Greece Prepares War Declaration as Balkan Fronts Roil Europe
Greece moves toward declaring war on Bulgaria with an ultimatum demanding evacuation of Macedonian territories. Brussiloff reports 420,000 prisoners and 600 cannons captured on Teutonic fronts as Doiran bombardments and Zeppelins fuel Anglo French and British air activity across the continent.
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Greece
Bulgaria
Greek Macedonia
Brussiloff
Teutonic
Vetroseny
Hermannstadt
Transylvania
Dobrudia
Paris
Florina
Doiran
Aegean
England
Essex
London
Berlin
Somme
Galicia
Strike Situation in Greater New York Paralyzes City
New York reports conflicting estimates as the carmen strike spreads. Union leaders claim 126,000 already joined with twice as many ready, but police see no substantial evidence of a citywide work stoppage amid widespread Jewish holidays.
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New York
Mexican American commission eyeing October 15 finish
New London officials report the Mexican American joint commission aims to close its talks by October 15. Both sides praise progress on border conditions and banking questions though specifics remain undisclosed. A memorandum on mining conditions was prepared but not presented and the ambassador’s departure was not tied to negotiations.
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New London
Conn
Mexico
Troops to Return Home From Border Duty
General Funston announced the relief of about 10 090 National Guard troops from border duty by New State units. Movements await arrival of incoming forces and use rolling stock for return trips. The roster includes units from Maine New York Rhode Island Massachusetts Pennsylvania Illinois Wisconsin Connecticut Montana New Jersey Utah DC and their locations at Laredo El Paso Nogales Douglas Naco and Brownsville districts.
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San Antonio
Tew
War Department
Funston
Second Maine Infantry
Laredo
New York Field Artillery
Brownsville
Rhode Island
el Paso
Massachusetts Field Artillery
Pennsylvania Field Artillery
Illinois Field Artillery
Wisconsin
Illinois Field
FE Paso
Connecticut Infantry
Nogales
Montana Infantry
Douglas
New Jersey Cavalry
New Jersey Field Artillery
District of Columbia
Naco
Utah Cavalry
New York Ambulance Company
Battle Fought With Bandits near Cusihiriachic
More than a hundred Villa followers were killed and the bandit leader Baudeiio Uribe captured in a terrific fight at Cusihiriachic, a mining town about fifty miles southwest of Chihuahua City. Carranza forces suffered heavy casualties, according to a Friday message to General Trevino from General Matias Ramos who was slightly wounded.
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Chihuahua City
Mex
Baudeiio Uribe
Carranza
Cusihiriachic
Trevino
Matias Ramos
Enormous 18 Inch Guns on British Battleships
Reports say British battleships are under construction with 18 inch guns, three inches larger than any new designs and two inches bigger than those planned for upcoming American battleships and battle cruisers, according to sources trusted by U S naval officials.
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Washington
Great Britain
Texas Nursery Men End Meeting Elections
Texas Nursery Men's Association in Waco completes session elects officers for 1930 1931 term President W B Munson Denison reelected Vice President J M Thompson Waco Secretary Treasurer J S Kerr Sherman reelected.
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Texas Nursery Men
Waco
Tex
Texas Nursery Men's Association
W. B. Munson
Denison
J. M. Thompson
J. S. Kerr
Sherman
State Lands Goose Creek Peninsula Under High Tide Claim
Land Commissioner Robison argues the peninsula near Goose Creek mouth is under high tide and thus state property. Applications for petroleum permits prompt the need for expert surveys to determine tide status and jurisdiction.
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Austin
Tex
Robison
Goose Creek
No State Troops Ordered to Border Deployment Summary
Washington says about 6,000 national guards from 13 states and the District of Columbia were sent to the Mexican border. Major General Funston is to select 19,000 border troops to return home and be mustered out. Remaining border forces will be about 10,000 national guardsmen in service. The disbanding and release of units under Funston’s command is expected soon.
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Washington
District of Columbia
War Department
Funston
Border Patrol
Siates
Field Artillery
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Pennsylvania Regiment
Virginia
New York Regiment
Alabama
Georgia
Connecticut
Michigan
Minnesota
Colorado
Florida
Engineers
California
Bandit Vill a's Raid on Chihuahua City Details Confirmed
Brigadier General Bell at El Paso said constitutionalist officers who reached El Paso confirm Villa's Hidalgo day assault on Chihuahua City. They claim Villa defeated General Jacinto Trevino's garrison and sided with Trevino in the fight. Washington questioned Bell's earlier report as a “tissue of lies” though Funston did not. Bell had no new information on Villa’s current whereabouts or actions after the attack.
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San Antonio
Tex
Bell
el Paso
Funston
Villa
Hidalgo
Chihuahua City
Jacinto Trevino
Trevino
Chihuahua
Washington
Department
Indians not dying race says federal official
United States commissioner of Indian affairs Cato Sells announced after his Western reservations tour that there are more American Indians in the country now than at any time since the bureau was established. He spoke in Chicago Illinois and urged optimism about Native communities.
