German Army Chief Dies in Berlin at 81
General Friedrich von Bernhardi, veteran of 1870 Paris entry and World War I strategist, died in Berlin at 81. A proponent of gas warfare and “frightfulness,” his writings shaped Allied propaganda and influenced early German war planning before his death.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Friedrich von Bernhardi
von Bernhardt
Paris
Fiftieth Army Corps
Bernhardi
United States
Germany
America
Blue Law Hearing Plan Protests by Women's Union
Philadelphia public hearings on Sunday Blue Laws revision draw protest from the Philadelphia County Women's Christian Temperance Union. They call the timing unfair as summer vacations pause many civic groups. The group also denounces military training in schools and urges amending the National Defense Act to avoid coercing youths to prepare for battle.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Russell Family Movements and Travel Notes
Russell at 911 South Carolina Street and relatives travel reports note Horton Russell remaining in Eastland for a month, a grandson visit, and the Mickle family returning to Eastland from Buffalo after their ill mother. Mr and Mrs J J Mickle, W A Russell, and Odie Russell are referenced with Brookston and Tennessee Street addresses.
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J. J. Mickle
Eastland
W. A. Russell
J. A. Russell
Brookston
Odie Russell
Russell
Tennessee Street
Walter Russell
South Carolina Street
Probe of Death of Candidate to Continue in Huntsville
In Huntsville on July 11, County Attorney R T Burns and special Ranger Homer T Glover planned to continue the investigation into the death of Earl R Swanger 57 candidate for district attorney whose body was found in a wrecked car at Harmon creek early Wednesday. Dr Dram R J Martin Trinity health officer reported three stab wounds possibly fatal while Sheriff N L Spear favored accidental death after questioning a Trinity woman known to have left with Swanger. Justice R J Camp issued a verdict but said he would reopen if more data emerged.
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Associated Press
Huntsville
R. T. Burns
Homer T. Glover
Earl R. Swanger
Twelfth Judicial District
Harmon Creek
Dram R. J. Martin
Walker County
Swanger
N. L. Spear
Trinity
A. R. McKinney, Jr
R. J. Camp
Dallas Woman in Hospital Here
Mrs. Helen Courtney of Dallas is in St. Anthony's hospital undergoing treatment this week. After her recovery she will spend several weeks visiting with her daughter Mia. Jeannie Probst, 600 Florida Street.
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Helen Courtney
Dallas
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Mia
Jeannie Probst
Florida Street
Flashes of Life: Engravings and Personal News Across Cities
A collection of brief items from New York to Washington covers engagements, debuts, and a flight endurance story. Doris Doscher to wed Dr. William H. Baum. Grace Roosevelt to debut. John Hunter marries Laura McKay. Viola Gentry aims to fly again as passenger. U.S. vehicle census totals 35,127,398 with Bermuda included. Cromwell lineage in Muskogee yields a Reserve Corps second lieutenant. Jimmie Swann enjoys a two week vacation across Texas and the Southwest.
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Associated Press
New York
Doris Doscher
William H. Baum
Washington
Sam
Oliver Cromwell
Joseph W. Cromwell
Muskogee
Okla
Oliver
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Thief Steals Geese After Bargain Purchase
YPSILANTI Mich Jacob Blum bought a fat pair of geese for a bargain $1.26 then found on returning home that the birds in his pen had been stolen and that he was misled by the seller into the deal.
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Ypsilants
Mich
Jacob Blum
Pair Leased Purchases Lead to Nesting Pen Twist
A fragment notes a pair purchased by a man and a female bird heading straight to the nest. Further examination reveals the buyer obtained their bird from a thief who had stolen it.
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