Desperate Battles Across War Fronts Amid Bad Somme Weather
Reports from the European fronts describe renewed heavy fighting on all fronts. Crete sees a provisional government claimed by revolutionists, while Venizelos cautions on involvement. In Dobrudja German, Bulgarian and Turkish forces retreat after a major clash. On the Somme French and British forces repel repeated German assaults near Preiz farm and Bouchayesnes though weather hampers operations. The front also sees Romanian and Russian actions with significant troop movements and territorial gains for the Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somme
France
Ffort
Priez Farinnd
Bouchayesnes
Tentons
Paris
Bouchavesines
Preiz Farm
Transylvania
Hatzeg
Transylvania Alps
Petroseny
Szurduk Pasd
Germany
Bulgaria
Kavala
Stokhod
Russia
Berlin
Vienna
Galician
Narayuvka
Lemberg
Southern Rice Growers Report Boosts 1916 Crop Movement
Beaumont Texas reports the first 1916 market letter from the Southern Rice Growers Association shows the new crop movement starting well despite bad weather. Honduras and Japan rice sales rise with prices holding, and notable shipments occur in Louisiana and Texas as market tones improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TEXAS
Southern Growers’ Association
Beaumont
Tex
Southern Rice Growers’ Association
Honduras
E. A. Kiznus
Japan
Sue Rose
Louis Luni
Jeanerette
Empire Mill
Bay City
Standard Milling Company
Welsh
Joouisiana State
Warren names Texas Good Roads Association committee members
Austin reporter John W. Warren of San Antonio, chairman of the legislative committee, has advised George D. Marshall, federal office of public roads Texas state highway engineer, of the appointment of committee members George D. Marshall Austin Homer D. Wade Stamford H. B. Terrell Austin Judge George N. Denton Waco Leonard Tillotson Sealy Judge Adrian Pool El Paso Walter D. Caldwell Austin Judge T. L. Beauchamp Paris Carlos Bee San Antonio C. O. Laney Dallas William T. Bagby Hallettsville F. M. Gibson Bonham Judge Jesse M. Brown Fort Worth Robert J. Eckhardt Taylor D. E. Colp San Antonio secretary Texas Good Roads Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
John W. Warren
San Antonio
Texas Good Roads Association
George D. Marshall
Federal Office of Public Roads
Texas
Homer D. Wade
Stamford
H. B. Terrell
George N. Denton
Waco
Leonard Tillotson
Sealy
Adrian Pool
el Paso
Walter D. Caldwell
T. L. Beauchamp
Paris
Carlos Bee
C. O. Laney
Dallas
William T. Bagby
Hallettsville
F. M. Gibson
Bonham
Jesse M. Brown
Fort Worth
Robert J. Eckhardt
Taylor
D. E. Colp
Body of John Evans Found Near Longworth
Children in a cotton field near Longworth discover the buried body of John Evans a Royton bachelor well to do on his way to San Angelo with money, authorities suspect robbery as the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longworth
Tex
John Evans
Royston
Evans
San Angelo
Ford funds set aside for crippled children's care
Rev. Samuel S. Marquis head of the Ford educational department announced in Wellesley that an unlimited Ford Motor Company fund has been set aside to support orthopedic and surgical treatment for crippled children across the nation in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellesley
Mass
Ford Motor Company of Detroit
Samuel S. Marquis
Ford Educational Department
State Board of Health Report From Austin Texas
The sanitary report shows August figures for city and county health officers with 55 smallpox cases 409 diphtheria 190 typhoid fever 37 scarlet fever 124 dengue fever and 19 infantile paralysis.
