Women caucus at Texas 1920 Democratic convention
The Dallas meeting featured 250 women delegates selecting four at large delegates to the national convention. The process sparked chaos yet ended with four women and twelve men chosen to vote as a unit, while accusations of disruption and calls for parliamentary control dominated the overheated session.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Texas
San Francisco
Beaumont
Our
Mothers’ Council
Catarrhal Deafness Claims Cure by Constitutional Remedy
A 19th century advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local treatments but only by a constitutional remedy. It explains the Eustachian tube inflammation causes deafness and claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures through the blood, offering 100 dollars for any uncured case and noting circulation through Chenly & Co of Toledo.
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Hall
Chenly & CO
Toledo
Today’s anniversaries from 1611 to 1918
June 4 entries recite events and births from 1611 to 1918. Notable items include Lady Arabella Seymour’s escape in London 1611, births of Jefferson Davis and Winthrop Sargent, deaths of Stephen A. Douglas and Mary Kingsley, the 1861 smoke rule change, the 1896 Edward VII Derby win, and the 1918 aerial mail service launch linking New York Boston and Montreal.
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Arabella Seymour
Tower of London
Jefferson Davis
Eea States of America
Christian County
New Orleans
Winthrop Sargent
Mississippi Territory
Gloucester
Mass
Stephen A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago
Brandon
British War Office
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
Persimmon
Mary H. Kingsley
New York
Boston
Montreal
Rt Rev Benjamin J Kelley Celebrates 20th Bishop Anniversary
Rt Rev Benjamin J Kelley marks twenty years as Bishop of the Savannah diocese in Georgia. Born 73 years ago in Petersburg Virginia he studied at the American College in Rome and was ordained in 1873. He served in New Castle and Wilmington Delaware then Atlanta before Savannah where he led a church until his 1900 consecration by Cardinal Gibbons.
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Benjamin J. Kelley
Savannah
Georgia City
South
Keiley
Petersburg
Ater
American College
Rome
America
New Castle
Wilmington
Delaware
Atlanta
Cardinal Gibbons
YACHTS GLOSSARY AND LOCAL SHIP NEWS PROMINENT
The article blends a playful verse about the yachtman with notices of residents in San Marcos and Corpus Christi. It lists yacht racing trials between Resolute and Vanitie for the America Cup defense off Newport on June 5, and includes a glossary of nautical terms, plus multiple city and visiting-person notices from Texas locales.
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Resolute
Vanitie
Newport
Recital Delight Marks Artistic Success of Mrs Reed's Pupils
The recital featured pieces with repeated motifs to reveal the music's meaning. Audiences enjoyed the performances and Mrs Reed is congratulated on the artistic success of her pupils.
Prominent Lampazoc Leader Visits City and Nuevo Laredo
Leopoldo Naranjo, a foremost Lampazoc Mexico figure, spends days in this city and Nuevo Laredo visiting friends. J B Cotter, manager of International Realty Co. of Laredo, returns from a short trip to his former home at Port Aransas.
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Leopoldo Naranjo
Lampazoc
Mexico’s
Nuevo Laredo
J. B. Cotter
International Realty Co
Laredo
Port Aratsas
Best Remedy for Stomach Trouble in Moberly Letter
Mrs Mamie Bertel of Moberly Missouri praises Chamberlains Tablets as the best remedy for stomach troubles biliousness and constipation. She says she has used them intermittently for two or three years and they always relieve indigestion tone up the liver and make her feel fine.
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Chamberlain
Mamie Bertel
Moberly
Savannah Cathedral Consecrated in Grand Savannah ceremony
In Savannah Georgia on June 3 the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist was consecrated to honor Bishop Kelley twentieth anniversary as diocesan head. The event drew prelates from many sees with Archbishop Glennon of St Louis delivering the sermon as Bishop Keiley presided. The cathedral filled to capacity with civil officers church vestry members Catholic societies Knights of Columbus and numerous invited guests.
