Army Purchases Ten Pullman Cars
A hospital train of ten Pullman cars designed by the army medical department has been ordered from the Pullman Company in Washington. Five cars will have regular hospital beds with large doors for stretchers. two will be regulation sleepers with extra fans, medicine cabinets and ice tanks. One car will carry a complete operating room and another a large kitchen to feed over 200. The train will include army nurses to serve in wards and operating cars.
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Washington, D. C
Pullman
Army Medical Department
Pullman Company
Army
U S Building Ships in Avrican Yards
Washington July 18 report says revival of ship building as an American industry is emphasized in Avrican yards where 385 merchantmen are under construction.
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Bureau of Navigation
Great Britain
Ashington
D. C
Navy to Equip All Ships With 3 Inch Anti Aircraft Guns
Secretary Daniels announces completion of enough long range 3 inch 50 calibre anti aircraft guns to arm every active battleship and cruiser. Pennsylvania and Nevada already have two each. similar numbers will be mounted on others during home yard overhauls. The gun shells reach about 27 000 feet when fired straight up.
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Washington
PD. C
Daniels
Pennsylvania
Nevada
San Antonio votes against $1,000,000 park bonds
San Antonio taxpayers rejected a $1,000,000 park bond issue by 2322 to 2088 delaying plans for a Bi Centennial Fair in 1918. Analysts cite tax hikes, political opposition, and a split public mood as factors. A July 26 meeting of fair stockholders will decide whether to pursue the exposition elsewhere in Texas.
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San Antonio
Texas
Dallas
Houston
Brown
Selig Deutschman
Deutschman
San Antonio 200th Anniversary Plan Aims for Pan American Participation
The San Antonio 200th celebration project launched last October with Congressional and presidential backing. Meetings across Texas followed, a formal organization formed, and initial funds raised amid ongoing opposition led by Senator Reed Smoot who supported the effort at local urging.
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San Antonio
Congress
Reed Smoot
Uran
Precney Bond Vote Sparks City Movement Amid Contested Election
The joint resolution was adopted after precinct totals showed strong support and withdrawal of opposition. Backed by federal approval, the city planned to donate a site for a new project, while petitions sought a $1,000,000 election despite wealthy opponents mounting a counter campaign.
Lights Signal Bond Failure Across San Antonio
In a coordinated move The San Antonio Light and the San Antonio Gas and Electric Company flashed city lights at 8 30 in the evening to announce that the bond issue had failed. Election officials reported early results, and darkness was used to ensure visibility of the message to the public.
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San Antonio Light
San Antonio Gas & Electric Company
Electric Light
San Antonio
Hibernians Open Fiftieth Biennial Convention in Boston
Fifteen hundred delegates from the United States and Canada attend a solemn high mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross marking the formal opening of the fiftieth biennial Ancient Order of Hibernians and Ladies Auxiliary convention. Cardinal William H. OConnell presides with Bishop Dennis J. O’Connell as celebrant. Addresses follow at a joint session.
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Boston
Mass
United States
Canada
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Order of Hibernians
William H. O'Connell
Dennis J. O'Connell
Richmond
British seize cargo at Singapor e and Manila mail aboard Ejizaguirre
The Spanish vessel Ejizaguirre arrived at Iloilo and reported British authorities at Singapore had seized 500 packages of cargo bound for Manila. Officers said 104 sacks of Manila mail were seized and then returned after eight hours. A protest was filed with the Spanish consul, who informed the American consul who refused to accept the protest.
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Manila
Ejizaguirre
Iloilo
Singapore
Woman shoots two children in Milan farm home
Mrs Eppie Beverley aged 24 shot and killed her two young children as they slept at her father's Milan Kansas home. She is in custody after authorities found a note saying she did not want them to face the future and that she planned to kill herself. She has been separated from her husband.
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Milan
Kan
Effie Beverley
Beverley
Hair Care Advice Warns Against Harsh Soaps
A 1900s style health note cautions that common soaps and shampoos contain alkali that dries the scalp and brittles hair. It recommends refined coconut oil for cleansing, noting one to two teaspoons cleans hair well and leaves scalp soft with lustrous, manageable hair. Coconut oil is described as cheap and easily obtainable at pharmacies.
Port Aransas Fishermen’s Paradise Praised by Doctor
Dr T T Jackson returns from Port Aransas claiming the Texas coast offers unmatched sport with tarpon mackerel red fish jew fish pike and trout abundant. He notes a fisherman hauled fourteen tarpon in one afternoon and cites local experts averaging 700 to 800 pounds of fish daily with occasional 600 plus pound catches.
