Mobilization of Guard Races Toward Brownsville Border
Reported troop trains move from the north to bolster border security as 65 000 guardsmen assemble along the line. Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, and New York units reach camps near Denison and Brownsville while officers drum into shape for hard service. Medical crews vaccinate troops against typhoid and guard against heat as the expedition pares to the frontier.
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Onio
Tex
National Guard
Aston
Srmaster Department
Missouri
Redo
Illinois
Brownsville
Kansas
Department Eadquarters
Colo
Sanborne
First
Sam Houston
Brigade of Illinois
Epress
Nts
Womad
Red Cross
Court Schedule Marks July Dates In Chancery Actions
In Smith Chancery Court the calendar lists Cunningham Hardware Company et al against Mary E Kimball et al with call. Elsie Boyd against George H Boyd reset for July 6. Janie Carroll versus David P Carroll submitted on the referee's report. Emma Ludlow versus L B Ludlow set for July 6. adjournment to Wednesday 10 a.m. Call includes Weekley versus Claudia Weekley Mitchem et al and Spafford versus Ralph B Spafford with other Cunningham Hardware matters and Kimball cases listed.
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Cunningham Hardware Company
Mary E. Kimball
Elsie Boyd
George Harry Boyd
Janie Carroll
David P. Carroll
Register
Emma’ Ludlow
Ludlow
Louis Weekley
Claudia Weekley Mitchem
Cunningham Hardware Company Et al
Pees Dine Spafford
Ralph B.pafford
Industries Run To Capacity With Wages Mounting
The Federal Reserve reports usually good business conditions across districts. Labor demand is strong with rising wages and heavy buying, especially in Boston where orders lag, and cotton mills run overtime. Steel and iron production reach records while coal mines operate at 75 percent capacity.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Boston
New York
Indust
Pir
Atlanta
Richmond
Seaboard
Chicago
Cleveland
Lower Lake
Full Title to Sand Islands May Be Given
City and state officials discuss funding for Sand Island developments and bond guarantees. Attorney Mr. Rich proposes revenues from harbor improvements and possible railroad assistance to cover interest payments, seeking a first step for state board while avoiding city burdens.
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Sand Islands
Sion
Sand Island
State Board
Rich
Mr. Rich
Pillans
Venizelos Welcome Sparks Greek Labor Rally
In Athens and Piraeus labor unions and mobilized reservists surrounded Eleutherios Venizelos' home, cheering from balcony to protest. Demonstrators faced anti Venizelist attempts with revolvers shown, a man injured in the melee. The march then moved to the French and British legations amid allied support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
London
Eleutherios Venizelos
Piraeus
Venizelos
Port claims on waterfronts highlighted by commissioner
Commissioner Pillans defended Mobile’s waterfront status, detailing water frontage and improvements. He contrasted Mobile with Savannah and Galveston and noted Jacksonville’s use of Jacksonville city blueprints for waterfront shed improvements. He spoke with carded figures to underline his city’s investment.
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Pillans
Mobile
United States
Galveston
Savannah
Jacksonville
Port of Mobile considered for public dock on sand islands
Commissioner Pillans outlines that the northwestern sand islands in Mobile bay offer the best site yet for a public dock with a drawbridge access. The state harbor board would back improvements with bonds, while the city weighs guarantees and credit impacts amid debate on shared benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pillans
Mobile Bay
Mobile
State Board
Taylor
Schwarz
Islands
State Harbor Board
British Wounded Arrive at Charing Cross Amid Cheerful Welcome
The first group of wounded from the British front in France arrived at Charing Cross station at night. An enormous crowd blocked passage for Red Cross vehicles as police struggled to move through cheering, flag-waving crowds in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British ‘Front
France
Charing Cross Station
Red Cross
Army Bill Sees Senate Report With $328 Million Total
The army bill revised by the Senate Military Committee was ordered reported and carries a total of $328,000,000 an increase of $146,000,000 over the House bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Senate Military Committee
House
Parade Preparations Run Through City Streets
On the eve of the parade, teachers and school children from Yerby School and Barton Academy are to assemble on Cedar Street north of Government Street. Parade organizers urge barbers to close shops and join the event, while lumber and naval stores dealers report to Franklin Street at 9 am. Odd Fellows lodge members, 109 Industrial School cadets under Captain William Randolph, and other groups prepare to march through the city.
