Cattlemen Discuss First National Convention at San Antonio Jubilee
The American National Live Stock Association, meeting in El Paso, unanimously backs the San Antonio bi centennial exposition for 1918. Delegates pledge to promote exhibits and seek states to send entries, signaling the association’s first national convention to be held in the city during the jubilee. A telegram confirms the assured convention and hints at other national and state groups joining the exposition.
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San Antonio
American National Live Stock Association
el Paso
Ike T. Pryor
Texas
Men Who Will Direct Fair Are Selected
The list shows appointed men and non resident commissioners for the fair. Names include James Wadsworth Jr and John H Kirby among the directing group, with numerous non resident appointees from Alpine to Yoakum and San Antonio. San Antonio commissioners listed include H S Affleck and George D Armistead, among others.
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James Wadsworth Jr
Abilene
Jim H. McCullum
Bastrop
Joseph Daugherty
Beeville
Victor ¥. Vinson
Big Wells
D. A. O’brien
Brownsville
Jordan Campbell
Cambleton
C. C. Thomas
Cotulla
Josteph Garrety
Corsicana
W. B. Bizzell
Ae Station
Henry A. Mugge
Parade closes conference for 1918 fair jubilee
A civic and military parade marked the closing of the 1918 fair jubilee. It began on Alamo Plaza at 3 pm, proceeding west on Houston to Laredo, returning via Commerce to Alamo Plaza. City officials urged shops to close 2 to 4 pm. Brigadier General Oscar C. Gussaz led as grand marshal with Fort Sam Houston officers. Four divisions included Fort Sam troops, city department employees, civic groups, and automobiles.
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Alamo Plaza
Houston Street
Laredo Street
Commerce Street
Oscar C. Guessaz
Texas National Guard
Fort Sam Houston
M. F. Waltz
Justice Basis of Peace Says the President
The President argues for a commission to study facts of industry and world economic exchange to guide legislation. He warns against hasty foreign commerce reforms and suggests addressing unfair competition within borders first, supplementing prior letters to Congress with this explicit stance. He recalls his last message to Congress and the imagined conditions influencing his mind.
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Congress
Four Days to Pay Poll Taxes in County Office
Four days remain for voters to qualify by paying poll taxes at County Collector John A Bitter’s office. The cutoff is midnight on May 31. Payments are rising daily, with 704 poll taxes issued by Wednesday noon. Thursday noon indications did not show a higher total. The office operates 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, including noon.
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John A. Bitter
Bi Centenary Texao Exposition Faith Pledged by 757 People
A banquet at the Menger Hotel showcased Texas jubilation for the 1918 bi centennial exposition. Speakers from state and national government, church groups and various interests pledged full co operation. Messages from President Wilson and others reinforced broad support for the Texas centennial effort.
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Menger
San Antonio
Texas
Lone Star State
T. A. Taylor
University of Texas
Menger Hotel
Wilson
Ferguson
Barrett
Pan-American Union
United States
J. M. Kerwin
la Porte
Father Kerwin
California
Sweet
J. O. Terrell
Edwin F. Sweet
Department of Commerce
Mr. Sweet
H. O. Sandberg
Pan- American Union
Mr. Sandberg
Sophie Sweet
Senator Bee
Tra C. Ogden
Hortense Ward
Houston
Mexicans Send U S Soldiers Across Border Incident
Pedersen and Wheeler, two sailors, reported reaching Matamoros around 8 a m. after learning of four comrades drowned. Col. A P Blocksom at Fort Brown confirmed the fatality. The men are held in Fort Brown guardhouse. Wheeler lives at 80 Webster Street East Boston and Pedersen at 364 Longdale Avenue Chicago.
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Matamoros
Pedersen
Wheeler
Col. A. P. Blocksom
Fort Brown
Webster Street
Boston
Mass
Biggo Pedersen
Longdale Avenue
Chicago
Drowning of Four and Capture of Two American Soldiers
Major General Funston reports to the War Department the drowning of four and capture of two American soldiers near Browns ville Tex yesterday. The dispatch mentions an investigation by Col Plummer and that Mexican consul Garza has been informed and is seeking a search for Private Wheeler and Pederson. States that crossing the border could be a hostile act and that the inquiry with the de facto Mexican government awaits, with War Department information sent to Secretary Lansing.
