Dissolution. Give the Boys Employment
In Dayton Ohio a rich manufacturer formed a garden-crew for idle boys 10 and up, turning vacant lots into gardens and funding wages. The boys helped families, formed a junior civic league to beautify Dayton, and improved behavior. John H Patterson of National Cash Registers funded the effort.
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Dayton
Ohio
John H. Patterson
National Cash Registers Company
Patterson
Denison Herald
Tax on Mexican Cattle Tax Still In Effect
Governor Abran Gonzales reiterates a two dollars fifty cents Mexican tax on all cattle exported from Mexico as a wartime levy. He, as provisional Chihuahua governor, claims authority to collect and enforce payment of the levy on outbound cattle. The policy remains in force per El Paso Times report.
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Abran Gonzales
Mexico
Gonzales
Chihuahua
el Paso Times
Chicago
United States
K. M. Landis
West
Complaint over train bulletins prompts action in Texas
Citizens of Lott, Texas, complain to the Railroad Commission that the San Antonio and Aransas Pass failed to post bulletins showing train schedules. The dispatcher was relieved for negligence, and bulletins will be issued in the future. Also reported, the United States Supreme Court rules the American Tobacco Company in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, ordering disintegration or divestment within months, with a plan for reorganization under court supervision. Ritchey grocer ad follows.
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Austin
Texas
Lott
Railroad Commission
San Antonio
San Antonio & Aransas Pass
Peter
Williams
Washington, C
Tobacco Trust
Supreme Court of the
United States
American Tobacco Company
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
United States Circuit Court For
Southern District of New York
White
Standard Oil
Harlan
War Debates Black Troops and Officer Prospects
Editorial extracts condemn black soldiers in the Ninth Cavalry and related units, arguing they cannot be disciplined and should not be commissioned officers. It cites incidents in Wichita Falls and a railroad conductor confrontation, urging removal of black troops and questioning their fitness for officer roles. Also advertises Pierce Fordyce Oil products for automakers.
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United States Army
Ninth Cavalry
United States
Twerituffeh Infantry
Locusts Roam Eastern States with Severe Crop Threats
The seventeen year locusts pass through Chesterfield County Virginia near Richmond and Petersburg, with warnings of garden and fruit tree damage. They have appeared in Staten Island and threaten Manhattan, and are linked to broader pest activity across the East, though unlikely to reach North Carolina. Locusts emerge after a seventeen year dormancy and exist as winged insects for only a few weeks.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Chesterfield County
Richmond
Petersburg
Staten Island
Manhattan Island
Plainfield
N. J
North Carolina
Ohio
Virginia
Joel
Butt
United States
John the Baptist
Palestine
New York
Chinatown
Public Auto for Hire at Henderson Hotel
Sam Burpick offers taxi service from the Henderson Hotel to any location calling or phoning 427-tt S I Burpick. Security flour marketed as the best flour.
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Sam
Henderson Hotel
Political activity order issued to railway clerks
Sam Gaines of the Railway Mail Service for the Eleventh Division covering Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas issues a rule enforcing civil service prohibition on political campaigning. The directive applies to anti prohibition debates and penalties include removal for pernicious activity, urging clerks to govern themselves accordingly.
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Sam Gaines
Railway Mail Service
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
United States
Laws Effective June 10 In Austin Texas
A Texas note explains that the nine day acts of the legislature take effect at the first minute of June 10 rather than June 11, based on constitutional timing excluding adjournment day and the ninety day period. It details March 11 adjournment and the days remaining through May, confirming June 10 as the operative date.
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Austin
Horse Thieves Strike Near Buenavista Sources Say
Nine head of good work horses and mares were stolen near Buenavista in recent months. The first three belonged to Mr. M. McFarland, for whom no trace exists. The latest theft occurred May 19 from Roy Walker, who worked on a contract for Sweatt and Harsell. The piece urges capturing the gang and suggests harsh deterrence.
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Buenavista
M. McFarland
Roy Walker
Sweatt & Harsell
Grandfalls Irrigationist
For Sale Blue and White Maps of Western Counties
For sale blue and white print maps of all counties west of the Pecos River priced from 1.50 to 3.00. Advertised by D. D. Yous of Alpine Texas with a note dated in October.
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Pecos River
D. D. Yous
Alpine
Texas
Notice to Guayule Owners in Alpine Texas
Notice to owners of Guayule offering payment of 60 dollars per ton for all Iguayule delivered to A. McCattom at Alpine Texas. Address appears as 13 30 tf Alpine.
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Guayule
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Roswell
WN. M
O. Veal
W. D. Allison
Roy Wooster
Allison
Fl Paso
Midland County
Midland
Capt. Hughes
Texas ‘Angers
Capt. Rhyning
Arizona Angers
Jananea
Southwest
Marschal Wooster
Vealese
Ritchey
Tne War Department
Wichita Falls
Walter Allen
Land
Quanah Tribune-Chief
Pierce For- Ayce Oil Assa’s
Ferce Fordyce Oil Associations
Mat Cash
The
First National Bank
Alpine, Texas
Alpine Hardware Company
S. I
Security
Alpine State Bank
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