Fiesta Week Parade and King Antonio Ride Draw Huge Crowds
San Antonio Fiesta week opens with huge crowds, parades, and a grand display. The Wonters at Sladdic parade themed floats with King Antonio I and royal chariot, featuring students from area schools. Visitors from across the state flock in, merchants celebrate with a King’s Ball at the St. Anthony hotel, while nightly shows and a post office exhibit add to the festive mood.
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Sladdic
Cmnprishne
Enue
Fiestin
O'Claere
Avenue 2
Fourth Street
Bevelock
Palng Din
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Willtm' Ea
Tobin
Ara
Tate
Death
San Antonis
St. Anthony Hotel
T. T. Jackson
Es-Antonio
Grand Opera House
Pasi
Armistead
Aavo
Beld
Dovn-Town
Villa Reputed to Be Making Stand Near Aguascalientes
Ei Paso April 20 General Villa was reported today to be making a stand near Aguascalientes as Mexican centrals said new Carranza victors pushed north. Obregon's advance stung the central front after battle news indicated Villa had abandoned his line at Trapate.
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Ei Paso
Tex
Willa Waa
Aguascalientes
Rainel Obregon
Carranza
Celuwein I
Villa
Hin Hane
Trapuate
Border tensions rise as Huerta junta seen near line
Dispatches report no Huerta forces visible on the border while Villa's followers prepare for a potential revolt led by General Huerta backing Villa at Calexico. Carranza command reports indicate Villa aiming to reorganize at Agua Prieta to strike Obregon forces.
Wisconsin farmer bids farewell to stock before death
C D Hult age 76 one of Wisconsin's wealthiest farmers is near death in his Pleasant Prairie home. He asks to be moved to see his horses cattle and pets one last time and to die at home in peace. He smiles as he is carried through barns and to his porch to view his farm. He asks for his stock to be bid good bye and requests to be woke inside when they are ready.
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Kenosha
Wis
C.D. Hult
Pleasant Pratrir
New
Firm Hinds
Halt
Mob attacks jail in Louisiana aims to lynch prisoner
A mob of about one hundred men attacked the jail in Louisiana on April 20 to lynch Juln Eaton, a Black man accused of stabbing a white man. Armed satelr men and three policemen fired into the crowd, dispersing it after the jail door was splintered with an axe. no injuries were reported to anyone, including the mob or the officer.
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Louisiana
Juln Eaton
Enyone
Weather briefing notes scattered across cities with varied temps
Numerous city forecasts show clear to partly cloudy conditions with showers possible in some areas. Temperatures range from the mid 40s to mid 60s across Hampton, Milwaukee, Denver, New York, Washington, and St Louis with light to moderate winds and occasional rain threatened in the near term.
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ST. Louis
Profialls
Cains
Lupe
Chivagg
Milwaukee
Frmperelle
le Calle
Fair End
Provells
Blerred
New York
Temneratuya
Wernesday
Receivers Take Control Of Rock Island Rail Line
Chicago April 2 The Chicago Rock Island Pacific Railway Company was placed in receivership as creditors and stockholders faced mounting obligations. H V Mudge and F B Dickinson named receivers after American Steel Foundries filed for relief amid claims of massive fictitious capitalization and widespread financial collapse dating to 1902.
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
Phastock
New York Siack
H. V. Mudge
M. Dickinson
American Steel Poundries Company
Idimat
Ridgeway
We. Dickinson
Turkey
Ean Khdzrisny
Revelver
Auswerlog
Udgeway
Keck [Sland Company
Waien Bs Aid
Chieags
Tock Island & Pacific Railroad Conany
Conynuage
Stockhaldeara
Oart
Stock Hulde
Alma
Theulvemey
Noiam L. Amster
Botan
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Wiliam J. Auitheson
Charles Hayden
New
WJ. Lauck
Moore Brothers
Daniel G. Reid
Rocksland Company
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
Swiss Leader Warns Mobilization Needed on Frontier
In an interview with Trubuns a2, Commander Chen Witte of the Swiss army insists Swiss military forces must stay mobilized. He warns any incident on the frontier could compel Switzerland to reinforce neutrality, describing the military organization and stressing readiness as a necessity.
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Rome
Paris
Chen Witte
Souiss
Ratens
Switzerland
Milliary Organization
Witte
Forest Fire Threatens Pennsylvania and New Jersey Regions
Forest fires spreading across Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey threaten towns, devastate vast woodlands, and destroy homes and farms. Authorities report growing danger as the blaze advances, with communities on alert for possible further evacuations and property losses.
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Philadelphia
Pennsyvania
New Jersey
Will of Newspaper Owner Nelson Creates Trustees Plan
The will of William Nelson owner of the Kansas City Star provides life aims for widow Laura Selson Kirkwood and his daughter. It sets a trust for most property income until death, with funds to support future children and a system of university trustees to manage remaining assets. If the university trustees publish a newspaper, they must sell it within three years.
