Bandits Wreck Train and Murder Soldiers Near Mission
A nighttime assault near Jo de Agua seven miles west of Mission left three U S soldiers dead and eight wounded. Five Mexicans were found dead, with one later identified as Japanese, after a fierce skirmish as a warning to bands operating in the border region. A separate incident near Brownsville saw a passenger train wrecked and several killings, with posses said to have hanged nearly a dozen suspected bandits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission
Tex
United States
Jo de Agua
Shafer
Third Cavalry
Joyce
Signal Corps
McConnell
Sigmad Corps
Fred Behr
Paul Langland
Brownsville
Luis de la Rosa
Aniceto Piazana
Texas
St. Louis, Brownsville and
Mexico
Kendall
Albert T. McBee
Third
United States Cavalry
H. H. Kendall
Kingsville
E. S. McCain
Harry J. Wallis
Cameron County
R. Woodall
Claude J. Brashear
Sixth
United
Heroic Stand in Serbia as Allied Forces Resist
Serbian and Russian troops mounted a strenuous defense against German Austrian and Bulgarian forces in Serbia. The fighters held positions despite fierce pressure, delivering a stubborn stand amid shifting front lines.
Allies After the Bulgars in New War Fronts
Serbia remains central as Austria Germany and Bulgaria advance. French and British troops land at Salonica to aid the Serbs while Italian forces move toward the Aegean blockade effort. Greece faces a choice as Russia labels Bulgaria a betrayer and Britain Britain and France push for naval and land actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Russia
Salonica
Serbia
Austria-Germany
Bulgaria
Athens
Vardar
Istip
Petrograd
Baranovichi
Pripet River
Saloniki
France
England
Greece
Cyprus
Mediterranean Sea
Great Britain
Brindisi
Near East
Aegean Sea
Maritza
Enos
Dedenghatch
War Office
Gallipoli
Charles Carmichael Monro
Dardanelles
British War Office
Constantinople
Edward Carson
Sir Edward
Asquith
Wilson Proclaims Arms Embargo on Mexico
President Wilson issues a dual action embargo blocking arms and ammunition shipments to Mexico while permitting a limited exception for the de facto government led by General Carranza. The policy aims to prevent supplies reaching rival forces, notably those loyal to General Villa, and mainly affects border states Chihuahua Sonora and Lower California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Mexico
General Carranza
United States
General Villa
Chihuahua
Sonora
California
Voice crosses Atlantic via wireless telephone from Arlington
A human voice carried over the Atlantic from Arlington Virginia to Paris France was announced Thursday by John J. Carty chief engineer of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Honolulu also heard the operator in Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arlington
Foy Wireless
Paris
France
Honolulu
Arnington
Atlantic
John J. Carty
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Navy building program outlines five year plan
Secretaries Daniels outlines a five year navy expansion costing 502 million 482 thousand 214 dollars for ships aircraft and ammunition. The plan adds ten dreadnoughts six battle cruisers fifty destroyers and numerous submarines and support vessels with specific yearly allocations from 1917 to 1921 and a 6 million aviation appropriation split across years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Daniels
Old Land Law Is Held to Be Still in Force
Assistant Attorney General Graham B. Smedley writes that the new land law does not govern unsurveyed land sales except where stated. Unsurveyed land remains under the 1905 scrap law with sealed bids and settlement rules, mainly west of the Pecos. The opinion preserves incentives for land hunters and may be tested in a mandamus case before the Texas Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Graham B. Smedley
Pecos
Supreme Court
Quarantine Against Scabies Lifted in Texas
Governor Ferguson revokes the February 20 1915 proclamation ending the cattle quarantine on entrants from New Mexico counties. A certificate of proper inspection previously required by the U S bureau of animal industry is no longer in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Ferguson
Texas
New Mexico
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
German Sailors Believed Afloat From Kronprinz Wilhelm
Six missing petty officers and seamen from the interned Kronprinz Wilhelm are thought to be heading toward Cuba. A ship captain reported seeing the power boat Eclipse off Virginia Beach last Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Norfolk
Cuba
Department
Virginia Beach
Reclamation Surveys Progress For Brazos Region
State Reclamation Engineer A. A. Stiles returned from a Brazos trip surveying from the Little Brazos mouth to near Marlin. The plan aims to create a levee district reclaiming 100000 acres of fertile land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
A. A. Stiles
Brazos
Little Brazos
Marlin
Liquor Sale Rights in Minnesota Indian Towns Split
United States commissioner of Indians Cato Sells announced he would not support brewery and distillery interests in the battle over liquor sales on Minnesota Indian reservations. The decision centers on prohibition of alcohol sales to Indians in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Meohonk
N. Y
Cato Sells
Texas
United States Commissioner of Indians
Minnesota
Collin County Bonds Approved in Texas
The attorney general's department approves a $90,000 bond issue for Collin County road district No. in Austin Texas. The action authorizes funding for road projects and increases county infrastructure capabilities pending formal state notification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collin County
Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Great Gold Shipment Reaches New York Mint
A large consignment of gold from England arrived in New York on Wednesday and was placed in the assay office. The shipment is said to be worth about 25 million dollars, larger than prior English consignments to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
England
United States
Crockett County Ships Wool in Fall Trade
Crockett County reports a fall wool shipment of about 2,300 sacks totaling roughly 700000 pounds. The Ozona, Texas area notes indicate strong agricultural activity and export potential for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crockett County
Ozona
Tex
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Aid
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel. It claims the product cleans the liver, relieves bilious symptoms, and ends headaches and constipation by morning with a money back guarantee. Children may use it, and druggists sell a 50 cent bottle under the inventor’s guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Chédren
Slow Governance Quip On Bureaucracy Hindering Action
A concise reflection notes that heavier talk slows operations, suggesting complexity and extended process reduce efficiency and timely outcomes.
