Secretary Lane May Succeed Him
Secretary Garrison resigns amid Wilson opposition to a Continental Army plan and timing for Filipino independence. Breckenridge also leaves. Scott acts as secretary ad interim. Lane is a leading candidate, with other names floated and the president intent on a Democratic pick.
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Washington, D. C
Garrison
Wilson
Congress
Henry C. Breckenridge
War Department
Clarke
Breckenridge
Scott
Army
Sherley
Kentucky
House
Lane
Interior Department
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Garrison Says He Will Quit Politics For Good
Lindley M. Garrison former secretary of war announced from New York he will retire absolutely from politics and public life and will resume practicing law. He declined to discuss his resignation in political terms and hinted he might support a continental army movement without discussing it further.
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Lane
Garrison
New Jersey
South
Walsh
Massachusetts
Houston
Harmon
Ohio
Baker
Cleveland
War Department
Hugh L. Scott
Judge Advocate General
Mr. Breckenridge
General Scott
Congress
Chamberlain
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Senate
House
New York
Lindley M. Garrison
George Leary
Washington
Bryan
Wilson
Pindell Denies Report On Cabinet Offer
Henry M. Pindell publisher of the Peoria Journal denies any offer to a cabinet post and says he is headed to Washington next week on a purely social mission amid rumors of a White House appointment. The Peoria dispatch notes he was mentioned as a possible successor to Secretary Garrison.
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Pindell
Peoria
Henry M. Pindell
Peoria Journal
Garrison
Wilson
Washington
House Armed Services Panel Thanks President for Fairness Over Draft
The House military committee adopted a resolution thanking President Wilson for his broad minded fairness in handling preparedness issues and for defending the committee as shown in his correspondence with former Secretary Garrison.
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Garrison
Washington, D. C
House Military Committee
Hay
Wilson
Nicholas Goes to Front
Petrograd dispatch reports Emperor Nicholas II leaving yesterday for the front amid wartime mobilization. The move underscores Russia's intensified effort as German and Austro Hungarian forces press the eastern front.
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Nicholas
London
Petrograd
Reuter’s
San Antonio Area Weather Outlook Tonight Through Saturday
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for a cloudy night with unsettled conditions. Expect colder readings Saturday with northwest winds and possible light showers.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Regional Weather Briefs From Five Cities
Weather summaries for St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul Kansas City New York and Washington list temperatures ranging from 2 to 42 with cloudy skies variable winds and chances of snow rain or continued cold. Highest readings reach mid 40s while lows dip to the low 20s or teens in places.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Campaign 1033 Pledges Reach $25 725 and 1033 Members
The Chamber of Commerce drive reports 1033 new members and $25 725 in cash and pledges. Generals Hucker and Hayes oversee separate wings with Brown and Birkhead captains leading teams. The luncheon at the St Anthony honored results and suggested the campaign may extend into next week.
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Chamber of Commerce
St. Anthony
Generals
J. W. Hucker
Robert Hayes
Clinton G. Brown
Claude V. Birkhead
Birkhead
Brown
Hucker
Hayes
Rotarians
R. C. Jones
Franz Groos
A. G. Beckman
A. P. Ford
Peter Hoefgen
A. Kronkosky
R. P. Schermerhorn
Richard Pruitt
Percy Tyrrell
Charles Schoff
C. V. Birkhead
J. H. Kirkpatrick
G. C. Holm
Herbert Barnard
P. J. McNeel
E. Bowles
Schaefer Drug Company
Caffarelli Brothers
Piper & Stiles
Fomby-Jones Company
Bull Brothers
Stewart Tittle Guaranty Company
Dr. C
Southern Ice & Cold Storage Company
G. D. Robbins
R. H. Wood & Company
Citizens’ Bank & Trust Company
E. Y. White D. & C. Company
A. Tank & Cooperage Company
Gottlieb Liquor Company
Sloan & Hagg
Emmett B. Cocke
Western
L. A. Casey
Hertzberg, Berrett & Kercheville
Lane Taylor
Household Furniture Company
Peter Catalani
Mrs. Roxanna Gunter
G. E. Knauff
NAVY Dismisses 82 Midshipmen for Academic Failure
Secretary Daniels approved the academy board’s recommendation to dismiss 82 midshipmen for unsatisfactory academic performance. The group includes students from all four classes with 3 first class, 19 second, 20 third, and 40 fourth class members. Daniels noted the navy needs capable officers and expressed regret over the action.
