Tea at the Front Amid Shell Fire Report
British officers persist with tea at the front as German shells fall near their dugout. A foreign correspondent recalls Captain B hosting a tea with gramophone music, photos of London, and a calm guard despite bombardment.
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London
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Argus
Fokkers
Tommy
Transvaal
Captain B
Jimmy
Charlie
Gordon
Buckingham Palace
King George
America
Mississippi
Coney Island
Don’t Hide Freckles With a Veil Remove Them With Ethine
An old advertisement touts a freckle removal recipe by a renowned physician. It promises quick improvement, claims light freckles vanish, and offers a money back guarantee if the ethine treatment fails. The ad urges asking for double strength ethine from the druggist.
Munition Workers to Gain Unemployment Insurance Cover
London July 29 The British House of Commons will soon consider a bill to bring all munition works under the unemployment provisions of the national insurance act. Workers would contribute five cents weekly with matching employer payments, potentially placing a heavy financial burden on the government. The Labor party has not reviewed the draft. Some workers are already covered. others would be included.
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London
House of Commons
Labor Party
Churches Rich Prey Under Mexican Revolutions
The Kansas City Times notes how Mexican churches have suffered under successive revolutions from Diaz to Carranza. It cites property seizures, church wealth diverted to the state, and later leasebacks while cathedrals are looted and used as forts. A separate anecdote tells of a man reading his chauffeur's license on a Philadelphia road trip.
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Mexico
Kansas City Times
Diaz
Huerta
Carranza
United States
Monsignor
Kelly
Catholic Church Extension Society
John R. K. Scott
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Philadelphia
Scott
Peak and Seeligson reach finals in Southwestern tennis
Dallas players George Peak and Arthur Seeligson defeated Semp Russ and J. B. Adone Jr. in three sets to advance to the singles and doubles finals. Stacy of Austin beat Rix of Georgetown in a tough five-setter, with Shoup winning the junior title in straight sets.
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Dallas
Tex
George Peak
Arthur Seeligson
San Antonio
Semp Russ
J. B. Adone Jr
Seeligson
Peak
Adone
Stacy
Rix
Georgetown
Austin
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Russ
Shoup
Sneed
Francie Shoup
McNicoll
Taber
Green
Ashburne
Dope
Rus
Seeingson Peak
Wright-Hogue
Chicago
Francis Shoup
Criminal Court to Open Special August Term
The Thirty-seventh District Court will open its special August term Monday with District Judge W. S. Anderson presiding. First cases include actions against former officers of the Federal Bank and Trust Company which closed in February.
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Thirty-seventh District Court
W. S. Anderson
Federal Bank and Trust Company
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