President Wilson Appears On Georgia April Primary Ballot
Associated Press reports that President Wilson is filed as a candidate for the presidential nomination in Georgia's April primary. The piece notes public expectation over his plans to seek a second term and mentions McAdoo's possible influence in promoting uninstructed delegates to the San Francisco convention. It is unclear whether Wilson was consulted about placing his name on the ballot.
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Wilson
Georgia
Associated Press
Atlanta
State Committee
Democratic Party
McAdoo
San Francisco
League of Nations
Congress Democrats Revolting Over Third Term Debate
Washington, March 29. A revolt against Wilson's party leadership forms among House Democrats over a possible third term. Key figures say open campaigning is needed, while most Democrats oppose a third term and warn it could doom the party. It cites Borah accusing Wood of corrupt primaries and calls for the president to declare his position.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Borah
Idaho
North
South Dakota
Indiana
Minnesota
General Wood
Woodrow Wilson
United States Senate
Wilson
Washington
House
Congress
White House
Representative Kitchin
Humphrey
Mississippi
Col. E. M. House
New York
Texas
Representative Polle
North Carolina
Caraway
Arkansas
Fisher
Tennessee
Kitchin
W. G. McAdoo
Garner
Missouri
Girl Murderer Is Now On Trial In St Louis
Ursula Broderick 16, who confessed to killing her stepfather Joseph F. Woodlock in 1919, faces jurors in Juvenile Court. The case recalls a 1916 shooting of her father Thomas P. Broderick. Woodlock and Mrs Woodlock are charged jointly. If convicted of murder she could face adult penalties. manslaughter carries a term in an industrial school.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Ursula Broderick
Joseph F. Woodlock
Woodlock
Thomas P. Broderick
Press and city leaders urged to honor reporters' service
A discourse stresses the press's powers and needs, urging town builders and financiers to grant reporters fair wages and badges of service long delayed. The message emphasizes the vital role of journalism in civic life and the obligation to support tireless workers.
Sheriff Election Notice for Brazos County 1920
The sheriff of Brazos County Texas announces an election to determine whether property taxpaying voters in Common School District No 22 will approve a school tax and if the county will levy up to 50 cents per $100 valuation. Presiding officer John Fuschak will appoint two judges and two clerks. returns due to the county commissioners. Ballots must read FOR SCHOOL TAX or AGAINST. The notice follows a March 8 1920 order by the county judge.
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Fickey
County Board of Trustees
Commissioners’ Court
John Fuschak
L. E. Morehiead
Brazos County
Election Year Rhetoric Sparks Avarice and Vigilante Talk
A fragment quotes political rancor with lines about profiteers and harsh warnings. The speaker asserts during election years tax critics become country savers and muses that shooting a profiteer would remove a corporal's guard within thirty days.
Bailey Addresses Record Crowds in Wichita Falls Texas
Former Senator Joseph Weldon Bailey spoke to about six thousand at the Wichita theater and eight thousand union members at Labor Temple in Wichita Falls. He railed at government extravagance and the Wilson administration, attacked the federal reserve system, and urged local option over Prohibition. Leaders from Vernon Quanah Plectra Petrolia Henrietta Newcastle Burkburnett and Childress joined a large turnout organized by the Bailey club.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Wichita Theater
Organized Labor
Labor Temple
Bailey
Maj
J. B. Marlow
Bailey Club
Wilson
Federal Reserve Banking System
Federal Reserve Bank
Texas Oil Belt
Vernon
Quanah Plectra
Petrolia
Henrietta
Newcastle
Burkburnett and
Childress
Nannie W. Curtis Dies in Dallas After Long Illness
Nan nie Webb Curtis, 1860 born in Tennessee and longtime Texas W C T U leader, died in Dallas at her son Roy O Webb's home after a lingering illness. She served as state W C T U president from 1910, and earlier led the national W C T U. Her career spanned Sherman, Waco, and Dallas.
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Dallas
Texas
Nannie Webb Curtis
Texas Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Roy O. Webb
National
W. G. Tyne
Curtis
Hardin County
Tennessee
Bivens
Mr. Webb
Texarkana
Sherman
Waco
Water quality in Bryan demands city action
The pressing issue for Bryan residents is the water supply. Though ample, the water is unfit for drinking and cooking, condemned by many. City commissioners must craft a strong plan to solve this perplexing problem.
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Bryan
Personal Visitors Contact City Dailies Highlights
Local notices list residents from Reliance Rock Prairie Steep Hollow Millican Harris school district and nearby towns visiting in Bryan. Names include Harrison Lindsey Ed Carll J. J. Parker Mrs Henry Crenshaw George Edge W E Gandy August Straub J A D Robinson J H Reed Roy Montgomery and many others. A county teachers exam and weekly travel notes are also noted.
