Goadjutor of Diocese Selected At West Texas Meeting
At St Mark's Church the West Texas Episcopal diocese convened a special council to prepare for selecting a bishop coadjutor due to Bishop Johnson's advancing years. Clergy favored Rev Philip Cook while nominations began for a two thirds vote after a finance review and bylaw amendment. Luncheon followed as delegates gathered for the afternoon session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas Episcopal
St. Mark's Church
Muckogee
Johnson
Philip Cook
Cook
Muskogee
J. A. Massey
W. S. Garden
B.S. McKenzie
John W. Sikes
John Dout
Hugh B. Bowden
George
A. W. Burroughs
Counc E
Vitalitas Booth Draws Crowds at Tickle Town Carnival
An elderly East Texas veteran praises Vitalitas at the Made in Houston Show, claiming it restores youth and cures rheumatism. Spectators watch a mini plant demonstration as vendors tout the medicine’s natural origins and broad claimed benefits.
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East Texas
Vitalitas
Houston
Vicies
Ie Sreger
Agner’s
Notable Texas Clerical and Lay Delegates Named
A long list names Antonio A W and many state leaders and delegates across Texas towns including Fort McKavett Boerne Brownsville San Antonio Laredo Cuero Corpus Christi Kerrville Laredo San Marcos Victoria Gonzales and more. The representatives cover both clergy and lay members with judges and pastors from Pearsall Beeville St Johns San Antonio Montell Junction Corpus Christi Cuero Gonzales Kerrville Lockhart and other communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis A. Parker
Corpus Christi
F. P. Sames
Cuero
J. B. Kennard
John Co. Jones
Gonzales
Dr. E. Galbraith
Kerrville
Leonard Nelson
Laredo
Arthur Eb, Carter
Lockhart
A. M. Ramsey
K. J. Harrison
San Marcos
D. H. Braman
Victoria
A. W. Seeligson
W. G. Tobin
Service Resumed Across Southern Pacific Departments in Houston
Houston reports a return to near normal as perishable goods move again and trains depart after a night of rapid activity. The fatality from Victoria, Engineer George Gillig, is noted and E O Quinn, his alleged killer, is tied to the Houston area. Grand railway officers remain, expecting a final adjustment in coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Southern Pacific
Texas
Louisiana
George Gillig
Victoria
E. O. Quinn
Houston Heights
Quinn
Engineer killed as SP strike violence erupts in Victoria
In Victoria Texas on November 18 a union engineer named George Gillig, 30, was stabbed to death by a strikebreaker as workers returned to a station to meet a train with strikebreaker guards. Three companions were arrested as a crowd cheered the replacement crew.
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Victoria
Tex
Southern Pacific
George Gillig
Houston
Gillig
Men Return to Work After Southern Pacific Strike
Striking railway workers on the Southern Pacific lines resume their runs as operations are picked up where the stoppage ended. R. C. Watkins, division superintendent of the Sunset at this point, says he spent the morning conferring with union representatives to restore normal service.
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Southern Pacific
R. C. Watkins
Mr. Watkins
Striking East Indian Workers Paralyze Natal in South Africa
About 190000 East Indian laborers in Natal quit work amid a spreading strike that has paralyzed industry across the state. Discontent rose after the flogging death of a miner in Dundee and arrests of 2000 East Indians attempting to cross from Transvaal.
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Durban
Natal
Union of South Africa
Dundee
Ladysmith
Transvaal
South Africa
British India
Huerta Maintains Position as Mexico Tensions Persist
General Huerta resumes business at the national palace amid a tense standoff with the United States. The American chargé d'affaires continues to advise Washington but no fresh talks with Mexican officials are planned. Rumors of plots circulate while Ciudad Victoria is reportedly under Constitutionalists control and talk of Juarez remains unconfirmed.
