Slayden Suit Seeks Right to Name Officers in Battle
James L. Slayden seeks court aid to select the section of officers amid a Democratic primary fight. The Thirty-seventh District suit, filed by his attorney R. T. Boyle, asks that he be allowed to name supervisors. Hearing postponed to 3 p.m. after county chairman C. S. Fowler and the Democratic executive committee requested time to answer. A. L. P. Barrett backs an intervening petition. Senator Carlos Bee declines further involvement, noting trust in the presiding judges to be chosen.
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Congress
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Thirty-seventh District Court
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Fowler
Democratic Executive Committee
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Slayden
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Kowler
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Boyle
Reagan Houston
Election Committee
Hexar County
County Commissioners
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Singdon
Ro J. Joyle
Hie
Slaydon
Women Voters Warn Against Anonymous Campaign Card
A letter from BOUSSHLE RO JENNETTE denounces an anonymous card linked to the Ladies Publicity League that attacks his past as a brewery salesman. He urges Bexar County women to vote on the 27th for law and order and to resist late, false reports or traps.
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Bexar County
Ladies’ Publicity League
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Ladies Publicity League
Mexar County
Bousshle
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Women Scent a Plot Stirs Fray in Slayden Campaign
A courtroom scene drew women voters into a dispute over merging issues and chances of franchising women, while Judge R J Dall and Fowler's counsel argued the slate for presiding judges and clerks should be fair and impartial. The article notes delays, lists of judges, and requests for candidate approval, with Boyle and Slayden figures pressing for representation and accuracy.
Cardinal Gibbons Celebrates 84th Birthday Anniversary
Baltimore Md July 24 Cardinal Gibbons yesterday marked the eighty fourth anniversary of his birth. The aged prelate appeared in strong health and youthful for his years. He voiced support for the President remaining in Washington over the summer saying it keeps him in touch with military and national affairs. He also expressed deep sympathy for Colonel and Mrs Roosevelt after the loss of their son noting Roosevelt’s sacrifice for the nation and admiration for his willingness to endure hardship.
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How Men Trained for Civil War And Modern Warfare
An observer recalls a homemade Civil War era training camp in Mercer County Pennsylvania where raw volunteers aged 15 to 60 drilled with improvised arms and makeshift officers. He contrasts those rough beginnings with European armies and notes the war's early mobilization after Sumter and Lincoln's call for troops.
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Grant
West Point
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Mercer County
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Falstaffs Ragged Regiment
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Farm Meadows
Tiaitaia
France
Ialy
Germany
Austria
Hush appeals to county leaders over taxes and salaries
A lengthy open letter to J. R. Davis and County Commissioners accuses them of tax extravagance, political advertising using county funds, and improper assessments. It questions legality of a $2500 salary, cites Altgelt v Gutzeit, and condemns favoritism toward Paul Steffler while detailing perceived misvaluations of banker properties, lands, and a telephone company.
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Paul Steffler
County Commissioners Court
Altgelt
Gutzeit
Supreme Court
Bexar County
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Andrew Jackson kin of heroic lineage heads to fight in Europe
A World War era note recalls Andrew Jackson’s descendants and White House ties as America boys prepare to deploy to the Western Front. The piece blends family history from West Point graduates to Jackson’s household, ending with a quip about German praise and a wartime exchange.
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Theariter
New Orleans
United States
America
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New York
O Army
Andrew Dackson
West Point
Tiske
York
General Jackson
Hermitage
Nashville
Jackson
Drine
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Finnly Donelson
White House
Army Contract Scandal Reveals Widespread Profiteering
Washington reports that army Intelligence and the Department of Justice uncovered fraud and gross profiteering in contracts for shoes shirts leggings and other soldiers supplies. Officials say manipulation of inspections and commission schemes benefited certain contractors while defective rain coats were shipped to France. The investigation links officers and former players to commissions and a national graft conspiracy, with action anticipated as proof develops.
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Hilton
New York
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Quirtermaster
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Endorsements Back Doughty for Texas Superintendent
A broad education bloc declares strong support for W F Doughty in the Texas State Superintendent of Public Instruction race. The plea argues he is clean, efficient, and integral to an intact, well-run state education system, urging education allies to re elect him.
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State Department of Education
W. F. Doughty
Friends of Education
Texas
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Promotions Soon Expected for Depot Brigade Officers
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