Prohibition Party to Decide at Lincoln Convention
The Prohibition Party plans a presidential ticket this Fall at its 1920 Lincoln Nebraska convention opening July 21. Hinshaw says Republicans and Democrats fail to endorse the 18th Amendment, urging the party to continue as a voice for dry voters. The agenda includes law enforcement mass meeting, world prohibition, Women’s Hour, and discussions on the Party’s half century history.
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Associated Press
Chicago IL
Prohibition
Prohibition Party
Lincoln
Neb
Virgil G. Hinshaw
Prohibition National Comittee
Hinshaw
Frances BE. Beauchamp
Lexington
Aaron Watkins
Germantown O
Watkins
Clinton N. Howard
Rochester
N. Y
World Prohibition Federation
Federal Council of Churches
Clay Needham
Los Angeles
Cal
W. G. Calderwood
Minneapolis
Calderwood
D. Leigh Colvin
New York
Prohition Committee
Elton R. Shaw
Chicago
Intercollegiate Prohibition Association
Rockefeller born in Richford marks 81th birthday milestone
The Day's News notes John D. Rockefeller born in Richford New York eighty one years ago today is now regarded as the richest person in the world. It credits his fortune to Standard Oil which he organized and directed for years while acknowledging his benevolence and influence despite questions about his standing among great historical figures.
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John D. Rockefeller
Richford
N. Y
Standard Oil
Mr. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Wilson Returns to New York After Seven Months
President Wilson was given an enthusiastic welcome in New York on his return after seven months absence in Europe. The event underscores the strong public support and interest in his leadership as he resumes duties following the European tour.
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Wilson
New York
Europe
A Fool and Bond Propaganda in wartime dialogue
Joe Peterson complains Liberty Bonds fall in value while Bill Coleman argues the decline stems from rapid spending. The pair compare bond liquidity to loans and urg e saving via War Savings Stamps, urging patience for 1932 maturities and future nest eggs.
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Joe Peterson
Liberty Bonds
Bill Coleman
Coleman
Social Calendar Circles Meet and Honor Hostess
Mrs. A F Beddoe hosts Circle A at 4 PM followed by Circle B with Mrs. Clingenpeel and Circle D with Mrs. Sallee at 4 PM Friday. Miss Madonna Sorrell hosts a 8 PM party honoring Miss Marguerite Schleyer of San Antonio.
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A. F. Beddoe
Clingenpeel
J. M. Sallee
Madonna Sorrell
Marguerite Schleyer
San Antonio
Laredo Social Roundup Of Visitors Travel and Dance
Mrs Justo S Penn and son James return from Dolores after a ten day visit. Mrs M G Delling and Ruth return from Brownsville and join Mr Delling in Laredo to Dolores. George Mansur visits sister en route to Colorado Springs with his children. A H Magnon depart for Tampico after a month in San Antonio. Freuler family travels from California to join in San Antonio. Webber Anita of Goliad visits Earl Brennan. Roy Jennings and wife head to their ranch near Reiser. Albert Martin returns from San Antonio. King family visiting across Texas. W W MacGregor leaves for San Diego to visit sister Glasbrook. Lt Enkhausen, Big Bend, spends days in the city. John Maher passes West Point entrance exam. A D Katz and children return from Eagle Pass with Evelyn Ostrom visiting. E K Bengsohn of Mexico City passes through Laredo to Paris with J Lacaud to establish a bank. Elks dance Friday at the club. Cuff hosts a hay ride and picnic for Fort McInros and Aviation Corps. Service Club departure 7:30, Market Hall 7:45. Sandwiches and coffee provided. entertainment and games planned. A lively social note.
War Savings Stamps Estimated Value Through Compound Interest
The piece claims War Savings Stamps available at post offices and banks since 1492 would have grown from Columbus buying $100 on discovery to heirs today holding a fortune surpassing $2,000,000,000 more than the first Liberty Loan total. It cites compound interest as the driver of this vast gain.
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Joe
Bill
United States
Izzy Kaplan
Izzy
Joe Peterson
Christopher Columbus
America
New Orleans Weather Tonight and Friday Forecast
The United States Weather Bureau forecast partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday. Observations at Bert McIntosh show a 24 hour period ending 7 am with a maximum temperature of 97 degrees, minimum 77 degrees, and a southeast wind. The report notes clear conditions overall.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Bert McIntosh
Notable milestones marked on today’s calendar
John D. Rockefeller turns 81 while Warren G. Harding and Mrs. Harding begin their 30th year of marriage. The Order of United American Mechanics marks 75 years since its Philadelphia founding in 1845. Today features a Grand Lodge Elks parade in Chicago and All-South Christian Endeavor delegates assemble in New Orleans. Interchurch World Movement committee in New York weighs continuation after Baptist and Northern Presbyterian withdrawal. Western stockmen convene in Flagstaff to discuss grazing lands and related issues.
