Romania Bulgaria pact shifts drive in war
Bucharest dispatch says Romania will cede Drobudja to Bulgaria and both nations will join the war against Austria and Turkey. London reports rumors of a Romanian army of one million. Vienna warns Germany to prepare concessions as Russian entrenchments near Przemysl fall. French troops claim trenches and houses captured southeast of Neuville.
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Derstanding
Bucharest
Petit Parisien
Rumania
Bulgaria
Drobudja
Austria
Turkey
Paris
Neuville
Rush order for Army shoes shocks Binghamton
Associated Press reports Ru mania drives a rush order for 500000 pairs of army shoes placed with a Binghamton, New York firm on June 2. The urgency reflects wartime demand and production pressures affecting local industry and employment.
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Associated Press
Binghampton, N. Y
Rumania
Russian patrol wounds and captures German general at Libau
Russian reports say General von Pritvitz, commander of German forces at Libau, was wounded and captured during a patrol. Also, the British steamer Saidieh bound for Liverpool from Egypt was torpedoed in the North Sea with seven crew members drowned. Berlin confirms army updates on ongoing war developments.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
von Pritvitz
Libau
London
Saidieh
Egypt
Liverpool
North Sea
Progress on Well 10 and East Texas figures
Work on Oil Well 10 is advancing with digging finished and rig construction underway. Gas flow from the city well remains strong and a steel reservoir will be built for demo tests. Colonel Milner toured Kilgore and other towns promoting resolution 34 as East Texas enjoys good rain, crop prospects, and a hopeful peach yield.
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Pro
Bryan
Colonel Milner
East Texas
Colonel Milner Returns From Henderson Visit
Colonel R. T. Milner returned to Bryan last night from a visit to his Henderson home and other points.
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R. T. Milner
Bryan
Henderson
German Ambassador Meets Wilson. Note Drafted for Berlin
The German Ambassador spoke with President Wilson for half an hour and planned to relay capitulations to Berlin. The Italian Ambassador also met Wilson for 30 minutes as Wilson prepared a new note to Germany for Friday’s cabinet meeting. Berlin reports say Germans shot down a British plane in Belgium and recaptured the Souchez sugar refinery from the French.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Berlin
White House
United States
Germany
Belgium
Souchez
German Explains Gulflight Torch Torpedoing as Mistake
Berlin officials said the Gulflight torpedoing was an official misstep. The government attributed the incident to a mistake, providing an official explanation from Berlin on the June 2 report.
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Berlin
Indicted for Election Frauds in Nueces County
Corpus Christi June 5 Forty indictments were returned in Nueces County in connection with last November's election. The arrests include County Judges Hopkins and Timon. United States Commissioner Southgate charges conspiracy to corrupt the elections.
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Associated Press
Corpus Christi
Tex
Nueces County
Hopkins
Timon
United States
Southgate
Heavy Rains Disrupt Harvests Across Texas Panhandle
West Texas rains extend into the Panhandle and Western Oklahoma, damaging oats and wheat harvests. Winds tangled crops, causing widespread damage and delaying trains due to washouts.
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Texas Panhandle
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Tex
Texas
Rockefeller Relief Commission Aids Plock In German Ruled Poland
A Plock resident describes the Rockefeller Commission relief effort in the Polish city under German occupation. He notes no prior local aid, army bread, scarce rye and wheat, eggs at 15c, copper money shipped to Germany, milk products seized for hospitals, a 25000 dollar German tax, and prison of ten prominent Poles and Jews. Rockefeller teams opened two free lunch rooms for Poles and Jews.
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Warsaw
Associated Press
Rockefeller Commission
Plock
Rockefeler
Germany
Rockefeller
Blalock Heads Texas Ginners
Dallas Texas June 5 The Texas ginners today elected E B Blalock of Marshall president.
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Blalock
Texas Ginners
Dallas
Tex
E. B. Blalock
Marshall
Examinations Close as A&M College Prepares Commencement
Examinations ended at A&M College with Sunday morning set for the commencement sermon by Rev. G Lyle Smith of Chickasha Oklahoma. Sixty six graduates will hear the address while seniors and underclassmen finish exams. Alumni interest is high with visiting ladies hosted on campus and dormitories. Governor Ferguson plans to attend to present diplomas as the alumni meet expands.
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A. & M. College
G. Lyle Smith
First Christian Church
Chickasha
Okla
Alumni Association
Ferguson
Real Estate Transfers in Brazos County
W J Wilson and others transfer all interest in the estate of G W Wilson to B J Lloyd for 275 dollars. R H Wilson transfers seven Brazos County tracts totaling 13 5 acres and parcels Lot 4 and 5 Block 4 Wellborn for 1000 dollars.
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W. J. Wilson
B. J. Lloyd
G. W. Wilson
Brazos County
R. H. Wilson
Town of
Wellborn
President Wilson Warns Mexico Leaders to Unite Or Face U.S. Action
The Associated Press reports President Wilson wired a firm message to Mexican leaders Carranza Villa Za pata and Garza. He urged all factions to unite quickly for Mexico’s relief, warning the United States may act if differences persist. The note states the U.S. wants nothing and does not desire intervention to settle Mexico’s affairs.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Mexico
Carranza
Villa
Zapata
Garza
United States
Brazos County Notaries Named After Public Day
Yesterday Brazos County held notary public day with forty three qualifying for two year bonds. The list includes FE A Brazelton F L Cavitt J M Hare C A Glenn W B Hudson J G Minkert Miss Mary Knowles Henry Crenshaw George Adams August Prinzer and others. Some applicants failed to qualify.
