Texas University Notes on Potash Research and Campus Projects
Reports from the University of Texas cover potash sources in Texas and costs, a plan for James Stephen Hogg endowed chair funding in Dallas, and highway concrete tests by the Bureau of Economic Geology. Other items note a $150,000 Presbyterian church addition, teacher demand and placements, a dated 1837 Texas map in the UT Library, plans for a Methodist girls dormitory honoring Helen Marr Kirby, and funding efforts across Texas Methodists.
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Texas
James Stephen Hogg
University of Texas
Texas State Federation of Labor
Dallas
George Slater
Federation
Engineering Research Division
Bureau of Economic Geology
E. F. Giesecke
Ovlans
C. W. Ramsdell
H. W. McGee
Marshall
James A. Starr
Republic of Texas
Redlands
History Department
University
Helen Marr Kirby
Methodists
Texas Methodists
Austin
Constitution in the schools debate voiced by New York World
The New York World critiques a National Security League bill to require Constitution study in public schools. It argues understanding hinges on Supreme Court interpretations, not text alone, noting the Court’s evolving rulings since John Marshall and its frequent divisions.
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National Security League
Lusk
Archibald Stevenson
Waterbury
Conn
League
Supreme Court
John Marshall
New York World
Taxation Rant Against Tax Burden on All Citizens
A scathing verse attacking widespread taxation from farmers to workers. It attacks government and urges taxing every aspect of life from labor to assets, ends with a jab at coupon clippers benefiting from tax-free status. The piece frames taxation as oppressive and universal.
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Hell
What Was His Religion
A letter from Harry Vaughan argues the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery embodies American citizenship beyond religion or race. It notes the soldier’s anonymity and sacrifice, suggesting identification would not justify bigotry, referencing potential ties to diverse groups and the Ku Klux Klan.
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Harry Vaughan
New York City
Louisville
National Cemetery of Arlington
France
America
O'Brien
6Th
Father Duffy
Colin Or Goldstein
Whittlesey
1Sth Infantry
Ku Klux Klan
Uvalde
Flexible Tariff Debate: President Orders Tariff Commission Action
The New York World reports President Harding has broken the tariff deadlock by ordering the Tariff Commission to proceed with investigations and advisements under the flexible-rate provisions of the Fordney McCumber Tariff Act. Critics question workability and constitutional power, while supporters like Vice Chairman Culbertson advocate the flexibility. The push aims to equalize production costs abroad with US rates.
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Harding
Tariff Commission
United States
Marvin
Culbertson
New York World
Palace Pharmacy Promotes Medecines and Toilet Articles
The Palace Pharmacy carries a full line of standard medicines and serves as headquarters for High Class toilet articles and novelties for all family members.
Parable of the ministerial tester and the queen of Sheba
A bystander recounts a comic parable told by an old man seeking ordination. The tale features a test of scripture knowledge and the queen of Sheba being pressured to fall, with the punchline asking whose wife she is at the resurrection.
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Nebber
Sheba
Jerusalem
Oddah
Jezebel
Quotes on business and focus from Goldbeck and Carlyle
A reflection on how sentiment guides fact and action in business. The quotes contrast broad vision with practical attention to the immediate tasks at hand.
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Carlyle
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State University Notes
Mirian Dozier
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
South Dakota
Florida
New Mexico
Washington
Porto Rico
University of Texas Library
Darky
Tle
Edward Goldbeck
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