Texans in martial law after Houston riot by Twenty fourth infantry
Gen James Parker ordered the Twenty fourth United States infantry battalions at Houston and Waco moved to Columbus New Mexico as martial law governs Houston after a mob of Black soldiers attacked whites. Rioting left 16 dead including Capt J W Mattes and several police officers. With many mutineers at large, a general court martial will seek death for mutiny.
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San Antonio
Tex
James Parker
Southern Department
Columbus
N. M
Twenty-fourth United States Infantry
Houston
Waco
Twentyfourth United States Infantry
Ristera
J. W. Mattes
Battery A
Second Mminous Field Artillery
Second
Illinois Field Artillery
Tra D. Rainey
Rufe Daniels
Smith
Sutton
H. J. Meinke
Earl Fendler
A.R. Corstens
Manuel Garredo
Fred &. Winkler
Bryant Watson
Nerro
Twenty-fourth Infantry
M. D. Everton
E. M. Jones
A. Thompson
W. Wright
Ality
Joseph Mattes
Ferguson to Take Stand in Texas Impeachment Case
Gov. Tomes Ferguson is summoned to appear before the Texas Senate at ten o clock Wednesday to answer impeachment charges brought by the House. The senate rules committee aims to complete procedural guidelines, drawing on prior impeachment trials of Gov. Sulzan and Land Commissioner McCaughey for reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Senate
Austin
Tex
Tomes TM
Ferguson
John D. McCall
House
Sulzan
New York
Trian
McCaughey
French Troops Capture Hill 304 at Verdun
Paris reports a French attack on the Meuse left bank from Avecourt wood to Dead Man's Hill capturing Hill 304 and Camard wood with fortified works. Prisoners taken as French advance about two kilometers. Also hill 364 seized and Verdun front largely in French hands. German evacuation of Hill 804 noted. war department lists 107,780 prisoners since April 9.
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Paris
Meuse
Avecourt Wood
Dead Man's Hill
War Office
Camard Wood
Haucourt Wood
Bethincourt
Hancourt
Hethincourt
Verdun
Berlin
Hill 804
Verdun Front
British
War Department
U S aid rejection of pope peace proposals stated
Washington says the United States will reject Pope Benedicts peace proposals as they ignore the need to overthrow German autocracy. The State Department releases a telegram from President Wilson to the Russian National Council in Moscow, extending greetings and pledge of aid.
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Washington
United States
Benedict
Germany
State Department
Great Council of the Russian People
Moscow
National Council of Assembly
Russia
Great Council
Woodrow Wilson
German steamer Renata Leonhart torpedoed off Dutch coast
A Daily Telegraph dispatch from Rotterdam reports the German steamer Renata Leonhart sailing from Rotterdam to a German port was torpedoed by a submarine near the Dutch coast and sank in deep water. An Amsterdam dispatch says it probably sank outside Dutch territorial waters.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Rotterdam
Renata Leonhart
Amsterdam
Policemen and Firemen Eligible for Draft Retained
New York August 28 policemen and firemen eligible for draft will not be excised from military service according to a communication from Provost Marshal General Crowder to Police Commissioner Weeds. The note clarifies exemptions while noting their readiness to serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VU. S&s
New York
Crowder
Weeds
Italians Seize Prisoners as Isonzo Front Advances
Dispatches from Rome report heavy Italian gains in the Austro Italian battle on the Isonzo. Italian forces claim 23 600 Austrians taken prisoner and 75 large guns captured as they push toward Trieste and the Istrian objective with Austrian losses near 100 000.
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Rome
Carso
Ministera
Count Cadorna
Italy
Goritz
Trieste
Isonzo
Victor Emanuel Tit
Monte Santo
Lonssea
Cursa
Hoover Urges Farm Help to Feed Allies in War Effort
Federal food chief Herbert C. Hoover told 226 farm journal representatives at the Hotel Sherman that coordinated national farming is vital to win the war. He forecast difficulties in solving food problems and warned that Allied women and children must be fed to prevent severe consequences at home and abroad.
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Chicago
Herbert C. Hoover
United States
Hoover
Sherman
Atlantic
Canada
England
France
Flanders
America
Interior
Departments of Labor and Bericulure
Suntea Aeeene
Mapich
Kansas
Iota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
W!sin
United Svatea
Canadetbour
Postischa
Superintendent of Immigration
Ottawa
J. Beenghtes
W. Adama
Chicaro
Madmans
Jefferson Ave
Detroit
Mich
Wheat Pit Goes Quiet as Hoover Order Ends Trading
Chicago at noon Saturday marked the end of wheat trading as dictated by Hoover. Brokers responded with notable patriotism and cheer, making the pit's silence a striking wartime moment. No dissent appeared, only a buoyant, exuberant mood among traders in the once-hectic market.
