German American League protests against peace terms
The German American Citizens League, formed in Chicago in 1918 and led by Dr. Herman Gerhard, opposes the Paris peace terms and the league of nations. It circulated 10,000 printed protests urging U S Senators and House members to oppose joining the league and to reject the peace treaty as harsh and anti Wilson 14 points.
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Chicagog
Gerhard
United States Congress
United States
League of Nations
Wilson
Congress
Washington
Ferd Walther
League
Germany
Nebraska
Black woman charged in fatal husband shooting in Bryan
Parthenia Harris a Black woman aged 30 to 35 is charged with fatally wounding her husband Will Harris last night between midnight and 1am. She claims self defense after a week of quarrels and a supposed contest that ended with a fatal injury to the husband. Sheriff Morehead found Harris dead in bed with a single gunshot wound to the left breast. no sign of struggle. Harris remains jailed awaiting grand jury action. the couple had recently moved from Calvert to Bryan.
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Daily Eagle
Parthenia Harris
Will Harris
Harris
Morehead
Jim Darwin
H. and TC
Bryan
Calvert
Texans Awarded Distinguished Service Cross
Washington June 11 The War Department announced Distinguished Service Crosses for two Texans Private Lorenzo C Coates Winnsboro and Private Arthur M Courtney Friday.
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Washington
War Department Today
Lorenzo C Coates
Winnsboro
Arthur M. Courtney
Friday
Tex
Official Jury List for Brazos County 1919 May Term
I J W Barron clerk certify the 36 jurors listed by jury commissioners to serve at the May term 1919 of the District Court in Bryan Texas. They are summoned to appear June 16 1919 at 9 o clock am at the Court House for petit juror duty in the 6th week of the term.
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State OF
Texas
District Court
Said County
Bryan
German American Citizens League Rails Against Prohibition
Dr. Gerhard notes the German American Citizens League opposes prohibition citing ties to United Societies in Chicago. He says the group is not currently fighting prohibition due to other concerns. He mentions a son in France who joined the U S Army and fought Germany, praising patriotism and liberty bonds.
Newspaper Man Missing in Paris After Union Meeting
Paris June 11 Col E M House of the American peace delegation was asked to investigate the disappearance of Robert Minor, an American newspaper correspondent and cartoonist. Minor was taken from his hotel after attending a meeting of syndicatist railway employees. his trunk remains rifled at the hotel with papers removed.
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Paris
Col. E. M. House
Robert Minor
Minor
Race to identify prehistoric remains on the Brazos near College
Dr. O M Ball and Dr. Francis report finding skull bones on the Brazos about twenty miles west of College. They note the skull suggests a higher type than indigenous peoples and question if the remains belong to an early explorer, Mound builder, or a giant. They compare with reports of a giant found in Baylor County and argue Permian age rocks imply animal bones rather than a human.
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O. M. Ball
Depart of Biology
Ball
Francis
Brazos
College
Baylor County
UT Summer School enrollment nears 1000 mark
At the close of business Tuesday 992 students had registered for the first session of the University of Texas summer school in Austin. This shows an increase of 92 from the first day last year and suggests total enrollment may surpass 2000, well above last year.
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Austin
University of Texas
Bride Swiper Held After Bellaire School Visit
Houston news reports Private Robert Artz of Ellington field still in custody at Ellington field. He allegedly took a 17 year old bride by force to Bellaire school and was escorted by four Ellington soldiers whose identities remain undisclosed. Artz awaits court martial on a military firearms charge outside the post.
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Houston
Robert Artz
Ellington Field
Bellaire
Artz
Bellaire School
Texas farmer killed near Manchaca in county
Jim Sproule, a farmer living near Manchaca, was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon on the Hewitt farm. Finis Hewitt, a neighbor, surrendered to officers.
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Austin
Jim Sproule
Manchaca
This County
Finis Hewitt
Hewitt
Bolsheviki Capture Ufa After Sanguinary Fighting
London dispatch reports Bolsheviki forces seized Ufa on Monday after three days of heavy combat. The city had been held by Kolchak troops until the assault and subsequent wireless transmission confirms the fall amid fierce fighting.
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London
Ufa
Kolchak
Irish question to be raised at peace conference
Dublin Free man's journal cites a Paris dispatch claiming the Irish question will be raised at the peace conference. It says Colonel House, the American delegate, will visit England within two weeks and press the British government to settle Ireland's status. He plans to visit Ireland to assess conditions and gauge public sentiment.
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London
Dublin Freeman’s Journal
Paris
Colonel House
England
Ireland
Government forecast on wheat yields for spring and winter
Washington reports the department of agriculture predicts 343 million bushels of spring wheat and 893 million of winter wheat for the year. Winter wheat conditions are rated 94.9 and spring at 91.2 on the health index.
