Mexico Civil War Factions See Strain As Mediation Urges Settlement
United States policy may shift amid Mexican developments as Constitutionalists face reverses on land and sea. Villa and Carranza dispute leadership with Sonora tensions, while mediators push for a peace accord. Villa asserts no split with Carranza though arrests stir controversy. An extra Congress session in Mexico is likely to restore peace.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
United States
Villa
Carranza
Maytorena
General Obregon
Sonora
Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Torreon
Perez Abeau
Natera
Zacatecas
Senor Angeles
Wealthy Texas heiress elopes with cousin
Mrs Lucy Thornton, a leading Texas ranch owner, wed her cousin Walter Young in Floresville after slipping away from San Antonio. The 45 year old bride and 22 year old groom surprised relatives, with Mrs Young noted for wintering in New York City.
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San Antonio
Tex
Lucy Thornton
Texas
Thornton Ranch
Floresville
Walter Young
J. Young
Brierville
Young
New York City
General’s apron cherished by old friends and memories
A general is fond of his apron and enjoys showing it to friends, highlighting how such small items carry old associations and comfort amid life’s dreary moments.
Balloonists Reach Blue Lake After Mountain Search
The missing crew of the balloon Springfield, long feared dead in the mountains, arrived safely at Blue Lake today. Associated Press reports the crew is accounted for after the ascent went awry.
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Portland
Springfield
Blue Lake
Wheat Dips to Nine Year Low on Prospects of Bumper Crop
Associated Press reports in Chicago on June 17 that wheat futures fell to their lowest level in nine years as prospects for a bumper harvest weighed on prices.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Zuber Family History Highlights Texan Roots and Service
Mrs Edna Alice Zuber Swanson vice regent of the Navasota D A R recalls Abraham Zuber Sr a Continental Army veteran born in Lancaster County Pennsylvania around 1745. He led a long line of Zubers across Georgia Ohio Kentucky Pennsylvania and Texas with service in the Texas Army during the San Jacinto campaign and later in the Confederate Army.
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Georgia
Ohio
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Texas
Zubers
Abraham Zuber
Daniel Zuber
Elizabeth Zuber
Hanover
Germany
Mary Bertling
Abraham Jr
Mary Ann Mann
Twiggs County
Grimes County
William Physic Zuber
Mary Ann Deshare Edwards
Zuber
Louise Liles
Daniel Carl Zuber
Julia Johnston
Edna Alice Zuber
James T. Swanson
Navasota
Edna Zuber Swanson
Texas Army
James Gillespie
Sidney Sherman
San Jacinto
Twenty-first Regiment
Texas Cavalry
J. G. McRae
Navasota Examiner
Baptist Academy Brings Bright Prospects and Reforms
Bryan Baptist Academy announces a strong teacher corps and new admissions. A new department for students below seventh grade opens with many applications. Uniforms will be worn by both boys and girls, and university instructors will provide scientific instruction while athletic fields offer recreation. Dr. M. E. Weaver, the president, will provide information for prospective attendees.
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Bryan Baptist Academy
M. E. Weaver
Pencil Pushers at Wichita Falls Texas Press Meet
Editors at the Texas Press Association convention in Wichita Falls hear experts on journalism practices. Speakers include Will H. Mayes University of Texas Wright A Patterson Western Newspaper Union and J E Farnsworth Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company. An automobile tour of oil and gas fields is planned for delegates Joe J Taylor of Dallas is president and S R Harden of Richardson is secretary.
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Texas Press Association
Will H. Mayes
School of Journalism
University of Texas
Wright A. Patterson
Western
Union of Chicago
J. E. Farnsworth
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company of Texas
Joe J. Taylor
Dallas
S. R. Harden
Richardson
Press Association
Illinois man finally earns diploma after 29 years
An agnostic student suspended 29 years ago for not attending chapel services at the University of Illinois receives his diploma. Foster North is the graduate, with the ceremony noted by Associated Press from Champaign Illinois on June 17.
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Champaign
Foster North
University of Illinois
City Awards Deep Well Contract to Fred Standard
The well boring apparatus for Bryan was delivered yesterday and will be unloaded tomorrow. Work on the new city well will start as soon as possible.
