Senate Creates Joint War Expenditures Committee
Senate approves a joint committee of expenditures in the conduct of the war by a 53 to 31 vote. The panel, to be appointed from five Senate members and five House members, will advise on all war expenditures and related contracts and report to Congress. It carries a $50,000 appropriation and includes a party mix of three Democrats and two Republicans in each chamber.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Weeks
Massachusetts
Madden
Illinois
House
Owen
Oklahoma
House of Representatives
Joint
Congress
Democrats
Beckman
Gore
Hardwick
Hitchcock
Kendrick
Kirby
McKellar
Myers
Phelan
Reed
Shields
Stone
Underwood
Vardaman
Borah
Brandegee
Calder
Colt
Cummins
Curtis
Fermald
France
Frelinghuysen
Grenna
Hale
Harding
Johnson
California
Jones
Washington
Kelsegg
Kenyon
Knox
LaFollette
Lodge
McCumber
McLean
McLary
Nelson
New
Norris
Page
Penrose
List of 31 named Democratic senators in alliance
A roster enumerates 31 Democratic senators by name including Ashurst Bankhead Broussard Chamberlain Culberson Hollis Hastings James Johnson of South Dakota Jones of New Mexico King Lewis Martin Newlands Overman Pittman Rans dell Robinson Saulsbury Shafroth Sheppard Simmons Smith of Arizona Smith of Georgia Smith of South Carolina Swano Thompson Tillman Trammell Williams and Wolcott.
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Ashurst
Bankhead
Broussard
Chamberlain
Culberson
Hollis
Hasting
James
Johnson
South Dakota
Jones
New Mexico
King
Lewis
Martin
Newlands
Overman
Pittman
Ransdell
Robinson
Saulsbury
Shafroth
Sheppard
Simmons
Smith
Arizona
Georgia
South Carolina
Swano
Thompson
Tillman
Trammell
Williams
Wolcott
Drastic Food Control Bill Passes in Senate
The Senate action extending the minimum wheat price to July 1 1919 sparks market views. Chicago grain men predict record crops next year and heavy winter wheat planting with potential flour price drops. President Griffin urges fairness to farmers while to consumers the $2 wheat price is welcomed.
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House
Senate
Chicago
Griffin
Seize More Liquor From Saturday Night Bust
A large quantity of bottle beer and whiskey was confiscated by police military police and Department of Justice officers after arrests Saturday night. Several defendants were booked on bootlegging charges and Mexican nationals peddling liquor to soldiers were detained. One Mexican, arrested for illicit liquor traffic, was booked for failing to register under the draft law and will be transferred to federal authorities.
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Department of Justice
Electrician Injured After Pole Contact in San Antonio
Ed Yecker, electrician for the San Antonio Electric Company, was shocked by an arc light pole and fell to the ground at Perez Street and the I N G N tracks at 9 45 Saturday night. Firemen and Dr Watts assisted. he received first aid and was later taken to his home on University Avenue.
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Ed Yecker
San Antonio Electric Company
Perez Street
Uecker
Watts
University Avenue
California Camp Near Ready for National Army
Washington July 21 Linda Vista camp in California promises to be among the first cantonments established for the new national army. Its natural advantages speed preparation so Californians can enter camp soon after being called, unlike many regions where weeks of home training precede mobilization.
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California
Washington, D. C
Linda Vista
Leadville Strike Halts Mining and Smelting Operations
Leadville Colorado center of mining faces a strike that shuts down 63,500 ton monthly output across 103 active mines and paralyzes the smelter industry idleing 1,800 miners. Federal mediators failed to avert walkout as pickets appear and managers refuse union recognition amid pay increase demands.
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Leadville
Colo
Colorado
Foreign Miners Return to Normal at Flat River Mines
Conditions around Flat River Missouri have largely returned to normal after a week of deportations. Bon Terre and Leadwood mines started full crews today and nearby mines, including here, plan to reopen next week as several thousand foreigners begin returning with promises of future protection.
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Flat River
Bon Terre
Leadwood
Texas Draft Quota Cut by Half in New Exemption System
Texas faces a reduced draft quota under a new five member district tribunal system chosen to study occupational exemptions. Local boards may be bypassed if appellants seek a higher review. Officials stress strict examination rules and no leniency for fraudulent claims. A Spaniard named Samuel Sajiniel offers to serve, while Draftees yesterday may still enlist before their local boards hearings.
Exemption Boards Prepare for Draft Duties and Examinations
Exemption boards begin stocktaking of duties ahead of notices to drafted men. Notices will not follow name order. one third of men called will report for physical exams in five days, with one third on each of the following two days. Local boards include physicians to oversee examinations. Surgeons expect some tricks as draftees may seek to conceal defects, though many called will have no legitimate grounds for exemption.
Exemption Provisions for World War I Medical and Moral Grounds
Local boards outline examination methods to detect faked medical defects and explain that exemptions may be granted or denied for various grounds within seven days of notices. Grounds include officers, ministers, students, naval service, aliens, civil servants, family affidavits, and religious or moral exceptions with certificates issued if sustained.
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Tion
United States
Germany
Custom House
Major Hansen Leads Waco Army Camp Preparations
Major Matthews Hansen, constructing quartermaster of the U S Army, assumed charge of preparing the Waco camp for the Wisconsin and Michigan National Guard arrival. Captain C H Tower is his assistant as roads are laid, a spur track extended, and city water mains connected starting Monday.
