Allies Hammer Turks In Balkan War The Diplomatic Clashes Continue
Reports from the European front describe renewed Balkan fighting as Montenegrin forces clash with Austrian troops in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Moscow reports German reverses near Ostrow and along Chelm Viatova, while British and German actions include submarine sinkings and air raids on England and Bavaria. Diplomats push Bulgaria to join a side or remain neutral as Russia labors to break Austro German cordons and open the Dardanelles for munitions.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Russia
Poland
Turkey
Gallipoli
Corasda
Gasgo
Petrograd
Riga
Kovno
Vieprz
Bug
Ostrow
Chelm
Viatova
Lukow
Ivangorod
Zambrowu
Dardanelles
Sofia
Bulgaria
Greece
Serbia
Macedonia
Austria
Germany
London
Constantinople
Ian Hamilton
Enver Pasha
Ramsey
North Sea
Adriatic Sea
England
Bavaria
India
Carranza protests action over Mexican border conflict
Washington reports Gov Ferguson warns of daily killings on the Texas Mexico border as federal troops are deemed insufficient. Secretary Garrison says Texas may mobilize state forces. Secretary Lansing and several Latin American diplomats urge a Mexico peace conference to end civil strife and form a provisional government. Carranza rejects external intervention and warns Latin nations against meddling.
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Washington
Brownsville
Ferguson
Wilson
Garrison
War Department
Texas
Rockport
Tex
Mexito
Army of Liberation
Hidalgo County
Willacy
Cameron
Hidalgo
L. C. Windhouse
Twelfth Cavalry
Lansing
United States
Brazil
Chile
Argentina
Bolivia
Uruguay
Guatemala
New York
Mexico
Carranza
Highways Topic Dominates Texas Good Roads Meeting
At Texas good roads gathering in College Station officials from county and state groups debated highway department needs and تعاون, with A N Johnson and George Marshall outlining national models. The discussion covered engineers, convict labor, road maintenance, materials, and women's clubs support.
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Texas Good Roads
College Station
Tex
County Judges and Commissioners’ Association
Texas Roads Association
A. and M. College
A. N. Johnson
New York City
Bureau of Municipal Research
George Marshall
Office of Public Roads
Federal Department
Texas
J. W. Warren
The
Good Roads Association
Messrs. Savage
Tillotson
C. A. McDowell
Houston
B. K. Coghlan
A. and M. College Highway Department
County Commissioners Court
Maloney
Brazos County
Roberts
Limestone
Bradley
Templeton
Parker
Beauchamp
Fuamar
Gibson
Rusk
Corey
Smith
McLennan
King
Shackleford
C. O. Payne
United States Department
J. P. Nash
Bureau of Economic Geology
University of Texas
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
March Culmore
Culmere
England Would Buy All U S Cotton Crop
London reports Lord Beresford proposes a wartime plan to purchase the entire United States cotton crop to prevent it from German hands and its use in high explosive manufacture. The measure is described as stupendous and aimed at crippling enemy war production.
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U. S
London
England
United States
Lord Beresford
Texan Appointed to Hawaii Post
Texarkana’s Horace Vaughan has been appointed by Attorney General Gregory as assistant United States district attorney for Hawaii.
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Hawaii
Texarkana
Tex
Horace Vaughan
Gregory
United States
Farm harvest optimism: billions of bushels predicted
Washington reports the 1920 agricultural outlook with three billion bushels of corn and one and a half billion of oats plus a billion of wheat in prospect. Record rye, potatoes, tobacco, rice and hay accompany a planted area of about 310.5 million acres.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Central States
Illinois
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Iowa
Texas
Missouri
Ohio
Indiana
Derby at Des Moines Claims Two Lives at Speedway
The 300 mile Derby on the new mile track near Des Moines Iowa left two dead and two injured. Winner was Ralph de Palma with Ralph Mulford second and Eddie O'Donnell third. Joe Cooper was killed on the thirty eighth lap when his car went over the outer edge of the bowl. Mechanic Louis Peio also crushed. A second crash near the race end injured Billy Chandler and killed mechanician Morris S Keeler at a hospital.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ralph de Palma
Ralph Mulford
Eddie O'Donnell
Joe Cooper
Cooper
Louis Peio
Billy Chandler
Morris S. Keeler
Chandler
Eleven-Foot Alligator Captured Near Orange
The largest alive alligator captured near the intercoastal canal in Orange measures 11 feet. Local estimators say the age is at least 100 years.
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Orange
Tex
Intercoastal Canal
Lightning Kills Guard and Convict Near Sugar Land
A bolt of lightning killed guard Charles Calborne who sat on his horse at Imperial state farm two miles west of Sugar Land and then struck a convict, Frank Dale, 100 feet away in a cotton row.
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Houston
Tex
Imperial State Farm
Sugarland
Charles Claborne
Frank Dale
Foot and Mouth Disease Worries Feds Over Swine
Washington reports swine susceptibility to foot and mouth disease and swine owners failing to recognize symptoms, adding to federal 'clean up' campaign concerns.
