Retirement of Colonel Dorst at Fort Sam Houston
Fort Sam Houston reports Col. Joseph H. Dorst retires after forty years service. Col. Mathias W. Day will assume command of the Third cavalry. Dorst's career includes inspects general duties and command during the Spanish American War. The Thirteenth Infantry departs for Fort Leavenworth by rail as vacancies widen in the Fort Sam camps.
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Fort Sam Houston
Joseph H. Dorst
Third Cavalry
Mathias W. Day
Ninth Cavalry
Dorst
Twelfth Cavalry
United States Army
General Wood
Day
United States
Ohio Cavalry
Colonel Day
Thirteenth Infantry
International
Great Northern
Fort Leavenworth
Fort D. A. Russell
International & Great Northern
Engineers
Signal Corps
CAMP FIRE LIGHTS UP TROOP H AT ELEVENTH CAVALRY EVENT
Visitors to the Eleventh cavalry camp fire last night found easy access to the venue. Brilliant Chinese lanterns and glowing camp fires lit the area with an electric signing beacon at Troop H. Two bands, that of the Eleventh...
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Eleventh Cavalry
Eleventh
Weather forecast for Texas showers and sun
The forecast covers Eastern Texas with showers Sunday and Monday and fair Sunday on the south coast. Western Texas projects local showers Sunday and Monday.
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Washington
Texas
Weather observations across major cities
Observations at 8 p m show temperatures ranging from 70 in New York to 90 in Kansas City with clear conditions in many locations. Winds predominantly from the south or southeast bring varying cloudiness and chances of showers or thunderstorms in Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Boston.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Marital Woes of Goodwin Revealed by Actor in Book
Excerpts from Nat Goodwin memoir Why Beautiful Women Marry Nat Goodwin are aired. He recalls wife Maxine Eliott as eccentric, describes attempts to invite impoverished nobility and soldiers to Jackwood estate, and recounts a party overheard exchange about a vulgar Boston educated man with amusing anecdotes.
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Goodwin
Maxine Eliott
Nat Goodwin
Jackwood
England
Maxine
Army artillery camp dance ends late after taps is shelved
Seventeenth artillery unit hosted a social with Colonel Van Ors dale's friendly oversight. Troops welcomed guests and danced in a pleasant, successful affair. The camp fire ran from 8:30 until late. taps were omitted and only the guard remained on duty. Committee members included Sergeants Mc coveres McQuade Freeman and O'Sulvan.
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Seventeenth Artillery
van Orsdale
Mccoveres McQuade
Freeman and
O’sulvan
Cattle Die in Texas Heat Across Plains and Pecos
Thousands of cattle have perished from heat hunger and thirst on the Western Texas plains and Pecos valley. Losses estimated at 600000 to 750000 with rains needed within ten days to avoid reaching into the millions. Grass burned up and water scarce as eight counties suffer, cotton yields drop thirty percent due to drought.
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Galveston
Tex
Texas Plains
Pecos Valley
Casses
Children Produce Potential Energy Claim At City Conference
Judge Ben B. Lindsay of Denver praised children as the best producers of energy at a conference on The Boy and How to Handle Him in Atlantic City. He said children are the life blood of the state and more productive than coal or steam, urging sympathy and understanding over club methods.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Ben B. Lindsay
Denver
International Christian Endeavor
Lost mother from Kansas City described as 26
Mrs J W Johnson a 26 year old mother with light blue eyes and hair, wearing a pale blue lawn dress and pink straw hat, disappeared after leaving her husband and two children at 502 West Ninth Street. Her husband, unfamiliar with the city, fears she has become lost in the crowds.
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Kansas City
J. W. Johnson
Big City
West Ninth Street
Castro Returns to Venezuela Leads 2000 man force
Exiled Venezuelan leader Cipriano Castro reportedly lands near Colombia with an army of about two thousand. Reports say government troops are being recruited as foreign intervention defense debates rise and Castro aims to return to Caracas.
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Caracas
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Castro
Colombia
Credit Lyonnaise
France
Silvera
Europe
Slayers of Chinese Will Be Executed
In El Paso on July 8 twenty Maderistas were jailed over the Torreon massacre of 303 Chinese on May 15. If linked to deaths in El Paso they face execution under the suspension of guarantees law running to September 16. Fifteen others are sought for the slaughter and would be shot if convicted.
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EL Paso
Tex
Torreon
Contracts for Browns ville road surveys awarded to C. S. Young
San Antonio executive committee of the San Antonio and Mexican Construction company awarded two preliminary surveys from San Antonio to the Rio Grande to determine the best route for the Brownsville road. C. S. Young will begin work at once. About $20,000 of $22,500 stock assessment on hand to pay surveys, offices, and solicitors to raise bonuses. Three factors in route choice: topography freight potential and bonus money. Attending the meeting were Henry L. Halff chair, George W. West, T. C. Frost, W. B. Tuttle, L. G. Denman, and C. S. Young.
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San Antonio
Rio Grande River
Brownsville Road
Young
San Antonio & Mexican Construction Company
International Club Building
Mr. Young
San Antonio Loan and Trust Company
Rio Grande
Henry L. Halff
George W. West
T. C. Frost
W. B. Tuttle
L. G. Denman
C. 8. Young
Keene Says He Is Getting Well After Illness
London July 8 James R Keene reports his health improving after a severe illness. He walked two miles in 85 degree sun, plans to recover further in Newmarket and country homes, and has lost 35 pounds to 120. He endured five months in Bordighera sanitarium and faced a recent grave turn but now suffers less internal pain and follows careful dieting.
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London
James R. Keene
Picadilly
Keene
New York
Newmarket
Bordigheri
Royal Welcome Spurs Irish Tour Amid City Row
King George and Queen Mary arrived in Dublin with a festive welcome and naval honors but a city council row over the royal reception led to the Lord Mayor’s absence at the official welcome. Critics smeared paint on bridges while the king praised Ireland’s welfare and proceeded to Trinity College after the landing.
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Dublin
King George
Queen Mary
Kingston
Viceroy
Aberdeen
Prince of Wales
Princess Mary
Duke of Connaught
Farrell
Trinity College
Leeson Street
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