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Savannah
St. John the Lapliat
Kelley
Keiley
Gunn
Natchez
Glennon
St. Louis
the Knights of Columbus
Lignite for Gas Discussed by Dallas City Commission
Dallas officials debated using North and East Texas lignite deposits to supply artificial gas for the city. Commissioner Jared Appel called for a full investigation into lignite gas as an adjunct to natural gas, proposing plants in lignite fields and pipelines to Dallas mains.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
City Commission
Jared Appel
Governor Hobby Takes Charge Of Galveston Strike
Governor Hobby to assume control of the Galveston strike situation Saturday morning at 9 o clock. National Guard mobilized in several cities for possible duty at Galveston amid longshoremen strike. Governor warned city and county officials to restore traffic flow or face direct control to protect workers and halt freight delays. The strike has dragged on for weeks with rising disruption but no serious clashes reported.
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Austin
Texas
Hobby
Galveston
J. F. Wolters
Cope
United Texas National Guard
Two Republican Candidates Arrive in Chicago for Pre-Convention Campaign
Chicago June 3 Two Republican presidential hopefuls Hiram Johnson and Senator Harding land in Chicago marking the start of active pre-convention days. With Hoover absent most others are set to appear as the advance delegates begin to arrive ahead of the party convention.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Hiram Johnson
Senator Harding
Hoover
Kenyon Amendment Fails in Senate Adjournment Effort
Washington June 3 Efforts by Senator Kenyon Republican to amend the dense adjournment resolution to provide for adjournment to July 12 failed in the Senate. The move sought a firm timetable while the chamber was unsettled on the legislative calendar.
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Washington
Kenyon
Senate
Ten Thousand Men Ready for Battle in Chihuahua Campaign
El Paso June 3. Colonel Claudig Fox the Juarez commander said 1,000 soldiers were ordered from Mexico City and Durango and Chihuahua to campaign against Villa and Carlos Osuna. Osuna, a former Carranza general, is admitted to have joined Villa with 1,000 to 1,500 men.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Texas
Claudig Fox
Juarez
Mexico City
Durango
Chihuahua
Villa
Carlos Osuna
Carranza
Steam treatment eyed to combat pink boll worm in cotton
In New Orleans on June 3 a conference of cotton seed mill superintendents from Louisiana and other infected seed areas deemed steaming a promising method after poisoning failed. The measure aims to allow oil mills to process seed from infected territories.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Louisiana
Dock workers strike calm after governor pledge
Galveston Texas June 3 no change in the dock workers strike since the governor announced the state would assume control if conditions improved by Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas
Tennessee in Commission at Brooklyn Navy Yard
The battleship Tennessee sails into commission at the Brooklyn navy yard. Costing $20,000,000, she measures 625 feet long with a 98‑foot beam and 32,500 tons displacement. A forward mast fighting top houses the innovative enclosed lava observation device.
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Associated Press
New York
Tennessee
Brooklyn Navy Yard
No Extra Session Promise From Wilson
President Wilson told Senate Democrats that if the current session ends Saturday he will not call an extra session during the summer unless a grave emergency arises.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jane
Wilson
Senate Democrats
Result of Fires in Texas April Report
Reports to the State Fire Insurance Commission show 25 Texans lost fires and 26 were injured in April. Deaths: 14 male, 11 female. 19 adults, 6 children. Injuries: 20 male, 6 female. 19 adults, 7 children. Gas, kerosene, and gasoline fires caused 11 deaths and 10 injuries. Total since Sept 1919: 134 deaths, 249 injuries.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
State Fire Insurance Commisssion
Tennessee is commissioned as U S Navy battleship
The superdreadnought Tennessee is placed in commission at Brooklyn navy yard with 1000 plus crew. Commanding officer Captain R H Leigh reads orders while colors rise to The Star Spangled Banner. The ship features a dozen 14 inch main guns, fourteen 65 inch secondaries, four anti aircraft guns, two 21 inch torpedo tubes and armor up to twelve inches thick.
