Commonwealth Bank Formed From West Texas Bank
The Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company completed organization to take over West Texas Bank affairs. Capital of 300000 over-subscribed as it files core documents in Austin. President Harry Landa leads, with H P Drought, W R Wiseman in top posts and a long slate of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company
West Texas Bank and Trust Company
Austin
West Texas Bank
Harry Landa
H. P. Drought
W. R. Wiseman
J. E. Jarratt
J. H. Savage
E. J. Altgelt
Elizabeth Moore
Rh. L. Witt
Herbert H. Reed
Hugo Kott
F. W. Pwiliam
J. F. Carl
J. F. Nooe
Leo M. J. Dielman
J. Altgelt
San Antonio
Department of Banking and Insurance
John 8. Patterson
West Texas
State Banking Department
Messrs
R. L. Witt
F. W. Pulliam
Midnight Battle for Cumieres Commanding Verdun Action
London May 27 A midnight battle for Cumieres at Dead Man Hill marks today’s Verdun fighting Berlin calls it a stubborn attack Paris deems a ferocious struggle The French midnight official reports successes in attacks on German trenches southwest of Dead Man Hill and in the Thiaumont region east of the Meuse
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London
Cumieres
Dead Man Hill
Verdun
Berlin
Paris
Thiaumont
Meuse
Condition of James J. Hill Serious After Operation
James J. Hill’s condition was pronounced serious after an operation at the Empire Builder residence. Surgeons W J Mayo C H Mayo and J B Gilfillan drained an infection of the buttock and thigh and Hill was reported resting quietly after a 25 minute procedure. His wife and six children were present.
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ST. Paul, Minn
James J. Hill
W. J. Mayo
C. H. Mayo
Rochester
J. 8. Gilfillan
St. Paul
Empire Builder
Hill
Mr. Hill
Louis W. Hill
Walter Hill
Clara Hill
George T. Slade
Emil Boeckmann
Michael Gavin
John Hill
New York
Sam Hill
State of Washington
New England Parade Demonstrates Preparedness Demand
Boston Mass May 27 The mass parade shows New England’s call for national preparedness with 41379 marchers. The event ran from 1 PM to 6 45 PM, passing city hall and the state house review stand despite a rain shower.
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Boston
Mass
New England
United States
State House
City Hall
One Juror Seat Remains Empty in Orpet Case
In Waukegan Illinois May 27 after two weeks of jury selection for the Will Orpet poisoning trial for Marion Lambert one seat remains empty. Judge Donnelly will censor jurors reading matter this afternoon and the state plans to call William Lambert father of the deceased as first witness.
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Waukegan
Will Orpet
Marion Lambert
Donnelly
William Lambert
Weather Outlook for East and West Texas
East Texas sees Sunday and Monday with continued high temperatures and gentle to moderate southerly winds along the coast. West Texas reports fair conditions through Sunday and Monday with ongoing high temperatures and light winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Weather forecast by The Light across cities
Forecasts show St Louis 74 degrees and cloudy with NW wind. Chicago 70 partly cloudy with northern breeze. Milwaukee 70 cloudy with southern wind. Kansas City 74 clear with northern wind. New York 64 cloudy with possible rain. Boston 60 cloudy with possible rain. Washington 80 cloudy with southeast wind and rain likely.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Pershing Gavira Conference Planned at Casas Grandes
A meeting between General Pershing and General Gavira to discuss closer US Mexican cooperation against bandits will occur at Casas Grandes, with Pershing traveling from Namiquipa by auto and Gavira from the Mexican northwest rail line. The plan follows intense calls in army circles for better collaboration as tensions rise with Carranza’s forces and large de facto troops concentrate near Chihuahua.
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Pershing
Gayvira
el Paso
Mexico
Casas Grandes
General Funston
General Bell
Bell
Gavira
General Pershing
Namiquipa
San Antonio
Funston
United States
Pershings
Villa
Carranza
Washington
Cruces
Candelario Cervantes
Seventeenth Infantry
Lange
Davis Marksbury
George Hulitt
Cervantes
Jose Bencorne
Hulitt
Third Cavalry
Fort Sam Houston
Mercedes
Brownsville
Thirteenth Infantry
Engineers Drive Mexico Expedition Road Network
The Second battalion of engineers under Major Lytle Brown works on roads bridges wells and support for Pershing's force in Mexico. A bridge by Company E under Lt Bradforth Chenowyth, water digging near Ascension, and a base map office in Columbus track truck consignments with pins and invoices. The border patrols extend supply lines and an auto transport plan may push 1800 miles with 20,000 soldiers using additional truck trains from Washington and San Antonio.
