Camp Prisoners of War at Leigh in Lancashire
An unexpected visit to an internment camp for German privates at Leigh reveals a converted weaving mill housing about two thousand prisoners. Commander Colonel Blagrove says discipline is easily maintained with responsible non commissioned officers guiding daily life. many prisoners study English and Singlish, engage in wood carving, cricket, or band and theatre activities. Gardening and remittances from home are common. food is ample though monotonous, and most men report satisfaction with rations.
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Leigh
Germany
Blagrove
Culberson Defeats Colquitt in Early City Returns
Judge George B. Taliaferro conceded Colquitt’s defeat in Bexar county as half the city boxes reported, with Culberson holding a several hundred vote lead. The margin suggested a reversal from the July primary and pointed to Culberson’s momentum.
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Culberson
George B. Taliaferro
Colquitt Club
Bexar County
Cullerson
Culberson Triumphs in Texas Victory Outrage Hails Wilson Aid
President pleased as Senator Culberson defeats former Governor Colquitt in Texas in a landslide two to one. White House received signals of triumph and telegrams poured in from Barry Miller in Fort Worth and the Farmersville Democratic Club. Culberson plans a possible post election thank you message to Texas voters.
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Culberson
Senator Culberson
Washington
Woodrow
T. T. VanderHoeven
Marshall Hicks
Charles B. Watters
J. L. Camp
George D. Armistead
United States
Bexar
Democratic Executive Committee
Washington, D. C
Colquitt
Texas
Wilson
White House
Barry Miller
Fort Worth
Farmersville Democratic Club
Mrs Armstrongs New Hairdressing Parlors Open
Mrs Armstrong opens a new hairdressing parlors serving customers at 119 12 Alamo Plaza in the Dreiss Drug Store area in Travis 2108 with promotional note for friends and clients.
Sunday 60 Cents Sutherland Springs Train Ad
An advertising note announces 60 cents fare for Sunday service on Southern Pacific Lines at 8:15 a.m. from Sutherland Springs.
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Sutherland Springs
Southern Pacific Lines
Potchernick's Shotgun Shells Advertisement
Shotgun shells 12 Ga standard smokeless loads from $3.00 per hundred. Potchernick's.
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Potchernick’s
Rail executives and unions in tense wage dispute
Railroad leaders seek to respond to President Wilson with a unified counter proposal as wage and eight hour day issues dominate talks. Brotherhood chiefs weigh strike options while executives warn of public backlash and potential anti trust actions if a walkout occurs. Franklin Lane briefs the White House as negotiations stretch with financiers in New York.
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Éd Burden
Borah
Cummins
Kenyon
Clapp
Norris
Interstate Commerce Commission
Capitol
Brotherhoods
Wilson
Aew
White House
Elisha Lee
New Willard Hotel
Brotherhood
Daniel Willard
Baltimore & Ohio
Johnson
Norfolk & Western
Fairfax Harrison
Southern Railway
Franklin K. Lane
Lane
W. G. Stone
A. B. Garretson
W. G. Lee
W. L. Carter
Aeing
Grant
Geneva
United States
Cleveland
England
Mexico
Board of Mediation and Arbitration
Congress
Four Brotherhoods
New York
President Wilson Adviser Accused of Double Crossing in Rail Pact
Executives and 640 brotherhood members claim a trusted Wilson adviser misinformed them about concessions. They say the closer to a crisis the adviser steered the Brotherhoods toward a hasty ultimatum, leaving leaders disappointed as time allowed rail executives to press their case and sway the president.
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New York
Wilson
Railway Brotherhoods Urge Immediate Strike Action
W G Lee head of the Brotherhood of Trainmen urges 640 delegates at the Bijou Theater to prepare for a strike. He says 30 000 switchmen could ignite the prairie and calls for departure from Washington by sundown. W S Carter shares no compromise stance as big four leaders Garretson and Stone abstain. Strike orders will be read tomorrow and circulated nationwide with a 10 day delay before taking effect.
