Shillady Beaten in Austin After Race Tensions
In Austin a Shillady from the Association for the Advancement of Colored People faced a harsh reception amid race equality tensions. He was thrashed by a county judge a constable and another citizen and sent out of town by train. The incident sparked debate over Southern hospitality and the role of national figures in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Shillady
Association For the Advancement of the Colored People
Hobby
New York
Texas
A Surprising Mexican Journal Explores US Intervention Options
The piece reviews a Mexican city paper listing US action options if troops enter Mexican territory. It cites invasion, frontier seizure, aiding factions, nonrecognition, ultimatums, arbitration, or watchful waiting, and notes the possibility of intervention remains on the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Carranza
Mexico
ABC
Fletcher
Bryan Troop 7th Cavalry Proposal for Brazos County Armory
A Bryan Commercial club committee weighs forming a Bryan Troop of the 7th Cavalry Texas National Guard. State rental would cover armory costs, with potential club rooms and support from federal or state funds. Enlistment would be for three years, or one year for recent U.S. Army veterans, to ensure quick personnel. The effort seeks community backing to avoid large subscriptions and boost local pride.
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Brazos County
7Th Cavalry
Texas National Guard
Bryan
France
Commercial Club
United States
Wolters
Texas
Longview
Texas Cavalry
Texas Rangers
Mexico
National Guard
United States Army
Political preachers and Texas politics at Fort Worth
A Fort Worth discussion links the denunciation of political preachers to liquor interests and gentry pressure. The piece traces parallels from Demetrius the silversmith to the American party and argues ministers faced pressure as booze and vice shaped Texas politics.
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Fort Worth
Brazos county backs roads push despite election loss
The piece argues Brazos County can escape the mud through a county wide bond election, praising Chairman M. E. Wallace and L. S. Franklin for their efforts. It urges continued public support and notes the Bryan Concert Band aided the campaign, calling for an all at once vote to finish the road improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Wallace
Highway Commission
L. S. Franklin
Bryan
Wallace
Fanklin
Dallas
Brazos County
Humbling Mexico Confession on Public Moneys and Security
The text argues that a call for integrity and unity across the nation exposes past partisan passion and alleged misdeeds in handling public funds. It suggests the confession, though painful, reflects truth and could affect Mexico’s travel and investment climate, likely stirring strong reactions in Mexico City streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mexico City
Humngr aphs on wars and inflation a snappy review
A collage of satirical opinions touches on U S aid to Germany and Mexico gunpowder shifts in empire Egypt independence and Indian land rights. plus jokes about Houston telephone rates German prisoners and rail workers raise amid world affairs and a comet find.
The Gentle man Ideal in England and America
A Kansas City Star piece discusses the evolving idea of a gentleman. Cardinal Newman defines a gentleman as a considerate, self controlled person who respects others and adapts to various company. The article stresses courtesy as essential to business and social life and laments its decline in daily interactions.
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Kansas City Star
England
America
Cardinal Newman
Newman
Soldier voters rise in political campaigns
The Mansfield Enterprise notes soldiers are becoming a key political factor alongside farmers. Campaigns now emphasize a military coloring to appeal to soldiers, who are portrayed as having keen perception and broad understanding of political solicitude.
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Shreveport Journal
Mansfield Enterprise
Hill Billies to Decide State Contest says Enterprise Editor
The Enterprise editor and the paper align in predicting that rural voters will determine the outcome of the state contest. The piece labels the editor a hillbilly and asserts these voters will influence the election, potentially deciding the result.
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Enterprise
Hill Billy
Hill
Bracelets Once Marked the Insane Before Asylums
The New Orleans Times-Picayune notes that bracelets or armiets were once used to distinguish the insane before they were confined in asylums.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune
Roosevelt’s Lively Life Shaped a Nation of Action
Yale Review recalls Theodore Roosevelt as an energetic force who dominated public life. He thrived on constant activity and risk, preferring strenuous pursuit over quiet contemplation, leaving America diminished in his absence.
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Yale Review
Roosevelt
America
John Burroughs
Japanese Shipping Rivalry Intensifies West Coast Trade
Benno Schoch of American Finance and Commerce argues San Francisco must expand shipping facilities to meet growing demand from western South America. He notes Britain and Europe are increasing competition and urges immediate tonnage increases and more district lines between Japanese and South American ports. He backs a push to secure more ships via the Federal Shipping Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Central
South America
Pacific Coast
Benno Schoch
American Finance and Commerce Company
Mr. Schoch
Federal Shipping Board
Schoch
Tennis groups seek Western voting power in national body
Dr Summer Hardy president of the California Lawn Tennis association proposes changing voting rules of the United States National Lawn Tennis association to give western clubs more representation. Currently eastern clubs have one vote while western associations, including California with 35 clubs, may have up to five votes. Hardy has united western tennis clubs and sits on the equalization committee.