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Pershing
Lytle Brown
Mexico
Fort Sam Houston
Columbus
Colonia Dublan
Company E
Bradforth Chenowyth
Ascension
Madden
Whitman
Pearson
Lee
Hansen
Base Quartermaster Department
United States
Ries
Quartermaster’s Department
San Antonio
Washington
New York
Gulf of California
War Secretary Seeks Funds for Troop Movement
Secretary of War Baker asked Congress for 2,927,975.14 dollars to transport the army and supplies in Mexico to Fort Sam Houston and border points. He also requested funds for transporting National Guards from Texas New Mexico and Arizona and for military equipment and 161,315 dollars for draft and pack animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Baker
Congress
Mexico
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Hearst Timber Burning In Mexican Pines
Fire devastates pine forests on the Babicora ranch and Pearson tract near Namiquipa Mexico. reports from San Jose de Babicora say thousands of trees destroyed with a large loss expected. Mrs Phoebe Hearst owns the Babicora ranch. courier delivered the update to field headquarters tonight.
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Namiquipa
Mexico
Columbus
N. M
Babicora Ranch
Pearson Tract
San Jose de Babicora
Phoebe Hearst
Powell Sued Over Bond Forfeiture in Archer County
The Texas Attorney General's Department filed suit in Fifty-third District Court against J. D. Powell former Archer County tax collector and bond sureties. The state seeks forfeiture of Powell's bond claiming he owes the state 7588.40 in tax collections.
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Austin, Tex
Fifty-third District Court
Attorney General's Department
J. D. Powell
Archer County
Powell
No Passports to Mexico Issued by State Department
The State Department will not issue passports to Americans traveling to Mexico City or other interior Mexican points. The Carranza government requires foreign passports, and the administration's policy urges Americans abroad to depart to avoid the unsettled conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Washington, D. C
State Department
Mexico City
Carranza
Governor boosts reward for escapee Tom Tate
The governor renews a $250 reward for the arrest and conviction of Tom Tate, who escaped Fort Worth jail on November 9, 1912. Tate had been sentenced to death for killing two people and wounding two others in Smith County.
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Austin
Tex
Tom _ Tate
Fort Worth
Smith County
Texans Fight Proposed 33 1 3 Percent Insurance Increase
Texas fire insurance protestors warn state commission against mercantile risk rate hike. Judge Batts cites 1915 net premiums of 7 038 167 and 50 percent coverage for expenses, arguing profits from 1914 9 million in net gains and 11 696 934 total stock profits. He urges city and business groups to mobilize against higher rates.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Chambers of Commerce
State
Fire Insurance Commission
R. L. Batts
Batts
Aetna
Globe and Rutgers
Hartford
North British and Mercantile
Delaware
New York
United States
Callaway Endorses Submarines Over Dreadnoughts
Representative Callaway of Texas defended submarines as the better defense than battleships, arguing submarines and torpedo boat destroyers give England sea mastery today. He remained a pacifist, claiming the United States is secure against attack and dismissed threats as nonsense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Callaway
Texas
England
United States
Training program for bankers targets Austin students
B D Harris of National City Bank of New York arrived in Austin to discuss a new training plan for university and bank employees. The program aims to place young men in New York bank offices for systematic training in foreign and domestic banking.
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Austin
Tex
B. D. Harris
National City Bank of New York
Austin Banks
New York Bank
New York
National City
Cattle Shipments to Pass Through San Angelo
Five trainloads of cattle are scheduled to move tomorrow from West Texas areas west of Big Lake toward Colorado and the Panhandle due to drought. The Sonora Cattle Company will ship sixty cars to Colorado and Alpine sends thirty five cars to Hereford.
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San Angelo
Texas
West Texas
Big Lake
Colorado
Panhandle
Pecos
L'Sonora Cattle Company
Alpine
Hereford
Waite Convicted Murderer Faces Death Sentence
Arthur Warren Waite was found guilty of murdering his wealthy father in law John E. Peck. The jury deliberated one hour and twenty three minutes, with two jurors holding out for life imprisonment. Waite awaits sentencing at the Tombs, likely to die in the electric chair within six weeks barring appeal.
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New York
Arthur Warren Waite
John E. Peck
Waite
Matteawan
Warren W. Waite
Lloyd
Frank
Clara Louise Peck Waite
Percy
Percy Peck
Somerville
N. J
Jacob Cornell
William Penny
Supreme Court
Penny
Shearn
Rogers Deuel
Sen Sheppard seeks leniency for Texas militiamen
Senator Sheppard asked President Wilson and Secretary Baker to urge leniency for 116 Texas National Guard members facing court martial in San Antonio for failing to answer duty summons. He seeks the lightest punishment possible for the accused men.
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Washington, D. C
Senator Sheppard
Wilson
War Baker
Texas National Guard
San Antonio
Sheppard
Wilson speech signals peace push and wary stance
President Wilson addressed the League to Enforce Peace and signaled a tentative push toward ending the war. He stated the United States will not shape the terms of settlement but will seek an international league and an international police force.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
League
United States
Association of Nations
Inas
Ington
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NEW Bank
Rogers
Secretary of War
Protection of Border
Hearst Timber Burning
Tate
U.S. Safe
West
A. D
Mr. Wilson
Europe
Asia
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