Heat wave to ease by Thursday after record highs
Texas and Oklahoma endure days of extreme heat with 102 degrees on Tuesday and 100 degrees at 2 pm Wednesday. Weather officials expect relief by Thursday as a high pressure system moves southward though drought conditions limit heavy rainfall. Night breezes have been scarce, keeping temperatures high into the early morning.
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Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Texas
Oklahoma
San Antonio
Buell
State Bank and Trust Company
John Tobin
Eugene Nordhaus
Camp Kelly
Galveston
Citizens urged to form groups against I W W in Idaho
Boise July 11. State Defense Council recommendations urge all Idaho citizens to organize citizens’ bodies to protect life and property from Industrial Workers of the World activities, disclosed by former Governor Frank R. Gooding, a council member.
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Boise
Idaho
State Defense Council
Secretary of War
Frank R. Gooding
Landmark meeting aids sheriffs and insurance plan
Texas Historic Landmarks Association members addressed sheriffs at the thirty ninth annual convention at the Gunter Hotel. Discussions praised the insurance fund for widows and orphans and urged continued preservation of historic sites including the governor's palace on Military Plaza.
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Adina DeZavala
Texas Historic Landmarks Association
Sheriffs of the
Gunter Hote
DeZavala
Stepublic of Texas
Sheriffs of
Texas
The
Landmarks Association
Governor's Palace
Military Plaza
Will Wright
Wilson County
Sam Sparks
Travis County
A. P. Barrett
San Antonio
Stell
Cuero
Sheriffs’ Association
George S. Matthews
Y J. M. Green
John M. Green
Twenty-fourth Judicial Court
Fire Department
Central Fire and Police Station
Koehler Park
Camp Wilson
Fort Sam Houston
Brackenridge Park
Banquet to Honor Former Mayor Clinton G Brown
Arrangements for a non political banquet at the Gunter hotel honor former Mayor Clinton G Brown progress, with D J Woodward chairing the committee. A large attendance is expected and exact numbers will be known Thursday after sub committee reports. Friends are invited and reservations end at noon Thursday.
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Clinton G. Brown
Gunter Hotel
D. J. Woodward
Woodward
Brown
San Antonio
University Club Saves Food Through Plans in Chicago
University Club in Chicago reports saving four tons of food in 30 days, including more than a ton of flour, due to new plans begun there. The club manager stated the effort reflects ongoing food conservation measures initiated at the club.
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University Club Savey Food
Chicago
University Club
Horse trys to walk Brooklyn Bridge blocks traffic in incline
A gray horse from Ohio attempted the Brooklyn Bridge incline route, fell between ties, and halted westbound traffic for about an hour. It crawled up the incline amid onlookers, then slipped at the top and was hoisted down to Washington Street before being returned to the stable.
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Ohio
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Terminal
New York World
Park Row
Washington and
Adams Streets
Liberty Street
Cyrus Rheims & Co
Fulton Street
Concord Street
Washington Street
High Street
Sans Street
Europe’s War Shifts Melt Pot Idea Across Nations
The Detroit Free Press notes the elder Zangwill’s remark that the United States began as a melting pot and now Europe may become a future melting pot as armies mass and civilians disperse. It cites mass prisoner numbers and crowded movements, with French spoken on English streets and Belgian children learning new tongues amid the war’s upheaval.
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Zangwill
Detroit Free Press
United States
Europe
Great Checker Board
Melting Pot Ahead as Exiled Intellectuals Scatter
The piece argues that dispersed exiles from Russia and Serbia will dilute national identities when peace returns. It warns of rapid assimilation into host populations and predicts a long-term blend of races, with society reshaped by mass movement and intermixing. It ends with satirical quips about travel and currency.
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Russia
Serbia
Cupid
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