Spanell pleads former acquittal in Alpine killing trial
In Coleman Texas the Spanell trial opens with a defense bid for a former acquittal plea over the Butler killing. Judge Woodward allows the plea to be read while 200 witnesses are sworn in. State and defense spar over double jeopardy as testimony begins with Muchert and Hancock describing July double killing details.
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Spanell
Butler
Col
Jules Muchert
Sherman
Fourth Texas Infantry
Lee Hancock
Alpine
Crystal Holland Spanell
Muchert
Hancock
Try This If You Have Dandruff
A home remedy claims to dissolve dandruff using four ounces of plain liquid argon applied at night. It asserts complete removal by morning with repeated uses and promises relief from itching and shinier, softer hair. Liquid arvon is said to be inexpensive and available at drug stores.
Witnesses Describe Suspect’s Demeanor and Alibi
Witnesses recount Spanell directing Lee to approach the others as Hancock questioned if Spanell was drunk or had killed someone. Spanell allegedly answered that Crystal and the major forced him to act.
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Spanell
Lee
Hancock
Crystal
Buy-a-Home dinner to launch city campaign
A large crowd is expected at the Gunter Hotel Wednesday night for the Buy-a-Home campaign launch. Walter Napier toasts, with brief program and speakers including J V Hucker of Southwestern Telephone and Harry L Miller of Fish Tire Company. Five lots donated with $100 checks pave the fund, aiming for over a thousand homes in May.
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Gunter Hotel
Walter Napier
C. 8. Fowler
San Antonio
H. J. Benson
Harlandale
H. C. Thorman
Thorman
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Endorses Wilson Plan by Texas British Association
Resolutions favoring President Wilson's selective draft and unreserved war support were passed at a meeting in the Gunter Hotel pink room. Senators and representatives opposing the plan were labeled unpatriotic, notably James L. Slayden. Resolutions were telegraphed to Wilson, with attendees including L. J. Hart, Rev. A. W. S Garden, F. W. Smithers, A. R. Atkinson, and others.
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Wilson
Germany
Texas-British Association
Gunter Hotel
Texas
James L. Slayden
Fall Down Elevator Shaft Kills Man in Dallas Hotel
R A Fore aged 23 died after falling down an elevator shaft at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas Texas today. The incident occurred this afternoon and the victim was from Dallas.
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Dallas
Tex
R. A Fore
Adolphus
Between Two Fires and a Familys Fracture
A punning exchange from the Ladies Home Journal shows Father Corntassel explaining he raised one son a doctor and another a lawyer. Visitors applaud yet the old farmer fears the arrangement may split the family as he jokes about a locomotive accident and potential lawsuits.
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Father Corntassel
Ladies Home Journal
Cadomene Tablets Promising Health Claims
A collection of letters from readers praising Cadomene Tablets for grippe recovery and regained strength. Testimonials from W H Pennington of Wharton Arkansas and F W Barbean of Denver Colorado note quick benefits after one to two weeks. The note advertises the product and guarantees money back.
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Ark
F. W. Barbean
Inca St
Denver
Colo
German Chancellor Beset by Radicals Over War Aims
Reports from Berlin describe increasing pressure on Chancellor and government as radical Socialists demand clear peace terms and rapid reform of Prussian franchise. Debates over war aims create friction with Junkers and Socialist factions. A Bulgarian minister notes broader peace moves amid Russian revolution and American intervention.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Vossiche ‘Zeitung
German Labor Leader Attacks United States Over Neutrality
Karl Legien president of the German Federation of Trades Unions denounces America in Korrespondenzblatt calling for continued German US communications despite Britain's blockade. He says US neutrality would have blocked munitions exports and notes Socialists in the Reichstag opposed the submarine war.
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London
Karl Legien
German Federation of Trades Unions
America
Korrespondenzblatt
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
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Legien
England
Reichstag
Count von Reventlow
Tages Zeitung
Reichstag Auxiliary Service Committee
Count Westarp
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Mobilization Meeting Urged for San Antonio Red Cross Women
A mobilization meeting is called for 3 pm Thursday at Highland Park School for all women in the southeast San Antonio area to organize Red Cross work. The event is led by Mrs. A L Matlock at the request of Dr. Charles B Venable and William M Baxter Jr. to distribute Red Cross duties across city sections and ease workload on individuals.
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Red Cross
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Highland Park
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South Heights
Marlborough Addition
South Heights Terrace
Rosemere
Witte
A. L. Matlock
American Red Cross
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Treasury destroys ton of counterfeit money says government
The Treasury Department reports destruction of nearly a ton of counterfeit coins with a fictitious value of 50000 dollars and counterfeit currency with a 75000 dollar face value, plus about 2 million dollars in counterfeit Mexican paper money seized by secret service agents in the last year. The currency was burned and the coins melted to be used as window weights.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
United States
Secret Service
Loyalty Day Observed in San Marcos Parade
A large New Braunfels delegation joined the loyalty celebration in San Marcos on Wednesday. The following week New Braunfels plans a loyalty parade with merchants agreeing to close after 2 PM to allow participation.
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San Marcos
New Braunfels
Tex
Five farm evangels urge Bexar growers to plant more food
Five new teams of farm enthusiasts left the Chamber of Commerce to urge Bexar county farmers to increase food and feed crops. Teams visit W. W. White settlement to Sayers, Calaveras to Adkins, Saspamco to Elmendorf, and other spots. Committees report enthusiasm and signals of larger acreages and funds for seed.
