Pan American University Considered for San Antonio Post Exposition
President William Cassin and associates plan a Pan American Exposition tied project to locate a Pan American University in San Antonio in 1918. The effort seeks Latin American and U.S. students, with support from Bryan and federal figures, aiming to boost education and trade links across the western hemisphere.
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Frank H. Bushick
William Cassin
San Antonio
Austin
W. F. Doughty
Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges
United States
Panerican Union
Washington
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
National Commissioner of Education
Wilson
Hostages Set Free From German Captivity in Paris
Ten French hostages taken by the Germans in northern provinces were returned to France. Among them were M Noel the mayor of Noyon a senator and the principal of the Ecole Centrale M Trepont prefect of Lille and Count de Francqueville a former inmate who spoke German and had been health challenged. The group was exchanged for ten Germans held in camps including the German consul at Tunis and ex-hotel proprietors in Paris.
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Paris
France
M. Noel
Noyon
Ecole Centrale
M. Trepont
Lille
Count de Francqueville
Albert de Mun
Institute of France
Pas-de-Calais
Tunis
Tillman Reveals Navy Drive Fueled by Hot Water
Washington July 8 Three or four years ago obituaries of Senator Ben Tillman of South Carolina circulated yet he recovered and now leads the fight to restore the American navy to world standing. He credits hot water for his health drinking a gallon daily and draining hot water during long speeches. He seeks at least six battle cruisers and two dreadnoughts, insists the navy be strong enough to deter invasion, and has battled the armor plate trusts by pushing a government plant valued at 11 million dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Ben Tillman
South Carolina
Washington
Senator Tillman
Senate
Naval Affairs Committee
England
Senator
Tillman
United States Navy
Britain
Germany
France
Japan
Armor Plate Trust
Pasteur Institute trio hailed as war’s unseen heroes
Paris reports three Pasteur Institute scientists Conor Nicholls and Conseil from Tunis were honored for developing an anti cholera serum used on themselves to test the remedy. Their daring injections in skin and stomach proved the serum effective and cholera’s grip on the French army eased.
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Paris
Messrs
Conor, Nicholls
Conseil
Pasteur Institute
Tunis
American Wives of Noted Germans Loyal to Adopted Land
American women who married into German nobility show loyalty to Germany amid war strains. They face little risk of political betrayal, though social prejudice lingers. The piece contrasts past court status with fears of postwar roles and notes American adaptability in domestic life within German society.
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Germany
Berlin
United States
England
France
Italy
Gnadige Frau
Europe
Let Us Send You Free Multicolor Maps and Photo Booklets
A call to request free maps and photo booklets highlighting points of interest. The offer invites recipients to obtain help viewing and enjoying notable local sites through these illustrated materials.
One-armed man jokes about lost limb at table
A curious man remarks on a lost arm to a companion. The one armed man lifts his sleeve and declares he may have an arm after all, prompting a comic twist.
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Scott
Rodin to create Whistler memorials across three sites
Rodin announces a Whistler memorial will be delivered six months after peace. The project funds come from international patrons. plans place a main version at Lowell Massachusetts and a Chelsea embankment statue in London, with a third in Paris. Whistler led the society. Rodin succeeds him and designs a bronze bust by Edgar Boehm incorporated into the memorial.
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London
Auguste Rodin
International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers
Whiser
Lowell
Mass
Whistler
Chelsea Embankment
Paris
Rodin
Edgar Boehm
Book Prices Going Up in Germany
The National Society of German Booksellers and Publishers met in Leipzig and decided to raise wholesale book prices by 10 percent and retail prices by 20 percent. The move is due to higher white paper costs and rising wages.
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Leipzig
National Society of German Booksellers and Publishers
Grove Park Inn Promises Fireproof Comfort in Asheville
Grove Park Inn in Asheville North Carolina touts itself as the finest resort hotel in the world offering year round operation. The 120 acre 18 hole blue grass golf course uses Mount Mitchell water and Biltmore Dairy products. The inn features tile floors mosaic tiled bedrooms Aubusson rugs and pure air with no smoke or train noise. Information and photos available at Southern Railway offices or by writing Grove Park Inn Asheville NC.
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Grove Park Inn
Sunset Mountain
Asheville
N.C
Mount Mitchell
Rockies
Biltmore Dairy
Geo. W. Vanderbilt
Aubusson
France
New York
Boston
Southern Railway
N. C
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Ae Bane
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Houston, Texas
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Shelby
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Pacific Northwest
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Rocky Mountains
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Fort Worth, Texas
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Wena Faull
Dallas
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Illinois
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Southern Pacific Lines
E. Houston St
Moore Bldg
Texas
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San Francisco
B.Y.P.U
Chicago
Atlanta
Alaska
Panama
Honolulu
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