Bryan Considers Brazos River Water to Meet City Needs
At a Bryan Commercial Club meeting, Pete Saunders proposed supplying Bryan with one to ten million gallons of water daily for 150 000 plus a 20 000 bond and include a filter plant. Officials debated cost, bonds, taxes, and the city’s capacity to fund a permanent Brazos river water system with a 140 000 to 150 000 dollar plant and pumping setup.
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Pete” Saunders
Bryan Commercial Club
Bryan
McInnis
Semones Adams
Johnson
Adams
Yegua
Lawler
Fort Worth
Trinity River
Brazos River
Maloney
Haswell
Men With Teutonic Names Give Away in Kansas Plaster
Federal Attorney Robertson said three men with Teutonic names were arrested for spreading court plaster containing tetanus germs by inoculation in Kansas. The plot was broken up by the arrests.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Robertson
Red Cross Seeks Gauze Bandages for Allies
Washington July 18 The Red Cross urged eighteen hundred chapters in the United States to forward all available gauze bandages to the nearest collection station to meet urgent Allied needs.
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Washington
The
Red Cross
United States
House Burns Down Despite Prompt Alarm
The residence of J. Palasota in the southern city was destroyed by fire at 1:30 this morning. Firemen faced near zero water pressure making it hard to reach the blaze. two streams failed to save the top gallery. The occupants barely escaped with their lives, saving only what they wore. The home was valued at 2500 with contents 800 and insured 1500 and 300 respectively.
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Daily Eagle
J. Palasota
Cornerstone Laying Planned for Free Baptist Church
The cornerstone of the Free Baptist church under construction will be laid Sunday with the hour to be announced. Dr. W B Bizzell of the Agricultural and Mechanical College will be principal speaker.
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Daily Eagle
The
Free Baptist Church
W. B. Bizzell
Ag and
M. College
Budget delays and water disposal plans outlined by city officials
Officials discussed rising assessments and high taxes while delaying budget figures. City Manager Wipperman, on the job two weeks, urged a disposal plant be built and promised a budget after this week. Sam Wilson pushed for trade expansion and Cheney crossing improvements to boost Bryan. Judge Maloney noted county support but urged private funding if other counties won’t cooperate.
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Haswell
Adams
Wipperman
Commission
Sam Wilson
Bryan
Cheney
Cheney Crossing
Maloney
Brazos
Highway Committee
British armored car helps aid Russia in Galicia
Washington reports that British armored motor car detachments are cooperating with the Russians in Galicia. Berlin notes increased operations on the Romanian front with renewed artillery fighting in Archduke Joseph and Field Marshal von Mackensen sectors.
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Associated Press
Washington
Galicia
Berlin
Archduke Joseph
Marshal von Mackensen
Texas Cotton Excellent Despite Small Plants
Washington reports the national crop and weather bulletin finds cotton excellent in Texas though plants remain small. Growth during the week was slow.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Crop and Weather Bulletin
Texas
German Front Losses Put At 350000 Men
French authorities estimate German troops on the Franco British front suffered about 350000 casualties during April May and June attacks. The figure reflects losses in the three month period cited by officials reporting on the front.
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Associated Press
Rumor of William II Abdicating Throne
A dispatch from Amsterdam to the Morning Post reports rumors that Emperor William has abdicated in favor of his son Prince Joachim. The report is unconfirmed and should be treated with reserve.
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Associated Press
Lassen
Morning Post
Amsterdam
William
Prince Joachim
Highway Commission Tax Upheld in Texas Court Ruling
Judge Calhoun of the Fifty third District Court ruled the Texas state highway commission law constitutional and denied P. Atkin s injunction to stop collection of the license tax. The decision sustains the commission’s authority to collect the tax.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Texas State Highway Commission
Calhoun
Fifty-third District Court
P. P. Atkins
Evacuations and Crossings Reported in Eastern Gallia
Associated Press reports Russian forces evacuated Kalusz in eastern Gallia but secured a crossing over the Lominica river and drove the enemy from Novica, indicating shifting fronts and contested towns.
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Associated Press
Kalusz
Galicia
Lominica
Novica
British Destroyers Sink German Steamers in North Sea
British destroyers report sinking four German steamers and capturing four in the North Sea. Three vessels were grounded and three forced to return to Rotterdam. Five ships involved, actions credited to Royal Navy units.
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Associated Press
London
Juyl 17
Yumiden
North Sea
Morris Chosen for Minister to Japan
Rolland 8 Norris of Philadelphia has been chosen to succeed the late George W. Guthrie as ambassador to Japan. The nomination will go to the senate shortly.
