Texas returns show amendments defeated or split after May election
County returns from May 24 in Texas reveal defeats for suffrage and governor salary amendments while home ownership is cut in half. 209 counties reported. Comal Duval Starr among first new counts showing strong opposition to all amendments. Rural East and North Texas drove losses. storms hindered reporting. Harris County unofficial returns show broad approval for both constitutional and bond measures, with land ownership leading by large margin.
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Texas
Tata
Comal
Duval
Starr
Harris County
Germans Submit Counter Claims to Peace Terms
Versailles. Baron von Leisner delivered the German counter proposals to Colonel Henry, the French liaison officer, noting no time for translations. The 146 page volume is bound by corner fasteners, with indemnity details tied to territorial changes and proportional shares for Alsace Lorraine and Posen. Berlin press condemns concessions as suicidal, while some papers doubt success of the reply.
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Versailles
Baron von Leisner
Henry
Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
Posen
Berlin
Post
Kreuse Zeitung
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Taeglische Rundschau
Organized Revolt Against President Carranza Planned
Washington reports Villa forces have proclaimed General Felipe Angeles provisional president of Mexico and Villa as secretary of war. The move, linked to recent military actions, prompts Carranza’s government to seek US permission to move troops through Texas New Mexico and Arizona. Governor Hobby of Texas demands protection for Americans before allowing Mexican troop passage and awaits State Department guidance.
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Washington
Villa
Felipe Angelez
Mexico
Carranza
United States
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Hobby
Rio Grande
State Department
Honor Roll Texas Heroes Names of Texas boys listed
Texas boys listed as killed in action wounded or missing in Europe are named with ranks and hometowns. The roll includes Pvt Orin M Neill Athens Pvt Luther S Hagler Gilmer and many others across cities from San Antonio to Houston and Tyler to Weatherford. One entry notes missing in action Pvt Neill W Spell George.
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Texas
Europe
Pvt
Orin M. Neill
Athens
Luther S. Hagler
Gilmer
Henry Harp
San Augustine
Thomas W. Moore
Houston
Oney W. Lumpkin
Miles
Charles W. Carnahan
Willie Patliff
Bowie
Bert Gerald
Beaumont
Damon
Mochler
Ebhert
Charles Buitureira
Brownsville
Luther M. Crow
Austin
Eddie Ermis
Shiner
Joseph T. Wilkinson
Honey Grove
Charles C. Walls
Mart
Ernest C. Knop
San Antonio
George E. Maxon
Fort Worth
Burt M. Sutton
Dirone
William T. Messer
Troup
John R. Ray
Commerce
Chester E. Sanders
Burke
Neil N. Sanford
Goldthwaite
William O. Silvan
Jodie R. Whittenburg
Plemons
Omar Sanders
Maxey
James L. Shelby
Weatherford
Claude S. Walker
Clarence Owings
Talco
Jeans Jimmenz
Laredo
James B. Irwin
Preston R. Wheeler
Eddy
Joel C. Hale
Kilgore
Henry Pribyl
Victoria
Sherman Buckley
Neill W. Spell
George
Americans First To Fly Across The Atlantic
Washington reports the NC-4 seaplane under Lieutenant Albert Cushing Read reached Lisbon Portugal becoming the first aircraft to cross the Atlantic under its own power. The flight began at 6 18 a m from Ponta Delgada Azores covering 800 miles in 9 hours 43 minutes at over eighty knots. The Newfoundland to Lisbon trek totaled 26 hours 41 minutes with the same crew from Rockaway Beach May 16.
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Washington
United States Navy
NC-4
Albert Cushing Read
Lisbon
Portugal
Atlantic Ocean
Ponta Delgada
Azores
Rockaway Beach
L. I
Plymouth
Newfoundland
Read
Stone
Coast Guard
W. K. Hintonworth
R. C. Redd
E. 8. Rhodes
Missing British Aviators Picked Up At Sea
London reports Harry G. Hawker and Lieutenant Commander Mackenzie Grieve were rescued after 90 minutes in the water 1100 miles from Newfoundland and 800 miles from the Irish coast. The Danish steamer Mary picked them up and will deliver news to the Butt of Lewis. The London Mail offers a 5000 pound consolation prize for a trans Atlantic flight. Hawker’s wife in Surbiton expresses relief and gratitude.
