FIGHTING IN GALICIA AND BRITISH POLITICAL MOVES
British leaders seek a coalition with Asquith and Grey in government while fighting intensifies in Galicia. Austro German forces cross the San and push toward Jaroslau and Sieniawa as Russians press in the north. Submarine losses occur near British waters and Italy debates war stance as headlines signal broader war developments.
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Belgium
France
Petrograd
San
Jaroslau
Radawa
Sientawa
Przemysl
Teutons
Shark
Asquith
Grey
Admiralty
Andrew Bonar Law
Lloyd George
A J. Balfour
Sieniawa
Sambor
Vienna
Dardanelles
Mytilene
Kilid Bahr
Constantinople
Nagara
Lusitania
Dumfries
Drumcree
Reichstag
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Austria
London
Earl Kitchener
House of Lords
Galicia
Bukowina
Outlook for Texas Bright, Say Bankers
Waco bankers at the State Bankers' Association convention in Waco praise Texas as the granary of the world with a strong recovery from business lows. They note improved national outlook, liquidated international debt via exports, and a sizable monthly trade balance, predicting about thirty days of dull times before June oat and wheat crops come in.
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Waco
Tex
Texas
State Bankers’ Association
South
North Texas
Texas National Guard property shortages alleged in trial
Brownsville Texas claims of six figure losses in National Guard equipment were presented in a preliminary examination of former Captain George J Heat of the Texas guard. Inspector Ball testified that 600 tents 1000 blankets uniforms arms canteens and other gear totaling 60000 had been condemned but allegedly sold instead. Heat admits selling some uniforms while claiming good faith. Bond set at 5000 and case sent to federal court on conspiracy to defraud charges.
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Brownsville
Tex
Texas National Guard
Collin H. Ball
George J. Heat
Texas Guard
Ball
Mexico
War Department
Austin
Matamoros
Captain Head
Second Big Fire Rips Cleveland Texas Block
A Tuesday blaze in Cleveland Texas destroyed a full block of business houses and stock valued around $40,000 within an hour. The losses included L A Isaacks dry goods and furniture Central hotel Cleveland pharmacy Lee's barber shop Dr Brown's store Dick Tanner's restaurant Phillips Saloon Clyde Young's barber shop and Sycamore hotel.
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Cleveland
Tex
L. A. Isaacks
Central Hotel
Lee's
Dr. Brown
Dick Tanner
Phillips’ Saloon
Clyde Young
Sycamore Hotel
Interurban Must Pay or Vacate City Streets
Judge Charles E. Ashe rules the Galveston Houston Interurban Railway must vacate city streets or compensate abutting property owners for land used by tracks, a decision affecting interurban lines statewide.
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Houston
Tex
Charles E. Ashe
Galveston-Houston Interurban Railway Company
Hatters Demand Price Inquiry Against Army Hats
The United Hatters of North America passed a resolution calling for a federal investigation into army hat contracts. They contend the government pays $1.10 per hat, but production should cost $1.25 to meet specifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Hatters of North America
United States Army
Italians Revolt at Trieste In Palace Square
A crowd mainly of women attacked the governor’s palace in Trieste on Monday. They cried Death to Francis Joseph Down with Austria burned an Austrian flag and an emperor’s portrait and tried to storm the palace as men were away in service. The revolt signals regional unrest against Austrian rule.
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Trieste
Rome
Baron Friesseki
Francis Joseph
Austria
Praetorians Elect Officers at Biennial Session
In Dallas at the eighth biennial session, B. Gardner was elected president as Praetorians select officers for the next plan of meeting. The national governing body concluded Thursday with Gardner leading the roster.
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Dallas
the Praetorians
B. Gardner
Foreclosure Sells Railway Property to Highest Bidder
Judge Burns issues final decree in International & Great Northern case authorizing sale of the entire property to the highest bidder. A special master will conduct the sale in Houston after August 1 this year.
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Goulds
Texas
Houston
Tex
Walter T. Burns
United States Court
International & Great Northern Railway
Oil Lease Sale Moved in Cushing Field Deal
Devonian Oil Company conveys the Ma hey and Linda Yarhola leases covering 320 acres in the Cushing field to Roxanna Petroleum Company for 1 900 000 dollars. Announcement this week states the transaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Oklo
Cushing
Devonian Oil Company
Roxanna Petroleum Company
Destroyer Ericsson Sets 30.41 Knot Trial Record
The torpedo boat destroyer Ericsson returned Tuesday from a trial trip off the Delaware capes and established an official standard record of 30.41 knots.
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Philadelphia
Ericcson
Delaware Capes
Eagles to Hold 1916 Meeting in Dallas
Beaumont Texas reports the state aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles will meet in Dallas in 1916. Fred Henry of Cameron was elected president.
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Eagle
Dallas
Beaumont
Tex
Order of Eagles
Fred Henry
Cameron
Indian Outbreaks in Mexico Grow Serious
Washington reports cautious answers on American safety in Yaqui Valley as Governor Maytorena mobilizes troops to contain disturbances. Villa forces control parts of Sonora while colonists gather at Yaqui Pueblo awaiting orders to move toward the coast. Consul Silliman notes the recapture of Panuco near Tampico and oil supply concerns, with Central Mexico unsettled and Vera Cruz sending teachers to the United States.
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Washington
State Department
Yaqui Valley
Mexico
Maytorena
Villa
Sonora
Constitutional Jet Administration
Vera Cruz
United States
President Views Battle Fleet At New York Harbor
President Wilson reviewed a maneuvers parade as the warship fleet steamed from the Hudson to sea. Led by the Wyoming, sixteen battleships and support craft passed the Mayflower with twenty one gun salutes. Tens of thousands watched along the harbor.
