Treasure hunt fleet sails to recover Meridia silver treasure
New York financed deep sea expedition arrives off Virginia capes to recover silver bars and treasure from the Meridia sunk four years ago after a collision. Fleet includes Titania Fearless and F H Beckwith with Captain George Stillson at the helm, organized by Interocean Submarine Engineering Company.
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New York
Virginia Capes
Ward Line
Meridia
United Fruit
Admiral Farragut
Cape Charles Light
Titania
Fearless
F. H. Beckwith
George Stillson
Honolulu
Interocean Submarine Engineering Company
Colby M. Chester
U.S. N
Governor Ferguson Heads North to Fort Worth Speech
Governor Ferguson leaves Austin at noon for Fort Worth where he is to speak tonight and remain in North Texas through Thursday. He will return Friday to deliver a pre election address the day before the primary, with departure planned for early Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Ferguson
Fort Worth
North Texas
Five Die When Train Hits Car Near Jacksonville
Five persons were killed and one injured when their car was struck by a passenger train in Jacksonville Illinois on Sunday. The deceased were Mrs Mary McSherry Miss Ellen Groves Elizabeth Allen Allen Bernard and Mrs Adolph Bernard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Mary McSherry
Ellen Groves
Ill
Elizabeth Allen
Allen Bernard
Adolph Bernard
Springfield
Indian's Estate Left to Hospital
Sherman Tex July 17 A $100 000 donation from Nathan Jones a young Choctaw Indian who killed himself in Oklahoma City funds a new hospital to be called the William N Jones Hospital named for Creek Nation Governor W N Jones.
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Sherman
Tex
Nathan Jones
Oklahoma City
Jones
William N. Jones
W. N. Jones
Gold Shell Not Damaged After Mine Strike Near Gironde
The American tank steamship Gold Shell, hit by a mine off the Gironde while en route from Newport News to Bordeaux with oil, was examined and found not to be seriously damaged. The explosion took place under the forehold and the cargo remains intact except for leakage from a few tanks.
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Bordeaux
France
Gold Shell
Gironde
Newport News
Crowded Eagle Pass Churches Welcome National Guard Troops
On July 17 in Eagle Pass Texas the second Sunday of guard camp attendance filled every church. Our Lady of Refuge drew an estimated 1500 officers and men in a 750 seat Catholic mass with soldiers aiding at the altar and a special choir from several regiments. A new temporary choir society and plans for ongoing comfort measures followed services. Reading room and postal cards will aid troops with community support coordinated by local officials and the Commercial Club.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
National Guard
United States Regular Field Artillery
Our Lady of Refuge
Maryland
Kansas
Vermont
Francis Bugnard
Father Pothmann
Father H- Bersihand
San Antonio
Hermann Pothmann
Kate Hausser
Pothmann
National Girls’ Home Guard
Charlotte Blesse
Texas
Ben V. King
Commercial Club
Miss Blesse
Mandamus Sought To Restore Cyclone On Ballot
Arland B. Davis travels from Washington to Fort Worth to testify in mandamus proceedings against Paul Waples over omitting Cy clone from the official Texas primary ballot. Davis claims the omission hides his father Rep Davis’s full name and will present documentary evidence. He plans speeches in support and will stay through the primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Texas
Arland B. Davis
Davis
Fort Worth
Paul Waples
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Waples
Mr. Davis Jr
Train Too Late For Eagle Pass Freight Relief
In Eagle Pass Texas, July 17, officials say Southern Pacific adds a daily San Antonio Eagle Pass train but it arrives by 9 am, offering little freight relief. Merchants protest, noting perishable freight ordered for early delivery and demand cars on the unloading platform by 7:30 am.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Southern Pacific
San Antonio
Yorktown Bonds Approved by Attorney General
The attorney general's department approved a $10,000 Yorktown independent school district bond issue in DeWitt County Texas. The bonds carry 5 percent interest and mature in forty years with a ten year option.
