Prague Cheers for Wilson and Czecho-Slovak Fight for Freedom
Prague bursts with cheers for President Wilson as Czecho-Slovaks, Jugoslavs and other Slavs press for independence from Austria and Germany. The piece traces deep anti-Hapsburg sentiment, the rise of Masaryk and Masaryk’s allies, and the strategic role of Czecho-Slovak and Jugoslav efforts in the Allied cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
New York
Chicago
London
Paris
Rome
Austria
Prussia
Prague
Bohemia
Zagreb
Qostek
Slavonia
Ljubljana
Carniola
Adriatic
America
Hapsburg
Germain Chait
Berlin
Bagdad
Austrian Empire
Europe
Tusmarck
United States
Germany
Hohenzollern
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Inces
Serbia
Jugoslav
Croatia
Thomas G. Maserus
Czech University of Prague
National Movement
Masaryk
Hussia
Russia
Manders
Ionern
Honig
Ministry of
Portugal
Ukraine
Siberia
France
Italy
Kramarzh
Hungary
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Continental Congress
Washington
Velary Lansing
Deelard
Central Europe
California Syrup of Figs Ad for Your Constipated Child
An old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children. It urges checking for coated tongues, listing symptoms like irritability and feverishness, and claims the product cleanses the liver and bowels and sweetens the stomach. It warns against counterfeit syrups and instructs readers to ensure proper manufacture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acre
California
Egea
Calievale Fig Syrup Company
LAWYER IN SERVICE CAPT HEARY AND GROESBEECK OF SAN ANTONIO
Capt Heary and Groesbeek a San Antonio lawyer joined the depot brigade at Camp Teavis August 1917 advancing from second to first lieutenant and later promotions. He trained at West Point and the University of Texas where he set university records in low hurdles and previously pitched for the all Southern team. He married Yaide Adele Chunp, daughter of Judge G G Chlamp. they have one daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heary & Groesbeeck
San Antonio
Camp Teavis
Stadewite
West Milidare Academy
University of Texas
Yaide Adele Chunp
G. G Chlamp
Personal mentions at San Antonio hotels list guests
Henry G Willis of New York and F Moutton of Los Angeles are seen at the Meiger and Gunter hotels. UW Saunders of Waco visits the St Anthony while Thomas Ragland of Orange Grove stays at the Lanier. Others include Lantir Hyzel of Range at the Gunter and June H H Brown of Atlanta at the Menger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Willis
New York
Regia
Gunter
F. Moutton
Los Angeles
Meiger
UW Saunders
Waco
St. Anthony
Thomas Ragland
Orange Grove
Laurie
San Marcos
Lanter
Hodowas
Jasper
All
Almmermay
Metger
W. J. Hunter
Chicago
G. Wiseman
Él Lanier
H. B. Vulle
Louisville
Mawe
C. d. Curler
Houston
Menger
W. Os. Husers
Yoakum
Tis St. Anthony
RL Wreston
Gillett
Lanier
Upholds New Day Law in Texas Prohibition Case
Judge George Zathoun of the Mittgethird District Court ruled the state wide prohibition constitutional in the Woyturck & Company case of Waco. The injunction restrains selling, transporting or manufacturing intoxicating liquors anywhere in Texas. The decision notes cider descalation claim and grants permanent injunction for the state. no appeal was filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
George Zathoun
Mittgethird District Court
IL Woyturck & Company
Waco
Third
Nil Appuily
Athoeacy General
Texas
Recruiting Brisk for Texas Infantry Brigade Forming
Austin dispatch reports rapid progress as company organizations across North Texas advance. Adjutant General Harley, after meetings in Dallas with Brig. Gen. McDill, notes swift mobilization. Brig. Gen. Wolters of Houston confirms strong setup in South Texas and inspectors praise the Austin Machine Gun Company under Captain J L Smith ready to join the new unit within a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas Infantry
North Wexas
Harley
Sy Oon
Dallas
Wh McDill
J. I. Wolters
Houston
Texas
General
Quarantine 3S Upheld In Webster Cotton Case
In Houston Judge Charles Ey Ashe sustains Texas State's petition for a mandatory injunction against J C Albritton and others to stop growing cotton on land one mile south of Webster within quarantine and non cotton zones. Notice of appeal filed, injunction not stayed pending appeal.
