Prohibitionists Use War Crisis to Push Dry Law
Virgil H. Hinshaw claims national prohibition would come within thirty days without President Wilson’s opposition to brewers. The piece accuses Prohibitionists of masking a prohibition agenda as food conservation and patriotism, urging Congress to pass a clear bill or abandon radical legislation during wartime.
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Prohibition
Virgil H. Hinshaw
Prohibition Party
Woodrow Wilson
Associated Press
Hinshaw
Wilson
America
Congress
What of the Fourth celebration in a nation at war
A column urges a safe patriotic Fourth of July celebration balancing enthusiasm with restraint. It praises San Antonio for an orderly military led program while warning against indiscriminate firing. It notes Massachusetts towns resisting recruitment and stresses collective duty over individual gain in wartime.
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America
San Antonio
Postponed national prohibition signals new leadership
The remark suggests national prohibition is delayed for years or possibly forever and reveals the types of men driving the movement.
Texas National Guard Sees Surge as Enlistments Rise
A Texas National Guard push reports roughly two thousand young men enlisting weekly. Officials urge continued recruitment to bolster state and national defense forces amid rising security concerns.
Globe forecasts Canadian American alliance after the war
The Toronto Globe envisions closer ties between Canada and the United States following the wartime settlement. It weighs prospects of reciprocity policies shaping postwar cooperation and economic integration.
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Toronto Globe
War Time Shortage Hits Draft Horses Across Regions
The wartime economy has created a shortage of draft horses as mechanized transport expands. Crops require horse labor, yet supply dwindles with farmers switching to tractors and trucks amid wartime demands.
Arrival of American Troops Downplayed by German Press
Louisvile Courier-Journal notes German authorities order press to treat American troop arrivals as negligible. The editorial laments avoiding overt coverage in society pages and German newspapers.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Senator Vardaman Calls For Steel Price Probe
El Paso Times reports Senator Vardaman demands a congressional investigation into a proposed $56 a ton price for steel furnished to the government. He argues past investigations would cost taxpayers more than paying the price and avoiding inquiry.
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Vardaman
el Paso Times
Chinese Victims of Graft and Education Reform
The Galveston Tribune comments that Chinese victims of graft endure centuries of corrupt officials and call for educational reform. It argues Chinese students excel in memorization and moral maxims, and that when redirected to useful learning they will be prepared for a more liberal government, otherwise government changes merely swap masters.
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China
Galveston Tribune
Morgenthau to lead relief mission to the Levant
The Philadelphia Public Ledger endorses Henry Morgenthau ex ambassador to Turkey as the man to carry funds and forward supplies for starving Jews Syrians and Armenians. It notes his goodwill with Turkish officials and hopes his negotiations will ease Armenian destitution.
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Morgenthau
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Levant
Alexandria
Asia Minor
Constantinople
Russia's Tone On War and Liberty In Exchange With America
The Russian foreign minister Tereschto spoke for the council of ministers in reply to Mr Root's goodwill address. He asserted war appears inevitable for Russia and pledged joint fighting for liberty and happiness with the United States. He said no moral rift exists between the two nations and urged unity between the two democracies.
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Russia
America
Root
Tereschto
Council of Ministers
Waco Times-Herald
Dance of Secrets in a Colorado Gulch
Isabel rejects Breck Montieth for Will McCall as misunderstandings swirl through a Wyoming bound romance. Agnes frets and exposes truth when Breck learns Isabel’s hearts lie with another. The Weston family finds joy as Isabel and Breck pledge a future, while Will returns seeking love.
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Agnes
Isabel
Breck Montieth
Breck
Colorado
Will McCall
Mrs. Weston
Westons
Will
Wyoming
Postoffice Clarifies COD Parcel Fees Change
The Postoffice Department states that reports of new COD parcel fees are misleading. A dated statement explains the old rate of ten cents for $1 collected with $50 insurance and outlines new charges of ten cents for $50 and twenty five cents for $100, increasing fees for $50 to $100 while allowing $100 insurance.
