Prohibition Party Plans 1920 Convention in Lincoln
The Prohibition Party votes to field a presidential ticket in 1920. Hinshaw states GOP and Democratic failure on the 18th Amendment spurs party unity and mass law enforcement talks. Sessions cover world prohibition and Womens Hour with speakers like Watkins Calderwood Colvin and Romans. Friday will see platform adoption and presidential nominations.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Prohibition
Prohibition Party
Lincoln
Neb
Virgil G. Hinshaw
Prohibition National Comittee
Hinshaw
Frances E. Beauchamp
Lexington
Aaron Watkins
Germantown CO
Watkins
Clinton N. Howard
Rochester
N. Y
World Prohibition Federation
Federal Council of Churches
Clay Needham
Los Angeles
Cal
W. G. Calderwood
Minneapolis
Calderwood
Leigh Colvin
New York
Intercollegiate Prohibition Association
National Prohtion Committee
Elton R. Shaw
Rockefeller Birthday Portrait as World Richest Man
July 8 marks John D. Rockefeller born in Riceford N Y eighty one years ago. He built Standard Oil to become arguably the world’s wealthiest figure and a pioneering organizer and leader in industry. Despite philanthropy and influence he remains the first billionaire in modern history.
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John D. Rockefeller
Riceford
N. Y
Standard Oil
Mr. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Wilson Returns to Enthusiastic Welcome in New York
President Wilson received an enthusiastic reception in New York on his return from seven months abroad in Europe. Crowds cheered as he arrived, highlighting his long absence and return to domestic affairs.
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Wilson
New York
Europe
Bond Talk and Bad News From the Liberty Market
A discontented Joe Peterson and Bill Coleman discuss Liberty Bonds as their value slips, debating government obligations versus immediate cash needs. The men compare bonds to a loan with interest and warn of losses when spent quickly, while urging saving via War Savings Stamps. Also notes travel and reentries of local residents from Dolores and Brownsville with visits to Colorado Springs and Tampico.
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Joe Peterson
Liberty Bonds
Bill Coleman
Joe
Bill
United States
Izzy Kaplan
Izzy
Farmers urged to invest in Texas Industrial Congress effort
Local news notes visits by Mrs. Webber Anita of Goliad and others, a West Point entrant, and a report on the Texas Industrial Congress campaign to raise 100000 for farm credits. The piece mentions bank heads Bengsohn and Lacauud traveling to Paris to establish a French bank and a dance event by the Elks, plus a Fort McIntosh aviation corps hay ride and picnic details.
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E. Bengsohn
Bengsohn and Rodriguez Bank of
Mexico City
Laredo
Paris
France
New York
H. M. Emery
City
Jules Lacaud
le Banque Francaise du Mexique
Bengsohn
Lacauud
War Savings Stamps Compound Interest Wonder
In a striking comparison the piece notes War Savings Stamps, now available at post offices and banks, would have grown from Columbus buying 100 dollars in 1492 to a fortune exceeding 2.0009 billion dollars today, surpassing the entire first Liberty Loan.
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Christopher Columbus
America
Social Calendar Mrs Violet Oberfeldt reports
Mrs Violet S Oberfeldt Society Editor outlines the W M A circles meeting times for Thursday Circle A with Mrs A P F Beddoe at 4 PM Circle B with Mrs Clingenpeel at 4 PM Circle D with Mrs J M Sailee at 4 PM Friday Miss Madonna Sorrell hosts at 8 PM honoring Miss Marguerite Schleyer of San Antonio
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Violet S. Oberfeldt
A. PF. Beddoe
Clingenpeel
Madonna Sorreil
Marguerite Schleyer
San Antonio
Rockefeller at 81 and Big Day in National Events
Today marks John D. Rockefeller's 81st birthday alongside Warren G. Harding and Mrs. Harding beginning their year of married life. The Order of United American Mechanics celebrates 75 years since its 1845 Philadelphia founding. Other events include a Summer School session in East Northfield, Chicago Elk Parade, All South Christian Endeavor in New Orleans, Interchurch World Movement talks in New York, and a Flagstaff meeting on grazing lands for Western stockmen.
