Germans Better Off in Mexico Than Are Americans
William Mitchell former manager of the Bank of London in Mexico City told the House Rules Committee that sending two American military expeditions into Mexico and withdrawing them fostered anti American sentiment. He blamed Mexican riffraff in the army for depredations, noted insult to Ambassador Fletcher, and said Germans were better treated than Americans in Mexico.
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Washington
William Mitchell
Bank of London
Mexico City
House Rules Committee
Mexico
Tampico
Fletcher
Carranza
Mitchell
Wilson’s Health Improves as Peace Talks Continue
Washington reports President Wilson’s condition shows improvement while he holds conferences with Republican senators on the peace treaty. The president remains weak but active in consultations.
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Washington
Wilson
Galveston Exports Reach $20,000,000 Average Monthly
Galveston exports through the port since December 1917 show a monthly average value over twenty million dollars. May exports totaled 27,457,708 dollars with cotton at 22,000,000 dollars. Cotton went to Austria Belgium France England Spain and Switzerland. Besides cotton, Austria received dyed cloth apparel linen and embroidery canned goods breadstuffs shoes and condensed milk. Machinery shipments were sent to Mexico and Cuba.
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Galveston
Austria
Belgium
France
England
Spain
Switzerland
Mexico
Cuba
Lamesa Man Killed On Kansas City Street
Police seek motive in the murder of Lieut. Fitzroy Simpson of Lamesa Texas killed on a fashionable boulevard. He was riding with Miss Evelyn Hall when a assailant sprang onto the running board and fired a shot into his forehead before fleeing.
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Kansas City Street
Kansas City
Fitzroy Simpson
Lamesa
Tex
Simpson
Evelyn Hall
Allied relief groups plan model hospital near Belgrade
Belgrade July 23 Allied relief organizations in Serbia prepare a united fight against influenza and tuberculosis now hitting Serbians after seven years of war. A site thirty kilometers from Belgrade has been chosen for a model hospital to treat severe cases and especially disabled soldiers where tuberculosis is most prevalent.
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Belgrade
Serbia
Rainfall Records Set in San Angelo for June and 1919
San Angelo records show June rainfall at 6.13 inches, a historic high since 1904. Through the first six months of 1919 the city averaged 20.15 inches, nearly four inches above the prior similar-period record, with 1918 totaling 14.75 inches and 1917 at 8.29 inches.
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San Angelo
Tex
Villa Goes to Japs to Seek Arms
El Paso reporters say Francisco Villa and Felipe Angeles have disbanded their forces until September and may travel to Japan to obtain munitions for the revolution. An Juarez military bulletin and local denials create uncertainty with some predicting a fall campaign in the Durango mountains.
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el Paso
Francisco Villa
Felipe Angeles
Japan
Chihuahua
Villa
Juarez
Angeles
Durango
Republicans Asked to Stir Sentiment on Mexican Crimes
Fort Worth July 23 The Texas republican council received a request from the El Paso chamber of commerce for help influencing public opinion against crimes attributed to Mexicans in Mexico. Resolutions accuse Mexico's new constitution of retroactive property seizures and outlaws along the border, promising action at a special council meeting.
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Fort Worth
Texas Republican Council
el Paso Chamber of Commerce
Mexico
Littleton
George P Edge Favors Brazos 6000 Road Plan
George P Edge a prominent local citizen and progressive farmer visited the Eagle office and said he now supports the August 19 good roads bond issue. He praised the new Texas road law allowing district road commissioners as an admirable feature. Edge recently bought 149 acres from the Passer estate adjoining his farm for 4625 dollars.
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George P. Edge
Edge
Eagle
Passer
Illinois state banks report deposits total over one trillion
State banks in Illinois held deposits of 1 314 303 824 770 on June 30 according to the condition report released by State Auditor Russel It notes 12 new banks licensed since May 12 bringing the total to 905 on June 30 and compares with May 21 figures from the last report.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Russel
Mooney Trial Told Unfair by Investigator
Washington reports Thomas J. Mooney did not receive full justice in his San Francisco trial for the preparedness day bomb explosion. John Densmore, former DOJ special agent, submitted the report to the House, saying the trial failed to uphold dignity and consistency of the law.
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Washington
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
John Densmore
Department of Justice
House
Densmore
Mooney
Uphold War Prohibition Ruling Voices Federal Judge Chatfield
Federal Judge Chatfield of Brooklyn upheld the wartime prohibition as constitutional in a test case decided today in New York. The decision endorses continued enforcement during the war period.
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New York
Chatfield
Brooklyn
Dallas men set for three months studying cotton trade abroad
Louis Lipsitz Reagan Hofford and T L Camp depart Dallas for Vancouver to sail August 7 for a three month tour of Japan Korea and the Philippines to study cotton trade conditions.
