Texas Sheriffs Convene in Galveston for 1919 Meeting
The Texas Sheriffs association met in Galveston for its 1919 convention. A committee chaired by George Matthews of Austin will seek free railroad transportation for sheriffs. Honorary members were named from Breckinridge Brenham Houston Ennis Waxahachie Gatesville Galveston and San Antonio. Resolutions urged steadfast support for Woodrow Wilson and government efforts, including aiding draft boards and war-related enforcement.
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Galveston
Tex
Brownsville
Corsicana
Texas Sheriffs Association
George 58. Matthews
Austin
Railroad Administration
H. B. Fearr
Breckenridge
James Kennedy
Brenham
T. Wilson
Edna Anderson
Houston
W. H. Colkins
Ennis
W. A. Ownsby
Waxahachie
W. W. Hollingsworth
Gatesville
Galvestin
W. Elliston
Lockhart and Co. B
Texas
United States
Temple Gets Next Highway Meet
Hillsboro Texas Colorado-to-the Gulf Highway Association closed its session selecting Temple as the next meeting place. E W Rootes Grandview spoke on giving the taxpayer value received for bond money. bonds he said fund public improvements. A resolution endorsed the highway roads movement in Texas and the use of federal and state funds and supported eliminating grade crossings.
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Temple
Hillsboro
Tex
E. W. Rootes
Grandview
Replies to British Protest on Mexican Oil Decree
Mexico City replies to Britain's protest over the February 22 oil decree declaring it confiscatory and injurious to Hagish oil claimants. The Mexican government says no foreign government has standing to protest its fiscal laws, asserting sovereign rights to adopt necessary legislation and urging court action to challenge any alleged injustice.
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Mexico City
Great Britain
Air Raids Into Germany Record July Total
London reports a record July for air raids on Germany with 96 raids. The bombs dropped total 81 tons as authorities provide the figures.
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Germany
London
Submarine Attacked Off Cape May by Seaplanes and Patrol Boats
Seaplanes and naval patrol boats attacked a German submarine off Cape May New Jersey with depth charges after it shelled and set fire to the American schooner Dorothy Barrett bound from New York to Norfolk, near Thursday.
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Washington
Dorothy Barrett
New York
Norfolk
Cape May
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Oil land decrees in Mexico embarrass nations fighting Germany
Washington reports that the United States and Great Britain have joint diplomatic representation to the Mexican government over Carranza oil land decrees seen as confiscation. American and British oil firms vow not to meet the decrees and rely on their governments for protection. The moves highlight a Mexico situation growing risk for nations at war with Germany.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Carranza
Mexico
Germany
New York
Texas Farmers Union approves homestead amendment
Fort Worth Texas by an 18 to 35 vote the Texas Farmers Union backed a constitutional homestead amendment to let landowners use Federal Land Bank facilities in Houston. The group also adopted a resolution for women suffrage and elected officers including D Lydsy president J L Mel Coakley vice president A L Baker secretary treasurer Rev J P Lane chaplain J W Gregg conductor and J B Bone doorkeeper.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas Farmers’ Union
Texas
Federal Land Bank of Houston
Lydsy
J. L. Mel Coakley
Wichita Falls
Funeral for Anna Held in New York
Several hundred theatrical professionals attended the funeral services for Miss Anna Held in New York. The casket lay draped with American and French flags and the body will be buried in Paris where she began her career, with a vault in New York City until after the war.
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New York
Miss Anna
Paris
Miss Held
New York City
Submarine Attack Near Atlantic Port Reported
A U S transport arriving Wednesday recounted a duel with a German super submarine about 300 miles off the American coast. Navy gunners fired on the U boat about eight times as the transport steamed away, and the submarine ceased fire once the ship pulled clear.
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Atlantic
American People Great Spenders War Time Plea to Cut Unnecessary Expenditures
In a wartime column, Edward Mott Woolley argues Americans waste billions yearly on trivial postcards, souvenirs, telephone and telegraph use, taxi fares, barber bills, perfume, Turkish baths, and other luxuries. He urges redirecting funds to Liberty bonds, urging courage and wartime sacrifice as Germany threatens.
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Edward Mott Woolley
Germany
France
America
Athantictry
Asbury Park
Coney Ts
Reginald
Maude
Alternon
New York
Chicago
Baby
Freddy
Jeannette
Darling Sue
Young Men Must Register August 24
Washington report states that all male persons who have reached twenty one since June 5 1918 and on or before August 24 1918 must register on August 24 1918. They should consult with local draft boards to learn how and when to register.
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Washington
Congress
Newsprint Stock Narrows With July Output Drop
The federal trade commission on Friday announced that July news print production totaled 90,544 tons, 1,671 tons less than shipments. Mills held 24,912 tons in stocks on July 28, down 1,531 tons during the month, about a week’s output. Other paper grades remained larger in stock than newsprint.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Villa Spy Executed in Chihuahua City Court Martial
Jesus Prado, arrested as a Villa spy, was tried by court martial and executed in the penitentiary plaza in Chihuahua City on Friday. He was charged with furnishing the dynamite used by Villa and Martin Lopez to blow up trains at Consuelo and Bachimba recently.
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el Paso
Vex
Villa
Jesus Prado
Chihuahua City
Prado
Martin Lopez
Consuelo
Bachimba
War and thrift stamps total reaches 580 million
Treasury reports show the American people bought 580 million dollars in war savings and thrift stamps. The figure reflects strong wartime savings efforts and public support across the nation.
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Washington
Treasury
Texas News Inflow of oil and roads anchor busy season
A busy Texas season covers Walker county oil export via Port Arthur at 3 115 915 barrels in July while asphalt surfacing plans target the Cuero Victoria county line road. Buckling farm output and public works span Hearne cannery closure success, county road bonds, and new city expansions in Dallas.
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Port Arthur
Cuero
Victoria County Line
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