Soldiers feast at Koehler Park ends with melons and cake
The War Recreation Board staged a watermelon feast and cake walk at Koehler Park drawing several thousand soldiers and citizens. Melons sold for 20 to 30 cents while big melons carried away by Camp Travis soldiers. Four Black couples joined a modern cake walk as judges awarded prizes. women from the Civic Department and Boy Scouts prepared and served the melons as soldiers danced until midnight.
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Koehler Park
War Recreation Board
Goldiers
Camp Travis
R. R. Jennett
Eugene Nordhaus
Carlisle Brice
Civic Department
Woman's Club
War Recreation Committee Formed For Community Event
The War Recreation Committee is chaired by Mrs. Eli Hertz berg with Mrs. Emil Frank leading the cake walk program. Other members include Miss Mary Nelson Johnson, Mrs. Carlos Bee, Mrs. Frank Paschal, and Mrs. L. J. Hart.
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Eli Hertzberg
Emil Frank
Mary Nelson Johnson
Carlos Bee
Frank Paschal
L. J. Hart
Legion of Honor formed from excess Mexican NCOs
In Mexico City the army will convert surplus corporals and sergeants into a Legion of Honor battalion unit serving as privates but retaining their pay. The force will be led by officers with distinguished campaigns over the past four years. Also an advertisement notes a $6.95 round trip to Port O Connor for the Methodist Assembly via Southern Pacific.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Legion of Honor
Port O’connor
Methodist Assembly
Southern Pacific
Tetanus tests fail to reveal germ presence in court plaster
Lawrence Kansas July 20 tests in the University of Kansas bacteriology laboratories on samples of court plaster thought to have been inoculated with tetanus germs showed no such bac teria. Ten pieces were sent to the university from various parts of Kansas after arrests of peddlers suspected of German agents trying to spread disease statewide.
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Lawrence
Kan
University of Kansas Bacteriology Laboratories
Kansas
One Suspect Is Released in Clay Center Case
Kansas City report says the suspect held at Clay Center was released after investigators found no charge against him. The US district attorney announced the release and no charges.
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Kansas City
United States District Attorney
Clay Center
Eczema Relief Through Blood Remedy Ad Promoted
An advertisement asserts skin itching and burning from eczema require treatment that reaches the blood. It praises S S S as a fifty year old remedy for blood disorders and offers expert guidance from Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta Georgia.
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Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
Faint Border Clash Near Mission Averts Serious Conflict
Reports from the Southern Department say the Ojo de Agua skirmish across the river involved about seventy five shots with no American casualties. Mexicans fired first but did not cross, and the incident is considered a minor, sporadic outbreak rather than a serious engagement.
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Southern Department
Army
Fast Steamers Can Escape Torpedoes
Charts at a New York ship building conference show vessels reaching at least sixteen knots can reduce sinking risk. Submarines pose little danger if ships hit 20 knots, according to E H Outerbridge, urging immediate ship construction in steel or wood.
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New York
E. H. Outerbridge
Senate asks shipping data on submarine contracts
In Washington on July 20 the Senate, without debate, adopted a Smoot resolution requesting the President to provide information from the shipping board about building contracts let or pending, names of contractors and contract prices, and related details to aid consideration of further appropriations.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
Smoot
Shipping Board
Oil Tank Explodes in Drumright After Lightning Strike
A 55 000 barrel oil tank near Drumright Oklahoma exploded in a lightning strike causing fires that destroyed several houses and forced about 2000 residents from their homes. The town suffered about 167 500 dollars in damage with three other tanks in the Otton field destroyed, totaling nearly 500 000 dollars.
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Drumwrighit
Okla
Charters Issued and Corporate Actions in Texas
Charters filed include People's Oil Company of Wichita Falls with 50000 capital and Triangle Oil Company of Burkburnett with 44000 capital. Incorporators named. permits granted to Perkins-Johnson Oil of Durant Oklahoma. amendments filed by Prest-A-Lite and Planters' Cotton Oil. final payment proof for Somerset Oil. dissolution filings for Fortuna Broom and Rockport entities. surrender by Badger Phoenix Company of Oklahoma City.
