Hanly 19 Named Nominee of Prohibition Party
J Frank Hanly former Indiana governor was nominated for president on the first ballot at the national Prohibition convention in St Paul Minn He won 440 votes to 181 for William Sulzer New York. The platform calls for national prohibition equal suffrage and peace preparedness. Hendrickson led with 51 votes while various figures received minor totals.
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Indiana
Sulzer
ST. Paul, Minn
J. Frank Hanly
United States
Hanly
William Suizer
New York
ST. Paul
Minn
Prohibition Party
Sumner Hayes
Mr. Hanly
Eugene W. Chafin
Arizona
William Sulzer
Hendrickson
C. Hendrickson
Cumberland
Maryland
Hanly Forces
James Gilbert Mason
New Jersey
W. P. F. Ferguson
Sumner W. Haynes
Henry Ford
Michigan
National Prohibition Party
General Plummer Transfers From Llano Grande to Nogales Command
Brigadier General Edward H. Plummer, recently in command at Llano Grande, Tex., is reassigned to Nogales, Ariz., and will depart immediately to assume his new post. The successor at Llano Grande has not been announced, but Brigadier General E. R. Lewis of Indiana is the next ranking officer.
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E. R. Lewis
Indiana
Wilson Nominates Ruckman for Brigadier General
Col John W Ruckman of the coast artillery was nominated by President Wilson to brigadier general. Lt Col Samuel Reber of the signal corps was named colonel.
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Washington, D. C
John W. Ruckman
Coast Artillery
Wilson
Samuel Reber
Signal Corps
Pledges and Policies Include Navy Defenses and Trade
The document calls for maintaining an effective army and navy, coast defenses, reciprocal trade treaties, and commissions to gather facts. It favors establishing a robust American merchant fleet and opposes War With Mexico while pledging aid to protect American lives and endorsing a strict Monroe doctrine.
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Mexico
Vaughan Is Speaker At Ro tarian Luncheon
W W Vaughan division commercial superintendent of Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company spoke at the Rotary luncheon at the St Anthony Hotel detailing the companys operations and offering side lights on routine. Henry A Appel acted as toastmaster with Porter F Loring as vice president. Rotarians from Camp Wilson militia attended and reported a $78 78 surplus in the citizens fund was turned over. A rising vote thanked R S Bynum for his fund contribution and a committee was authorized to assist Rotarians likely in the base hospital at Camp Wilson. Amendments to the constitution were not discussed due to lack of a quorum.
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St. Anthony
W. W. Vaughan
Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company
Vaughan
Telephone Company
Henry A. Appel
Porter F. Loring
Camp Wilson
Citizens’ Fund
Thanks Way
R. S. Bynum
Klumpf Elected President of International Rotary
Arch C. Klumpf of Cleveland was elected president of the International Rotary Clubs at the closing session in Cincinnati. The business session ended last night while the board and executive committee planned to meet to name a secretary and to choose the next convention city.
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Klumpf
Cincinnati
Arch Co
Cleveland
International Rotary Clubs
Woman Burned in Fire Staged by Soldiers Claim
Mrs. James Sargent, 44 Ash Street near Camp Wilson, suffered severe burns to face neck and arms when her home burned at 1 pm Friday. She alleges soldiers locked her in a room and set the fire. police investigate. She was treated by Chief Wright and taken to City Hospital with expected recovery. The house, owned by Eliza Taylor, valued at about AE.
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James Sargent
Ash Street
Camp Wilson
Sargent
Chief Wright
Eliza Tayor
Dynamite Blast Hurts Home of Mine Superintendent in Colorado
A posse with bloodhounds pursued unknown attackers who earlier wrecked the home of Charles ONeill, superintendent of the Colorado Fuel and Iron mine at Starkville, six miles west of Trinidad, with dynamite. Nine occupants escaped serious injury.
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Colorado
Trinidad
Colo
Charles O'Neill
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Starkville
Here
Rainfall Totals From San Antonio to Texas Areas
Rainfall in San Antonio Friday morning reached 1.55 inches with showers continuing past noon. Austin and nearby areas reported heavy rain up to 4 inches while Kerrville and others logged lighter totals. Weather bureau predicts unsettled showery conditions across Texas and the nation with no clear storm center.
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San Antonio
Allen Buell
Local Weather Bureau
Texas
Austin
Taylor
Longlake
Waco
Kerrville
Longview
Nacogdoches
San Marcos
Temple
Columbus
Corpus Christi
July Rainfall Puts San Antonio Weather in Unusual Pattern
Major Buell notes July is typically dry for San Antonio but current reports show rains or showers affecting the area nearly every day this month, indicating an unusual wet spell for July.
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Buell
San Antonio
Bureau
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad Claims Quinine Iron
An advertising blurb promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malaria deterrent and tonic, noting the label lists Quinine and Iron in a tasteless formula with a price 60 cents.
Negro 16 Year Old Executed in North Carolina Lynching Case
Will Black, a 16 year old African American, was electrocuted today in Raleigh penal institutions for a capital offense against a 6 year old white child in Greene county last March. The crime led to the lynching of his father, Joseph Black. The brief notice ends with an unrelated classified ad for fishing tackle and bicycle shop in Portage.
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Raleigh
N. C
Will Black
Greene County
Joseph Black
Rainlight floods Austin area early morning
A heavy rainfall visited Austin and nearby areas early today and was described as general across the region. The precipitation arrived before noon, aiding farmers with timely moisture for crops.
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Austin
Tex
Firing Off Jutland Triggers Baltic Naval Sighting Report
Copenhagen dispatch notes heavy cannonading off Jutland and in the Baltic Sea. Vessel crews report German submarines torpedo boats and Zeppelins seen moving northwest from Jutland and gunfire heard across the Baltic through Wednesday night. They also mention small German warships sailing southward and an anticipated engagement with Russian forces.
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London
Jutland
Baltic Sea
Landsort
Gottsalsand
Copenhagen
North Sea
Baltic
British Steamer Yzer Sunk Off France
The British steamer Yzer of 8300 tons gross, sailing from Ports Me for Cette, France, has been sunk after leaving port on June 15. The vessel was reported sunk by Lloyds on July 21.
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Yzer
London
Lloyds
Ports Me
Cette
France
Candidates Clash Over District Clerk Race in Bexar County
A Spanish language newspaper clipping quotes attacks on a candidate Andres Coy and urges Mexican voters to back his bid for Secretary of the District Courts. The piece alleges bias against the candidate and frames the contest as a race loyalty issue.
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la Imparcial
Andres Coy
Bexar County
District Courts
Coy
Bexar
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Nogales
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Leack
Deaser
Armour
Armour’s
Armour ’x
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Kepley
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Alamo Plaza and
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Ady
C. M. Chambers
North Texas
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Senate Journal of
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United States Senate
Rangers
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James E. Ferguson
M’askill
Osceola Archer
SAN Antonio Loan & Trust
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