Legislature to Meet on July 18 in Texas Special Session
Governor Neff called a special session of the 37th Texas Legislature to convene in Austin on July 18. The session will address appropriation amid revenue limits, funding for free schools, repeal and enforcement of laws, officer removal, department consolidation, redistricting, and other matters as presented by the governor.
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Austin
Tex
Neff
Texas
Purettant
House
General Gomez Dies in New York Mourning Cuba's Leader
General Jose M. Gomez former president of Cuba and liberal party leader died Monday in New York after a period of pneumonia illness. He commanded the popular army and led Cuba from battlefield to government and later prison before his death.
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New York
Jose M. Gomez
Cuba
Gomez
Lberal
Popular Army
German 1921 Wheat Crop Seen Above Average in Germany
Berlin reports Germany's 1921 wheat crop will be better than average, per a statement from Food Controller Harmes. The government plans to drop the early threshing premium, which has paid out over 250 million marks in the last two years.
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Berlin
Germany
Harmes
Porter Resolution Passes House Ending War With Germany
The House approved the Porter resolution by 305 to 61 declaring the war with Germany and Austria terminated. Democratic opposition fractured as 49 Democrats joined Republicans. 60 Democrats and Rep Kelly of Michigan voted no.
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House
Washington
Germany
Austria
Lead Vein Unearthed in Dubuque Mining Claim
Val Kies announced a new lead vein opening from a shaft 160 feet deep, found in the Wilde property at the heart of Dubuque. Authorities claim it may be the richest strike in the city’s lead mining history.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Val Kies
Wilde
Beott C Bone Nominated Alaska Governor
The Senate confirmed Beott C Bone former newspaper publisher and Usher as the governor of Alaska on Monday in Washington.
May cotton consumption and stocks in 1929 census data
The census bureau reports May 1929 cotton consumption 439 884 bales of lint and 47 395 bales of winters. May exports 473 049 bales. Public storage and compresses hold 4 739 851 bales total with 100 783 bales of foreign cotton. Spindles active 32 631 061.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Hoover
Inters
Old Spanish Trail marked from San Antonio to El Paso
Houston reports the Old Spanish Trail now marks a route from San Antonio to El Paso with ongoing development. Crews will begin eastward work from San Antonio and in Louisiana soon, while travelers are aided by local volunteers and improving road conditions along completed and uncompleted sections.
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Houston
Tex
San Antonio
el Paso
Loutalana
New Orleans
California
West
Texas
Louisiana
East Texas
Funeral of Gomez in Havana Draws Record Crowd
Havana citizens watched the burial of General Jose Miguel Gomez former president of Cuba with unprecedented crowds and tense processions as police and military struggled to clear the way for the funeral cortege.
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Havana
Jose Miguel Gomez
Cuba
Texas Leads In Goats And Sheep In 1920 Census
Texas led all states in sheep and goat numbers as of January 1, 1920. The state reported 2,552,412 sheep and 1,706,606 goats, with increases of about 700,000 sheep and 600,000 goats since 1910.
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Washington
Texas
Biplane Goliath Wins Grand Prix in Paris Race
The biplane Goliath won the Grand Prix of the Aero Club of France in Paris, earning 100,000 francs after completing the 1,600 mile course as prescribed for the event.
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Paris
Goliath
Aero Club of France
Dodson Warns Calomel Users
Dodson promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe substitute for calomel which allegedly harms the liver and causes cramps and nausea. The ad claims calomel can salivate and harm digestion while Liver Tone is a harmless vegetable substitute restoring energy and health for adults and children.
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Dodson
Two Local Obituary Tales and a Lie Detector Invention
A Kansas City Star joke contrasts two men as obituaries loom one a future lawyer and officeholder the other a harrow maker with a long life cut short by misreported name. The Syracuse Herald notes William H Marston Harvard s lie detector device affecting breath and blood pressure during deceit.
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Wiliam H. Marston
Harvard
England Grants Mercy for Criminals Under Life Sentences
In England life sentences are reviewed after 15 years with possible release for good conduct. Murderers are often considered well behaved inmates and may be released if behavior remains favorable. The text urges curiosity and self-control to resist temptation.
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England
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