Saving the Birds Campaign Urged Across States
The article notes alarming bird declines in mid western states and warns Texas to start a prevention campaign. It cites Audubon society reports showing only Kansas, Nebraska, and Wyoming as bird populations rising, while Georgia remains flat and others drop. It blames hunters cats and the English sparrow and calls for exterminating bird enemies to protect crops and wildlife.
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Middle Western
Texas
Audubon Society
Agriculture Departments
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Georgia
League of American Sportsmen
Science at High Speed in War Time
Science moves faster in feverish periods and war creates necessity driving progress. In surgery the war has spurred both life destroying and life preserving advances. Wounds once fatal are healed and operations once deemed impossible are now routine, offering hope that life conserving methods may dominate future practice.
Another Critic Inspires American Vindication
An English critic accuses the United States of greed and money worship and notes skyscrapers and multimillionaires as faults. The piece counters that Americans built wealth and new ideas, produce poets and scientists, and that many live quietly at a higher standard. It argues Shakespeare is scarce here but innovation and opportunities cross the Atlantic.
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United States
London
New York
America
Americia
Board of Education
Maimed Soldiers and Medical Advances Spark Hope for Peace Return
The article discusses how injured veterans gain new purpose as advances in prosthetics and medical science transform limb loss from a symbol of helplessness to a pathway to useful, engaging lives. It notes American progress in tissue culture and victories over diseases like infantile paralysis, arguing these strides will help nations resume normal life after war.
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Europe
America
Earth
Jamaica Ginger in Kansas Sparks Prohibition Debate
A government report linking higher liquor strength to prohibition laws shown by a surge in whisky labeled liquor after seven states became dry. Amid Kansas mob troubles a Kan official notes further evidence, underscoring national debate on enforcement and public safety.
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Kansas
Kansas Jamaica ginger uproar stirs police chief testimony
Topeka Chief Harvey Parsons revived evidence aligning with federal findings on Kansas disturbances. He explained withholding arrest data, argued Jamaica ginger shipment may violate federal law, and warned that purported nonintoxicating Jamaica ginger could be mislabelled or a liquor substitute shipped in barrel lots.
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Sas
Kansas
Harvey Parsons
Topeka
Jamaica
Barrel Lota
Kansas State Board of Health
Board of Health
Governor Ferguson Praises State Penitentiaries After Reform
Governor Ferguson says he is highly pleased with conditions in the state's penal institutions following his visit last week. He notes this is the first time penitentiaries have not run a financial deficit since reforms seven years ago, under political management.
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Ferguson
Beaumont
Canadians Break German Line In Trench Assault
An Ottawa dispatch reports a wounded Canadian private led a trench assault, killing and wounding many Germans and forcing sixty two to surrender. The account praises Canadian fighters and mocks a biblical reference to Ananias, implying envy from the grave.
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Ottawa
Ananias
Galveston Triune
Debt Dwindles as War Alters US Financial Standings
The Oshkosh Northwestern notes that even with 1.75 billion in American securities held by foreigners, debt can be practically canceled by foreigners owing the US about 1.5 billion. If the European war lasts months longer, the U S will cease to be a debtor nation and show a substantial net credit balance for the first time since founding the government.
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United States
Oshkosh Northwestern
Milk Testing Demonstration At Hillsboro County Fair
A Hillsboro visit by a city high school agriculture class showcased practical dairy skills. They were taught milk testing to distinguish good milk from adulterated or skimmed milk using a milk testing machine. The Houston Post notes the ability to detect quality milk is broadly useful for every day needs.
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Hillsboro
City
Houston Post
Where Law Is Feared in Canada and the Hanging Promise
A Dallas News editorial compares murder rates in Canada with Texas noting rare killings in Canada and stating sheriffs prepare for hangings. It condemns a “new country” stigma while praising Canada’s stability between Quebec and Vancouver and its long-standing civilization.
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Canada
Dominion
England
Germany
France
Quebec
Vancouver
Texas
Central
Dallas News
Republicans Organize Across Texas for Future Gain
Republican nominee R. B. Creager states a full state wide organization is a core goal. He travels the state emphasizing building county chairs and robust party structure to enable stronger future results, even if current elections seem unwinnable.
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R. B. Creager
Texas
Mr. Creager
Houston Chronicle
Majestic Theatre Triangle Program Brings Trio of Features
The Majestic Thea ter presents Norma Talmadge in Fifty Fifty a romantic drama with Bessie Barriscale and William Des mond in The Payment a powerful drama and Scoundrels Toll a Keystone farce. The star trio highlights today and tomorrow with Talmadge showing unusual appeal in Fifty Fifty while Barriscale plays a humble young woman and Des mond appears as the man in the case. Scoundrels Toll caps the lineup as an above average Keystone comedy.
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Norma Talmadge
New York
Bessie Barriscale
William Desmond
Toll
A Woman's Way Shines at San Antonio Grand
Emma Bunting stars in Thompson Buchanan comedy A Woman's Way at the Grand Opera House. The production showcases her skill, with rapid emotional shifts and strong company support from G. Emmett Whitaker Joel Friedkin Albert Vees and Ed Menlove. Eva Sargent also impresses as the other woman. Performances run nightly this week with a Wednesday matinee.
