Zeppelins Raids and Front Movements Across Europe War
Reports from the European fronts describe German and Austro German advances toward Bucharest with Roumanian retreat and Turkish forces in Armenia while Teutonic troops press in Wallachia and along the Turnu Severin sector. Bombardments continue in France and on the Italian front as ships are sunk and Zeppelins downed.
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Petrograd
Armenia
France
von Meckensen
Bucharest
Rou. Mania
Giurgiu
von Mackensen
Tro- Mana
von Valkenhayn
Glavazziotzu
Campuluny
Torseburg
Wallachia
Carpathian
Kirlibaba
Petrovgrad
von Mackennen
Alexandria
Turnpec
Kulugurena
Roumania
Buckharest
Vidin
lom-Palanka
Rahovo
Orsova
Macedonia
Berlin
Borth
Monastir
Serbian War Office
Sofia
Paralovo
Vardar
Bogoroditsa
Dvinsk
Prograse
Riga
Petrograf
Adramed
Koshishogly
Van
Chemung
Mediterranean
Spain
Willemoes
Contracts Awarded To Build New Battleships
Washington announces Secretary Daniels awarded contracts totaling over sixty-five million dollars for new warships. Four battleships priced at 11 million each, two fleet submarines around 1.199 million each, and twenty-seven coastal submarines between 694 thousand and 698 thousand each.
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Washington
Navy
House Naval Committee
Department
California
Tennessee
Newport
Nantucket
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Funeral of Francis Joseph Follows Imperial Procession
The late emperor was buried in Vienna with a state funeral. Emperor Charles and the empress attended along with Bulgarian, Bavarian, Saxon and Württemberg royalty. Cardinal Piffl presided at St Stephen's Cathedral with 4 cardinals 10 bishops and 48 priests. The body moved to the Capuchin church and the golden key was given to the senior monk. The ceremony closed with a distant artillery salute.
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London
Francis Joseph
Vienna
St. Stephens
Charles
Bulgaria
Bavaria
Saxony
Wurttemberg
Cardinal Piffl
Vinson Installed as University of Texas President
Robert Ernest Vinson formally assumed the presidency of the University of Texas in a ceremony in the hall of the house of representatives. The event drew faculty, students, state officials and educational leaders from across the country for a solemn installation.
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Austin
Tex
Robert Ernest Vinson
University of Texas
House of Representatives
Military Rule at Santo Domingo Declared by U S Navy
The United States navy proclaims military rule in Santo Domingo to end political chaos and establish a financial and police protectorate similar to Haiti, aiming to guarantee future stability.
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Washington
Santo Domingo
United States Navy
Little Republic
Haiti
Former Huntsville Clerk Sentenced to Death for Judge Lawler Killing
Alan David D. Overton, once Madison County circuit court clerk and Huntsville police chief, was found guilty of first degree murder for killing Probate Judge William T. Lawler last June. He received a death sentence by hanging set for January 12.
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Huntsville
Alan David D. Overton
Madison County Circuit Court
Alabama
William T. Lawler
Texas Population Up 4.47 Million in 1917 Census
The census bureau estimates Texas at 4,472,292 as of January 1, 1917, with a gain of 85,856 since January 1, 1916 and an overall increase of 572,952 since the 1910 census.
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Texas
Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Earthquake Ravages Central Japan Damaging Kobe Osaka Kyoto
An earthquake in Middle Japan caused considerable damage with many houses destroyed in Kobe Osaka and Kyoto amid widespread fear. The tremor impacts residents and structural safety across major cities.
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Tokio
Japan
Kobe
Osaka
Kyoto
Texas Public Health Aims Red Cross Seals Drive in Texas
The Texas Public Health Association leads a statewide campaign to sell Red Cross Christmas seals to fund tuberculosis programs. Local committees handle sales, with funds supporting Galveston tuberculosis hospital work, school health education, and possible public health nurse positions.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Public Health Association
Red Cross
American Red Cross
National Association For the Study and Prevention
Galveston
Texas
W. B. Collins
W. F. Doughty
Department of Education
C. W. Woodman
Bureau of Statistics
D. E. Breed
Texas delegates to rivers and harbors congress named
Governor Ferguson appointed Texas delegates for the thirteenth National Rivers and Harbors Congress to be held in Washington DC December 6 to 8. delegates come from Galveston Houston Corpus Christi Victoria Orange and other cities with numerous individuals listed across the state.
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Texas
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Austin
Texa
Ferguson
Washington, D. C
Galveston
B. W. Key
L. A. Adone
Dr. H. O. Sappington
J. H. W. Steele
John Sealy
J. M. Kirwin
John W. Campbell
P. G. Pauls
Jas. B. Stubbs
George Waverley Briggs
M. S. Ujffy
M. E. Shay
J. J. Brown
H. L. Ziegler
B. E. Harris
H. O. Stein
Fred C. Pabst
Mace Stewart
James A. Boddeker
A. McMeans
Robert G. Street
Charles T. Suderman
W. L. Moody
Texas City
N. B. Moore
Carl Hessler
E. A. Bynum
Houston
R. M. Johnston
Adolph Boldt
G. J. Palmer
George M. Dickson
John S. Stewart
Texas wealth estimated at 2.748 billion in 1916 report
Controller Terrell releases the 1916 wealth total of Texas at 2 748 310 775 with valuations for land, town lots, livestock, goods, bank money and deposits, bonds and stocks, railroads and intangible assets alongside state taxes totaling 12 263 899.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
Terrell
Cause of High Prices and Farm Relief Proposals
The National Grange in its annual session blames high living costs on poor crops and rising farm inputs. It argues embargoes should target manufactured goods, especially munitions of war, and urges prohibiting gambling in foodstuffs plus more farmer controlled storage houses.
