Prisons on Texas State Farm Report Brutal Brutality
Prisoners on the Imperial farm near Sugarland report repeated beatings by guards. Accounts describe head injuries, pistol butt strikes, chain and quirt abuse, and spurred horse assaults. Legislature inquiry members deem brutality widespread across camps.
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Houston
Tex
Imperial Farm
Sugarland
Penitentiary Investigating Committee
J. C. MecNealus
F. C. Fuller
Frank Holaday
Oil Field Strike Declared Off in Texas and Louisiana
Verner Z Reed of President Wilsons mediation board announced an end to the oil field strike in Texas and Louisiana effective December 24. About 10,000 workers began quitting in early November, with many moving to California or other work while awaiting official details from Labor Secretary Wilson.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Louisiana
Verner 2
Reed
Wilson
California
Mr. Reed
Verner Z. Reed
President’s Mediation Commission
Diane Gas Well Workers' Union
Gulf Coast
Eight Negro Soldiers Identified in Houston Riot Case
In San Antonio eight of the Fifteenth Twenty-fourth Infantry on trial for murder in the Houston riot are identified by Private Malcolm Blythe as among the guards of lower A who fled their posts on August 28 and moved toward mutineers camp. Names named: Corporal John Washington and Privates Ernest Wilson Thomas McDonald Baba Collier Jan Robinson London Martin Joseph Smith and Albert D Wright.
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San Antonio
Tex
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Houston
Lower
Camp Logan
Malcolm Blythe
M Company
M. Jones
Jitney
John Washington
Ernest Wilson
Thomas McDonald
Baba Collier
Jan. Robinson
London Martin
Joseph Smith
Albert D. Wright
Hurley Takes Responsibility for Shipbuilding Delays
Chairman Hurley of the Shipping Board told the Senate Commerce Committee that he bears full responsibility for the success or failure of the government shipbuilding program. He defended the current organization and said no new legislation is needed, blaming any shortfalls on his own capability rather than the organization.
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Maggie Mackenzie
Parcel Post
Jamie
Scotland
Jamie MacKenzie
Maggie
States
Uncle Sam's Land
Dad
Dave
Wallace
Jana
Bobbie
Land of
Heather
Jamis
Bella
Maggie Mac Rkenazle
Mike
Bairn
Klesea
Hurley
Washington
The
Shipping Board
Senate Commerce Committee
Death Lurk in a Weak Heart Ad Shows Renovine Cure Claim
An old ad proclaims Renovine as a heart remedy for weak hearts with dramatic warnings about delays and a price of one dollar and fifty cents. The piece mixes health pitch with generic life-philosophy sentiments.
Welsh woodworker proves sash skill in sharp exchange
A young Welshman called Taffy joins a building materials firm. Asked to make a window sash, his first attempt fails, but he quickly improves, provoking a biting quip from the foreman about a worse sash found under the bench.
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Taffy
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