Tuscania Sunk Off Irish Coast With 2179 on Board
The Cunard liner Tuscania was torpedoed off the Irish coast, sinking with 2,179 American soldiers aboard. Rescue efforts and wartime shipping dangers are reported as the loss is confirmed.
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Cunard
Flest
Washington
War Department
Buncrana
Larne
Ireland
United
Belfast
American Red Cross
YM. CC. A
Europe
United States
France
Navy Department
England
Tuscania Sinks With 2179 Troops Lost Or Saved
The Tuscania carrying 2179 American soldiers was torpedoed off the Irish coast. Official figures show 1912 to be saved with 1100 landings at Larne and Buncrana and crews missing. Michigan and Wisconsin National Guard units trained at Camp MacArthur formed most aboard.
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National Guardsmen
Michigan
Wisconsin
Camp MacArthur
Waco
Tex
Washington
Cunard
War Department
London
State Department
Larne
Bunecruna
Tuscania
Adjutant General's Office
Twentieth Engineers
No. 100 Aero Squadron
Aero Squadron
National Guard
Texas
107Th Engineers
Michigan Engineers
107Th Military Police
Wisconsin Infantry
Wisconsin and
Forty-Four Bodies Recovered At Irish Port from Tuscania Disaster
The bodies of 44 of the 101 Tuscania victims washed ashore on rocks fifteen miles from the disaster scene. All were Americans, their bodies mutilated beyond recognition. They bore no identification numbers as the victims had not yet been assigned to army units.
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Tuscania
Torpedoinz
Increase in value of livestock on farms
Washington reports a 1.5 billion dollar rise in the value of farm and range livestock in the United States for the year, with total livestock valued at 8.263 billion. Cattle numbers rose 4.5 percent, swine led gains at 5.7 percent, and swine exceeded 1 billion in value for the first time, while totals for horses, mules, milk cows, sheep, and other cattle also increased.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Beaumont Ship Plant Wins Government Contracts
Beaumont Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co received two government contracts totaling about 10 million dollars. The agreements call for equipping thirty wooden ships for sea and building a large floating dry dock at Beaumont. telegrams from J W Link to C C Yoakum confirm the awards after weeks in Washington with Emergency Fleet Corporation officials.
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Beaumont
Tex
Beaumont Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
C. C. Yoakum
J. W. Link
Washington
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Statewide Free School Funds Hit Record Total
State Superintendent W F Doughty announced a per capita apportionment of 3 for 1 332 228 scholastic age children totaling 3 696 084 for Free Schools in Austin Texas This marks the largest single distribution to public free schools as enrollment grows and funds rise.
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Austin
Tex
W. F. Doughty
Cars to Move Crops Amid Flood Fears
Washington fears of major floods in the Middle West and South prompt the government railroad administration to rush empty cars from the eastern contested area to the west. The goal is to move corn to midwestern elevators and cotton to Southern seaports for shipment to New England mills under government orders.
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Washington
Middle West
Government Railroad Administration
New England
Ship Channel Survey Approved for 30-Foot Depth Project
A Washington message reports the War Department has approved government engineers recommendations to survey the Houston ship channel and estimate costs to deepen the waterway from Houston to the gulf to 30 feet for use by vessels drawing that depth.
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Houston
Tex
Washington
War Department
Gulf
Congress Members Must Pay Occupational Tax
Washington reports that members of Congress, exempt from the general law, will still owe the occupational tax on incomes over $6,000 in addition to the regular income tax, per a ruling by Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper issued Friday.
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Washington
Congress
Internal Revenue
Roper
John L Sullivan Dies at 59 in West Abington Farm
John L Sullivan once the world’s greatest fighter died suddenly of heart disease at his West Abington farm on Saturday. He was 59 years old at his death and remains a legendary figure in prize ring history.
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Abington
Mass
John L. Sullivan
West Abington
Americans Denied Exit by German Authorities in Belgium
Five American citizens in Belgium are prevented from leaving by German authorities and barred from moving into Holland. The restriction affects all five individuals while the region remains under occupation.
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Washington
Belgiu
Holland
Inheritance Tax Act Upheld by Texas Supreme Court
Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutionality of a 35th legislature act authorizing the comptroller to appoint collectors for inheritance taxes. The ruling compelled Comptroller Terrell to issue a warrant to pay attorney R. B. Humphrey for tax collection work. Humphrey had contracts with over 160 counties, and about $100,000 had been collected.
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Austin
Tex
Supreme Court
Robert Maud
Travis County
B. Terrell
R. B. Humphrey
Attorney General's Department
Terrell
Humphrey
Plot of border guards swindling Mexicans exposed at Garcia hearing
The hearing into Rafael Garcia revealed a rumored nationwide plot by Mexican border guards to smuggle Mexicans into the United States. Testimony described Mexicans paying $7 head fees to guards who promised American cooperation, with inspectors Warner and Sawyer recounting the capture of ten men and a woman on January 21.
