Outflanking move aims to cross Vistula near Warsaw
In August raids the Russian force advances on the East Prussian front, reaching Przasnysz and Ciechznow with masses of cavalry. The objective is to sever the Warsaw Danzig railway as main attacks pivot toward Warsaw. London reports the Russians bringing up guns. armistice talks are scheduled to begin.
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Minsk
Przasnysz
Ciechznow
Miavi
Warsaw-Danzig
London
Avs
Novoreorele
Vistula River
I Boyles War Office
Moscow
Epven
Maketta
Culberson Is (.0.P. Leader On State Ticket
Culbertson of Wichita Falls heads the Republican state ticket at the party convention in Fort Worth. The slate includes Howard S. Smith for lieutenant governor, Bart Wharton for attorney general, Frank Groos for state treasurer, and C. W. Sterling for the Court of Criminal Appeals, among others. The platform calls for repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and prohibition reform.
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Totai Culbertson
Wichita
Esas Tee Dublicans
Texas Republicaniam
Opeo Prohibizion
Eoward
Smith l
Port Arthur
Gengrak
Bart Wharton
Houston
Franx
Groos
San Antonio
Court of Criminal Appeals
C. W. Sterling
Daling
Court of Cricidad Appeals
Dallas
J. N. Mulkey
Fort Worth
Tex
Aug
Mewres
J. W. Green
Montgomery
American Party
Fire Destroys Stables at Michigan Race Course
In Clemens Michigan August 31 a blaze gutted the Clintonview Driving Park stables killing three horses and causing extensive fire damage to the facility. Fire investigators say no other lives or property were reported affected and response teams worked to contain the flames.
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Fire Guts Stables
Michigan Race Course
Clemens
Mich
Clintonview
Aviator Survives Crash After Jump From Plane
Lieutenant Cyroq Mintis of the Witth Aero Squadron at El Paso leaped from a plane before it crashed near Sanderson Texas. He escaped injury though the craft was wrecked in a rain landing. A telegram from Captain Martinus Stenseth confirms the wreck as a washout.
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Cyroq Mintis
Witth Aero Squadron
el Paso
Sanderson
Texas
Bettis
Adevices
Martinus Stenseth
6Th Sauadren
Deportation Order Shocks Denver Strikebreakers
Immediate deportation of all streetcar strikebreakers in Denver was ordered by Maj. Gen. Leonard after a conference with tramway city and union officials. He rebuked officials and warned of indictments for order violations. A temptery investigation was ordered as troops shift home from West Frankfort to Chicago.
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Denver
Leonard
Tramway
City
Unon
Wool
Col.ence
Wood
Chicago
Getme
N Shou
Slringfield
St Finorfort
Dickson
McNec Jewelry Co. Diamonds Watches Advertised
Local ad copy promotes McNec Jewelry Co selling diamonds and watches of high quality. Mentions Adjorbing Natl Bank of Commerce and Tailor 109 Soledad Street with terse branding and partial wording from an old newspaper page.
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McNec! Jewelry Co
Entz, “Tailor
Soledad Se
Nat'l Bank of Commerce
Tadvs
Burglars Hit San Antonio Stores Across Two Small Hauls
Detectives arrested two Mexican youths in connection with two separate burglaries in San Antonio. About 400 in goods, plus items from Laessig’s home and a store on South Lingerty Street, were stolen and later recovered. A purse, phone rewrds, camera, frames, and minor trinkets valued overall at roughly 75 dollars were missing. authorities report entry via window and a skeleton key. No arrests had been made at the time of report.
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Bere 3
Burplata
Albl Laupselit
Sabaders Avenue
Artieles
Emial Ny de SL
Miller
Susur
Tuba
Laessiz
Laessig
Ils
Lis Sture
Unidentified steamer hides rifles for Mexico near Brownsville
Federal agents watch a small unidentified steamer harbored in Gul Fenton roadstead for weeks. It is said to carry about 9 cargoes totaling 5,000 rifles and a million rounds of ammunition bound for Mexican rebels planning an attack on Mata Moras. Authorities contemplate seizure if any attempt is made to board or confiscate the vessel.