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Washington
Department of Agricultural
Telegraph Strike Hits Snag Across Nation
The nationwide telegraphers strike called by S. J. Konenkamp took effect at 7 am with Western Union, Postal, and American Telegraph companies targeted. Western Union offered 30 percent concessions locally, but several cities reported weak participation and limited impact on service. San Antonio noted only four of seventy operators left posts.
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Chicago
S. J. Konenkamp
International
Western Union
Postal
American Telegraph Companies
Kansas City
St. Louis
Baltimore
Detroit
Dallas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Telegraph operators in New York show small exodus
Western Union reports only two telegraph operators left their posts in New York. Union officials claim only a handful of regular workers abandoned duties.
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New York
Western Union
District Court Records Set in Forty-Ninth Judicial District
In Laredo on June 11 the district court finished a record session. The criminal docket had twenty cases with nineteen convictions and one acquittal. Eleven defendants received penitentiary terms while others got suspended sentences jail terms or fines for liquor law violations burglary and theft.
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Laredo
District Court of the Forty-Ninth Judicial District
Woman Spy Dies by Own Action After False Passport Arrest
Geneva June 11 Dora Charlton 24 an alleged spy traveling on a false American passport committed death by own action soon after arrest Monday. She traveled between Italy and Germany through Switzerland during the war and is said to have obtained important military information.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Dora Charlton
Italy
Germany
State land office reports May receipts near 400000
In Austin on June 11 the state land office announced that May receipts totaled about 400000, well above the monthly average of 75000. Estimates show three quarters of two million acres of university land under lease while five million acres of former school land are released for oil and gas prospecting.
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Austin
State Land Office
One Strike Breaker Killed in Dallas Clash
Dallas June 11 A J Fisher a non union lineman for Dallas Light and Power was shot and killed in a clash between strike sympathizers and non union workers who had taken striking employees places. Two other men were injured and four non unionists were arrested Allen LeCroy another non union lineman was slugged police reported another man shot in the leg the name not obtained. The strike demanded shorter hours and higher pay after several weeks of protest.
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Dallas
A. J. Fisher
Dallas Light and Power Company
Allen LeCroy
Power Company
Church Going Sermon Prompts Motoring Debate
At First Baptist Temple on Sunday Rev. M. T. Andrews preached on Church Going What's the Good of It. He had advertised reading the Bible chapter authorizing Sunday motoring but left locating it to the congregation.
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Temple
First Baptist Church
M. T. Andrews
Texas Soldiers Arrive in Fort Worth
Sixty officers and two thousand men of the 143d infantry, 36th division, arrived in Fort Worth today, marking a sizable deployment to the Texas post.
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Texas
Fort Worth
143D Infantry
36Th Division
Miss Blanton of Texas to Speak at National Education Meet
Miss Annie Webb Blanton of Austin Texas state superintendent of schools will deliver the welcome response at the opening session of the National Education Association in Milwaukee from June 28 to July 5 She is honored for her knowledge and campaign energy leading to a likely attendance of 12000 to 15000 teachers at the convention
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Milwaukee
Wis
Texas
Annie Webb Blanton
Austin
National Education Association
Blanton
Distribution of federal motor trucks to Texas counties begins
Austin June 11. Shipping instructions for the first and second allotments of federal motor trucks to the Texas Highway department for road work have been received. Distribution to counties will start within a few weeks. The 313 trucks are mostly two ton quad types. One hundred trucks come from various Texas army camps. Distribution centers are in Amarillo Corpus Christi Dallas El Paso Galveston Houston Paris San Antonio Waco and Tyler. The act gives returned soldiers preference in employment.
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Austin
Texas Highway Department
Texas Army
Amarillo
Corpus Christi
Dallas
el Paso
Galveston
Houston
Paris
San Antonio
Waco
Tyler
Dallas Theft Ring Nets Most Loot From Meter Inspectors
Dallas police records show property stolen in May valued at 17 748 dollars with 13 114 recovered. Auto mobile thief activity and a fake meter inspector operation accounted for most losses totaling 4 634 dollars. Homes were looted as inspectors gained entry under meter checks.
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Dallas
Germans Working to Stir Up Trouble Abroad
Geneva June 11 The Lausanne Gazette under the caption An International Plot reports James Ramsay MacDonald chairman of the British Labour Party and Jean Longuet French socialist deputy after returning from Italy had interviews with Dr Solf former German colonial secretary at Fribourg Solf urged the return of German colonies and the idea found willing listeners.