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State Board of Health
Austin
Tex
Major General Albert L Mills Dies in Washington
Major General Albert L Mills chief of the bureau of militia affairs and holder of the army medal of honor for bravery under fire died Monday in Washington from pneumonia. He helped build the new West Point and served as president of the army war college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Albert L. Mills
Bureau of Militia Affairs
Army Medal of Honor
West Point
Army War College
Gusher Struck Near Brownwood Texas Oil Field
A 30 barrell oil well was brought in Wednesday twenty miles west of Brownwood in the Santa Anna field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood
Tex
Santa Anna
Will of Mrs Lucy A Kidd-Key Filed for Probate
The will of Mrs Lucy A Kidd-Key, noted as president of the North Texas Female College and founder of Kidd-Key Conservatory of Music, died in Sherman September 13, leaves all property to her son Edwin Kidd and daughter Mrs Sarah Holt Wersel of Sherman. They are named independent executors without bond. Estate valued around 75000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman, Tex
Lucy A. Kidd-Key
North Texas Female College
Kidd-Key Conservatory of Music
Sherman
Kidd Key
Edwin Kidd
Sarah Holt Wersel
Cattle Quarantine Lifted Across Six States
Washington reports the federal cattle quarantine ending September 15 for 9,500 square miles across six states. California is now tick free, the last county previously infested. Remaining infected areas lie east of the Mississippi with small pockets in Wagoner and Stephens counties and parts of Muskogee and Tulsa counties in Oklahoma.
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Washington
California
Mississippi
Wagoner and
Stephens
Muskogee
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Riots Hit Manhattan After Transit Strike Actions
Strikes and their sympathizers attacked crosstown surface lines on Forty-second and Fifty-ninth streets in Manhattan. Mobs stormed two car barns, overpowering police and driving railway workers from the vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Manhattan
Forty-second
Fifty-ninth Street
Eight Alleged Blackmailers Nabbed in Chicago
Eight members of an alleged blackmail gang were arrested by federal authorities in Chicago for extorting more than $250000 from wealthy men and women. The scheme relied on the beauty of the women and the influence of male confederates to coerce payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
President Wilson's Sister Dies in New London
Anne H. Howe sister of President Woodrow Wilson died Saturday at New London Connecticut following illness. Funeral arrangements to be announced in Long Branch New Jersey where the family resides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Branch
N. J
Wilson
Anne K K. Howe
New London
Conn
Plan for Mexican national banks outlined by commission
New London Conn based report states Luis Cabrera, chairman, described a monetary commission to supervise a chain of government banks funded largely from Mexican sources. The move follows two Mexico City banks being closed amid government currency concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Conn
Bank of London
Mexico
Luis Cabrera
Carranza
Money Trust of
United States
Monetary Commission
Villa raid on Chihuahua discussed by joint commission
New London representatives on the joint commission say Villa's attack on Chihuahua City and the resulting Mexican losses will shape U S Mexico relations. They note locating Villa would ease pursuit and suggest replacing Pershing with a Mexican force to prevent further raids. Trevino would pursue Villa relentlessly, the commissioners say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Conn
Villa
Chihuahua City
Mexico
Trevino
United States
Joint Commission
Chihuahua
Pershing
Mexican official links troop withdrawal to border settlement
Louis Cabrera Mexican minister of finance and joint border commission member said on Monday that withdrawing American troops from Mexican soil is an indispensable condition for an amicable settlement between the United States and Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louis Cabrera
Joint Commission For the Adjustment
Mexico treasury sets payment forms for old debt
The treasury department fixed the money form for obligations. Debts before April 15, 1913, payable in Mexican silver or noncounterfeitable notes at five to one. Debts from April 15 to Septem ber 10, 1914, payable in national bank notes. Debts from Septem ber 10 to April 30, 1916, payable in non counterfeitable notes at par. Debts after April 30 payable in noncounterfeitable notes unless stated. Mines not worked two consecutive months yearly forfeited, per department of fomento.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Mexico
Treasury Department
Department of Fomento
Flooded China leaves nearly a million homeless
Reports from the American consul at Nankin say the Hwai River flood in Anhui province inundated about 7,000 square miles. The Red Cross has spent $600,000 on flood protection and a $30,000,000 reclamation loan, postponed by the war, was to be used. It is believed few lives were lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China
American Red Cross
State Department
Nankin
Hwai
Anhui
British take all German ports in East Africa
British forces now control all German ports in East Africa with Lindi and Mikindani evacuated. Germans driven from the Tsuguru hills and a junction near Kissaki has been secured by British troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
East Africa
Lindi
Mikindani
Tsuguru Hills
Kissaki
Dodsons Liver Tone Promotes Liver Health Over Calomel
A 19th or early 20th century advertisement touts Dodsons Liver Tone as a non salivating, vegetable liver remedy superior to calomel. It claims calomel is dangerous mercury causing bone necrosis and sickness, while Dodsons cleanses the liver and bowels without harming the body, backed by a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Ady
Thacher Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Old Kilmer Swamp Root Prescription Ad
An old newspaper ad touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a physician approved remedy for kidney liver and bladder diseases and urges readers to buy a bottle or order a sample for ten cents. It claims the preparation meets most wishes for relief and cites testimonial circulation through those helped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Ady
Smoke rising straight up signals a fire
The observed behavior indicates that something is burning and flames may be present, suggesting a fire event rather than drifting smoke.
