Texas Warehouses Bill Promises Farm Loan Scheme
Special session of the Texas legislature votes a warehouse loan bill enabling farmers to borrow against stored cotton and wheat with warehouse receipts. It creates a state warehouse commissioner salary four thousand dollars, authorizes mutual corporations, and mandates a four tenths cent tax per cotton bale. Emergency powers allow cities to fund public warehouses and issue bonds.
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Colquitt
Texas
Looney
Cureton and
Taylor
Germans Take Brussels In War Invasion News
German forces entered Brussels after Belgian resistance collapsed and torched parts of the city. Berlin reports a 40 million dollar war tax on Brussels as 50 000 German troops march toward Ghent. In the Balkans Servians claimed victory over Austrians near Lesnitz. Officials in Paris announced executions in Aerschot. Russia reportedly pushes into Austria and East Prussia as the United States seeks neutrality with Japan. Germany claims it is cut off from the world and seeks accurate news through persuasion efforts.
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Uhlans
Ghent
Lesnitza
Paris
Belgium
Aerschot
United States
Russia
Austria
Prussia
Russian War Office
Bryan
Guthrie
Tokio
Japan
Japan Declares War on Germany in World War I Context
The emperor of Japan declared war on Germany after Germany failed to surrender Kian-Chau. Japan proclaimed hostilities and ordered its forces to engage on land and sea, following the expiration of its ultimatum.
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Germany
Japan
Kian-Chau
Texas urged rapid action on bonded warehouses for cotton
Governor Colquitt urged a special session to pass a bonded warehouse system for surplus cotton and back memorials to Congress to amend the Aldrich-Vreeland act to expand emergency currency. He warned war disruptions threaten farmers and banks as European demand collapses markets. Legislators introduced two warehouse bills, sent to agriculture, banks and judiciary committees.
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Colquitt
Texas
Congress
Europe
Aldrich-Vreeland
United States
Treasury
United States Senate
Warren
Senate
House
Agriculture
German Front Tremendous Forces In Belgium Reported
Rotterdam informs that the German troops in Belgium number three columns totaling nearly 740000 men. A Zeppelin airship is reported destroyed. London dispatch notes great Russian advances and an air day over Mons with honors about even.
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Rotterdam
Belgium
Mons
London
Allied Forces in Belgium Battle Ends With German Victory
In a major battle near Belgium the French and English forces suffer heavy losses and retreat. Key locations Luneville Dieu lard and Almance fall to German victors while west of the Meuse the British hold and French attack fails. East of the Meuse French press, but both sides withdraw to cover. French abandon Alsace Lorraine. Germans seize Namur as the first French defense line falls.
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Belgium
Luneville
Dieu Lard
Almance
Meuse
Alsace
Lorraine
Namur
New Mexican President Carranza Seized Inaugural Parade
General Venustiano Carranza entered Mexico City as provisional president with a six mile parade crowd of about 150000 cheering supporters. Officials welcomed him at the city limits with the keys to the capital, artillery salutes rang at Chapultepec, and schoolchildren filled Paso de la Reforma with flowers and flags while singing Union and Liberty.
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Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
Atzcapotzalco
National Palace
Carranza
Chapultepec
Paso de la Reforma
Mader
Chief Sam’s ship explores Africa colonization readiness
The British steamship chartered to repatriate Africans sailed from Galveston with forty six on a scouting mission. Chief Sam was absent. The party will survey land for colonization. if reports are favorable, other Galveston gatherings may follow in additional ships. Certificates showed no war purpose, no arms. The vessel carried food for forty days and lumber, cement, and hardware for building new colony structures.
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Chief Sam
Africa
Galveston
Five Americans Dead in Devil's Canyon Fight
In Arizona's Devil's Canyon battle, five Americans died including Deputy Sheriff Finn Brown, Peter Smith, Karly Miller, Frank Miller, and a youth. Following the clash, all Mexicans in Ray were driven from the town as the Mexican thieves escaped.