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Washington, D. C
Daniels
Naval Academy
Navy
Zeppelin raiders decorated by Kaiser
Copenhagen dispatch says the German emperor awarded the Pour le Merite to the commander of the Zeppelin raiding squadron that attacked English towns. Iron crosses were also distributed among Zeppelin crews according to Reuters.
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London
Reuter
Copenhagen
Mystery surrounds death of Marion Lambert in Lake Forest
Autopsy confirmed enough poison in the 18-year-old Miss Marion Lambert to cause death but did not determine its nature. Detectives search for the man who accompanied her into the woods as investigators probe motives and possible suicide or murder. Footprints were found parallel to the route to the finding spot.
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Chicago
Marion Frances Lambert
Lake Forest
Ill
Major Normoyle Dies at Fort Ontario
Maj. James E. Normoyle who commanded Fort Ontario in Oswego New York died today from blood poisoning at age 50. Known as the War Department's go to man in domestic emergencies his leadership during 1911 Mississippi River floods helped restore order and save hundreds of lives.
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Oswego
N. Y
James E. Normoyle
Fort Ontario
Normoyle
War Department
Mississippi Valley
President Wilson Triumphs In Senate Executive Session
President Wilson appears to have won decisive gains for ratifying the Nicaraguan treaty in an executive session of the Senate. Opponents conceded the administration could reach the required two thirds and predicted ratification on the following day.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Senate
Citizen Martin Kurz Found Dead in Yorktown House
Martin Kurz, 80, a well known Yorktown resident, was found dead at his home this morning. Police say he was killed by a stroke from an axe planted over his head. the weapon was recovered from the woodpile in the yard.
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Yorktown
Tex
Martin Kurz
Kurz
Morgan Arrives in London Aided by Bank of England Governor
J P Morgan reached London by special train from Fal mouth and was greeted by Lord Sunliffe the Bank of England governor. The arrival marks a high profile stop in his business tour.
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Bank of England
London
J. Pierpont Morgan
Falmouth
Lord Sunliffe
Strauss Donates 350000 for Polish Jews Relief
Mr and Mrs Nathan Strauss contributed 350000 for Jewish relief in Poland. The gift will be handled through the Cooper Union of New York and covers funds raised since their arrival in Southern California.
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Straus
Long Beach
Cal
Nathan Strauss
Poland
California
Cooper Union of New York
British battle fleet in North Sea inspection by reporters
French and American correspondents tour Britain's first line offensive fleet off an English base. They view battle cruisers from Helgoland Bight to Doggerbank, inspect Lion and Tiger, note few battle scars, and observe crew readiness amid mist and patrols.
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North Sea
London
Great Britain
Associated Press
Falkland Isles
Dardanelles
Helgoland Bight
Doggerbank
Lion
Admiral Beatty
Seydlitz
Tiger
Princess Royal
San Antonio Nears Vast High Gravity Oil Find
In the Hamilton Swain tract San Antonio shows a high gravity oil discovery with a shallow 470 foot strike. C A Sarber forecasts 200 barrels daily with quick setup, and a townsite named Chicago planned along the Southern Pacific near the field.
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San Antonio
Pennsylvania
Cushing
Oklahoma
C. A. Sarber
Texas
Oil development plans in Hamilton Swain district advance
Associates are expected to visit San Antonio to inspect operations. Sarber controls leases and 2470 acres in the district and intends large scale development. Prominent U.S. oil men have recently visited to study the holdings while work proceeds under secrecy with public restricted access.
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San Antonio
Sarber
Hamilton-Swain
Ojd
United States
Larber
Insane Inmates Languish In Redundant Texas Facilities
Dr. Thomas W. Salmon warned at the Texas County Judges Association convention that Texas asylums and poor farms house insane detainees in crowded, unfit conditions. He cited jail-like confinement, minimal care, and underpaid staff, urging $500000 for 475 beds and repurposing an abandoned prison into a hospital for African American inmates.
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Waxahachie
Tex
Thomas W. Salmon
New York
Rockefeller Foundation
Texas County Judges’ and Commissioners’ Association
Salmon
Texas
Qa Hospital
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