Mayfield discharged at Galveston over Sanders arrest
Colonel Billie Mayfield submitted a written statement to Brigadier General Wolters taking responsibility for the attempted arrest of Editor G. W. Sanders of the Houston Press at the Houston Country Club. He said he issued the arrest orders and that troops had to obey. Captain O'Brien Stevens was named to succeed Mayfield as provost marshal.
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Mayfield
Sanders
Houston
Texas
Galveston
Associated Press
Tex
Billie Mayfield
Wolters
G. W. Sanders
Houston Press
Houston Country Club
O’brien Stevens
Woltere
Mary
Armenian Boundary Dispute Delays Turkish Armenian Armistice
Constantinople reports Turkish Nationalists propose an armistice with the Armenians until President Wilson defines Armenian boundaries. The Allied Supreme Council plans to recognize Armenia's independence and leave boundary settlement to Wilson.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Wilson
Supreme Council of the Allies
Armenia
Cureton Leaves Texas for Washington Boundary Hearing
Attorney General Cureton departed Austin for Washington to represent Texas in the final testimony phase of the Texas Oklahoma preliminary boundary hearing slated for November 15 before the U S Supreme Court.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Cureton
Washington
Texas
United States Supreme Court
Dempsey Says He Is Satisfied With Condition
Benton Harbor Mich Sept 2 Jack Dempsey declares he is thoroughly satisfied with his condition and feels better than he did in Toledo a year ago at the same stage of training for his fight with Jess Willard.
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Associated Press
Benton Harbor
Mich
Jack Dempsey
Toledo
Jess Willard
Darianzo Quits Fiume Over Cold Reception
A Rome dispatch reports Gabriele Dannunzio will abandon Fiume after the hostile reception of his proclamation for a new state comprising the city. The decision follows his disappointment with the locals in Fiume.
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Associated Press
London
Exchange
Rome
Gabriele Dannunzio
Fiume
Mayfield offers to face trial civilian or military
Colonel Mayfield states he will submit to trial in any court and wear civilian dress while facing punishment. Three Texas National Guard lieutenants, J A Dempsey, Jule R Smith, and Robert K Abbott, were arrested by order of General Wolters for alleged involvement in an attempted arrest of Mr Sanders. They were moved to Camp Hutchings. A general court martial will hear the case with a board headed by Major General John A Hulen and including Brigadiers Hutchings and McDill, plus senior cavalry officers and staff.
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Mayfield
Texas National Guard
Galveston
Wolters
Sanders
J. A. Dempsey
Plain
Second Cavalry
Claude V. Birkhead
First Cavalry Division
Lloyd E. Hill
Sixth Cavalry
Eugene de Bogoyy
Fifth Cavalry
Louis S. Davidson
Lawrence Westbrook
Lawrence E. McGee
James S Jones
City Commission Accepts Interurban Proposal in Bryan
The Bryan city commission, led by Mayor Jno M. Lawrence, met to consider supplying power for the Bryan College Interurban. They accepted the proposal with safeguards, detailing rate tiers, annual adjustments to oil costs, and city maintenance responsibilities, with a joint meeting to finalize terms.
Germany will not combine against western powers
Berlin reports Dr. Walter Simons, German foreign minister, told the Reichstag foreign affairs committee he rejected urges to ally with Soviet Russia to break Versailles. He also rejected any plan to cooperate with western powers against Russia, stating no power at war with Russia can count on Germany's support.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Walter Simons
Reichstag Foreign Affairs Committee
Simons
Germany
Russia
Y M C A Improvement At A and M College
Remodeling of the Y M C A at A and M College in College Station Texas nears completion. The third floor adds a dining hall and living room for visitors while the second floor will host parlors and social functions. Additional frame buildings for the Military Department officers and the Consolidated School will be ready by September 15.
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A. and M. College Consolidated School
Tennessee Suffrage Debate Stirs Tennessee House Action
Nashville Sept 2 opponents of suffrage ratification say they have assurances from Governor Roberts. The Tennessee House earlier adopted a motion to provide the governor with a sworn transcript of its Tuesday action non concurring in ratification and to certify the transcript to Secretary Colby in Washington.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Roberts
Tennessee House of Representatives
House
Colby
Washington
Laguna cotton crop loss in Mexico near Laguna district
The Laguna district crop this year will likely yield 125000 bales, far below the planted estimate of 250000, due to pink bollworm drought and labor shortages. The Madero family plans irrigation experiments next year to flood 85000 acres in plots around San Pedro with dyke basins to store water and fertilize soils. The family reportedly owns over two million acres in Coahuila, about one fifth of the state.
