Greece Reaches Shipping Agreement With Allies
Paris reports Greece and the allies reached a pact to block re export of goods to central powers and Turkey while granting free transit to Bulgaria and Serbia. The accord is seen as a sign of broader talks between Greece and the Allies. London notes a separate strike as 25 000 Welsh miners walk out in South Wales fields.
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Associated Presas
Paris
Allies
Greece
Turkey
Associated Press
London
South Wales
Spur
Newport
Russians Lose Heavily on Eastern Fronts and Paris Coin Rule
The AP reports that 7 000 Russians were captured on the Eastern fronts with many guns and ammunition seized as Russian retreat continues. In Paris a new order requires travelers to declare cash and exchange excess over fifty francs for paper money due to coin shortages.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Teutons
Paris
France
British Steamer Palmgrove Sunk by German Submarine
The British steamer Palmgrove was sunk today by a German submarine. The crew was saved.
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Associated Press
London
Palmgrove
Full Satisfaction Promised Over Arabic Sinking
German Ambassador Bernstorff informed Secretary Lansing that Berlin will provide full satisfaction to the United States for the sinking of the Arabic. Germany would offer more than a disavowal if the ship was sunk without warning as alleged. French airmen bombarded Argonne railroad stations while German aviators retaliated on Clermont in Argonne.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bernstorff
Berlin
Lansing
United States
Germany
Paris
Argonne
Clermont
French Air Attacks and Frontline Movements
Last night Dornach faced bombardment as Germans reportedly manufactured asphyxiating gases. A large French air squadron struck Maelheim in Baden. all French pilots returned. In the Vosges French forces captured several German trenches. Berlin reports the Russian fortress Olita on the Niemen River near Kovno has been evacuated by Russian troops.
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Dornach
Maelheim
Baden
Vosges
Berlin
Olita
Niemen River
Kovno
Harding's Views Are in Accord With Galveston Plan
Delegates from cotton States bankers conferred with W P G Harding of the Federal Reserve Board in Birmingham on August 26 1915 and found his views fully align with the Galveston conference resolutions. The statement notes strong approval across the country and harmony with the Federal Reserve Board on the gradual marketing plan for cotton.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Galveston
W. P. G. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Harding
Bankers’ Associations
Federal Reserve Banks
Southern bankers urged to lend on insured warehoused cotton
A regional banking delegation urges Southern lenders to favor loans secured by insured warehoused cotton and other staples with the lowest feasible rates, avoiding a fixed maximum. The group cites relying on bankers’ patriotism and sound judgment, allowing local conditions to guide terms. The statement is signed by F M Law and others in Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, and South Carolina.
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South
F M. Law
Houston
Moorehead Wright
Little Rock
Ark
F. S. Etheridge
Jackson
S. J. High
Tupelo
Miss
F. W. Foote
Hattiesburg
Oscar Wells
Birmingham
L. M. Pool
New Orleans
John
Jeff D. Cox Buys Yoakum Herald in Texas Purchase
Former Texas House appropriations chair Jeff D. Cox completes purchase of the Yoakum Herald from Williamson Bros. Cox, a Rockwall newspaperman, acquires a well equipped plant with a nearly new typesetting machine.
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Cuero
Tex
Jeff D. Cox
Appropriations Committee
Texas House of Representatives
Yoakum Herald
Williamson Bros
Cox
Rockwall
Sale of Bonds Finally Closed in Brazos County
After days of conferences among bond buyers, Judge Maloney, commissioners, and the good roads advisory committee, the $400,000 Brazos County road bonds were finally settled yesterday. E D Schumaker of Hillsboro and E H Cope of Cincinnati signed all papers and surety bonds were approved.
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Brazos County
Judge Maloney
Good Roads Advisory Committee
E. D. Schumaker
Hillsboro
E. H. Cope
Cincinnati
Bond retirements set by sinking fund plan
The purchase money of 25 000 dollars monthly goes to the county. Judge Maloney says bonds printed in series will be retired within twenty five years via a sinking fund funded by a 62 cent tax per 100 assessed value. Retirement schedule runs 10k, 12k, 15k, 20k, and 25k annually across specified five to four year blocks.
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Chase
Maloney
The
Eagle
Bey
Commissioners’ Court
Indictments Reported in Eastland Disaster Case
Chicago Aug 27 indictions by the county grand jury include Walter Greenbaum manager of the Indiana Transportation Company in a manslaughter charge connected with the Eastland disaster.
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Chicago, Ill
Walter Greenbaum
Indiana Transportation Company
Funeral of Miss Martha Pittman at City Cemetery
The remains of Miss Martha Pittman who died at her Mc Adams home earlier this week arrived on the northbound train. The funeral was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Conway at 10 o'clock this morning with Rev. C. T. Tally of the First Methodist Church officiating.
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Martha Pittman
McAdams
International & Great Northern
Ellis Conway
C. T. Tally
First Methodist Church
Sad death of baby in Kurten travels
The one year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Greeg of Southeast Texas died yesterday afternoon at Kurten after illness during a family journey by wagon toward North Texas. The child was cared for at Mrs. Johnnie Koppe's home and attended by a physician but did not recover.
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Eagle
Albert Greeg
Texas
Johnnie Koppe
Kurten
Koppe
Burial Honors For Bereaved Parents In Kurten Cemetery
Expressions of sympathy flow to the bereaved parents as the little body is laid to rest in Kurten cemetery this afternoon.
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Kurten
Bryan and area schools set 1915 16 opening dates
Bryan Baptist Academy and Allen Academy start on September 14, Villa Maria Academy opens September 7, Bryan public schools begin September 20, and Agricultural and Mechanical College starts September 21. Officials report strong interest and expected good attendance for the new session.
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Bryan
Bryan Baptist Academy
Villa Maria Academy
Allen Academy
Bryan Public Schools
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Bryan Donates 150 for Relief Fund During Storm Aid
Citizens of Bryan, via First National Bank, First State Bank and Trust, and City National Bank, send a $150 draft on Union National Bank of Houston to Mayor Campbell. The letter notes Bryan joins other cities receiving Houston aid after the 1913 floods.
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City of
Bryan
First National Bank
First State Bank and Trust Company
City National Bank
Union National Bank of Houston
Campbell
Union National Bank
Houston
Houston Post
Pointed Paragraphs and Proverbial Witty Lines
A short, pointed set of aphorisms playfully contrasts caution with wit. The piece riffs on stubborn advice and paradoxes about stepmothers, tugs, and the ironies of sin and repayment, delivered in a brisk, proverbial style.
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Bulgaria
Serbia
Severa
Balsam OF
Okita
Eastland
Miss Pittman
Relief
Bridgeport, Con
Remington-Umc
Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Co
Woolworth
Broadway
New York City
Remington-Um
Arms and
EIS Amunition
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