Federal aid road act allocates funds to states in 1917
Washington announces $850,933 of a $5 million federal road fund for this year, with Texas receiving $291,927 the largest share. Oklahoma $115,139 Alliance $82,689 and Louisiana $67. The Shackelford Bankhead law sets matching requirements and directs construction to new roads.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Oklahoma
Alliance
Louisiana
Shackelford-Bankhead
Secretary of Agriculture
Office of
Public Roads and Rural Engineering
Logan Waller Page
Houston
Burleson
United States
State highway commissions and federal funds rules
The passage explains that highway work in each state must follow state laws and be supervised by the state highway department with government engineer oversight. States decide routes and structure, with approval by the secretary of agriculture. To get federal funds, funds equal to federal allotments must be appropriated. Four states lack commissions Indiana South Carolina Georgia Texas and must form them.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Theaw
Secetary of Agriculture
Proposa
American Highway Asociation
American Automoilc Association
Tates
Agriculture
Secretary of Agriulture
United States
Indiana
South Carolina
Georgia
Texas
British Consent to Poland Relief Plan Urged
London July 26 British government will consent to rationing in occupied Polish areas under a neutral Wilson commission if central powers agree not to divert native food. Details to be sent by Ambassador Page in a foreign office letter this week.
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London
Wilson
Ambassador Page
Foreign Office
Garment Workers Resume Strike After Ratification Refusal
New Yorker garment workers rejected the leaders' agreement with the Garment Manufacturers' Association and were ordered back on strike by Benjamin Schlesinger, president of the workers' union.
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New York
Garment Workers Today
Garment Manufacturers’ Association
Benjamin Schlesinger
Workers’ Union
Conference on War Munitions Tax Between Wilson and Stone
President Wilson and Senator Stone discussed changes to the war munitions tax in the revenue bill. Stone, a Senate finance committee member, signaled that some amendments may be needed.
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Washington, D. C
House
Wilson
Stone
Senate Finance Committee
Heatwave Presses Iowa With Triple Digit Feels
Des Moines reports extreme heat with 92 degrees at 10 am and an expected top near 99 due to high humidity. Forecasters warn residents to take precautions as heat rises and conditions intensify.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Olive sunk after steamer disaster near Algiers
An Algiers dispatch to Lloyds reports the British steamer Olive of 12 396 tons gross has sunk. The crew were saved.
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Lloyds
Olive
London
Algiers
San Antonio Area Weather Tonight Through Thursday
For San Antonio and vicinity, tonight and Thursday bring unsettled conditions with chances of rain and cool readings. Highs in the 60s and 70s with patchy showers likely, especially in the evening and overnight periods. Localized storms possible.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather Forecast Summary From The Light Special
Forecasts by The Light show St Louis 62 clear 8 mile southwest wind for Thursday with 78 to 98 but New York 72 cloudy with 18 mile south wind and Washington 72 raining and cloudy with 6 mile west wind through the period.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Crossing Tragedy Injures Saunders and King Family
At 11 30 A M a N G N freight train struck the Saunders King and Roberts auto on Summit avenue. Grandchildren Iris King 8 and George King 10 were seriously injured as were Mr and Mrs Saunders and Forrest Roberts. They were taken to Santa Rosa infirmary. No witnesses found. Police narrowly escaped collision en route to scene.
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J. M. Saunders
Iris
George King
Forrest Roberts
Summit Avenue
Iris King
Santa Rosa
Mr. Saunders
Scout Hartman Confessed Identity in Moonshine Case
The expeditionary scout known as Guy Johnson admitted he is Guy Hartman, wanted in Fort Smith Arkansas for whisky frauds. He will waive extradition for trial. Fort Smith collector J M Barkman and DOJ agents await. Rewards totaling 15000 are offered for Hartman’s arrest.
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Columbus
N. M
Guy Johnson
Guy Hartman
United States
Fort Smith
Ark
Louis J. van Schack
Army
Hartman
J. M. Barkman
Internal Revenue
Johnson
Department of Justice
Washington
Mexico
Army Intelligence Bureau
Scout’s Work Is Commended in Mexican Campaign
American army reports commend civilian scout Guy Johnson accused of being Guy Hartman. Johnson joined the expedition at Camarachico Chihuahua and, with two soldiers, joined a brush with Villa outlaws, killing one bandit and wounding another while capturing three horses. He led twelve cavalrymen to a bandit lair and aided the column in about 100 scouting expeditions. He denies being Hartman.
