Texas Good Roads Association Meets in Taylor
The Texas Good Roads Association plans its annual gathering in Taylor March 16 and 17 with delegates from every county. The event focuses on securing federal aid for highways and establishing a state highway department to access funds, a matter deemed vital for Texas development.
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Taylor
Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Texas Good Roads Association
Georgetown
Williamson County
Congress
Death of D Cunningham in Smetana Community
D Cunningham, a longtime Smetana resident about 70, died at his home yesterday morning and was buried at City Cemetery in Bryan today. Survived by wife, two sons Gip and Hall Cunningham, and daughter Mrs Dandy Cahill. he was known for his quiet, retiring nature and was well regarded countywide.
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D. Cunningham
Smetana
Bryan
Gip and
Hall Cunningham
Mrs
Dandy Cahill
Pause in German Verdun Offensive Slows Infantry Action
London reports a pronounced pause in the German infantry offensive against Verdun though artillery bombardment continues. French aviators bombarded the Corflans station causing fires. The Dutch Belgian frontier opened at one point suggesting the offensive may be ending. British Mesopotamia losses under General Aylmer reach 5,000 from the March 8 battle. Turkish officials claim a British push inland from the Gulf of Aden was repulsed.
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Verdun
Corflans
Mesopotamia
Aylmer
Arabia
Constantinople
Gulf of Aden
Bryan visitors register at free wagon yard last night
The Bryan free wagon yard logged numerous visitors including J. M. Jordan H. W. Everett J. D. George W. A. Denman Daniel De Hart Ernest DeHart Will Denman Will Henry of Edge Roy Ball of Ta or J. W. Burney T. L. Boswell J. H P wel R. F. Cheatham J. E. Wall of Zuleh J. T. Cox G. Gilpin Amicus Gilpin Wash Colbert and Jim Dixon A display window shown fishing tackle minnows nets hooks and artificial bait appeared very pretty and drew interest for a fishing outing.
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Bryan Free Wagon Yard
J. M. Jordan
H. W. Everett
J. D. George
W. A. Denman
Daniel de Hart
Ernest DeHart
Will Denman
Will Henry
Edge
Roy Ball
Taor
J. W. Burney
T. L. Boswell
J. H P>well
R. F. Cheatham
J. E. Wall
Zuleh
J. T. Cox
G. Gilpin
Amicus
Fishing Time Fever at Cole Hardware Shop
Advertising copy touts fishing season at Cole Hardware Company with playful lines about catching the fever and vaccines for fish bites as a humorous promo.
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Cole Hardware Company
Opening new Western Union office in town
J Wooters division superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph Company is here overseeing the installation of the uptown commercial office. J G James of Elk City Oklahoma will be the operator at the new office which opens in a few days. The new operator has already arrived.
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J. W. Wooters
Western Union Telegraph Company
Uptown
J. G. James
Elk City
Carranza seeks U S border access as Villa hunt widens
Washington reports Carranza asks permission to send troops into American soil if needed to pursue Villa bandits. Administration notes show no border crossing yet as Funston confirms 400 Carranzistas near Palomas and Villa active near Ascension. Pershing may lead principal forces. Senate Foreign Relations Committee backs the action.
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Associated Press
Washington
Carranza
Silliman
United States
Mexico
Baker
War Department
Funston
Palomas
Villa
Ascension
Pershing
el Paso
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Moving by Tonight Villa Pursuit Opens Across Border
General Funston, tasked with the punitive expedition, plans to cross into Mexico tonight to capture Villa dead or alive. In Columbus arrests target suspected spies, while trains in the region receive armed guards and Mexico censorship tightens communications.militia units across Texas report readiness, though deployment details remain unsettled.
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Associated Press
Washington
Funston
Villa
Mexico
Columbus
N. M
United States Army
Brownsville
Tex
Delegates Inez Harkey and Chester Higgs Head for La Porte
Miss Inez Harkey and Chester Higgs left for La Porte Texas as delegates to the Christian Endeavor convention which opens tomorrow. Harkey attends the senior Endeavor Society while Higgs represents the First Christian Church intermediate society.
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LA Porte
Inez Harkey
Chester Higgs
Tex
Christian Endeavor Convention
Inez
Endeavor Society
Mr. Higgs
Intermediate Society
The
First Christian Church
Regiment Enlisting In Chicago From Local Business Men
Chicago March 11 a regiment is being enlisted here from among business men who attended the military training camp last summer with headquarters in a downtown hotel indicating a new unit formation undertaken locally.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Young Glenn Cloud Receives Stitches After Street Accident
Yesterday afternoon Glenn Cloud, son of Mr and Mrs W F Cloud, was struck by a city water works repair wagon driven by George Williams near the Houston and Texas Central depot. The vehicle cut a severe gash in his right cheek requiring two stitches. Williams did not see the child in time to stop. no blame attaches to him. The boy is alert and recovering.
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Glenn Cloud
W. F. Cloud
Houston & Texas Central
City Water Works Repair Auto
George Williams
Williams
Glenn
Preparedness bills pushed to front by House Rules
The House Rules Committee forms a subcommittee to confer with Speaker Clark and fast track all preparedness measures, sidelining other business in favor of the army bill.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
House Rules Committee
Clark
Grand Jury Indicts Several Inmates in Sheriff Custody
The grand jury returned indictments Friday against Clem Owens for burglary John Pillows for forgery and Sige Austin and Cootsey for theft of hogs. All are jailed under sheriff custody.
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Sheriff's Department
Clem Owens
John Pillows
Sige Austin
Cootsey
Troops Not Moving Amid Border Expedition Delays
San Antonio reports indicate no movement of expeditionary forces against Villa today though preparations proceed. Pershing will command the El Paso border patrol, with talks on reciprocal troop crossings under Carranza proposals in Washington. Arizona cavalry rumors persist of an imminent crossing into Mexico.
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Funston
San Antonio
Tex
Villa
Washington
Associated Press
Carranza
Mexico
United States
John J. Pershing
el Paso
Border Patrol
Lansing
Wilson
Baker
Arizona
Gabriel Gavira
Oneranza
Juarez
Paso
Pershing
Gavira
San Bernardino
Mex
Troops Concentrating for Mexico Expedition Base at Columbus
The Associated Press reports that actual troop concentration for the U S expedition into Mexico began today at Columbus New Mexico. Heavy movements indicate Columbus will serve as the base of operations as Villa and a small force retreat into the mountains away from the border.
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Associated Press
Columbus
N. M
Villa
United States
New Mexico
Blankenship ‘Ranch
Here
Mexico
Troops Leave, Town Destroyed in Monterey Fire
Monterey March 13 The Monterey presidio was destroyed by fire six hours after First Cavalry troops vacated the barracks for the Mexican border. Firemen faced a cut water supply as they fought the flames.
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Monterey
Cal
Monterey Presidio
First Cavalry
Shortage of Cars Delays Troop Movement Says Funston
San Antonio dispatch reports General Funston cites rolling stock shortages hindering troop concentration. He says once movements finish, only six to eight regiments remain in the United States aside from border patrol units, with little militia call out unless events require a larger expedition.
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San Antonio
Tex
Funston
United States
Embargo on War Munitions Declared Today
San Francisco reports an embargo on war munitions to Mexican points from this region declared today under Washington instructions. The action, effective immediately, aims to curb arms movements amid evolving tensions.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
Washington
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