For Sale-Miscellany Rows and Household Items
Big bargains in undeemed pledges in diamonds and watches at Metropolitan Loan Office 327 E Texas Houston St. Five pool tables standard size good condition 726 N Pine. Mesquite wood cut stove length 4 foot $4 delivered. Roller top desk and chair Olive typewriter 310 Montana Crockett call 6777.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ring Crockett
Oliver Typewriter
Montana
Crockett
FORD
Warren Roadster
H. Wagenfuhr
Delaware
Dreiss
Travis
Metropolitan Loan Office
Houston St
N. Pine &1
Olive Typewriter
Big Wells
Tex
Big Flowing Wells
Onion Belt
Atascosa
Texas
Atascosa County
Money to Lend on Real Estate and City Loans
Money to loan on improved city property at 6, 7, or 8 percent. Liberal terms, no delay. Authorities include Arnold Corby Peyton and American Bond Mortgage Co. Also advertisements for collections and turning old accounts into money by J R Muse attorney and Crockett 299.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold, Corby & Peyton
National Loan & Realty Company
Seen
Crockett
J. R. Muse
Gibbs
American Bond & Mortgage Co
Navarro
Briton Recounts Night Foray Into No Man's Land
A British soldier signing as Tunneller describes a midnight raid into No Man's Land between front lines near London. He details wading through icy water, crawling under parapets, and observing broken pumps, mined craters, and disrupted ground as reconnaissance aims and paper remnants were sought.
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London
Tunneller
No Man’s Land
No Man's Land
Jally
Classifieds multiple items and ads including vehicles and services
Multiple brief notices offer cash for old automobiles and junk, trade possibilities, specific vehicles for sale or trade, a cook wanted in the country, an Indian motorcycle for sale, a pony and wagon with Jersey cow for sale, and calls to buy secondhand clothing and household goods. Listings include contact phone numbers and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free
Travis
North St
Pine St
California St
Crockett
Cass Ave
Rare Greek jewels from Crimea treasure trove
The Crimea shelves cradle ancient Greek art with the Hermitage housing a vast collection of gold and silver jewels. Pieces include a bull horn rhyton with Priamic drama, a detailed silver vase, gold coins from Alexander the Great’s era, and seals linked to Mithridates the Great, reflecting superb craftsmanship and enduring value.
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Crimea
Russia
Petrograd
Black Sea
Chersonesus
Maxime Collignon
Priam
Polydorus
Polymnestor
Thrace
Hecuba
Troy
Mithridates the Great
Pantacapeum
Mithridates
Rome
Alexander the Great
Night Raid Through German Trenches Reveals Barbed Wire Trials
A patrol describes arduous crossing of waterlogged trenches under fire. Sentries spotters, flare-lit pauses, and the perilous ascent through barbed wire lead to a clash that yields four enemy fatalities and one capture amid stinging machine-gun fire.
Delay in Gasoline Probe Explained
Washington DC June 24 The Federal Trade Commission gasoline inquiry faces delays as Congress pushes to finish the probe. Chairman Davies outlines the high points of the investigation including demand and supply forces crude oil quality refining costs and speculative holding with attention to potential regional price discrimination and artificial factors in rising gasoline prices.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Commission
Washington
Cen
Davies
Commission tackles gasoline price inquiry amid data gaps
Officials defend delay in probing high gasoline prices by citing a complex situation with no current crude oil production and stock data or recent figures on output sales or consumption of finished products. The commission says lack of data hindered timely assessment of supply and demand factors driving prices.
German Fear of US Conquest by 19th Century Policy
Paris dispatch reports Jean Izoulet citing a document from M. Flach linking Bismarck and William II to List’s world power theories. It claims Germany aimed to depopulate Atlantic states and push growth inland to curb US maritime strength and seize Atlantic coastal defenses.
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Paris
United States
Jean Izoulet
College of France
M. Flach
Bismarck
William II
List
Atlantic States
Atlantic
M. Izoulet
America
Flach
Australia bans Anzac as a trade mark
Melbourne June 24 government blocks use of the word Anzac as a trade mark. Anzac, from Australian New Zealand Army Corps initials, has grown to a virtually sacred term because of gallant service at Gallipoli.
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Melbourne
Australia
Government of
Gallipoli
Russian government weighs closing theaters during war
May Close Theaters. PETROGRAD June 24 The Russian government is considering closing all theaters shows and music halls for the period of the war.