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Washington, D. C
Guy Johnson
Guy Hartman
Fort Smith
Ark
Camarachico
Chihuahua
Villa
James B. Erwin
Tempschic
Johnson
Hartman
British Promise to Expedite Reply on Mail Censorship
London officials said the British foreign office would send the answer to Washington as soon as possible. Great Britain remains in conference with the French government on the detention of mails by British censors after Walter Hines Page requested a swift reply.
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London
Walter Hines Page
British Foreign Office
United States
Great Britain
British cruiser visit near Virginia Capes sparks coast defense urge
The unidentified British cruiser briefly entered American waters near the Virginia Capes, with the North Carolina cruiser and two destroyers nearby. Officials say the move was unusual but lawful, prompting renewed calls for coastal defenses and closer naval lookouts near Fortress Monroe.
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Norfolk
North Carolina
Old Point
Capes
United States
Chesapeake Bay
Deutschland
Bremen
Washington
Navy Department
Louisiana
Cape Cities
Fortress Monroe
Deutschland Prepares to Clear At Baltimore Dock
Baltimore July 26 Arrangements to clear the German merchant submarine Deutschland were made by Captain Paul Koenig who would go to the customs house after hours for papers The sub was given another submergence test at the dock and rose ten minutes later with Captain Koenig and Constructor William Prusse expressing satisfaction The dive is needed to trim the cargo correctly
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Baltimore
Deutschland
Paul Koenig
William Prusse
Reed Bill Extends Foreign Duty Pay to Border Guards
The Senate adopted an amendment to the army appropriation bill by Senator Reed to grant foreign duty pay to national guardsmen and regulars on the Mexican border though on American soil. Foreign duty personnel get 20 percent extra, officers 10 percent. Senator Reed defended border guards against Senator Works’ claims of political usage, saying their presence softened Mexico’s stance and withdrawal could invite further bandit activity.
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Washington, D. C
Army
Reed
Senate
Works
California
Mexico
United States
Street sweepers strike in Pittsburg for wage rise and wage reform
Eight hundred fifty street sweepers teamsters and park laborers organized into a local union struck in Pittsburg for higher pay and removal of white uniforms. They earn about 2.40 dollars for an eight hour day and seek a five cent per hour raise.
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Pittsburg
Austrian protest over Allied submarine sinks merchants
Baron Burian Von Rajecs Austro Hungarian foreign minister delivered a note to neutral envoys in Vienna protesting the sinking of Austrian merchant ships by Entente submarines, according to a telegram from Vienna dated July 26.
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Amsterdam
London
Baron Burian von Rajecs
Vienna
No Agreement on Scope in Mexico Diplomatic Talks
The State Department said talks with General Carranza's government have stalled five days awaiting Carranza's reply to proposals via Eliseo Arredondo. Preliminary meetings between Acting Secretary Polk and Arredondo have not produced a decision to submit disputes to a commission, and Washington seeks broader powers for any commission. The Hancock will bring 70 refugees to Galveston next Friday, ending special transports.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico
Carranza
Eliseo Arredondo
State Department
Mexico City
Polk
Arredondo
Washington
Navy
Hancock
Galveston
Vera Cruz
Mexico Names Mediators For U S Border Talks
Gen Luis Cabrera Albert Pani and Roberto Pesquiera named as Mexican delegates to a conference with the United States aimed at withdrawing American troops from Mexico and patrolling the frontier. General Carranza says the talks will focus on troop withdrawal and border vigilance, with broader issues possibly discussed later.
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Mexico City
Luis Cabrera
Albert Pani
Roberto Pesquiera
Mexico
United States
Carranza
Associated Press
Villa
Torreon
Huerta
Hether
Wilson defends National Guard border duty in letter
President Wilson responds to Mrs. Henry Smith of Winamac Indiana explaining the National Guard stays at the Mexican border for defense not drill. He says the camps are sanitary and that guarding the country is an honor and necessity, while expressing sympathy for the family.