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Chicago
Hoover
Negroes Put In Stockade After Houston Riot Arrests
National guard infantry under Maj. H. Bradford, Jr. arrived from Houston to Columbus New Mexico. Nine teenth Infantry troops guarded suspects tied to the Mous ton flotilla incident. Those implicated were jailed in a stockade while others were disarmed and held in designated quarters.
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Columbus
N. M
Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry
Houston
Tex
First of drafted men will go to camp Sept. 5
Washington announces two major orders on mobilizing the National Army. Most men will be deferred. only 5 percent of those drafted go to camp September 5, with the rest on later dates. White men with certain skills receive early precedence in the initial 6 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
U S LENDS RUSS MILLIONS TO PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
The United States loaned 1200 million dollars to the Russian provisional government reinforcing Washington’s faith in Russia’s new democracy. Secretary Lansing affirmed continued U S confidence despite reports from Russia, stating the Petrograd government strengthens politically and militarily, based on confidential dispatches.
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Washington
United States
The
Treasury
Lansing
State Department
Russia
Baals
Petrograd
Lanskoy Sai
New Officers Camp Opens at Fort Sheridan
Fort Sheridan Ith Aug 27 The officers reserve camp to train leaders for the second batch of 500000 National Army recruits opened today Col James A Tt Ryan commands the camp Provisional training regiments totals Michigan 619 Wisconsin 518 Illinois 1203 255 total 1519 Kansas 426 Missouri 676 Colorado 3 total 1104 plus 113 126 men per company 12 companies 119 plus men per company
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Fort Sheridan
Ith
National Army
James A. Tt. Ryan
Michigan
Wisconsin
Eleventh Provisional Training Regiment
Illinois
Fourteenth Provisional Training Regiment
Kansas
Missouri
Colorado
Cardboard limb helps Paris patient walk after amputation
A Dantah hospital doctor in Paris has devised a cardboard leg enabling a patient to walk without crutches two days after amputation. Made from two thin cardboard pieces and bandages soaked in an ether solution, the devices fit like peg tops and provide early exercise and air. The aid lasts six months to a year, until a permanent artificial limb is ready.
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9 Hospital
Paris
Horse Chestnuts for Food in Human Diet Plan
An effort is underway to adapt horse chestnuts for human consumption. The nuts are largely starch and sugar with some protein and fat, offering nutrition if bitter elements and irritating saponins such as glucosides can be removed.
Woman praises Pinkham remedies for health restoration
Mrs Exsie J. Van Der Sande of Paterson New Jersey credits Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier with restoring her health after back pains irregularity and fatigue. She urges other women to try the products and seek special advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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N. J
Pinkham
B.pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Exsie J. van
der. Sande
New York St
Paterson
Crops on Wheels Shake Up New Jersey Markets
Bumper crops move via motor trucks into city markets, boosting freshness and speed. Farmers increasingly own auto trucks, replacing horses and wagons, reducing dependency on rail schedules and freight rates. A lighthearted Army anecdote follows about an orderly who hides under a table during a mess hall visit and delivers a witty reply about compliance.
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New Jersey
Jersey
Freezone Corn Remover Promises Fast Results
An ad touts a cheap ether compound named freezone that claims to remove corns and calluses instantly by application. A Cincinnati inventor markets it, noting it dries and shrivels the corn, allowing removal by fingers, with druggists asked to order it if unavailable. A stray joke about carp and Germans appears in the text.
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Cincinnati
Drill Sergeant Admonishes Jones For Errant Steps
In a terse wartime phonetic outburst Paessing Bhow orders the company to change step with Private Jones singled out as out of line. The remark mocks Jones and implies reluctance to trouble him again. The text notes quino may pursue his own affairs for steady employment.
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Jones
Little Jones
Private Jones
Not What He Said Officer Reprimands troops at Djangpolls Street
A newly commissioned lieutenant drilled his company on Tndjangpolls Street. A misstep led soldiers to confront a G-foot fence. The officer halted the march and urged men to follow his commands rather than their instincts.
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Lettenfint
Ap Tndjangpolls
Indianapolis News
Minor Wardrobe Misprint Sparks Tent Confusion
Reader letters recount a garbled instruction about a khaki camping skirt and loose fit. A misread line prompts a correction clarifying tent assignment for a boy, with confusion over who shares which space and for whom the camping gear is intended.
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C. C, Marsh
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Navy
Aval
Tokyo
Paria
U. S
Holland
Foo
24Th U. S. Infantry
Columbus, N. M
Julius ‘Barnes
Julius Barnes
Duluth, Minn
Food Administration
U.S
Lancing
Nong
Ias
Nona
Quino
Hoe
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