Front Line Updates From World War I Battlefronts
General Haig reports progress near Posieres and High Wood while Berlin claims gains are minimal. Russian offensive along Riga is emphasized as 12 miles of ground are gained on a 30 mile front. Turkish and Italian fronts see mixed results with claims of advances and defeats. British destroyers clash with German torpedo boats off Schouwen bank as five destroyers retreat toward Zeebrugge.
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London
Douglas Haig
Posieres
Bapaume
High Wood
Gullemont
Berlin
Somme
Petrograd
Riga
von Hindenburg
Turkey
Erzigen
Persia
Constantinople
Suez
Schouwen Bank
the Hague
Zeebrugge
Salesmanship Course Proposed for Dallas High Schools
Dallas plans to teach salesmanship in public schools pending school board approval. The Dallas Sales Managers Association will push the plan through its educational committee, starting with a director of salesmanship to train high school science teachers and develop a curriculum course.
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Dallas Sales Managers’ Association
Dallas
Texas
Sales Managers’ Association
Deadly Infan tile Paralysis Epidemic Reported in New York
New York reports 38 child deaths and 150 new cases of infantile paralysis in the past twenty four hours. Authorities say the epidemic continues to strain hospitals and public health resources across the city.
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New York
Judge Doremus Undergoes Minor Surgery at Fountain Sanitarium
Judge John W. Doremus had a minor surgical procedure yesterday at the Fountain Sanitarium. He sat up today and officials indicate he should be well within a few days.
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John W. Doremus
Fountain Sanitarium
London Attorney General blocks Sir Roger Casement appeal
London July 24 The Attorney General says he will not grant a fiat enabling Sir Roger Casement to appeal his death sentence from the House of Lords.
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Associated Press
London
Roger Casement
House of Lords
Asquith Seeks £450 Million Credit Vote
Premier H. H. Asquith asked the House of Commons for a credit vote of four hundred fifty million pounds the largest sum requested since the war began.
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Associated Press
London
Asquith
House of Commons
Guardsmen Buy Lots of Postage in Mercees Texas
In Mercees Texas on July 21 soldiers from Eastern and Central states boosted local post offices with heavy one cent stamp sales and a surge in souvenir postcards. Camps near the border see soldiers writing home while many remain in tents drawing scenes of border life for friends and family.
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Associated Press
Mercees
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Matamoros
Rio Grande
United States
Texas Young Men's Christian Associations
Welch and White Agree to Light Weight Title Bout
Chicago July 24. Agreement reached for Freddie Welch and Charlie White to fight on Labor Day in Colorado Springs. The 20 round bout for the world light weight championship carries a purse of 17 500 dollars.
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Colorado Springs
Chicago
Freddie Welch
Charlie White
Texas Fire Insurance Commission refuses inspections for unlicensed firms
Austin July 25 the State Fire Insurance Commission ruled it will not authorize inspections of fire risks in Texas if the insurance company is not authorized to do business in the state.
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Austin
Texas
State Fire Insurance Commission
Wilson Favors Construction Bill Passes Senate
President Wilson backs the naval construction program now approved by the Senate. The plan calls for four dreadnoughts and four battle cruisers to be built immediately. A half inch shower soaked Bryan this afternoon, noted by local observer John Daly.
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Washington
Capitol
Wilson
Senate
Bryan
John Daly
College Road Work Under Way Near Brazos County Line
Equipment and material for paving College and Bryan roads arrive daily. The Uvalde Rock and Asphalt Company unloaded three flat cars of new machinery yesterday and expects paving to begin late this week after grading was completed. Road closed to traffic and weather will decide completion. other county roads progress with dry weather. A gravel test from the Yuma pit shows a hard material when wet and packed, suggesting sturdy road surfaces ahead.
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College and Bryan Road
Uvalde Rock and Asphalt Company
Messrs. Hayden and Bates
Yuma
Brazos County
Doane Returns Rested From Mineral Wells Visit
J. S. Doane, the city hotel man, came back last night from Mineral Wells after a ten day rest. He looks better and says he is ready to resume his private and city duties. Mrs. Doane and the children Dorothy and Jack also returned from Ennis after a pleasant visit.
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J. S. Doane
Mineral Wells
Doane
Mrs. Doane
Miss Dorothy
Master Jack
Ennis
British Forces Advance on Somme Front and Erzigan
London reports British troops have captured most of Boneitris village while German counterattacks fail. French forces seize a block of houses south of Estress and push Germans from trenches north of Vermandevillers. Petrograd notes Russian detachments reach 10 miles from Erzigan near the Turkish fortification.
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Associated Press
London
Boneitris
Somme
Estress
Vermandevillers
Paris
von Listengen
Petrograd
Erzigan
Lord Robert Cecil Defends British Black List Policy
In the House of Commons Lord Robert Cecil, minister of war trade, defended the British black list against American criticism. He argued the act targets those openly hostile to England and promised remedial steps if any firms were unjustly included.
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London
Robert Cecil
House of Commons
England
American schooner Prince Valdemar captured en route to Sweden
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen reports the American schooner Prince Valdemar carrying a full cargo of oil was captured by a German warship while sailing from Philadelphia to Sweden. Other notes mention French gains south of the Somme, Verdun artillery activity, and Belgian riots suppressed with mass evacuations of residents.
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London
Prince Valdemar
Philadelphia
Sweden
Copenhagen
Woodmen of the World encampment opens at Lake Wichita
Uniform Rank Woodmen of the World gathers at Lake Wichita Texas for a three day encampment with drill exercises and speeches by prominent leaders. About 1000 visitors expected as the group postpones action on a war department ruling about uniforms.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Woodmen of the World
Lake Wichita
United States
United States War Department
United States Army
Wichita
Bar robber gets ninety nine years
Burnett Texas July 14 Lewis Dodd found guilty of the robbery at Marble Falls and the killing of bookkeeper Heinatz last fall and given 99 years in the state penitentiary.
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Associated Press
Burnett
Texas
Lewis Dodd
First National Bank
Marble Falls
Heinatz
State
Russia Abandons Hague Treaty on Turkish Hospital Ships
Petrograd reports Russia will disregard Hague convention principles for Turkish hospital ships. The Foreign Minister informed the Turkish government via the American and Spanish ambassadors that the policy change begins immediately.
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Associated Press
London
Reuter
Petrograd
Russia
Cattle Sent On Vacation Amid Southwest Drought
The prolonged southwest Texas drought forced cattle to be moved to central and north Texas pastures during July. Cotton farming shows varied conditions with planting cultivating and picking occurring on large farms simultaneously. Agricultural authorities predict cotton will be 0 to 120 days late, and last year's fourteen counties yielded about 165000 bales valued near 10000000 dollars plus other crops worth 4500000 dollars.
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Assocated Press
Corpus Christi
Texas
Earle
Drouth
Four Men Freed Alive From Mine Near Joplin
Four men trapped in a Joplin area mine for 41 hours were rescued alive this morning. They endured no food water or light and were able to walk home after their release.
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Associated P Rwss
Joplin
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Astice
Doremus III
Casement
Welch
White
State Fire Insurance Commissioner
J. S. Doane Home
Black List
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Verdun
Meuse
Chattancourt
Fleury
Chalmes
Basentine
Longuval
Foreaux Wood
Volhynian
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Turkish
Armenia
Rotterdam
Belgium
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Lille
Hague
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