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Austin
Tex
People's Oil Company
Wichita Falls
W. F. Snody
Vera
Knox County
J. A. Hood
J. D. Cooper
Prospect Hill Christian Church
San Antonio
Charles E. Lee
Frank Brice Sr
J. Archie Leppard
Triangle Oil Company
Burkburnett
J. A. Staley
J. G. Hardin
W. W. Graham
Texas
Perkins-Johnson Oil Company
Durant
Okla
E. J. Smith
Denison
Wichita County
Prest-A-Lite Company
New York City
Planters’ Cotton Oil Company
Dallas
Somerset Oil Company
Fortuna Broom Company
Beeville
Rockport
Port Aransas
Badger Pe- Hpnee Company
Oklahoma City
Summer boarder lands in dairy with a separator
A witty Louisville Courier Journal quip notes a summer boarder who spends much time in a dairy and shows interest in a separator. The punchline reveals he is a divorce lawyer, implying a tongue in cheek joke about his line of work.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Nineteenth Field Artillery Relocates From Camp Travis
The Nineteenth field artillery moves from its Camp Travis camp to the grounds of the old aviation camp due to rapid cantonment construction. The army ordered the move to avoid delays as buildings encroached on the artillery camp, with contractors shifting to other units as they finish.
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Nineteenth Field Artillery
Camp Travis
Girls organize to cheer up sailors at Great Lakes
At the Great Lakes Naval Training Station 9600 bluejackets receive mail from home as Loyal Girls of America Society launches a cheer program. Miss Gertrude Elmore of Chicago notes cheerful letters lift spirits and urges relatives to write optimistic, patriotic messages to the sailors serving Uncle Sam.
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Great Lakes
Ill
U. S. Naval Training Station
Loyal Girls of America Society
Bluejackets
Sam
Gertrude Elmore
Chicago
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
John
United States
Dutch Demand Action Not Words Seen on Neutrality
The Ber line Vossische Zeitung argues the Dutch government must take measures, not mere words, to maintain credibility as a neutral nation after British seizure of German steamers off the Dutch coast.
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Amsterdam
Berline Vossische Zeitung
Demostration by Berlin Radicals Suppressed by Police
Radical Socialists gathered in Berlin for a demonstration on Tuesday night but police dispersed the crowd after it reached the city center. Copenhagen reports the event as modest with only a few hundred participants and of little significance.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Ladies! Why Keep Corns Lift a corn right off with freezone
An advertisement touts freezone from Cincinnati as a pain free remedy to lift off hard corns soft corns and calluses. It claims instant relief no pain during or after application and easy removal with a tiny bottle sold in drug stores for a few cents.
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Cincinnati
City Hall and Courthouse to clash in hard fought baseball game
A Saturday League Park showdown will pit City Hall against Courthouse in a long awaited three year rivalry. Star amateurs from both sides will play with Judges Campbell and Jennett as umpires. Lineups list Heim to Subira for Courthouse and Dwyer through Spring er for City Hall with Neal likely the right fielder.
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League Park
R. Neal Campbell
Russell Jennett
Courthouse
Heim
McCormick
Onion
Holbrook
Carter
Bertetti
English
Dieckman
Subira
City Hall
Dwyer
Stahl
Huntress
British Colonel Seeks Twenty Volunteers for Death Front
A colonel on the British front called a company together and explained a dire mission. He then asked for twenty volunteers to advance one pace, appealing to their courage as they faced almost certain death.
Burglar Steals Clothes and Provisions Near New Braunfels
Thief burglarized Clemens Conrads home four miles from New Braunfels early Thursday, cutting a screen door to enter. Most clothing from trunks and wardrobes was taken along with a sizable amount of lard bacon and butter. No trace of the burglar was found.
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New Braunfels
Tex
Clemens Conrads
Shoemaker Shoots a Negro in Texas Store
In Austin on July 20 Calwin Wilson, a Black man, was shot and fatally wounded. S J Kirk, a Shoemaker on Congress Avenue, surrendered on bond of 200 dollars after the incident at the Kirk store. The other Black man escaped as they allegedly planned a shoe theft. Kirk says the pair had been stealing shoes. He fired when one fled after engaging him in the rear of the store.
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Austin
Tex
Calwin Wilson
S. J. Kirk
Congress Avenue
Kirk
Fish from the clouds over Kelley Island schools
Port Clinton Ohio superintendent R R White reports an unusual delivery from the sky while on his lawn a large fish dropped nearby and an eagle was seen hovering above. The fish remained near him as he investigated the incident.
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Port Clinton
R. R. White
Kelley Island
Professor White
Local volunteers urged as ranks hold steady
A weary officer seeks a volunteer to step forward. A sergeant reports all men have advanced one pace, leaving the officer with a visible ache at the lack of volunteers as the rank stands in formation. The scene captures discipline and quiet tension amid rising expectation.
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Baltimore Star
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