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Waco
Tex
Matthew Hansen
United States Army
Wisconsin
Michigan National Guard
Hig
C. H. Tower
Crash Involving Jitney and Roadster at City Intersection
A jitney with seven soldiers as passengers and a roadster collided at Avenue D and Travis Street around 10:30. Both vehicles suffered heavy damage. Jitney driver J. O. Powell and roadster driver C. H. Mountjoy posted bond to appear in court Monday.
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Camp Wilson
J. O. Powell
C. H. Mountjoy
Avenue D
Travis Street
Jitncey
Automobile advertisement for Shelley Doring Undertaking Co
An automobile theme advert notes services by Shelley Doring Undertaking Co with phone number 971. It presents obituary and funeral service offerings in a compact classified style.
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Shelley-Doring Undertaking Co
Rice crop saved by timely rains across gulf coast
Rain totaling about two and a half inches drenched Southwest Texas and Southwest Louisiana, averting massive losses for rice growers as drought eased. Southwest Gulf coast rain also boosts cotton prospects and eases water shortages for ranchers and stock.
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Beaumont
Tex
Texas
Louisiana
Gulf
Man Shoots Himself in Planters Hotel Chicago
A man registering as W. C. Ramsen of Chicago shot himself in a Planters hotel room in Chicago. He left a railroad ticket to Milwaukee and a silver spoon from the San Francisco exposition in his pocket. The body was found by hotel employes. details about motive are not disclosed.
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Chicago
W. C. Ramsen
Planters Hotel
Milwaukee
Charters Filed Include Several Texas Firms
Charters filed list Texans forming new entities including Mule Company Decatur with capital of 10000 and named incorporators Guvin Williams William New Grady New all of Decatur. Rosenthal Packing Company Galveston with 5000 capital stock and Louis Rosenthal A F Bell Gustave Jud as incorporators. Traction Club Fort Worth circular for uplift with three incorporators J F Jackson H W Harris W L Banner. Possum Hill Oil Company Beeville with 24000 capital stock and John C Beasley as incorporator.
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Austin
Tex
Mule Company
Decatur
Guvin Williams
William New
Grady New
Rosenthal Packing Company
Galveston
Louis Rosenthal
A. F. Bell
Gustave Jud
Traction Club
Fort Worth
J. F. Jackson
H. W. Harris
W. L. Banner
Possum Hill Oil Company
Beeville
Capital
Bee
Rains Bring First Benefit Since May at San Marcos
Light rains fell in San Marcos Texas totaling an inch in the last 24 hours, the first beneficial moisture since May, aiding dry conditions in the area.
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San Marcos
Tex
San Antonio Manufacturers Eye War Era Growth
City factories operate at full capacity with many expanding to meet war contracts. The San Antonio Manufacturers' Association plans a Tuesday night meeting to discuss cantonments supplies raw materials and shipping facilities. Secretary C. C. Leal says the industrial outlook is brighter and cooperation with government is strong.
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San Antonio
Just Learns of War
John Kosowuski a 28 year old Russian learned the United States was at war with Germany today and promptly struck an Austrian he met. Judge Herrod of the municipal court discharged him after witnessing his zeal. Kosowuski had been working on an Ohio farm for months and cannot read or understand English.
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Kansas City
John Kosowuski
United States
Germany
Herrod
Kosowuski
Ohio
Telegraphers Join the Army in Chicago Battalion
The sixth telegraph battalion largely composed of Chicago and Wisconsin Telephone Company employees left for active service tonight. Destination not announced. About fifteen percent of the telegraphers are in the unit.
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Chicago
Chicago Telephoneompany
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Are
New Corporations and Capital Stock Details Listed
Incorporators for two firms are named with locations and stock values. Graham McClure Co Inc of Dallas shows capital stock at 10000 with M W McClure, R A Graham and George R Doyle listed as incorporators in Dallas. Rock Creek Lumber Co of Trinity lists 500000 capital stock with J W Ferguson St Louis J W Reynolds Houston and H H Thompson Trinity as incorporators.
Infantryman Interned as German Agent Suspect
Karl Basil 26, photographer and private in the First New Jersey Infantry, was interned at Ellis Island by Federal agents today. He is suspected of acting as a tool for a recognized German government agent.
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New York
Karl Basel
First
New Jersey Infantry
Ellis Island
Petrograd Said to be Under Siege in Dispatches
Stockholm reports Petrograd is under siege with crowds storming the Pravda office according to Social Democrat dispatches published today. The event centers on the Lenineist newspaper and reflects unrest during the period.
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Petrograd
Stockholm
Pravda
Americans teach French troops baseball at training camp
American and French forces engage in mutual drills with baseball lessons for the poilus and trench tactics lessons from French soldiers. Major General Sibert and his staff observed a French camp nearby and watched specialized drills and maneuvers.
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Sibert
Fire destroys barn. polo ponies worth ten thousand burned
A fire at the Westbury estate of G Maurice Hecksher in Hempstead destroyed a barn and four polo ponies valued at $10,000. The ponies were part of a string of ten recently purchased in California.
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Hempstead
N. Y
G. Maurice Hecksher
Westbury
California
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San Antonio Printing Co
Soledad St. Crockett
L. B. Clegg
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Franz C. Groos
V.pres
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Arning
Ne Board
Baker
Samuel Sajinel
Samines
New Orleans
Crowder
Army
Navy
National Guard
Marine Corps
Georgette
Ted
Boys’ Barber Shop
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Gulf Coast
Corpus Christi
Victoria
Rio Grande River
Willacy
Cameron
Hidalgo
Kingsville
Linton
Gregory
Rockport
Robstown
Laredo
Jos. Wearden
General Merchandise
W. C. Collier
Goliad, Texas
Wallace Bros. Co
W. Commerce St
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