Thirteen Negro Soldiers Hanged for Houston Riot
Thirteen Negro soldiers were hanged early today for participation in the Houston riot of August. Forty-one were sentenced to prison, five acquitted. The executions, first on American soil since U.S. entry into the war, were carried out at Salado Creek on government land under Major General John W. Buckland.
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Houston
San Antonio
Tex
America
United States
John W. Buckland
Washington, D. C
Department of War
Department
Washington
Seven Below Zero and Snow Predicted Amid Cold Wave
Railroads suffer delays as trains run hours late or are annulled under a severe cold snap. Coal shortages threaten Princeton area with mile-long snow-blocked sidings and disrupted mine shipments. a home guard unit begins muster preparations.
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Weather Department
Princeton
Southern
C & Bet
Mercury
Ft. Branch
William Jackson
Ensign Rodda to Speak at First M E Church Tonight
Ensign Rodda returns from the Western war front to lecture tonight at 8:00 p.m. at the First M E Church, with Mrs Rodda joining for several music numbers. The free program supports the Salvation Army War Fund, featuring Miss Coolidge and Nellie Young with city choirs, Elks Quartette, and T M McDonald as chairman.
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Salvation Army
M. E
Rodda
M. BE
France
Ensign Rodda
United Choirs of
City
Miss Coolidge
Elks Quartette
Nellie Young
T. M. McDonald
German Plan Hinges On Western Front Campaign
Amsterdam dispatches say Von Hindenburg and other leaders outlined a major western campaign to overwhelm Britain and France before reinforcements arrive. The high command pulled nearly all troops from Dutch frontier guard duty as Austro-Hungarian promises imply redirection to the west via withdrawal from Russian lines.
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Austria
Alps
Lombardy
Brenta
Piave
Adige
Germany
Amsterdam
von Hindenburg
Count Czernin
West Front
Government to Seek Railroads Control for War Effort
The cabinet pressed President Wilson to seize the country’s railroads for operation during the war. Treasury Secretary McAdoo leads the push for government control, urging decisive action to ensure cooperation, with the president to address Congress in a few days after today’s meeting.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Congress
Bolshevik Grip on Russia Erodes as Cossack Revolt Threatens
Reports from Moscow and Petrograd say Cossack rebels shell houses and mount guns, with Trotsky and Bolshevik charges of oppression. Mutinies in Moscow garrison raise fears of open revolt while Bolsheviks fear isolation of Petrograd and potential famine if the uprising spreads.
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London
Petrograd
Rostoff
Trotsky
Moscow
Russia
Morbidly Curious Turned Back at Halifax
Halifax authorities barred the public from burial grounds as a storm limits relief work. Armed guards escorted morbid crowds away on special trains. Nine ships in the harbor were destroyed or badly damaged by the explosion today.
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Halifax
British Flag Raised in Jerusalem as Allenby Enters
General Allenby enters Jerusalem and proclaims freedom under Christian rule. He will read a proclamation to sheiks at the Mosque of Omar, patriarchs, and the populace, then martial law and a military governor are to be established with French and Italian consuls raising their flags.
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London
Jerusalem
Allenby
Shieks
Omar
War crops yield record values for 194...
The Department of Agriculture reports this year’s war crops as the most valuable in history. The 3,159,494,000 bushel corn crop is valued at 4,053,672,000 dollars. Winter and spring wheat production total 650,628,000 bushels valued at 1,307,418,000 dollars.
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America
Department of Agriculture
Fighting in Moscow as Bolsheviks clash with Kale dines Korniloff forces
Reports from Haparanda say street fighting in Moscow between Bolsheviks and Kale dines Korniloff forces has reached a critical point. The Swedish consul general warns Swedes to leave Moscow as disorder worsens and starvation threats emerge.
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Stockholm
Moscow
Kaledines-Korniloff
Haparanda
Princeton Utilities Company Articles of Incorporation
Articles of Incorporation were filed with the secretary of state by Princeton Utilities Company from Princeton noting a preliminary certificate of dissolution.
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Secretary of State
Princeton Utilities Company
Princeton
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Ment
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Cam
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SER
I. O. O. F. Hall
Franklin
Italy
Belgium
Alva Levi
President’s Cab
INET
Railroads
Ion
Ter
Toys
Scantlin’s Hardware Store
West Side Square
Walsh
Decorating Company
Clemens
Ensign B. Rodda
Elborn & Criswell Clothing and Regal Shoes
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