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Washington
National Grange
Hog Brings 69.37 At El Campo Market
El Campo Texas farmer Joe Sullivan sold a hog Friday on the local market. The animal weighed 55 pounds and was just under 11 months old, fetching 69 dollars and 37 cents.
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el Campo
Tex
Joe Sullivan
Syrup House Burned at Jasper Texas
A syrup slaking house owned by John Snell in Jasper Texas burned on Thursday. The blaze destroyed 300 gallons of Jasper county syrup and a 28 inch evaporator pan.
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Jasper
Tex
John Snell
Jasper County
Supreme Court Docket Set for Adamson Law Case
Washington The Missouri Oklahoma Gulf railroad selected to test the constitutionality of the Adamson law was placed Tuesday on the supreme court docket. The case marks the last step in perfecting the government appeal from Judge Hook's ruling that the law is unconstitutional. A motion for early argument date will be presented in a few days.
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Washington
Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad
Supreme Court
Hook
Department of Justice
Two Die in Head-On T P Train Crash West of Strawn
A Texas & Pacific passenger collision east of Strawn in Palo Pinto County left two men dead and four others seriously injured. Train No. 4 the No. 2 Sunshine Special rear collided with No. 2 while No. 4 operates only from Sweetwater to Fort Worth. The dead were W. W. Givens engineer and Edward K. McGrew fireman both from Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Strawn
Palo Pinto County
Texas & Pacific
Sweetwater
W. W. Givens
Edward KE. McGrew
California returns show Wilson leads with 8 773 plurality
Secretary of State Frank Jordan announced Sunday that President Wilson holds an 8 773 vote plurality in California. The tally includes a questioned Orange county precinct, with Heney at 466 289 and Carlson at 462 516 as the leading electors.
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Sacramento
Cal
Wilson
California
Frank ©. Jordan
Orange County
Francis J. Heney
J. F. Carlstron
Railroads to Aid Coal Shortage Relief Drive
Washington reports the Northwest railroads will dedicate about 16,500 ore cars to coal carrying service to ease the nationwide car shortage. Announcement came Wednesday from the American Railway Association's conference committee on efficiency.
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Washington
Northwest
American Railway Association
Conference Committee On
Fall Wool Clip Sold in San Angelo Sale
Wool clips from San Angelo Texas totaling over 600000 pounds sold Friday for about 156000 dollars. The sale involved local buyers and marked a strong fall trading period for the region's textile market.
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San Angelo
Tex
Carranza troops flee Chihuahua city amid chaotic retreat
Remnants of a Carrancista army retreat toward the border after four days of fighting with Villa forces in Chihuahua. Refugees describe dead in the streets, burning bodies, and trains carrying wounded as General Ozuna redeploys while others seek safety beyond Juarez.
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Juarez
Mex
Chihuahua City
Villa
White Cross
Carranza Command
Terrazas
Custom House
Carranza
Santa Rosa Hill
Chihuahua
Gonzales Cuellar
Viva Villa
Zarco Avenue
Trevino
Tabaloapa
Aldama
Hacienda Dolores
Ozuna
Sauz
Champion Cotton Bale Weighed 800 Pounds In Bryan Texas
Bryan weighs the championship cotton bale at 800 pounds with seed. It sold for 20 cents per pound totaling 160 dollars. Seed brought 44.55 dollars, making combined total 204.55 dollars.
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Bryan
Tex
Texas
German Submarine Again is Feared
New York reports the British cruiser Lancaster stationed fifteen miles southeast of Sandy Hook sent a wireless warning to all steamers flying entente flags to beware of German submarines on this side of the Atlantic.
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New York
Lancaster
Sandy Hook
Atlantic
Oil Land Sale Near Okmulgee Reaches Million Dollar Price
E W Kimbley and J W Mollendick of Okmulgee announced the sale of 420 acres of oil property near Okmulgee to unspecified buyers for $1,000,000. The transaction was recorded Friday in Tulsa Oklahoma.
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Tulsa
Okla
E. W. Kimbley
J. W. Mollendick
Okmulgee
Mary’s New Shoes Slow Her March
A kindergarten scene shows Mary lagging behind during a march as her teacher asks her to keep up with the music and the boy ahead. Mary smiles and explains her new shoes hinder her pace while the ad promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for liver and bowel regulation.
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Mary
Dr. Pierce
Johns Hopkins Doctor Links Football Cheer to Health
A Johns Hopkins physician suggests football crowds raise health by spectators leaping and cheering. The piece parodies medical claims and compares games to a medicine titled Dead Shot by Dr. Peery, noting it as a traditional remedy for worms.
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Johns Hopkins
Dr. Peery
Lovers Quarrel Over Lock of Hair Ends in Pillow Filling
A humorous note from the Louisville Courier Journal recalls a lovers quarrel over a lock of hair. The dispute escalates with one party insisting on reclaiming the hair while the other explains the hair will be used to stuff a sofa pillow.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
We Can All Live on the Square
A brief exchange about housing and opportunity contrasts easy street with shared urban space, emphasizing common dignity and community living.
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