Democrats to Delect Party Candidates Run-Off
statewide primaries set for Saturday to choose Democratic nominees from governor to constables and to outline party aims on prohibition and Robertson insurance law. Governor Ferguson expected to win renomination. run-off for senator on August 26. In Bexar county the race centers on Congress and local contests with Adkins active against Slayden.
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Ferguson
Bexar County
Congress
James L. Slayden
Adkins
Joe A. Adkins
Brady
Slayden
Colonel Slayden
Judge Adkins
Jacob Wolters
O. B. Colquitt
Bexar
President Appeals for Starving Poles
President Wilson sent personal messages to King George and the rulers of France Great Britain and Russia urging cooperation to deliver food from the United States to starving Poles. State Department efforts to the German and Austrian-Hungarian leadership failed to secure passage or guarantees that aid would reach civilians. The messages request that those powers allow foodstuffs and prevent seizure by occupying armies.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
United States
Poland
State Department
France
Great Britain
Russia
Germany
Austria-Hungary
England
Belgium
Bible coded message hints at famine and cholera in Turkey
A bulletin from the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions describes a nurse’s postcard from Turkey with veiled biblical allusions. References to Job and Psalm verses imply cholera is raging, interpreted as a hidden warning about famine and pestilence past censorship.
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New York
Turkey
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Hamlin
Board of Commissioners
Storm Off New England Passes Northward Coast
A tropical disturbance once off the North Carolina coast moved northward and is now near the south New England coast. Rain accompanies the storm along the coast while the middle Atlantic region experiences generally fair weather today and tomorrow. Thunder showers are expected to be general in the south.
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Washington, D. C
North Carolina
South New England
Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic
Roumanians Go East from Helena Reports Say
Heavy immigration of Roumanians from Montana was reported in Helena. Travelers declined to discuss rumors that Roumania had summoned reserves as they headed east.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity shows unsettled conditions tonight into Saturday with variable clouds and possible showers. Strong winds and cooler temperatures may accompany the unsettled pattern.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather for Travelers Across Major Cities
The Light reports St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City and Washington forecasts. Temperatures range from 64 to 79 with clear skies in most cities and winds from the north and southwest. Saturday is noted as clear in several locales with varied high and low temperatures.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Washington
Naval Armor Plant Battle Dominates Senate Debate
The naval bill neared passage as senators clashed over armor plate plans. Reed accused Oliver of stock conflicts while printing Bethlehem Steel arguments sparked a rebuke. Gallinger and Penrose hindered procedural moves as Reed called for limited printing and an extension of rights to other corporations. A House probe was also authorized into Callaway remarks.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Reed
Missouri
Oliver
Pennsylvania
Penrose
Chamber
Bethlehem Steel Company
Reed Ces Oliver
Gallinger
Marshall
U. S
Cummins
Lane
Thomas
Vardaman
Martine
Bethlehem Steel
Senator Reed
United States Senate
Callaway
Clark
House
Texas
Augustus Gardner
Gardner
Food shortage follows Western North Carolina floods
Western North Carolina flood aftermath reports severe shortages in remote areas. Mortimer Collettsville near Hickory face famine without relief while Morgantown Wilkesboro seek federal aid. Death toll rises to about 80 to 90 with seven more fatalities overnight amid widespread ruin in Wilkes Ashe Watauga and Alexander counties.
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Asheville
N. C
North Carolina
Mortimer
Collettsville
Hickory
Morgantown
Wilkesboro
Wilkes
Ashe
Watauga
Alexander
Alta Pass
Austria Seeks Details Over Petrolite Submarine Attack
The State Department reported Austria-Hungary asked for more information via Ambassador Penfield in Vienna about the Austrian submarine attack on the American steamer Petrolite. Officials said the response to an apology, commander punishment, and reparations remains under confidential negotiation with a reply expected soon.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Austria-Hungary
Penfield
Vienna
Petrolite
Fat Waugh Dies in New York Telegraph Legend
W L Waugh known as Fat Waugh died of pneumonia in New York. Born in 1860 in Fulton New York he started as a telegram messenger at twelve and became a Western Union operator at fourteen. He later joined the Associated Press and helped run the New York Chicago trunk line and the bulletin wire.
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New York
W. L. Waugh
Waugh
Mr. Waugh
Fulton
N. Y
Western Union
Associated Press
Chicago
Bulletin
Gunmen Kill Two in Tenement Murder Case in New York
In New York on July 21 a restaurant owner Joseph De Marco and clerk Charles Lombardi were slain by gunmen in an unoccupied James Street flat. Police say the band, linked to the Barnet Baff murders and East Side shootouts, fired then fled. twelve hats found. at least ten assailants involved.
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New York
Joseph de Marco
Upper Tenderloin
Charles Lombardi
James Street
Barnet Baff
Upper East Side
Election Returns From Primary Headed To The Light Office
The Light will receive primary election returns as ballots are counted. Returns may be slow due to the ballot's complexity and the deliberate count. The Light staff at precincts and the Texas Election Bureau will transmit results, with bulletins issued as they arrive. Telephone service will be provided as feasible.
