Physicians in Session Choose Kansas City for 1917 Meet
The Medical Association of the Southwest completed a three day meeting in Fort Smith Arkansas selecting Kansas City as the 1917 convention city. E H Lain of Oklahoma City was elected president C B Holt of Fort Smith became vice president and Fred H Clark of Arkansas City Kansas was re elected secretary treasurer.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Medical Association of the Southwest
Kansas City
E. H. Lain
Oklahoma City
Holt
Fred H. Clark
Arkansas City
Kas
Brilliant French Breakthrough at Chilly on Somme Front
Report from Oct 4 describes a French assault that captured Chilly after two days of artillery. Waves breached German lines, a tunnel battle ensued, and French detachments pinned down troops inside a tunnel before more than 400 Germans and 10 officers surrendered following a shelling ultimatum.
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Somme
Chilly
Associated Press
Rush
Paine Proposes To Nurse During Ether Hazy Moment
Norman C. Paine assistant football coach at the University of Chicago proposed to nurse Lola Ferne Katherman at Presbyterian Hospital during ether sedation after an operation. He repeated the proposal ten months later, and they wed last June in a secret ceremony.
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Chicago
Iil
Presbyterian
Stolen Hens From Roy Lassiter Home Reported
Eight hens valued at 40 dollars were stolen from Roy Lassiter 123 West Delaware street after a Tuesday night raid. The birds, Plymouth Rocks and White Orpingtons, cost 5 dollars each and were described as thoroughbred stock. The theft was reported to police Wednesday morning.
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Roy Lassiter
West
Delaware Street
Plymouth Rocks
Tuberculosis Survey Draws Link to Occupation Hazards
Washington Star reports a Public Health Service study in a large city showing up to 19.3 percent of tuberculosis linked to work conditions. The survey covered 19,932 workers in 154 establishments across 38 industries and found 220 cases. Authors urge state industrial insurance and better housing with affordable transit to workplaces.
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The
Washington Star
Public Health Service
Opponents Denounce Bethmann Hollweg in German War Debate
Berlin reports a growing anti Bethmann Hollweg campaign with a circular calling for his retirement sent to Reichstag members. It criticizes his foreign policy including England talks and Belgian neutrality, while Saxon Socialists plan to contest a vacant Reichstag seat, breaking the wartime truce.
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Berlin
London
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
England
Ernst Haeckel
Ernst Eduard Giese
Two Hurt In Collision On Hackberry and Burnett Streets
At 11 a m Wednesday two men were injured in a crash at Hackberry and Burnett. Otto Limberger of Roosevelt Avenue and Frank Dawson of Durango Street suffered non serious injuries and were taken home. Dawson drove a Brown Cracker & Candy truck. Limberger rode a buggy. The auto overturned, a buggy was demolished, and the horse escaped uninjured before being driven away.
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Hackberry
Burnett
Otto Limberger
Roosevelt Avenue
Frank Dawson
Durango Street
Dawson
Brown Cracker & Candy Company
Limburger
Mr. Limburger
Women to Parade in New York Strike Action
Plans for a parade of nearly 3000 wives and children of striking street car men were announced by William B. Fitzgerald. The demonstration is slated for Monday or Tuesday with a mass meeting to follow in Union Square.
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New York
Carmen
William B. Fitzgerald
Union Square
Federal Reserve Bank Clearings Rise Across Districts
All Federal Reserve bank districts reported substantially higher daily clearings for the month ending September 16 compared with August. The total rose from 59,301,695 dollars to 78,559,703 dollars, per the Federal Reserve Board.
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Washngton
D. C
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Board
Ione White Sings at the Gunter Hotel
Miss Ione White of San Antonio performs nightly at the Gunter Hotel. She has sung in public since childhood and appeared in many amateur affairs. Her soprano voice is described as powerful with wide range.
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Ione White
San Antonio
Gunter Hotel
Miss White
Aid for Armenians Sought in America
Washington, Oct 4. An active drive to raise 5 million dollars for relief of about one million Armenian and Syrian war victims is under way led by the American committee for Armenian and Syrian relief. The statement says nearly three quarters of a million Armenians have been massacred or died from hunger and disease. Funds are urged on October 21 and 22 as special relief days designated by President Wilson. Turkey has consented to relief distribution among Syrians and supplies may pass through the allied blockade. State Department seeks extension of these privileges to Armenia.
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Washington, D. C
American Committee For
Wilson
State Department
Armenia
Bulgarians Jews in Need Face Wartime Hardship
New York reports that Bulgarian Jews require aid from funds raised by American patriots. The Joint Distribution Committee has sent requests to the American consulate at Sofia via the State Department seeking an assessment of Jewish needs during wartime and the critical money requirements for relief.
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New York
Bulgaria
Cte
Joint Distribution Committee
ARS
Sofia
State Department
Maid of the Mist Steamer Breaks Propeller Near Falls
The Maid of the Mist, a small tour steamer near Niagara Falls Ontario, broke its propeller shaft near the Horseshoe Falls. Passengers were rescued by lifeboats with no panic. The vessel is anchored and considered not in danger.
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Niagara Falls
Onto
Horseshoe Falls
Women Republican speakers on trans continental tour
Thirteen meetings with an automobile parade luncheon and public reception marked the day in Toledo as forty women Republican campaign speakers arrived for a trans continental trip. The group will depart at 9 for Detroit and Chicago to entertain them. Chicago plans final arrangements with a committee to meet the train at South Bend and others joining in Chicago.
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Toledo
Ohio
Detroit
Chicago
Charles E. Hughes
South Bend
Ind
Book-makers lose Racing News Bureau horse results
Chicago reports book-makers nationwide had service cut off from the Racing News Bureau linked to the Mont Tens syndicate under Federal Judge Landis. Result lists failed to reach bookmakers, who waited late for race results and were told service may not resume soon.
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Chicago
Racing News Bureau
Mont Tennes
K. M. Landis
His Financial Burden
Light hearted Bill Thompson laments marriage as costly and says his wife is always asking for money. He admits he has never given her any money, and the joke centers on the burden money places on his married life.
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Bill Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Grand jury to probe Sportsmen's Club raid case
Chicago officials said a grand jury would investigate conspiracy to obstruct justice operation of confidence games larceny and embezzlement totaling about 200000 tied to the Sportsmen's Club of America after their rooms were raided Monday Assistant State's Attorney Berger announced the action.
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Chicago
Sportsmen’s Club of America
Berger
Storm off Georgia coast prompts warnings along coast
The South Atlantic disturbance hovered off the Georgia coast today. Weather officials in Washington reported it was not highly intense, but storm warnings remained in effect from Fort Monroe to Savannah, guiding maritime and coastal safety.
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Washington
IT. C
South Atlantic
Georgia
Weather Bureau
Fort Monroe
Savannah
Gould Heads Cotton Belt
St Louis October 4 Edwin Gould was elected president of the Cotton Belt for the ensuing term and will lead the railroad through its next phase of expansion and development.
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Gould
ST. Louis
Edwin Gould
St. Louis Southwestern Railroad
Cotton Belt
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R. P. Ingram
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Gunter Ridg
Phone Crockett
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J. A. Ward
Bedell Building
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San Antonio Bar Association
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Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
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Chas. Murray
Big Double
Strand Theater
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Wanda Howard
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Anna Pavlova
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Emulsio
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