West Texas Bank Forced to Suspend Operations
West Texas Bank and Trust Company failed to open Monday after seeking liquidation of a large deposit. State Banking Commissioner John S. Patterson took control with L. K. Roberts named liquidating agent. Officials expect unsecured deposits to be paid in full and aim to recover 75 percent or more on secured deposits. President Leon N. Walthall is abroad seeking loans to stabilize the bank, which had grown to more than 3 million in assets and expanded capital to 250000.
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West Texas Bank & Trust Company
John S. Patterson
L. K. Roberts
Central Bank & Trust Company
J. N. Brown
Alamo National Bank
West Texas Bank
Brown
Roberts
San Antonio Clearing House
State Banking Department
Gillette
Gallagher
Fire Threatens Nassau Beekman Building in Beekman Street
A downtown fire in New York at 2 p m destroyed two five story paper buildings on Beekman Street and spread to a fifteen story sky scraper. Tenants were ordered out of the twenty story Nassau Beekman building housing the New York Sun as flames menaced the structure.
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New York
Beekman Street
Abandon Chiyo Maru Off Hong Kong
The Japanese steamer Chiyo Maru, stranded 20 miles south of Hong Kong, was abandoned. All 229 passengers were rescued by a British warship. Mrs. Rose Taaffe of 120 West Cypress had relatives aboard and learned of the rescue from The Light.
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Hong Kong
London
Rose M. Taaffe
West Cypress
Ed J. Polkinhorn
San Francisco
Taaffe
Polkinhorn
Trial Set On Hiring Killers In Baff Slaying Case
Testimony on civil service methods for hiring murderers will be presented at the trials of the alleged slayers of Barnet Baff. Baff, a wholesale poultry dealer, was shot on November 24, 1914. Lawyers claim $4500 was paid to a hiring agent who led conspiracies and employed killers known for quick, efficient work.
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New York
Barnet Baff
Supreme Court
Baff
Arrest of Suspect in Nurse Slaying Near Dallas
In Falls County officers captured at midnight a man calling himself Freq Rolley after a twenty mile chase. He is a suspected killer tied to the strangling death of Miss Zacl May Cramer, a trained nurse found slain in Dallas last week. Dallas police have hunted for others with knowledge of the case amid a single clue, a brass stick pin recovered with the body.
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Marlin
Tex
Falls County
Freq Rolley
Dallas
Zacl May Cramer
Miss Cramer
Caplan Trial Begins As Dynamiters Case Moves On
In Los Angeles on April 3 the defense chief Nathan Coghlan and assistant Edwin V. McKenzie both of San Francisco withdrew just before David Caplan was called to trial as the fourth alleged dynamiter in the Los Angeles Times building case. No reason was given in their letter to District Attorney Thomas Lee Woolwine.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Nathan Coghlan
Edwin V. McKenzie
San Francisco
David Caplan
Los Angeles Times
Thomas Lee Woolwine
Weather Outlook for San Antonio and Vicinity
The forecast calls for tonight partly cloudy and warmer. Tuesday is expected to be unsettled with changing conditions across the San Antonio area.
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San Antonio
Weather for Travelers City Reports
The Light reports city temperatures and conditions for tourists. St Louis 42 cloudy north wind colder. Chicago 86 cloudy northeast wind. Milwaukee 32 cloudy northeast wind. Kansas City 42 clear north wind. New York 40 cloudy northeast wind with rain. Washington 40 rain northwest wind with rain Tuesday.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Cavalry Fights Villa Loyalists in Mexican Mountains
Gen Funston reports a March 9 clash between Villa and Carranza forces under Colonel Cano. Emmanuel Boco, Villa leader, is killed. Pershing orders infantry support for mountain pursuit as American cavalry and scouts press the search, with sound of firing heard and Villa’s possible retreat farther into Guerrero mountains.
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Washington, D. C
Villa
Carranza
Cano
War Department
Funston
Emmanuel Boco
J. J. Pershing
Colonia Dublan
Columbus
N. M
Guerrero
Will Kemploy
General Pershing
Cavalry
Dodd
Villa eludes pursuers near Mexican frontier
Reports say Francisco Villa again evades pursuit after Guerrero battle. Mexican officials seek word from Juarez with no definite word. Dodd’s troopers prepare to clash with Villa bands while Carranza forces see no new action. Rail traffic to Casas Grandes and Madera increases as Americans advance. General Herrera seen at Laguna on the National railway.
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Guerrero
Villa
Continental Divide
Dodd
Bertani
Carranza
General Bertani
Juarez
General Pershing
Mexico Northwestern
Casas Grandes
Madera
Pearson
Columbus
N. M
Luis Herrera
Chihuahua
General Herrera
Laguna
Storm center moves northeast over North Georgia
Storm center over northwest Georgia advancing northeastward bringing general rains to gulf and Atlantic coasts south of Pennsylvania and eastern Tennessee. Trinity River at 39.1 feet prompts warnings to move livestock to high ground as floodwaters threaten lowlands.
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Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau
Georgia
Gulf States
Atalantic
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Ohio Valley
South Atlantic States
German Admiralty to Brief American Inquiry on Sussex
Ambassador Gerard in Berlin reports Germany promised a prompt reply to his inquiry about the destruction of the British liner Sussex and other ships endangering Americans. The foreign office sent the matter to the admiralty and will issue inquiries to submarine bases as soon as possible.
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Washington, D. C
Gerard
Berlin
Sussex
Admiralty Office
Court Upholds Sheriff Reichman in Ouster Suit
Shelby County Sheriff J A Reichman was found not guilty of official misconduct in an ouster suit filed by the state. Chancellor F H Reiskell delivered the opinion stating Reichman failed to enforce prohibition laws in Memphis and surrounding county.
