Bloody battles and air actions widen war front
Reports from Brussels Paris and London describe heavy German losses near Liege with Belgian success including seven cannons captured and a Belgian boy scout arrest. A German monoplane was downed and a Zeppelin reported struck. Rumors of Crown Prince’s reinforcements and battles at forts circulate amid ongoing skirmishes and naval reports.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Liege
Holland
Forst
Leige
London Mail
Herve
Fort Barchon
Fort Chaudonfontaine
German Warships Bombard Sveaborg Amid Baltic Action
London reports German warships bombarded Sveaborg Finland, the Baltic stronghold with heavy cannon and stationed men. Other notes say Bank of England cut its discount rate to six percent and Britain seized twenty German merchant ships. A naval clash at the North Sea leaves German and English wounded and signals a British victory.
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Associated Press
London
England
Augest
Sveaborg
Finland
Gibraltar
Baltic
Germany
Bank of England
Lonon
Shorley
North Sea
Harwich
Jumbled quotes and quips from a lateedition page
A collage of witticisms and literary fragments appears, weaving snippets about travel barren lands aging hair sanatoriums and a professor’s classroom banter. The disparate lines echo humor and moral reflection without a single coherent report or events.
Fresh Water Fish Law Enforcement Update
Austin Texas Aug 7 Game Commissioner Sterett announces new effort to enforce fresh water fish laws and curb violations. The communication outlines steps and expectations for enforcement agencies and anglers statewide.
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Austin
Texas
Sterett
Time Table for Use During War
A wartime notice stresses enforcing fresh water fish and game laws. It outlines legal methods for taking fish, defines public streams, and explains court procedures for securing statements. The guidance urges local enforcement and prevention of violations such as trapping and dynamiting streams, plus illegal dove and quail hunting.
Texans Win Patents In Week Ending August First 1914
Spellman Murray of Dallas announces U S Patent Office grants to Texas residents for the week ending August 1 1914. Baker James W Quitman Andiron Applewhite James A assigner half to W E Redford Buckley John I and J W Cain Weatherford Wire clothes pin Bush Henry C Percilla Wash board Cannon Burrell Longview Apparatus for automatically photographing people in a confined way Cole Emory W Wharton Spark plug Grimes John W Tyler Detachable blade connecting device Hart Sidney H Houston Multi cylinder Internal Combustion Engine Hartman Arthur R Houston Vehicle Axle Hermann Earnest W F San Antonio Bi plane Howell Edgar A Terrell Luggage carrier Lamb Wm R Dallas Seed cotton cleaner and distributor Redding Robert B and J W Barnett Oakwood Ealing Press Roberts Odineal Bonham Fruit stand Schmidt Edward El Paso Combined Ruler and blotter.
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Spellman & Murray
Dallas
Texas
United States Patent Office
Washington, D. C
Baker
James W
Applewhite
James A
W. E. Redford
Boyd
Roger
Daniel W
Houston
Buckley
John I
J. W. Cain
Weatherford
Bush
Henry C
Percilla
Cannon
Burrell
Longview
Cole
Emory W
Wharton
Grimes
John W
Tyler
Hart
Sidney H
Hartman
Arthur R
Hermann
Earnest W. F
San Antonio
Howell
Edgar A
Terrell
Lamb
Wm. R
Redding
Robert B
J. W. Barnett
Oakwood
Ealing Press
Roberts
Odineal
Bonham
Fruit Stand
Schmidt
Edward
el Paso
Texas Indians as Farmers and Population Shifts in 1913
The 1913 Commissioner of Indian Affairs report shows Texas Indians numbered 703 with Polk County housing the most. From 1900 to 1912 the Texas Indian population rose from 290 to 702, while 1912–13 had no births or deaths and no migrations. The U.S. total is about 323,000 with Oklahoma housing 117,000. The Indian reservations span roughly forty million acres, mainly in Arizona.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Polk County
Oklahoma
United States
Arizona
Congress
National Education Report Highlights State Rankings
A new report from the National Department of Education in Washington details reform efforts and metrics. It notes 9 467 in mates and shows this state leads others in several educational measures.