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Devil's Canyon
Ariz
Sheri Finn Brown
Peter Smith
Karly Miller
Frank Miller
Ray
Murder at Uvilde: Friday slain by Webb after trial incident
Friday, a wealthy stockman, was shot on a street in Uvilde Texas by W P Webb who surrendered. No eyewitnesses. Webb had a rifle while Friday held a pistol not fired. The killing followed Friday's acquittal in a county court on the charge of aggravated assault on Webb's wife. Mayor Clifton brown of San Antonio clashed with M M Harris over published insinuations. Harris said TL wrote it, then was floored. The mayor later filed assault charges against himself at the police station.
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Clifton
Brown
San Antonio
St M. M. Harris
The
Express
Harris
Secretary Bryan says Panama-Pacific expo invites stand
Secretary of State Bryan confirms official reply to inquiries from foreign nations that the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco next year remains open to exhibitors. No European country has withdrawn its intention to exhibit as yet.
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Bryan
San Francisco
Serbs Slay Many Austrians in Mountain Battle
Telegram from Servian premier reports a decisive victory near Sabae with 15,000 Austrian deaths and fourteen guns captured. Austrian forces reportedly routed and fleeing across the Save and Drina as Servian troops pursue them. Heavily dramatized dispatch from London legsation.
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London
M. Pachiteh
Sabae
Save
Drina
Wilson Receives German American Mediation Plea Amid War News
A petition from the National German American Alliance asking the United States to urge Japan to keep the war out of Asia reached President Wilson. Russian mobilization is complete with imperial family members headed to the front. Reports from The Hague and Paris describe German and French actions in Lorraine Alsace and Belgium. A German aeroplane was destroyed near Samna with several officers killed, and German propaganda to U.S. readers circulated at Berlin stations. German forces reportedly burned Vise and displaced refugees into Holland, while Belgian and French forces engaged along the front.
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Japan
Far East
Wilson
C. J. Hexamer
National
German-American Alliance
Europe
London
St. Petersburg
Stockholm
Gedeke
Abo
Finland
War Office
Feneterange
Lorraine
Seille
Vise
Aix-la- Chapelle
London Times
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
the Times
Germany
Belgium
Lieve
Alsace
Namur
Gembloux
Attorney General McReynolds to Supreme Court Associate Justice
Washington reports Attorney General Thomas C. McReynolds to be named associate justice of the United States Supreme Court with T. W. Gregory of Austin Texas slated to succeed him. Gregory is presently special assistant attorney general and is probing the New Haven railroad matter as nominations head to the Senate.
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Washington
Thomas C. McReynolds
United States Supreme Court
T. W.gregory
Austin
Tex
New Haven
Senate
Pope Prus X Dies in Vatican at Rome
Pope Prus X, born June 2, 1835 in Riese, Venetian provinces, died August 20 at his Vatican apartment. He became pope on August 4, 1903 after a life in theology and church orders, reflecting on European wars and sparing horrors in his final hours.
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Vatican
Rome
Europe
Pope
Riese
Mother Loses Four Sons In French Army War News
A Paris mother informs relatives as four sons are confirmed safe from front lines. Reports detail foreign language restrictions on American telephones in Paris and Brussels moving government seats to Antwerp. The Maine sails home from Tangier as Servian victory rumors emerge near Belgrade with Austrian losses.
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Jean
Herrick
Brussels
Antwerp
Maine
Annapolis
Tangier
Morocco
Shabath
Belgrade
Rome
LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE Ad Claims One Day Cure
An advertisement touts Laxa Tive Brom O Quinine as a full name cure for colds. It promises to end cough and headache in one day, claims rapid relief, and lists a price of 25 cents. The copy bears the signature of E. W. Grove.
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E. W. Grove
Constipation Ridiculed as Sickness Preventer
Purported health ad urges readers to prevent illness by avoiding constipation and taking Dr. King's Ten Life Pills. Claims the body absorbs poison from backed up waste and promises a cure with one nightly dose sold by druggists for 25e.
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Dr. King
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