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Washington, D. C
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Trainmen
Ile
Lee
Washington
W.S. Carter
Carter
Warren
Stone
A. B. Garretson
Garretson
New York
Bijou
American Vessel Seizure and Supply Refusals Abroad
The State Department prepares a note to Great Britain over American fishing vessels seized off Iceland and reports of Canadian ports denying supplies to U S boats. One American vessel was seized at the Icelandic fishing banks. Irwin Laughlin reports the master’s account to Washington, linking the two issues in a single note.
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Washington, D.C
State Department
Great Britain
Iceland
Pacific
Canada
Canadian
Irwin Laughlin
London
Destruction of Fish Hits Austin Lake Austin
H T Bailey chief game warden inspected the Lake Austin dam amid wholesale fish losses valued at no less than 50000 dollars. Federal receivership leaves the department powerless to act, with Bailey considering talks to prevent further destruction.
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Austin
Tex
Lake Austin
Game, Fish and Oyster Department
H. T. Bailey
Bandits raid ranches near Presidio across Rio Grande
Horse and cattle were driven across the Rio Grande tonight in a raid by Mexican bandits near Ruidosa in the Big Bend country about 200 miles east of El Paso. An unidentified body of bandits crossed the river and stock from American ranches was driven off. Detachments of the Sixth regular United States Cavalry and the First Pennsylvania Infantry Brigade are searching for the raiders.
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EL Paso
Tex
Rio Grande
Ruidosa
Big Bend
Here
Presidio
Texas
United States Cavalry
Pennsylvania Infantry
Floods Along Pecos Reach Texas and New Mexico
A large cloudburst drenched the Pecos valley with heavy rain over New Mexico for two days. The Pecos at Barstow is two miles wide with a rising crest expected to equal a prior flood. Instruments at the local Geological Survey office were swept away by the sudden surge.
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Austin
Tex
Pecos
United States Geological Survey
New Mexico
Barstow
Texas
Stolen Overland Car Reported At 5 P.M.
W. E. Austin of 108 Fast Nueva street reported to police Saturday the theft of his five passenger Overland automobile about 5 o'clock in the afternoon. The vehicle bears number 9905.
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Auto
W. E. Austin
Nueva Street
Prisoner treatment behind French lines at Verdun
A Paris wartime report details German prisoners near Verdun being humanely treated by French authorities. They work in quarries and on road repairs, receive bread and wine, and show mixed feelings about the war while noting French kindness.
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Paris
Verdun
War Department
America
Leutenant
Germany
Unter Feldwebel
Mackensen
Serbia
Mexican girl Mercedes Mendoza hailed as rising opera star
In Mexico City Mercedes Mendoza, after four months of voice training, is described as a world class talent with a range twelve notes higher than Patti. Officials including First Chief Carranza will attend her Sunday public debut. government funds reportedly backed her music education.
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Mexico
City
Mercedes Mendoza
Patti
Mexico City
Carranza
State Departments Close Early for Primary Votes
All Texas state departments closed in the afternoon as voters went to cast ballots in the primary. Officials and staff members left to vote, leaving offices to operate with reduced staff during the afternoon.
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Austin
Tex
Pressing for Replies on Mail Censorship and Blacklist
London reports the United States seeks early replies from Great Britain and Israel on mail censorship and the blacklist. An interim reply has been sent for each note, with the mail note under likely submission next month and the blacklist reply still awaiting finalization amid possible allied policy changes.
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London
Sheynolds
United States
Great Isriam
American State Department
Young Farmer Killed Near Dallas in Lancaster Shooting
Huber Jenkins, a young farmer, was shot three times and killed at Lancaster south of Dallas. His brother in law J Holder was placed in the county jail.
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Dallas
Tex
Huber Jenkins
Lancaster
J. ©. Holder
Shotgun Shells Offered by Potchernick's Ad
Advertising copy notes 12 gauge standard black powder shotgun shells priced from $2.25 per hundred and up.
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Potchernick’s
Adg
Potchernick's
Ady
Black powder loads advertised from $2.25 per hundred
Potchernick's in Ady advertised black powder loads starting at $2.25 per hundred with details likely on availability and pricing for shooters.
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