President Wilson Seeks Arbitration in Rail Strike
After a one hour meeting with President Wilson the 33 railroad presidents left the White House without a final answer on arbitration but with the promise that negotiations continue. Wilson issued a practical fair program urging eight hour day shifts and a study body to observe outcomes while Congress may authorize rate considerations. Crises linger as rail managers seek more time and a Western railroad leaders’ meeting is planned in Washington.
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Washington
D. C
Wilson
White House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Publc
Western Railroads
Holden
The
Burlington
Committee of
Dunne Train Marooned in Rio Grande Valley Storm Area
Officials of Gulf Coast Lines reported Governor Edward F. Dunne of Illinois and his party were aboard a train “somewhere in the Rio Grande Valley” after leaving Brownsville. Exact location undetermined but storm conditions hindered progress.
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Illinois
Houston
Tex
Gulf Coast Lines
Edward F. Dunne
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Poland autonomy recognition reportedly agreed by Germany and Austria
Amsterdam dispatches say Germany and Austria have reached an agreement on recognizing Poland's autonomy. The news was announced in Warsaw and reported by Exchange Telegraph's Amsterdam correspondent.
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London
Exchange Telegraph
Amsterdam
Germany
Austria
Poland
Warsaw
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Unsettled tonight with patchy clouds. Sunday will be partly cloudy with mild temperatures and light winds. No significant precipitation expected.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Home Weather for Tourists Forecast by The Light
For St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York Washington the forecast lists temperatures from 70s to mid 90s with clear skies and light to moderate winds. Expect warm conditions with Sunday fair weather in several cities and varying low and high temperatures across the period.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Germans and British Make New Gains on Two Fronts
Russian forces break Austro German lines on the Stokhod river in Volhynia near Czerwiszcze advancing in the region. British troops push two miles along the Somme from High Wood to the French junction, gaining 200 to 600 yards in depth.
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Petrograd
London
Stokhod River
Volhynia
Czerwiszcze
Kovel
Somme
High Wood
War Office
British and French Pressured German Lines at Somme Front
Allied forces continued a major assault along the Somme from the Ancre to the river, making gains near Guillemont as artillery shadows and heavy rain created a violent, continuous bombardment. The fighting persisted with British and French guns in concert and observations hindered by the storm.
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France
London
Ancre
Somme
Pozieres
Bloody High Wood
Delville
Devil's Wood
Guillemont
High Wood
Military retreat near Bolzeli after heavy losses
A fading report notes forces south and west of Doiran and at Bolzeli village retreating due to mounting losses. The wounded and exhausted unit withdrew from the position, signaling a significant setback in the campaign.
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Doiran
Bolzeli
British Turks Clash In Mesopotamia Raid Near Euphrates
An official statement reports renewed fighting in Mesopotamia between British forces and Turkish irregulars. Sixty Turks were killed and many wounded. The British, aided by friendly tribes, raided irregulars trying to interfere with reconnoitering steam ships on the Euphrates.
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London
Mesopotamia
Euphrates
Germans Shorten Line Between Guillemont and Maurepas
Berlin reports the Germans resisted the Anglo French Somme attack yesterday but between Guillemont and Maurepas they shortened their line slightly.
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Berlin
London
War Office
Somme
Guillemont
Maurepas
New Cooking Outfit Demonstration by Army Officer
Capt. C. O. Thomas Jr., supply officer of the First cavalry, will move from Douglas to San Antonio with a field cooking outfit he designed for demonstration. The compact outfit, able to feed 150 men and provide hot water, folds into a 14 by 20 by 28 inch package and weighs 125 pounds, packing on one side of a pack saddle with food on the other.
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Douglas
Arizona
C. O. Thomas Jr
First Cavalry
San Antonio
Body of Unidentified Woman Found in San Antonio River
The body of a white woman about 50 was found floating in the San Antonio river near the Fifth Street bridge at 2 20 Sunday afternoon by a boy who alerted Officers Eckert and Kohr. The corpse, believed to have been in the water overnight, was taken to Riebe Undertaking with Coroner Fisk summoned for an inquest. Efforts to identify her continue.
