Germany aims to provide safety for Americans in submarine war
Berlin reports that Germany seeks to resolve the submarine dispute with the United States on the basis of goodwill. Instructions urged safe escape for Americans from torpedoed ships and promise reparations if commanders violated rules. A further halt to passenger ship warfare may follow negotiations amid easing White House and State Department tension after the Bernstorff Lansing talks.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Germany
America
United States
Bassador
White House
State Department
Brest-Litovsk Falls to Austro-German Forces
Associated Press reports Brest-Litovsk fortress captured by Austro-German troops after a night assault. Russians retreat as center of the fortification falls, marking a key objective following Warsaw. In Washington, Ambassador Bernstorff and Secretary Lansing hold a one hour conference over the Arabic sinking. They would not discuss details but the meeting is believed to address the incident.
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Berlin
Brest-Litovsk
Warsaw
Washington
Bernstorff
Lansing
Turkey May Make Peace Rumor Signals Separate Pact
Paris reports persistent Athens rumor that Turkey will seek a separate peace with the Allies unless Germany declares war on Italy, a development noted by Associated Press.
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Turkey
Associated Press
Paris
Athens
Germany
Italy
French Aviators Bombard German Factory Over Sarre-Front
Sixty two French aviators yesterday flew over the German arms factory north of Sarrebourg and dropped 150 shells with precision, including 30 large caliber shells.
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Associated Press
Paris
Sarrelous
Bulgaria Turkey Sign Neutrality Pact Rumor
Unofficial AP dispatches indicate Bulgaria and Turkey may have signed an agreement that Bulgaria will stay neutral. The same reports claim Greece will also remain neutral as allied demands are deemed unsatisfactory.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bulgaria
Turkey
Greece
Zeppelin Sightings Near English Coast Rise Again
A Zeppelin passed over the Netherlands heading toward the English coast this morning. It marks the second such sighting in two days as Germany widens its aerial activity toward England.
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England
Associated Press
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Bryan City Schools Set New Year Plans and Courses
The Bryan city schools announce a teachers meeting on September 11 and a nine month session starting September 20. New staff include Miss Robbie Nicol in home economics and Arthur H. Colwell with colored teachers. two new books, The High School Age and The Philosophy of Education, are on sale for teachers. The note mentions broader economic context of auto use impacting rail travel.
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Bryan City
City Institute
H. H. Horne
Bryan
Board of Trustees
Robbie Nicol
Bryan High School
Texas State Normal
Peabody College
Nashville, Tenn
Arthur H. Colwell
New Orleans
Automobile Versus Railroad Affects Passenger Traffic
Railroad men note rising motor car use harms passenger business in recent years. The piece suggests people choose cars over trains but cuts off before completing the thought.
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New Hampshire
Roston & Maine
Blackshear to Lead Nacogdoches Negro School
Prof. F. E. Blackshear, longtime head at Prairie View Normal School, is hired by the Nacogdoches independent school district to run the local Negro school. Trustees plan an industrial school modeled after Prairie View. All schools reopen September 20.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
FE. L. Blackshear
Prairie View Normal School
Nacogdoches Independent School District
Blackshear
Prairie View School
Britain's War Ad Campaigns Reach New Scale
London reports unprecedented wartime advertising by the British government as it funds recruitment and financing drives. Posters fill streets and transitways, with instructive campaigns urging thrift and economical eating as a third wave of state advertising emerges alongside the massive loans and recruitment efforts.
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London
Associated Press
Kitchener
John Bull
Great Britain
United States
British Empire
Wife and Children Perish in Flames at Presidio
In San Francisco Brigadier General Pershing loses his wife Mrs. John J. Pershing and three of their four children in a fire at the Presidio caused by a lamp explosion. The general, away at El Paso, was informed by the Associated Press and began preparations to return home.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
John J. Pershing
Pershing
Presidio
Senator Warren
Wyoming
el Paso
Tex
Four Die in Santa Fe Wreck Near Phoenix
Four persons were killed and twelve injured when a Santa Fe passenger train derailed near Phoenix after heavy rain left soft tracks. The crash occurred today as the train traveled through the area.
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Fou
Santa FE
Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
Never Again OAID Secretary of War
Washington August 27 Secretary Garrison telegraphed Major General Wood regretting that Roosevelt spoke at the Plattsburg citizen soldiers camp and urged that no similar remarks be allowed at Plattsburg or other camps. He said the speech undermined the camp’s purpose and could distract from essential training.
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Associated Press
Washington
Garrison
Wood
Citizen Soldiery
Plattsburg
N. Y
Roosevelt
Flue Fire Damages Home of Pat Patterson Family
A small blaze broke out at the residence of Mr and Mrs Pat Patterson causing minor smoke and heat damage. Fire crews responded quickly and kept damage contained to the chimney area with no injuries reported.
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Pat Patterson
Fire Damages Roof on West Anderson Street
At noon today a small hole was burned in the roof of a residence on West Anderson street before the blaze was extinguished by family members. The fire is believed to have started from a defective flue.
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West Anderson Street
Madisonville Killing Shocks Houston Suburb
James Christian was shot and killed at Madisonville today in Houston. Dr. Glover Speer surrendered. The cause of the trouble is unknown. Both parties are described as prominent locals.
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Glover Speer
James Christian
Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Madisonville
Millican Beats Wellborn In Close Saturday Baseball
Millican defeated Wellborn 6 to 5 in a tight game. Vance pitched airtight ball for Millican, allowing only two hits and fanning fifteen. Edwards and Williams of Millican made outstanding catches. Wellborn threatened but Millican scored six runs with timely hits and errors. Batteries Millican vind Groda Wellborn J Royder Griffin Wynsetter. Umpire Lyle Royder.
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Wellborn
Millican
Vance
Edwards
Williams
Millic
Wellborn Boys
Royder
Vind Groda
J. Royder
Griffin
Wynsetter
Lyle Royder
Notice of Sheriff Sale Brazos County Texas 1915
The State of Texas Brazos County through the sheriff will sell on the first Tuesday in September 1915 before the Brazos County courthouse door in Bryan to satisfy a court order in the case Bell vs. (name unreadable) under an execution issued July 22 1915 by the county clerk.
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County of
Brazos
Brazos County
Texas
Bell
Court House
Bryan Texas Sheriff Levy on J F Mitchell Property
County in the city of Bryan Brazos County Texas describes lots 6 and 7 in block 44 in Bryan. The tract is levied to satisfy a $305 judgment in favor of Bell Bros with 6 percent interest from July 81 1914 and costs. Given July 22 1915 by Sheriff T C Nunn.
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Bryan
Texas
Brazos County
J. F. Mitchell
Bell Bros
People Who Pay Compliments Never Wait for Bill Caller
A pithy saying notes that those who offer compliments do not delay payment or seek confrontation with debt collectors. It humorously links courtesy to prompt settling of bills.
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Wall Street Journal
Enollon War
General Pershing
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B. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
M. H. James
T. C. Nunn
Bryan Cotton Oil
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