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Memphis
Tenn
J. A. Reichman
Shelby County
F. H. Reiskell
Reichman
Cutlery Maker Objects to Naval Demand for Skilled Unfilled Jobs
A Washington cutlery maker complains to the Navy Department that large munition plants lure away his skilled workers. He refused to bid to supply jackknives for sailors due to a shortage of skilled mechanics.
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Washington, Db. C
Navy Department
Toledo seeks receiver for street railway tieup
April 3. The City of Toledo applied for appointment of a receiver for the Toledo Railways and Light Company owner of the local traction system. The system has been tied up for nearly a week due to differences between the company and its employees.
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Toledo
Ohio
Toledo Railways and Light Company
Bulger to Hang Week of May 21, State Supreme Court
James Co. Bulger, described as a soldier of fortune, was convicted of killing Lloyd F. Nicodemus and the Colorado State Supreme Court ruled he must hang during the week beginning May 21.
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Denver
Colo
James Co. Bulger
Lloyd F. Nicodemus
State Supreme Court
Renewed German Push Fails to Break Verdun Lines
Paris reports continued fighting near Verdun after dark with German forces advancing in waves toward Douaumont and Vaux. French gains in Casllette wood and Caillette wood are noted, while German bombardment west of the Meuse yields little success and heavy losses are claimed on both sides.
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Paris
Verdun
Meuse
Douaumont
Vaux
War Office
Caslette Wood
Haumont
Caillette
Fort Douaumont
Caillette Wood
Avecourt
Turks Claim Success in Tschoruk Valley Operations
Constantinople April 3 The war department reports on the Caucasus front that part of the enemy advanced posts in the Tscho ruk valley were forced to retire and our operations there are progressing satisfactorily. In the Dardanelles two British planes were shot down near Seddul-Bahr and enemy aircraft retreated toward Imbros. A torpedo boat in the Gulf of Saros was repulsed by our batteries and withdrew toward Samothrace.
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Constantinople
London
War Department
Caucasus Front
Tschoruk Valley
Dardanelles
Seddul-Bahr
Imbros
Gulf of Saros
Samothrace
German forces clear 1000 yards trench near Harcourt
Berlin reports Teutons have cleared 1000 yards of French trenches northeast of Harcourt adding to positions seized March 30. Verdun actions include repulsed French counterattack after heavy artillery near Vaux. German official tally lists 731 prisoners in the battle.
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Berlin
Teuton
Haucourt
Verdun
Vaux
Harcourt
President’s Trip Ends Aboard Mayflower
President and Mrs. Wilson concluded a weekend cruise down the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay aboard the Mayflower returning from their voyage.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
Tornado Hits Yellow Pine Ark Injuring People
A tornado swept over Yellow Pine Arkansas early Sunday injuring several people and demolishing twelve homes and a school building. Cattle were killed and property damage is estimated at 50 000 pounds.
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Mobile
Ala
Yellow Pine
Ark
Zeppelin Bombing Kills Two in Dunkirk
Paris reports a Zeppelin over Dunkirk last night dropping eight bombs. Two civilians were killed and four wounded though material damage was light. West of the Meuse fighting continues at Haucourt and Esnes with no infantry action observed. Dunkirk is a fortified port on the straits of Dover.
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Dunkirk
The
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Haucourt
Esnes
France
Straits of
Dover
Brandon
Zeppelin
Thames Estuary
Alfred Brandon
Wellington
N. Z
Flying Corps
Copenhagen
North Sea
Brandon's Bay
Lreit
Russian Transport Sunk by Turkish Submarine
A 12,000-ton Russian transport carrying troops and war material was sunk by a Turkish submarine on March 40, the Turkish war office announced. Submarine activity appears high with numerous ships sunk including the Norwegian steamer Ino and British vessels Perth Achilles Gold Mouth Ashburton. casualties vary with several crews lost or wounded and survivors landed.
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Sayville
Turkish War Office
London
Ino
Perth
Melbourne
Dundee
Glasgow
Peter Hamre
Bergen
Achilles
Sydney
England
Gold Mouth
Port Arthur
Tex
Dartsmouth
Ashburton
Seize von Goltz letters reveal spy plan details
Scotland Yard detectives seized correspondence tied to Horst von der Goltz, alleged German spy. The letters reportedly outline plans to blow up the Welland canal and invade Canada from the United States, and identify persons in the U S who aided him in obtaining an American passport under an alias.
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Washington, D. C
Horst von der Goltz
Welland Canal
Scotland Yard
Foreign Office
Department of Justice
Canada
United States
von der Goltz
Baltimore
Bridgeman Taylor
Shackleton Safe as Aurora Returns to Dunedin
In Dunedin New Zealand on April 3 the Aurora captain J G Stenyhouse said Shackleton likely completed the Antarctic crossing as planned. He explained the vessel buckled by six weeks of ice pressure forced retreat and that the crew nearly abandoned ship before it cleared. He hoped to return with the same personnel and recover parties left ashore.
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Dunedin
N. Z
J. G. Stenyhouse
Ross Sea
Ernest Shackleton
Antarctic
Aurora
Stonyhouse
Clyde Strike Ends at Glasgow Plants
The Clyde strike is over and work will resume tomorrow at the Clyde plants in Glasgow.
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CLYDE
Glasgow
Zeppelin raids strike Scotland as war toll rises
British Isles face a new Zeppelin raid as twenty bombs drop on Scotland and southern England. Official tallies report 69 dead and 177 injured, with Scotland suffering the heaviest losses while England sees no casualties. Lieutenant Brandon, a New Zealand pilot, claims a dramatic engagement with a Zeppelin.
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London
British Isles
Scotland
England
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