Texas Democrats Edge Toward Harmony at State Convention
The Texas Democratic factions split between Pros and Antis plan to control the state convention in San Antonio. Pro faction aims to endorse national prohibition and back a Love as national committeeman while Antis push compromise to support Wilson and preserve party unity. The convention opens Tuesday with the anti saloon league coordinating a morning meeting at the Gunter hotel and the state committee meeting Monday to canvass delegates.
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San Antonio
T. B. Love
Texas
St. Louis
Wilson
National Prohibition
Dallas
Cato Sells
Love
Democrats of
Tag Sone
Ferguson
Union
Gunter Hotel
R. Harper Kirby
Anti-Saloon League
Austin
A J. Barton
Waco
Market’ Hall
Paul Waples
State Committee
Committee On
Governor Ferguson Heads to State Democratic Convention
Governor Ferguson will depart Sunday for San Antonio to attend the state democratic convention and back the candidacy of Judge William Poindexter for national committeeman. Secretary John G. McKay and Captain W E Craddock will also travel, with the Austin delegation leaving Monday morning.
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Austin
Tex
Ferguson
San Antonio
Democratic Executive Committee
William Poindexter
John G. McKay
W. E. Craddock
J. A. Owens
House 10 Vote On Exposition Monday
Washington May 20 Representatives Garner delayed action on the Texas Bicentennial and Pan American Exposition resolution to avoid possible defeat. The measure was favorably reported and sits on Speaker Clark’s desk with plans to push adoption Monday. Texas delegates lobbied Congress and officials as Postmaster General Burleson Attorney General Gregor pledged support and publicity ideas. John Barrett Pan American Union head offered full cooperation andMay visit San Antonio. Delegation split. some returned to Texas others headed to New York and beyond.
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Washington, D. C
Garner
House
Clark
Texas
Congress
Department
Burleson
Gregor
San Antonio
John Barrett
Pan-American Union
New York
Army recruiting under Hay resolution gains 728 recruits
Washington May 20 The Adjutant General's Department released Hay resolution figures showing 728 new recruits last week toward expanding the regular army by 20 000. In 65 days the campaign produced 7446 recruits from 33 546 applicants with most sent to the border for patrol duty.
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Washington, D. C
Adjutant General's Department
Austrian Losses Mount in Early Offensive
Rome reports 25 000 Austrian casualties in three days of fighting including killed wounded and missing. Trent hospitals are full and Red Cross trains head to Bolzano where a row of barracks has been converted into hospitals.
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Rome
Idea Nazionale
Trent
Red Cross
Bolzano
Jealousy Sparks Tragic Shooting and Suicide in Muskogee
Frank Murphy shot Mrs. May Fishero in her home in Muskogee Oklahoma, in front of her 4 year old son, and then killed himself. The woman was fatally wounded and investigators cited jealousy as the motive.
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Self
Muskogee
Okla
Frank Murphy
May Fishero
Weekend Texas Weather Forecast
Sunday brings fair conditions across Texas with cooler spells on Monday. East Texas shows general fair weather with rain in the northeast, interior cooling, and light to moderate northwest winds along the coast.
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WDPST
Texas
East
Weather Forecasts From The Light Across Major Cities
The Light’s forecasts list conditions for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York Boston Washington with highs ranging from 66 to 74 and winds from the southeast south and northwest. Rain and cloudy skies appear in multiple cities and temperatures are noted for Saturday.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Funston Seeks More Troops for 390 Mile Big Bend Border Patrol
General Funston asked the War Department to send additional coast artillery companies to bolster the border defense in the Big Bend region. He plans to use coast artillery at fixed points while cavalry conducts scouting and patrols along a 390 mile border plagued by bandit activity.
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Coast Artillery
Big Bend
Putting Our Latest Super-Dreadnaught Inte Commission
The draft is 28 feet 6 inches and designed speed 20 12 knots. Powered by two triple expansion engine sets and twelve water tube boilers delivering about 25 000 horsepower. Oil fuel saves space for coal bunkers. Four turrets on the keel line house six 14 inch rifles in front and rear, plus two turrets with two 14 inch guns each firing over the larger batteries for a total of ten large guns.
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Oklahoma
Trucks For British Taken Over By U S
Par sons Kans may 20 a special train load of 28 motor trucks and 41 drivers bound for the Mexican border passed through Parsons. It was the fourth such train in two days with over 100 trucks sent south. Eastern auto firms reportedly have contracts for 100 more per outfit for El Paso. Drivers carry two year government contracts to go anywhere. the cars were built for the British but the United States demanded them for border service.
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Parsons, Kans
Parsons
el Paso
United States
American flight record broken by Victor Carlstrom
Victor Carlstrom set a new long distance air record from Newport News Virginia to Sheepshead Bay covering about 400 miles in four hours and one minute. Accompanied by Captain Ralph Taylor the pair flew Curtiss biplanes, while Stephenson McGordon made a similar flight finishing an hour after Carlstrom. A telegraph timed message carried by Captain Baldwin arrived at the Aero Club of America confirming the record.
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New York
Victor Carlstrom
Aero Club of America
Carlstrom
Newport News
Sheepshead Bay
Carlestrom
Ralph Taylor
Coast Artillery
Connecticut Guard
Stephenson McGordon
Ala
Ang
Army Reorganization Bill Passes House Amid Tug of War
The House approved the conference report on the army reorganization bill by 349 to 256, sending the measure to the president for signature. It envisions a 175000 strong regular army with expansion to 216000 in time of emergency and federalizes the National Guard with militia pay from Washington. The bill also funds nitrate production and new civilian training camps.
