Bulgars Invade Greece as Romania Joins War Fronts
War report outlines Romania's advance into Austro Hungarian lands from Kronstadt toward Transylvania and near Koedzi Vasarhely. Bombardments along the Danube and Struma fronts, Greek and Albanian entente actions, and Italy declaring war accompany broad Allied versus Central powers engagements across Europe and Asia Minor.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Roumania
Paris
Vardar
Lake Ostrovo
Struma
Lake Dorian
Drama
Greece
Albania
Essad Pasha
Saloniki
Martinquich
Somme
France
Russia
Galicia
Carpathians
Panker Mountain
Rafalov
Bystritza-Nadvorna
Asia Minor
Austria- Hungary
Hermannstadt
Transylvania
Bukowina
Hungary
Rothenthurm
Kronstadt
Texas Road Commission Urges Fast State Highway Department
Texas faces rapid federal aid for road building with a proposed state highway department. Officials note a $291,928 first-year grant rising each year, plus technical help from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A national meeting in Washington invited state input on regulations and procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
United States Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Texas railroads set to issue new tariffs under ICC order
Texas traffic chiefs met in Austin for a week to interpret the ICC Shreveport rate ruling. They pledged strict adherence by substituting ICC rates where different and keeping Texas rates where ICC is silent, aiming to avoid any legal violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
Interstate ‘Commerce Commission
Shreveport
Iterstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate
Railroad Commission of Texas
Dispute Over Seizure of Mails Aired Between Britain and Sweden
London reports publish the full Sweden Britain correspondence on parcel post seizures to Russia. Britain seeks arbitration, Sweden resists. both sides threaten public release and continued traffic between England, Russia and elsewhere after 1904 postal accords.
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London
Great Britain
Sweden
United States
Russia
Gray
England
Bank Examiner Patterson Killed In Teague Shooting
Waco banker John S. Patterson state commissioner of banking and insurance died from a bullet wound suffered in Teague Texas at the Farmers and Merchants State bank. Bank officers T R Watson J E Watson and W R Watson were arrested then released on bond.
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Waco
Tex
John S. Patterson
Banking and Insurance
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Teague
Farmers and Merchants’ State Bank
T. R. Watson
J. E. Watson
W. R. Watson
Cotton seed price pledge by North Louisiana cooperative
At a Saturday meeting in Shreveport about two hundred cotton growers pledged not to sell this season's cotton seed for less than 40 dollars per ton, given current market conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
North Louisiana Farmers’ and Planters' Co-operative Association
Troops Ordered to Mexican Border from Several States
About twelve thousand National Guard troops from Ohio Vermont and Kentucky in state mobilization camps were ordered by the War Department on Tuesday to move to the Mexican border. They will join Major General Funston’s command as quickly as transportation allows.
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Washington
Ohio
Vermont
Kentucky
War Department
Department
Funston
Nine Mexicans Executed in Chihuahua Mart
Nine men suspected of linkage to a legalista plot were executed by firing squad in Chihuahua City after a court martial. They were arrested in Juarez and sent to Chihuahua for trial over ties to Mariano Tames, the civilian volunteer leader at Juarez who joined Villa.
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Chihuahua City
Juarez
Chihuahua
Mariano Tames
Villa
Texas Open Seasons Announced for Waterfowl
Washington reports revised regulations of the migratory bird law set open seasons for Texas and Oklahoma water fowl excluding swans and wood ducks. Coots gallinules and packsnipes run October 16 to January 31. Black breasted and golden plover and yellow legs run November 1 to January 31 in Texas and September 1 to December 15 in Oklahoma.
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Washington
Texas
Oklahoma
Rice brought in as El Campo starts first harvest
El Campo Texas reports the first season harvest two loads of Honduras variety rice, 56 sacks. The grain was grown by George Raun and is the first of a 1200 bag crop that is now being thrashed.
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el Campo
Tex
George Raun
Honduras
Goose Creek Gusher Brought In
A gusher flowing about 10,000 barrels of oil daily was brought in at Goose Creek field on Thursday by the American Petroleum Corporation. Officers believe a deep pool underlies the well, struck at a depth just over 2,000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goose Creek
Houston
Tex
American Petroleum Corporation
Shackleton Sets Quest to Rescue Elephant Island Team
Lieutenant Sir Ernest Shackleton sails from Punta Arenas on the Yelcho for a third rescue attempt. He aims to bring back expedition members marooned on Elephant Island.