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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
Interchurch World Movement
New York
Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association
Arizona Wool Growers’ Association
Flagstaff
It Looked Like a Battlefield in Europe Said by Mr Hunster
The quote describes a hotel stay in a small Pennsylvania town and a morning visit to a stable where a pile of dead rats killed with RAT-SNAP the night before resembled a battlefield in Europe. The item is sold in three sizes, 25c, 60c, and $1.00, guaranteed by A Deutz & Brother City Drug Co and Sankary Grocery.
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Europe
C. Hunster
Pennsylvania
A. Deutz & Brother
City Drug Co
Sankary Grocery
Weather forecast and Fort McIntosh observations
Tonight and Friday partly cloudy. Fort Mcintosh observations show a max of 97 degrees and a min of 77 degrees. Light southeast wind with clear skies.
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Fort Mcintosh
Priest Honored on 25th Anniversary in Galveston Jubilation
Rev. J. M. Kirwin, V. G, who organized a Spanish American War volunteer regiment and helped found Galveston’s commission form of government, celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary of his ordination. Church dignitaries from half a dozen states attended this Silver Jubilee observance.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
J. M. Kirwin
V. G
You Guard Against Burglars But What About Rats
Rats steal grain, poultry, and eggs, destroying property and threatening health. RAT-SNAP promises to kill rats, control odors, and works where cats or dogs won’t. Comes in three cake sizes 26cc 50c and 1.90. Sold and guaranteed by A Deutz & Brother City Drug Co and Sanitary Grocery.
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A. Deutz & Brother
City Drug Co
Sanitary Grocery
Dallas Man Admits 1912 Robbery and Related Assault
James Brown a Dallas jail inmate scheduled for hanging confessed to assaulting a 12 year old white girl in 1912 at Bryan. He also admitted a prior assault near Dallas. Ben Perry remains serving a life sentence for the Bryan crime.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
James Brown
Bryan
Ben Perry
Brown
Texas Aero Club to Compete in France
The Aero Club of Texas was chosen as one of three U.S. entrants for an international air race in France the week of September 27. Entry four by 8 K. J. Cox will pilot a Curtiss plane. the Aero Club of America announced the selection amid entries from the U.S. Army Air Service and Dapton Wright division general motors. The James Gordon Bennett trophy, currently held by France, will crown the event.
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Associated Press
New York
Aero Club of Texas
United States
France
Texas
K. J. Cox
Aero Club of America
Air Service
United States Army
Dapton-Wright
General Motors
Dallas chosen for consolidated federal offices in July
Dallas has been selected for the consolidated offices of the federal board of vocational education the United States war risk insurance bureau and the United States Public health service for the fourteenth district according to an announcement by the Dallas Chamber of Commerce Nearly four hundred people are employed in the three departments to be brought here and officials estimate that approximately 100000 a year in transportation costs will be saved by placing their headquarters near the center of the district
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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
Senator Lynch Davidson Endorses Cox and Roosevelt in Bryan
Special to The Times Houston July 8 Senator Lynch Davidson spoke to over 2,000 in Bryan urging Democrats to back Cox and Roosevelt for lieutenant governor. He praised better schools and roads and stressed selecting a broad capable legislator to handle Texas problems. Davidson was warmly received and favored for lieutenant governor in Brazos county.
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Times
Houston
Texas
Lynch Davidson
Bryan
Cox
Roosevelt
Davidson
Brazos County
Webb County District Attorney Candidate Withdraws
John L. Dannelley announces withdrawal from District Attorney race in Webb County. He thanks supporters and expresses regret for stepping back. Letter dated July 6 with completion note 5t.