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Brazos County
FE. A. Brazelton
F. L. Cavitt
J. M. Hare
C. A. Glenn
W. B. Hudson
J. G. Minkert
Miss Mary Knowles
Henry Crenshaw
George Adams
August Prinzer
C. M. Bell
H. O. Jones
F. L. Henderson
A. P
New K P Officers Elected by Bryan Lodge No 64
Bryan Lodge No 64 Knights of Pythias elected officers for the coming year at last night’s meeting. Chancel or commander is J W Payne with vice chancellor Ed S Martin and prelate J M Hare. Other officers include Frank McGee master at arms Julius Christian inner guard and R S Webb Jr outer guard.
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Bryan Lodge No. 64
Knights of Pythias
J. W. Payne
S. Martin
J. M. Hare
Frank McGee
Julius Christian
Webb Jr
City Park Work Nears Completion Under Engineer Adams
Rapid progress in laying out the new city park under landscape engineer Adams of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. Walks and flower beds take shape as a water main is installed through the center with hydrants planned to water the lawns and plantings.
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Adams
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
New City Market Ready for Opening Tomorrow
The Haswell building east end lower floor hosts 8S. W. Buchanan’s City Market ready to open tomorrow. Buchanan promotes highest quality and best service to all and invites the public to try his new market next to the Houston and Texas Central Railroad.
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W. Buchanan
Haswell
Houston & Texas Central Railroad
Buchanan
Wilson to Send New Note to Germany Tonight
President Wilson finished a new note to Germany and, after Cabinet discussion, will likely send it to Berlin late tonight or tomorrow. He wrote it personally with input from Bryan and Lansing. The note insists that noncombatants be moved to safety before any prize is destroyed and seeks unarmed merchant ships. Portuguese press calls for severing diplomatic relations over submarine sinkings.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Germany
Berlin
Lisbon
German Agent Sails For Copenhagen With Papers
Meyer Gerhard, agent of the German Ambassador to Berlin, left New York for Copenhagen with official papers to report what President Wilson told the ambassador. He is expected to say the United States does not want Germany to end submarine warfare but to extend safeguards to protect neutrals.
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Associated Press
New York
Meyer Gerhard
Berlin
Wilson
Copenhagen
United States
Germany
Russians Evacuate Prezmys Area As Germans Push Forward
Official communique says Russians evacuated Prezmys and took war materials captured from Austrians. The release notes German forces advancing rapidly since Przemysi fall.
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Petrograd
Prezmys
Przemysi
Russians Cut Libau Link to Memel in Baltic Advance
Petrograd dispatch reports Russian forces sever the Libau Memel supply line by surrounding Libau from the south while another Russian column moves toward Libau from the north. The action tightens the Baltic front against German bases.
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London
Leading attorney Heslip mourned by the community
Friends express deep sorrow at the untimely death of Mr. Heslip, a prominent attorney in this part of the state, whose loss is felt across the local legal and civic community.
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Heslip
Americans Reported Killed Near Tampico
Captain Oscar Lane of the oil tanker Winifred says ten or twelve Americans were killed by Mexicans near Tampico in recent days. The report, received before leaving Tampico, is unconfirmed as the Winifred sails toward the Houston ship channel.
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Galveston
Tex
Oscar Lane
Winifred
Tampico
Lane
Houston
J. R. Heslip Dies After Illness in Austin
J R Bob Heslip Caldwell prominent in South Texas politics died in Austin after a ten day illness at the Austin Sanitarium. He was accompanied by his wife and relatives at his death and was well known in Bryan with many acquaintances.
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Austin
Tex
J. R
Bob) Heslip
Caldwell
South Texas
Austin Sanitarium
Heslip
Bryan
Marriage License for Giovanni Milazzo and Antonia Zummo
A marriage license was issued to Giovanni Milazzo and Miss Antonia Zummo on 7 18, record notes the couple's intent and names.
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Giovanni Milazzo
Antonia Zummo
Japan Allies Agree in European War Stand
Tokyo June 4 Japanese Foreign Minister Kato told the House of Peers that England France Russia Italy and Japan had agreed to take no independent action of any kind in connection with the European war.
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Tokio
Kato
House of Peers Today
England
France
Russia
Italy
Japan
Swedish steamer Lapland sunk off Scottish coast
The Swedish steamer Lapland was sunk last night off the Scottish east coast. The captain saw nothing and believes a submarine attacked the vessel. Also, the Russian Emperor replied favorably to President Wilson on allowing inspection of Siberian camps where Austrian prisoners are held.
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Associated Press
London
Washington
Wilson
Austria
Siberian
Battle Rages in Galicia Frontier
Austrian field headquarters report heavy fighting across the Galician front on June 5. Officials say the battle nears a victorious end for Austrians as the legions press their position amid intense combat.
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Associated Press
German Losses Heavy in War Casualty Records
Amsterdam reports from the Tele Staaf that Prussian losses in the war have reached 1,388,000. New lists show eleven airmen killed thirty five wounded and ten missing in recent updates.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Tele Staaf
Jewish Homeless Population in Russian Sides Reaches One Hundred Thousand
Reports from Warsaw indicate the number of homeless Jews on the Russian side has grown, now estimated at about 100000. The figure highlights wartime displacement affecting residents and refugees.
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Associated Press
Lodz
Poland
Warsaw
Ford raises authorized stock to one hundred million dollars
The Ford Motor Company announced an increase in the authorized capital stock from two million to one hundred million dollars. The firm also declared a stock dividend of forty eight million dollars payable July 1.
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Ford Motor Company
Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
British to Evacuate Foreigners from Mexico City
Washington reports British authorities in Mexico City are arranging to move foreigners by horseback and car to locations with train service to Vera Cruz. The plan aims to secure safe transport amid current conditions.
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Washington
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
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