Renovine Ad Promotes Heart and Nerve Tonic Use
A vintage advertisement urges readers to ensure heart health with Renovine a tonic for heart and nerves priced 50c and 1.00. The ad stresses not gambling on wellbeing and promotes the product.
Seek Missing Explorers From 1912 Arctic Expeditions
Authorities urge all commercial, scientific, and navigational ventures in polar regions to aid in locating traces of the Saint Anna under Lt Brusiloff and the Hercules under M Bonsanoff. Traces may lie near Greenland and the North American Arctic coasts. The consul general for Russia appeals to mobilize search efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Anna
Brusiloff
Hercules
M. Bonsanoff
Arctic
Greenland
North American
Russia
Dangerous Place for a Clarinet Player
A doctor notes a bruise on the neck of a patient who plays clarinet in an orchestra. The patient explains the bruise comes from his position in front of the slide trombone, implying a risky seating arrangement in the orchestra pit.
Amsterdam Town Hall Stands on 138000 Pilings
The article notes Amsterdam’s buildings rest on deep foundations with the town hall supported by 138000 pilings. This striking structural detail highlights the city’s unique urban bedrock approach used to stabilize historic structures.
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Amsterdam
Easy Job for Char Acter at Brighton Beach
A well known New York host side performer describes his easy job at a refined Brighton Beach resort near Coney Island. He wears makeup to fit the role and explains the pay of twenty dollars a week plus meals, noting his duty to remove acquaintances from the scene.
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Dis
New York
Brighton Beach
Coney Island
East Sider
There goes a man I envy
A dialogue colors a scene with a shabby man named Vaan who cannot read the war news and is deaf, making him immune to wartime debates. The speaker notes envy for a life free of informed conflict and argument about current events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spade
Vaan
Frontline Officer Not Firing as Wife Sees Duty
Mrs Filatbush asks about her husband as Mrs Bensonhurst says he is abroad with his regiment. He is described as an officer who will not need to fight. The dialogue reflects wartime roles and concern for soldiers.
Prayer That Is Long Drawn Out Is Apt To Be Narrow
A concise remark notes that an extended prayer risks narrowing its focus and diluting meaning. The observation contrasts length with clarity, urging brevity in solemn invocation.
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Greece
Constantine
Crete
Havas
Athens
Saloniki
Secoto
Elitherios Venizelos
Cretane
Flitherios Venizelos
von Mue Kkenzen
Roumanian
Dobrudja
Bucharest
von Mackenzen
Roumania
Ludowa
Carpathians
Haig
Courcellette
Mouquet Farm
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
W. W. Evans
John Gorham
Bosqueville
J. W. Butler
Clifton
William G. Bre
Clarence Ousley
College Station
W. R. Beattie
Tyler
Fred W. Davis
J A. Kiernan
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
W. C. Barrickman
Texas Bankers’ Association
The
University of Texas
Texas Farmers’ Congress
Departments of Agriculture
Agricultural Committee
W. W
Texas Good Roads Committee
Ford
Trieste
Doberdo Heights
Finacini
Postton Cereal Co
Battle Cock
Mich
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