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Harrison Lindsey
Reliance
Ed Carll
Rock Prairie
J. J. Parker
Steep Hollow
Henry Crenshaw
Millican
George P. Edge
Harris School House
Wellborn
August Straub
Minter Springs
J. A. D. Robinson
Wixon
J. H. Reed
Harvey
Chas. Locke
Zack
I. R. Harrison
Tabor
Roy Montgomery
Mumford
W. M. Hudspeth
Tebor
J. E. Bullock
Turner Crenshaw
Rufus Mead
Calvert
W. J. Meads
W. F. Odom
Kurten
W. E. Moore
Lynder
G. W. Blanton
Cottonwood
Eagle
J. S. Smith
Harris
Thelma Gilstrap
Alvin
C. L. Buckhaults
Enoch Holland
J. L. Sample
J. J. Pressley
Cooks Point
Burleson County
J. E. Burney
Bryan
North Zulch
Henry Kurten
T. A. Tobias
I. B. Todd
T. A. Hensarling
A. E. Todd
Lola Todd
Ramond Todd
H. F E. Peverley
Bryan delegates to Tyler meeting return home
Dr. W B Bizzell and Major L L McInnis returned from Tyler to Shreveport La. with other Bryan delegates forming the East Texas Chamber of Commerce. Ed Hall went to Shreveport on business and S E Eberstadt visited his mother in Jefferson. The Bryan group played a key role in organizing a major regional business educational and agricultural project.
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W. B. Bizzell
L. L. McInnis
Tyler
Shrevesport
The
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Ed Hall
Shreveport
S. E. Eberstadt
Jeffersion
C. M. Evans
Dallas
W. C. Davis
T. O. Walton
M. E. Hays
Lee J. Rountree
Davis
Bizzell
Walton
Hall
S. A. Lindsey
Houston
Federal Land Bank
McInnis
Eberstadt
Bryan
Texas
Twenty five years ago in Houston Post merrymaking at Academy of Music
The Twenty five years ago note recalls a pleasant hop night at the Academy of Music in Houston honoring Felix Mistrot. The venue then housed by Capt. W. E. Saunders' store had a central stair to the second floor operatic space. Mistrot, a Texas merchant prince, owned the building later occupied by Webb Motor Car Co.
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Houston Post
Bryan
The
Academy of Music
Felix Mistrot
Merchant Princes of
Texas
Webb Motor Car Co
Mrs. Nannie Webb Curtis Dies in Dallas Crusader for Temperance
Mrs. Nannie Webb Curtis longtime president of the Texas Woman's Christian Temperance Union died in Dallas on Monday. The influential reformer devoted the last 15 years of her life to advancing moral progress in Texas, shaping the crusade for righteousness she championed.
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Nannie Webb Curtis
Texas Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Dallas
Texas
Butter and Milk Uses Announced in Texas
Austin Texas March 30 Orders fixing legal units for selling butter and milk issued by the state superintendent of weights and measures take effect April 1 Butter may be sold only in sixteen ounce pounds half pounds and quarter pounds The rule excludes butter in bulk Milk may be sold only by gallons of 231 cubic inches half gallons quarts pints half pints and gills
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
State Superintendent of Weights and Measures
Queen of the White Ribbon hosts praised for temperance victory
The Houston Post lauds Mrs. Curtis as a leading figure in Texas temperance and reform. It credits her with unmatched leadership, education, and oratorical power that helped marshal forces to secure a major moral reform and clean government victory in the state.
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Curtis
Texas
Houston Post
Easter Observance Sets Stage For Methodist Revival
At the prayer meeting the big Methodist choir rehearsed for Easter observance. Easter marks the joy day on the Christian calendar and the revival campaign opens with a joyous celebration. The Sunday night cantata presents a musical setting of Passion Week including the crucifixion resurrection and ascension.
Mississippi Senate approves woman suffrage in historic reversal
The Mississippi senate ratifies woman suffrage reversing an earlier action. If the lower house agrees, the amendment gains enough states to become part of the organic law and would place the ballot in the hands of every woman in the United States. There are more Negro women by two to one than white women in Mississippi. The outlook is interesting.
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Tyler
Dabney White
Tyler Morning Tribune
Texas
South
Clarence Dubose
Joe Taylor
State Press
Alford
The
Progressive Farmer
Mississippi Senate
United States
Mississippi
Bryan streetside church seeks more holy shrine status
Local observer notes that Bryan's Main street area is rapidly gaining a reputation as a sacred space. The piece highlights new religious storefronts and community debates about increased spiritual activity.
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Bryan
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