Carranza Rule Ends as Zapata Restores Order in Mexico City
General Carranza retreats leaving government to mobs. Zapata bands restore order and reform police with Iturbide. Provisional President Gutierrez to enter Mexico City December 4 and be installed in the national palace. Villa and Zapata reportedly in accord in Tacuba, aiding Gutierrez amid ongoing Carranza reoccupation of Panuco.
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Carranza
Mexico City
Obregon
Blanco
Fedal
Zapata
Itur
State Department
Villa
Tacuba
Gutierrez
George C. Carrothers
John R. Silliman
Tampico
Panuco
Colquitt Era Transition From Peace To Legislative Turmoil
The Free Lance notes the Colquitt administration shifts from a rhetoric of political peace to a whirlwind of political war and legislative unrest that exhausts Texas observers. The piece frames the transition as a dramatic departure from prior calm.
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Colquitt
Texas
Free Lance
Estimated U S Cotton Crop 1919 At 15 75 Million Bales
New Orleans Nov 30 Times Picayune flash estimates total crop 15 75 million bales exclusive of lint and related to the year s growth. The crop was rapidly picked despite low prices with producers likely to hold if financing is available and many expect a severe acreage cut next season. State estimates include Arkansas Missouri 11 0 0 0 Georgia Florida 2 700 000 Texas California 4 550 000 Mississippi 1 300 000 North Carolina 1 000 000 South Carolina 1 500 000 and other regions 350 000.
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New Orleans
Times- Picayune
Pram US Ea Kses
Arkansas
Missouri
Georgia
Florida
Texas
California
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Toms Vance Sce
Depot and Store Break-In at Hasse Town
A group of youths broke into the depot and Gray's store at Hasse early in the week seeking whiskey. They drank it, causing drunkenness fines for some not linked to the theft. Several were arrested and released on misdemeanor charges. Will Craig was held on a $500 bond awaiting grand jury action.
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Gray
Hasse
Comanche
Will Craig
Government stamps chaos ends with credit relief
Thousands flocked to internal revenue offices as the new War Revenue Stamp act took effect but stamps were unavailable. The Treasury’s Internal Revenue Bureau issued telegrams easing compliance, allowing credit until stamps arrive and directing officers to stamp private certificates while state issued certificates are exempt.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury Department
Congressmen Return to Washington for Final Session
Congress opens its last session of the Sixty Third Congress as members from both houses flood to Washington. The House committees begin work on supply measures including appropriations for the Bureau of Navigation while Cabinet officers resist salary increases for government workers this year.
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Washington
House
Committee On Appropriations
Naval Affairs Committee
Capitol
Bureau of Navigation
Wilson
Night riders strike in Kentucky coal country
Caldwell county authorities report fifty night riders attacked Cedar Bluff setting two houses ablaze with dynamite and firing on a third as residents fled. In Muhlenberg and Butler counties four men and a woman were whipped while one man was accused of cruelty to a relative. The attacks target non union coal mine employers and extend to individuals rather than just employers.
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Princeton
Caldwell County
Cedar Bluff
Muhlenberg
Butler
Caldwell
I. C. O. F. Election at Comanche Lodge 165 Officers Named
The following officers were elected Tuesday night to serve Comanche Lodge No. 165 during the ensuing term S. C. Findley N G W C Cauley A G W D Carroll R B 8 W H Davis F B C Rambo Treas W B Payne Geo L Sullivan M E Hall Trustees W B Payne Representative to the Grand Lodge
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Comanche Lodge No. 165
S. C. Findley
N. G
W. C. Cauley
A. G
W. D. Carroll
W. H. Davis
H. C. Rambo
Treas
W. B. Payne
Geo. L. Sullivan
M. E. Hall
Grand Lodge
Death of Newt Robertson North of Comanche
Newt Robertson of Comanche county died Thursday of last week due to heart failure. He had been in robust health but knew his heart was weak and took care of himself to avoid the disease. Comanche county loses a valuable and beloved citizen and the community extends sympathy to his family.
