Local Social Ties HighlightVisits Across Megargel and Loving
Jean News Misses Grace Kate and Beulah Jones and brothers Floyd and Clarence visited the Allen children at Megargel from Friday to Sunday. Several women visit relatives in Loving and Athens while others travel to Megargel and Mineral Wells, joining kin across the region. Frank Sparks shows a new Dodge car. Prof. Boswell visits Megargey parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Kate
Beulah Jones
Floyd
Clarence
Allen
Megargel
Maud Thompson
H. K. Weems
I. N. Weems
Loving
Will Mann
R. H. Gray
Maud Willis
Olney
H. M. Orr
Jessie Nicewarner
R. A. Titsworth
Athens
Texas
H. R. Weems
Babe Rowell
W. D. Allen
Miss Williams
Grandview
H. R. Williams
Prof
Boswell
Megarge
Frank Sparks
Which Way Are You Pulling
A Christian Herald reflection contrasts two global forces pulling humanity: uplifting systems like homes churches schools ethical societies art and drama, versus greed and passion. It urges each person to choose a side, noting everyone, even the seemingly small, is a force shaping civilization and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Herald
Mrs Minnie Philpot Finds Relief After Almanac Trial
Gonzales Texas says chronic left side pain and back ache left her bedridden and skeletal for years. A Birthday Almanac testimonial led her to Cardus, and she reports regained health and strength with complete improvement.
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Gonzales
Tex
Minnie Philpot
Cardus
Ben
Two Years In Bed and Rolling Chair
A Atlanta woman describes a long illness and relief after using Tanlac. She details chronic indigestion, weakness, headaches, and nighttime sleep problems, claiming twenty five pounds gained and regained mobility after eight bottles. Tanlac is sold by local drug firms in Graham Olney Newcastle Markley and Loving.
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Atlanta
Tanlae
Graham
Slown Drug Co
Olmey
Anderson Drug Co
Newcastle Y Led
Slaughter & Co
Markley
W. W. Gregg
J. M. Johnson
Marvin Jones Wins Fame With His Bat
Marvin Jones of Texas powered a 22 to 21 Democratic win over Republicans in the congressional game played for the Red Cross. Jones batted seven times with seven clean hits and stole bases while star fielding helped it end after three hours. President Wilson watched eight innings of the benefit game.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
Texas
Despond
Jones
Wilson
Open Up The Land and A Land Tax Proposal
The piece argues for a land program to maximize food resource use and urges tax measures to place idle land within reach of aspiring farmers. It notes idle land, rising values, and tenant farmer hardships and calls for investigation into a possible federal surtax on idle land with state and local action meanwhile.
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Congress
Kenyon
Federal Tariff Commission
First Texas Cotton Bale Sails to Houston Excha nge
The first 1917 cotton bale weighing 414 pounds was shipped from Lyford to Houston and sold at auction on Monday afternoon on the Houston Cotton Exchange floor. The bale marks Lyford’s continued role in Texas cotton history, a five year stretch of first-bale shipments.
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Lyford
Houston
Houston Cotton Exchange
Texas
Graford Herald
Haig Tightens Grip on Lens as Front Advances
British forces push along the north bank of the Souchez river southwest and west of Lens capturing German positions on a half mile front. Britain reports 8,686 German prisoners in June with 67 guns seized. Russian forces begin large scale attacks from Brzezany to Volhynia, with heavy losses reported for the defenders.
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Haig
Souchez
French City
London
New Russia
Brzezany
Galicia
Berlin
Stokhod
Volhynia
Lens
Cerny
Verdun
Niagara Car Plunges Into Gorge Near Whirlpool
A Great Gorge route belt line car with passengers left the rails and plunged 20 feet into water near the whirlpool rapids at Niagara Falls. Eight dead, two missing believed dead, estimates of two to 10 more missing, many injured in hospitals. Washout from heavy rains caused the disaster just below the cantilever bridge.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Great Gorge
Niagara
East St. Louis Riot Involving Armed Negroes Kills Police
More than 200 armed black residents riot in East St. Louis on Monday morning seizing the black belt. They shoot at a police car, killing Detective Sergeant Coppedge and wounding several officers after a church bell signals a gathering of about 300. Police respond with pursuit.
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East St. Louis
Bond Avenue
Tenth Street
Coppedge
Tank topples on Milwaukee riverfront killing 11
A 60 ton water tank toppled from the Milwaukee riverfront and crushed the whaleback steamer Christopher Columbus as she swung to depart for Chicago with about 400 passengers. Eleven died and ten were injured, some seriously, as the tank struck during a dockside incident involving two tugs.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Neutrals Furnishing Germany Food Evidence Shown
British statistics presented to the United States show neutrals in Europe sending vast food to Germany, much of it replaced by imports from America. Scandinavia and Holland supply fat for 7,700,000 German soldiers, aiding export control decisions.
