Navy acquires giant searchlight from war patents
The United States Navy has secured possession of a massive searchlight, a product of European war effort, via Heinrich Beck whose patent rights were purchased after his arrest in Liverpool. The device features a five foot diameter mirror and emits a violet white shaft visible up to 300 miles in clear conditions.
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United States Navy
Liverpool
Engand
Heinrich Beck
Schenectady
Belgium
Germany
United States
New York Herald
Funston Urges U S Troops to Leave Mexico
General Funston recommends withdrawing American troops from Mexico in a War Department report intended for the joint border commission. Officials regret the premature publication but say plans remain unchanged.
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Washington
Funston
Mexico
War Department
Joint Commission
State Department
Fair Dates for 1916 District and Town Fairs listed
The notice lists fair dates in the Red River Valley region: Sherman on October 4 to 7, Collinsville on September 23, Pottsboro on September 29, Van Alstyne on September 27 and 30, Whitesboro on September 29 and 30, and Howe with September 50.
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Red River Valley
Sherman
Collinsville
Pottsboro
van Alstyne
Whitesboro
Howe
Arithmetic Troubles Frighten Young Boy In Class
A young student endures a difficult arithmetic lesson as he faces confusing problems and tense classroom moments. His struggle highlights how math challenges can feel daunting to children.
Guardsmen May Be Home for Thanksgiving
Washington reports the National Guardsmen on the Mexico border may be demobilized around November 1 if the joint commission resolves all issues amicably. Plans are tentative and depend on Mexico negotiations and the administration confirming foreigners’ rights protections and border security. President Wilson aims to release state troops as soon as feasible, ideally before Thanksgiving.
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Washington
Joint Commission
United States
Mexico
Wilson
Hurricane damage peaks at two million in South Texas
Corpus Christi and ten nearby counties suffered a tropical storm that night, causing thirteen deaths including seven Mexicans. Total area damage estimated at 2,000,000 with Corpus Christi bearing about 500,000. Losses listed across Aransas Pass Rockport Alice San Diego Robstown Bishop Kingsville towns in the Rio Grande Valley and inland communities. The affected stretch spans 150 miles along the Lower Gulf Coast.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Aransas Pass
Rockport
Alice
San Diego
Robstown
Bishop
Kingsville
Rio Grande Valley
Gulf Coast
Brownsville
Huge Skeleton Unearthed Near Van Alstyne
Bud Elliott reports a giant tusk and large bones found at the Ed McNeely gravel pit west of Van Alstyne. The tusk near six feet long and jaw bone size suggest a very large prehistoric animal likely mastodon or similar. A second near identical skeleton was found at the Carey Elliott pit nearby.
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Bud Elliott
Leader Office
Ed McNeely
van Alstyne
Sherman Business College offers practical office training
Education that pays in dollars and cents as well as culture is essential in this commercial age. Sherman Business College in Sherman Texas provides English, Bookkeeping, Penmanship, Shorthand, Typewriting, and Office practice to put you on the road to business success. Catalogue on request, home study also. half price offer to one high school graduate per county. Shorthand department directed by O S Gresham, expert court reporter. 21-Aug, 25-Adv.
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Sherman Business College
Sherman
Tex
O. S. Gresham
New Feed Crop Pioneer in Frio County Texas
A new feed crop appears in Dilley Frio County as 110 tons of mesquite beans have shipped this season. Beans sell for 14 dollars per ton to horse and mule feeders with strong demand. Beans store poorly due to weevils unless treated with bisulfide or carbon, but they feed well whole or crushed into meal or chop with value close to corn.
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Dilley
Frio
Vaccination Defeats Typhoid in Army Unit
A Laredo dispatch reports 10,000 soldiers at fort and guard camps with 9,999 vaccinated against typhoid. one man who jumped the line remained unvaccinated and later contracted typhoid, marking the lone case among the group. The report highlights growing proof of vaccine efficacy beyond smallpox.
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Jenner
Laredo
Local Floral Rep Seeks Orders For Cut Flowers and Plants
Mrs. P. A. Short, local representative for the Hannah Floral Co. of Sherman, invites orders for cut flowers, pot plants and ornamental flowers. Call with your requests for prompt attention. 2t.
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Hannah Floral Co
Sherman
P. A. Short
Riley Williams Colt Show Set for Whitewright September 2
Riley Williams, North town stockman, hosts his annual colt show at Jess Graves mule barn in Whitewright on Saturday September 2, 1916 at 2 30 p m. Prizes include 310 for best horse colt 5 for second best and a fine hand made halter for third. Best mule colt 510 second 3 5 third prize unspecified. After the show awards go to owners of horses or mules from his stock with 250 cash for best saddle horse and 5 cash for best matched team. 2t a ha.
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Riley Williams
North of Town
Whitewright
Jess Graves
Williams
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First National Bank
Glidewell
S.R. Glidewell Jeweler
Lower
Honey Grove
Planters National Bank
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