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Geneva
Lausanne
James Ramsay MacDonald
Jean Longuet
Italy
Dr Solf
Germany
Fribourg
Solf
Senate Inquiry Reveals Peace Treaty Leak Facts
Elihu Root testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he received a copy of the peace treaty from Henry Davison of J P Morgan and that Senator Lodge was shown the copy. Davison said he brought the document to America but no one read it besides Root and Davison. Root noted the German government first made the treaty public and it became public property.
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Washington
Elihu Root
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
New York
Henry Davison
J. P. Morgan
Lodge
Root
Davison
America
Optometrist Test Case Involves Practice Act Question
Habeas corpus proceedings in Austin examined whether optometrists violate the medical practice act by prescribing and fitting eyeglasses. The case originated in Austin and was submitted to the court of criminal appeals.
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Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
World cotton trade brighter now than for many a month
Manchester reports a renewed boom outlook in cotton, with restrictions easing as peace approaches. Trade to Holland, Scandinavia and Switzerland resumes with re export safeguards. Egyptian cotton control to July 31. India shows rising buying, and China brings hopeful reports amid a broad market revival.
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Manchester
Eng
Europe
Holland
Scandinavia
Switzerland
Germany
India
China
Steady Flow of Out-of-State Capital Into Texas
Figures from the secretary of state show a steady influx of foreign capital into Texas in recent months with more charters granted to out-of-state firms than Texas companies. New foreign corporations mostly from Delaware and Oklahoma carry capital stocks from 100000 up to 5000000 dollars.
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Austin
Secretary of State Department
Texas
Department
Delaware
Oklahoma
Villa Forces Clear Path Toward Juarez
El Paso dispatch says Villa and Angeles forces moved northeast from south of Samalacaca in three columns to Guadalupe and now press toward Juarez, with a clean sweep reported.
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el Paso
Villa
Angeles
Samalacaca
Guadalupe
Here
Juarez
City board of equalization eyes valuation raise in Orange
Orange Texas June 11 The city board of equalization works this week amid keen interest as it declares it will raise valuations to boost total tax revenues by thousands. The increase stems from lower rates after adjusting practical values.
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Orange, Tex
City Board of Equalization
Steamship Gonzalas Hull Ready For Propulsion Finish
Orange Texas June 11 the hull of the 2500 ton Ferris type steamship Gonzalas complete except engines was sent to the Beaumont finishing yard from the Southern Dry Dock and Shipbuilding company plant another converted vessel a large barge built from a Ferris steamer hull will be launched at the yard within the week
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Orange
Tex
Gonzalas
Beaumont
Southern Dry Dock ‘and Shipbuilding Company
New York Dry Goods Market Mixed as Labor Backs Up
Cotton goods were firmer and yarns held steady while men s wear deliveries lag due to labor conditions. Silks showed activity amid cautious trading in New York on June 11.
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New York
France Opposes Immediate German Entry to League
The Council of Four discussed German counter proposals with cautious optimism but warned a final decision may take time. France resists Germany joining the League of Nations now citing Germany's attitude, though not opposed to admission later. Reparations terms are reportedly agreed in principle, but the fixed amount remains undisclosed.
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Council of Four
France
Germany
League of Nations
Refusal of German Mandate by Peace Conference
Paris June 11 The peace conference rejects Germanys demand for a mandate over former colonies. A lengthy memorandum outlines reasons for the refusal and details League operations on colonial matters. Reparation plans are completed with Wilson maintaining support for a fixed total sum despite Clemenceaus stance.
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Paris
League
Germany
Wilson
Clemenceau
Labor Convention Focuses on Prohibition and Dry Laws
Atlantic City June 11 Prohibition dominates the American Federation of Labor convention as delegates introduce numerous resolutions. Some advocate keeping light wines and beers while another calls for a march on Washington and a labor demonstration in front of the Capitol.
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Atlantic City
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Capitol
Nine Sleeping Sickness Cases Reported in North Texas
Dallas reports nine sleeping sickness cases in north Texas since January 1 with three deaths. Dr. K. H. Beall of Fort Worth outlines history, symptoms, and that the illness often follows influenza, with cases spread from Europe to the United States.
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Texas
Dallas
North Texas
North Texas Medical Association
K. H. Beall
Fort Worth
Africa
Italy
Beau Noire
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J. H. Morehead
Tyler Haswell
E. M. Dodson
W. H. Blume
C. R. L. Jones
Dyess
T. A. Hensarling
Joe L. Burt
J. W. Batts
Geo, House
J. C. Cloud
Wm. Dunlap
J. J. Cahill
F. R. Bruce
H. R. Thurman
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Miss Blanton
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HUN
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