louis
Dallas
Fdr, Worth
H. P. Hughes
Trav
Thorne
FE. P. Turner
Gen
Gen’ Pass'r
Ticket Dallas
John Wittman
Burt Norwood
Bryan
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