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New York
Hudson River
President Wilson
Wyoming
Admiral Fletcher
Southern Baptists elect Love as foreign mission secretary
The Southern Baptist convention in Houston elected Dr J F Love to succeed Dr R J Willingham as corresponding secretary of the foreign mission board. The body also disapproved Baraca-Philathea classes by a decisive vote, signaling Baptists should favor strictly denominational classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Southern Baptist Convention
J. F. Love
Danlas, How Or Mien Mont
R. J. Willingham
Foreign Mission Board
Baraca
Convention of Southern Baptists Ends in Houston
The Southern Baptist Convention wrapped up in Houston Texas with heated discussion over prohibition temperance and a closing resolution. A. J. Barton chaired the temperance committee and urged endorsement of the Anti-Saloon League triggering much debate as delegates recommitted the report for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Southern Baptist Convention
Anti-Saloon League
A. J. Barton
Temperance and Social Service
Belgian Children in Trenches Arrive in Paris
Three hundred Belgian farmer children near the fighting line reached Paris on Tuesday joining about 2,000 other Belgian and British camp youths. Many are orphans or separated from parents. Soldiers call them trench rabbits and have sheltered some in bomb proofs. Most carry toys made by their guardians.
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Paris
Texas Bermuda Onion Crop Reaches 2,643 Carloads
South Texas Bermuda onions from areas south of San Antonio to Laredo total 2,643 cars so far, adding over 1.25 million dollars to Texas farm revenue. The season continues for four to six weeks, with output rising by hundreds of cars and prices averaging just over $1 per bushel, boosting crop value beyond $1,250,000.
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Texas
Houston
Tex
San Antonio
Laredo
Britain Orders 8 000 Cannons From Bethlehem Steel
Bethlehem Pa Bethlehem Steel Company Thursday received an order for 8 000 cannons from Lord Kitchener of the British war office. The order was accompanied by a check for 16 150 000 dollars.
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Bethelhem, Pa
Bethlehem Steel Company
Lord Kitchener
British War Office
Japanese House Elects Leader As Diet Opens
Tokio reports parliamentarian Sabu Shimada elected president of the house, dubbed the Wendell Phillips of Japan, when the diet convened on Monday.
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Tokio
Sabu Shimada
Wendell Phillips
Japan
Paris Sewers Weave Shirts for Soldiers
A whimsical dialogue notes Paris sewers both busy at night and day making shirts for soldiers. The exchange humorously contrasts work and home reading.
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Paris
Hubby
Wifie
Resinol Soothes Itch and Heals Skin Ailments Fast
Resinol ointment and resinol soap claim to stop itching and quickly heal eczema rash ringworm tetter and scalp eruptions while clearing pimples blackheads redness roughness and dandruff. Physicians have prescribed resinol for twenty years and many customers report cures. Available from all druggists in 25 cent soap 50 cent ointment and one dollar sizes.
Quibble Comment Faces Harry Thaw Case Interview
In New York lawyer John B. Stanchfield dismisses objections as mere quibbles in the Harry Thaw case. He uses a farmer and wife anecdote to illustrate how such remarks merely confuse and embroil the proceedings.
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John B. Stanchfield
New York
Harry Thaw
Gettysburg Confederate hardtack relic on display in Tennessee
A 52 year old hardtack cracker from the Gettysburg battlefield remains in Hartsville Tennessee. It survived long exposure and is a perfect sample of Confederate hardtack weighing two inches square and one inch thick. It was picked up July 8 1863 by Rounds Saunders of Jeb Stuarts cavalry and sent to Miss Liela Roberta Perkins Bedford City Virginia now Mrs A J Hall Hartsville.
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Gettysburg
T. F. Perkins
Hartsville
Tenn
Rounds Saunders
Jeb Stuart
Liela Roberta Perkins
Bedford City
A. J. Hall
His Mistake in Not Consulting an Expert
A dialogue frames Jones as a self made man and notes a mis step for not seeking expert advice. The exchange highlights pride and learning from an avoidable error with emphasis on personal judgment.
Thirty third degree artist questioned on Mickey Boft drink
A cryptic note hints at a uniquely titled artist linked to a beverage described as hard water. The item raises questions about identity and the meaning of the phrase within the period's cultural chatter.
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Mickey Boft
The Heroines of Novels and the Eighteen-Year Benchmark
A critique from George Weston in the Saturday Evening Post argues that claiming a heroine’s peak at eighteen is a dangerous and unfair rule. He urges novelists to avoid using youth as a badge of genius and warns against the corseting of female character with impractical ideals.
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Pinero
Blavatsky
Medici
Aphrodite
Athene
George Weston
Saturday Evening Post
Comparative incomes spark humorous exchange
The boastful theatrical star claims his earnings exceed the U S president. The conservative responder notes income comparisons miss the point and cites Jack Johnson as a past example of higher earnings.
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United States
Jack Johnson
Quote on class allegiance and loyalty to moneyed patrons
A dialogue questions belonging to the moneyed class and notes a character’s extreme loyalty and willingness to act for them, highlighting themes of wealth power and personal duty.
The more cents her husband has the less sense the average woman has
A humorous aphorism notes that financial acumen of women varies with their husband’s money, suggesting less sense as his wealth increases. The quip plays on stereotypes about money management and marriage.
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W. P. G. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
John
pnEss Sane
National Guard
Hatters
Praetorians
Nexico
Southern Baptists Convention
Convention of Southern Baptists
Britain
Hanford
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