Prohibition Vote Ordered in Willow City ISD Texas
A 1917 court order in Gillespie County Texas confirms Willow City Independent School District prohibits intoxicating liquors statewide unless voters approve otherwise. The order mandates publication for four weeks and records 235 for Prohibition and 15 against. County Judge A N Kneese certifies the copy.
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Timne
A. D
Willow City Independent
Gillespie County
Texas
S. Townsend
S. E
Davidvey
A. B. UC. Son
N. E
N. W. Cor
N.B. Jner
N. W
Jsurvey
N. BE
Townsend
8. E
Shipp
S. KE
N. Kk
N. We
A. Bell
Willow Selon
Willow City Independent School
Das
State of
Gillespie I
A. H. Kneese
Commissioners’ Court
Fredericksburg
A. N. Kneese
Social notes from Bankersmith and Stonewall area
Mrs Conning and daughter from San Antonio visit Bankersmith with Mrs Ziemontek and Miss Helena Ziemontek. G Schattenberg of Boerne and Theo Hohenberger host guests, as Mrs Hoffmann and son visit. Chas Hohenberger and Olga Gellermann wed at Stonewall with Judge Kneese officiating. They plan to live on a Grape Creek ranch. Robert Johnson and child visit the wedding. they depart after a few days. Emil Doebbler family celebrate a new baby boy at Alf Schandua home. A couple with two sons return from a North Texas trip via Waco and Fort Worth. Aftschnelle and Tuesdays.
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Conning
San Antonio
Otto Cowan
Otto Ziemontek
Helena Ziemontek
G. Schattenberg
Boerne
Theo. Hohenberger
Otto Hoffmann
Ernst Kallenberg
Chas. Hohenberger
Olga Gellermann
Aug. Gellermann
Stonewall
A. H Kneese
Alf. Schandua
North Texas
Waco
Fort Worth
Suffragettes Sing Hind Jail Doors
Washington, June 27 six women suffragists convicted for obstructing the sidewalk with banners before the White House chose jail over fines. They held a song service in the prison with Mabel Vernon and fellow speakers urging votes for women while thirty black and several white inmates joined in the chorus. The six planned release Friday morning after three days in jail.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Mabel Vernon
Reno
Nev
Katherine Morey
Boston
Virginia Arnold
Asheville
N. C
Lavina Dook
Philadelphia
Maud Jamison
Norfolk
Annie R. Arneil
Wilmington
Del
Dr Werblun to Visit Fredericksburg Hotel
Dr Werblun will visit the Nimitz in Fredericksburg July 7 to 15 offering free eye examinations. The event is announced in the Standard with subscription details.
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Werblun
Fredericksburg
Dr. Werblun
Nimitz
Clark Threatens to Flood Mines of Montana
Butte Mont June 27 A former United States Senator Clark copper mining magnate has announced to government mediators here that he will flood every mine and never take out another ore until he recognizes the recently organized metal mine workers union now on strike. More federal mediators are en route to settle the labor troubles which have today practically closed every mine in this section.
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Butte
Mont
United States
Clark
Metal Mine Workers’ Union
Late but Interesting War News From Rotterdam to Antwerp
The New Yorker Staatszeitung reports mail news from neutral papers on limited wartime events. It notes ships entering and clearing Rotterdam, the raising of the Greifenau near Antwerp, and Lloyds tallies of ships sunk. Swedish steamers Kkyses Pauline Kell Therese Olga and Erik were sunk bound for Russia. North Sea activity increased with cannon fire heard near the coast.
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New Yorker Staatszeitung
Hague
Rotterdam
Hamburg
Emden
Luthe
Rotterdan
Brussels
Ae “Greifenau
Seheldt
Antwerp
Wis
Lloyds
Stockholm
Kkyses
Pauline
Kell
Therese
Olga
Erik
Russia
Christiania
North Sea
British Report From the Front on Lens Evacuation
London reports indicate late today that Germans are evacuating the large French city of Lens. The village of La Coulette, one mile south of Lens, is said to be in British hands as German lines withdraw about one and three quarter miles front. Before retreating, Germans destroyed military assets and cratered roads to Lens, creating a treacherous barrier.
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London
Lens
la Coulette
Lensalin
German Reinforcements Rushed Into Belgium Sectors
Amsterdam June 26 report says German reinforcements are being rushed into Belgium. They are concentrated in the Dixmude Ypres and Ostend sectors suggesting fear of a new Allied offensive in that region.
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Amsterdam
Belgium
Diximmude
Ypres
Ostend
Fighting Bulls Fall In Well At Cotulla Ranch
Two Hereford bulls fought for an hour on the J Maltsberger ranch near Cotulla Texas. One bull pushed the other into an abandoned fifty four foot well and both animals fell in and died From the fall. A Mexican cowboy witnessed the fight and the accident ended the same day.
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Cotulla
Tex
Governor and Congressman Act to Save San Marcos Fish Hatchery
Governor Ferguson and Congressman Buchannan plan to revoke the order closing the San Marcos fish hatchery. They met Tuesday to discuss federal action and the governor will request Interior Secretary Redfield to review the closure and push Texas laws to align with federal fish culture standards.
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San Marcos Fish Hatchery
Ferguson
Buchanan
San Marcos
Redfield
Interior Department
Texas
United States
MaAreos
Lsession
Gonzales Man Is Killed In Auto Crash
Gonzales Tex date 26. rester Hendricks youngest son of My and Mrs A W Hendricks of this city fatally injured in an auto accident Sunday night about 10 oclock. A party including young Hendricks was returning to town in a car when the lights went out. Hendricks stood on the running board and held a flashlight as the party continued their way shortly before.
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Gonzales
Tex
Rester Hendricks
A. W. Hendricks
Hendricks
Hendricks Dies After Wagon Collision Near Coety Home
A wagon struck Hendricks beside the road injuring him. he was taken to Ferdinand Coety’s home for aid but died two hours later from head trauma and internal injuries. Funeral at the family residence this afternoon. Kendrickt, 16, survives with parents and siblings. In Arizona, a detachment prepared to move toward Bisbee as trouble loomed. Sheriff Wheeler directed deputies to keep strikers from the streets.
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Douglas, Ariz
Arizona
Bisbee
Wheeler
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