Huerta Requests Diaz To Quit the Mexican Army
Vera Cruz Oct 27 Brig Gen Felix Diaz was asked by President Huerta to resign from the Mexican Federal army. Minister Blanquet conveyed the request to Diaz at 3 PM to avoid any claim that votes were gained by army influence. Diaz agreed to resign, avoiding immediate political danger. Diaz plans to stay in Vera Cruz for several days.
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Vera Cruz
Felix Diaz
Huerta
Senor Diaz
War Blanquet
General Diaz
Diaz
Millican News Briefs Reflect Fair Trips and Local Happenings
Mr. Mart Phillips of Calvert visits Millican while many residents toured the Dallas fair. Mrs. Craig dies after paralysis strike. Miss Davis leads music, two basketball teams organized, two-month exams praised. Enrollment 71, new third room added. Hughes buys Brook place to relocate family. Night operator Rivers, wife, baby head to Denison. Hookworm doctor failing to appear prompts local doubt. Millican, Tex. Oct 27 1913.
B B A Football Team Heads to Huntsville
The B B A football team left yesterday for Huntsville to play Sam Houston Normal. Coach Grissom travels with the squad and projects a win after a hard week of practice since the Allen Academy game. New players strengthen the lineup as weak points from the A A game are addressed.
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Daily Eagle
Huntsville
Sam Houston Normal
Grissom
Allen Academy
Purchased Palace Theatre Owner Plans Move to Bryan
N. D. Dycus of Dallas visited Bryan to take over the Palace theatre after purchasing it. He will move to Bryan with his family on November 1 to run the show and join his son, a cadet at A and M College. Dycus has previously owned multiple theatre ventures across the state.
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N. D. Dycus
Dallas
A. and M. College
Dycus
Palace Theatre
Bryan
Emancipation From the Big Interests Speech Cited
President Wilson told the Southern Commercial Congress that U S policy in the hemisphere should be driven by moral aims not expediency. He hinted the United States might seek territory by conquest but focused on freeing nations from external material interests and criticized Huerta’s recognition by big powers.
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Associated Press
Mobile
Ala
Wilson
Southern Commercial Congress
United States
Mexico
Huerta
Music Recital by Carnegie Hall Pupils Delights Audience
The Geraldine Kelly pupils recital at Carnegie Hall Saturday afternoon drew a large audience. Each participant performed with faithful training and careful study featuring pieces by Wickes Bethea Foster Wallace Krogman and others. The program included Norwegian Hunter's March Spinning Song The Four Leaf Clover Harvest Moon March Was die Schwalbe Sang and The Merry Bobolink among selections.
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Geraldine Kelly
Carnegie Hall
Pretty Home Can Be Made Very Easily
Mrs. E. P. Turner urges families to spend idle moments beautifying yards and premises. Plant flowers and vines under shade, create attractive gardens and shady walks, and lay gravel paths from the house to barn and gate to enhance comfort and property value.
Empty Shelves Expose US Food Balance Shortfall
A speech notes the American farmer’s high output yet argues the Nation’s larder is empty due to reliance on foreign food imports. It cites exports of cotton and grains while urging foreign nations to rely less on US shipments and calling for more domestic production of vegetables and other crops.
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United States
Farmer's plea for better marketing and information flow
Peter Radford, a 40 000 dollar plantation owner, describes widespread agricultural spoilage from lack of market access. He notes carloads of beans and peas left unpicked in the Rio Grande Valley and onions rotting in Southwest Texas, urging Congress to fund a market bureau and improve producer consumer communication. He highlights his own success with cotton and farm infrastructure, stressing the need for reliable information channels and fair prices.
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United States
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Congress
Peter Radford
Thomas
Good Roads: Roads, Schools, and Growth in Texas
Homer D. Wade argues highways spur commerce and morality, linking road quality to civilizational progress. He says good roads enable commercial centers, support schools, and transform Texas cities into thriving centers with affordable transportation.
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Homer D. Wade
Texas Good Roads Association
Texas
Beginnings of a Marlborough Farmer to Owning a 12-Room Home
Jonas W. Thomas of Marlborough County South Carolina started farming by buying a horse for 40 75 a now owns a 12 room home and farm after 22 years of thrift and steady investment He began with 80 acres rented for lint cotton 1400 pounds and later bought a mule seven acres and more land He expanded into renting operating other farms and opened a commissary building his substantial rural enterprise.
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Jonas W. Thomas
Marlborough County
South Carolina
Thomas
Great Mission Offering at First Baptist Church
The State Missions offering was taken at the First Baptist church yesterday. Rev. J. J. Pipkin and Rev. W. R. Brown spoke brief in earnest sessions. Over $700 was pledged with more to come from absent members, aiming to match last year’s $1000. Brown preached last night in the pastor’s absence, delivering a helpful sermon.
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First Baptist Church
J. J. Pipkin
W. R. Brown
Baptist Church
Dimple in a Girl’s Cheek Mirrors a Man’s Tarnished Heart
A fragment reflects on the link between a girl’s cheek dimple and a man’s wounded heart, suggesting charm masks deeper pain and longing. The line hints at emotional impact and personal longing rather than a literal event.
President selects minister to Greece in Wilson plan
Washington reports George Fred Williams of Boston has been chosen by President Wilson as minister to Greece. The offer to Professor Garrett Croppers of Williams College was declined as he wished to continue his educational work.
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Washington
George Fred Williams
Boston
Wilson
Greece
Garrett Croppers
Williams College
Felix Diaz Returns to Mexican Soil as German Vessel Arrives
Felix Diaz arrived at Vera Cruz aboard the Corcovado as rural guards and a small crowd greeted him. The German cruiser Hertha reached simultaneously and two officers boarded the Corcovado to ensure Diaz faced no molestation during his stay on the vessel.
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Associated Press
Vera Cruz
Felix Diaz
Stemmer Corcovado
Hertha
Diaz
Inmate Meade Barr Confesses to Dallas Murder
Louisville report states Meade Barr of Jeffersonville Indiana Reformatory confessed to killing Miss Florence Brown in Dallas last July. Superintendent Peyton cautions Barr’s memory is hazy on details and notes ongoing examination of mental responsibility.
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Florence Brown
Dallas
Peyton
Reformatory
Nothing In It Chief Says Barr Confession Open Question
Dallas police chief states there is nothing in Barr's confession after a reformatory review. Authorities decide not to pursue further action. The article notes a girl question about marriage and mentions union dentists backing an open shop.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Ryan
Barr
Reformatory
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