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Germany
Washington
Europe
United States
Great Britain
America
Scandinavia
Holland
Opposition to Texas exemption boards creates trouble
Washington reports friction as the Provost Marshal General's department rejects Ferguson's exemption board selections in Texas. Complaints cite political bias, with boards named without county officer input, though many members are above reproach. New recommendations were urged where fears proved founded.
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Washington
Texas
Ferguson
New Northwest Texas Insane Asylum Site Sought
The next board to designate the site for a new state institution will include the governor the lieutenant governor and the attorney general. The asylum must be north of the T and P railroad and west of the Santa Fe between Fort Worth and Gainesville. An appropriation of 400000 dollars is authorized and the site must cover at least 500 acres.
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Northwest Texas Asylum
Austin
Northwest Texas Insane Asylum
Fort Worth
el Paso
Santa Fe
Gainesville
Printers Pick San Antonio for Next Meeting
The Texas Allied Printing Trades council, formerly the Texas State Printers, closed its annual gathering and chose San Antonio as the next meeting city. By laws now set the annual session three days before the State Federation of Labor meeting in the same city, slated for mid May 1918.
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San Antonio
Austin
Texas State Printers’ Council
Texas Allied Printing Trades Council
State Federation of Labor
Peace Move Rumored in University Controversy
Rumors persist of an amicable adjustment in the university dispute. No sponsor or basis for an agreement is known. Representative Mandell says the governor is willing to go more than half way. Regent John M. Mathis of Brenham declined to discuss the affair after meeting the governor.
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Austin
Mandell
John M. Mathis
Brenham
Base Hospital For Dallas Assured
Washington reports a base hospital unit will be organized at Dallas under the Baylor University medical branch, by war department authority. Senator Culberson and Representative Sumners were notified, with Dr. EB Cary of Dallas informed as dean. Full hospital quotas are not yet met, but authorization allows a unit to operate with Baylor medical school Dallas.
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Dallas
Washington
Baylor University
War Department
Culberson
Sumners
EB. H. Cary
Baylor Medical School of Dallas
De Leon Compress Co Chartered under new charter
De Leon Compress and Warehouse company granted charter with 40000 capital. The corporation has purchased and taken over the plant of the De Leon Compress company of De Leon and the Cisco plant of the Shippers' Compress and Warehouse company.
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de Leon Compress Co
de Leon
de Leon Compress and Warehouse Company
de Leon Compress Company
Cisco
Shippers’ Compress and Warehouse Company
Mexicans Help Return German Prisoners at Border
Mexican officers at Nuevo Laredo cooperated with U S officials by locating two German prisoners who escaped from the Laredo internment camp and guiding them to the international bridge crossing, strengthening cross border goodwill.
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San Antonio
Nuevo Laredo
Laredo
Mexico
International Bridge
Texas Company Files Amendment to Charter
Austin report states a Texas company headquartered in Houston amended its charter with the secretary of state to change its purpose, allowing it to form corporations outside Texas.
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Texas Company
Austin
Houston
Texas
Felix Jones Indicted for Dallas Murder
Felix Jones now jailed in El Paso has been indicted by the Dallas county grand jury on murder charges in the July 28, 1913, killing of Miss Florence Brown at a Dallas real estate office. District Attorney M. T. Lively says Jones cannot be brought to Dallas without El Paso officials consent. The murder occurred nearly four years ago.
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Felix Jones
Dallas
el Paso
Dallas County Grand Jury
Florence Brown
Jones
M. T. Lively
Brown
How One Texas Farmer Beat the Dry Weather
A Texas farmer north of Dallas faced a failed corn crop but replanted on July 20 using wheat drill, sorghum cane, mile maize, and June corn. Rain arrived within a week, yields were strong, hogs were fattened, and a lesson emerges to never quit and plant fall crops with seed support from local chambers of commerce.
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Dallas
Red River
Texas
Chambers of Commerce
Unclaimed Letters at Graham Post Office
Letters remain uncalled for for the week ending June 25 including Akers Miss Dixie Choate Mr J F Clark Mr T C In calling for above letters give date advertised Postmaster N S Farmer Olney Loving and Jermyn visit by Editor Frank H Bowron on Monday and Tuesday.
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Graham Post Office
Akers
Miss Dixie
Choate
J. F
Frank H. Bowron
Olney
Loving
Jermyn
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Tanlac
Clark Griffith
Washington Americans
Charlie True
Niagara Car Falls
Gorge
E. ST. Louis
State Department of Agriculture
Fred W. Davis
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