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Office of the Light
The
Light
Texas Election Bureau
Villa Leads 1800 Men Toward Torreon in New Mexican Campaign
General Pershing reports Francisco Villa with 1800 troops moving to attack Torreon as he regains strength to challenge the Carranza government. Villa, though wounded, commands personally and expanded operations through southern Chihuahua, with recent victories at Corralitos and Parras and possible strategic aims like rail line disruption.
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Francisco Villa
Torreon
Pershing
Funston
Villa
Mexico
Carranza
Corralitos
Parras
Chihuahua
Columbus
General Pershing
United States
Washington Administration
Brownsville
Tasker H. Bliss
Army
Laredo
National Guard
General Funston
Eagle Pass
el Paso
Bliss
Juarez Officials Question Villa Capture Report
Juarez reports claimed Torreon capitulation by Villa forces, but Gen Gonzales and Gen Bell doubt the tale. They note no press dispatches confirm Torreon falls and describe Villa’s split attack on Parral as ineffective and demoralizing.
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Juarez
Villa
Food Riots Hit Belgium and France Suppressed
Belgium and northern France saw food riot outbreaks that were subdued by German military authorities. Reports from Liege Vervieres Roubaix Renaix St Nicholas Lokern and Termonde detail the disturbances and suppression.
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Rotterdam
London
Belgium
France
Liege
Vervieres
Roubaix
Renaix
St. Nicholas
Lokern
Termonde
Representative Madden seeks border guard clarification
Republican Representative Madden today introduced a resolution asking President Wilson to explain to the House why the national guard remains on the border and whether the guardsmen under current orders could be sent into Mexico, signaling concern over an ongoing emergency.
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Washington, D. C
Madden
Wilson
House
Mexico
Bliss Reports Sanitary Guard Camps on Mexican Border
Major General Bliss reports National Guard camps on the Mexican border in Texas are in excellent health with sanitary conditions from good to excellent. Inspections covered Llano Grande Donna Mercedes and Harlingen with Minnesota Indiana and Nebraska units accounted for. Most troops are comfortably sheltered, one Indiana regiment in shelter tents, water supply nearly finished and quality high.
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Washington
D. C
Bliss
War Department
Llano Grande
Donna
Mercedes
Harlingen
Texas
Minnesota
Indiana
Nebraska
Express
Major Butler and Mrs Spanell fatally shot in Alpine
Major Butler of the Sixth United States Cavalry and Mrs H J Spanell were shot and killed by Spanell, husband of the woman, in Alpine Texas on Thursday afternoon. Spanell surrendered to the jail. Mrs Butler is the daughter of noted Nashville residents. Spanell formerly taught voice at Baylor University in Waco before returning to Alpine.
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Alpine
Tex
Major Butler
Sixth
United States Cavalry
H. J. Spanell
Spanell
John Holland
Nashville
Tenn
M. B. Butler
Margaret Howell
M. B. Howell
M. C. Butler Jr
Baylor
Waco
Harry J. Spanell
M. C. Butler
Baylor University
Famine Ravages Smyrna Vilayet Refugees Report
Refugees from Asia Minor report famine sweeps Smyrna vilayet Greece on July 21. Civilians are described as in pitiable condition amid widespread hunger and deprivation.
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Mitylene
Greece
Asia Minor
Vilayet
Smyrna
British Freighter Grangemoor Sunk by Submarine
The British steamship Grangemoor of 3198 tons gross owned by Moor Line of Newcastle has been sunk by a submarine near Algiers. The crew were landed unharmed.
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Grangemoor
Algiers
Algeria
London
Moor Line
Newcaste
French Renew Offensive on Somme Push to Fourreaux Wood
London reports British forces moved north of Bazentin Longueval to Fourreaux Wood and drove the German garrison from the area. The battle continues between the western redoubt and Delville Wood with a night German counterattack entering the wood’s northern sector but failing to dislodge British positions.
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London
Bazentin Longueval
Foureaux Wood
Sic
Delville Wood
Bazentin-Longueval
French Halt German Counter Attacks Substantial Gains Hit
Paris reports heavy German losses after counter attacks south of the Somme fail and French troops drive back invaders. Verdun and Vosges actions continue with artillery duels while French air forces strike behind enemy lines and capture the first German positions from Estrees to Vermand Ovillers.
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Estrees
Vermand Ovillers
War Office
Somme
Chaulnes
Maucourt
Soissons
Rheims
Vendresse
Verdun
Chattancourt
Fleury
Vosges
Wissembach
Baccarat
Luneville
Somme Battle Resumed in French Sector Boosts War Confidence
Paris reports a renewed Somme offensive in the French sector raising public confidence. French forces stormed a new sector south of the river and, despite heavy weather delaying artillery, achieved gains with lighter losses. Germans offered little counterattacks near Verdun while French offensives push back lines at Thiaumont and Fleury.
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Somme
Verdun
Paris
Champagne
Bareleux
Soyecourt
Verdus
Thiaumont
Fleury
Verd
Bre
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