Washington Race Riots Leave Five Dead and Fifty Injured
Washington suffers a race riot with five killed and fifty wounded after mobs clash in the streets. Police and provost guards struggle to control the violence as sailors and marines patrol the capital. A separate bill seeks street car racial segregation, with Congress urged to act and martial law discussed.
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Washington
Harry Wilson
Capitol Heights
Cc. H. Sheldon
B. C. Vick
Naval Base
District of Columbia
Harrison
Mississippi
Congress
Wilson
National
House
Representative Clark
Florida
Vaile
Colorado
Norfolk shooting clash in negro sections reported
Norfolk police reported six persons shot during a clash between whites and blacks in the negro sections, with details pending as inquiries continue.
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Norfolk
Nor
German Submarine U-88 to Dock in Galveston Public Visit
Galveston on July 22 reports Mayor H Sappington will welcome the German submarine U-88 as part of a navy publicity campaign. The sub will be open for public inspection during its stay.
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Galveston
Navy Department
H. ©. Sappington
Negro Students Strike Over White Inspectors in Austin
Annie Webb Blanton reports that negro normals in Austin and La Grange refused exams when state white inspectors appeared. She says cheating fears prompted inspectors to protect honest students, and notes recent appointment of a first-rate inspector for negro schools.
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Austin
Annie Webb Blanton
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
la Grange
State Department
Miss Blanton
Austin Normal
Invents Cinematograph Aims to Prevent Flicker
London, July 22. A Mollock demonstrates to the Royal Society a new cinematograph claiming to illuminate the screen continuously. The device supposedly permits any playback rate without flicker, enabling slower or faster display than actual event speed.
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London
A. Mollock
Royal Society
Mollock
Aged swimmer Robert Oddie dies in Dallas
Robert Oddie, 83, longtime swimming champion of England, died in Dallas. He won the English title at 18 and held it for several years before coming to the United States in 1895 and settling in Dallas.
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Dallas
Robert Oddie
England
Oddie
United States
Bryan barbecue to honor veterans on August 7 crowd of eight thousand
Eight thousand visitors are expected in Bryan on August 7 for a county wide celebration on Main avenue between 24th and 26th streets. Organizers plan food, parades, and entertainment with speeches from notable figures and artillery displays expected from A and M College.
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Bryan
Main Avenue
24Th
26Th Streets
Roy Hudspeth
W. C. Boyett
J. E. Covey
C. A. Buchanan
Brazos County
M. College
Boy Scouts
Cone Johnson
Tyler
Commercial Club backs good roads plan for Brazos County
The Commercial Club endorsed the highway committee’s good roads plan and urged rapid consideration by the permanent roads commission nominees. It notes state law creating a two per precinct commission awaits the governor’s signature and cites potential federal aid and tax implications for Bryan and rural voters.
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Commercial Club
Highway Committee
Permanent Roads Commission
Brazos County
Hobby
M. E. Wallace
Commercial Club Committee
Bryan
Law Henderson
J. T. Maloney
United States
Permanent Road Commission
President Resumes Conferences as 10 Peace Treaty Plan Advances
President Wilson, recovering from illness, sits up and receives callers at the White House. Rear Admiral Grayson reports the president may stay up through lunch and decide on further rest by midafternoon as he resumes talks with Republican senators on the peace treaty plan. Senator Norris declines a conference invitation.
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Washington
Grayson
Wilson
White House
Edge
New Jersey
Norris
Methodists to Build in Dallas Church Plans Two Buildings
The First Methodist Episcopal Church South orders plans for two buildings at Ross Avenue and North Harwood Street, to cost about $500,000. One structure will house the Sunday school and social activities, the other will be used for church services.
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Dallas
First Methodist Episcopal Church South
Ross Avenue
North Harwood Street
Prince Maximilian of Baden Flees to Switzerland
Berlin reports Prince Maximilian of Baden fled to Switzerland after learning communists planned an attack on his residence. No injuries reported. Authorities state the move was precautionary citing security concerns and unrest in the capital.
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Berlin
Prince Maximilian of
Baden
Switzerland
Senate's Attitude Embarrasses Americans in Bulgarian Talks
Paris reports debate over American participation in framing the Bulgarian peace treaty. Premier Veniselos questions US insistence on involvement and potential reservations by the Senate on the league of nations cloud U.S. role. President Wilson’s instructions and prior expectations for signing Bulgarian Turkish pacts are debated amid entente efforts on Shantung with China.
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Paris
America
Veniselos
Greece
United States
Wilson
Senate
League of Nations
Entente
Shantung Peninsula
China
Attorney General Rules on Nominating in Special Elections
The attorney general holds that without a primary election in a special senatorial vacancy there is no statute prescribing how a candidate gets on the ticket. The secretary of state may certify to county clerks the name of any citizen who applies with the required form and board of subscribers under Revised Statutes 1911 articles 3164 3165 3166.
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Austin
Attorney General’s Department
Secretary of State
Texas Rangers Now Total Eighty-Five Officers and Men
Austin notes the Texas Ranger force has ten extra men under the emergency clause. A senate bill seeks $14 000 for emergency support of the force. The law sets six captains five sergeants and sixty four men with possible governor-led increases in emergencies. Current force shows eight captains seven sergeants and seven ty men since the new law took effect.
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Austin
Texas Ranger
Senate
Walter Caldwell
Formerly Wealthy Families Lived In Coops And Stables
Belgrade July 22 In northern Serbia many families once wealthy before the war are living in stables and chicken coops. Homes destroyed by armies left beds as straw on burlap and no clothing. Mothers support children on farms stripped of machinery. Red Cross hospitals and soup kitchens report widespread hunger and hardship among homeless and injured villagers.
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Belgrade
Serbia
American Relief Administration
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Legislator Pictured Paired After Wedding Moment
In Austin on July 22, Representative R. E. Yantis had just wed in the hall before both houses. Roll call soon followed and a spectator called out that he was paired, illustrating a brief legislative moment amid busy proceedings.
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Austin
Texas
R. E. Yantis
House
Senate
Hall of Representatives
Yantis
American Correspondents Organize in London
The Association of American Correspondents in London is formed to promote cooperation and protect members' interests. It includes leaders from major papers and agencies with Edward Price Bell as president and officers from the New York Times and Chicago Daily News.
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London
Association of American Correspondents
United States
Edward Price Bell
Chicago Daily News
Ernest Marshall
New York Times
Arthur S. Draper
New York Tribune
John S. Steele
Edward Marshall Syndicate, Inc
Robert M. Collins
The
Associated Press
E. L. Keen
United Press
Hal O’flaherty
New York Sun
Sey Hyde
Chicago Tri
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Ousley Honored at A M College For Long Service
Hon Clarence Ousley retired as director of the extension service at A and M College and was greeted with an ovation this morning by county home and farm demonstration agents and short course students. He spoke of loving Texas from Sabine to Rio Grande and outlined his temporary business ties while planning to spend his later days on a Texas farm.
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Clarence Ousley
A. and
M. College
Walton Peteet
Ousley
Sabine
Rio Grande
Gulf of Mexico
Colorado Line
Mr. Ousley
Texas
Dallas Population Put At 166 640 After Census
A July 22 census in Dallas shows 33 328 regular school attendees, reflecting annexations from suburbs. The school census estimates total population around 166 640, about one fifth of which are students.
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Dallas
Stop Coughing Quietly At Jenkins Drug Store
A historical notice promotes Horehound Syrup to ease coughing and heal the lungs. Sold by Jenkins' Drug Store and M. H. James.
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Jenkins’ Drug Store
M. H. James
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Maxwell House
Texas Rangers
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Extension Service
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