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Associated Press
Washington
Rolland
Norris
Philadelphia
George W. Guthrie
Japan
Senate
Porto Ricans Join the Red Cross in San Juan
San Juan July 17 Twelve hundred new members join the Porto Rico chapter during Red Cross week. The island chapter now totals about four thousand in San Juan and several hundred more elsewhere. The chapter, the first outside continental U S, aims for 25 000 members this campaign. Initiation fees fund the drive with future fundraising planned. Porto Ricans show strong patriotism as troops already serve in the United States.
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Associated Press
San Juan
Porto Rico
Red Cross
American Red Cross
United States
National Red Cross
Notary Public Has Ten Days to Qualify
Austin Texas July 18 A notary public may qualify within ten days after receiving commission from the secretary of state The attorney general's department says many notaries failed to appear by the June 10 deadline but may now qualify if ten days have not passed since their commissions were issued
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Secretary of State
Attorney General's Department
Attorney General
Death notice for Mrs J C Davis and payment reminder
The notice informs the death of Mrs J C Davis and mentions a payment assessment numbered 68 that must be paid within ten days. Signed by Joe B Reed, Secretary.
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J. C. Davis
Joe B. Reed
Teutons Stubbornly Hold Back Russians
London reports Swiss authorities say Germany returns French refugees via Switzerland at about one thousand daily. Heavy fighting rages around Novica and Kaluz in East Galicia as German reserves halt General Korniloff's offensive. Verdun defense holds as French gains are not recaptured. Friction along the Franco Belgian border grows with British heavy artillery and air action.
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Associated Press
London
Switzerland
France
Novica
Kaluz
Galicia
Petrograd
Korniloff
Lominen
Verdun
Paris
President May Get Aviation Bill Today
The Senate today took up a six hundred forty million dollar aviation bill. Experts say the measure could defeat Germany and be sent to the president for signature tonight.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Germany
Giddings Heads Labor Committee in Texas
Austin, Texas July 18 The labor conservation committee of Texas to cooperate with the defense council was organized today with O C Giddings of Brenham as president.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Labor Conservation Committee of Texas
Defense Council
O. C. Giddings
Brenham
Judge Denies German Citizenship Over Allegiance Rule
Dallas July 16 Judge George Jackson denied sixteen German applicants citizenship citing that Germans cannot hold another country's citizenship without forfeiting German citizenship. He stated allegiance to the United States must be absolutely undivided.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
George Jackson
Federal Court Today
Germany
Grace sinks. four crew dead in steamer disaster
The American steamer Grace has been sunk. Three men and one American were killed. Two members of the naval guard were injured.
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Associated Washington
Grace
Naval Guard
First Bale of Cotton Brought In at Shiner Texas
On July 18 in Shiner Texas John Pulkrabek delivered the season’s first cotton bale weighing 592 pounds and classed strict middling. It sold to C B Welhausen and Co for 27.5 cents per pound. seed sold to Shiner off mill netted $25. Total proceeds for bale and seed were $187.80.
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Shiner
Texas
John Pulkrabek
C. B. Welhausen & Co
Irish Convention Set for July 25 in Dublin
Dublin July 18 The national convention will assemble July 30 in Regent House of Trinity College with H Duke as president until a chairman is chosen. Proceedings are expected private with an official record likely.
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Dublin
Regent House
Trinity College
Ireland
H. &. Duke
Marriage License Granted to Wilkerson and Weeks
Lannie Otto Wilkerson and Sarah Edna Weeks obtained a marriage license, recorded by local civil authorities. The couple is listed in the ceremony records pending further steps toward nuptials.
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Lannie Otto Wilkerson and
Sarah ,Edna Weeks
Demonstrations in Petrograd amid armed Sailors and Cossack patrols
On July 17 a large demonstration on Nevsky Prospekt involved sailors soldiers and workers with shots fired. Casualties reported as unknown. For the first time since the revolution Cossacks patrolled Petrograd streets with machine guns mounted on their saddles.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Nevsky Prospekt
Anglo American world domination feared after a weak peace
A Berlin writer in Kreuz Zeitung warns that a peace without increased German power would cement Anglo American domination. Britain and North America would victimize Germany, while social democracy could crumble as Germans question wartime sacrifice and pay the price.
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Amsterdam
Kreuz-Zeitung
Berlin
Germany
Great Britain
America
Britain
North America
Governors Discuss New Liberty Loan Plan in New York
In New York on July 18 plans for the coming 3 billion dollar Liberty loan were discussed by several governors of the 12 Federal Reserve banks. Secretary McAdoo is expected to announce the issue within a few days.
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New York
McAdoo
Federal Reserve Banks
Germany's First Commoner Chancellor Dr Michaelis In Limbo
Copenhagen July 17 Germany's first commoner chancellor Dr Michaelis a bureaucrat without a noble von has not indicated his policy on reform and peace. Neither conservatives nor liberals call him their own.
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Copenhagen
Germany
G Michaelis
Von
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