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Fred Standard
City of
Bryan
General H B Stoddard Honored by Wheelock Masons
Hemphill Lodge members invited General H B Stoddard to Wheelock and hosted a warm visit by Brazos Union Lodge of this city. They presented him a lambskin Masonry apron with a June 11 1914 inscription praising his service and noting his many accoutrements from various Masonic bodies.
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Hemphill Masonic Lodge of
Wheelock
Hemphill Masonic Lodge
H. B. Stoddard
Brazos Union Lodge
Wheelock Lodge
Stoddard
Hemphill Lodge No
A. F
A. M
W. M. Hanover
T. W. Hedrick
W. E. Thompson
Marsh Mitchell
Henry Mitchell
Edward of
England
Value of Newspaper Files and Their Proper Preservation
J. E. H. Bailey of the Weatherford Texas Herald told the Texas Press Association in Wichita Falls that intelligently preserved newspaper files serve as local history and authentic records of a city’s growth. He cited cases where papers aided legal disputes and public interest questions, and noted many early Texas papers are lost, a serious hit to state history.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Tex
Texas Press Association
J. E. H. Bailey
Weatherford Texas Herald
John Jones
Bill Smith
Bailey
Buelow Runs Aground in Fog Near Myrtledeux
Weymouth England June 18 The steamship Buelow carrying 102 passengers went ashore in heavy fog near Myrtledeux. The sea is smooth and the passengers are reported not in danger.
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Weymouth
England
Buelow
Myrtledeux
Grant’s Cabin to Be Enclosed in Glass Case
Grant’s cabin in Fairmount Park Philadelphia built of logs and used during 1864 65 while siege of Petersburg is to be placed in a glass case to protect it from weather and vandalism. The structure was brought to the park thirty years ago and has deteriorated in recent years.
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Philadelphia
Grant
Fairmount Park
Petersburg
Richmond
Rie
Money Now Ready for Farm Loans Under Currency Law
Washington June 18 The Comptroller of the Currency estimates that under the new currency law $500000000 is already available in National banks for farm mortgage loans.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Attempt on Life of Russian Czar and Family
An assassination attempt near Tschoudovo Russia aimed at the imperial train carrying the Emperor and his family failed when a bomb on the track was detonated by a preceding train. Several coaches derailed and many people were injured.
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Berlin
Germany
Tschoudovo
Russia
Chief Sam’s Liberia Arrives in Galveston with Back to Africa Colonists
The Liberia steamer brings 550 African American settlers to Galveston awaiting transport to the Gold Coast. Many came from Oklahoma five months ago. fewer than 100 have deserted. The ship’s capacity is limited and passengers pay their own expenses while awaiting next sailings.
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Galveston
Tex
Chief Sam
Liberia
Africa
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Gold Coast
Sam
Long Watch
Negro Colony
Portland
Maine
Bank Disclosures Frighten as LaSalle Bank Receivership Sought
Attorney General Lucey seeks a receiver for LaSalle Street Bank once led by Senator Lorimer. The petition claims bonds worth 900000 were inflated to 900000, loans total 3000000, with 1500000 unvalued, cash items 137000 shown but only 32000 real. It alleges improperly secured loans to Lorimer enterprises.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Lucey
LaSalle Street Bank
Lorimer
Lorimer Enterprises
Roosevelt Ordered Quiet Campaign For Three Months
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt consulted a London throat specialist who said he cannot campaign or speak outdoors for three months. He was advised to give only a few speeches. Roosevelt breakfasted with the Bishop of London and lunched with Arthur J. Balfour after visiting the National Gallery.
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London
England
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
National Gallery
Arthur J. Balfour
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Severa
Gothard Oil
W. F. Severa Co
Cedar Rapids Low
Edna Alice Zuber Swanson
Robt. Raines Chap
Abraham Zuber Sr
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Cornwallis
Yorktown
Lancaster County
Lancaster Ohio
Baptist Academy Notes
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General Stoddard
OIP
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London Specialist
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