Many Austrian Prisoners Surrender to Italian Army
War update reports nearly five thousand Austrians surrender to the Italian army on the Corso Plateau. French gains include Fort Vaux, while Italy advances on the Carso and Gorizia fronts. Russians and Romanians push in Transylvania and Galicia as battles rage across the region.
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Italy
Corso
Fort Vaux
Verdun
Gorkwa
Carso
Trieste
Volhynia
Witonicz
Transylvania
Rothenthurm
Jiul
Gorizia
Carse
Vallone
Tivilo
San Marco
Sabre
Sezet
Somme
France
Courcelette
Les Boeufs- Guedecourt
Les Boeufs
St. Pierre Vaast Wood
Sailly- Salilisel
Fock
le Sars
Guedecourt
Schwaben
Petrograd
Rothentburn Pass
Predeal Pass
Macedonia
Struma
Cerna
Europe
Volhynian
Halicz
Lemberg
Lutsk
Berlin
Shara
Stanislau
Narayuvka
Bukowina
Roumania
Campulung
Bucharest
Deutschland Submarine Makes Second Trip to U S
New London Conn German submarine Deutschland arrives with cargo of dyestuffs drugs and possibly stocks bonds and precious stones Captain Paul Koenig says Bremen is lost and Deutschland completed a 16 day 4000 mile maiden voyage and 23 day return voyage before heading for Baltimore in rough seas
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New London
Conn
Paul Koenig
Germany
United States
Deutschland
Bremen
Koenig
F. Hinsch
R. E. Black
Willehd
Virginia Capes
Baltimore
Atlantic
British Ship Marina Sunk by Unwarned Torpedo Off Skelligs
American survivors arriving in Dublin from Bearhaven said the British steamer Marina was torpedoed without warning, two torpedoes fired, and the submarine watched survivors for over 30 minutes without aid. Thirty hours adrift, 28 Americans reported safety at sea. The vessel carried whisky from Glasgow to Baltimore and sank off Skelligs Rock. The incident, reported by Wesley Frost, American consul at Queenstown, notes a mixed crew including 59 Americans aboard another Glasgow bound steamer.
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Dublin
Marina
Bearhaven
Brown
Glasgow
Baltimore
Skelligs Rock
London
Wesley Frost
Queenstown
Marriage Problem Puzzling to Europe
Vienna scholars debate postwar marriage law changes with many predicting material shifts. A minority argues for legalized polygamy to address the wartime surplus of women across Europe.
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Europe
Vienna
East Texas iron ore beds eyed for first coke-free reduction plant
Chicago and New York bankers announce a plan to build the first plant in the world to reduce iron ore without coke near East Texas beds and adjacent oil fields. The Bradley process uses natural gas for fuel, promising lower costs and a potential shift in the U S steel map.
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Chicago
Ill
East Texas
New York
East Tex
Louisiana
Charles S. Bradley
United States Reduction Company
Bradley
United States
Canada
Texas Iron and Steel Company
Texas
Texas Iron and Steal Company
Cass
Marion
Anderson
Henderson
Reduction
Great Army China's Problem
China faces a enormous challenge as the revolution winds down with 800000 soldiers under arms. Government figures say at least 30000000 dollars in silver is needed to pay off the troops and secure peaceful demobilization.
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Pekin
China
Pastor Russell Dies on Train En Route to New York
Canadian Texas Russell, known as Pastor Russell, independent minister and leader of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, dies Tuesday on an Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe train from Los Angeles to New York. Heart disease listed as the cause.
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Tex
Charles Tate Russell
Russell
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
International Bible Students’ Association of London
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Los Angeles
New York
Britain Replies to Blacklist Note Rejected by U S
Great Britain's note in reply to American representations against the commercial blacklist was received Monday at the state department. It reiterates the right to blacklist but offers relief methods to Americans in certain circumstances.
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Washington
Great Britain
State Department
Texas School of Mines Main Building Destroyed by Fire
A fire of unknown origin devastated the main building of the Texas School of Mines in Paso, Texas, Sunday, destroying the state institution.
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Texas School of Mines
Paso
Tex
Rehearing Granted in Shreveport Rate Case
Washington Texas shippers won a victory at the interstate commerce commission seeking a rehearing of the Shreveport rate case to allow all interests to be heard. The commission, however, suspended only certain increases in lignite cattle stock cattle cord wood and tan bark, with December 6 oral arguments to decide reopenings and intervenors.
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Washington
Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Shreveport
Fonda
Commission
Louisiana
Final decree ends storm cotton case in Houston
Federal Judge Walter T. Burns issued the final decree for the Texas coast storm of 1915 salvage. Net return to 600 owners totals 400 998 dollars after expenses of 216 567 and receiver costs of 141 891 with 27 175 still due to salvage helpers. Court expenses are 3 000 dollars and fees amount to 44 500 dollars.