A Hint to Wise Women and Ida Vernon Remark
An advertisement touts Femenica promising relief from female troubles with prices at 50c and 1.00. The note also highlights Miss Ida Vernon, a stage veteran of 60 years and now over seventy two years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Vernon
Magic Washing Stick promises easy clean clothes for housewives
An advertisement extols the Magic Washing Stick as a simple, safe, no machine method for heavy washing that saves time and effort. It claims use on white and colored fabrics without damage and sells for 25 cents or via mail order from Sherman Texas. A separate anecdote follows with a speaker remarking on downward paths and a crutch bound listener sharing a downbeat joke about a car engine stopping 4100 feet above the clouds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richards CO
Sherman Texas
Sam the waiter seeks a character reference for a job
In an office scene Sam, a colored waiter, asks Jones to vouch for his honesty to help him move up. Jones questions Sam about honesty but agrees to help and invites him to sit at his table tomorrow for a short check, per Pathfinder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Jones
Pathfinder
Hard on Children When Teacher Has Coffee Habit
A Mississippi schoolteacher describes coffee causing nervousness mood swings and heart palpitations at work. After switching to Postum Cereal she reports calmer nerves improved mood and no heart trouble. product details and pricing from Postum Co Battie Creek Michigan follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss
Postum
Postum Co
Battie Creek
Professor of Magic Removes Trim From Hat
A professor of magic shows success by removing thirty yards of ribbon fourteen plumes and seven buckles from a hat. The feminine party comments that it now has enough material to trim it nicely.
Cardui cited as helpful remedy for female troubles
In New Augusta Mississippi Irene H Craft describes years of weakness irregular menses chills fever dizziness and backache She credits Cardui with relief after one bottle and continued use saying she now feels well and urges other women to try the remedy Your druggist sells Cardui with full directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Augusta
Irene H. Craft
Cardus
Cardui
Friendly Tip and Boggs Eye Joke
A humorous exchange where Foges asks what makes their eyes weak and Boggs replies that weakness comes from being in a weak place.
Cured of Pellagra a Local Woman Praises Treatment
Miss Ida Creel of this place reports improved health and weight gain after using Baughn’s Pellagra remedy. The ad claims pellagra is curable, describes symptoms, and urges contacting American Compounding Co. for a free book and remedy with money refund if ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratliff
Ida Creel
Baughn
American Compounding Co
Lux
Jasper
Ala
Literal Speeders
A quoted dialogue describes a quick escape from a country constable by throwing dust in his eyes. The exchange highlights a humorous wartime or rustic scene as a snapshot of quick thinking and misdirection.
Bond's Liver Pills Promised Cure for Various Ailments
An advertisement claims inactive liver causes biliousness dizziness headaches and bad breath and promotes Bond's Liver Pill as a small safe inexpensive remedy to be taken at bedtime. It directs 25 cents to Bond's Pharmacy Co. in Little Rock Ark and ends with a separate note about dandruff in coats from a college education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond
Little Rock
Ark
Adv
Advertising Patent Remedy Claims for Laxative Quinidine Tablets
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Quinidine Tablets to cure head cold and La Grippe with severe headaches. It lists a price of 25 cents and asserts agitation as the remedy for stagnation.
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Posse
Saritbahan
Turkey
Porto Lagos
Maronia
Mechi
Mediterranean
Carranza
Human Voice
Little Mary
United States Navy
Scabies
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