Jacob Jones torpedoed in war zone off Atlantic
Washington reports American destroyer Jacob Jones was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in the war zone. Surviving details list 44 of 110 aboard, with Commander Walther Erno among the dead and Lieutenant Commander David Worth Bagley among the rescued.
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Washington
Jacob Jones
Atlantic
Chauncey
Walter Erno
Simselves
Daniels
Bims
David Worth Bagley
Lima
Howard A. Chase
Charles Worth
Harry Louis Gibson
Charles Chilton
Conrad Streb
Joseph Arthur Cossairt
Clifford Vernon de Forest
Che Ton Crandford
Boyd
Martell Hamp
Terrell Read Wood
Harold William Aagaard
Philip Jacob
Burger Gustave Bulitz, Jr
Albert Lewis Everroad
Edward Wallace Fanton
Henry Joseph Maletz
Donat Marcand
David Roy Carter
Patrick Henry Judge
Restitute Edhon
William Penn Hughes
Ernest HH
Pennington
Edward Meir
Lawrence Hansen
Chester B. Lawen
Howard A. Moyer
Rebecca Moyer
Whitehaven
Charles A. Mason
Charles
Italy
Byng
Cambrai
Moeuvres
Banteux
Verdun
Bezon- Vaux
Large Villa band ambushed by federals in Santa Clara Canyon
In Santa Clara Canyon ninety miles northwest of Chihuahua City federal columns under Generals Murguia and Havela trapped a large Villa faction. About 400 were killed or wounded on both sides and Villa kinship reports suggest Hipolito Villa may have died. A separate clash near Agua Leguas Nuevo Leon saw 1,000 federals defeat 200 Almazan troops with sixty killed, fugitives crossing into Texas.
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Andrew al- Inazan
Agua Leguas
Nuevo Leon
Laredo
T. R. Beltran
Carlos Ozuna
Almazan
Texas
Pineno
Zapata County
Executed Houston Riot Black Soldiers Named in Mart ial Case
Thirteen African American soldiers of the Twenty fourth Infantry were hanged at 7 17 a m on a government reservation near Salado after a Houston riot trial. Major General J W Buckman announced the executions and other defendants received life terms or shorter sentences.
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San Antonio
Tex
Houston
Salado
J. W. Buckman
Southern Department
Wesbitt
Brown
Wheatley
Moore
Baltimore
Breckenridge
Hawkins
Snodgrass
Davis
Divins
Camp Logan
Texas
Vida Henry
Fifth Texas Infantry
J. W. Mattes
Hlindfa Field Artillery
CG. W. Wright
Pierce Fordyce Oil Company
EB. A. Thompson
Hempstead
A. R. Caraten
Earl Finley
Fred E. Winkler
EB. M. Jones
8. Sutton
Eli Smith
Shooting Gallery
Manuel Ga
William J. Drucks
Asa Bland
Park Place
Sam Salensky
Hamilton
George Beavens
T. A. Binford
Dan M. Moody
James B. Ferguson
John A. Hulen
Texas National Guard
Henry
Moora
Pat McWhorter
Risley Young
Frank Johnson
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Shackleton Bible pages saved from voyage return
During Shackleton's Antarctic expedition the Bible sent by Queen Alexandra was abandoned to save weight but the fly leaf Psalm 23 and Job about the sea were kept and brought home. Sir Ernest promised to donate the pages to the British and Foreign Sailors' Society for fundraising.
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Ernest Shackleton
Queen Alexandra
British and Foreign Sailors’ Society
Ernest
Collecting Military Stamps From American Camps in France
Collectors in the United States gather postmarks from letters sent from American camps in France stamped U S Army Postal Service. They expect a rare postmark value if peace talks produce results, since most letters from soldiers abroad go to close friends and relatives and are kept.
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United States
France
U. S. Army Postal Service
Bliggins Considers Going Into Business For Himself
Bliggins expresses desire to be his own boss with an aim to run his enterprise. Critics respond that such a move would fit his reputation for being a harsh leader.
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Bliggins
Renovine Heart Tonic Offered For Early Symptoms
Advertises Renovine as a heart and nerve tonic to cure on first symptoms. Warns against waiting until heart damage occurs. Priced 50 cents and one dollar.
He Is Mistaken About Nights Out After Marriage
After eight or nine years of marriage a husband discovers that his wife’s visit reveals that nights downtown aren’t as fun as he imagined. The remark exposes a shift in perception when family routines change.
Bread Without Salt 18 Tasteless Medicine Chest Ad
A vintage advertisement praising a saltless bread remedy and a generic pain liniment. The ad emphasizes usefulness for sprains swellings bruises rheumatism and neuralgia with pricing of 25¢ 50¢ and 1.00.
Being a Millionaire and the Credit Anxiety
A reflection on the pressure to buy on credit as wealth grows. Philadelphia’s Keneseth Israel Jewish temple marked its seventieth anniversary in a recent observance.
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Philadelphia
Keneseth Israel Jewish Temple
A Great Discovery In Urinary and Rheumatic Ailments
Dr Watson promotes Anuric as a powerful double strength remedy for swollen extremities caused by kidney disorders and uric acid. The ad claims rapid relief from inflammation, backache, and frequent urination, touts Dr Pierce as originator, and urges trials with a six cent trial offer and a sixty cent large package.
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Pierce
the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Inst
Buffalo
Texas
Tyler
Tex
Dr. Pierce
David
Chez
Social St
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Advertisement Claim
A vintage ad urges readers to take Grove's Tasteless chill tonic to drive out malaria and build up the system. It notes quinine and iron are included and visible on the label and prices the product at 60 cents.
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GROVE
A Valuable Pride Controversy Over Tax Attitudes
A brief satirical note discusses Mrs Cumrox being patriotic by proudly paying higher taxes. It contrasts her pleasure in paying more with the ease of persuading a man to talk versus quitting.
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J. H. Watson
M. D
Raerit
Texas Directory
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Arid
Peden Iron & Steel. CO
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