Casement Arraigned Over Irish Brigade Plan in Germany
The attorney general outlined Casement s scheme to form an Irish brigade among German prisoners to fight England with offers of pay and emigration benefits. Witnesses described Casement s trip to Tralee by submarine and the sinking of a rifle shipment, while Casement defended Bailey and eyed a rebel flag in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganizer
Germany
Ireland
Casement
Berlin
England
America
Edward Grey
Bailey
Frederick Smith
Tralee
Monteith
Tower of London
McWhinna’s Fort
Richard Morton
Buckinghamshire
Sirrederick
Siroger
Hadeen
Foreign Office
Robinson
John Cronin
Cork
The
Munster Fusilliers
Daniel O’brien
Limburg
Sir Casement
O’brien
Mexicans in Brownsville Propose Unit To Aid U S
About 200 Mexicans in San Benito voted to form a battalion to fight for the United States if needed. They will not join the Texas National Guard but stay ready to answer a government call. Colonel Bullard Major Kilbourne and Antonio Ramarez spoke at a mass meeting of more than 350 Mexicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Tex
San Benito
United States
Mexico
Texas National Guard
R. L. Bullard
J. F. Kilbourne
Twenty-sixth
United States Infantry
Antonio Ramarez
Confederacy
Texas Rangers
Thirty Infantry units move through Kansas City en route to Texas
Thirtieth Infantry trains pass through Kansas City Missouri en route from Pittsburg New York to Sam Fordyce Texas. Three special trains carried 28 officers and 50 men. Forty six cars were needed for the men and equipment. They departed Pittsburg last Friday and expect to reach their destination Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirtieth Infantry
Kansas City
Plattsburg
N. Y
Sam Fordyce
Tex
Pittsburg
City battles constitutionality of bank guaranty law
The city’s injunction suit against state bank authorities and West Texas Bank seeks to share in the guaranty fund. Daily deposits and city bonds are debated as the court weighs jurisdiction, payment of unsecured depositors, and the bank’s pending wind up. Reorganization plans for West Texas Bank proceed, with stock pledges around 200000 and a new charter possible after capital targets are met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas Bank & Trust Company
F. G. Chambliss
Supreme Court
C. M. Cureton
State Bank
John S. Patterson
Patterson
West Texas Bank
L. K. Roberts
Cureton
J. F. Carl
R. H. Ward
George R. Gillette
R. J. McMillan
Brown
Gillettee
Chambliss
George Huntress
Tavloe
McMillan
West Texas
Gillette
Texas
Commissioner of Banking
State of
Ward
West Texas Bank and Trust Company
General Cureton Opens Defense of Guaranty Fund Law
General Cureton immediately began an argument to sustain the constitutionality of the guaranty fund law. The hearing may extend over several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Cureton
Guaranty Fund
Tax money tied up by injunction cripples city tax payments
Depositors in West Texas Bank and Trust face help waiting as an injunction prevents Banking Commissioner John Patterson from disbursing funds. City taxes are due May 31, and many smaller depositors fear losses from interest and penalties if funds remain unavailable. Affected savers blame the city for blocking the bank, delaying tax payments and risking penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas Bank and Trust Company
John 8. Patterson
U S Prepares Vigorous Note Over Interfered Mails
Washington May 15 The United States plans a very vigorous protest to Britain over repeated interference with mails to and from the United States especially neutrals. A note will reject seizure and detention of mails. Britain’s reply to a prior note is deemed unsatisfactory and Wilson will press for policy change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Great Britain
England
Europe
State Department
Wilson
Snow Depth Reaches Two Feet in Deadwood
Two day storm leaves nearly two feet of snow on level ground in Deadwood South Dakota. The heavy snowfall is expected to benefit farming regions as soil moisture improves and spring preparations begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
Mayor Brown and dignitaries confer with Funston at department HQ
In Brownsville leaders Mayor Brown Cesar Kleberg and R J Kleberg met Major General Funston at department headquarters for an hour or more. The talks appeared to center on the need for more troops in the Brownsville district, though no official statement was issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funston
Mayor Brown
Brownsville
Caesar Kleberg
R. J. Kleberg
Department
The Lazy Servant and the Wish Lamp
A lazy servant desires riches until a fairy grants a lamp and prompts a wish. She dismisses the idea as a ploy to polish brasswork, leaving her fortunes unchanged and life as it was.
