Earl Grey Dies After Long Illness at Holwick House
London dispatch reports Alfred Henry George Grey fourth Earl Grey former Governor General of Canada died at Holwick House Northumberland after a long illness. Funeral at Holwick and a memorial in London to follow. He championed temperance reform in England and supported Rhodesian development and imperial federation alongside Cecil Rhodes.
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Odessa
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Holwick Hall
Oklahoma Texans Move To Camp Bowie In Early War Mobilization
A company of Oklahoma engineers released from Ardmore quarantine due to smallpox arrived by special train at Camp Bowie. Eighty carloads of infantry from Oklahoma and several trainloads of Texans are en route as the first major wave of mobilization toward Fort Worth begins.
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Camp Bowie
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Inspector General to probe causes of riot in Houston
General Chamberlain arrives to survey conditions that led to the Twenty fourth Infantry riot and Maj. K S Snow departure. He will hear citizen testimony as the local investigating board resumes hearings on the August outbreak with officials including Acting Mayor Moody and District Attorney Green. Snow reportedly headed to Columbus to rejoin his battalion.
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Tex
J. L. Chamberlain
United States Army
Twentyfourth Infantry
K. S. Snow
Chamberlain
Ste Beh
Ste Beh Department To My Gate
Bell
Moody
United States District Attorney
Green
Malvern Hill Barnum
Department
San Antonio
Snow
Columbus
Major Snow Arrives in San Antonio Ahead of Testimony
Maj. K. S. Snow, commander of the Twenty fourth U S Infantry battalion with members linked to the Houston riot, reached San Antonio Wednesday en route to Columbus New Mexico. He remained at Southern Department HQ as telegrams were sent to Gen. Bell in Houston to decide if he should testify before the citizens committee. It was announced later that night he would proceed to Columbus.
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Twenty-fourth U. S. Infantry
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Columbus
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Citizens’ Committee
City Firm Wins Contract for 1,074,000 Gas Masks
Philadelphia announces a contract award for 1,074,000 gas masks to arm the army. The deal goes to a local manufacturing company, with details released today.
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Philadelphia
Weather forecast for San Antonio area
Tonight fair and cooler then Thursday continuing fair conditions for San Antonio and vicinity with comfortable temperatures expected overnight and into the day.
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San Antonio
Weather for Tourists Across Major Cities
The Light forecasts show St Louis 68 with rain and cool air as temperature ranges from 58 to 66. Chicago 64 partly cloudy with 62 to 66. Milwaukee 50 cloudy with 90 noted. Kansas City 58 clear 64 to 70. New York 70 cloudy with 62 to 80. Washington 74 cloudy 72 to 90 with rain and cooler.
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New Aviation School Sites Chosen East and Southeast of San Antonio
Washington plans shift to place aviation schools farther apart for safety. Tracts 3 and 4 near Kelly Field will be abandoned for cantonments and leased as landing grounds. Tract 1 work continues. other tracts leased by War Department. Canadian flying school to open at Fort Worth with 44 planes per squadron and 600 students beginning in November.
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Four-squadron flying school planned for Fort Worth
The War Department announced a four-squadron flying school to be built at Fort Worth Texas and ready by November 1 for American student aviators now training at the Royal Flying School in Toronto Canadian and British instructors will accompany the classes to help prepare the men for service on the western front The department has not yet chosen a name for the Fort Worth school.
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War Department
Royal Flying School
Torronto
Women’s fashion trends favor long draped skirts and bustles
Chicago August fashion notes from the Art Fashion League favor inverted triangle silhouettes this fall. Leg of mutton sleeves return to style as skirts grow long with draped bustles and court trains. Waists feature broad shoulders and high collars.
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Chicago
Art Fashion League
Italian aviator sets 920 mile round trip record
Captain Guilio Lau reami of Italy establishes a new world long distance record flying from Turin to Naples and back without stopping, covering 920 miles in the air.
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Guilio Laureami
Milan
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Turin
Naples
Forest Fires Threaten Northwest Timber Reserves
Forest fires in the northwest, likely set by arson, imperil millions of feet of timber in Oregon and Washington. The forest service halted some operations to concentrate fighters on the blaze, with about 2000 men in Montana and northern Idaho under ranger leadership tackling the flames.
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D. C
Northwest
Forest Service
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
Forest Rangers
Resolution Would Impeach Allen Of Texas University
Senator Strickland introduced a Senate resolution giving Wilbur P. Allen three days to resign as UT regent. If he fails, the House would be urged to impeach him. The measure was referred to the Senate committee on state affairs after debate. Allen resides in Senator Parr's district.