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Associated Press
Torreon
Coahuila
Mexico
Laguna
Madero
San Pedro
Nile
Egypt
Maderos
Recaptured Negro from Eastland Jail Delivery
Fort Worth Texas September 2 Monroe Bass one of eight prisoners in the Eastland jail delivery was recaptured here after leaping from a freight train observers report.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Monroe Bass
Eastland
Brazos County Delegates Named for State Democratic Convention
Brazos County delegates to the State Democratic Convention at Fort Worth on September 7 were chosen at the July 31 county meeting. The list includes J. T. Maloney, W. B. Bizzell, W. C. Davis, M. W. Sims, I. L. Henderson, L. B. Simpson, W. S. Howell, Robert Armstrong, Oak McKenzie, and many others. The body adopted a resolution to oppose a new A and M College and to strengthen Texas public schools.
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Brazos County
Fort Worth
J. T. Maloney
W. B. Bizzell
W. C. Davis
M. W. Sims
I’. L. Henderson
L. B. Simpson
W. S. Howell
Robert Armstrong
Oak McKenzie
W. H. Cole
J. G. Minkert
J. H. Ranson
W. G. Taliaferro
H. B. Stoddard
T. R. Batte
L. L. McInnis
J. D. Battle
Ed Hall
W. A. Broyles
W. D. Lawrence
A. M. Waldrop
Lamar Bethea
Pattie M. Sims
E. J. Kyle
W. S. Barron
J. L. Cobb
John Beard
A. W. Buchanan
W. E. Saunders
Sam B. Wilson
Mary Locke
Eugene Edge
J. D. Martin
J. M. Cook
H. O. Boatwright
Jno
Burleson discharges 11 Chicago postal clerks
Postmaster General Burleson orders removal of eleven Chicago post office clerks for soliciting money from the public and for publishing false statements about the postal service. The clerks named include Butler, Anderson, Cohen, Stewart, Hoffman, Adams, Albrecht, Byrne, Drury, George, and Halas. Evidence shows the Chicago Postoffice Clerks union sought $100 from several business patrons. The action follows a 1918 warning, with removal reported in conformity to that notice.
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Associated Press
Washington
Burleson
Chicago
Pierce E. Butler
Fred Anderson
Solomon A. Cohen
John J. Stewart
Harold Hoffman
Jay J. Adams
Frederick C. Albrecht
John J. Byrne
Thomas J. Drury
Leo E. George
Frank R. Halas
Postoffice
Mr. Burleson
Chicago Postoffice Clerks Union
Chicago Postoffice
Meridian Road Under Construction as Texas Expands Highways
Austin reports 811 miles of Meridian Highway No. 2 and branches are under construction with 894 more miles agreed for building. The plan would bring 705 miles of a 966 mile total into construction, barring material shortages or freight-rate impacts. The program prioritizes No. 2 after No. 1 Bankhead, with No. 2 linking Burkburnett to Waco and diverging to Galveston via Bryan and Navasota and to Laredo.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
State Highway Department
Bankhead
Highway Commission
San Antonio
Burkburnett
Waco
Bryan
Navasota
Galveston
Laredo
Texarkana
el Paso
Rainfall Across County Reaches 1.25 Inches
Rain covered the county last night with heavy showers at many points. Government gauges in Bryant recorded 1.25 inches of precipitation.
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Bryant
Wynn Lay Guest of Mr and Mrs Tyler Haswell
Wynn Lay of Houston attends a visit hosted by Mr and Mrs Tyler Haswell, staying as a guest during the social occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wynn Lay
Houston
Mrs
Tyler Haswell
Federal guarantees lift public debt by over 101 thousand in August
Federal guarantees of railroad earnings increased the public debt by 101 755 dollars in August, raising the gross debt to 24 324 672 000. The Treasury also reported redemption of about 2.5 million dollars in Liberty bonds in the last 30 days.
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Washington
Treasury
Oklahoma ranch built on outlaw rendezvous site amid irrigation
Watonga Oklahoma Sept 2 The Hog ranch once used as a hideout for the James and Younger bands has been converted into a productive truck farm and modern ranch. A large irrigation system with dams canals and pipelines to Fairview supplies water to the town. The secluded hilltop remains and the Dalton clan once used the place as a hidden observation post amid renewed activity at the historic site.
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Associated Press
Watonga
Okla
Cimmaron River
Major County
Oklahoma
James
Fairview
Dalton
Rev Chapman and Family Depart for Wisconsin
Rev Kirby Chapman, pastor of the Free Baptist Church in Bryan for about two years, resigns to accept a call to Franksville Wisconsin. Mrs Chapman and family travel by auto to their new home. The church will be supplied by Rev J J Tatum and Rev Wheeler until a new pastor is chosen.
