Dr Mary Walker dies at 86 in Oswego N Y
Oswego N Y Aug 10 Dr Mary E Walker first woman army surgeon and famed dress reform advocate is gravely ill at home in Oswego in her 86th year. Her storied career includes Civil War service, a Medal of Honor, and ongoing tuberculosis reform work while championing equal suffrage despite dismissal of modern tactics.
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Oswego
N. Y
Mary E. Walker
Patent Office
Washington
Congress
Walker
New York
Syracuse Medical College
Columbus
Ohio
Rome
N.Y
Paris and Allied advances widen Somme battle front
Paris reports a new French attack extending the Montdidier sector by about 16 miles with a four mile gain in six hours. London notes spreading Picardy fighting near Arras, Allied progress, and many prisoners. Allies seize Montdidier and claim 24,000 German captives as American troops join the Amiens Somme action. Lieutenant Commander Schweiger dies, and 65 German aircraft are destroyed as British aviators press the August 8 offensive. Army casualty lists show 516 total with 64 killed in action and others wounded or missing.
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Paris
Montdidier
London
Picardy
Detroit Prepares for Knights of Pythias Biennial Convention
Detroit hosts the biennial Supreme Lodge convention of the Knights of Pythias and the Pythian Sisters next week with elaborate plans for reception and entertainment. The event will also review war relief efforts and standard order business.
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Detroit
Mich
Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Supreme Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Remarkable Women and Families Highlight Early 20th Century Notes
Hartshorne Ohio Mrs Mollie Easley has ten sons serving in the army. A nurses school will open at Camp Bowie Texas. Scandinavia’s agricultural women are praised for superiority. Hood County Miss Nellie Robertson becomes Texas County Attorney. A shipyard in Houston employs a unique oakarm spinner. Elizabeth C Bland ing teaches in Attleboro Massachusetts for 69 years. Maryland leads Eastern states in women farm workers earning about 15 dollars monthly with board for eight hours. Wartime demand moves English women physicians. General Joffre says French girls must keep war work for 20 minutes to prevent army collapse.
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Mollie Easley
Hartshorne
Oklo
Camp Bowie
Texas
Scandinavia
Nellie Robertson
Hood County
America
Houston
Elizabeth C. Blanding
Attleboro
Mass
Maryland
England
Joffre
France
Editor Demands News From War Front During Sermon
An editor visits a church and begs his newsroom staff to rush an extra edition after hearing a minister preach about Red Sea battles. A grocer then asks for medicine, adding a comic interruption to the scene in this Far West vignette.
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Far West
Red Sea
Texans Among Casualties In World War II Listing
The list records wounded and missing soldiers with stateside homes, naming Private Hobart Crossett of Harlingen and others across Texas. Notable mentions include wounded severely Daniel Sparks of Ennis and several with undetermined injuries or missing in action, including John Shaw of Harlingen.
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Hobart Crossett
Harlingen
Daniel Sparks
Ennis
John Y. Martinez
Corpus Christi
Charles Leon
East Bernard
Joseph P. Clark
Cameron
Joe Chalupa
Taylor
W. M. Bacon
Washington Marine Corps Casualty List Totals 25 Names
Washington reports a Marine Corps casualty list totaling 25 names as of August 10, with 11 killed in action, 5 died of wounds, and 9 wounded severely. The notice provides a concise roster update reflecting recent combat losses and injuries.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Laredo National Bank Statement June 2nd 191%
Bank report from Laredo Texas shows assets including United States Bonds War Savings Certificates and cash totaling about 1.206 million and liabilities around 2.517 million. Officers listed include J. K. Beretta president and Sam W. Brown cashier with several assistant cashiers.
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United States
Federal Reserve Bank Redemption Fund
U. S. Treasurer
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B M. Alexander
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Sam W. Brown
A. L. Vidaurri
A. Deutz & Brother
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