Quiet on Other Fronts in War News of 1917
The report notes limited fighting in Eastern Europe with Dobrudja and Moldavia contested by Teutonic allies, Russian rear guards near Galatz, and Romanian defense near Braila. It mentions Verdun and Somme actions, Italian advances toward Trieste, and Entente efforts in Saloniki, with Russian drives across Galicia and Bukowina and Turkish-Armenian pressure in the Caucasus.
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Danube
Galatz
Dobrudja
Matchin
Juila
Braila
Berlin
Roumania
Black Sea
Moldavia
von Mackensen
Carpathians
Meste-Canesei
Petrograd
Teutonic
Vna
Jijila
Bessarabia
Wallachia
Transylvania Alps
Focsani
Rimnik
Belgium
Verdun
Malta
French
Ministry of Marine
Entente
France
Somme
Trieste
Saloniki
Macedonia
Bruissiloff
Pinsk
Volhynian
Galicia
Bukowina
Caucasus
Armenia
Bagdad
Kut-El-Amara
Railroad Conference Ends Over Eight Hour Dispute
Conference between railroad representatives and four railway brotherhoods concluded abruptly on Friday with no agreement possible before the Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the Adamson Act. Both sides announced no further meetings until after the high court issues its decision.
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New York
Brotherhoods of Railway
United States Supreme Court
Withdrawal of American Troops From Mexico Debated
Washington reports focused on whether to end the Mexican American joint commission after Carranza refused to ratify the withdrawal protocol. American commissioners Mott Lane and Cray warned against further talks and asked President Wilson to decide if conferences should continue. Military officers push for recall to improve border security.
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Washington
Wilson
J. R- Mott
New York
General Carranza
Mexico
Luis Cabrera
Ignacio Bonillas
Alberto J. Pant
United States
Joint Commission
Lane
J. R. Mott
Juda George Cray
Carranza
Eleven Children Die as Tornado Hits Wireton School
A tornado near McAlester Oklahoma wrecked the Wireton rural school house killing eleven children and injuring several others. The storm also devastated nearby Baptist Indian mission buildings and several farms along a six mile path.
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Oklahoma
Muskogee
Okla
Wireton
McAlester
Alta Warren
Verda Warren
E. L. Warren
Etta Pendleton
John Pendleton
Jesse Bristow
Lilly Bristow
J. H. Bristo
Two Millions for New State Buildings in Texas
Austin report shows Texas let contracts totaling 2 747 244 99 for public buildings with 1 865 187 84 completed by December 15 1916. Projects include University of Texas and State capitol repairs among many others with varying completion statuses.
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Austin
Tex
State of Texas
W. R. Hendrickson
State Inspector of Masonry
West Texas Normal
Southwest Texas Normal
Sam Houston Normal
North Texas Normal
College of Industrial Arts
Prairie View Normal
University of Texas
State Orphans' Home
Confederate Woman's Home
State School
State Institute For Juveniles
Stat Tuberculosis Sanitarium
State Insane Asylum
Southwestern Insane Asylum
San Antonio
North Texas Hospital For Insane
San Jacinto
Washington Parks
State Cemetery
State Capitol
Camp Mabry
State Land Office
Texas to make paper from cotton stalks
A Texas agriculture conference chaired by Commissioner Davis discussed establishing paper mills using cotton stalks. Governor Ferguson and Austin business leaders attended. Wehe estimates about 15 million tons of stalks could be diverted from waste to pulp once cotton harvests end. Two patents exist, one German and one American, for pulp from stalks.
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Austin
Tex
State Department of Agriculture
Davis
Texas
Ferguson
J. A. Kemp
Wichita Falls
C. M. Cureton
E. P. Shoch
University of Texas
W. E. Long
Austin Chamber of Commerce
William Wehe
Germany
Confessed to Killing Family in Minden Area
Henry Waller 33 a farmer confessed to authorities that he planned and carried out the Christmas Eve killings of John Nelson Reeves, his wife, and three children nine miles north of Minden Louisiana. Youth John Long and two other suspects Larkin Stewart and Mark Peters reportedly confessed in Shreveport parish jail where they were held. Sheriff A H Phillips was summoned from Webster parish to hear the confessions.
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Minden
Henry Waller
John Nelson Reeves
Reeves
John Long
Mark Peters
Larkin Stewart
Shreveport
A. H. Phillips
Webster Parish
Mexican envoy Burns linked to arms smuggling plot
Federal officers arrest Juan T. Burns consul general at New York for the de facto Mexican government. Burns and four others are charged in three indictments with shipping arms into Mexico in defiance of Wilson's October 1915 embargo and with evading customs rules.
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New York
Juan T. Burns
Mexico
Burns
Wilson
Texas Public School Per Capita Apportionment Rises
Austin reports a $1 per capita apportionment on Wednesday by State Superintendent W. F. Doughty for January, bringing the present scholastic year total to $3 per capita, the highest for any similar period in Texas public school history.
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Austin
Tex
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
W. F. Doughty
Public Schools of
Texas
Texas Public Schools
Villistas Gain Carranza Men By Border Crossing
Nine foreign refugees who reached the U S border say constitutionalist garrisons in the Torreon district joined Villa forces as they advanced toward the border. They report three trainloads of refugees left Torreon an hour before the Villa army appeared and are moving toward the border via Aguascalientes and San Luis Potosi.
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Laredo
Tex
Torreon
Villa
Aguascalientes
San Luis Potosi
Texas Editorial Association Elects Officers
The Texas Editorial Association met in Galveston Texas and elected K E P Holland honorary president for life Charles L Martin president William A Bowen first vice president R A Yantis second vice president Hamp Cook recording secretary and C E Gibson corresponding secretary.
