Verdun Front Battles and Irish Rebellion Trials
French counter attack near Dead Man's Hill in Verdun secures a German outpost, which Berlin admits losing. Four Irish rebels are executed including Patrick Pearse. Paris urges neutral securities for one-year loans to back exchange operations. Turkish defenses praised near Smyrna as Von Sanders arrives to oversee work. Sullivan jailed in New York for Irish rebellion complicity. Ambassador Nelson Page says no peace soon. Asquith vows a Commons statement on Irish causes next week.
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Associated Press
London
Dead Man's Hill
Verdun
Dead Man’s Hill
Berlin
Paris
Ribot
Smyrna
Athens
Lima von Sanders
Revival report thanks city and churches for union efforts
In a Wednesday meeting pastors representing participating churches issued a formal report praising the City of Bryan for lights, the county for the courthouse lawn, merchants for closing, and numerous individuals and committees for support. The note honors Dr. J. H. O. Smith and the ensembles, lists those who professed faith or joined by letter, and closes with signatures of union leaders.
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Bryan
Court House
Parker Lumber Company
W. Z. James
Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
Christian Church
J. H. O. Smith
Smith
Baptist
Russian troops land at Marseilles as May Day unrest brews
Multiple dispatches report new Russian soldiers arriving in Marseilles this morning. Other items note a Reichstag proposal to free Dr Jeinbnecht linked to May Day riots, State Secretary Lansing awaiting Germany's submarine note, Metz civilians evacuating, and confirmation that only three executions occurred.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Reichstag
Jeibnecht
Washington
Lansing
Gerard
Narrowley Escaped Drowning On Navasota River Rescue Efforts Noted
On April 29 a boating accident on the Navasota River near Kurten capsized a party of August R. Prinzel Ben Metzer Louise Prinzel May Conrad and Alma Hinz Five people were thrown into the water and two young men tried to rescue the women Prinzel saved the remaining two after a desperate struggle and collapsed from exhaustion all are commended for bravery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August R. Prinzel
Ben Metzer
Louise Prinzel
May Conrad
Alma Hinz
Metzer
Prinzer
Wallpaper by Nash-Robinson line promises artistic home beauty
P M Vasbinder offers Nash Robinson Co wallpaper to transform interior spaces. Contact 501 for samples and installation details.
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Nash-Robinson & Co
P. M. Vasbinder
Heavy Rain Triggers Road Work Plan in East and South Texas
Road maintenance guidance urges use of road graders and road drags while soil is moist. Engineers stress proper location, drainage, grading, and crown, recommending annual drag after every rain to prevent ruts.
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East
South
Texas
Contracted Work or Volunteer Care Offered
The notice indicates the work is to be done by contract but allows payment by the farmer’s market or community volunteers if no contractor is available. It signals willingness to fund or solicit community help to manage the item.
Escape by loop saves French aviator in war tale
Paris May 5 Major de V a French aviator captured behind German lines was strapped to his seat in his aircraft. When a German officer ordered him to fly over the lines without signaling the enemy, de V looped the plane causing the German to plunge to his death.
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Associated Press
Paris
Major de V
de V
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safer Liver Aid
An advertising pitch warns against calomel used for biliousness and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative. It claims calomel causes salivation, sickness, and lost days, while Dodson's promises gentle, harmless restoration of liver function.
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Dodson
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House of Commons
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Advertising Committee
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Nelliene Roberson
J. H. Suber
Marsaline Lindsey
Howard Weaver
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Ovia Cuniff
M. J. Haley
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James McMurray
J. M. Ogg
Dwight Lee
Edna Harris
Lucile Goodman
Judson Conway
Ruth Hodges
Ethel Stuart
George D. Tucker
Chas. W. Tucker
Edna Mae Schorm
Tom Turner
Dollie Milton
Gladys Mae Royall
Seldon Ellis
Ralph Turner
Henry Berger
Dorothy Schorm
Cecil Higgs
Eric Brown
David Bunting
Joe Elbridge
Ella Hunnicut
W. E. Sampson
Mildred Maloney
Ruth Maloney
Claude Dawson
T. A. Satterwhite
John Smith
A. J. Baxley
Willie Mae Zimmerman
Lula Maude Newcomb
Francis Higgs
Mark Steele
J. R. Fain
Ed Royall
Jewell Fay Bullock
A. L. Higgs
Maude Williams
Arthur Moore
Margaret Firth
Mr. Myers
M. E. Mathis
Ella Teel
J. E. Ed Dubard
Roy Conway
Velma Dehay
Ella Trant
Luke Scarmado
Chas. Salvato
Christian
Inez Harkey
Ellis
Marshall Howard
Mary Bateman
Mr. Humphries
Jewell Broach
Annie Lee Baker
Seldine Broach
Lula Mae Broach
M. S. Broach
Mary McGee
George Broach
Robt. McGee
Jerry Sutton
Episcopal
Thomas Patten
Arthur Watts
Free Baptist
Marvin Vannoy
Mary Vannoy
Reese Vannoy
Pearl Carroll
Fred Gilpin
Clarence Wheeler
Inez Carson
Jennings Franklin
Lena Gilpin
T. D. Vance
Ina Capps
Ralph Reynolds
Harrison Franklin
Lula Lowrey
Glenn Cloud
Emory Franklin
Louise Thompson
William Carroll
W. R. Crenshaw
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H. C. Quentin
Bertie May Phelps
Ed Smith
Will Battle
Louis Glaze
Inez Cartledge
Paul Viviani
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Mildred Meredith
Paul M. Wayne
Edgar Menke
Martha Barrett
Virginia Harlowe
Barnett Child
Harry Jenkins
William Allen
Dora Shuford
Ethel May
Eva Gandy
A. S. Adams
Roger Preston
Chas, Slaughter
Roy Dudley
Ruth Watkins
Annie Mally
Tracy Mally
Louis Yeager
Ed Huggins
Alberta R. Martinez
C. C. Dudley
Hal Wright
Tom Mike
Douglas Broach
BE. M. Phillips
Brooks Steinson
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E. H. Fairman
L. B. Maddox
Paul Hanna
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Emmett Wallace
Edwin Henry
D. W. McCoy
Malcolm Graham
Donald P. Jenkins
Charles Wolf
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Lige Spell
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Chas. Higgs
Frank Seale
H. L. McKnight
T. R. Cooke
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T. N. Hammons
Joe Dawson
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Alice Burke
Chas Hawkins
Sam Horn
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J. C. Welch
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T. Tally
C. H. Story
Marseilles
Rioter
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Lorraine
Amsterdam
Narrowley
Navasota
Kurten
B. K. Coghlan
Highway Engineer Agricultural and Mechanical College
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