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Petrograd
New York Return Fare Advertisement
Rail travel offer cites a $75.35 round trip from New York with diverse route options and a reference to old burning locomotives in a Southern Pacific advertisement.
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New York
Southern Pacific
Ady
Candidates Boldly Attend Conventions Shifting Tradition
Washington dispatch notes a shift in presidential race customs as more contenders attend nominating conventions. Since George Washington the norm was for prominent figures to stay home while parties chose their nominee. Roosevelt broke the pattern, and Roosevelt era behavior influenced Republicans and Democrats to attend, signaling a dying tradition of dignified seclusion.
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Washington, D. C
United States
George Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
Candi Gate
Baltimore
Washington
Antil
Secret to success lies in plain work, says John D. Rockefeller Jr
In a Sunday school talk in New York, John D. Rockefeller Jr. cites hard work as the true secret of success. He recounts asking his father about a Shakespeare line and receiving the advice that tides in men’s affairs lead to fortune when one is tied to business.
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John D
John D. Rockefeller Jr
New York
Holtzendorff Chosen Chief of German Navy Staff in 1915
Berlin reports Admiral Henning von Holtzendorff, long a critic of Prince Henry, became chief of staff of the German navy in September 1915 with the emperor promising him a free hand. His career spans Gotha banks, the Kaiser, and the Kaiser's court reflected in his wealth and marriage. He disputes Prince Henry’s discipline and favored a broader naval strategy.
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Berlin
Henning von Holtzendorff
Admiralty
Skaggerack
von Tirpitz
Prince Henry of
Pruse Sia
Prince Henry
Holtzendorff
Hindenburg
Tannenburg
von Holtzendorff
Holtbzendorff
United States
Germany
William I. Holtzendorff
Court of Appeals
Gotha
Goetha
Arndt
Arndt von Holtzendorff
Hamburg
Klotz
Strained Swiss Italian ties spark protests abroad
Relations between Switzerland and Italy have grown tense amid wartime sentiment. The Italian press accuses Switzerland of aiding Germany, fueling bitterness and threats against Swiss citizens in Italian towns. The Swiss government advises caution for merchants and travelers unless necessary.
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BERNF
Switzerland
Italy
Rail fare ad for New York round trip ady
Advertisement for a seventy five dollar and thirty five cent New York round trip fare on a de verse route. Rail both ways offered by Southern Pacific. Ady provides travel pricing and carrier.
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Elgin Watch
Singer
Excelsior
Sunset Loan Company
East Commerce St
L. Racusin Loan Office
E. Commerce
Crescent Loan CO
Elgin and Waltham Watches
Commerce St
Laredo
Westinghouse
Alamo Iron Works
Herrick
Lamar Street
City
N. Flores
Texas Supply Co., Inc
Beaumont
Exas
Swift
Flores St
Alamo St. Crockett
Edison
F. R. Wesing
Soledad St
FitzSimon’'s Apiary
Castroville
McC
Shacklett
Convent &J
Gain
Harnish Bros
Commerce Street
William N. Caputo
Houston
St. Louis
Phone Crockett
Commerce
Dawson St
Evergreen
Southern Canning Outfit NO 2
Thos
Neskl
Sterling
South Flores St
Houston &J. LN
Matador
W. C. Childress
Throckmorton
H. E. Dixon
Commerce Rt
San Antonio
Avenue
Houston Street
Moncar
Avenue C. Crockett
Auto Remedy CO
Dept
Cincinnati
Alamo Street
Emulsio Co., Ltd
T. W. Campbell
Beacon Hill
Bedell
Bankers’ Trust Co
Dallas
James R. Davis
Commissioners’ Court
Benton City
Summerset
W. H. Howard
Fort Worth
Alamo ST
W. M. Figh
A. Builders’ Exchange
Independent Co-Operative Lumber Co
Lake Charles
Ring Travis
E. Guenther Street
Ben L. Miller Co
E. Houston
Stoddard-Dayton
Hex Cycle Co
Cogar's
Ave
Retail Merchants’ Association
Petrich- Saur Lumber Co
Lockwood National Bank
A. G. Goff
Davis
Berry
H. P
W. Commerce St
Sommer & Cunningham
Travia
Alamo Auction CO
Call
E. Crockett Street
Kohler and Campbell
McCurrys Bankrupt Store
W. Commerce Sto
W. E. Cleveland
No-Wan's Land
Sarena
Nortiht Medina Street
Rave Teast
Xander Sescimens
Garrett P. Serviss
Christ
Bosphorus
Kerth
South
Navy
Kaiser
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