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Houston
Tex
Charles Ey Ashe
Seventh District Court
State of
Texas
J.C. Albritton
Webster
Hobby
Ashe
Tax Rates Not Fixed In Texas Summer 1918
Austin July 20. Officials failed to act on the state ad valorem rate and the school tax rate. The automatic tax board may reduce the rate from the current 46 cents per $100 to about 30 or 20 cents. No change expected for the 20 cent school rate or the 5 cent Confederate pension tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
State Automatic Tax Board
Bootlegging pair jailed as court seeks Chinese interpreter
In San Angelo on July 20 Tam Da Fong and Ah Hing Lee were jailed after failure to convince the judge of their innocence in a Chinese conversation the court sought an interpreter. A Panis inventor claims to hear scratching and hissing sounds from a telephone receiver using various lengths of wires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Tuly
Tam da Fong
Ah Hing Lee
Ree Ee
Panis
Clalma Te
Alngle Anand
Sinking of San Diego by U boat near Fire Island
Survivors say a submarine torpedoed the cruiser San Diego off Fire Island. Three dead and four missing. financial loss to the government estimated near eight million dollars. Hazel Ackorn, in the main top, swam to a raft after the explosion as electric systems failed and davits could not lower boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tmany
Hazel Ackorn
Yeoman
Los Angeles
Ackorn
Gleaves
Third Naval Distri
Christy
Navy
Mines and Mystery Surround Sinking of San Diego
Washington reports doubt over cause of the San Diego disaster off Fire Island Light. German mines were later confirmed to have been used, with Rear Admiral Palmer noting 1100 survivors landed at an Atlantic port. Captain Christy led a brave last stand as crew faced the peril with sea duties intact.
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Washington, D. C
United States
San Diego
Fire Island
Atlantic
Palmer
New York
Navy Department
Aother
Christy
Tea
Seax
Couhiess
New Corn Cure Promises Pain Free Removal
Kansas City chemist Mr. B. E. Hixson claims a liquid remedy named Cactus Corn Compound can be painted on corns to cause them to drop off without pain. Each bottle costs only a few cents and treats dozens of corns. The product is sold at drug stores with refund if unsatisfied and full usage directions included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. E. Hixson
Kansas City
Sailors Die In San Diego Sinking After Explosion
Survivors from the Cal hull San Diego were rescued as explosions tore the port side of the engine room. Navy officials confirmed deaths of Thomas Davis, Frazier Thomas, and James Rochett while crews fought to save the ship. Steamboats Maiden Bossom and others collected officers and men, with Red Cross providing blankets and comfort items for arriving survivors in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Davis
Canton
Ohio
Frazier O. Thomas
Charleston
W. Va
James I. Rochett
Navy
San Diego
Palmer
Fuller
Slavhinist
Hawthorne
Millen
Boiers
Ams
Maiden
Bossom
Jones
Guy
New York
United States
American Red Cross
Army Embarkation
San Antonio Boys Saved From Sinking San Diego
Mrs Sophia G Halamuda of 2019 East Commerce Street and Mrs Roy McCartney of 1109 New Braunfels Avenue reported their sons in the Navy safe after the cruiser San Diego sank off Fire Island New York. Four Austin sailors aboard the vessel were later listed as saved with three others fate unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia G. Halamuda
East Commerce Street
Robert Halamuda
San Diego
New York
Youing Halamuda
Navy
Roy
McCartney
San Antonio
New Braunfels Avenue
Austin
Tex
United States
Frre Island
Alrnest Martin
W. A. S. Showsen
TH. Carter
Ashby Jackson
Birdie Martin
Ernest Martin
Land for Returned Soldiers In Postwar Italy
Italian-American News Bureau reports debates on distributing public lands to peasant soldiers who served Italy. Proposals aim for equitable use rights, not confiscation, with eminent domain used where land is scarce. Communities would control farming ventures and bear costs of facilities and protection from usurers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Charters Filed in Texas Include Gusfield and Cemetery Association
