Texas Heroes Texas Heroes The Rongr Roll
Texas boys listed as Army casualties or missing in Europe include Pvt. John W. Temple of Center and many others across cities such as Austin, San Antonio, Galveston, Fort Worth, and Abilene. The list names casualties, wounded, missing, and one death by accident, honoring service with ranks from private to sergeant and corps across numerous Texas towns.
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Texas
Europe
Corp
Stuart D. Thompson
Greenville
Austin C. Meenen
Galveston
Alice Fearin
San Antonio
Alexander S. Bullock
Fort Worth
Anna
Arthur Madgwick
Fort Sam Houston
George Blackburn
Rockwall
Royal H. C. Shepperd
Houston
Albert H. Porter
Glenwood
James H. Jensen
Avoca
One Package Per Soldier For Christmas In France
Washington reports that about 2.5 million American soldiers abroad will receive Christmas parcels through an arrangement with the Red Cross. To curb gifts, the War Department says only one parcel per man will be accepted. General Pershing will mail coupons with each name and address to next of kin. Coupons attach to standard 9 by 4 by 3 inch containers issued by Red Cross chapters. All packages must be nailed before November.
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Washington
France
Red Cross
War Department
Department
General Pershing
American manpower mounts as 1.75 million U.S. troops sail overseas
Washington reports General March says news from battle fronts is continuously good and 1,750,000 American troops have now embarked for overseas service, signaling rapid Allied momentum during the war.
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Washington
General March
Attempt Made to Kill Trotsky in Kursk
A telegram from Kiev via Leipsig Abendzeitung reports an assassination attempt at Kursk against Leon Trotsky, Bolshevik minister of war and marine. The notice notes the alleged attack details as received by the correspondent.
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Trotzky
Amsterdam
Kursk
Leon Trotsky
Kiev
Leipsig Abend Zeilung
U Boat Sinks American Steamer Buena Ventura
Three officers and twenty seven crew members of the Buena Ventura arrived at Coruna Spain after the vessel was torpedoed last Monday. Sixty four crew members remain missing with three lifeboats missing.
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Coruna
Spain
British Casualty Report for Week in London
British casualties reported for the week ending Saturday show Killed or died of wounds 487 officers and 3153 men. Wounded or missing include 1916 officers and 17206 men.
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London
Measure Day Length From Sunrise and Sunset
A method explains how to determine length of day and night by doubling the sun's setting time for day length and doubling the time of sunrise for night length, applicable to any time of year. The note provides a simple rule using solar timings.
Employers urged to aid draft deferment rulings nationwide
Provost Marshal General Crowder addresses employers and industry representatives nationwide urging active participation in classifying registrants under the selective service act. He warns that deferment claims based only on registrants input slow the process and emphasizes the employer's duty to inform boards of national interests and industry needs.
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General Crowder
Selective Service Act
Crowder
Selective Service
Army
Navy
Texas War and War Effort Dominate Texas News
Houston council passes 6 cent streetcar fare ordinance and Galveston adopts same rate effective September 30. War constraints prompt fraternity closures at UT Austin and Orange merchants to close one afternoon weekly for Red Cross funds. Texas rail and road work expanded with highways aid and new training corps at A and M and UT. Cotton, wool and refinery outputs highlighted amid labor and weather relief efforts statewide.
Lenine Trotzky Agents Exposed By US Documents
Washington releases official documents seized in Russia showing German payments to Lenine and Trotzky and detailing how Berlin plotted to destabilize Russia and influence the war. The files include originals, secret circulars, and references to Comrade Trotzky and Comrade Lenine, with notes on German agents among Bolsheviks.
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Washington
Nicolai Lenine
Leon Trotzky
United States
Committee On Public Information
Russia
Edgar G. Sisson
Imperial Bank
Lenine
Trotsky
Iediate
Germany
Sarajevo
Berlin
Trotzky
Brest- Litovsk
Sta
Mussia
Roteky
Petrograd
Old Hun Trick Resurfaces In Austrian Peace Note
London papers condemn Austria’s invitation for confidential talks as a return of the old German ruse. The Daily Mail calls the move a disingenuous bid to pause the war, while The Daily Telegraph says negotiations now would delay victory for might and right. The note is seen as a breathing spell for the Central powers and part of a planned three-move peace offensive.
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London
Daily Mail
Austria
Daily Telegraph
Germany
Enemty
Liberty Day Proclaimed by President Wilson in 1918
President Wilson proclaims October 12, 1918 as Liberty Day urging nationwide celebration to support the fourth liberty loan. Commemorative events, education cooperation, and federal employee exemptions mark the observance amid calls to rededicate the nation to its founding ideals.