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Bexar County
Chamber of Commerce
J. M. Vance
T. S. Minter
George J. Roark
Fechet Takes Command at Fort Sam Houston Remount Depot
Capt J S Fechet becomes officer in charge of the Fort Sam Houston remount depot replacing Capt J Fair who goes to Washington. Fechet, from El Paso, previously ran the Aviation remount station. Captain Palmer assumes that duty. Ste venson named assistant. Depot includes Aviation and Leon Springs holding stations where about 30,000 government animals were held at war start and several thousand shipped recently to support troops.
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J. S. Fechet
J. & Fair
Fort Sam Houston
Washington
Quartermaster General
San Antonio
el Paso
Fechet
Aviation
Palmer
Charles L. Stevenson
Leon Springs
Captain Fair
Germany
Lydia E. Pinkham's Remedy Gains Richmond Praise
Richmond reader Lena Wynn credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing her Change of Life symptoms. She says headaches, dizzy spells, heat flashes, and nervous feelings improved after seven bottles, and she recommends the remedy to friends.
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Richmond
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lena Wynn
E. O Street
British seize Bilhem hamlet as 3029 prisoners taken
London April 25. The war office reports 3029 prisoners captured since Monday morning including 56 officers. British forces seized the Bilhem hamlet east of Havrincourt Wood last night. Reuter notes German reserves being thrown in with recklessness as they retreat, risking manpower and supply lines.
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London
War Office
Bilhem
Havrincourt Wood
Reuter
France
Fighting for Gavrelle Continues as Prisoners Are Taken
German official statement says fighting for Gavrelle near Arras persisted since yesterday. It notes 650 British soldiers captured, 20 German planes shot down Monday, and 19 Entente aircraft downed on the western front yesterday.
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Berlin
London
Gavrelle
Arras
French Make Ground in Champagne Fighting
Paris reports French forces gained ground last night in Champagne. The war office says a German attack near Hurlebois was repulsed and several German raids on trenches near Tahure and Maisons de Champagne were repelled, leaving many dead in wire entanglements.
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Paris
Champagne
War Office
Hurlebise
Tahure
Maisons de Champagne
Spain and Germany in crisis warn of patience ending
Berlin dispatch quotes Spain's note to Germany warning that patience is near its end while proposing negotiation to avert crisis. Paris reports Count Romanones says his resignation as Spanish premier came from belief that Spain should join the Allies.
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Amsterdam
London
Spain
Germany
Berlin
Paris
Romanones
Madrid
Petit Parisien
German War Provokes Defense of Rheims Cathedral
Copenhagen April 25. German war correspondents on the western fronts defend the bombardment of Rheims cathedral by arguing the venerable building is used for military purposes by the French.
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Copenhagen
Rheims Cathedral
Vienna Exchange Warns Against Peace Speculation
Vienna officials post a warning on the exchange about peace speculation reported in Vienna dispatches. The advisory aims to curb rumormongering and stabilize markets amid heightened interest in wartime negotiations.
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Copenhagen
London
Vienna Dispatches
Vienna Exchange
Speculative Bull Movement Warned Amid Peace Rumors
A warning cautions against overconfidence in a bullish market driven by peace rumors. It notes the military and political situation justifies some confidence but urges greater reserve and prudence in investment outlooks.
Peasants Seize Land Amid Russian Revolution
Dispatches from Petrograd describe widespread peasant seizures in the Saratov government as land owners are driven away. Peasants announce they will sow the land themselves but seed shortages and delayed sowing threaten crop shortfalls while authorities claim to act to avert disaster.
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London
Petrograd
Russia
Saratov
Petition to peasants front line lands division urged
The grand committee of the Alliance of Peasants addresses frontline peasants urging them to do their duty and not fear land division. It warns that division cannot be conducted by isolated villages and calls for action to resist redistribution.
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Petrograd
London
Grand Committee of the Alliance of Peasants
Quarrel Permits Enemy Gain Over Assembly Debate
Fragment discusses provoking internal disputes to benefit the enemy and notes the constituent assembly will decide the important question regarding representation and authority. The wording implies strategic political conflict and a call for collective determination by the assembly.
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Constituent Assembly
Government Coal Monopoly Proposal in Petrograd
At a conference in Petrograd the minister of commerce discussed a plan to place all mineral combustibles under government control and regulate distribution. Coal representatives raised no objections and the scheme is expected to start in mid May.
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Petrograd
London
Minister of Commerce
National Guard of Texas Officers Bill Voted On
Governor Ferguson urged a Legislature to pass a bill creating National Guard of Texas officers and setting their qualifications tenure. A companion measure would allow the governor to appoint all guards officers who would serve until age sixty four.
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Austin
Tex
Gover Ferguson
National Guard of Texas
National Guard
Chicago's heaviest man laid to rest
Twelve pall bearers carried John Kulczyk to his funeral as city officials reported his weight at 560 pounds. The burial required removing a partition and two doors from his home. Also reported was the death of 400‑pound saloonkeeper Joseph Raoala.
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Chicago
John Kulczyk
Joseph Raoala
Kulczyk
Freight Truck Carried Item to Cemetery
A freight truck was used to carry it to the cemetery. The deceased was 63 years old and a grocer.
Bonar Law’s Son Reported Wounded and Missing in Palestine
C.3 Law, second son of Andrew Bonar Law chancellor of the exchequer, of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, is reported wounded in Palestine and missing.
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London
Law
King's Own
Andrew Bonar Law
Palestine
Stomach Health Ad Advocates Duffy’s Malt Whiskey
An advertisement extols digestion benefits from Dusty’s Pure Malt Whiskey, claiming table spoon doses before meals stimulate stomach glands and improve nutrient absorption. It promises relief for indigestion and urges readers to “Get Duffy's and Keep Well” with a shipment from The Duffy Malt Whiskey Co., Rochester, N Y, noting Texas law compliance.
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Duffy’s
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
N. Y
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