Ferguson Ousted as Texas Governor Impeachment Succeeds
The Texas Senate impeachment court sustained ten of twenty one charges against Gov. James Ferguson. A two thirds vote on the first article found funds misused to settle a state obligation. Conviction likely disbars from office, with acting Gov. Hobby to assume full powers until January.
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Weastin
Tex
Senate
James FE. Ferguson
House
Darte
Am P. Hobby
Beauwut
Psstines
Russians Drive Back Teutons Near Rudna Front
Report from Tatrograd says Russian forces pushed back German and Austrian advance guards near Rudna and hold fortified positions on the Dvina bank. In Jacobstadt region they hammer the foe with artillery while repulsing two Austro German attacks near MunNeu.
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Tatrograd
Riga
Rudna
Oman
Jacobstadt
Rushope
Igiet
Dvina
Mun‘Neu
British and German Actions Across Western Front Regions
Reports say British and Scottish units repulsed in Ypres and Arras sectors with hand to hand clashes near Monehy and Ostrea. German artillery intensifies in Ypres. British naval air squadrons raid Belgian targets including Thourout Corte railroad stations and Ostend docks. seven killed and 24 wounded on a day of heavy fire.
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Bert
St. Julien
Yores
General Headquarters
Monehy
Southesest Arras
London
Ypres
War Office
Somme
Teuton
Jeeecacourt
Traitors Targeted by Senator King Amid War Debate
Senator King of Utah denounces pacifists and alleged German influence in Congress. He calls for swift action against traitors and urges public contempt, while lamenting delays in wartime legislation. He says he cannot credit that lawmakers are actually influenced by German money.
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Washington
King
Utah
Congeen
Congress
Senseer King
War prophecy in spider web at Kansas City alley
The account describes a large yellow black spider weaving a web in an alley behind 1321 Hyland Ave Kansas City and forming a message Millions for war. The event drew up to 10 000 observers as police and soldiers protected the site while Mammy Fannie Taylor 102 claimed a divine dream and said the spider would complete the message from God about war.
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Robert Angstead
Kansas City
Hyland Ave
Tata
Poe
Lilibal LE
Camp Nichols
Fannie Taylor
Highland
Mammy Taylor
Anand
Judge H. S. Maynard Dies in Michigan
Petroit Michigan September 24 Judge H S Maynard Michigan's most prominent jurist and father of Mrs Verne Os egw of Chicago is dead.
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H. S. Maynard
Petroit
Mich
H. S. Qiantrard
Michigan
Verne Osegw
Chicago
Seven Ships Reported Sunk by German Submarines
Report from passengers returning from England on an American vessel alleges German submarines sunk five British steamships and two destroyers near Lough Swilly Ireland on September 3. The five steamers convoyed by six destroyers reportedly faced massed torpedo attacks at daylight. Survivors aboard the torpedoed ships were rescued by other vessels.
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Atlantic
Lough Selly
Ireland
England
British ship La Negra sunk by German submarine
Survivors report the British steamship La Negra en route from Buenos Aires to Havre with Argentine beef was torpedoed September 8 by a German submarine about 45 miles off Plymouth. The crew members reached safety on an American steamer and described the sinking upon arrival at the Atlantic port.
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Atlantic
la Negra
Buenos Aires
Havre
Plymouth
Convoying Cuts Merchant Ship Losses, Navy Reports
Washington reports that convoying of merchant ships by American and British naval vessels has materially reduced submarine losses. Navy department officials announced this statement on September 24.
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Washington
Sept
Navy Department
Vote for the prohibition amendment and note temporal actions
Citizens are urged to support the prohibition amendment, with emphasis on ensuring actions taken are clearly time bound and properly scheduled. Officials remind voters to review the measure's scope and consequences before casting ballots.
Lost and found notices from Fairfield listings
FOR RENT The United Presbyterian church parsonage. Call at 405 West Burlington street, phone 3455. 284 LOST Somewhere on the streets of Fairfield Saturday afternoon between two and five a heavy gold watch in a closed case with Parsons College Forty, 1920, attached. The finder please return to Lyons' Lumber Yard and receive reward. 280 LOST A fountain pen between the square and Logan school on South Main or West Jefferson streets. Phone 2628. Miss Lelia Lamberson. 285
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Fairfield
Parsons College Foi
Lyons’ Lumber Yard
Logan School
South Main
West
Jefferson Streets
Lelia Lamberson
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