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New York
Tennessee
Uncle Sam
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Marine Guard
Navy Yard
Secretary of the Navy
R. H. Leigh
Navy
Department
United States Navy
Regulation recommand bill for cone control in forests
Austin June 3. The pink bell worm committee report urged passage of the Wolters Cureton bill proposing regulated cones in forested areas.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Times Have Changed Reflecting Oil Price Joke
In Fort Worth on June 3 Associated Press notes an old timer recalling 1905 when oil prices were low and a bottle of beer cost two barrels of oil. The crowd quips that such a swap would be foolish today.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Brazil aids German Austrian relief amid food appeal
The Brazilian agriculture minister asks state governors to answer the Central Powers food relief appeal. A relief commission for Germany and Austria forms in Rio de Janeiro with state representation. Correo da Manha praises U S humanitarian aid without race or politics and credits North American generosity for guiding free America.
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Associated Press
Rio de Janeiro
Germany
Austria
Brazil
Correo da Manha
United States
Austria's New Army Recruitment Figures Revealed
Vienna reports recruiting for the new postwar army under the St Germain lines has ceased with 0,000 men enrolled. About 76 percent are Social Democrats despite opposition attempts. Peasant nonparticipation in rural provinces led conservatives to rely on urban natives from defaulting areas to fill quotas.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Volkswehr
Meeting of Stockholders of Texas-Mexican Railway Co
The annual meeting of the stockholders of The Texas-Mexican Railway Company will be held at the company's office in Laredo Texas on June 30 1920 at 9 00 a m for electing directors and transacting business. The Board of Directors will also meet immediately after adjournment of stockholders. Dalos caincan 6-31-261 R A B Muller Secretary.
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The
Texas-Mexican Railway Company
Laredo
Texas
Anarchist Bomb Plot Targeted U S Officials
Organized bands of anarchists attempted to overthrow the government by planning to assassinate government officials and prominent men across the country with high explosive bombs.
Five Million for Texas Public Schools Proposed
Governor Hobby asks the Texas legislature to provide five million dollars for public schools, distributed per existing school funds. An emergency grant of 458,859 dollars for higher education is also urged. The plan avoids permanent building projects and focuses on keeping teachers and the school system funded for the upcoming term.
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Sy Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Hobby
Pomerene Seeks Extend Probe Into Campaign Financing
Senator Pomerene of Ohio asks the Senate to authorize extending the inquiry by the committee investigating pre-convention political financing. The extension would cover presidential and senatorial campaigns leading to the November election.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Pomerene Democraty of
Olio
Postal Pay Increase Passed by House in Huge Vote
Washington June 3 The postal pay increase bill passed the house today by a enormous vote with 343 members present. Congress is to adjourn June 5 the senate adopting the house resolution.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate
Clock to add third hand at Chillicothe courthouse
The Chillicothe clock in the courthouse will gain a third hand painted gold to show daylight saving time, addressing confusion between central time and daylight saving time after county commissioners declined to adjust the clock. The existing hands remain black.
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Associated Press
Chillicothe
Gutman couple occupy vacant church as home after eviction
Evicted from their house after it was sold, Mr and Mrs Samuel Gutman could not find housing amid a severe local shortage. They moved into a vacant frame church building where the auditorium is set up as rooms with rugs and furniture marking boundaries. The altar platform serves as a kitchen and the bulletin board now reads Gutmans Residence.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Samuel Gutman
Gutman
Weed Burner Tested in Marshall Texas Move to Louisiana
A steam heated weed burner built in the Texas and Pacific railroad shops at Marshall proved satisfactory in tests and was sent to Louisiana to clear weeds along the roadbed. The device reaches about 800 degrees, burning weeds without risk of fire along the right of way.
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Marshall
Texas
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Louisiana
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