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Brownsville
Gul- Fenton
Bleh
Metan
Mata- Mores
Food price to producer decreases in July report
A July report from the Department of Agriculture notes mineral food commodity prices paid to producers fell about 11.8 percent. The July rise from the year-ago level was about 29 percent, with August 1 prices roughly 0.2 higher than the previous year and about 171 percent above two years ago.
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D.C. Ang
Department of Agriculture
Ponzi Admits Prison Terms and Confusion Over Crimes
Charles Ponzi and Charles Bianchi admitted prior prison terms in Montreal and Atlanta for forgery and other violations. Attorney General Allen said investigators traced Ponzi activities to a failing trust company in which Ponzi held large stock. A review of the record showed Ponzi, alias Bianchi, had served sentences in multiple facilities including St Vincent de Paul and a federal prison in Atlanta.
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Allen
Delowest
Unnover 'Trist
Paz
Alen
Blore
I Ag
Charles Ponzi
Charles Bianchi
St. Vincent de Vaul
Montenester
Atlanta
West
Berton
English liquor cases rise in two years in London
Drunkenness convictions doubled this year in London, reflecting a tougher stance on sobriety amid wartime conditions. The report notes increased enforcement and calls for greater restraint among workers while urging a return to general temperance during the ongoing conflicts.
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London
Aus
England
Suffragists Win First Ratification Fight in Tennessee Legislature
In Nashville on August 1 suffragists won the first ratification clash over the federal amendment. A motion to table the ratification resolution was defeated 60 to 31 in the House, with Governor Roberts urging defeat. In the Senate the vote favored sending the resolution to a constitutional amendments committee despite anti-suffrage efforts, signaling momentum for suffrage despite opposition.
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Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
House of Repreentatives
Metsie
Antry
Lola
Coe
Loring
Roberts
Howe
Senate
Six arrested to date on liquor charges in San Antonio
The sixth arrest in a probe of Prohibition violations occurred today when George Knowlton a local grocer appeared before United States Commissioner R LyftlWarks charged with buying possessing and transporting intoxicating liquors Knowlton was released on bond of 500 The inquiry by local customs agents and the San Antonio prohibition enforcement department also led to the arrest of T Te Stevie prohibition enforc ement agent in charge of the San Antonio district J O Merchant S Caldwell Polk C Neal and Lea Northcraft with Northcraft arraigned yesterday on similar charges in connection with the case.
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Hurenu
San Antonio
T. Te. Stevie
Prohibition
J. O. Merechant
Caldwell
Polk C. Neal
Lea Northcraft
Northcraft
Five Men Get Prison Sentences by Court
In the 37th District Court five men were sentenced to prison or county jail. Tohn Ponner, identified as black, was found guilty of assault to murder and given six months in the county jail with a $100 fine. Andrew Meadex admitted theft of wearing apparel valued at $741 and received a suspended sentence of one year. Antonio T Gonzales got a suspended sentence of five years for theft from the person. Arthur Danley pleaded guilty to robbery and was sentenced to five years. J A Hankin and Itzy Moore faced theft charges with suspended penitentiary terms, while other defendants faced penalties for various thefts and attempted arrests.
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Tohn Ponner
Trisl
Bonner
Paul L. Maltetor
Andrew Meadex
Meadex
Antonio T. Gonzales
Petra Mendiola
Arthur Danley
Dansley
Cos Ortiz
J. A. Hankin
Ating
Itzy Moore
Xulty
G Yeats
Wadley
Pearl Bruegseman
Bargain Prices on Slightly Used Check Writers
Slightly used check writers offered at bargain prices by A. W. Beyer at 310 W. Commerciaty-Crockets 24L. Ady.
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A. W. Beyer
Buckingham Palace Cleaning Halted Over High Costs
London reports on Buckingham Palace summer cleaning being discontinued due to high water and labor costs. The on-site staff refuse this work, and no interior painting or wallpapering will occur until prices drop by 25 percent.
