Russians Gain in Armenia and Somme Front Advances
World War I fronts show Russian forces recapturing Mush in Armenia and prisoners taken at Rachta. In France, Paris and London report French progress at Maurepas and Combles while British gains occur south of Thiepval. Greek Seres action, Saloniki back and forth, and Italian northern gains accompany the wider battle picture.
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Somme
Paris
London
Maurepas
Thiepva
Clery
Combles
Thiepval
Estrees
Lassigny
Armenia
Petrograd
Mush
Rachta
Salonik
Roumania
Greece
Athens
Derlin
United States
Koeniz
Koenig
Struma
Berlin
Seres
Saloniki
Guillemont
Thiep
Verdar
Entente
President Confers With Railroad Presidents
Washington reports that eight railroad presidents and managers objected to points in a tentative plan to avert a general strike. A White House meeting with President Wilson followed, with no final action but continued work by a special committee. The plan seeks an eight hour day for trainmen and possible freight rate actions with congressional backing. Some executives oppose rate hikes and a permanent strike commission. others favor interstate commerce commission oversight and public reporting of findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Messrs
Hale Holden
R. 3. Lovett
Daniel Willard
White House
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Brotherhoods
Committee of Eight
William L. Chambers
Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Brotherhood
Goose Creek Gusher Brings In Oil Strike
Houston report states the Goose Creek field yielded a gusher at about 2000 feet depth delivering an estimated 10000 barrels of oil daily. American Petroleum Corporation officers see a deep oil pool beneath this well.
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Houston
Tex
Goose Creek
American Petroleum Corporation
Meeting of Texas Good Roads Congress in San Antonio
The Texas Good Roads Congress closed its midsummer session with all delegates united in seeking a state highway commission. Meridian Road Association officers were elected led by D. E. Colp as president. W. A. Barlow, C. B. Monday, and C. C. Gumm filled other posts.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas Good Roads Congress
Meridian Road Association
D. E. Colp
W. A. Barlow
Taylor
C. B. Monday
Marlin
C. C. Gumm
Fort Worth
Congress
Government Shipping Bill Passes Senate 88 to 21
The government shipping bill cleared the Senate by an 88 to 21 vote ending a bitter legislative fight. It creates a government Shipping Board to acquire and operate ships for merchant marine rehabilitation with a 50 million dollar bond plan. Amendments trimmed salaries and allowed retaliation over foreign shipping discrimination.
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Washington
Senate
House
Hoke Smith
Shipping Board
Fletcher
Thomas
Treasury
Borah
Deutschland Returns Home From New York to Bremen
A Berlin dispatch reports the submarine Deutschland safely reached Bremen from the United States after a trans Atlantic run as a merchant submarine. It left Baltimore August 1 and sailed out to sea August 2, slipping under the Northeaster to complete about 3800 miles.
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Geneva
Berlin
Neue Zuricher Zeitung
Bremen
United States
Baltimore
Germany
Virginia Capes
Paul Koenig
Beltimore
Hospital Train In Service In United States Army
A hospital train of ten Pullman cars, the first of its kind in U S army service, was inspected by Major General Funston and his staff on arrival from Chicago in San Antonio Texas.
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San Antonio
Tex
United States Army
Funston
Chicago
Southern Cattlemen name state vice presidents
Shreveport Louisiana reports the Southern Cattlemen Association confirmed state vice presidents to oversee membership and finances. Appointments include Alabama Dr J T Kiernan Birmingham Arkansas John D Eldridge Grays Georgia James T Anderson Marietta Kentucky C F Giltner Eminence Louisiana Walter Gochaux New Orleans North Carolina Leonard Tufts Pinehurst Mississippi B K Middleton Pocahontas Oklahoma H C Lookabaugh Watonga South Carolina Dr George Y Hunter Prosperity Tennessee Geo R James Texas Fran x Scofield Hillsboro.
