Military passengers aboard Tuscania revised list
United Press reports 2177 military passengers aboard the Tuscania including 117 officers and 2060 enlisted men with two civilians. London cable confusion acknowledged. Public Information Committee clarifies the 117th Engineer Train of the 32nd Division was aboard, not the 117th Regiment of Engineers.
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United Press
Washington
Tuscania
London
117Th Regiment of Engineers
Committee On Public Information
Turks Defeated by Body of Arabs in Dead Sea Theater
Washington reports Arab forces under Shiek of Mecca routed the Turkish army south of the Dead Sea in a clash that began January 30. Dispatches claim the Arabs annihilated the Turkish force, took 300 prisoners including the commander and staff, with 400+ killed, 18 machine guns, two mountain guns and booty captured. Additional items note local ads and notices.
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Washington
Shiek
Mecca
Dead Sea
Funds for Texas drouth relief assured
Washington on February 1 Secretary McAdoo announced plans to provide financial relief for the drouth stricken in Texas. He said he would deposit government funds where the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank cannot supply credit through ordinary channels. The Texas banks will be supported to extend needed credit and stabilize the local economy amid the drought hardships.
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Texas
Washington
McAdoo Todey
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank
Foul murder near Ladonia shocks Sulphur Bottom
Sunday night between 8 and 9 o clock a murder occurred on the Porterfield farm near Ladonia. Richardson Washington, an elderly bachelor, was found dead after his house burned. authorities suspect axe violence. A grand jury investigation is under way with multiple suspects detained. The case centers on a sizable amount of money believed to have motivated the crime.
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Porterfield
Sulphur Bottom
Ladonia
Richardson Washington
Washington
Ed. Brent
Denison
Austrian Cabinet Resigns in Vienna Tender to Emperor Karl
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Austrian cabinet has resigned and tendered its resignation to Emperor Karl. Premier Baron von Zydler delivered the notice to the emperor, signaling a political shift in Vienna as of yesterday.
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United Press
Amsterdam
Karl
Vienna
Baron von Zydler
Fannin County Bankers Meet Opens with War Support
The Fannin County Bankers Association met at the Elks clubrooms in Bonham with A. B. Scarborough elected president and Homer Collins vice president. Dues were set by capital brackets and a committee organized a program for the next meeting. The group pledged to assist the war effort and a luncheon followed. Many local bankers and officials attended.
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Fannin County Bankers Association
Elks
J. A. Underwood
WN. Miller
Fannin County
W. N Miller
Leonard
John A. Pierce
Honey Grove
D. W. Sweeney
Bonham
Association
A. H. Birdsong
T. B. Williams
the Red Cross
State Bank
L. P. Keane
Ladonia
R. E. Pierce
J. A. Pierce
H. L. Allen
A. P. Grider
Homer Collins
al. H. Birdsong
C. M. Wharton
Paul Albright
W. N. Miller
R. C. Johnson
W. H. Leeman
F. W. Underwood
Windom
Clarence Woosley
Trenton
A. B. Scarborough
J. W. Russell
Will H Evans
L. E. Dicus
Bland Smith
A. B. Kennedy
Chas. Hassell
Sid Smith
Ot. L. Rodgers
Zac Smith
J. C. Saunders
C. R. Inglish
Sherwood Sports
Ship Sunk With Loss of 32 Lives
Ottaway Canada Feb 7 A Reuters London dispatch reports the sinking of a channel passenger ship bound for a French port. In the House of Commons Undersecretary H J McNamara said twenty crew and twenty five military and naval passengers aboard were lost. The captain was the sole survivor among twenty five aboard.
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Ottaway
Canada
Reuter’s Limited
London
House of Commons
H J. McNamara
Admiralty
Ireland
Liverpool Bay
West Pocket Submarine Fighters keel laid for Navy
Washington reports the keel for Henry Ford s first fleet of West Pocket Submarine Fighters was laid yesterday. Ford wired Secretary Daniels that the contract was let only days ago and Ford is moving quickly. In Fort Worth the grand jury worked all night directing deputies in raids on rooming houses in the city center.
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United Press
Washington
Henry Ford
Navy
Ford
Daniels
Danels
Fort Worth
Grand Jury
Court House
Winter closing order lifted across several Southern states
Washington reports Garfield ends Monday closing order in North and South Carolina Tennessee Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana due to milder weather. Also note Geraldine Farrar appearing at the Queen cinema today. War Department dispatches list the Tuscania loss at 210 lives including 113 American soldiers and 97 crew and passengers.
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United Press
Washington
Garfield
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
War Department
Death of Will Dorough in Little Rock
Deets Dorough received a message today announcing the death of his cousin Will Dorough at his home in Little Rock Arkansas. The deceased was a young man unmarried and served as assistant cashier of a local bank where he was reared.
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Deets Dorough
Will Dorough
Little Rock
Ark
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