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Huerta
National Palace
United States
Washington
Mexico
Vera Cruz
O'Shaughnessy
War Department
Ciudad Victoria
Tamaupilas
Juarez
Villa
Fates of Francis in Mexico Probed by Villa Forces
Juarez authorities and Villa generals search for Joseph H. Francis former Chicago alderman and ex Automobile Club president who vanished after a troop train movement to Juarez. Villa seeks to repair the Northwestern railroad while banks loan funds for troops and uniforms. Debates arise over Villa executions of Federals with officials noting inconsistencies. Mrs. J H Francis in Chicago doubts his presence in Mexico.
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EL Paso
Tex
Joseph H. Francis
Chicago
Automobile Club
Juarez
Francis
Terrazas
Villa
General Villa
Mexican Northwestern Railroad
Enrique Portillo
Casag Grandes
Jose Cordova
Pasqual Orozco
Chihuahua
Pablo Ybave
Mexico City
Diebold
No Agreement Reached In Mexican Diplomatic Talks
In Nogales Sonora Mexico Navy reports renewals of talks between William Bayard Hale for President Wilson and Venustiano Carranza head of the Mexican Constitutionalists. Hale met yesterday with Carranza's foreign relations minister Francisco Escudero and a difference of opinion surfaced that could halt diplomatic exchanges. No details on the dispute were given as discussions continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nogales
Sonora
Mexico
William Bayarg Hale
Wilson
Venustiano Carranza
Hale
Francisco Escudero
Carranza
Conference Doubts Over Hale Carranza Meeting
At Constitutionalist headquarters officials doubted a conference would occur between Hale and Carranza though some believed negotiations might conclude today. No opinions were offered on possible outcomes.
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Tion
Constitutionalist
Hale
Carranza
Blockade talk revived as Wilson cabinets weigh Mexican crisis
Washington observers report renewed talk of a blockade and new Mexican Congress actions as President Wilson and his cabinet discuss the crisis. Officials warn any move to isolate Mexico City would trigger U S action while awaiting outcomes of Constitutionalist gains.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
New
Mexican Congress
United States
Carranza
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Bryan
Huerta
Oders
Navy Department
Badger
Hampton Roads
Mediterranean
Tampico Reported Fallen Is Questioned In Galveston
A wireless message to Gulf Coast Fruit and Steamship Co. claimed Tampico Mexico had fallen to Constitutionalists. President R. T. Burge doubts the report as the Atlantis sails to Tampico with passengers and cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Gulf Coast Fruit and Steamship Company
Tampico
Mexico
Minnesotan
R. T. Burge
The
Fruit Company
Atlantis
Victo ria Falls to Constitutionalist Forces
Mexican Constitutionalist representatives in Washington claim Victoria the capital of Tamaulipas surrendered at noon yesterday to Generals Pablo Gonzales and Antonio Villareal. Federal commander General Rabago was reported wounded. In Brownsville reports say Federal troops defending Victoria are making their last stand at a Catholic sanctuary as forces concentrate there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Laredo
Victoria
Tamaulipas
Texas
Pablo Gonzales
Antonio Villareal
Rabago
Brownsville
Tex
Recovered from Lung Trouble Now Insured
A testimonial asserts Eckman's Alterative helped a Brooklyn man recover from serious lung trouble and gain life insurance acceptance. The letter from W. E. Gee cites night sweats cough and weight gain to claim recovery and policy approval. The ad promotes Eckman's Alterative for throat lung ailments without narcotics.
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Eckman
Dean St
Brooklyn
N. Y
W. E. Gee
Pearsall Phia
Constitutionalist advances in Mexican siege near Victoria
Pablo Gonzales said Federal moves during the siege cost them heavily and that capture of the city was expected. Federal reinforcements near Victoria from Monterey were reportedly routed, with five officers killed including Lt. Col. Ramirez and four captains. Gonzales reported captured horses saddles and ammunition by Constitutionalists.