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Buenos Ayres
Sir Ernest H. Shackleton
Punta Arenas
Chile
Elephant Island
Lightning Sets Fire to Gasoline Tank in Port Arthur
Lightning struck a Gulf Refining Company gasoline tank at Port Arthur causing a fire that damaged a $7,600 steel tank and an estimated loss over $300,000. Beaumont report notes the blaze occurred Wednesday with extensive damage to the facility.
Twinkle Trot and New Dances Debut At Convention
The American National Association of Dancing Masters decided the twinkle trot, a fox trot like dance, will be popular this winter in Chicago. Also named were the Chinese processional and gem waltz as new novelties.
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New Lance
Chicago
American National Association of Dancing Masters
Villista General Ochoa Escapes After Capture
Manuel Ochoa, the Villista general who surrendered Juarez last December under amnesty, was captured in the El Paso district by Mexican customs patrols and escaped after killing a guard, according to reports received Friday by General Gonzales at Juarez headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villista
el Paso
Tex
Manuel Ochoa
Juarez
Gonzales
Culberson Defeats Colquitt in Run-off for Senate
Texas voters backed United States Senator Charles A Culberson by about 75 000 in the senatorial run-off Saturday from a total around 267 000 ballots. Colquitt carried several German settling counties while Culberson swept every region and major county including Dallas Kaufman Camp and Morris. Preliminary bureau tallies show Culberson at 177 000 and Colquitt at 102 000 with a 75 000 edge.
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United States
Charles A Culberson
O. B. Colquitt
Culberson
Texas
Colquitt
Austin
Colorado
Comal
de Witt
Fayette
Guadalupe
Gillespie
Lavaca
Lee
Victoria
Washington
Archer
Andrewer
Bastrop
Brewster
Callahan
Hardeman
Jim Wells
Kinney
Menard
Medina
Somervell
Dallas
Kaufman
Camp
Morris
Taylor County
Taylor
Mr. Colquitt
Border
el Paso
Hansford
Ochiltree
Lipscomb
Chambers
Edwards
Hartley
Lamb
Live Oak
Reagan
Real
Terry
Upton
Zapata
Cooke
J. W. Bailey
Anderson
Campbell
McLennan
Texas Appropriations in Deficiency Bill Listed
Washington reports Texas appropriations in the general deficiency bill totaling $155,973. The San Antonio arsenal storage facilities receive $25,000 for repairs and rebuilding of navigation aids and government structures damaged by the July hurricane. An amount of $125,000 covers Gulf of Mexico damages elsewhere, plus $5,973 for transport and care of interned Mexican soldiers and military refugees.
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Washington
Texas
House
San Antonio Arsenal
Gulf of Mexico
Mobile
Pensacola
Memphis Cruiser Destroyed in San Domingo Harbor
Rear Admiral Pond cabled that the armored cruiser Memphis was a total loss after striking rocks in a heavy harbor sea. All on board were hoped saved, but twenty men aboard a returning motor boat party perished.
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Washington
Pond
San Domingo
Navy Department
Memphis
Embargo Placed on Perishable Freight by Alabama Railways
Local railroad officials including Louisville & Nashville Atlantic Coast Line Seaboard Air Line Western of Alabama Central of Georgia and Mobile & Ohio were instructed Wednesday not to receive perishable freight shipments.
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Montgomery
Ala
Louisville & Nashville
Atlantic Coast Line
Seaboard Air Line
Western of Alabama
Central of Georgia
Mobile & Ohio
Army Bill Passed After Senate Review
Washington the army appropriation bill with revised articles of war approved by the war department passed the senate on Wednesday and now returns to the house where the amendment is expected to be accepted and enacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
War Department
Senate
House
Fourteen-Year-Old Wins 880 Championship for Women
Thelma Darby of Indianapolis won the National Amateur Athletic Union 880-yard women’s championship in St. Louis. Her time was 16 minutes 8 seconds, a new record. she is 14 years old.
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St. Louis
Thelma Darby
Indianapolis
National Amateur Athletic Union
Virginia Quarantines Children
Richmond Virginia board of health declares an absolute quarantine against children under 16 from areas infected with infantile paralysis.
