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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1919
Page
4
Advertisers and correspondents are reminded that no new matter can be received for insertion in the current issue after Tuesday noon. Readers are asked to bear this deadline in mind.
A critiqued policy on Mexican soldiers passing through Texas provokes debate as major papers cover Hobby’s mistakes. Canadian labor unions strike and seek U S solidarity, risking three million workers out. Foreign policy faces entangling alliances while reliance on Congress grows.
General Villa declares General Angeles as provisional President as his 13,000-strong force threatens Chihuahua and two other towns. President Carranza stays hidden in Mexico City amid fears of a broader revolt.
The text reports a deportation reply from the former empress stating unchanged attitude while observers expect a tribunal. It also covers commencement exercises at the Medical Department of the University of Texas in Galveston with Doctors Vinson, Dodson, and other faculty, awarding Doctor of Medicine degrees to 10 pharmacy graduates and 25 nursing graduates, plus B S in Medicine to three.
Col Theo W Goldin a veteran of Custer’s Seventh Cavalry tours Southern Department Army Y M C A camps entertaining soldiers with stories of the West. His career included frontier posts and the Battle of the Big Horn where he served as regimental clerk and courier. He later joined Army Y M C A work in 1917 and has earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for 1876 service.
Notice of election in Lavaca County Texas set for June 14 1919 at Micina School District No 89 to decide on a special tax increase from 10 to 50 cents per $100 for building schools or supplementing the state school fund. Presiding officer John H Elsik to open polls 8 am to 7 pm. Also includes a separate London dispatch on Lloyd George urging German surrender and notes on amendments and political commentary.
Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen commander of the Ninetieth Division, largely composed of Texas and Oklahoma troops, writes to J. W. Nixon thanking all members for excellent service. He notes canteen operations at Griscourt and medical support from field hospitals to the assaulting battalions. Two secretaries and nine secretaries served with infantry units, with some going over the top alongside the troops.
Five months after the armistice the Young Men's Christian Association reports 8,350 workers overseas, up 726 since last November. Of these, 5,528 are in specialized corps with most scattered from Archangel to Rome and Vladivostok to Brest. 2,187 are women abroad aiding troops, with 635 in the overseas entertainment bureau. Since start, the Y has sent 11,229 men and 38,891 women abroad.
For sale in Floresville Texas a Mesquite posts listing. Includes contact options with a write and phone wire BL niel. Limited readable details due to damaged OCR.
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