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Dallas
Louis Lipsitz
Reagan Hofford
T. L. Camp
Vancouver
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Weather: unsettled tonight and Thursday with showers
The forecast indicates unsettled conditions with chances of local showers tonight and again on Thursday. Temperatures remain mild with scattered rain across the area.
Obregon declines invite to pledge no revolution
Washington reports General Obregon refused Pablo Gonzales invitation to sign an agreement not to resort to revolution if defeated in the upcoming Mexican presidential elections. Official advices confirm the stance.
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Washington
General Obregon
Pablo Gonzales
Bolshevik Delegation Proposes Peace Offer to Romania
London reports a Bolshevik delegation arrived at Kishineff with a Lenine backed peace offer to the Romanian commander. The proposal would cede Bes sarabia to Romania if Romania bars Ukrainian citizens and loyal Russian troops from crossing the frontier. An eight day armistice ends on the Bessarabian front.
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London
Kishineff
Lenine
Bessarabia
Roumania
Ukraiian
Hobby Issues Call To Subscribers To War Organizations
Austin July 23 Governor Hobby issued a proclamation urging Texans who subscribed to war welfare organizations and have not paid pledges to settle now. He notes seven overseas organizations appealed for funds and says unpaid pledges persist amid belief the war is over.
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Austin
Wilson
General Pershing
Hobby
Texas
United States
United
Interim Sermon Plans At Kerrville Encampment
During Rev Charl ton H Storey absence from First Presbyterian the encampment at Kerrville begins July 24 and lasts three weeks Rev M Burrows will fill the pulpit at the Presbyterian church.
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Charlton H. Storey
First Presbyterian Church
Kerrville
M. Burrows
Presbyterian Church
White praises France highway system and roads
Second Lieutenant Dudley White, back from service with Bryan soldiers, lauds France roads as uniform twenty foot wide, hard surfaced, durable in all weather. He notes clear sign boards at kilometer marks and reliable road maps, and supports Brazos County good roads bond issue to be voted August 19.
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Dudley White
Bryan
France
White
America
Brazos County
Ollie Parks Returns to Bryan as Civilian
Sergt Ollie Parks son of Mr and Mrs E F Parks arrived in Bryan today after discharge from the motor transport corps where he served as first sergeant He spent six months in Germany and time in France and praises the kindness of the people he stayed with He will rejoin his father's furniture business in Bryan.
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Ollie Parks
E. F. Parks
Bryan
Motor Transport Corps
Sergeant Parks
Germany
France
Wreck injures ten on Santa Fe train near Houston
A Santa Fe passenger train from Fort to Houston derailed eighteen miles north of Houston, overturning the locomotive and fourteen coaches in mud. At least ten persons were slightly injured in the wreck reported July 28.
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Houston
Santa Fe
Fort
University of Texas and A and M Seek Separation
A joint committee of the ex-students association of the University of Texas and the Alumni association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College plans an intensive campaign for the November 4 special election to adopt a constitutional amendment divorcing the university. The measure would split university lands so UT receives two thirds and A and M one third.
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Austin
Ex-Students Association
University of Texas
Alumni Association
The
Agricultural and Mechanical College
A. and M. College
Peavine Route To Give Steam Service With 2 Trains Daily
Contracts near completion with Southern Pacific to lease the Bryan and Central Texas interurban line. A steam locomotive and equipment will run two daily trips into the bottoms, carrying both passengers and freight. Plans include accommodations for whites and colored patrons and potential extension toward Brenham if profitable.
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Southern Pacific Railway
Bryan and
Central Texas
Levinson
College Interurban
Grant Station
Brazos
Southern Pacific
Bryan
Shreveport
Central Texas Line
Brenham
Food prices to soar next winter Sir Auckland Geddes says
London July 22 Sir Auckland Geddes British minister of reconstruction warned that food prices next winter could reach unprecedented levels. He said wages would not rise because funds would go overseas for food and urged the public to stop wasting money on nonessentials. He blamed beer and luxury imports for Britain's mounting debt and called output limits lunacy.
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London
Sir Auckland Geddes
Crewe
Sir Auckland
Great Britain
Britain
Ten Germans Shot During Socialist Meeting Disorder
Berlin authorities report ten persons shot during clashes between communists Spar tacans and supporters as a socialist meeting broke up on Monday. Many injured and police engaged in dispersing the mobs at the scene in the capital.
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Berlin
Soldiers Eligible to Vote in Bond Election Despite Unpaid Poll Tax
Soldiers recently discharged may vote in Brazos county road bond election on August 19 if they own taxable property in the district and are otherwise qualified. A letter from the attorney general confirms eligibility upon discharge papers or an affidavit as provided by the soldiers voting bill.
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Attorney General’s Department
Brazos County
W. P. Dumas
Secretary seeks $500000 for forest fire fight
Secretary Lane asked Congress for a special appropriation of 500000 dollars to fund fire suppression efforts in Montana Idaho and Washington during a period of intense wildfire danger and anticipated outbreaks.