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Houston
Tex
Walter T. Burns
Texas
Galveston Bay
Mexico Must Right Self Before Troops Come Out
Atlantic City N J reports at the close of nine weeks of Mexican American joint commission talks the election is delayed to November 10. Americans demand Mexico address frontier policing and internal affairs and show that U S troops are unnecessary to stop bandit raids before withdrawal.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Mexico
World owes U. S. two billions in foreign obligations
The Federal Reserve Board reports foreign government and banker debts held in the United States total 1.931 billion dollars. Europe accounts for 1.627 billion, British America 212 million, Latin America 88 million, and China 4 million. Maturities through 1923 are listed, highlighting U.S. shift in international finance and potential gold demands after the European war.
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Washington
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Europe
British America
Latin America
China
Houston Named 1917 Welfare Conference Site
Beaumont Tex election of officers and resolutions closed the eighth annual Texas Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations as Houston was chosen for the 1917 meeting. Officers elected include Mrs. F. W. McAllister of San Antonio president and Mrs. E. A. Watters Fort Worth vice president at large.
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M. A. Turner
San Antonio
North Texas Teachers Vote Next Meeting in Denton
At the closing session of the North Texas Teachers Conference in Greenville Texas officers were elected for next year H O McCain of Gainesville was named president O B Boyd of Gunter and A L Day of Commerce as vice presidents J W Beatty of Denton as secretary S R Terry of Detroit as treasurer and C A Scruggs of Denton as secretary transportation The next conference will be held in Denton.
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Greenville
Tex
North Texas Teachers’ Conference
Denton
H. O. McCain
Gainesville
O. B. Boyd
Gunter
A. L. Day
Commerce
J. W. Beatty
S. R. Terry
Detroit
C. A. Scruggs
President Speaks in Buffalo on Patriotism and War Politics
President Wilson, in his first New York State address since the campaign began, questioned the patriotism of men who criticize the war effort while risking American lives for domestic political gain. He spoke in Buffalo, N Y, addressing national issues and public duty.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Wilson
New York State
Villa Reported Seizure of Parral in Chihuahua
A message from Chihuahua City to El Paso reports Parral in Chihuahua was taken by Villa troops. Parral had been a Villa objective as he moved south from Santa Ysabel, marking a shift in the bandit’s campaign.
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el Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
Parral
Villa
Santa Ysabel
Goose Creek Nears Fifth Oil Gusher in Houston
Goose Creek's fifth producing well, brought in by the Gulf Production Company on Tuesday, is reported flowing about 350 barrels a day.
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Houston
Tex
Gulf Production Company
Bond approvals for Texas school districts by attorney general
The attorney general's department approves bond issues for Texas districts including Anderson County common school district No. 32 for 1000 dollars No. 26 for 800 dollars and Franklin County common school district No. 28 for 800 dollars.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General’s Department
Anderson County Common
Franklin County Common
Father of Weather Bureau Dies in Washington
Professor Cleveland Abbe, renowned as the father of the weather bureau, died Sunday after a yearlong illness in Washington.
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Weather Bureau
Washington
Cleveland Abbe
the Weather Bureau
Sweden’s Crown Prince Welcomes a Son
The crown princess of Sweden has given birth to a son in Stockholm with the birth reported as occurring Wednesday. The announcement notes the newborn is the crown prince and adds the royal family’s line of succession.
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Sweden
Stockholm
London
Crown Princess of
Venizelist Army Seizes Katerina Near Saloniki
Special dispatches from Athens report Venizelist forces seizing and occupying Katerina, a few miles southwest of Saloniki, after a brief clash with royalist Greek troops.
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London
Athens
National Defense Army
Katerina
Saloniki
Street Railway Stops Operation in Cleburne Texas
Street railway management announced on Tuesday that due to insufficient patronage the cars would cease to operate in Cleburne Texas effective immediately.
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Cleburne, Tex
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Delivers Skin Relief
An old advertisement promises relief for pimples blackheads redness roughness itching and burning with Cuticura Soap to cleanse and Ointment to soothe. Free samples by mail with a booklet offered from Cuticura Department L Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Mansfield Cough Balsam Promises Quick Relief
An old advertising snippet touts Mansfield Cough Balsam as a remedy for inflamed membranes and irritated nerves, marketed as valuable for babies. The price appears as 25 cents and 60 cents per unit. A separate exchange notes a gazelle and a babyish charm in casual banter.
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Mansfield
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills Ad for Samples
An advertisement urges readers to try Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills and request a sample by sending to 372 Pearl Street New York. The copy emphasizes a long-tested remedy and direct mail solicitation.
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Wright
Pearl Street
N. Y
Payer and Payee Tale From Perkins Dialog
George W. Perkins recalls a multimillionaire he calls honest and notes a paradox: he believes honesty pays while dishonesty also gets paid. The remark hinges on an old fashioned coder’s view of right and wrong.
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George W. Perkins
Mr. Perkins
Perkins
Perilous Game at Crimson Gulch
Broncho Bob warns that bridge whist is banned after a feud in Crimson Gulch. He notes poker losses let players keep quiet, but a bridge whist loss could trigger violence with a partner drawing a gun and justifiable homicide looming.
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Crimson Gulch
Broncho Bob
Senator Sorghum Delves Into Constituents’ Thoughts
In a tense exchange the senator declares he must learn what his constituents are thinking and what actions they may take, signaling intense public pressure and possible political maneuvering.
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Senator Sorghum
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