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Matamoros
Pablo Gonzales
Victoria
Monterey
Ramirez
Gonzales
Victoria Falls to Constitutionalists in Tamaulipas
A telegram from San Antonio reported that Victoria, capital of Tamaulipas, fell to the Constitutionalists led by General Pablo Gonzales. Sent by A Garza Gonzales from Brownsville, the message said Victoria was captured at 12 o clock today November 17 with no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
San Antonio
A. Perez
Tamaulipas
Pablo Gonzales
A. Garza Gonzales
Brownsville
Retirement of Huerta Favored by Berlin Paper
Berlin editorials back Huerta’s retirement as the surest path to restore order in Mexico. The Tageblatt cites Admiral von Hintze advising Huerta to accept American proposals and warns Europe to guard against injecting the Monroe Doctrine into Mexican affairs. A separate item notes A L King, a Chicago mining man, robbed of $600 after bandits shot his horse near Temosachic, Chihuahua, arriving in Douglas, Arizona to report to the American Consul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huerta
Berlin
General Huerta
Tageblatt
Mexico
Paul von Hintze
United States
Border
Douglas
Ariz
A. L. King
Chicago
Temosachic
Chihuahua
King
Frederick Simich
Nogales
Troops Withheld In Navajo Subjugation Request
General Bliss countermanded an order to send cavalry to subdue belligerent Navajos on Beautiful Mountain near Shiprock New Mexico. Washington referred the matter to Bliss, who ordered Fort Bliss to supply troops, then revoked it. The Department of Justice will decide next steps. Army officers expect no prolonged chase of the fugitives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Bliss
United States
Hudspeth
Beautiful Mountain
Shiprock
N. M
Tasker H. Bliss
Southern Department
Washington
Bliss
Department of Justice
Department
Protestants protest official Thanksgiving mass in Washington
Protestant clergy in the capital object to the annual mass at St Patrick s Church attended by President Wilson and cabinet members. A resolution by the Episcopal Lutheran Baptist and Disciples of Christ clergy denounces the ceremony as an official Roman Catholic festival and protests the use of the president s presence to glorify the church with an official character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
St. Patrick’s Church
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Wilson
R. H. McKim
Episcopal House of Deputies
Episcopal Lutheran, Baptist
Disciples of Christ
United States
America
Boy Killed As Train Derails Between Austin And Sprinkle
A M K T freight wreck between Austin and Sprinkle after spreading rails killed Jim Wade of Austin and injured Arthur Waldrop and an unknown boy. The train split as nine cars left the track at about 35 mph, overturning on a lumber car where Wade and the two boys were riding.
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Austin
Tex
Sprinkle
Jim Wade
Arthur Weldrop
Young Waldrop
Wade
Waco
Wreck leaves one dead and three severely hurt
A fatal train wreck left one boy dead and three others injured. The victim was found beneath heavy lumber while a third boy was placed on a northbound train toward Dallas for treatment. Investigators are examining the cause of the crash.
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Wade
Waldrop
Dallas
Looney Leaves El Paso Texas Boundary Hearing
Texas Attorney General B. F. Looney departed El Paso for Austin after a week of testimony in the Texas New Mexico boundary case. He will send an assistant to continue proceedings as commissioners hear six witnesses. Hearing may extend three to four months with Thanksgiving adjournment set for November 25 to December 1. U.S. Senators Catron and Fall of New Mexico have joined officials.
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EL Paso
Tex
B. F. Looney
Texas
Texas-New Mexico
United States
T. B. Catron
New Mexico
A. B. Fall
German Milk Dealers Seek Government Help on Sanitary Transit
German milk dealers asked the government to assist in securing improved sanitary conditions in milk transportation. The appeal centers on creating cleaner handling, storage, and delivery practices to protect public health and ensure product quality.
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West Texas Episcopal Council
J. 8. Johnson
San
Dehance
J. H. Francis
W. & G. Shoe Co.’s
Selz Royal Blue” Store
Houston Street
Looney
Ayer
Z . C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mase
Frank Bros.’ Clothes
Style
Frank Bros
Suan
Alamo Plaza
Frank Brothers
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