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Kirby Chapman
Free Baptist Church
Franksville
Wis
Chapman
Bryan
J. J. Tatum
Wheeler
Army annihilated in Lemberg sector report
Warsaw reports General Buden nys Bolshevik army annihilated during operations in the Lemberg sector. The engagement began August 29 and ended September 1, according to the Polish official statement.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Budennys
Lemberg
Moore to Represent Cox At Chicago Campaign Hearing
E H Moore of Youngstown will travel to Chicago as Governor Cox’s private representative to provide evidence for the campaign expenditure inquiry. The Senate committee adjourned without hearing Moore and will reconvene on September 7 with Moore and other witnesses present.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Senate
Edmund H. Moore
Ohio
Cox
Kenyon
Moore
Pomerene
Tomerene
Columbus
Thomason to oppose Neff on land plank at state convention
A message from Texas Cattle Raisers confirms Speaker R. E. Thomason of El Paso will lead opposing forces to M. Neff in the land plank issue at the Democratic State Convention in Fort Worth. A caucus of opponents is set for September 6, the day before the convention opens. Neff had framed his campaign around the land plank and Thomason aligns with ex Senator Bailey on the issue.
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Fort Worth
R. E. Thomason
Pat M. Neff
Eagle
Texas
Texas Cattle Raisers
el Paso
M. Neff
Tigis
Thompson
Bailey
Pat and Mike clash over Cork lord mayor hunger strike
Dallas reporters describe a clash among Irish park board laborers over Terence MacSweeney’s hunger strike in Cork. Pat McBarrion was injured and Mike Myrick arrested after a shovel assault incident. MacSweeney, lord mayor of Cork, announces a deathly hunger strike in a British prison.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Irish Park Board
Terence MacSweeney
Cork
Pat McBarrion
Mike Myrick
Myrick
Millinery Styles Spark Public Calamity Claims in Topeka
Topeka Kansas September 2 Ed T Hackney state fair price commissioner calls for investigations into frequent hat style changes and alleged high prices. He says continual fashion shifts are a heinous crime against millions of mothers and has directed committees and county attorneys to probe the issue.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kan
Ed. T. Hackney
Hackney
Campaign fund size sparks abuse and menace debate
Chicago September reports Senator Reed and Senator Poindexter testifying before the Senate investigating committee. Reed cited moral improvement due to court action while Poindexter warned a fifteen million campaign fund would be a menace and five million an abuse.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Senator Reed
Senate Investigating Committee
Poindexter
Reed
Committee on Education Meeting in Bryan and College
An important Bryan and College Chamber of Commerce Committee on Education met Wednesday afternoon. Present were A. M. Waldrop chair man, Dr W B Bizzell, E J Jenkins, Dr C P Fountain, Dr F C Bolton, Charles E Finley, W Wipprecht, T K Lawrence, R S Webb Sr, Maj I L McInnis, J Webb Howell, Tyler Haswell, Lee J Rountree, Judge W C Davis, E H Astin and Secretary S E Elistaat. The committee discussed matters of importance and appointed several special committees.
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Committee On Education of the
Bryan and Biazos County
Bryan and Brazos County
U. S
Eberstadt
W. F. Doughty
Bryan
College
Jenkins
E. Eberstadt
J. T. Maloney
A. M. Waldrop
Ed Hall
Tyler Haswell
EB. F. Parks
J. M. Gordon
Dr. Bizzell
A. M. J. Walton
E.2. Fountain
Parley Christen Asks Lloyd George To Free Cork Mayor
Sept 2 Parley Christen the Farmer-Labor candidate for president sends a cablegram to Lloyd George requesting the release of Lord Mayor MacSweeney of Cork. The message seeks clemency or liberation from the wartime London administration.
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Chicago
Parley Christensen
Farmer-Labor
Lloyd George
MacSweeney
Cork
Cotton Market Moves Up With Futures Rise
The cotton market turned higher with futures up 125 points from yesterday and spots 75 points higher. In Bryan the middling price was 27 cents with cottonseed at 22 dollars per ton quoted by the oil mill.
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Bryan
Weather outlook with showers and fair conditions
Tonight will be partly cloudy with showers possible. Friday turns generally fair with steadier skies and mild temperatures.
Chamber of Commerce Tackles Fake Advertising Schemes in Bryan
Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce board met to address bogus ad schemes draining local business. An advertising committee was formed to vet promotions before patronage and a warning was issued to endorse only trusted efforts. The group discussed impacts on federal students and urged cooperation with the City Commission.
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Board
Bryan
Bryan College
Commission
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F. C. Bolton
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Bryan College Interurban
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Y. M
A. and M. College
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A. A
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