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Strickland
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Wilbur P. Allen
Board of Regents
University of Texas
Allen
House of Representatives
Senate Committee On State Affairs
Senate of Texas
Page
Parr
Mr. Allen
Senator Parr
Russian rail talks warn of transport collapse by November
At the third general sitting of the national conference railway representatives warned utter disorganization in transportation could halt by November if not improved. They urged sacrifices for the country as army morale and discipline, and noted government orders and dual power harming the army. Catherine Breshkovskaya and Prince Kropotkin urged action against German victory.
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National Conference
M. Froloff
Engineers Alliance
M. Grusenberg
Ukraine
Russia
Musselman Alliance
Alexieff
Alefieff
Mme
Catherine Breshkovskaya
Peter Kropotkin
British schooner sails to Atlantic port led by 97 year old skipper
A British schooner with a skipper aged 97 and a crew of youths below draft age is approaching the Atlantic port, according to advices received by agents today.
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Texas House Clears University Appropriation Battle
The Texas House passed the Senate university appropriation bill 87 to 6 after a long day of amendments. The measure provides 1,600,000 for the next two fiscal years and goes to Acting Governor Hobby for approval. Amendments sought to condition funding on alcohol restrictions near Austin, but were ruled non germane.
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Texas
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Senate
W. P. Hobby
Bertram
Galveston
Cope
Thompson
Red River
Ferguson
R. E. Vinson
University
James E. Ferguson
Legislature of
Medical Branch
Trial testimony flags failings of Russia war leadership
At the trial of General Soukhomlinoff for high treason in Petrograd General A. Vernander, former assistant minister of war, testified that war minister Soukhomlinoff paid no heed to army equipment or munition contracts. He said munitions production lagged and after 130 days the Russian army was without spells. Vernander noted Vernander briefly succeeded Soukhomlinoff as minister of war.
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Indians Strike At County Fair War Dance In Cold Weather
Lawton Oklahoma August 29 Hundreds of visitors at the Comanche county fair shivered as a sudden cold snap dropped the temperature from 91 to 67 degrees overcoats and raincoats became common. Comanche Indians scheduled to perform a war dance refused to wear their ceremonial costumes because of the chill. Reports from Snyder say a brief three minute snowfall occurred there late yesterday.
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Lawton
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Snyder
Winter Weather Hits Colorado Mountains
Winter settled in two Colorado sections with intermittent snow in the mountains near Ouray since August 10. Rescuers reached Estes Park with George Furman of Loveland who was lost on a peak Sunday and suffered from cold before aid arrived.
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Colorado
Ouray
Estes Park
George Furman
Loveland
Twins Save Father From War Draft in Corpus Christi
Mark Howell a farmer south of Corpus Christi was refused exemption for a dependent wife but a birth earlier today of twins a boy and a girl changed the case. The local draft board later announced Howell would be exempt from service in the National Army.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Mark Howell
Howell
National Army
Many Germans End Lives in New York Suicide Rise
In New York City during 1916 more persons born in Germany died by suicide than any other nationality, followed by Austrians and Russians. Total suicides fell from wartime peaks, with 836 deaths that year after 935 in 1914 and 958 in 1915, per health department statistician Shirley Wynne.
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New York
New York City
Shirley Wynne
Health Department
Light Want Ads Promote Quick Rentals in San Antonio
Quick action is urged for Light Want Ads offering apartments houses and rooms for rent distributed daily in San Antonio. Ads are taken over the phone via Crockett 1742 and promises fast reliable leads with broad circulation.
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San Antonio
Flynn of Chicago Chosen President of Catholic Societies
Thomas P. Flynn of Chicago was elected president of the American Federation of Catholic Societies, succeeding John Whalen of New York. The convention adopted a resolution protesting Mexico’s religious policies and urging the United States to withhold loans until those laws are repealed. Resolutions praising Pope Benedict’s peace proposals and loyalty to U.S. Catholics were also adopted. A five member committee was formed to guide federation cooperation with the National Catholic War Council to aid the war effort against Germany.
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Thomas P. Flynn
Chicago
American Federation of Catholic Societies
John Whalen
New York
Mexico
United States
Pope Benedict
National Catholic War Council
Germany
War profits tax up to thirty three percent proposed by Senate panel
Senate Finance Committee backed amendments raising war profits taxes above 33 percent replacing 26 percent. The measure would lift revenue to about 1.06 billion and set new maximum rates of 60 percent on extreme profits, with 6 to 10 percent exemptions for invested capital. Debates over publishers taxes continued as Shields pressed McKellar’s post and opposed others.
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Gore
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Tennessee
Senator McKellar
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Michigan
Shields
McKellar
Wilson Rejects Pope Peace Plan To End War
President Wilson rejects Pope Benedicts peace proposals and calls for a durable peace based on the will of the German people and justice for all nations. Telegrams praise the reply as a path to fair world peace and emancipation from military autocracy.
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