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Washington
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Lane
Montana
Idaho
Navy seeks bill to keep handling commercial radio
Secretary Daniels asked Congress on July 23 to authorize the Navy Department to continue managing commercial radio messages. He warned that the business world faces an intolerable situation if existing international communication systems remain inadequate.
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Washington
Daniels
Congress
Navy Department
U S will sign treaties with Bulgaria and Turkey
Washington July 23 The state department announces the United States will sign treaties with Bulgaria and Turkey.
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U. S
Washington
United States
Bulgaria
Turkey
State Department
Six Foot Rise Reported In Rio Grande
Eagle Pass reports a six foot rise in the Rio Grande due to recent heavy rains across the region. The flood level impacts local low lying areas and may affect nearby crossings and properties.
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Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Prisoners Strike At Leavenworth Barracks
Twenty five hundred military prisoners at the United States disciplinary barracks Leavenworth refused yesterday to work demanding shorter hours and better meals. They remained in their cells under guard today with no further demonstrations reported.
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Leavenworth
United States
Clemenceau Wins Confidence Vote After War Crisis
Paris July 23 Premier Clemenceau and his cabinet won a confidence vote in the chamber of deputies by a margin of 113 in support of the government's declaration of policy. He urged the chamber that the world’s greatest catastrophe is ending and criticized critics of his government while defending the path to peace.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Mexico rebels numerous as data show twenty five bands
Washington reports twenty five distinct rebel bands with about thirty five thousand men operating in Mexico. Carranza commands around sixty thousand but controls only railways and a narrow Pacific coastal strip from Guaymas to San Blas and Tampico area. Some cooperation exists among northern and southern bands.
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Washington
Mexico
Mexico City
Carranza
Pacific Coast
Guaymas
San Blas
Tampico
Hun Strikers See Guns and Back Off
Coblenz July 28 American military police armed with machine guns and sawed off shotguns quickly broke a German workers strike in less than two hours. The 800 men in Bendorf on the Rhine joined the Berlin and other areas in a general strike. Forty MPs moved in by motor trucks, posted at key points, and the strike leaders ordered the walkout halted after the guns were deployed.
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Coblenz
Bendorf-on-Rhine
Berlin
Germany
Bendorf
Hardy Ship Bill Seeks Coastwise Privilege Extension
Washington July 23. Representative Hardy of Texas introduces a bill to amend the war shipping act and allow ships under American registry to continue in the coastwise trade regardless of where built. The measure aims to extend privileges indefinitely beyond the wartime and 120 day postwar period.
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Washington
United States
Hardy
Texas
Department of Commerce
House Committee On Merchant Marine
Banks May Not Vary Circumstances of 10 Per Cent Loan Rule
Washington declares national banks cannot extend beyond 10 percent of capital and surplus unless discounting bills drawn for a definite period. The ruling targets 10 per cent loaning privilege and cites the prohibition on advances on sight or demand bills. The cotton financing practice in the South, long using the exception, faces potential disruption under the decision.
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Washington
National Banking Act
South
Washington Races Quiet as Troops and Rain Steady
Washington reports say last night was less violent than Monday thanks to rain and a large troop presence. Most aggression came from black residents under military control. one white man died and another was fatally wounded, with many injured from fists clubs stones and knives. About two thousand troops are on duty.
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Washington
20 000 Soldiers in Army Wed War Brides Abroad
Washington reports a War Department policy to group regular troops into concentrated fort units named F F V meaning father of families veterans. Officials estimate about 20 000 American soldiers married foreign brides as regiments of married men are formed to support their new family responsibilities.
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Washington
War Department
Father of
Many Bills On Dead Calendar Are Important
Austin July 23 Mr Caldwell s senate bill to appropriate 185 000 to reimburse the university for outlay in constructing Camp Mabry buildings for wartime use was permitted to die on the house calendar after senate passage The bill covered reimbursement of the unpaid amount if any at war s end with federal payments falling short by 185 000 in buildings and 10 000 in equipment Other notable measures failed include juvenile insurance dog tax sanitary survey 300 soldier bonus bronze medals German teaching in public schools 75000 for witness fees physicals for marriage licenses mortgage personal property removal notices civil service irrigation and drainage law revisions cost price on goods on sale vehicle gauge standardization and falsifying financial statements to obtain credit.
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Caldwell
Hertzberg
Texas
Tillotson
Japanese Delegation Denies Shantung Clause Tradeoff
Paris July 23 The Japanese peace delegation denied reports that the Shantung settlement in the treaty was exchanged for Japanese withdrawal of the racial clause from the League of Nations covenant.
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Paris
Shantung
Saar valley coal mines transfer talks under way
Paris July 23. Negotiations continue between German and French delegates for the transfer of the Saar valley coal mines. The delegates are mining experts.
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Paris
Saar Valley
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