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Washington
D. C
House
Senate
Mann
Britten
Wheeler
Tavenner
Buchanan
Illinois
Gardner
Gillett
Rogers
Walsh
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Guernsey
Maine
Hadley
Johnson and
Humphrey
Moores
Indiana
Nelson
Wisconsin
Schall
Minnesota
Johnson and Thomas
Kentucky
Morgan
Oklahoma
Platt
Husted
Sanford
London
New York
Randall
California
National Guard
War Department
House Passes Ship Bill Strengthening Navy and Merchant Marine
The administration shipping bill to upbuild the merchant marine and bolster the navy passed the House by a 21 vote margin. The measure creates naval auxiliaries and expands merchant marine capacity to support national defense.
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Washington, D. C
House
Promotion Favorable for Brigadier General Clem
The Senate Military Affairs Committee voted to favorably report a bill promoting Brigadier General John L. Clem of San Antonio to Major General. A similar bill passed the Senate last year but failed in the House due to adjournment rush. Clem hopes for action in both houses this session.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Military Affairs Committee
John L. Clem
San Antonio
Senate
House
Clem
Congress
Drummer Boy of Chicamauga Retired General Clem
General Clem retired from active service August 13 1915 at age 64. Friends push Congress to grant him major general rank in recognition of his Civil War service. He enlisted as a drummer in 1862 and served through the war, earning the nickname drummer boy of Chicamauga. Now resides in San Antonio.
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Clem
Congress
Twenty-second Michigan Infantry
Chicamauga
San Antonio
Four Jurors Picked in Orpet Murder Trial
Waukegan Illinois May 20 four men were sworn as jurors to hear Will H Orpet charged with murder in the Marion Lambert case Judge Donnelly adjourned court for the weekend stating the jury will reflect Lake county farmers all married with children The panel of venire men totals 370 with 700 to 800 more expected before next Saturday adjournment and the aim to seat twelve jurors by then
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Waukegan
Ill
Will H. Orpet
Marion Lambert
Donnelly
Lake County
Falfurrias Men Given Employment
The state labor program under Commissioner Woodman found jobs for about 300 drought stricken men from Falfurrias southwest Texas. Imperial Sugar of Sugarland hired 100. railroads transported the men free under an attorney general ruling. Applications continue to come in for more work.
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Austin
Tex
Woodman
Falfurrias
Texas
Imperial Sugar Company of Sugarland
Attorney General's Department
Tornado Hits Texas and Oklahoma Towns
A tornado swept through southern Oklahoma and northern Texas late last night. Kemp City suffered a collapsed tent and many deaths and injuries while Carpenters Bluff and nearby towns reported fatalities. A relief train carried doctors and supplies from Denison to Kemp City.
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Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Kemp City
Okla
Denison
Carpenters’ Bluff
Ape City
Red River
Colorado Tornado Strikes Yuma County Seat Injuring Eighteen
A tornado hit Yuma Colorado injuring eighteen people, with two feared dead, and wrecking fifteen homes and six businesses. A severe hail and rainstorm followed, and Burlington railroad wires were mostly destroyed except one unusable for messages.
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Colorado
Denver
Colo
Yuma
Yuma County
Burlington Railroad
Auto Turns Turtle Four Hurt On Fredericksburg Road
An automobile turned turtle early today on the Fredericksburg road injuring four men, two seriously. The Hope saloon owner reported the crash to police. Ambulance took the injured to city hospital. Names listed include Carmel Alses, G. Shoeback, Lonney Stanley, and Antonio Conness. Accident occurred about four miles from the city. no further details available at 2 AM.
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Fredericksburg
J. J. Hope
Hope Saloon
Carmel Alses
Goliad
G. Shoeback
South Hackberry
Lonney Stanley
Avenue Co
Antonio Conness
Interventions and Peace Hopes in Mexico Crisis
High authority reports diplomat Lynn Rogers warned Venustiano Carranza that U S intervention could follow if contingencies arise Wilson aims for conciliation but signals strong U S sentiment for action Carranza demands immediate or dated withdrawal of American forces War Department notes Funston may withdraw some troops while Baker denies orders Sibley reports readiness to pull back after finishing operations at Glenn Springs and Qu Bunillas raids
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Washington, D. C
Lynn Rogers
Mexico City
Venustiano Carranza
Rogers
United States
Wilson
Carranza
Congress
Mexico
SIBLEY ON WAY OUT AS SECOND PUNITIVE EXPEDITION RETURNS
Marathon Texas May 20 The second punitive expedition moves back toward the border with Colonel Sibley’s troops due to reach the Rio Grande by tomorrow night and the rear likely by Tuesday A Troop Eighth Cavalry penetrated 135 miles south of the border and will take four to five days to return The mission to rescue Jesse Deemer and Monroe Payne is deemed accomplished raiders driven far south of the river and a Mexican force of 100 Carranza troops is reported advancing from Sierra Mojada toward the bandits The Americans plan a permanent camp at the Rio Grande and Boquillas as supply lines from Marathon and San Antonio are organized while 700 bandits gather near Terlingua and 200 Menticanos camp at Aguacate om
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Funston
Big Bend
Coast Artillery
War Department
Sixth Cavalry
Pershing
Glenn Springs
General Funston
Mexico
S. P
Gulf and Atlantic Seaboard
Southern Pacific
del Rio
United States Army
Sibley
Langhorne
Boquillas
Eighth Cavalry
Fourteenth Cavalry
el Paso
Brownsville
John A. Hulen
Fort Sam Houston
Matt C. Bristol
Marathon
Tex
Jesse Deemer
Monroe Payne
Carranza
Sierra Mojada
Rio Grande
San Antonio
Terlingua
Marfa
Aguacate Om
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Border
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First Chief
General Pershing
Mexican
Baker
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