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San Antonio
Fifth Street
Eckert
A. Kohr
Riebe Undertaking Establishment
Fisk
Fren ch Hold All Fleury Front in Verdun Battle
Paris reports in Verdun front fighting with Fruery ruins captured last night by French forces. The war office says battles continued violently through the night and French troops advanced foot by foot to widen their gains.
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Paris
Fruery
Verdun
War Office
Austrians Attack Italian Left Wing On Carso Plateau
Italian batteries repelled the Austrian assault on the Carso plateau left wing last night as official reports from Rome dated August 19 say. Fighting continued on the plateau with Austrian forces pressing the attack, but repulsed by Italian artillery.
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Carso Plateau
Rome
London
Carso
Bulgars repulsed on Serbian frontier near Florina
Serbian official statement says Bulgarian troops attacked along the Moglemica sector north of Scupina and Pojar on August 17 and were repulsed with enormous losses. The Bulgarians occupied Enlorina Florina before Allied air actions and bombardment by Austro‑Hungarian planes.
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Saloniki
London
Moglemica
Scupina
Pojar
Enlorina
Florina
Verbekop
Monastir
Sofia
Bulgaria
Lake Ostrovo
Lake Presba
Nevada Guard beats way to Utah border enlistment
BEATING WAY TO ENLIST SALT LAKE CITY Utah Aug 19 Nevada s late National Guard of about forty men arrives in small detachments traveling mostly on freight trains to enlist in the Utah National Guard and go to the border. Captain John R Curry and several men have reached here. Curry says the unit is beating its way on trains from Reno.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Nevada
National Guard
Utah National Guard
John R. Curry
Curry
Reno
Count Eulenburg resigns as Amsterdam deputy commander
Count Eulenburg resigns as deputy commanding general of the first army corps and is succeeded by Lieutenant General von Hollen. The Berliner Tageblatt reports the change. The German emperor honors Count Eulenburg with the first class Red Eagle with laurels.
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Amsterdam
Aus
London
Count Eulenburg
von Hollen
Berliner Tageblatt
Guardsmen Not to Write
Militiamen encamped here are forbidden to act as press correspondents by orders from General Pershing. The rule takes effect at once.
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Columbus
N. M
General Pershing
Pershing Recall Rumors Surface as Officials Unsure
Reports swirl that Major General Funston urges immediate withdrawal of General Pershing's expedition from Mexico. Secretary Baker and General Bliss meet, Bliss returns from the border and to Pershing's lines, and a mobilization report for the National Guard is in preparation.
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Washington, D. C
Baker
War Department
Funston
Pershing
Mexico
Bliss
Wilson
Settle an Ancient Grudge With Guns
In Montgomery county near Keenan Texas two farmers T E Mostyn and Mack Winslow, both in their fifties, died after a roadside gun duel. Mostyn fired twice at Winslow with a shotgun missing each time. Winslow shot back with a rifle hitting Mostyn in the temple. Grover Mostyn fired at Winslow, the shot piercing his chest before the younger man surrendered. The feud had lasted over twenty five years.
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Houston
Tex
T. E. Mostyn
Mack Winslow
Keenan
Montgomery County
Here
Mostyn
Winslow
Grover Mostyn
No Miners' Strike Averted After Wage Scale Pact
A threatened 35,000 coal miners strike in Missouri Kansas Arkansas and Oklahoma was averted as sub committee members reached a complete agreement on a six point wage scale contract. The report goes to the general conference on Monday.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
General Conference
Heavy Rains Delay Forces in Pershing Expedition Camps
Reports from the south describe heavy rains in the Pershing expedition's area, bringing great discomfort to troops and delaying motor transportation in Columbus Ohio area camps on August 19.
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Columbus
WN. M
100 000 000 New Suns in Sight
A Sunday Light feature previews the Mount Wilson Observatory’s new 100-inch reflector. The telescope promises to illuminate the nature of nebulae, star color, and cosmic boundaries, revealing countless heavenly bodies and the universe’s limits.
