Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, May 28, 1920, Page 6

WILLIAMS’ MALE QUARTET Opening Chautauqua Attraction Offers Two Programs of Splendid Music Williams’ Male Quartet, which comes to Chautuuqua on the opening day, | has been given this place of prominence because of sheer worth. Four young | men, filled with life and enthusiasm, brimming over with music, constitute this | splendid company, For several seasons they have | Singing together and | their record is one of continuous successes, They si 4A Officer, Reported Respon- all manner of songs | and sing them well. Their programs have sparkle, color and variety, featur- |PRES, CARRANZA | | Colonel Herrero, ex-Federal sible for Death. El Paso, Texas.—Venustiano Carran: | 2a, president of Mexico and head of the seventy second government that coun try has had since 1821, was assassin | ated by Colonel Rodolfo Herrero and | his soldiers at Tiazealtehango, Puebla | according to messages received here | from General Alvaro Obregon, dated at Mexico City. Reports given out by the revolution. ists said Carranza was assassinated by his own men. Herrero was described as an ex-federal officer. From the wording of the Obregon telegram, skepticism was expressed here by many persons in close touch with the revolution concerning the af- filiations of Herrero. The anxiety of | the Mexicans on this point was laid to | the concern over what the attitude of | the United States might be if the re- | ported gssassination was laid to the | revolutionists. Carranza, accompanied by his minte- ters and a heavy force of troops, fled from Mexico City May 6. 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