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Richmond
Virginia Board of Health
Border Quarantine Sought Over Mexican Disease Crossings
Reports reaching General Funston indicate Mexicans cross the border from smallpox and typhus infected areas seeking quarantine measures. The issue has been referred to the state department for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Funston
Mexico
State Department
Warehouse Bill Passes House in Washington
The Slayden bill extending the time for holding merchandise in warehouses for export passed the house on Friday. It was urged by San Antonio businessmen to satisfy conditions in Mexico.
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Washington
Slayden
House
San Antonio
Mexico
Labor Bureau Plans Work Hubs in Texas Cities
The United States department of labor will establish labor employment bureaus in all principal Texas cities at once, including El Paso. This move aims to centralize job placement and labor market information across the state.
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el Paso
Tex
United States Department of Labor
Texas
Texan Nominated for Reserves in Medical Corps
William Roy Cain of Texas was Friday nominated by President Wilson to become a first lieutenant in the Medical Reserve Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wiliam Roy Cain
Texas
Medical Reserve Corps
Wilson
Massive Shoe Orders Reach Allied Armies
London reports British manufacturers have received orders for 26 million pairs of footwear for the British Serbian Russian Italian and Belgian armies since the war began.
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London
Texas Postmasters Named in Wilson Nominations
President Wilson nominated three Texas postmasters. H. T. Campbell of Alvarado W. W. Puckett of Buda and W. C. Young of Garrison.
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Texas
Washington
Wilson
H. T. Campbell
Alvarado
W. W.puckett
Buda
W. C. Young
Garrison
How Mrs Bean Met the Grisis
Nashville readers learn of a woman’s change of life and tumor cure through Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter from Mrs E H Bean of Nashville credits the remedy with removing a tumor and avoiding further medical care, urging others to try it and write for guidance.
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Nashville
Tenn
Lydia E. E. Pinkham
Pinkham
E. H. Bean
Joseph Avenue
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
Ad Ventures and the German Exodus to Pennsylvania
A historic advertisement by William Penn aided a mass migration of Germans to Pennsylvania. The 100000 settlers, many fleeing wars and persecution, settled Germantown as the first German community in America, with numbers doubling within fifty years. The public notice traces how Pennsylvanias colony became a German commonwealth.
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Pennsylvania
Germantown
America
William Penn
Germany
Disagreeable and Dangerous Trouble Cured in Mississippi
An advertisement notes a speedy cure for diarrhoea in Mississippi with a cordial priced at 25 cents and 50 cents, attributed to Ady. The line suggests a medical patent remedy amid late 19th or early 20th century newspaper advertising language.
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Mississippi
Hey, doc! Stranger surgeon asked for help at Grudge house
A citizen of Grudge implored a veterinary surgeon passing by to treat his brother-in-law who was having a fit. The surgeon corrected him noting he is a veterinary surgeon, but the citizen insisted it was his brother-in-law.
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Kansas City Star
Dead Shot claims worm remedy for all ages
Dr Peery states Dead Shot is an effective medicine for worms or tapeworms in adults and children. One dose is enough and no extra purge is needed. Ady.
Got What He Was Looking For in Courtroom Attic Banter
Dialogue between Jack and Belle recaps a marriage vow. Jack notes Benedict married, Belle questions sincerity. The judge records the exchange as a light moment reflecting attitudes toward marriage and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Mr. Benedict
Belle
Blissful Ignorance on Yacht Cost Mystery
A fragment quotes a dialogue about the price of ruining a yacht, with Life magazine tone hinting at contrition and ignorance. The line asks for the cost, while the reply admits ignorance. The snippet reads as a literary or satirical aside without named individuals or concrete events.
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Austro-Hungary
Petrozseny
Orsovo
Gyerkyo
Danube
Iron Gate
Giurgevo
Rustchuk
Bulgaria
Austria
Ferdinand
Vienna
Gyerkya
Transylvanian
Koedzi Vasarhely
Serbia
Lake Ochrida
Kavala
Aegean Sea
Berlin
Paria
Texas Road Commission
JOY Rider
Ares
Sweeden
Patterson
Shackleton
Alabama Lines
Virginia
U. S. Labor Bureaus
Mrs. Bean
Grisis
Tuft
Tommy
Dean
Louisiana
Simoneau
Barton
Tellsa Sen
Dean’s
Axe Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
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