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Shreveport
Southern Cattlemen's Association
Alabama
J. T. Kiernan
Birmingham
Arkansas
John D. Eldridge
Grays
Georgia
James T. Anderson
Marietta
Kentucky
C. F. Giltner
Eminence
Louisiana
Walter Godchaux
New Orleans
North Carolina
Leonard Tufts
Pinehurst
Mississippi
B. K. Middleton
Pocahontas
Oklahoma
H. C. Lookabaugh
Watonga
South Carolina
George Y. Hunter
Prosperity
Tennessee
Geo. R. James
Texas
Fran«x Scofield
Hillsboro
Thirty Ton Whale Towed Into Galveston
A massive twenty to thirty ton whale, likely a finback or Atlantic Right, was towed into Galveston on Sunday. Nine small motor boats led the effort, supported by a fleet of various craft, while a crowd of over 2,000 lined the wharf to witness the event. The creature measures nearly sixty feet from snout to fluke and drew keen public interest.
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Galveston
Tex
Lightning Strikes 55000-Barrel Oil Tank in Beaumont
Lightning hit a Magnolia Company oil tank near Beaumont Texas burning 55000 barrels of oil. Estimated loss runs about 100000 dollars as firefighters battle the blaze.
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Beaumont
Tex
Magnolia Company
New Military Zone Organized in Isthmus of Tehuantepec
General Carranza forms a new military zone across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and appoints General Luis Gutierrez to command. He is charged with ensuring the safety of trains on the isthmus.
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City of Mexico
Carranza
Tehuantepec
Luis Gutierrez
Texas Postmasters Named by President Wilson
President Wilson nominated Texas postmasters on Wednesday naming H. T. Campbell of Alvarado W. W. Puckett of Buda and W C Young of Garrigon among others in the week's federal appointments.
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Texas
Washington
Wilson
H. T. Campbell
Alvarado
W. W. Puckett
Buda
W. .C. Young
Garrigon
Guard Commanders On Border Assigned To Posts
San Antonio reports Major General Funston assigns brigadier generals of the regular army to command eight of ten divisions shaping the national guard into a tactical force. New York and Pennsylvania divisions already exist, with El Paso and Brownsville hosts.
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San Antonio
Tex
Regular Army
National Guard
Funston
War Department
New York
Pennsylvania
O’ryan
Brownsville
Clements
el Paso
William L. Sibert
Charles G. Morton
Bell
Morton
Parker
Mann
Laredo
Flummer
Nogales
N. M
Greene
Eagle Pass
Fort Sam Houston
Frederick W. Sibley
Malaria Control Experiments Under Rockefeller Board
Experiments to determine how far malaria can be controlled in temperate climates are being conducted in Mississippi and Arkansas by the International Health Board of the Rockefeller Foundation under current farming conditions in the Southern states.
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New York
Mississippi
Arkansas
International Health Board
Rockefeller Foundation
Army Appropriation Bill Vetoed by Wilson
President Wilson vetoed the army appropriation bill over revisions to the articles of war. He objected to provisions pushed by house conferees and criticized as favors to certain retired officers at outs with the army.
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Washington
Wilson
House
Cloudburst Floods Camps Near Fort Bliss
A cloudburst in the mountains near Fort Bliss flooded the army camp of the Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Rhode Island National Guard troops Sunday. Water carved deep ditches through camps, washed away tents and bedding, and spread out like a lake on the mesa.
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el Paso
Tex
Fort Bliss
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Rhode Island National Guard
California Quake Shakes Eureka and Humboldt
A strong earthquake struck Eureka and northern Humboldt County on Wednesday. It is described as the most violent quake felt there since April 1906 when San Francisco was destroyed.
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California
Eureka
Cal
San Francisco
Humboldt County
Negro Hanged by Mob Near Rice Texas
Ed Lang, a 19 year old Black man, was taken from officers and lynched by citizens near Rice Texas after being arrested on a charge of attempted criminal assault on Miss Ruby Cole who was picking cotton in her father s field.
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Rice
Tex
Ed Lang
Ruby Cole
Rye tops Duluth board price at $1.20 a bushel
Rye sold Wednesday at $1.20 per bushel on the Duluth board of trade, the highest price ever recorded for the commodity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Duluth Board of Trade
Why Women Write Letters About Lydia E Pinkham Medicine
The article defends letters published by the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co claiming all letters are genuine with consent. It cites health improvements from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound addressing displacements inflammation irregularities nervousness and related female ailments, noting grateful women share their experiences to help others.
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Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lydia E. Pinkham
Getting What He Deserves
A reflective column quotes Collier's on the kindness at birth and pity at death, then critiques a man challenging a woman's tears. It notes that in between faces often reflect what they see, calling such attempts a form of logical misstep and likening it to a padded cell candidate.
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Collier's
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