Texas Governor vows to overhaul penitentiary system
Gov. W P Hobby, bedridden, told Evening News representatives he will end convict servitude and build modern fireproof prison facilities. He outlined plans to spend about 300000 this year and more next year to create one of the nation’s best systems. He spoke of eliminating brutal treatment and placing convicts to work in state-owned farms, with a long-term aim of running a fully reformed Texas Penitentiary system admired nationwide.
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Texas Penitentiary
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Evening News
Texas
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Als Wolee
Rome
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Ferguson
Erik Ony
Gavornar Webbs
Die
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Sudden End of Color some Career Comes in Early Morning
Col Theodore Roosevelt died in his sleep at 4:15 am at Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay. The pulmonary embolism caused death. funeral set for Wednesday at Christ Episcopal Church Oyster Bay with interment at Young Memorial Cemetery. Roosevelt, 69, had returned from hospital recently and dictated editorials hours before death. only wife and servants in residence.
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Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
United Press
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Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt
New York
United States
William McKinley
Buffalo
N.Y
Roosevelt Hospital
Josephine Stryker
Ith Roosevelt
James Amos
White House
Amos
Christ Church
Richard Derby
Aikin
C. W. Emica Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Douglas Robinson
Theodore D. Robinson
Joseph Bishop
Elena Hooker
Progressive Party
Kermit Roosevelt
France
Theodore Jr
Germany
Hate
Sagamore
M Adoo May Replace Wilson at Conference
A Paris report says McAdoo may replace Wilson at the peace delegation when he returns home. Baker was expected to lead but has troop demobilization duties. McAdoo’s freedom and mastery of Allied loans and economic issues could shape U S policy in Paris for months.
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Wilson
Charles A. Selden
San Antonio Evening News
New York Times
Chicago
Tribuar
Chienza Triturar
Aris
Jan
Paris
McAdoo
France
Baker
Return of Troops at Rate of 200000 a Month
General Pershing informed the War Department that by March 1 he expects to assign 190000 combat troops to an early convoy in addition to 375000 on the priority list. With new tonnage, the department aims to bring home 200000 troops this month and continue at that rate. The 30th 37th and 61st Divisions and the 2 Corps Headquarters should be on the seas before March 1.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press
Ashington
D.C
Pershing
War Department
British Cabinet resigns to avoid embarrassing premier
The entire British Cabinet has formally resigned at Premier Lloyd George's request to prevent complications in forming a new ministry. Ministers will serve until successors are named.
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United Treas
London
Liosd George
Express
Restrictions on Germany Easing for Indemnity Payment
The State Department said economic restrictions on Germany should be relaxed to enable indemnities to be paid before the peace treaty is signed. The stance reflects a push to loosen curbs while considering postwar reparations and German compliance.
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United Pressey
Washington, D. C
State Department
Germany
Wilson’s Final Italian Stop Delights Milan Crowd
President Wilson spoke to 1,400 Italian mayors in Turin after arriving from Milan. He stood on the balcony famed for the Magna Charta proclamation and earlier attended La Scala’s Aida in Milan, receiving cheers and a standing ovation from actors and audience alike. He will return to Paris tonight.
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Presa
Turin
Wilson
Paris
Milan
Victor’ Emmanuel
la Scala Opera Company
America
Ebert Breaks with Russia Over Radek Stir
Report says German Chancellor Ebert severed diplomatic relations with the Russian Soviet government due to Radek's efforts to keep Bolshevik agitation aimed at Germany and the Entente alive. Wireless dispatches today from Berlin note the move follows activity tied to Bolshevik influence.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Ebert Philip Scheidemann
Central Council of Soviets
Dream
Copenhagen
Jan. G
M. Radek
Germany
Eichern
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Vorwaerts
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Egndon, Jan
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Radek
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Entente
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Salinas appoints new consul in San Antonio and renews post
Emelio Luigas has been appointed Consul to San Antonio to succeed Teodoro Vizieres. arrival timing unclear. Consul Frazieres will depart once his successor arrives. Frazieres has served in San Antonio for four months and previously in Eagle Pass. He has also been stationed in Baltimore Philadelphia San Diego and Los Angeles. Diamonds at McNeels.
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San Amtonio
Teodoro Vizieres
Mesteu City
Cyrraum
Frazieres
Hay
San Aufonto
Tome
Eagle Pass
Ous
Baltimore
Polladelphia
San Diego
Los Aangeles
36TH DIVISION TO JOIN ARMY OF OCCUPATION
Capt. Davis McGown reported the 26th Division is under orders to join the army of occupation. Texans and Oklahomans, mostly, will be months away from returning to the States as Battery le 11st Field Artillery soldiers from San Antonio and Laredo prepare for relocation. The unit did not enter action in France, and plans once considered for Galveston reception are noted as having evolved.
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Army of Occupation
Davis McGown
le 11St Field Artillery
France
36Th
States
36Th Division
McGown
Floyd McGown
West French Place
Cocquedan
Seth
Galveston
Chamber of Commerce
Ulyssian
Tributes Flow After Roosevelt Death Across Nation
Grief filled the capital as leaders like Clark and Indiana Senator New voiced deep sorrow for Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. They praised his remarkable intellect, public service, and lasting impact on the country, calling him one of the nation’s greatest figures.
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D.C
Colnenel Thoonevelt
Clark
New
Indiana
Champeit
Physicians Say Death Was Quick From Stroke
A leaked official statement about President Roosevelt's death notes a sudden illness of about two months culminating in a fatal attack. The document reports Roosevelt's condition improved at times, with a calm demeanor and a quiet evening with his family before the end.
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Ronsevelt
Colonet
Felae
Roosevelt's Career Began in San Antonio at Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio hosts memories of Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders with veterans and locals recalling the leader’s early career. The city, linked to Roosevelt’s emblematic Western image, saw troops from Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, New York, and Louisiana converge. Fort Sam Houston figures in reenactments and stories of the Rough Riders’ training and mobilization.
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Antoniann
Fort Sam Mouxton
Texan
Arizona
New Mexico
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Luotslamt
Iran
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Houston
Ipr
Wien
New York
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Sevan
Von Mackensen Taken To Salonika
Danish or Norwegian style dispatch reports Mareshal von Mackensen has been arrested and moved to Salonika. The brief sketch notes the arrest and transfer as part of ongoing wartime prisoner movements with limited details and no further confirmation.
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Salonika
Fresey
Copenhagen
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Bellin
Sai
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