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Postoffice Department
For Humanity's Sake and the Cause of Humanity
Poetic proclamation praising divine blessing on banners and swords in service of justice. It laments tyrants and urges steadfast pursuit of law and humanity, noting the duty to fight for justice and the balance of fates. JOHN P SJIOLANDER.
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S. John P, Sjiolander
Import Duties Removed Until December in Mexico
Mexico City government announces removal of import duties on automobiles wagons and all farming machinery through December 31.
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Mexico City
Publication rules for letters to The Light
Letters must be signed for publication and anonymous submissions are not accepted. Typewritten or stamped signatures are considered anonymous. Publication does not imply editoral endorsement of the writer's views.
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The
Light
Waterworks Bill Over Sprinkling At Rent House Draws Probe
A subscriber asks where to seek redress from a Waterworks Company decision. The case concerns a rent house where tenants planted corn and the company billed for sprinkling, extending to nearby lots. The subscriber seeks legal guidance on potential recourse before the next tenancy.
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Waterworks Company
FLAG TO BE HONORED AT 1917 LABOR DAY PARADE
Delegates from local unions meet at Trades Council Hall and vow a patriotic Labor Day in Koehler Park with a national emblem on parade. All participants to wear red white and blue ties. A merchants’ soliciting committee will fund the event after a small commission deduction.
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Trades Council Hall
General
Koehler Park
P. J. King
E. Fricke
William Hill
New Braunfels
Austin Plans Sensible Fourth of July Celebration
Austin will observe Independence Day conservatively with no fireworks. The campus of the University hosts the events with a squadron of airplanes from San Antonio. Rev. W. A. Hamlett of the First Baptist Church delivers the principal address as university authorities cooperate with city officials.
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United States
Rome
Washington
Austin
Tex
San Antonio
W. A. Hamlett
First Baptist Church
Mines to Sell to Government At 8 Cents A Pound
Seven large Coeur D Alenes mines agreed to sell to the government at eight cents a pound for one sixth of July output. The deal, arranged by Harry L Day of the National Council of Defense, covers about two thousand tons.
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Kellogg
Idaho
Coeur D’alenes
Harry L. Day
National Council of Defense
Denton farmer proves high wheat and oats yields in Texas
J M Scruges of Johnson County and J M Farr of Collin County report fields yielding forty to forty five and five sevens bushels per acre. George Sk Light of Pilot Point in Denton County touts twenty eight acre wheat at forty four bushels per acre and twenty five acre at thirty seven and a half. His twenty acre oats field threshes 2100 bushels at about 120 bushels per acre.
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Denton
Tex
J. M. Scruges
Johnson County
J. M. Farr
Collin County
George Sk. Light
Pilot Point
Denton County
Mr. Light
Texas
Cuban Scientist Guiteras to Lead Yellow Fever Campaign Abroad
Havana reports Dr. Juan Guiteras, Cuban director of Sanitation, has authority from the International Health Board to establish a yellow fever eradication campaign in other nations. President Menocal grants leave. he will be away about five months, with plans to start research in Martinique and Marcoiba, aided by Rockefeller Foundation apparatus and an eminent team.
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Havana
Cuba
Juan Guiteras
International Health Board
Rockefeller Foundation
Menocal
Guiteras
United States
William C. Gorgas
Giuteras
Taylor
Las Animas Hospital
Guitteras
Martinique
Marcabia
Maracaibo
Porto Rico
Monument Planned for General Ross at A and M College
The Texas Legislature appropriated 5000 dollars for a life size monument to General Lawrence Sullivan Ross to be erected on the A and M College campus in Bryan. Ross governed Texas from 1886 to 1890, later led the college, and fought in earlier Indian wars and the Civil War as a general.
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General Ross
Austin
Tex
A. & M. College
Bryan
Lawrence Sullivan Ross
Texas
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the Light’s Daily Story
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Johnson
Collins County
Dr. Guiteras
Rockefeller Institute
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