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London
Aus
Buckingham Palace
Chalds
Austrian Baron Seeks Rich Wife In Ad in Zurich
The Nue Zuricher Zeitung prints a bizarre advertisement from an Austrian baron of ancient nobility seeking a wealthy wife. The notice describes an elegant blonde minion and hints at social status, with references to positions and wealth.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Nue Zuricher Zeitung
Engtivk Apykon
British papers alarmed by war plan against Soviets
British editors warn of a potential French military move against the Moscow Soviet after Paris recognizes General Wrangel’s anti Bolshevik government in South Russia. France pledges aid for a campaign with Wrangel’s forces, as London governments and officials scramble over Russia policy and Soviet threats.
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Earle C. Reeves
Teternational News Service
London
France
Wrengel
Russia
Paris
Cen
Praca
Ler
Thary
Saenia
War Office
Moscow
Whitey
Irance
Foreign Office
M. Krassin
Um Munets
Officials Seek Baby Stolen for Ransom Tale
Officials search villages along the Raw Jersey shore for Makely Coughlin amid a confessed kidnapping case. A man identified as Pasquale allegedly wrote ransom notes and claimed he did not know the child was taken until weeks after the abduction.
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Jersey
Makely Coughlin
Norristown
Chile
Augusto Parquale
Doles
Souder
Egg Uwarbor
N. 3
Tarquate
Pasquale
Curtody
Pasquile
Sali Be
Ke Kid
Jeters
High jackers seize whisky from Kansas City warehouse
Five men robbed a warehouse early today, overpowering a guard and loading 10 kegs of whisky into a waiting truck. The incident occurred as police investigated the heist, with authorities seeking suspects and reviewing security footage. Meanwhile, Frank Farrington, president of the Minow Migo Workers' Union, left Springfield for Cleveland to attend President Tumminous Wage Commission hearings.
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Farrington
Springfield
Ang. IL
Frank Farrington
Minow Migo Workers
Tmion
Clevekind
Ohio
Frida
Miinals
Villa general Gonzales denounces federal plots in Mexico
Gen Gonzales says Villa is the only revoltionary force in Mexico and that border revolts have failed. He claims his New York trip is private, not political, and discusses Mexican tensions, the Asteban Cantú issue in Lower California, and recent revolutionary arrests. He flew from Monterrey to Los Angeles after a short stay in San Antonio.
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Pablo Tonzales
Gos Aapeles
Villa
Mexico
Gonzales
York
Los Angeles
Unite States
Glass
New York
Nagala
Lower California
San Antontio
Lucios
Blanco
Gonzaiga
Gonsaley
Wilbarger County to Kill Prairie Dogs
Wilbarger County commissioners authorize extermination of prairie dogs on 4,082 acres in Wilbarger County. An entailed tax levy will cover the plan, with landowners assessed for the costs over a three month period.
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Wilbarger County
Port Worth
Vex
Wilburzer
Campaign funds probe to reopen August 18
A fragmented report from Kansas City indicates the Senate campaign funds inquiry will resume August 18 in Chicago. Senator James A. Reed said he wired Senator Kenyon about the date and committee decisions. Elsewhere, Governor Holcomb revived a confidential note from Will Hoye, head of the National Republican Committee, on the carriage situation in the state.
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Kansas City
Hearwes
Senate
Chicazo
James A. Reed
Missouri
Kenyon
Comitee
Aartiord
Coon
Holcomb
Will Hoye
Natimat Republican
Pennsylvania Negro Lives Forty Three Days Without Nourishment
POTTSVILLE Pa Aug 01 Charles Wilson a negro bandit died of starvation in the prison after fasting for 43 days He took food on June 29 and had not spoken for days He appeared lethargic yesterday and believed he could hold out without food for several days The case is claimed to set a new record for longest fast by a person Wilson was sentenced to two years for attempted murder and received an additional twenty years for an earlier prison attempt.
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Vietula
G Tudenny
Thad
Nefonne
Mluly
Mirecthon
Yharn
Mug
Narew
Doles
Partie
Gulleia
London
Ang
Minsk
Berlin
Moaraw
Um Svetors
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Troane
Wnt
Petrograd
Pottsville
Charles Wilson
Eee
Wilson
Witson
Vanner
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United States Mint
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Money Wizard's Institution
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Mivn
Wallace Hoghan
Brooklyn
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Clareware
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Teleu Jickera
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Doader
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