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Yorktown
Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
DeWitt County
Government 10 Gives Uniforms 10 Cadets
Cadets at Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas will receive uniforms free of charge from the War Department for 1916-17. Repairs include shoes hats shirts trousers and wool blouse leggings and equipment. A ration allowance of about $8 monthly will be provided to junior and senior cadets who join the reserve officers corps. Overall costs drop from 235 to about 200 for freshmen and sophomores and to about 72 for upperclassmen.
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College Station
Tex
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
United States War Department
Bizzell
Washington
War Department
Hill
Farmers Institute Opens Sixth Texas Session in Austin
Nearly 2000 delegates fill the Texas House chamber for the sixth annual Texas State Farmers Institute opening. Governor Ferguson welcomes attendees as President Davis and Prof. Moore address the crowd. registrations and committee appointments mark the morning with more talks and university lectures planned for the evening.
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Austin
Tex
Texas State Farmers’ Institute
House of Representatives
Fred W. Davis
Ferguson
John S. Kerr
Sherman
Davis
Institute
Department of Agriculture
R. A. Moore
University of Wisconsin
R. E. Vinson
University of Texas
Gas Well Near Corpus Christi Strikes Strong Flow
A natural gas well near Corpus Christi Texas produced an estimated 30 to 50 million cubic feet daily from 2600 feet, announced July 17. In Kingsville a second well from the Kingsville Oil Development Company flowed at 450 feet six miles southeast of town, with drilling to continue and stronger output anticipated around 500 feet.
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Corpus Christ, Tex
Kingsville
Tex
Kingsville Oil Development Company
Ferguson approves state peniten t iary farm title
The attorney general’s department approved title to a 2000 acre farm in Bowie County bought for 25000 dollars from N A Shaw for the state penitentiary system. The land adjoins another Ferguson era farm and at least 300 convicts are to be kept there.
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State Farm
Austin
Tex
James E. Ferguson
Attorney General's Department
N. A. Shaw
Bowie County
Colquit
Shaw
Great assortment of forty inch voiles on second floor
Forty inch voiles in patterns and colorings offered with many under regular prices. Includes Mercerized Pongee Lorraine Tissues Fancy Voiles in multiple prices from 12 1 2c to $1.25 per yard. Second Floor with midsummer dress fabrics.
Flood Prevention for Texas Steps Forward
Representative McLemore says federal flood control for Texas will follow preliminary studies of the Brazos and Colorado rivers. The House Senate action removed Culberson’s 200000 survey cut, but Sheppard approved surveys for Brazos, Colorado, San Antonio, Red and Trinity rivers. McLemore notes favorable engineer reports and Washington review could unlock funds for a full survey.
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Washington, D. C
Brazos
Colorado
McLemore
House
Senate Conference Committee
Culberson
Texas
Sheppard
San Antonio
Red
Trinity
Board of Review
Washington
Thorough revision urged for Texas insurance laws
Texas insurance and banking commissioner John S Patterson says a comprehensive update of the states insurance statutes will be recommended to the next Legislature. He aims to have proposals ready soon and potentially by the Democratic convention in Houston next month.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
John S. Patterson
Insurance and Banking
Patterson
Houston
Ferguson
Legislauive
Poison Grapes Cause Vines to Be Cut Down
In Dallas a resident facing grape thefts near a park planted a sign reading These Grapes Are Poison. Two days later the vines were cut down by locals who argued If they are poison they should be destroyed.
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Dallas
Tex
Removed the fruit report to City Park board meeting
A fragment notes that fruit removal was reported to playground authorities at a recent City Park board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Park Board
Annual cruise begins from Philadelphia naval yard
The battleship Illinois and the cruiser Chicago with naval militiamen aboard sailed from the Philadelphia navy yard at sunrise for the annual practice cruise off the southern New England coast. The battleships Indiana and Rhode Island with militiamen from the Midwest passed out to sea last night. Illinois departure was delayed until today by the late arrival of the South Carolina militia.
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Philadelphia
Illinois
Chicago
Philadelphia Navy Yard
New England
Indiana
Rhode Island
South Carolina
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Temple
Executive
Border City
Mandamus
Agricultural College
Farmer's Institute
Corpus Christi
Horlick
Mission Wood & Coal CO
Wolfson
Saul Wolfson
Regina
Brazos and
Colorado Valleys
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