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John D. Rockefeller
Warren G. Harding
Harding
Order of United American Mechanics
Philadelphia
Summer School of
Women's Foreign Missionary Societies
East Northfield
Mass
Grand Lodge
Convention of Elks
Chicago
New Orleans
Christian Endeavor Convention
Interchurch World Movement
New York
Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association
Arizona Wool Growers’ Association
Flagstaff
It Looked Like a Battlefield in Europe Said Mr Hunster
Mr Hunster recalls staying in a small Pennsylvania town hotel. He hired a rig at dawn and saw a pile of dead rats killed with RAT-SNAI the night before, calling the scene a battlefield in Europe. Items offered include three sizes, 25, 500, and $1.00, sold and guaranteed by A Deutz Brother City Drug Co. and Sanitary Grocery.
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Europe
C. Hunster
Pennsylvania
A. Deutz & Brother
City Drug Co
Sanitary Grocery
Texas Industrial Congress Plans $100000 Farm Aid Fund
Dallas July 8 businessmen in Texas are urged by the Texas Industrial Congress to contribute $100,000 to a loan fund aiding farmers. The aim is to help tenants buy farms, provide equipment, and assist farm families with essentials like cows and poultry ventures, creating gains in rural living and stability. The fund honors Henry Exall’s legacy and targets long term, low interest loans through credit underpinned aid.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Texas Industrial Congress
Congress
Henry Exall
Dallas Negro Confesses Two Assaults Ahead of Hanging
James Brown, inmate in Dallas jail, confessed to assaulting a 12 year old white girl in 1912 at Bryan, a crime for which Ben Perry is serving life. He also admitted another prior assault near Dallas. Brown and other prisoners face execution tomorrow for assault on an aged white woman.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
James Brown
Bryan
Ben Perry
Brown
Texas Aero Club named to represent U S in France race
The Aero Club of Texas was chosen as one of three U S groups to compete in the international airplane race in France the week of September 27 entry four is by S E J Cox with a Curtiss plane to be named later The Aero Club of America announced the selection along with the U S Army Air Service Dapton Wright division and general motors as other entries The James Gordon Bennett trophy for this event is currently held by France.
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New York
Aero Club of Texas
United States
France
Texas
S. E. J. Cox
Aero Club of America
Air Service
United States Army
Dapton-Wright
General Motors
Negro voters report disappearances in Georgia inquiry
Associated Press reports Negro Republicans in Georgia have disappeared after voting the Republican ticket. Henry Lincoln Johnson testifies before the Senate committee that lynching occurs for party affiliation. The panel then plans to move to St Louis to probe Attorney General Palmer’s campaign and Goltra’s alleged payments to delegates.
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Senate
Georgia
Reed
Associated Press
Chicago
Henry Lincoln Johnson
Senate Committee
Kenyon
Johnson
St. Louis
Palmer
Edward F. Goltra
Democratic National Committee
Missouri
Goltra
Lowden Campaign Payments Under Scrutiny and Palmer Probe
The investigation focuses on a $9,000 payment alleged to have been made by Lowden managers to Henry Lincoln Johnson a Georgia national committeeman. The probe will also examine Attorney General Palmer’s campaign activities for possible irregularities.
