Road hearing set on state highway 146 routes
Austin July 29 U P delegates from Galveston Harris and Liberty counties will discuss highway 146 from Texas City to Dayton with the Texas highway commission August 3. Nineteen delegations are scheduled. August 2 hearings include Galveston County ferry maintenance and other route designations and reconstructions across multiple counties.
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Austin
U.P
Texas City
Dayton
Texas Highway Commission
Galveston
Harris
Liberty
Galveston County
Highway Department
Port
Fastland
Stephens
Cisco
Leeray
Young and
Palo Pinto
Graham
Palo Pinto County
Red River
Bowie
Annona
Bowie County
Rusk County
Henderson
Panola
Cherokee
Anderson, Hill and Navarro
Corsicana
Palestine
Evacuation of Bonus Army Camps Under Way in Washington
About 900 men at Camp Bartlett led by Walter Waters are evacuating as police assist. Eviction orders target a 200-man camp at the old Baltimore wharf and other camps. The ruined encampment at Third Street and Pennsylvania Avenue shows the retreat with injuries and tension rising.
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Bartlett
Washington
Walter Waters
Pelham D. Glassford
District of Commissioners
Old
Baltimore
Third Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
MacArthur
White House
Hoover
Douglas MacArthur
Army Staff
Walter W. Waters
Texas rail head dies in Philadelphia
Philadelphia July 29 Charles B Wright 72 president of the Rio Grande and Eagle Pass Railway and the Cattle Coal Company died here last night of heart disease. The veteran railroad executive had led the company for decades and was a prominent figure in Texas rail operations.
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TEXAS
Philadelphia
Charles B. Wright
Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Cattle Coal Company
Debates Over Bonus Army Riot And Military Role
The article reports on government and military responses to the 1932 bonus march disorders in Washington. It cites President Hoover directing inquiry, MacArthur and Hurley discussions, and the army's possible use to restore order on federal property. It includes statements from General MacArthur and others on the use of force and the duty to maintain civil authority.
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Department
Supreme Court of the District
Grand Jury
Hurley
Douglas MacArthur
Secretary of War
War Department
Washington
District of Columbia
Hoover
Army
Congress
Dallas Journal
Ferguson Leads Sterling After Dallas Primary Vote
Mrs Miriam A Ferguson held a 98000 vote lead over Governor R S Sterling as returns from 203 of 203 Texas counties showed Ferguson 377609 Sterling 278583 Hunter 204803 and others 45152. Prohibition questions drew 329153 against 134232 with no major shifts in state races.
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Tom F. Hunter
Finnish runner Nurmi charged over expenses and eligibility
The Finnish distance star Paavo Nurmi was charged with padded expense accounts making him ineligible for amateur competition. Officials declined to comment as the case loomed over his plans to run the 10,000 meters and the marathon at the games.
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Nish
Nurmi
Port Cotton Record Hits New Export Peak
Despite poor business conditions Houston port will close its greatest cotton export year. Four ships with 11 365 bales sail, bringing the season total to 2 660 332 bales, over 100 000 more than any previous year.
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Houston
Just Folks by Edgar A Guest
Poem about small acts of kindness toward the hungry. It reflects on how a simple cup of coffee a roll and a dime can mean much to a hungry stranger and the value of a friendly eye in a crowded city.
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Just Folks
Edgar A. Guest
Free ports and shifts mark a world of change
The article discusses free ports in Copenhagen Singapore and Hong Kong margins of world trade. It notes Owens Illinois Glass retools to four six shifts daily six days a week to keep machinery running and workers have time for study. It cites stocking workers in North Carolina seeking 2.25 for 100 dozen stockings and comments on cheap money affecting industry. It mentions Germany's elections and Santos-Dumont death and progress in flight. An American woman flies solo across the Atlantic for sport.
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Owens-Illinois Glass Company
North Carolina
Santos-Dumont
France
Brazil
Stan-Dumont
Bleriot
Lord Northcliffe
English Channel
Atlantic Ocean
County Demo Chiefs to Canvas Primary Ballot
Potter County Democratic executive committee will meet at 10 tomorrow in the 108th Civil District courtroom to canvass the primary election returns and declare nominees for the run off August 27. An important meeting of all delegates elected at the precinct conventions will be held at 4 at the same place. The ballot canvass will be turned over to the county convention.
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Potter County
Democratic Executive Committee
108Th Civil District
Riot at Veterans' Army Camp Ends in Troop Action
A riot at the veteran bonus army camp in Washington escalated as hundreds attacked police and structures. Police and troops, including cavalry and tanks, forced the crowd to retreat after gunfire and tear gas. One man was killed and others injured as veterans vowed to return to Johnstown when Congress reconvenes.
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Glassford
Waters
William J. Hushka
Chicago
Hoover
Pennsylvania Avenue
Third Cavalry
Anacostia
Edward F. Atwill
Atwill
Johnstown
Congress
Public rhetoric on monetary reform and the ruling class
A speaker argues that high officials and private banks have caused national misery. He predicts the public will demand truth and major changes to the economy. He denounces private money issuance and government credit as the world’s greatest racket.
Bonus Army Fallout Across Newspapers
A synthesis of editorials from United Press and major dailies condemns mob violence by bonus supporters in Washington. Millions of veterans are referenced, with calls for firm or minimal force to restore order and protect government authority amid protests.
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UNE
Washington
Market Reports from Kansas City and Chicago Livestock
Kansas City hogs traded mostly lower with 3 500 head, top $4.55 for 180 210 pound hogs and various ranges across weight classes. Cattle and calves showed mixed prices with yearling steers near $8.25, cows around $8.25 5.00, vealers $2.50 5.50, and stocker feeder steers $4.25 6.75. Sheep slaughter classes steady with top native lambs $5.75 and ewes $1.00 2.00.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Ewes
Grain and Livestock Prices and Market Report
Livestock quotes list steers 600-000 lbs at 7.50 to 9.60, heifers 550-850 lbs at 6.50 to 8.00, cows 3.50 to 5.50, bulls 3.50 to 4.75, vealers 6.00 to 7.00, stock feeders 5.25 to 5.75. Sheep market notes 7,000 head steady to higher, native lambs 5.75 to 6.26. lambs 60-75 lbs 4.50 to 4.75, ewes 90-150 lbs. site feeding lambs 60-75 lbs at 4.50 to 4.75. Also cotton market: New Orleans July 29, opening quiet. October near 5.90 to 6.00, December 6.06 to 6.16. late session firmer on rain and stock behavior. New York stock letter reports broad gains led by rails and various blue chips, with profit taking later smoothing.
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Liverpool
New York
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
New York Central
Pennsylvania
New Haven
Southern Pacific
American Telephone
American Water Works
Steel Preferred
Johns Manville
Allied Chemical
Consolidated Gas
American Smelting
International Harvester
U. S. Industrial Alcohol
American Commercial Alcohol
American Can
Bethlehem
Wall Street
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