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Fred R. Warner
W. L. Sawyer
Rio Grande
Juarez
Two Ounce Bread Ration Enforced in Texas
Texas cafes hotels and dining cars must serve two ounces of bread per person effective immediately. J E Daley chairman of the hotel and restaurant men’s committee of the federal food administration of Texas received the notice from John Mech Bowman director of the hotels and restaurants division of the United States food administration on Tuesday.
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Houston
Texas
J. E. Daley
Hotel and
Federal Food Administration of Texas
John Mech. Bowman
Hotels and Restaurants Division
United States Food Administration
Gulf Coast Oil Drillers Cut Output Amid Bad Weather
Bad weather and material shortages forced Gulf Coast drillers to reduce last week's output by about 2000 barrels. Goose Creek averaged around 22000 barrels daily, down about 1000 from the prior week. Humble added a new 100 barrel well.
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Houston
Tex
Gulf Coast
Goose Creek
Humble
Deepest Goose Creek Well Reaches 3400 Feet
The Humble Oil and Refining Company's No. 3 Gallaid Peninsula well at Goose Creek Houston came in Wednesday and produced several heads before settling. The well reaches 3,400 feet, the deepest drilled in the district to date, surpassing prior depths around 3,000 feet.
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Houston
Tex
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Gallaid
Goose Creek
Teachers Meet Chooses Dallas For 1918 Association Event
Dallas was selected over Galveston as the site for the Texas State Teachers Association meeting in 1918 by the executive committee. The gathering will open on Thanksgiving Day and run for three days.
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Dallas
Tex
Galveston
Texas State Teachers’ Association
American Flyers in France See Three German Planes Downed
Lafayette Escadrille pilots, using good weather, have killed three German aircraft over the French front in recent days without losses to themselves.
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France
Paris
Lafayette Escadrille
Civilian Killed as Plane Falls Near Van Vleck Texas
Bay City mechanic Pike Johnson was instantly killed Tuesday when an airplane carrying Cadet Warner from Ellington Field plunged over 200 feet near Van Vleck Houston area.
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Houston
Tex
Pike Johnson
Bay City
Cadet Warner
Ellington Field
van Vleck
House Passes Agricultural Bill for Next Fiscal Year
Washington report notes the House approved a $27,000,000 agricultural appropriation bill for the upcoming fiscal year on Friday.
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House
Washington
Federal control extended to oil industry by Wilson proclamation
Washington reports President Wilson issued a proclamation placing manufacture and distribution of all fuel oils under license authority of Mark L. Requa. Licenses required by February 11 for firms with over 100000 barrels annual fuel oil sales. gasoline and kerosene likely to follow.
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Washington
Wilson
Mark L. Requa
California
The
Fuel Administration
Oil Division
German Socialist to Prison in Five Years Fortress Sentence
Wilhelm Dittmann, radical socialist deputy tried by an extraordinary court martial in Berlin via London, was sentenced Monday to five years confinement in a fortress for inciting to high treason resisting public authority and directing the general strike.
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Berlin
London
Wilhelm Dittmann
Airman Burns to Death Near Ellington Field
Houston Texas reports flying cadet Wyles B. Bradley aged 23 at Ellington Field was burned to death when his plane plunged about thirty feet then burst into flames after the gasoline tank was damaged in the impact.
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Houston
Tex
Wyles B. Bradley
Ellington Field
Registration of Enemy Aliens Under Justice Dept Rules
Thousands of un naturalized Germans in the United States registered Monday with city police or local postmasters as part of a Justice Department census of German enemy aliens. The registration continues all week and about 500000 are expected to enroll, collecting nativity occupation and relationships for government surveillance.
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Washington
United States
Department of Justice
Treasure Chest of Success Unlocks Beyond Impudence
A proverb-like saying contrasts success with impudence, warning that arrogance blocks opportunity. It emphasizes steady effort and prudent conduct as keys to achievement.
Bad Colds and Pneumonia Prevention Balm Claim
An advertisement promotes Vader Balm as a preventive remedy for colds pneumonia and croup urging household possession. The text adds a moral note about loving human things to know divine things.
Piles Cured with PAZO Ointment and Other Remedies
Advoti8sements tout PAZO OINTMENT for piles with a 60 cent price and refund if it fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles. A claim for Dr Peerys Dead Shot worm remedy is also noted. A marriage proposal tip and a general warning about literature quality are included.
Don’t Sniffle Pneumonia Remedy Ad In 19th Century Ad
Advert shows Laxative Quinidine Tablets priced at 25 cents touted for cold grip and headaches. Mention includes Dr Pierce’s Pellets for liver bowels and stomach with dosing tips. Lament over rheumatism notes bone ache as warning.
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Belgium
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Dr. Peery
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