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Chicago
Senate Committee
Lowden
Henry Lincoln Johnson
Georgia
Palmer
Weatherford Texas Population Up 22 Percent
Weatherford Texas census figures show a population of 6,205, up 1,129 since the last count, a 22.3 percent rise. The Associated Press reports the July 8 release from Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington
Weatherford
Texas
Dallas to house federal vocational, health and insurance offices
Dallas Chamber of Commerce announces consolidation of offices for the federal board of vocational education the United States war risk insurance bureau and the United States Public health service in the fourteenth district. About four hundred people are employed across the three departments and officials estimate saving around $100 000 annually in transportation costs by locating headquarters near the district center.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Federal Board of Vocational Education
United States War Risk Insurance Bureau
United States Public Health Service
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Suffrage Effort to Suspend Rules Fails in Louisiana House
Baton Rouge July 8 efforts to suspend the rules of the Louisiana house of representatives to act on the suffrage amendment before adjournment tonight failed.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisiana House of Representatives
Warsaw mobilizes volunteers to counter Bolshevik advance
In Warsaw on July 8 volunteers from all classes including women and girls join men to aid Poland against the Russian Bolshevik offensive. The push gathers support across communities as efforts to defend national borders intensify.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Poland
Captain Watt of Lusitania Dies in Canary Islands
Captain James Watt, captain of the ill fated Lusitania on her maiden voyage, has died at Las Palmas in the Canary Islands at age 78. He served many years with the Cunard line and spent the winter there with his two daughters.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
James Watt
Lusitania
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Watt
Cunard Line
Islands
Jubilee Mass Marked 25th Anniversary of Rev Kirwin
Silver Jubilee in Galveston Texas honors Rev J M Kirwin V G who raised a regiment in the Spanish American War and helped found the commission form of government in the city. He recently celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Church dignitaries from six states attended.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
J. M. Kirwin
V. G
Davidson Speaks in Bryan for Lieutenant Governor Candidacy
Special to The Times Houston Senator Lynch Davidson addressed more than 2000 Democrats in Bryan urging support for Cox and Roosevelt, promoting better schools and roads and stressing the legislature’s importance. He said Texas voters should pick a governor-ready legislator and was warmly received, seen as Brazos County favorite for lieutenant governor.
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Times
Houston
Texas
Lynch Davidson
Bryan
Davidson
Brazos County
Siberia witness returns to Galveston after Russian upheaval
Warren W. Peters, a twenty one month YMCA worker in Siberia, says the region’s conditions are worse than dispatches reveal. He witnessed the Gaida revolution of November 1919 and the Bolshevik capture of Vladivostok, later occupied by the Japanese, and notes Bolshevik leaders foresee a new stable republic for Russia.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
Warren W. Peters
Siberia
Vladivostok
Peters
Rusia
Rats Threaten Grain and Poultry Losses Warned
Public notice urges rat control with RAT-SNAP for grain eggs and poultry losses. Claims the product kills rats and prevents odors while cats or dogs will not touch it. Available in three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00 sold by A Deutz Brother City Drug Co and Sanitary Grocery.
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A. Deutz & Brother
City Drug Co
Sanitary Grocery
John L. Dannelley Withdraws Candidacy for District Attorney
To Webb County voters I must withdraw my name as candidate for District Attorney. I thank my friends for their support and express regret at this compelled step. Respectfully, John L. Dannelley.
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Webb County
John L., Dannelley
Leading man Taylor Holmes rescues Virginia Valli at sea
Taylor Holmes saved his leading lady Virginia Valli from near drowning after aquaplaning off the Atlantic coast near Miami. The incident underscores the risks stars face during location work ahead of the Rialto Theatre run of The Very Idea.
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Taylor Holmes
Virginia Valli
Miami
Florida
Miss Valli
Mr. Holmes
Rialto Theatre Tomor
Boundary dispute survey to map Texas Oklahoma line
A party left Austin to survey 400 miles of the disputed boundary along the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma. W A Keeling says the survey will take about six weeks and will include testimony in the case.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Texarkana
Rted River
Oklahoma
W. A. Keeling
Priority Service Urged to Ease Transport Strain
Daniel Willard, chairman of the advisory committee of the Association of Railway Executives, told the Interstate Commerce Commission today that priority of service for essential commodities is necessary to relieve the current transportation situation. Gy Associated Press. Washington, July.
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Gy Associated Press
Washington
Daniel Willard
Association of Rrailway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wilson Accepts Call for League Assembly Meeting
London July 8 President Wilson has accepted the league of nations invitation to call an assembly meeting early in November. The announcement was made in the house of commons by the under secretary of foreign affairs.
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Associated Press
London
Wilson
League of Nations
Assembly of the League
House of Commons
Packer Elevated Foe of Modern Transit Ends in Chicago
The oldest electric elevated freight line at Armour and Co is junked to make way for newer methods. Built after 1892 to ease congestion, it used seven trolley cars, 950 trailers and three miles of overhead wires and tracks. Electric tractors now cut costs by about 16 percent with 60 units adopted.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mas
Armour and Co
New York City
New York
Andrew J. Shillinglaw
Dannelley Leaves for Elgin to Aid Ill Wife
John L. Dannelley Eisq departed this afternoon by car for Elgin Texas to be with his ailing wife visiting her parents. He hopes the trip will quickly improve her health and allow an extended journey. Friends join in wishing her a rapid recovery.
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Elgin
John L. Dannelley
Eisq
Texas
Mr. Dannelley
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