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Webb County
Disappearances Tied to Republican Voters in Georgia
Chicago reports quote Henry Lincoln Johnson saying black Republicans who voted Republican in Georgia have disappeared and never heard from again. Senate committee to probe Palmer campaign expenses and a $9,000 payment alleged by Lowden managers to Johnson as part of the investigation. Reed, a committee member, noted as part of the inquiry in Chicago.
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Senate
Georgia
Reed
Associated Press
Chicago
Henry Lincoln Johnson
Kenyon
Johnson
St. Louia
Palmer
Edward F. Goltra
Missouri
Goltra
Senate Committee
Lowden
Weatherford Texas population rises to 6203 in 1930 census
Weatherford Texas shows a 22.3 percent increase in the 1930 census with a population of 6,203, up 1,129 people from the prior count. The Associated Press notes the overall county and city growth in the new figures released today.
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Hy Associated Press
Washington
Weatherford
Texas
Suffrage Amendment Fails to Move in Louisiana House
Baton Rouge July 8. Efforts to amend 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
Volunteers rally to defend Poland from Bolshevik advance
In Warsaw on July 8 volunteers from all classes including women and girls join the effort to stem the Russian Bolshevik offensive as Poland presses its push forward.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Poland
Captain Watt of Lusitania Dies in Canary Islands at 78
Captain James Watt, who commanded the ill fated Lusitania on her maiden voyage, died recently at Las Palmas in the Canary Islands at the age of 78. He had been with Cunard Line for many years 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 Hoe
Islands
Siberia Worker Reports Hard Conditions After Return
Warren W. Peters, a twenty one month M C A worker in Siberia, describes severe hardships after witnessing the Gaida revolution of November 1919 and the Vladivostok capture by the Belohevikt. He notes ongoing occupation by Japanese forces and criticizes press dispatches for underestimating the distress. Bolsheviki leaders endorse Russia’s eventual emergence of a new stable republic.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Texas
Warren W. Peters
Siberia
Vladivostok
Belohevikt
Peters
Rueia
Very Idea at Rialto Stars Holmes and Valli
Taylor Holmes downplays danger after rescuing leading lady Virginia Valli from a possible drowning off Miami. Miss Walls, Holmes's co star, aquaplaned during production of The Very Idea. The film plays at the Rialto Theatre tomorrow.
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Rialto
Taylor Holmes
Virginia Valli
Miami
Florida
Miss Walls
Mr. Holmes
Rialto Theatre
Boundary Dispute Survey Under Way From Austin
A survey party left Austin to map four hundred miles of Red River boundary disputed between Texas and Oklahoma. Led by assistant attorney general W A Keeling, the survey will last about six weeks before testimony in the case begins.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Texarkana
Red River
Oklahoma
W. A. Keeling
Heraid
Priority Service Urged to Ease Transport Strain
Washington July 8 Daniel Willard chair of the advisory committee of the Association of Railway Executives told the Interstate Commerce Commission that priority of service for essential commodities is needed to relieve the current transportation situation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Daniel Willard
The
Association of Railway Executives
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wilson to Call Meeting of League Assembly
London July 8 President Wilson accepts invite to convene a Hague assembly meeting early in November. Announcement 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 Hague
House of Commons
Packer Elevated Replaced by Modern Methods at Armour Plant
Chicago HL reports the oldest electric elevated freight line at Armour and Co stockyards has been removed to make way for newer transport methods. The line, begun in 1892 after trials with steam and cable systems, ran three miles of overhead wires with seven trolley cars and 950 trailers. Electric tractors now perform the same haulage with a 16 percent saving, and 60 tractors have been deployed.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Armour and Co
New York City
New York
Andrew J. Shillinglaw
Dannelley Leaves For Elgin As Wife Improves Health
John L. Dannelley, Esq., departed this afternoon by car for Elgin Texas. His wife, visiting her parents, is in frail health. He hopes to return with her improved health and plans an extended trip to aid her recovery, while many friends wish for a rapid improvement.
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Elgin
John L. Dannelley
Texas
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