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Kansas City
William BR. Nelson
Xxile City Star
Laura Selson Kirkwood
Tryuetees
Hig
Wirkwood
Nelson
Kirkwood
Buams
Missouri
Wantax
Oklahoma
Jis University
Kansas City Star
Aly
Nelann
Selling Renewed On Stock Market
New York April 20. The market showed renewed selling pressure with active volume and an irregular opening. By 1 o'clock offerings broadened but fresh buying supported many issues. United States Steel led declines while Reading showed weakness. Honk Island fell five points and total first hour volume reached 475,000 shares amid market shifts and bond issue declines.
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New York
Choma Geey
United States
Klee
Honk Laland Algo
Colleck Teland
Akernnon
Weather uncertain as carnival approaches
The local weather bureau notes unsettled conditions may persist for the next 48 hours with clouds and possible showers. Forecaster Malen Beau warns against firm predictions though carnival safety seems not threatened, and changes in air pressure show a developing trough from the Gulf of Mexico toward Canada.
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Malar
Gulf of Mexico
Canada
Greek envoy Ysllanti arrives Berlin on important mission
April 20. Theodore Yasllanti, the Greek king's envoy, arrived here today and departed for Vienna and Berlin on a special mission. The move is believed to concern Greece’s stance in the current international situation amid unfolding events in Alsace and Paris.
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Srindise
Theodore Yasllanti
Greece
Nere
Vienna
Berlin
Paris
Divorce rate in Kansas falls short of one seventh
In Topeka on April 20 1923 a state official reports that one seventh of marriages end in divorce across 12 counties a bleak trend shown in a formal board tally. The secretary notes a decline in marriages and a rising divorce count within the surveyed area.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Toda Howe
State Board of Concret
Am Anges
Papal Guard May Go Rome
Vatican lay officials seek military service exemptions to enlist abroad. Marquis Montrn, standard bearer of the church, stands among high officers pursuing permission to join, despite status as lay leaders.
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Rome
Vie
Paris
Tre Napal Gaard Ani Tae
Vatican
Marquis Montrn
Roosevelt on Stand in Libel Suit Defense
Theodore Roosevelt testified in a libel case defending an alleged publication about him. Judge and jury heard Col Roosevelt’s career details and the context of the statements, with John Mc Grath as the sole defense witness.
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Britons Destroy Their Submarine 1S Report
London reports British admiralty announces the submarine B-15 was destroyed in the Dardanelles after a Turkish search and bombardment. Majestic picket boats aided by volunteers torpedoed the sub despite heavy fire. one casualty died. Vice Admiral de Hotnck Spoke praised the expedition. Erle Rohmanns promoted.
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British Admiralty
Dardanelles
Reltsty Plebet Iwate
Hopes Point
Jath
Hat
Triumbh
Eile Robinson
Arthur Brookewebb
John Woolley
Majestic
Wader Tiewenit
Godwin
Mer
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Majesiie
Perian
de Hotnck
Cermander Erle Rohmsnns
Admiralty
Tn Remert
Turkish destroyers blown up by mines
Paris reports two Turkish torpedo boat destroyers blown up in the Black Sea as Russian ships laid a mine belt across the entrance to the Eschatocus. The blasts warn remaining Turkish forces to stay in the slack sea while mine sweepers are scarce.
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Paris
Suionski Dispatch
Peesinghhrough
Black Sea
Saya
Wan Obligert
Slack Sea
Wheat Suffers a Sharp Break in Chicago Trading
The May wheat option opened with selling of small lots triggering stop loss orders. Without strong support the market plunged rapidly. May closed at 1.8234 and fell to 1.864 before bouncing back to near last night levels. July and September, in which most speculative business lay, were relatively unmoved.
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Chicago
Lars
Alleged Spies Indicted in London Case
Three alleged German spies named Kuepferin Dain and Muller were indicted today on charges of sending military information to Germany. One defendant claims English nativity, another admits German ties, and officials say outsiders were barred from the grand jury hearing. A memorial service is noted for miners killed in Colorado with plans for further events.
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Kuepferin
Dain
Muller
Germany
Uenferle
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Multer
Vile Hahn
Rand
Ihe
Rome Talks Hint at Endgame for War across Europe
Rome observers sense a possible early general settlement to end the wider conflict, citing diplomacy in Rome with Prince von Ruelow present and Bulgaria's attitude key to Balkan balance. meanwhile Western front reports describe heavy fighting near Ypres, with gas shells alleged and British lines holding in the Menin area as German attempts to push in Champagne and Vosges show limited gains.
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Gerry Vieits
Frente
Diginelricefly
Hin No. A
Ypres
Rand
Nepve Chepélle Amt
Britten
Flanders
Carpathians
von Hindenburs
Speriu
Marshal von Hindenbure
Poland
Cracow
Berlin
Meuse
Willaar
Emborntonit
Vosges
Minor engagements reported from Berlin front lines
Berlin dispatches describe sapping attacks in Champagne with progress and a French assault near Argonne failing. German forces claim gains near Avrecourt and Crui des Carmes, while Vosges fighting sees French attack falter and German advances at Hartmanns Weilerhust. A Turkish appointment and decor hints surface, with Berlin noting municipal events and broader war weariness.
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Champagne
Argonce
le Four de Paris
Meuse
Morele
Flirey
Crui-des-Carmes
Avrecourt
Smbermann
Vosges
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