Flood Devastates San Antonio Texas Business District
San Antonio floods killed an estimated 500 to 1000 with property losses over 5 million. Ten foot floodwaters submerged the downtown business district as Fort Sam Houston units joined rescue efforts. Five missing persons reported and power cut as embankments broke. Tornado and heavy rains hit Austin, raising concerns over the Colorado river dam as areas along Alazan creek suffered major damage.
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Red Cross
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Charles Grant
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Austin
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Colorado
Greek Turkish Fighting Ceases in Asia Minor Stalemate
Greek General Headquarters reports hostilities paused after weeks of hard fighting in Asia Minor. Constantinople dispatches say Greeks withdraw to safer positions as Turks, exhausted, cannot pursue. Greek drive toward Angora reportedly halted.
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Asia Minor
Constantinople
Angorn
U-Boat Blast Kills 3 at Birkenhead
A vast explosion aboard the former German submarine Deutschland at Birkenhead across the Mersey from Liverpool killed three and injured three others. Authorities fear additional deaths as the incident is investigated.
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Liverpool
Birkenhea
Mersey
Rioting and Loot Strike Meerut Grain Shops in daylight
In Meerut, 35 miles northeast of Delhi, serious rioting and wholesale looting of grain shops occurred in broad daylight. In two hours rioters emptied shop stocks and damaged corn mills. Losses are estimated around 120000 dollars. The unrest followed arrests of two grain merchants accused of swindling a buyer amid grain shortages. Several participants were arrested.
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Allahabad
British India
Meerut
Delhi
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Spanish vets relief urged by Milwaukee union leaders
Maj Ellsworth Jefrey of Cleveland was elected national commander of the Army and Navy Union of the United States. Congress was urged to provide adequate relief for all who served in the war with Spain and widows to receive similar consideration. A disability pension of up to 20 dollars monthly and a 40 dollar monthly pension for Indian War veterans were proposed.
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Ellsworth Jefrey
Cleveland
Army and Navy Union
United States
Congress
Spain
Death of Stephen White at Treenville birthplace aged 104
Stephen White died on his Treenville farm in HL where he was born, after a life spent there except for service in the Mexican war. He was reportedly always shoeless. In Pittsburgh Delta Upsilon's eighty seventh convention condemned women wearing their frat letters.
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St. Louis
Stephen White
Treenville
White
Pittsburgh
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Market Prices for Grains Livestock and Poultry Arrivals
Grain and flour quotes with patent and white flour levels. Wheat, rye, hay, butter, eggs, live and iced poultry, potatoes and onions prices. Cattle and hogs ranges by grade and weight, sheep and lamb values, varied by quality. Prices include delivery terms and regional commodity movements.
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Springs
Mie
Geene
Mer
Home Made Vacation In Your Backyard As A Resort
A Tribune style meditation on enjoying a vacation at home with simple comforts in the backyard. The piece contrasts home leisure with costly trips, hinting at a Midwestern readership and mentioning wage demands and labor tensions amid a backdrop of everyday country life.
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Cincinnati Times- Star
Stand and Deliver Threat Reappears in Railroad Labor Fight
An editorial urges resolve as railroad brotherhoods threaten strike action to paralyze transport. It recalls past capitulations amid wartime and recession, arguing the public must assert rights now before business and unemployment worsen. The piece calls for a clear public stance on whether unions or the general populace hold power in shaping transport policy.
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Railroand Brotherhoods
Camping grounds draw tourists and shape town reputations
The Nebraska Farmer argues that tourist camps define a town’s appeal by offering shade, water, toilets, well-graded tent sites, laundry facilities, playgrounds, and nearby conveniences. Good camping areas enhance a town’s image and attract visitors even at night. The piece ends with an ad for an electric shop.
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Nebraska
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