Fort Sam Show of Troops Draws Public as Fun and Complaints
A British officer criticized American military life as dull while Major General Frederick Funston promotes public drill to boost recruiting at Fort Sam Houston. Crowds attend, cars and pedestrians fill the grounds as regiments from the Nineteenth and Thirty-seventh Infantry and state troops parade in a showy display.
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Fort Samaca
Haineis
Wisconsin
Frederick Funston
Funston
Army and Navy Journal
Egerton
Gerton
America
Liberty
Central Park
United States
Argentina
Seven Hundred Towns Destroyed by the War
Paris reports from the ministry of the interior show 753 towns destroyed by military operations from the war start to June 30.
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Paris
Ministry of the Interior
Eddie Mahan Joins California Backfield Squad
Eddie Mahan former Harvard backfield star arrived in Berkeley and took charge of the California backfield as first assistant to Head Coach Andy Smith formerly of Pennsylvania. The move marks a reunion of a legendary prospect with the UC program as summer winds down in August.
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Berkeley
Calif
Eddie Mahan
Harvard
University of California
Andy Smith
Pennsylvania
Garden’s Potato Harvest Puzzles Town Budding Showdown
A playful exchange about harvest yields turns into a light community moment as one gardener boasts three bushels from a small plot while another counters with four bushels, sparking friendly bragging and a smile.
Both Parties Intensify Campaign Effort in Maine Race
Washington reports both major parties push a whirlwind final drive for Maine’s September 11 election. Democrats and Republicans deploy top speakers while Senator Johnson and Fred Hale contest the Senate seat and Still and Fernald seek the unexpired term.
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Washington
Maine
House
Senate
United States
Johnson
Fred Hale
Senator Burleigh
Kenneth C. M. Still
Bert M. Fernald
Wet versus dry forces split Texas senate runoff
In Dallas on August 25, the Democratic runoff for U S senator centers on prohibition. Charles Culberson and O B Colquitt lead the race with Culberson favored on paper despite earlier loss. Prohibition stance splits support as voters weigh anti and pro positions ahead of the general election.
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Dallas
Texas
United States
Charles Culberson
O. B. Colquitt
Culberson
Colquitt
S. P. Brooks
Baylor University
Brooks
Prohibition
Cowboys and Ranchers Welcome Mr Hughes in Cheyenne
A large crowd of cowboys and cattlemen gathered in Cheyenne to greet Charles E Hughes with a yip ye a as he plans to address the mass meeting. The frontiersmen will stage in evidence while the Republican candidate gives the only scheduled speech in Wyoming. Governor and Mrs Hughes traveled from Salt Lake City and were to arrive late afternoon after stopovers at Rawlins and Laramie.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Charles E. Hughes
Wyoming
Hughes
Salt Lake City
Rawlins
Laramie
Lightning Strikes Shoe Factory In Brockton Injuring Many
A bolt of lightning struck a Brockton shoe factory injuring nine people, four seriously, and causing a denatured alcohol vat explosion that sparked a building fire. About 150 workers, including many women, fled in a frantic rush as flames spread quickly, raising fears of deaths.
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Brockton
Mass
Essay on the duck by a Michigan schoolgirl
A Michigan schoolgirl writes about a duck describing its heavy build and coarse singing voice from frogs in its neck. She notes the bird’s water affinity, a toy balloon in its stomach, and two legs placed far back. She compares drakes and ducks, imagines being a drake, and comments on their bill and gait.
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Michigan
Plan Tunnel Under English Channel Costs Sixteen Million Pounds
Paris reports France and England discussing a joint cross channel tunnel to aid war effort. Engineer M Sartigaux says the project would cost 16 million pounds with equal shares, two tunnels for bidirectional traffic, and would require capturing Calais and crossing hills to reach the French mouth. The plan envisions rapid wartime use and freeing the British fleet from heavy transport duties.
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England
France
M. Sartiaux
Nord Railway Company
Britain
Calais
Sangatte
Many Additional Employes In The State Department
Secretary Lansing sent a statement to the senate listing 156 temporary hires added from Aug 1, 1914, to July 1, 1916 to meet expanded duties due to European war conditions. Hiring spanned periods from two weeks to 22 months and aimed at relief and protection of Americans abroad.
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Washington
Lansing
Senate
Penrose
State Department
Unnecessary Trouble in the Night Door Scene
A wife wakes her husband shouting about a noise downstairs. He resists sleep and doubts a burglar is present. She insists, claiming a disturbance and the cat cannot be the source. He questions the need to investigate.
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Henry
Lemme
Arrest of 44 Year Old Murder Suspect in West Virginia
Asheville report details the 44 year old arrest of Andy Wise in Williamston West Virginia for the 1900 murder of John Rogers in Buncombe County. Wise fled after escaping during a 1880s courthouse pursuit. Steve Rogers identified Wise near French Broad township and the sheriff pursued by train. Wise faces trial though witnesses may be scarce as years pass.
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Asheville
Andy Wise
Williamston
W. Va
John Rogers
Wise
Rogers
Levi P. Plemmons
Pack Square
Steve Rogers
Sherif Mitchell
French Broad Township
Alexander
Mitchell
Plemmons
Life essay on danger and marriage in everyday drives
A brief Life column notes that car accidents happen in risky moments. It jokes that misfortune comes not with a safe outing with a wife but in the company of Gladys and Myrtle, framing a light moral about prudence in travel.
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Turtle
Gladys
Myrtle
Too Much Trouble. (From Judge.)
Spokesman informs Rev. Mr. Jones that his annual stipend rises from $700 to $800. Jones retorts he cannot accept the raise, saying he already has trouble collecting the $700.
Foley Kidney Pills Relieve Prolonged Backaches
Green Bay man Joseph G. Wolf says Foley Kidney Pills relieved a severe backache that troubled him for months. The ad urges taking Foley Kidney Pills for a weak back and sleepless nights, sold by Mann Drug Co.
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Joseph G. Wolf
Green Bay
Wis
Foley
Mann Drug Co
Admiral von Tirpitz manifesto urges renewed U boat warfare
Washington reports from Berlin state that a manifesto attributed to Admiral von Tirpitz calls for unrestricted submarine warfare. The State Department has received the despatches but the text is not published and the issuer’s current official position remains unclear.
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Washington
von Tirpitz
Berlin
State Department
Asa G Candler Named for Mayor in Atlanta Primary
Asa G Candler, millionaire soft drink maker, won the Democratic primary for mayor of Atlanta over city council member Jesse Armistead. Unofficial totals showed Candler with 7821 votes to 3712 for Armistead, a result regarded as effectively electing him.
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Atlanta, Ga
Asa G. Candell
Atlanta
Democracy
Jesse Armistead
Candler
Armistead
Russia Ready to Invade Bulgaria
A Budapest dispatch to the Morning Post citing the Azest says Russia has concentrated large forces on the Romanian frontier and along the Danube to invade Bulgaria via Dobrudja. The Azest also reports strong Romanian units on the lower Danube and the Pruth.
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Russia
Bulgaria
Danube
Dobrudja
Budapest
Morning Post
Azest
Lower Danube
Pruth
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Appeal
An advertisement urges every family to keep Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy during hot weather. It claims the product is invaluable and superior for its intended use and urges readers to buy now.
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Chamberlain
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