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Washington
Wilson
America
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Liberty Loan Committee
United States Bureau of Education
Draft call for 181,838 men to army camps
Provost Marshal General Crowder announced a new draft allocation totaling 181,838 men to enter army camps by October 16. White registrants number 142,000, entraining Oct 7–11, with two groups of Negroes: 20,016 between Sept 25–27 and 10,752 on Oct 16, to support quotas across states including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
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Washington
Crowder
Neeroes
Arkansas
Camp Pike
Ark
Louisiana
Camp Travis
Texas
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Camp Funston
Oklahoma
Camp Cody
N. M
Tennessee
Camp Greenleaf
Wisconsin
Camp McArthur
Camp Sherman
Strauss to Succeed Warburg in Federal Board Post
Washington Albert Strauss of New York, currently on the war tax board, was named by President Wilson to replace Paul M Warburg on the Federal Reserve Board. Also Paris reported famous French ace Sublieutenant Boyan missing since Wednesday with 22 aerial victories.
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Strauss
Warburg
Washington
Albert Strauss
New York
Treasury Department
War Tax Board
Wilson Thursday
Paul M. Warburg
Federal Reserve Board
Paris
Sublieutenant Boyan
California Syrup of Figs Ad Claims Harmless Laxative
Vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as the ideal laxative for children and adults. It promises a gentle inside cleansing, relief from feverish fussiness, and quick passage of foul waste, urging mothers to use the genuine product and beware of counterfeits.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Ady
One From Uncle Joe Cannon on a Illinois wedding
Uncle Joe Cannon recalls a hometown conversation about a wedding in Illinois. The bride's mother cried a lot, prompting jokes that she was reacting to the couple living with her daughter rather than losing her. The exchange ends with a wry aside about the mother crying.
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Uncle Joe
Joe Cannon
Illinois
Cuticura Soap Promises Gentle Twice Daily Shaving
A New Way to Shave tender skins twice a day without irritation by using Cuticura Soap the Cuticura Way. No slimy mug germs waste of time or money. Fat free samples address Cuticura Dept. X Boston. At druggists and by mail Soup 25 Ointment 25 and 50. Ad.
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Dept. X
Boston
Deep Thought Ends Naval Drill Duty Incident
A young man on drill duty near the barracks stood stunned when an officer approached. After a moment of deep thought he forgot the challenge but then called out to identify himself.
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Warrracks
Vacher-Balm Promises Quick Headache Relief Ad
An advertisement touts Vacher-Balm as a routine headache remedy that relieves quickly and is harmless to women. It warns against imitations and notes benefits alongside other period ads for health tonics and energy boosters.
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Venus
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Center
Henry Handy
Austin
Gustave H. Schultze
Winchester
George H. Chaddick
Honey Island
Dave C. Haynes
Mineola
Otto H. Klien
Seguin
Ethie R. Roberts
Bogota
Jasper Skeeter
Eagle Lake
Simon A. Cassanova
Elmdorf
Phil J. Keiser
Luciano Billanueza
Brownsite
John A. Pride
Bogela
Joseph R. Trotter
Cunningham, Corp
George Fitzgerald
Abernathy
Tracey Moore
William F. Martin
Big Springs
Johnnie Chambers
Bastrop
Thomas D. Coppinger
Cottonwood
Isidore Turner
Palestine
John Mason
Abilene
Frank T. Woodward
Santa
Henry H. Culver
Mount Pleasant
Harry Hall
el Paso
Donacino Gonzales
Belen
Claude Barham
Nacogdoches
Cage P. Day
del Rio
Ervin Weikel
Round Top
Felix Martinez
Beeville
Floyd K. Welch
Lufkin
Paul A. Walker
Tahoka
Willie Leck
Shiner
U. S
Texas News
Brazos County
Coleman County
Bryan
Port Arthur
University of Texas At Austin
Red Cross War Fund
Bell County War Fuel Committee
James P. Nash
Bureau of Economic Geology and Technology
University of Texas
State Highway Commission
Army Training Corps
The
Harris County
Comal County
Henderson County
Jasper County
A. and M. College of Texas
8. A. Tees
Government Railroad Administration
Dallas
Board of Pardons
Fritz R. Smith
United States Employment Service
Nueces County
South Texas
Federal Board of Horticulture
W. D. Hunter
Brazoria River
Brazoria County
State Food and Drug
R. H. Hoffman, Jr
Gels
London Press
District of Columbia
United States of America
Robert Lansing
Union
Kenry Burden
Grove
Price Fle
Jerusalem
Doan
J. F. Andeason
Avenue
Tex
Joan
Dean
Foster-Milburn
Buffalo
N.Y
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