Revolt by Sarabia of no consequence
Reports claim Juan Sarabia launched a new revolution in Mexico after losing the San Luis Potosi governor race. Residents dispute the tale, noting his Liberal origins and past Socialist ties, jail record, and shifting loyalties between Huerta and the Constitutionalist side.
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Juan Sarabia
Mexico
San Luis Potosi
Barregan
Sarabia
San Luis Forest
San Antonio
Los Angeles
Cal
la Regeneracion
California
Porfirio Diaz
San Juan Ulloa
Madero
Huerta
What is this Sympathetic Ink Fake Letter?
A Pittsburg Post brief notes a suspicious letter writing style prompting concern. The author mentions a friend who is ill and needs to draft a condolence letter, hinting at questionable authenticity or method.
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Pittsburg
Chapa to Del Rio on Mexican workers exodus
Colonel Chapa travels from Sacramento to Del Rio at Governor Ferguson's request to calm Mexican farm laborers. He aims to reassure that the June 5 registration does not draft workers, following a Wilson administration-pledged policy that Mexicans may stay to work. Public efforts by the Chamber of Commerce, Bishop Shaw, Mexican Consul Baltran, and state officials seek to prevent return to Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Rio
Cal
A. Chapa
Ferguson
Texas
Chapa
Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
John W. Shaw
T. R. Baltran
Mexico
Convention in July draws Sunday school groups to Palacios
The organized Sunday school class convention will be held in Palacios on July 3 and 4 with denominations attending. San Antonio classes plan a special train leaving July 2 to join the delegation, inviting nearby towns to ride. Speakers include Rev. M. A. Andrews Hillsboro and Dr. M. E. Dodd Shreveport along with Mrs. J. F. Rayburn Bonham. The program features a song service led by Herbert C. Robertson and Robert Jolly and promises lively social events.
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Palacios
San Antonio
John S. Held
Herbert C. Robertson
Robert Jolly
Dallas
Helen A. Linscott
M. A. Andrews
Hillsboro
Held
M. E. Dodd
Shreveport
J. F. Rayburn
Bonham
Slackers Cross At Laredo Amid Mexico Exit Curbs
More than fifty slackers left for Mexico through Laredo as immigration agents moved to block departures to dodge military registration. Texas youths face $1509 bonds after attempting to flee, while officials from Santa Fe, Sunset Central, Texas Railroad Commission and other groups gathered for a long Texas court session social with toasts from Judge Henry Thurtwell and others.
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Laredo
Tex
Mexico
United States
Maine
Wyoming
Texas
Batesville
Republic
Nuevo Leon
George S. Mc Llroy
Henry Thurtwell
Washington
J. W. Terry
Santa Fe
Galveston
H. M. Garwood
Sunset Central Lines
Houston
N. A. Stedman
D. W. Beddo
Dallas
E. P. Gaines
Jefferson
R. Emerson
Austin
C. K. Hudnall
Texas Railroad Commission
James Kapp
J. W. Tony
Railroad Commission
W. R. McFarland
E. P. Huff
Kansas City
R. D. Cobb
Tyler
G. H. Cottingham
Sunset-Central Lines
D.W. McLeod
Santa I*e
J. L. West
C Schonfelder Jr
Leslie Moore
B. J. Lange
Archies. Brown
W. W. VanVoorhis Jr
Herbert Wolters
C. N. Campbell
H. D. Elliott
H. Henson
Shreveport Rate Case Dinner Banquet Teases Proceedings
A San Antonio banquet honoring Interstate Commerce Commission representatives and rail interests lightens the mood on the Shreveport Rate Case. Judge Henry Thurrell and Texas railroad officials debated the lengthy case, with nearly 100 attendees sharing humorous remarks as the hearing continues after years in court.
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Shreveport
San Antonio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gunter Hotel
Henry Thurrell
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Snreveport
Simple breeze and capsules claim fat reduction
An article touts a home fat reduction system using ten daily breaths in open air and oil of kerein capsules after meals plus nightly intake. It promises quick weight loss and better health, urging readers to obtain the capsules at the drug store and enjoy a lithe figure.
Doctors Urged to Aid Texas Sanitary Compliance
A joint Texas health board and State Council of Defense committee urges physicians and the public to enforce local sanitary ordinances to protect public health. They plan speaker programs before trades groups and civic organizations to raise awareness of potential calamities and the need for best sanitary conditions. The sanitation committee includes Judge J. M. Wagstaff, D. Co. Giddings, John Kennedy, B. A. Riesner, and N. A. Shaw.
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Austin
Tex
State Board of Health
Committee On Health and Sanitation
State Council of Defense
Texas
Board of Health and Sanitation
Boards of Trade
Chambers of Commerce
J. M. Wagstaff
Abilene
D. Co
Government recognizes Japanese marriage form in San Francisco
In San Francisco on June 2, Commissioner Edward White of the Department of Labor announced the United States now accepts the Japanese form of marriage. A traditional ceremony is not required for the groom to be present or for Japanese rites to be observed. The woman's signature on the family record of the groom completes a full Japanese marriage.