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London
Harry G. Hawker
Mackenzie Grieve
Atlantic Ocean
Newfoundland
Mary
New Orleans
Norfolk
Aarhaus
Denmark
Lewis
London Mail
Hawker
Grieve
Surbiton
King George
Cuticura Ad Promises Sooth For Baby Rashes
An old newspaper ad touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum for soothing baby rashes. It emphasizes hot baths and gentle applications as best relief and mentions a 25 cent price. A separate line notes a man’s complaint about neighbors with a trapdrum outfit.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Claim
An old style ad promises 100 dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It touts internal use and blood system action, notes forty years in druggists, price including testimonials, F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. A ship is described as she a sails lady.
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Hall
Price Inc
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Green's August Flower Adverts Claim Broad Remedial Use
Green's August Flower is marketed as a household remedy for constipation, dyspepsia, liver trouble, and low spirits with claims it relieves indigestion and nervous symptoms. The ad cites gentle laxative action and urges readers to ask a druggist, noting availability in civilized countries.
Bride and Mother Share Speaking Line Before Ceremony
In a humorous exchange the minister pauses to hear the mother of the bride before the ceremony. The mother responds that she has already spoken much and would not add further remarks if she had nothing new to say.
Time to Say Farewell to Freckles with Othine
A vintage advertisement touts Othine double strength for freckles claiming night and morning application clears the skin. It promises most users need under one ounce and offers a money back guarantee if freckles persist.
Change in Woman's Life at Forty Six
Fremont Ohio resident Mrs. M. Goode n describes relief from heat flashes nervousness and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter notes improved health and urges others to seek advice from the Pinkham Medicine Co. for guidance while offering confidential correspondence.
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Fremont, C
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. M. Gooden
Napoleon St
Fremont
Ohio
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Governor grants Texas transit for Mexicans with safety proviso
Governor W. P. Hobby of Texas telegrams the state department he will allow Mexicans to pass through Texas if protection is provided for Americans in Chihuahua and along the border. He withdraws approval for sending Mexican troops through Texas en route from Sonora to Juarez to campaign against Villa, citing protest and safety concerns.
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Austin
Tex
W. P. Hobby
Texas
State Department
Chihuahua
Villa
Hobby
Mexico
el Paso
Sonora
Juarez
Dudley
Prohibition Victory Said For Texas With Large Margin
Austin Texas R Harper Kirby chairman of the state prohibition committee stated the prohibition amendment has been overwhelmingly adopted. He claimed a sure majority not less than 50000 and noted only 15 counties gave wet majorities while the light turnout kept the total down.
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Austin
Tex
R. Harper Kirby
State Prohibition Committee
Friends of Prohibition
Tens of Thousands of U S Troops Return to New York
Twenty seven thousand American Expeditionary Force troops landed in New York from eight transports returned from France. It marked the largest single debarkation at the port with representatives from nearly every state. The units included portions of the 28th 29th 32d 83d 41st 78th 82d and 89th Divisions and former state guard forces.
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New York
France
State Guard
Bond issues carried in Houston election totals
Four city bonds totaling 925000 were approved by voters in Houston. School buildings 700000 for, 9684 against 1212. street paving 150000 for, 9527 against 1269. permanent sanitary sewers 50000 for, 1241 against 9489. waterworks improvements 25000 for, 1194 against 9147.
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Houston
Tex
Storm toll tops six hundred thousand in Southeast Texas and Louisiana
Beaumont reports storm losses in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana may total 600000. Fatalities include C. A. Banks Orange and Myrtle Brown two, Port Arthur. Injured list features Frank Fuller Orange with a broken leg, Mrs. Harvey and Lara Nauman Lake Charles, Ovey Thibodeaux Port Neches, J W Brown near Port Neches, B Aleave Port Arthur, and others seriously bruised from collapsed walls.
Washington War Dept Sells 700000 Bales Cotton Linters
One of the largest single cotton fiber deals ever completed by the war department auctions. About 700000 bales of cotton muters were sold for 15000000 dollars.
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Washington
War Department
Indian Appropriation Bill Passed in House
The House on Monday approved the Indian appropriation bill carrying about thirteen million dollars, a measure that failed to pass in the previous session of Congress.
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Washington
House
Congress
Reduced to Cannibalism in Armenian Refugee Crisis
Starvation and misery prevail among Armenian refugees in the Caucasus, according to a Paris telegram to Herbert Hoover from Howard Heinz, American food commissioner for the Near East. The telegram reports dire conditions and food shortages amid displacement.
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Constantinople
Caucasus
Herbert Hoover
Paris
Howard Heinz
The
Near East
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