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Yerby School
Barton Academy
Cedar Street
Government Street
H. C. Vaughan
Franklin
Odd Fellows
McInnis Hall
Dauphin
St. Emanuel
Industrial School
Willian Randolph
Mills Becomes a Major General in Army Promotions
President Wilson submitted promotions under the new reorganization law. Brigadier General Albert L. Mills, now chief of the militia division, is nominated to be major general. Colonels Charles G. Morton Granger Adams George A. Dodd Edward H. Plummer and Clarence P Townsley named brigadier generals.
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Washington
Senate
Wilson
Albert L. Mills
Militia
Charles G. Morton
Fifth Infantry
Granger Adams
Fifth Field Artillery
George A. Dodd
Cavalry
Edward H. Plummer
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Clarence P. "Townsley
Coast Artillery
Birmingham Man Killed by Auto
B T Trailer a Birmingham leader was killed when his car ran off an embankment near Jemison Alabama while en route from Birmingham. Mrs A Dill a relative was seriously injured and pinned under the vehicle before rescuers reached the scene.
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Birmingham
Montgomery
Ala
B. T. Trailer
A. Dill
Jemison
Trailer
British French Drive Scores New Advances on Somme Front
French forces expanded their gains north and south of the Somme, capturing heavy artillery and taking more prisoners as they seized Maricourt wood to Assevillers edge and Herbecourt between them. The German defense reported 39 battalions in action.
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Maricourt Wood
Assevillers
Herbecourt
Estrees
Somme
Denison Woman Credits Lydia E. Pinkham Remedy
A Denison Texas woman suffers from severe female trouble with chills hot flashes and dizziness. After starting Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound her condition improved after three doses and she reports no subsequent female health issues. The letter urges others to begin treatment.
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Denison
Texas
Lydia E. Piskham
Jerey Street
Lydia E. Pinkham
Billion and a Half Sets New Record of Congress
Washington July 3 Congress is poised to complete its financial preparedness program with appropriations likely to total at least 1.65 billion dollars. The estimate, based on House and Senate committee figures, would exceed the previous record by more than 500 million dollars, with at least 500 million for national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Congress
Defense
Army
Navy
Washington
Congress
Fitzgerald
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Funston Proposes Three General Officers for Mexican Campaign
SAN ANTONIO July 3 The division of authority along the Mexican border recommended to the War Department by General Funston. He suggested that if general field operations in Mexico were undertaken three major generals be placed in command to improve army efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
War Department
Funston
Department
Mexico
German Balloons Burned During Artillery Prep
Thirty-one battalions sustained important losses as artillery preparation preceded the offensive. During the bombardment, thirty-one German captive balloons were burned.
Officers sack Saloniki newspaper over Rupel surrender
A Saloniki dispatch reports Greek officers sacked a local newspaper office and mortally wounded the editor after the paper published alleged revelations about the surrender of Fort Rupel to Bulgarian forces, fueling political discord in Greece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
London
Greece
Saloniki
Fort Rupel
Corporal Cooke Turned Over To U S Army
El Paso Texas July 3 Corporal Frank Cooke of the Tenth cavalry survivor of Carrizal was handed to American military authorities at 11 35 a m after being captured near Villa Ahumada following over a week in the desert His account of care by friendly Mexicans offers hope for other missing Tenth cavalry troopers and guards trains filled with National Guard en route to border posts continued through the night heading to undisclosed western points.
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EL Paso
Tex
Frank Cooke
Tenth Cavalry
Carrizal
Juarez
Cooke
Villa Ahumada
Nore
National Guard
Greek Officers Surrender to French After Attack Arrests
Reuters from Saloniki reports Greek officers accused in the attack on the Rizoastis offices were arrested by Greek authorities and surrendered to France on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuter
Saloniki
Rizoastis
Belgians Progress in German East Africa
Belgians report substantial progress by Belgian troops invading German East Africa in an official statement from the Belgian war office dated Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German East Africa
Havre
Belgian War Office
German withdraws division from Somme front south of river
Berlin dispatch reports the French and British drive along the Somme yields no north of the river advantage for the Allies, while south of the Somme the German army pulled a division back to the second line position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
War Office
Somme
Pension plan urged for rabbis by Central Conference
Wildwood New Jersey report by the commission on pensions proposes a fund of at least 1 600 000 dollars to protect and support superannuated rabbis and other religious workers in the Central Conference of American Rabbis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wildwood
N. J
Commission On Pensions
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Sloan's Liniment Ad Promises Quick Pain Relief
An old advertisement extols Sloan's Liniment for easing aches from house cleaning. It claims rapid relief from soreness bruises and neuralgia with small rubbing, promising restful sleep and a value beyond its 25 cent price tag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
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Thenault
Norman Prince
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Mr. Pillans
St. Emanuel Street
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Stein & Mat
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Home
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Selzer
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