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Port Aransas
Izaak Walton
Dr. Jackson
The Conflict at Princess theater in five acts
The Vitagraph Blue Ribbon feature The Conflict stars Lucille Lee Stewart at the Princess Tuesday. A love triangle leads to rivalry between Madeleine and Jeanette with murder and a reveal of who fired the shot. The conflict continues with performances repeated Wednesday and Thursday.
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Princess
Vitagraph
Lucille Lee Stewart
Princess Theater
Madeleine
Jeanette
Paul
Henry Mortimer
Mortimer
Henry
Weinert to deliver speech at San Antonio rally
State Warehouse Manager F. C. Weinert left for San Antonio to address a Democratic rally tonight. He will speak on the benefits of the permanent warehouse law.
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Austin
Tex
F. C. Weinert
San Antonio
Honor Convict Surrenders in Baltimore
F L Richards a former Sing Sing official surrendered in Baltimore after obtaining 2000 dollars from a local bank using a forged check endorsed by Leith Benzal. He was accompanied by a fellow Sing Sing convict and Prisoners Welfare League member.
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Baltimore
F. L. Richards
Thomas Mott Rne
Sing Sing Prison
New York
Leith Benzal
Bonzal
Osborne
Richard
Prisoners’ Welfare League
Illinois and Wisconsin Brigades Inspect and Re equip at Camp Wilson
Officers in charge of Illinois troops inspect the first brigade under Maj. Chenoweth while Col. Campbell King oversees. Wisconsin troops are re shod with extra shoes and gear including two extra trousers and shirts as Captain Beveridge says the brigade will be ready to field within days.
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Camp Wilson
United States Arsenal
Col
J. M. Dooley
Regular Army
Lewis
Hill
W. H. Chenoweth
Campbell King
Funston
Leon Springs
Beveridge
Third
Wisconsin Infantry
Funston seeks funds for animal shelters during heat and floods
General Funston asked the War Department for 386 219 dollars to shelter militia animals and 120 144 dollars for regular troops. He cites excessive heat in some areas and heavy rains in others as reasons to build temporary shelters to prevent animal loss and sickness. Labor will be done by troops. the estimate excludes troops in Mexico.
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Washington, D. C
Funston
War Department
Southern Department
Mexico
Metal Workers Granted Additional Pay Increase
Official notice from Sharon Pennsylvania announces an additional wage rise for the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company tonnage men. The new increase is about 8 percent, bringing the total raise for the year to around 19 percent.
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Sharon
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised for tired feet relief
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to shake into shoes or use in a foot bath. It claims instant relief from corns bunions and sore feet and notes over 100000 packages sold worldwide with no substitutes accepted.
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Allen
Lamm Accuses Brown of Backroom Maneuvering in Graft Fight
In a Precinct No. 1 bid for re election J K Lamm recounts meetings with Mayor Brown and County Judge Davis over the Rubiola controversy. He alleges Louis Rubiola remained head of the garbage department despite promises of resignation and cites caucus pressure and threats to split the ticket.
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Brown
James R. Davis
Jacob Rubiola
Louis Rubiola
Lambert
Jacob
Mayor Brown
Judge Davis
Andres Coy
Coy
Rubiola
West Side
Rotary convention debates honorary members and smaller cities
Cincinnati July 38 The International Rotary Clubs in session discuss honorary members and Rotary in smaller cities. The battle for the 1918 convention grows between Kansas City Atlanta and Salt Lake City with Chattanooga seeking the meeting. The next convention city choice will be decided Friday.
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Cincinnati
Committee of Constitution
International Rotary Clubs
Rotary
Kansas City
Atlanta
Salt Lake City
Chattanooga
Miners Agree on Two Increases
Coal operators and miners conference in Kansas City agree on a two-year wage contract for 35,000 coal miners in Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma and Kansas. The accord sets two of the wage terms for the region and leaves other issues for later negotiation.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Miner Wage Increases Include Coal and Yard Work
The notice states a cents per ton raise on mine run coal and a five percent boost in yard dead work wages. This change targets miners and yard employees, applying to coal processing and related yard duties.
Beakes Shot In Eagle Lake Baseball Player Killed
Baseball player Fred Beakes age 23 was shot and killed in Eagle Lake Texas. James Barnett is under arrest in the case. Beakes was a native of Eagle Lake.
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Eagle Lake
Tex
Fred Beakes
James Barnett
Beakes
The Bad Dime and a Picnic Oration
Henry Ford at a Dearborn picnic condemns reprisals as futile and ridiculous. A minister quotes a line about a dime left for a heathen, while a man named Smith replies he owes a missionary uncle an eating. The Washington Star notes a playful exchange amid peppered dialogue.
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Henry Ford
Ae Dearborn
Smith
Washington Star
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