Texas News Roundup Reflects Growth And Hazards
Texas reports include a six inch water main upgrade in Freeport for better fire protection, rising tomato farming in Nacogdoches, and 159 Bee county marriage licenses in 1924. Also noted: 1924 Austin bankers’ meeting, San Angelo development, Houston park funding, Texas cattle association dates, and a $225000 Reagan highway bridge project near Hearne.
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Freeport
Nacogdoches
Tre
Farmers Elevator Ca
Plainview
Bee County
Late Market News From January on Agriculture and Commodities
U S Department of Agriculture market report covers Chicago hog price drops to top at 10.75 and bulk at 9.60 to 10.60, cattle and calves up to 25c, feeders up 2b, fat lambs up to 1.50, and stocker shipments totaling 24,867 cattle and calves, 2,901 hogs, 32,383 sheep. Eastern wholesale beef firm to 81 higher, pork and lamb varied, fruits vegetables and dairy report mixed with price moves and warehouse activity. Cotton futures and spot prices dip, with New York round whites and onions noted and cheese prices firm amid market fluctuations.
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Chicago
New York
Rochester
Northern
Virginia
West Virginia
York
Northwestern
Philadelphia
Boston
Wisconsin
Square
Mexico Plans 42 Million Dollars for Debt Interest
Mexico City reports the government will devote 42 million dollars this year to paying interest on foreign debt. The expenditure budget approved by President Calles outlines the debt service as a priority for 1924.
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Houston
Park Department
Mexico City
Calles
Legion Regina Campaign Seeks 5 Million Endowment
The American Legion in Chicago on Tuesday formally opened a drive for a 5 million dollar endowment. Interest totaling about 225 thousand dollars annually will fund care for world war orphans and disabled veterans.
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Chicago
American Legion
Washington Supreme Court Justice McKenna resigns from bench
The associate justice Joseph McKenna quit the bench effective immediately as announced on Tuesday. The move comes as a notable change in the high court’s composition and leadership.
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Washington
Joseph McKenna
Supreme Bench
Slater of Rockefeller Dies in Cleveland Home
Mrs Mary Anne Rudd aged 82 of Cleveland Ohio widow of Slater John D Rockefeller died at her home Friday after nearly 20 years of invalid status.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Mary Anne Rudd
Slater
John D. Rockefeller
Lawyers' Fee Approved for Leopold and Loeb Attorneys
Chicago Bar Association approves a $130,000 fee for the lawyers who defended Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr in the 1924 kidnapping and murder case of Robert Prank.
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Chicago
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Robert Pranks
Chicago Bar Association
Mrs Neltia Tayloe Ross Takes Wyoming Governorship
Mrs Neltia Tayloe Ross took office as governor of Wyoming after more than six years of equal rights advocacy. The ceremony marked the climax of her public service and the enforcement of state duties in Blale.
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Clweyenne
Wyo
Neltia Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
Blale
Moody Sworn in as Texas Attorney General
Former Dana Moody takes oath as Texas attorney general on Monday, succeeding W. A. Keeling, in a formal transfer of office.
Burial Ground on Pike's Peak Set to Be Established
An acre on Pike's Peak summit in Colorado Springs will be set aside immediately as a burial ground. The move follows numerous requests, with the latest ending in the granting of the grave site after artist Carl Lotave, who died December 28, faced threats from a camera.
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Bowley County
Texikana
Bowie County
Pike's Peak
Colorado Springs
Colo
Carl Lotave
Camer
Bayer Aspirin authenticity warning advert
Demand Bayer Aspirin only when the Bayer name appears on package or tablets. False imitators may be unsafe though recalled by physicians for years. Say Bayer when you buy to ensure genuine aspirin safety and provenance.
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Bayer
Cutting Education Standards In The Modern Era
Bertrand Russell criticizes the outdated ideal of all round education as knowledge expands. An industrious man may know history literature languages math sciences. the era of a single broad education is fading due to progress. Advertisement promotes Cuticura for scalp itching dandruff and a daily routine including Cuticura Ointment and Cutleura Soap.
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Betrand Russell
Century Magazine
Saint Gaudens Adams Memorial misread as grief statue
The Saint Gaudens statue in Rock Creek Cemetery is properly named the Adams Memorial. Gaudens denied it symbolized grief, saying it represented the soul facing life’s ultimate question, “if a man die shall he live again?”
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Saint Gaudens
Rock Creek Cemetery
Adams
Hfe
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills Promote Health
Good health depends on digestion and Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills are promoted as a safeguard for digestion and overall health. Address listed: 472 Pearl Street, New York.
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Wright
Lord Mayor's Coach Of London Built In 1757
The famous lord mayor's coach weighs nearly four tons and is built on leather suspension rather than springs making it less comfortable to ride.
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London
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