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Texas Editorial Association
Galveston
Tex
KE. P. Holland
Charles L. Martin
William A. Bowen
R. A. Yantis
Hamp Cook
C. E. Gibson
Magnolia Petroleum Expands with $35 Million Purchase
After a stockholders meeting in Galveston, Magnolia Petroleum announced it had bought all McMan Oil Company assets in Kansas and Oklahoma excluding restricted department leases in Tribal Territory. The deal totals about $35,000,000 and covers production, oil on hand, tank farms, leases, and related properties.
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Galveston
Tex
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Magnolia
McMan Oil Company
Kansas
Oklahoma
Five Civilized Tribes
Japan to Arm Merchantmen Defensively
Japan through its Washington embassy notified the U S state department of intent to arm merchant ships defensively and asked if any special rules exist for armed ships passing through the Panama Canal.
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Washington
Japan
State Department
Panama Canal
Western mines pay over 100 million in dividends in a year
Ten Arizona mines paid 34 million dollars in dividends last year. Including Utah Montana Nevada and Idaho, total dividends from these five Western states exceed 100 million dollars.
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Washington
Arizona
Utah
Montana
Nevada
Idaho
Editor of Outlook Mabie Dies at 70 in Summit
Dr. Hamilton Wright Mabie longtime associate editor of the Outlook died at his Summit New Jersey home Sunday at age 70. He was a prominent literary figure and contributor to the magazine for many years.
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Outlook
Summit, N. J
Hamilton Wright Mabie
The
Illinois Women Congress Urges New Marriage Reform
Chicago speakers at the Illinois Women’s Legislation Congress Friday urged a law making parentage the basis of marriage, stronger protection for illegitimate children, and strict physical examinations of both parties before marriage licenses are issued.
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Chicago
Ill
Illinois Women’s Legislation Congress
Three Survivors Picked Up After Urann Wreck
The American steamer Oneago rescued three survivors of the crew of the schooner Marcus L. Urann after it wrecked off St Michaels in a hurricane on November 29. The ship was brought into Hampton Roads on Monday.
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Newport News
Hampton Roads
Marcus L. Urann
St. Michaels
Fire kills forty six women at Quebec asylum
Montreal reports a devastating blaze at St. Ferdinand de Halifax Asylum in Megantic County Quebec. Forty six women perished while residents attempted to escape the flames. The fire occurred Saturday and authorities began investigations into the cause.
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Montreal
St. Ferdinand de Halifax
Megantic ‘County
Quebec
Entente Allies Refuse Germanys Peace Offer
Paris reports the Entente powers in a collective note reject Germany and its allies peace proposals as empty and insincere. The note, delivered to Ambassador Sharp, says no peace while reparations, security for small states, and future safeguards are unmet. It labels German aims as a war maneuver and cites Belgium as seeking only peace with justice and reparation.
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Paris
Germany
Wm. Graves
Briand
London
Belgium
France
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Montenegro
Portugal
Roumania
Russia
Serbia
Austria-Hungary
Congressional dispute over Wilson peace note leak probe
The House ordered the rules committee to report within ten days on Representative Wood's resolution for investigation and an open floor statement by Representative Bennett alleging Bernard Baruch sold short 15 000 steel shares on a stock tip.
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Washington
Wilson
House
Rules Committee
Wood
Bennett
New York
Bernard Baruch
Charles Crowned King of Hungary in Budapest Ceremony
In Budapest 1500 Hungarian nobles witnessed King Charles and Queen Zita crowned in a grand Magyar event. The coronation showcased national wealth and featured no foreign princes aside from King Ferdinand of Bulgaria attending as a Magyar magnate.
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Budapest
London
Charles
Zita
Francis Joseph
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
UT Austin seeks emergency funds for El Paso School of Mines
Dr. Robert B. Vinson to ask the state for an emergency appropriation of 100000 to the State School of Mines at El Paso. Proposes four new buildings funded by the old site sale and insurance from the recently destroyed building. Buildings include administration dormitory mill and chemical laboratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Robert B. Vinson
University of Texas
State School of Mines At
el Paso
Wool Handled to Over Two and a Half Million Pounds
San Angelo Texas reports the Wool Growers Central Storage Association handled 2,513,732 pounds of wool and 435,660 pounds of mohair in the past year as its directors met on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Tex
Wool Growers’ Central Storage Association
Robbers Blow Safe at Hagerman State Bank
In Hagerman Texas the Hagerman State Bank, fifteen miles northwest of Sherman, was robbed early Friday. The burglars blew the safe and escaped with 5302 dollars.
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Sherman
Tex
Hagerman State Bank
Hagerman
Corns Lift Out With Freezone Says Cincinnati Authority
A Cincinnati authority claims corns and calluses can be removed with the fingers using a few drops of freezone applied to the corn. The ether compound dries on contact, causes no irritation, and a quarter ounce is sold for small cost at drug stores to rid feet of corns or calluses without pain.
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Cincinnati
The Kind Quote on Kid Gloves and Handling Children
A newspaper item cites The Kind noting that some children must be handled with kid gloves. The remarks reflect cautious guidance on nurturing and discipline.
Laxative Quinidine Tablets Advertised for Winter Ailments
An advertisement touts PROMPT RELIEF for colds coughs la grippe and headaches with Laxative Quinidine Tablets claiming no head or stomach impact. Urges readers to buy a winter supply at 25 cents.
Spider Fascination Replaces Congress of Wonders
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote notes changing amusements as people age, comparing childhood interest in a Congress of Wonders exhibits to grownup fascination with a spider's incredible mobility. The remark highlights shifting tastes and philosophic reflection on entertainment.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
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