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the Grand
San Antonio
Grand Opera House
Emma Bunting
Grace George
Miss Bunting
Thompson Buchanan
George Bernard Shaw
G. Emmett Whitaker
Joel Friedkin
Albert Vees
Ed Menlove
Eva Sargent
Best Bill Yet at Princess vaudeville opening
A full Princess Theatre crowd enjoyed the week’s opening vaudeville bill led by Walter Terry and his Fiji girls nine in the troupe. The act features singing dancing and clever comedy with lavish costumes. Elsie Mason delivers varied songs and Goldenberg Wayne light up the house with pianologue. Pollard the eccentric juggler performs burlesque feats amid a strong all star film feature A Soldier’s Oath starring William Farnum with battle scenes from France enhancing the program.
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Princess
Walter Terry
Fiji Girls
Elsie Mason
Goldenberg & Wayne
Pollard
William Farnum
France
Watch Your Step arrives at Grand Opera House next Saturday
The syncopated musical first staged at New Amsterdam and then in London comes to the Grand Opera House for two nights and a Sunday. Produced by Charles Dillingham, the show features Irving Berlin music and lyrics with Helen Dryden costumes, a 75 member cast, and a chorus of Broadway beauties.
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New Amsterdam Theater
New York
London
Grand Opera House
Charles Dillingham
Irving Berlin
Berlin
Harry B. Smith
Helen Dryden
Masters
Hughes Denies OLGRET Deal For HypheNvote
New York Oct 23 Charles E Hughes Republican nominee denied a Democratic charge that he secretly agreed with the American Independent Conference led by Jeremiah A O Leary to support Roosevelt policies He said he met various delegations and has said nothing private that is not public He reiterated his pledge to uphold American lives property and commerce and denied any private agreement or intrigue.
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Charles E. Hughes
Democratic National Committee
American Independent Conference
Jeremiah A. O'Leary
O'Leary
Chicago
Mr. Hughes
Hughes
Roosevelt
Montclair
W. R. Willcox
Willcox
National Committee
Harvey
George Harvey
Mr. Willcox
Democratic Committee
Republican National Committee
Messrs. Hughes
Mr. O'Leary
Will R. McDonald
Carl E. Schmidt
Detroit
National Committee of the
Frank Seiberlich
Boston
Charles Evans Hughes
Special Committee
Lewiston
United States
Mich
Theodore Roosevelt
Great Britain
Will R. MacDonald
Jeremiah O'Sleary
Wilson
Conference condemns Hughes over Roosevelt race issue
In Detroit on September 7 1916 a statement denounces Hughes for endorsing Roosevelt amid race prejudice and British interests claims. Representatives Schmidt MacDonald O SLeary and Seiblerich to demand a clear Hughes reply on Americanism versus Tory influence. O Leary denies discussing the British blacklist with Hughes.
Germany and Norway in war crisis warning notes
London reports that Dr Alfred Zimmerman a German foreign ministry official states Germany deems Norway action a breach of The Hague and neutrality. German submarines operate off the Norwegian coast stopping vessels from Norwegian ports as negotiations continue while Norway enforces rules for belligerent and mercantile submarines under daylight surface travel with flags.
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London
Alfred Zimmerman
Copenhagen
Aftenposten
Exchange Telegraph
Norway
Germany
Norwegian
Mercantile
Germans Abandon Hopes For Peace
A Daily Express dispatch from the British army reports that peace hopes are abandoned by the German army on the Somme. The Germans prepare for a hard winter campaign and tougher fighting next spring as they face a determined Allied push to secure victory. The German army is discouraged but not beaten, with capable divisions and persistent resistance despite deteriorating rank and file.
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London
Daily Express
Somme
Deep Wounds Sterilized by New Methods Across Allies
Paris reports a new sterilization method at Compiegne hospital under Dr. Alexis Carrel that uses a perforated rubber tube to irrigate wounds. The technique, now extended to Neuilly and Belgian hospitals, aims to reduce infection, amputations, and treatment time, with promising gains in healing speed and economic impact.
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Paris
Compiegne
Alexis Carrel
New York
Neuilly
Belgium
Hughes Lercinex
Matin
Carrel
M. Leroieux
Ens
Pan American unity urged by Argentine consul general
Bruno Culedini, Argentine consul general in Petrograd, traveling from Moscow to Buenos Aires, says the war teaches Pan Americanism and unity for the Americas. He praises U S Secretary McAdoo and argues Europe’s drift has harmed its stability, urging Americans to seize the Pan American opportunity.
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New York
America
Bruno Culed'ni
Petrograd
Buenos Aires
Hemisphere
Europe
Mr. Culedini
Import Scotch Whiskey Keeps Arriving Despite War
Deputy Customs Collector H. C. Smith says war does not halt Scotch whiskey imports. Last week two large consignments billed to local wholesalers passed through the customs house. Oil paintings also arrive duty free as originial paintings to northern and eastern art dealers. Two consignments are in transit including one billed to Kansas City containing three paintings valued at $500.
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Scotland
H. C. 8. Smith
Kansas City
Drug Victims Run High in New York
New York on October 23 reports District Attorney Swann that over 200000 residents use habit forming drugs. Twenty large distributors move the drugs, including some women, with combined traffic profits around 500000 dollars annually. Rich and poor, educated and ignorant are among the victims.
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Swann
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