Adjustment of Welsh coal strike sought
Londor July 18 New proposals are understood to offer a basis for settlement of the South Wales strike. The ministers committee and miners are in communication with Walter Runciman and Lloyd George to pursue concessions while the government studies the full issue. Lloyd George plans to visit Cardiff to talks with miners and aims to ease tensions without a formal new pact.
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Londor
South Wales 1
Care
Lloyd George
Bonhon
Daria Lloyd- George
South Wales
Board of Trade
Livya- George
Carranzistas In Possession Of Cananea
Reports from Mexico describe intense fighting as Carranzistas seize Cananea and disrupt traffic between Vera Cruz and Jalapa. Attacks on foreign-owned property and sugar plantations, with casualties among a British brand security force, are noted. Supplies disrupted and civilians suffer amid invasion as Red Cross aid dwindles. News from Oaxaca claims independence and local prosperity under its own money.
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Mexico
Vera Crus
Jalapa
Wiattow
Sperulor
Hritigh
Brand- Rao Wil Troan
Zapata
Carrattza
Jorge Aiorinan
Trotera
Zapata Troona
Mesivo Uy
Puebla
Ulive
Dixpalahas
Mexico City
Avery City
Wong
Oaxaca
Mézies
Genera
Suit on bond election unraveled in San Diego county case
In San Diego county the court halted plans for a bond election to issue 2100,000 for a new courthouse. The commissioners’ court briefly met, annulled the election order, and the mandamus case ahead of Judge Taylor’s hearing featured three issues on voting precinct division and poll tax receipt restrictions. Prosecution represented the county officials. plaintiffs’ counsel was J. Doughtory of Beeville. The trial's outcome hinged on whether the election could be restrained by mandamus.
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Chapus Cbristl
Tex
Buys Anderangie
Loval
San Diego
Taylor
Wo FE
Bmith
Hayy Dixon
Givens Pare
Marshal Hicks
San Antonio
Officisls
Duval County
J. Doughtory
Beeville
Plaintate
Minister's Wife Conducted Service in Absence
A minister's wife filled the pulpit on Sunday after the pastor received a summons for conference. She led two services and preached two sermons to a large congregation, receiving high praise for her efforts in the district church.
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Ole Dar
Ehuiren
Water route along coast now feasible
In Corpus Christi on July 18 an Intercoastal Transportation Co. venture announced partial realization of Colonel Rapes’s long dream for deep water access from New York to Corpus Christi. A self propelled barge operates between Corpus Christi and Galveston via the intercoastal canal, with plans to transfer tonnage at Freeport to New York steamers, enabling a roughly ten day link to southern gulf ports.
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Vohdus Christi
Colonel Rapes
Gulf Coast
Corpus Christ
Open Gulf
Tve
Intercoasts] Transportation Co
Corpus Christi
Galveston
New York
Freeport
Port O'Connor
Ruskport Aransas Pass
Frt
Aransay
Corpusurists
Penota
Commane
Strikers Defused After Last-Minute Union Talks
U M C machinists at Remington Arms near Bridgton, Conn, faced a planned general strike. An 24 hour delay was announced following conference in New York between Machinists Union VP JT Keppfer and Structural Iron Workers VP John Johnson with a major industry investor.
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Bridowyort
Conn
Remington Arms and Ammunition Commans
Nan
Meril
JT. Keppfer
Machinists’ Union
Toh A Tohnson
Structural Tron
New York
Johnson
Fifty Four and One Half Per Hundred Tax Rate Set
Austin July 8 The automatic tax board of the state will set the next fiscal year rate based on a $2,718,080 property evaluation rise and a total appropriation of $6,761,945.40. Absence of Governor Ferguson may adjourn the meeting. counties are urged to send tax estimates as Dallas leads with $142,195,820 valued property.
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Austin
Pex
Comptrulier
Hun
Tases
Uy Olytes PaLincen
Rai
Agnorse
Fergivon
Automeils
Comptroller’s Department
Wee
Officisi
Counies
Pallag
Dallas
Harta
Tarrant
Dmielennon
American escapes from German camp reach London
Charles B Pray of Hunt, Illinois, who escaped a German concentration camp and reached London, submitted an affidavit to Robert P Skinner, American consul general, describing brutal conditions and his attempt to communicate with the American consulate. He says German officers unmasked him as English despite his passport and birth certificate and forced hard labor before his 71 mile walk across France to safety.
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London
Charles B Pray
Hunt
Crum
Goreman
Robert P. Skinner
Skinner
State Department
Mgr
Pray
Germany
Maunfeldt
Toade Uo
Waerttambure
Woerttembure
Mor 71
France
Dallas jitneys seek petition to amend transit rule
A chaotic OCR fragment notes 2300 names attached to a petition for an initiative ordinance in Dallas. It mentions jitneys, a new ordinance, and calls for an election to approve a measure. Details are garbled with numerous names and unclear locations.
Missionary Team Conducts Service at Presbyterian Rally
At a joint meeting of all congregations at Hirst Presbyterian Church the missionary team prepared services for the Kerrville conference on foreign missions. Dr. James J. Vance and Dr. H. I. Williams led talks on Christian outreach, with Rev. Fr. D. Bedimar and George P. Seeman also presenting. Slides illustrated life in Japan and the Belgian Congo as speakers discussed Christianizing the world and the nation’s role in global mission work.
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Congregation of Presbyterian Churches
Hirst Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
FR. D. Bedimar
Belgian Congo
George P. Seeman
Vanderbilt University
Stereopticon Entertainment
Williama
Vance
William
Japan
Corpus Christi
Kerevie
Sunda
Willams
Bodhige
Dr. Williams
Badinger
Congo
Locust Warning Reports Cicada Invasion Across Northern States
The Pittsburg Post notes seventeen year locusts, Brood VE, likely to extend from the Eudon to the Mississippi and along the Appalachian plateau into Northern Georgia and South Carolina. The insect’s damage may be widespread though not the most destructive brood. Entomology experts advise against repellents and favor early morning or late evening collection of insects to protect nurseries and young orchards.
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Pittsburg Post
Mdst
Nir
Eud
Mississippi
Appalachian
Georgia
South Carolina
Department At Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Wisconsin
Michigan
South
Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
Bureau of Enthymology
Bar Association to act on Supreme Court amendment
The San Antonio Bar Association called a 10 oclock Wednesday meeting in the seventh district court to endorse a constitutional amendment replacing three Supreme Court justices with Frye nominees. The group plans to go on record in support ahead of Saturday’s vote, aided by remarks from prominent judges and lawyers including Leroy G. Denman and George Belinferr o.
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San Antonio Bar Association
Walter Napier
Geventytind District Court
Frye
Supreme Court
Tvo
Leroy G. Denman
Thomas E. Prenklin
T. D. Cabby
George Belinferro
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Momdon
Whs
Plana
Xity
Board of Commissioners
Hal
Cananea
Red Cross
Lanado
Red Cross Relief Fonds
Monterey
Fica
Nueva Laredo
Elizabeth Por
Anather
Mandnanisce
Baligting
Wipakowski
Wile Kanowski
Sessions
Inter Coastal Service
U.M.C
Remington
Boston Craney
Charles B
Jitneys
Sigie Garretsois
Selb
Tyuxton
Theos
United States
Presbyterian
Tindome
Houston
Port
State Bank 6 Trust Company
The State Bank @ Trust Co
Guaranty Fund Bank
Texas
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