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Washington, D. C
Henry Smith
Winamac
Ind
National Guard
Wilson
United States
War Department
MeClure Not Welcome in England
MeClure, the American publisher, detained on arrival in Liverpool, must return to the United States Saturday aboard the Philadelphia. He is staying at an unnamed watering place for health while officials say the Home Office declined to grant a permit to remain in England.
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London
McClure
Liverpool
Philadelphia
United States
Home Office
England
Aked Quits as Peace Chairman
Rev. Dr. Charles F. Aked resigns as chairman of the American committee of the Neutral Peace Conference in Stockholm after a meeting with Henry Ford. Aked said he urged changes in the peace plans but was unsuccessful.
Senate Favor West Indies Purchase Treaty Said Ready
Chairman Stone of the Senate foreign relations committee told President Wilson he expected easy Senate ratification of the Denmark West Indies purchase treaty valued at 25 million pounds. The accord is reportedly to be signed within days.
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Washington, D. C
Stone
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
Senate
United States
Denmark
Danish West Indies
British Biplane Shot Down by German Submarine Near Zeebrugge
July 26 report from Berlin via London states a British biplane was shot down north of Zeebrugge Belgium by a German U-boat on July 24. Two officers aboard were captured and the aircraft taken to Zeebrugge by torpedo boat.
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Berlin
London
Zeepfurz
Belgium
Admiralty
Zeebrugee
Six civilians executed by Germans at Ghent
A Reuters Amsterdam dispatch reports six civilians executed in Ghent on war treason charges. The same report says Germans removed 700 men 9000 women and 15 pupils from the Turgot Institute at Roubaix for likely forced agricultural labor in Germany.
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London
Ghent
Reuter
Amsterdam
Telegraaf
Turgot
Feoubaix
Germany
Pozieres Taken After Stubborn Street Fighting In Somme
British forces capture the village of Pozieres after intense house to house combat as German defenses collapse. West of Pozieres advancing troops seize two trenches and prisoners while German reinforcements retreat. Erzingan evacuated by the Turks as Russian forces close in from three sides with the fortress defenders withdrawn toward Sivas.
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London
Pozieres
Somme
Douglas Haig
France
Verdun
War Office
Erzingan
Armenia
Petrograd
Rome
Russia
Sivas
Russians Capture Erzingan From Turks in Armenia
Petrograd reports Erzingan, a Turkish fortress in Central Armenia, has fallen to Russian forces under General Awdentinchin after a battle. The victory completes the clearing of Turks from Armenia as Russian offensives push from Gumish Khaneh Baiburt and Mamakhatun forming an arc toward Asia Minor.
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Petrograd
London
Erzingan
Armenia
Russian War Department
Awdenitchin
Brussiloff
Erzerum
Asia Minor
Ferzingan
Gumish Khaneh
Ergingan
Baiburt
Mamakhatun
Eraingan
Turkes and defense clash amid persistent efforts
The defense and Turkish forces exerted the most persistent efforts to hold them, with ongoing clashes and attempts to maintain positions amid heavy pressure.
Germans Confirm Capture of Pozières Village
German official statement says British forces admitted loss of Pozières. It notes German control of the town with British actions near Foureaux wood and Longueval repelled. Attempts on Trones wood were checked by German fire.
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Berlin
London
Pozierea
Foureaux Wood
Longueval
Trones Wood
Austro-Hungarian General Denies Russian Prisoner Claims
Ostass, the Austro Hungarian general, says only 100000 soldiers were taken prisoners by the Russians in the present offensive. The statement calls Russian claims of 266000 prisoners untrue and notes the front line engagements involved fewer Austrians and Hungarians than claimed.
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London
Ostaff
Budapest
Morning Post
Fighting at Pergieresa Village Described by Wounded Elf
A wounded elf describes early Sunday morning fighting between British and German forces near the fortified village of Pergieresa. The report notes intense combat and describes the clash as heard during the ether stimulated Paris weather.
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Paris
Pergieresa
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