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San Francisco
United States National Lawn Tennis Association
Summer Hardy
California Lawn Tennis Association
California Association
Hardy
West
Detain Delmas While Records Are Searched
Austin August 25 Secretary of War Baker and Senator Morris Sheppard have been asked by the Texas attorney general to investigate the war record of M Delmas who was pardoned by Governor Hobby after representations that he won the Victoria Cross with the British army after escaping from the Texas penitentiary Delmas is held at Huntsville pending extradition in Washington state where he is wanted for allegedly breaking jail while held for forgery charges
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Austin
Baker
Morris Sheppard
Texas
M. Delmas
Hobby
Delmas
Huntsville
State of Washington
Allied forces seize Odessa in Black Sea port action
London reports the occupation of Odessa by allied forces after a two day bombardment by thirty vessels. A Bolshevik wireless says a Russian volunteer army has taken the city and the Bolsheviks retreat toward Balta, northwest of Odessa.
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London
Odessa
Black Sea
Moscow
Balta
Vladivostok Surrounded as Refugees Flee Incoming Japanese
London dispatch reports Vladivostok surrounded by insurgents with refugees filling the town. A Japanese squadron has arrived, signaling pivotal military action in the region.
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Vladivostok
London
Vladivstok
Subscriptions urged to back Carolyn Kern in auto contest
Houston Post asks readers to renew or subscribe to vote for Carolyn Kern in the Post automobile contest. Each yearly subscription pledges 20 000 votes, with contact via phone 299.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Houston Post
Bryan
Carolyn Kern
Bryan Housing Shortage Threatens City Growth
A long-time Bryan resident must leave due to no available housing as demand for apartments rises. The editorial argues more apartment capacity would spur growth, raise real estate values, and benefit merchants, urging the Commercial Club and public to support building ventures to house newcomers.
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Bryan
Commercial Club
Cavalry Troop May Be Organized From County Men
Brigadier General Wolters of the Texas national guard writes J B Hunter of Bryan about organizing a Bryan cavalry troop. Endorsements from county officials, the mayor and council, and the commercial club are required. Details cover strength, drill requirements, pay, government equipment, armory standards, and integration into the 7th regiment.
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Wolters
Texas National Guard
J. B. Hunter
Bryan
Commercial Club
United States
Hunter
7Th Regiment
Houston
Texas cotton acreage shows ten percent drop in month
Houston report from F N Gray, state cotton crop specialist, notes Texas cultivated acreage in July at 10,755,000 versus 11,950,000 last year. With 69 percent normal condition, lint yield predicted at 134 pounds per acre and total crop about 2,985,000 bales, down from 2,700,804 last year.
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Houston
Texas
F. N. Gray
Federal Crop Bureau
Mr. Grey
Mr. Gray
Gray
Federal Bureau of Crop Estimates
Japan Forms Policy Excluding Manchuria from China Finances Pact
At a cabinet meeting on Thursday the imperial government, aligned with the military, decided to exclude Manchuria and Mongolia from the consortium that includes the United States, Great Britain, and France to dominate China's finances. Negotiations with the powers will resume on that basis.
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Tokio
Imperial Cabinet
Manchuria
Mongolia
United States
Great Britain
Frere
Japan
China
Snow Flurries Briefly Seen in Sunshine in Hornell
Snow fell in sunshine for five minutes in Hornell New York today August 26 melting as it struck the ground with no accumulation reported and residents noting the rare warm weather event.
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New York
Hornell
N. Y
St Louis Catholic parish marks anniversaries in Castroville
In Castroville Texas on August 26 the St Louis Catholic church observed the parishs seventy fifth anniversary and the fiftieth anniversary of the current churches corner stone. Many visiting priests attended and Rt Rev Bishop Crossaerts of San Antonio administered confirmation to a large class.
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Castroville
Tex
St. Louis Catholic Church
Bishop Crossaerts of
San Antonio
Treaty Presented for Ratification by Clemeau in Paris
Paris on August 26 reports Premier Clemeceau presenting the peace treaty and accompanying conventions to the chamber of deputies for ratification. Prominent officials were present in the chamber.
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Prench
Paris
Versailles
Chamber of Deputies
Clemeceau
Chamber
Modesty Forecast Guides National Dancing Standards
At the American National Association of Masters of Dancing meeting in New York on August 26, Fenton Bott predicted modesty and respectability will govern dance. Three hundred members from the United States and Canada attended. the old waltz is returning with no new dances, only limited modifications such as balanced forward positions for ladies and men.
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York
American National Association of Masters of Dancing
United States
Canada
Fenton Bott
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Jefferson
Plank
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Bailey
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Italy
Fiume
West Coast
Big
Building and Loan Association
U.S
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