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Chicago
Ill
Cato Sells
United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Potash Discovery Probed by Commerce Dept in Cuba
The department of commerce cabled the American consul general in Havana to investigate a report of a large potash find near Motembo on the Matanzas and Santa Clara border in Cuba with deposits averaging 25 percent.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Havana
Motembo
Matanzas and
Santa Clara
Washington County Taxes Lower in Brenham Texas
Washington county taxes reduced from $1.10 on $109 taxable property to 95c. Local officials announce the lower rate reflecting tax policy changes in Brenham. The modification affects property owners across Washington county with adjusted assessments and collections forthcoming.
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Washington County
Brenham
Tex
Texas Surpasses in Cattle Tick Dippings in July and August
Washington reports Texas led the nation in cattle dipping with 769 846 dippings in July and 749 751 in August under federal or state supervision. Mississippi ranked second with 705 424 dippings at 1 056 vats in August, following July gains. Mississippi legislation aims for county wide eradication after January 1, but citizens are already active.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
Mississippi
Japan Presses on Immigrant Rights Land Ownership
Washington reports Japan reaffirmed its aim to renew talks on emigration and land ownership rights for Japanese in the United States. Negotiations, stalled for two years, are not concluded but postponed as wartime issues take precedence. The deadlock followed talks between Bryan and Baron Chinda and the California alien land law dispute.
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Washington
Japan
United States
New York
Baron Yoshiro Sakatani
Tokio
Bryan
Baron Chinda
California
State Department
Railroad Commission Extends Advanced Rates to Nonparticipants
An order signed by all three members exempts from the advanced rates those railroads not party to the injunction restraining cancellation of increased rates. Therefore the higher rates apply on all lines.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Noted Louisianian Col Parker Dies in New Orleans
Colonel C. Harrison Parker longtime New Orleans editor and Confederate veteran died Thursday. Born in Jackson Mississippi about seventy years ago he came to New Orleans as a boy and lived here more than a half century.
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New Orleans
C. Harrison Parker
Colonel Parker
Jackson
Miss
Food embargo petition circulated among New York grocers
Petitions calling for a special session of Congress to curb rising food costs by embargoing food exports were distributed Saturday to about 30,000 retail grocers bakers and other small dealers across New York City.
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New York
Congress
New York City
Postal Deposits Show Largest Monthly Gain Since Start
Washington reports postal savings deposits rose by nearly five million dollars in August, the biggest monthly increase since the system began.
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Washington
Postal Savings Banks
Waterways League Seeks Big Attendance for October Convention
Governor Ferguson urged mayors and county judges to appoint delegates to the twelfth annual Interstate Inland Waterways League meeting in Lake Charles, Louisiana, October 20 and 21. C. B. S. Holland led the request, highlighting plans for intercoastal canal work from the Mississippi to the Rio Grande and potential federal funding.
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Austin
Tex
Ferguson
Interstate Inland Waterways League of
Louisiana
Texas
Lake Charles
C. 8
Fs. Holland
League
Holland
Inland Waterways League
Mississippi River
Rio Grande
Destruction of Thousands of Condemned Goods in Texas
Inspectors of the pure food and drug department under Commissioner R H Hoffman report fiscal year activity in Texas. About 50 000 pounds of condemned goods were destroyed including more than a million eggs 5 000 gallons of fig preserves 48 quarters of beef and 3 500 pounds of powdered drugs and tablets.
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Austin
Tex
Pure Food and Drug Department
R. H. Hoffman
Grain Dealers Name Buffalo for 1917 Convention
The Grain Dealers National Association closed its convention after electing officers and selecting Buffalo, New York, as the 1917 meeting site. Galveston had been defeated in the bid. T. G. Moore of Fort Worth was elected first vice president and E. W. Crouch of McGregor, Texas, became a director.
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Baltimore
Buffalo
N. Y
Grain Dealers’ National Association
Galveston
T. G. Moore
Fort Worth
E. W. Crouch
McGregor
Texas
Mills Resume After Settlement of International Falls Strike
Paper and pulp mills in International Falls Minnesota and Fort Francis Ontario restarted operations this week after a 500 worker strike ended. Workers accepted the employers proposal providing time and a half for overtime.
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International Falls
Minn
Fort Francis
Ontario
Tarrant County Keeps Wet Status by Narrow Margin
In Fort Worth Texas Tarrant county voted Monday to remain in the wet column by a small majority. The approval maintains local alcohol sale restrictions as residents chose to continue allowed outlets and hours.
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Tarrant County
Fort Worth
Tex
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy over surgery
Des Moines Iowa, four years ago I was very sick and told I would die without an operation. My husband opposed surgery and I used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound which restored my health. I now am well and capable of housework. I recommend the compound to other weak and run down women.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Blanche
Lynn, Mass
Plantation Chill and Fever Tonic Ad
Mothers praise Plantation Chill and Fever Tonic for babies and growing children to tone the system and regulate the liver. Pleasant to take contains no calomel and is priced at 50 cents.
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