Preparedness Parade Reveals Hard Work Behind Rally
Colonel Charles H. Sherrill credits six weeks of effort by hundreds of men for the national preparedness parade held Saturday in New York. He notes no full mobilization occurred and denies rumors of German-American hostility, citing thousands in the march and the creation of a permanent 8000-strong insurance division to promote preparedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles H. Sherrill
Sherrill
Chicago Plans a Parade for Preparedness
William Ma ther Lewis of the Illinois Naval League will issue a call for suggestions for a Chicago preparedness demonstration modeled after New York where 145 000 people marched. Tentative dates are June 10 during the national convention week and July 4 with a goal of at least 200 000 participants from the middle west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
William Mather Lewis
Illinois Naval League
New York
Middle West
Snowy Everest View Linked to Far-Distant Peak
Reading note mentions a 407 mile distant sighting of Mount Everest from Dulia, claiming the snowy summit is plainly visible without aid from that distance. A brief ad notes a Sunday morning train service by Southern Pacific at 60 cents and references Sutherland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Everest
India
Dulia
Obituary of Basil Crump Aged 15 In San Jose
Basil Crump 15 died Sunday morning in San Jose Bexar county He was a native of Illinois and had lived in San Antonio briefly He is survived by his mother a sister and a brother R R Crump who took the body to Bridgeport Illinois Monday The Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company directed the funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil Crump
San Jose
Bexar County
Illinois
San Antonio
R. R. Crump
Bridgeport
Ill
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company
Mrs Nellie Maxwell Dies in City Home
Nellie Christian Maxwell aged 24 dies at 230 Compton avenue Sunday night. A native of Grover Texas she had lived in the city three years. Survived by husband W Maxwell of San Antonio parents Mr. and Mrs. James H. Davis a sister Mrs Pearl Davis Martin of San Antonio and a brother J F Davis of Del Rio Texas. Body to be sent to Commerce Texas by Riebe Undertaking for interment there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Christian Maxwell
Compton Avenue
Grover
Fannin County
Tex
W. Maxwell
San Antonio
James H. Davis
Pearl Davis Martin
J. F. Davis
del Rio
Commerce, Tex
Riebe Undertaking Company
Miller Dies at 71 on Austin Road Near City
George Miller 71 died at his daughter Mrs May Voeste home on the Austin road eight miles from the city at 7 am Monday. A New Hampshire native he worked as a salesman for Alamo Dressed Beef Co. He leaves son George P. Miller of New Orleans and daughters Miss Ida Miller of New York and Mrs Voeste. Funeral from Riebe Undertaking Chapel at 10 am Tuesday with Rev Arthur Jones of First Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment in City Cemetery No. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Miller
May Voeste
Austin Road
New Hampshire
Alamo Dressed Beef Company
George P. Miller
New Orleans
Ida Miller
New York
Voeste
Rieb
Funeral of L. O. Simon at Travis Park Methodist
The funeral for L. Otto Simon, who died last Thursday, was held at Travis Park Methodist Church at 10 a.m. Monday. Services were led by Pastor C. W. Weddell with church members as pallbearers. Mr. Simon had long been a church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. O. Simon
L. Otto Simon
Travis Park Methodist Church
C. W. Weddell
Mr. Simon
Interment Held at City Cemetery No 1
Shelley Loring Coane Co. Automobile reports interment in City Cemetery No 1. Both phones 971 metas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelley-Loring Coane Co
Automobile Us
Mexican Plot to Blow Up Kingsville Bank Foiled
Kingsville Texas authorities and federal agents arrested Colonel Jose M Morin a former Villista officer on a train south of San Antonio. The alleged plan included setting a barn fire to draw attention before bombing the bank and hardware store. Fifteen Mexicans were held in Kingsville jail with more arrests anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsville
Tex
Scarborough
Jose M. Morin
Villista
San Antonio
Venezuela Uses Scientist To Instruct Farmers Freely
The Venezuelan government hires an agricultural scientist to provide free guidance to farmers, aiming to improve crop practices and yields across rural regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government of
Venezuela
Rifle clubs on border towns may get government rifles
Secretary Baker informed Senator Sheppard that Donna Del Rio and Eagle Pass residents who want rifle clubs can receive government equipment if they apply to the National Rifle Association. The War Department had previously rejected a similar request but with Texas National Guard deployment the policy was reconsidered to aid civilian military training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Baker
War Department
Sheppard
Donna
del Rio
Eagle Pass
National Rifle Association
Texas National Guard
Sutherland Springs Round Trip Fare Noted
A fragment notes a 60 cents round trip to Sutherland Springs and back, with Sunday service details and Southern Pacific mentioned, dated as an advertisement snippet.
Curved Windshield Patented To Reduce Sun Glare
Inventors unveil a curved automobile windshield design that reflects sunlight downward to prevent glare. The patent describes a lens shaped surface that directs bright light away from the driver's eyes, potentially improving visibility and safety.
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Priestley
Ransom & Silsbee
Palm Beach
Men's Outfitters
U. S
Tlanta
Atlanta
Fanta
Wes Price
Eizton
Dank
Washington
S. Smith
Smith
Oliggatt
Myers Tobacco
Sutherland
A. m
Southern Pacific
Sutherland Springs
State National Bank
R. R. Russell
W. W. Collier
J. H. Haile
N. H. Browne
Thos. E. Mathis
A. G. Engelke
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