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Washington, D. C
Funston
War Department
Brownsville
Tex
Anderson
Twelfth Cavalry
Plummer
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Garza
Matamoros
Wheeler
Pederson
Clements
Rays Mills
Michael F. King
King
New York
Rhode
Cherry Creek
Best
Portland
Ore
Boston
Mass
Viggo Pederson
Biggo" Peterson
Chicago
State Department
Mexico
Lansing
Wilson may include Texarkana in southern tour
Texarkana Ark January 27 President Wilsons secretary J P Tumulty wired President Offen hauser of the Texarkana Board of Trade that Wilson is considering speaking here and may add Texarkana to his southern itinerary in the interest of the preparedness program.
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Texarkana
Ark
Wilson
J. P. Tumulty
Offenhauser
Texarkana Board of Trade Today
Women Lead in Texas Suffrage Effort at Fair Luncheon
At the St. Anthony Hotel luncheon honoring fair delegates, members of the Equal Franchise Society and visiting suffrage leaders discussed Texas suffrage politics. Speakers included Mrs. Griswold, Miss Freeman, Mrs. Cunningham, and Rep. Burmeister, who urged 40,000 signatures for a suffrage plank.
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Committee of One Hundred
San Antonio
John Case Griswold
Equal Franchise Society
St. Anthony Hotel
Chile
Texas Woman Suffrage Association
Galveston
Texas
America
Cunningham
James M. Young
Elisabeth Freeman
New York
Gulf
Panhandle
Rio Grande
Red River
J. Eliot Ross
Austin
Chicago
Frank Burmeister
House of Representatives
Women of the State Executive Board
Texas Woman's Suffrage Association
San Antonio Society
San Antonio Equal Franchise Society
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
San An
Mute Arrested After Door Knock in Lone Elm Area
A man described as deaf and dumb was arrested in the Lone Elm community near Waxahachie after a house wife said the mute used abusive language toward her when he presented a card at her door. Deputy Sheriff Callens made the arrest and the man allegedly spoke loudly at the house when free, but remained silent on the way to jail.
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Waxahachie
Tex
Lone Elm
Callens
Deaf Dumb and Uneducated
New York report from January 27 describes a deaf and dumb man who could neither read nor write and faced challenges in communication and education. The brief notes social hurdles and systems aiming to assist him, highlighting barriers to schooling and literacy efforts.
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New York
Arraigned in Court Over Concealed Weapon Charge
A man who cannot write or understand sign language was arraigned on a concealed weapon charge. The case was postponed until the court can establish an effective communication method as required by law.
Ad interim British reply on mail protest
London officials delivered to the American embassy an ad interim reply to the U S protest over mail detention. A formal answer will follow once France approves Britain’s stance. Britain will cite German abuses of first class mail and rely on The Hague postal conventions for justification.
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London
Foreign Office
United States
Great Britain
The
Hague
United States protests interference with mails to Sweden
The United States protested to England last month over interference with mails between the country and Sweden. Large quantities of mail material especially parcel post packages were seized from several steamships detained in British ports en route to the continent.
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United States
England
Sweden
Iron Mountain Train Wreck In Oklahoma Injures Crew
A southbound Iron Mountain passenger train seven hours late was ditched near McKay, two miles west of Salisaw. The combination mail and baggage coach burned with all contents. The engineer and fireman had their legs broken in the jump. A relief train with doctors and nurses was sent from Van Buren. Traffic delayed about 18 hours. A washout of one mile of track caused the wreck.
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Iron Mountain
Oklahoma
Salisaw
Okla
McKay
Here
van Buren
Defense Attorney Closes Fifteen Minute Argument
In a St Louis Globe-Democrat report the defense lawyer opened with a nostalgic tale of a boyhood swimming hole describing balmy air singing birds and youth joys before the judge interrupted, ordering him to resume attire as the fifteen minutes ended.
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Chauncey
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
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Texas Conference of Education
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Women’s Suffrage Association of Texas
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