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Mount Wilson Observatory
Storm Sweeps Texas Coast Damming Towns and Army Camps
Reports show heavy property damage across the gulf coast with drownings near Rockport and widespread camp destruction for national guardsmen. Corpus Christi communicates amid storm fallout as rail lines and causeways suffer while Port Aransas and Port O Connor face losses and residents seek safety.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Gulf Coast
Rockport
Beeville
Gulf
Port Aransas
Corpus Christi Bay
Corpus Christi Peninsula
E. Harm
Brownsville
National
Kingsville
Linton
Harlingen
Alice
Port Lavaca
Port O'Connor
Galveston
United States
Fort Sam Houston
Llano Grande
Minnesota
First
Iowa Regiment
Third
Texas Infantry
United States Infantry
Parker
James Parker
Iowa
New York
McAllen
Mission
Rio Grande
Point Isabel
Severe Weather Hits Brownsville Camp Areas
A storm drenched the Brownsville region with five inches of rain in twelve hours causing high winds and flooding. Telegraph and telephone lines were down, trains delayed twelve to eighteen hours, and several military tents and shelters were blown down. No casualties were reported though campsites suffered surface-water flooding and drainage work began Saturday morning.
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Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company
Corpus Christi
Corpus
Brownsville
Laredo
Storm hits Texas coast with possible dozen dead near Rockport
A tropical storm along the South Texas coast caused suspected fatalities near Rockport as boats capsized. The system moved inland past Corpus Christi toward Del Rio with heavy rains and wind, damaging coastlands and ports while officials in Beeville and Galveston reported scattered effects.
Windstorm Hits Skidmore Church and Area
A Methodist church in Skidmore was blown down along with many barns and most windmills in the surrounding countryside. A long-distance call reports the electric light plant crippled, hotel damaged, and the cotton crop ruined by the gale and heavy rain.
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Houston
Tex
Skidmore
Linton
Fearful for Fort Morgan After Tropical Storm Strands Ship
Galveston August 19 fears are felt for the safety of the Gulf Coast and Steam Ship Company steamer Fort Morgan due yesterday from Puerto Mexico with bananas. The 23 crew ship carries no wireless. it is believed to have been caught in the tropical storm in the gulf.
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Galveston
Tex
Gulf Coast and Steamship Company
Fort Morgan
Puerto
Mexico
Gulf
Storm Intensity To Drop After West Indian Hurricane
Weather Bureau reports the West Indian storm that moved inland over the Lower Rio Grande Valley will diminish greatly in intensity over the next 36 hours. Maximum wind reached 68 mph last night at San Antonio. No reports yet from Brownsville or Corpus Christi near the storm center.
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Dallas
Tex
Rockport
Texas
Port Aransas
Beeville
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
San Antonio
Rio Grande Valley
del Rio
Mexico
J. L. Cline
Galveston
Cline
Dr. Cline
Weather Bureau
Aransas Pass
Aransas Channel
Corpus Christi Bay
Gulf of Mexico
San Antonio & Aransas Pass
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
United States
Harlingen
Telephone Company
Houston
Linton
Washington, D. C
No Damage Reported as Tropical Storm Hits Freeport
Freeport Texas reports no material damage despite high tides and a heavy east gale that affected the area yesterday and last night as the tropical storm passed.
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Freeport
Tex
Hurricane Moves West Along Rio Grande Causing Minor Damage
A tropical storm swept into Texas, with winds up to 68 mph in San Antonio on Saturday morning. The storm damaged glass windows, toppled tents, and toppled trees while rain drenched parts of Central and West Texas, with the heaviest rain near Uvalde and Rio.
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San Antonio
Weather Bureau
Camp V
Rio Grande
del Rio
San Am
Bville
Texas
Tral Texas
Brown Temple
Ballinger
Uvalde
Rio
Major Buell
Res
New Mexico
St Galveston
Buell
San Anstonio
Saul Wolfson Dry Goods
Fischer's Drug Store
N ' Weller & Wagner Company
Cinderella Shoe
Cin Shoe Store
Alamo Plaza
Patt
Kohleffel
Alamo Martinez Street
Mission Garden Hall
Fir
Wright
South F
Cassiano
Lombrane Calaveras
King William Garden
South Presa Market
North Flores
Con Streets
Lexington Avenue
Augusta Streets
Commerce Street
Santa Rosa Avenue
Seventh
Avenue D
Houston
Leona Streets
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Little Rock
Ark
Big Four” Brotherhoods of Railway Employes
Dunne
the Rio Grande
Teuton
Thomas
Fifth Street Bridge
Count Eulenberg
New England
Woods-Hutchinson
Duff Gordon
Lucile
Nueces County
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