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National Department of Education
Washington
Simplicity in All Things and a Skirted Child Poem
A columnist quotes a maxim on simplicity and recalls a quip about the three Ws washing and wiping dishes. A correspondent asks for the origin of the old poem of a child clinging to its mother, but the paper notes it is outdated as modern mothers are shy on skirts and hard to cling to.
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Portland
Bonds Planned for San Antonio to Austin Interurban
San Antonio August 7 Efforts are being made in New York to sell 2 000 000 in bonds to finance an interurban line from San Antonio to Austin. Local traction company men back the project. A separate plan envisions extending the Fredericksburg railway to Brady in west Texas with a bond valued extension under filing with the State railroad commission.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
New York
Austin
Fredericksburg
Brady
Here
West Texas
American crops bound for Europe say Redfield
Washington reports Secretary Redfield of the commerce department after a conference with Secretary Bryan urged moving crops to Europe. He stressed Europe must have wheat to avoid starvation and that ships must be provided by others. Grain may be tied up briefly but not permanently and congestion relief efforts will be made.
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Associated Press
Washington
Europe
Redfield
Commerce Department
Bryan
New York Day by Day by Charles Henry Adams
Charles Henry Adams presents a diary style chronicle of New York happenings and notable daily events, weaving social and cultural observations with city life snapshots from a bustling metropolis.
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New York
Charles Henry Adams
Dance Craze Seen To Change Not End In New York
New York reports the dance craze remains strong with weekly new numbers at the Palace and rising popularity at beaches resorts and hotels. Experts note a shift to more graceful steps and even a “waltz aviation” while concerns about height trends surface from police and Dr. J Gardner Smith who cites growth and outdoor activity as factors behind taller averages.
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New York
Woods
Napoleon
J. Gardner Smith
Men's Christian Association Gymnasum
Association
Dr. Smith
Battery Park Fence Removed Opens Harbor View
In New York workers during lunch hour gained a clearer view of the harbor as the Battery Park fence was removed by order of Commissioner Ward. A double iron railing on wooden posts replaced the nuisance, offering protection while restoring an open view of the bay for pedestrians.
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New York
Battery Park
Ward
Rainey hunts big game for meat trust in Africa
New York August 6 Paul Rainey the hunter and explorer plans a major expedition to Nairobi to obtain permits to send Africans to England and the U S for big game pursuit. His pictures show many buck and deer and he hints at targeting the meat trust with this venture as it could affect hides and leather profits.
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New York
Paul Rainey
Meat Trust
Mr. Rainey
England
Nairobi
East Africa
Broadway
Leather Trust
Rai
Chef Plans ImpalM Steak and Congori Chops
A lively note mentions Paul Rainey finishing projects and a plan to order impalM steak or congori chops, illustrating a home dining moment with nicknames and humorous misprints.
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Ney
Paul Rainey
Preacher Attacks Sex Emphasis in American Woman Dress
A Southern preacher in the Alabama edition of Billy Sunday condemns modern female dress and behavior as immoral. He cites sex emphasis in fashion, novels, and theatres, claiming women’s minds and souls perish while their bodies remain. He praises large families as the ideal for happiness.
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Bob” Jones
Alabama
New York
New Ideas in Skyscrapers and Steel Skeletons
The article argues that modern skyscrapers no longer rely on heavy walls for support, using steel skeletons instead. It suggests walls function as shells and urges exterior designs to emphasize lightness, grace, and an upward, dreamlike impression, citing Theodore F. Kruger on avoiding horizontal lines.
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New York
Theodore F. Kruger
Lewis Re-elected Farmers' Union Head in Texas
Fort Worth August 7. The Farmers Educational and Co operative Union of Texas unanimously reelected Hon. W. D. Lewis as president at the annual session. The convention drew more than a thousand delegates and praised Lewis's leadership. A warehouse bill was prepared for final ratification and will go to the 34th Legislature.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union of Texas
W. D. Lewis
Lewis
Lynchings in Monroe Three Negroes Hanged
Preston Griffin and Charles Hall were hanged in Monroe Louisiana this morning for killing a white man. Henry Holmes had been lynched the night before. The report ends with a grim financial aside about a dark cloud without a silver lining.
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Associated Press
Monroe
Preston Griffin
Charles Hall
Henry Holmes
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