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Washington
Father of Mystic Shrine Dies in Rochester at 73
George F. Loder, known as a father of the Mystic Shrine, died Monday in Rochester after a long illness. He was 73 and served as imperial potentate emeritus of the Shrine.
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Mystic Shrine
Rochester
N. Y
George F. Loder
Texas Farmers Union Holds Annual Houston Convention
At the Houston meeting last week the Farmers' Union of Texas passed many resolutions. Crop conditions were reported as 68.1 percent good with cotton acreage down 26.5 percent and grain and forage above normal. The resolutions favored peace with honor, a permanent warehouse law, compulsory education, separation of A and M College and University of Texas, anti usury measures, a graduated land tax, four year terms for state and local officials, initiative and recall, and citizenship for voters. Also supported tax exemptions for manufacturers and a bureau of markets. Chiefs adopted. Cotton Company elected new directors H H Pope Fort Worth chair, C Smith de Leon, Joe E Edmondson, Patllo, W D Lewis, Topsy, Ed Doss, Rosedale, J L McConkey Wichita Falls, Joe Langfeldt D Hanish, R E Huston Henderson, Frank Lewis Joseph.
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Houston
Tex
Farmers’ Union of Texas
Ray
Texas
Wilson
South
A. and M. College
University of Texas
State Agricultural Department
Bureau of Markets
Farmers’ Union Cotton Company
H. H. Pope
Fort Worth
C. Smith de Leon
Joe E. Edmondson
Patllo
W. D. Lewis
Topsy
Ed Doss
Rosedale
J. L. McConkey
Wichita Falls
Joe Langfeldt
D'Hanis
R. E. Huston
Henderson
Frank Lewis
Joseph
State Farmers’ Union
The
Cotton Company
Cavalry and Guard Sent to Groveton for Assault Trial
Thirty men of the Houston Cavalry Texas National Guard under Captain Roy Blount and thirty men of the Houston Light Guard under Captain Dallas Matthews left Sunday for Groveton Trinity county to aid the sheriff in protecting the negro Jernagan who is on trial this week for criminal assault.
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Houston
Tex
Houston Cavalry
Texas National Guard
Roy Blount
Houston Light Guard
Dallas Matthews
Groveton
Trinity County
Jernagan
American Warships to Vera Cruz Ready to Reinforce Gun Boats
Two American battleships the Louisiana and the New Hampshire sailed Tuesday from Newport R I for Vera Cruz in response to Commander McNamee whose small fleet in Mexican waters needed reinforcement amid anti foreign demonstrations at General Carranza's capital.
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Washington
Louisiana
New Hampshire
Newport
R. L
Vera Cruz
McNamee
Carranza
War Loss to Cotton Growers Washington
The European war reduces U S cotton exports in the year ended June 30. Total shipments reach 8,426,287 bales, down from 9,165,030 bales in 1914, bringing a revenue loss of 234,232,418 dollars.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Japanese Cabinet Formed Under Premier Okuma
Premier Count Okuma has nearly fixed his cabinet at the emperor's request. The lineup includes foreign affairs Count Shigenobu Okuma, finance Tokitoshi Taketomi, marine Vice Admiral Tomasaburo Kato, wai Lieutenant General Ichinosuke Oka, justice Akio Onaki, communications Katsundo Minoura, commerce and agriculture Hironaka Kono, education 8S Takata, interior Kitokuro Ishiki.
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Okuma
Tokio
Count Okuma
Shigenobu Okuma
Tokitoshi Taketomi
Marine
Tomasaburo Kato
Wai
Ichinosuke Oka
Akio Onaki
Katsundo Minoura
Masakata Sengoku
Hironaka Kono
Takata
Kitokuro Ishiki
Mussel mud as fertilizer from Prince Edward Island
Consul Frank Deedmeyer describes large mussel shell deposits in Prince Edward Island bays mixed with mud as a potent organic fertilizer. The shells provide phosphates and alkalies, restoring fertility to poor soils. Depths range from five to twenty five feet, mined by dredging from rafts in summer or ice in winter.
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Frank Deedmeyer
Charlottetown
Canada
Prince Edward Island
Blind South Dakota lawyer passes bar exam with aid
Ole H. Flow of Pierre, born blind, passes the bar examination with memory and assistance. He memorized Blackstone from readings by his sister and wrote his answers on a typewriter as questions were read by a court stenographer. He and a companion collaborated to succeed at the exam before the state supreme court.
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State Supreme Court
Ole H. Flow
Pierre
S. D
Flow
South Dakota
Blackstone
An Expert Johnny What Is an Expert Pa
A witty Kansas City Star quote defines an expert as a person who tells others how to do things he cannot do himself. The remark frames expertise as instruction without personal capability.
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Johnny
Kansas City Star
There is No Action From Those Who Proclaim Reform
A critical appraisal notes that many people urge change yet take no direct steps. The commentary stresses the gap between words and deeds and calls for proactive involvement rather than mere rhetoric.
Coffee Troubles and Postum Relief Highlighted
A man credits heart trouble relief to quitting coffee and using Postum from Battle Creek Michigan. He notes improved health after stopping coffee, promotes Postum Cereal and Instant Postum, and cites friends following the same switch with similar results.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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