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San Francisco
Cal
United States
Japan
Edward White
Department of Labor
Contracts for 3,450,000 Shoes Awarded Nationwide
Washington June 2 contracts for 3,450,000 pairs of shoes for the army and navy were awarded Friday through the National Defense Council. Delivery is to be completed within eight months at an average price of 4.85 dollars per pair. The contracts went to competitive bids and are distributed among twenty seven firms.
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Washington, D. C
Army
Navy
National Defense Council
Charters Issued in Texas Cities June 2 Charters filed today in Austin
Charters issued or amended across Texas include Adams Oil Company of Wichita Falls with 50000 capital stock and four incorporators. City Garage of Tyler with 7500 stock. Home Social Benevolent Association Austin no stock. McLean Gifford Co El Paso 20000 stock. State Sanatorium Training School for Nurses Carlsbad no stock. McFaddin Fiess Kyle Rice Milling Beaumont name change. Gulf Coast Development dissolution Algoa.
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Austin
Tex
Adams Oil Company
Wichita Falls
Capital
T. P. Adams
W. E. Morton
R. O. Harvey
City Garage
Tyler
H. Fort Wood
Carl B. Wood
Joe Mitchell
H. EK. Dickinson
Home Social Benevolent Association
Incorporators
John A. Walker
C. E. Bailey
Lincoln Frazier
McLean-Gifford Co
el Paso
A. W. McLean
L. D. Gifford
A. Fernandez
State
Carlsbad
George J. Bird
C. W. Hobbs
T. J. Clegg
M. B. Pulliam
San Angelo
McFaddin
Fiess
Kyle Rice Milling Company
Beaumont
McFaddin Rice Milling Company
Gulf Coast Development Company
Algoa
Carter White Lead Sale Announcement
Special sale details with price at twelve dollars per hundred pounds and smaller sizes offered at standard advances. ED STEVES & SONS advertise the deal.
Colonel Goodnight Leads West Texas College Delegation
A June 2 Austin report details Colonel Charles Goodnight joining a Claude and Goodnight delegation to seek the West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College site. The plan includes Goodnight College buildings and 2090 acres of adjacent land and the Goodnight buffalo herd of 197 pure-blood buffalo, with an option for 38000 more nearby. Delegation also features Judges Lackey and Logue of Goodnight and Paul Nunn and J. M. Crane of Claude, highlighting Goodnight's long plainsman career and advocacy for education.
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Austin
Tex
Claude
Goodnight
West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Charles Goodnight
Colonel Goodnight
Goodnight College
Texas
J. L. Lackey
J. T. Logue
Paul Nunn
J. M. Crane
Liberia Breaks Off With Germany Amid War Straits
Liberia’s former Berlin agent asserts the United States coerced the break with Germany. He says Germans dominated Liberia’s trade before the war and Britain and France withdrew ships to pressure Berlin’s allies, plunging Liberia into financial distress and halting debt payments. The U.S. seeks ships to restore Liberia’s commerce.
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Washington, D. C
Liberia
Berlin
Cologne
United States
Germany
South Atlantic
State Department
Military Training at State University
Austin Tex June 2 Despite the turmoil the Board of Regents are involved in they will do everything possible for establishment of military training at the University next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin, Tex
Board of Regents
Allen's Foot-Ease Powder Offers Quick Foot Relief
An antiseptic powder for shoes and bath relieves corns bunions and sore feet. Used by German and Allied troops at the front, with over 190000 packages in use. Sold everywhere 2c, no substitutes accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Bicycles on Easy Payments at Portage Tire Co
Portage Tire Co advertises bicycles priced from 3 dollars at ten dollars per month or more on easy payments for 2018. Alamo edition notes advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage Tire Co
Alamo
University plan to train male students with federal arms aid
It was disclosed that the plan is favorably regarded by the board and that the Federal government will be urged to supply arms and officers for student training during the next university session. It remains uncertain if such arrangements will extend beyond the war period.
Texas cotton mills supply uniforms for agricultural force
Ten suits of clothes for each member of the Agricultural department force were received in Austin Texas. Made entirely in Texas from raw material to finished product the outfits imitate Palm beach apparel and are reportedly serviceable. Measurements were taken earlier and orders followed.
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Austin
Tex
McKinney
Texas
Palm Beach
Bledsoe May Enter Race for Texas Attorney General
W H Bledsoe representative from Lubbock county may announce for Texas attorney general at the next general primary. He is in Austin regarding Lubbock's bid to locate the West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College and may decide shortly to enter the race two years hence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
W. H. Bledsoe
Lubbock County
Lubbock
West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Sale Notice for Steves and Sons Offerings
Advertising note states price at 12.00 dollars per 100 pounds with smaller sizes available at usual advances. ED STEVES SONS advertise this sale and terms.
Serbians Killed Off Because of Revolts
Fragmentary reports from Udine via Paris describe widespread insurrection in Serbia crushed by Austrian German and Bulgarian forces. Prisoners claim thousands killed including many civilians as three weeks of fierce fighting ended with heavy Bulgarian losses. Bulgarian atrocities are labeled barbaric by both Austro German allies.
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Udine
Paris
Serbia
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