Charters filed reveal Gusfield Company Inc of Beaumont with $15,000 capital, and Shioh Ovilla Cemeteries Association at Ovilla with no capital stock. Amendments include Chensical Printing Co name change to Chemical Printing & Stationery Co, capital cut to 10,000, Yoakum Cotton Dice capital rise from 30,000 to 60,000, and Wicks & Co Taus ton increasing from 20,000 to 30,000. Texas permit issued for Medges Weaver Weeks Co with Missouri HQ in Springfield and 6,000 capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Fox
Gusfield Company, Inc
Beaumont
W. Friedman
W. M. Gusfield
A. K. Friedman
Purpose
Merchantise
Shioh & Ovilla Cemeteries Association
Ovilla
P. A. Chapman
W. J. Hryson
Th. Curry
Chensical Printing Co
Houston
Springfield
Apital Stock
Texas
Texarkana
Delinquent War Savings Stamps Subscribers Heard
A committee appointed by Judge Bly to review delinquent War Savings Stamps subscriptions heard reports from about twenty precinct chairmen. They will examine names and give each a hearing. Subscriptions continue to come in as citizens justify missed meetings on June 28. Trof. Knox leads the pledge-card listing at Main Avenue High School with about 35 volunteers, mostly teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Os. Bly
War Savings Stamps
Fred W. Cook
Court of Civil Appeals
Trof
W. J. Knox
Main Avenue High School
Knox
Marty Avenue High School
Main Avenue School
San Antonio
Bexar County
The
Lady of the Lake College
Kelly Field Defeats School of Aeronautics 9 to 1 in Austin
Kelly Field of San Antonio overwhelmed the School of Military Aeronautics 9 to 1 at Clarke field. Walkup pitched a masterful six inning save, while Brown starred with a home run and multiple hits. Poor fielding by SOM aided Kelly Field as Robinson struggled, and Kelly added six runs in the eighth. Batteries: Kelly Field Walkup Harm Wrench, Rabingon Trank. Umpires Ashton Lee Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Kelly Field
San Antonio
School of Military Aeronautics
Clarke
Kelly Pielder
Robinson
Kelly
Kelly Wielders
Gilroy
Brown
San Antoninns
Kincannon
SOM. A
Kelly Wield
Welly Wield
M.A. Rabingon
Trank
Ashton
Lee
Miller
Humbert's Plot Driven by Ambition Exposed in Paris Journals
A Paris letter in the New York Tribune traces Charles Humbert's rise and the fall of Desouches and Lenoir at Le Journal. Humbert, political director, seeks sole control, uses intimidation, and accuses rivals of German influence. Lenoir and Dufonchos face removal as Humbert schemes to consolidate power. The exchange includes threats, Swiss travel, and a Deutsche Bank payoff as evidence of manipulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave Verve
la Victoire
Paris
Charles Trumbert
Meuse
New York ‘Tribune
le Dournal
Tierre
Clairte Humbert
Iyer
Desouches
Jenoir
M. Letellier
Humbert
Desouches and
Lenoir
Wambert
M. Seymuriv
Interior
Malvy
Kalzac
Humbert J
Ministry of War
Tadoux
Lenole
Switzerland
Leymarie
Ladoux
le Journal
Hiambert
Defonchos
Dille
Bobo
Deutsche Bank
War talk and a bird collection in one page
The article critiques a senator’s alleged shifts in allegiance amid Caillaux politics and outlines Dr. B H Warren of West Chester building a private bird museum housing 500 specimens. It also notes pigeons as cheap, tasty meat urged by the Agriculture Department as a wartime measure and mentions Bosnian cultivation and attar of roses production in Bulgaria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Warren
West Chester
Penn
United States
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
The Nuxated Iron Health Claim Adverts Woman Wellness
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to give Nuxated Iron to improve strength and vitality. It cites Dr Ferdinand King New York and claims iron deficiencies cause pallor nerves fatigue and lassitude. The pitch promises measurable strength gains after a five gram tablet daily for five weeks and notes guaranteed satisfaction or money back. It lists HH L Wagner and other local druggists as distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irom
Natura
Piysichins
HH. L. Wagner
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Bowemmang
MR. Wilson
Hunchain
Austria-Fringary
Woyteeck & Company
Ofexas
Atti
Barred Zone
Mlegell
Chaigeray
OREN
Hoboken
Suchi Hoboken
SAN Antonio Boys
Kelly Field Downs School OF Aeronautic
Houston Street
Borden
Hershey
Nielsen Grocery CO
San Pedro Ave
Bownd
Cailaux
Rawler
Boston Transcript
Bolgaris
Ross Gardens
Susie Smith
Ferdinand Kiog
Bava
Mike
Chis Appeat
Southern Pacific
Victoria
Sunset
New Oil
el Paso
Eagle Pass
New Orleans
Travis
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