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Newt Robertson
Comanche
Mr. Robertson
Comanche County
Army and Navy Appropriations Claimed at $104 Million
War Department estimates propose $104,124,512 to fund the army for the coming year, up $3.1 million from the current year, with cuts in many branches. New items include 150000 for automatic rifles and 2900000 for ammunition, plus provisions for airship maintenance and war widows’ pay. Navy needs 240 officers and about 4600 men to fully equip ships, with drydocks requested at 3 million and oil fuel use projected at 30 million gallons for ships under construction.
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Washington
War Department
Omar
Army
Signal Service
Army Aviation Service
Congress
Quartermaster Department
United States
Philippine Islands
Medical Department
Blue
Navy
House
Naval
Admiral Blue
Navigation Bureau
Navy Department
Stanford
Bureau of Yards and Docks
G E Johnson Relocates to Comanche for Law Practice
Gatesville native G E Johnson moves to Comanche to practice law. He rents an office in the Masonic building after serving two terms as Coryell county judge and four years as county attorney. Comanche welcomes him as a valued member of its legal community.
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G. E. Johnson
Comanche
Gatesville
Johnson
Masonic Building
Coryell County
Mr. Johnson
Licenses Issued In Comanche Area This Week
William Graham weds Lil lian Boren and many births are recorded. George A. Hendon ties with Minnie Maddox. Sons of LC Simpson born near Sipe Springs and Sipe Springs residents welcome boys. Girls arrive for Wortherman Odell Rogers Lacewell and Newsome. Extra births accompany local licensing news.
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William Graham
Lillian Boren
Geo. A. Hendon
Minnie Maddox
Land Transfers and Real Estate Notes From Texas County Records
Land transfers show Davis to Durham for 5 acres in Lampasas County and Pettijohns to Moore over an undivided interest in survey 186 for 492.67. Pittman to Stephenson secures west half of lot 11 and 12 in DeLeon for 1600. Montgomerys sell 649 acres for 9316. Fleming transfers 6 acres of Benjamin Clark survey for 600. Armanet to Bender 40 acres of J P Stephenson survey. value noted.
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W. H. Montgomery
M. V. Fleming Et
G. E. Straley
N. D. Armanet
Obituary for Robert Moodie of Comanche
Robert Moodie of Comanche died after a years long illness from tuberculosis and was buried in Oakwood cemetery Sunday at eleven o clock. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church preached by Rev Gray of Brownwood. Moodie was a son of P Moodie and among the town s oldest citizens. He had been sick for two years and his passing brings sincere sympathy from many friends.
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Robert Moodie
Comanche
Oakwood
Presbyterian Church
Rev. Gray
Brownwood
P. Moodie
Moodie
Colored performer Bazil Hensler shines in Comanche show
Bazil Hensler, a Comanche county native and member of the East India Medicine company, starred as comedian singer and dancer at the Majestic Thursday night. The audience enjoyed his clever stunts monologue and hopes for a repeat performance.
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Bazil Hensler
Comanche County
Mr. Hensler
East India Medicine Company
Majestic
Ginners to Meet in Memphis on Acreage Reduction Plan
Ginners across the South will gather in Memphis in December to discuss establishing firm cotton prices and implementing acreage reductions. Proposals include capping gins at half 1914 output, promoting bagging use, and expanding direct factory bagging purchases to lift lint and seed prices promptly.
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South
Memphis
Ginners’ Association
Belgium Faces German Occupation Demands and Unrest
Reports from Brabant indicate German authorities informed bankers and financiers that Belgium must pay 7 million dollars monthly for troop maintenance and 75 million dollars as a penalty for neutrality violations. Belgians in occupied towns are asked to feed and finance the troops, fueling widespread revolt sentiments.
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Belgium
Brabant
Brussels
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Villa and Zapata
Guiterrez
WAR Dept
Star-Telegram
Bath
Chief- Exponent
Comanche, Texas
Stork
Ginners' Association
Southland
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