Texas impeachment trial crowd shifts as Ferguson remains in mansion
Austin news reports an accord allowing James E. Ferguson to stay in the governor's mansion with a temporary desk in the governor's office while impeachment proceedings proceed. The Senate will set rules after reports from a special committee, and questions arise over chairman pro tempore ad interim and possible witness calls.
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Tex
James E. Ferguson
Senate
W. P. Hobby
Ferguson
Hobby
House Committee
House
Texas
Lon A. Smith
Deen
Dean
Smith
W. C. Morrow
C. W. Taylor
B. F. Looney
John D. McCall
Lattimore
Scouts Prepare Rockport Camp for Statewide Boy Scout Camp
Advance party from San Antonio led by Assistant Scoutmaster Fred Goodman to lay out campsite tents and drainage at Rockport Texas for a state-wide camp starting next Tuesday. Scout officials plan educational activities and camp organization with sergeants and quartermaster staff. The special train departs Sap depot Tuesday at 9 and arrives Rockport 2 20 p m with scouts reporting by 8 a m for setup.
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Rockport
Texas
San Antonio
Fred Goodman
Travis Moursund
Goodman
Lewis Kayton
Henry Moursund
Gordon Jersig
Jim Foster
Jack Berman
Sam Myers
Joe Schedtz
Herbert Herndon
Lawrence Millard
Arthur Mathis
First National Bank
Gus Pflug
Pflug
Rev
T. W. Griffiths
J. Floyd Smith
Marvin Butler
Harris Davenport
Joe Halliday
Harvey Johnston
Travis Mourland
Harold Simon
Zay Smith
Homer West
Ralph Yates
REGIMENTAL REVIEW OF SECOND TEXAS FIELD ARTILLERY AT HOT WELLS
A regimental review of the batteries of light artillery from the Second Texas Field Artillery was held at Hot Wells yesterday morning under Colonel Claude V. Birkhead and staff. Birkhead praised the soldiers for their soldierly appearance and disciplined drills. No movement orders to Fort Worth cantonment have been issued yet, with captains expecting possible orders next week. In the interim the unit continues daily drills to prepare for the Fort Worth camp and intensified training.
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Second Texas Field Artillery
Hot Wells
Claude V. Birkhead
Birkhead
Fort Worth
Riots In Houston Spur Calls To Move Negro Troops
Uprising by Twenty fourth Infantry in Houston leaves seventeen dead and twenty one wounded. Indictments Poland Harris County accuse thirty two prisoners and more named soldiers. Citizens demand trial in Houston, Chamber of Commerce protests sending guards to Columbus.
Martial Law Ends as Hulen and Bell Take Command at Camp Logan
Citizens turned over the disturbance to General Hulen and General George Bell Jr who arrived from San Antonio to lead Camp Logan. Martial law is to be lifted Sunday and most rioters are accounted for. The two leaders pledge swift court martial for participants with murder charges, while noting mutiny in wartime carries the death penalty. The Twenty fourth Infantry is praised for its past record and no involvement by its men is claimed in the Brownsville incident.
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San Antonio
National Army
Sam
Hulen
George Bell Jr
Camp Logan
Bell
Nineteenth Infantry
Coast Guard
Galveston
Negro soldiers leave Waco for Columbus New Mexico
Commanded by Captain C F Andrews, 626 Negro troops of the Twenty fourth Infantry depart Waco for Columbus New Mexico, routed via Katy to Fort Worth and Texas Pacific to El Paso. Major General James Parker assumes formal command of Camp MacArthur as staff arrive.
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Waco
Tex
C. F. Andrews
Twentyfourth Infantry
Columbus
N. M
James Parker
Katy
Fort Worth
Texas & Pacific
el Paso
Camp
MacArthur
Paul C. Raborg
Houston Rioting Fallout Signals Tough Punishment Plan
Washington dispatch reports a easing of tension in the War Department over the Houston riot. General Parker ordered strict punishment of guilty negro soldiers and civil authorities warned against removing troops before suspects are captured. Texas delegation presses Baker to keep troops from Texas and to avoid further southern troop deployments.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Houston
Department
Army
Sheppard
Baker
Texas
Mistrews Exchange on Flypaper Outside House
Conversation from the Boston Transcript shows Ellen and Green Girl discussing flypaper placement outside the house. Ellen notes care in hanging it outdoors to fill up quicker, reflecting domestic humor and daily life.
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Ellen
Green
Boston Transcript
Poor Joke Quip Sparks Lively Paper Exchange
A Buffalo Express exchange recalls that a poor joke endures longer than a good one because people are more likely to hear the punchline last, capturing a witty public remark in a fragmentary debate.
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Buffalo Express
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