Texas items reflect boom and drought statewide
The collection notes a Texas tuberculosis sanitarium planned at Hotton, a cukes shipment from Alvin, an electric Hecht plant proposed for Stockdale, and Goliad cucumber sales to Northern buyers at 300 dollars per ton. Also reported are grain drought impacts, sulfur shipments from Freeport mines, Merino wool sales to Boston, peanut plantings, bond approval for Kerr County road district, and upcoming state associations' conventions in Galveston and Austin.
First Bale of 1917 Cotton Brings $925 in Texas
The season's first bale, middling 414 pounds grown by Thomas Montemayer near Lyford Cameron county, sold for 926 at the Houston Cotton Exchange. Shipped to New York for auction to benefit the Red Cross. bale ginned by Gulf Coast Gin Co. Lyford with aid from Stuever ranch employees and local officials.
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Houston
Tex
Thomas Montemayer
Lyford
Cameron County
New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Red Cross Fund
W. P. Webb
W. D. Cleveland & Sons
Webb
E. M. Sorensen
Dan W. Huffer
T. C. Richard
H. Keene
Gulf Coast Gin Company
E. L. Adams
Stuever
Mob Attack in Galveston Ends in Shooting Death
A Black resident, Chester Sawyer, accused in an April 14 incident involving a young white married woman, was taken from the county jail early Monday by a mob and fatally shot. His body, found near Sixty-first Street and Avenue Rig, bore bullet and knife wounds.
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Galveston
Tex
Chester Sawyer
Sixty-first Street
Avenue Rig
Contracts For Wooden Ships In Emergency Fleet Plans
Contracts for ten completed steel merchant ships four completed wooden merchant vessels and twenty wooden ship hulls were announced Monday by Major General Goethals general manager of the emergency fleet corporation Deliveries will be made in 1918 Twelve will be built at Houston and four at Beaumont Texas.
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Washington
General Goethals
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Houston
Beaumont
Texas
Just the Contrary
A fragmentary line notes street organists and a character Jeni a Taxytte with a line about a long daily grind and daily ties in a tattered quotation style. The text hints at irony or misheard speech in a humorous or satirical vignette.
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Jeni
Taxytte
Great Bam Deluge Ravages Utah Irrigation Dam
Damage exceeds 1,000,000 dollars as a torrent washed out two miles of railroad and ruined thousands of acres of land. The Price River Irrigation Company dam was carried out twelve miles from Fairview Utah, threatening several towns.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Price River Irrigation Company
Fairview
Red Cross Fund Pledges Reach Over 100 Million
Washington tally shows 100 313 000 in pledges with 35 993 000 from New York City and 64 320 000 from other areas. Campaign managers expected total to climb to at least 105 000 000 as reports continue to arrive.
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Washington
Red Cross
New York City
Cuticura Heals Sore Hands Fast Ad Offer
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for healing tender hands with hot suds, soap, and ointment, promising quick relief and a mail offer for a book from Cuticura Dept L Boston. The piece includes a humorous dialogue about dirty hands and washing.
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Dept. L
Boston
Publishers to Aid in Financing War
Washington senate finance committee adopted an increase of a quarter-cent a pound on second class postage and a 5 percent levy on publishers net profits over 4000 dollars within the war revenue bill. The vote stood eight to six amid debate on funding wartime needs.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Greek Cabinet Resigns. Venizelos May Lead New Government
Athens reports the cabinet led by Alexander Zaimis has resigned. King Alexander will ask former Premier Venizelos to form a new government, after informing M. Jonnart the high commissioner of France Britain and Russia.
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Athens
Alexander Zaimis
Alexander
M. Jonnart
France
Great Britain
Russia
Venizelos
Mason County Wool Marketing Season Closed at Mason
Mason Texas reports the wool marketing season closed with about 58000 pounds produced. The average price paid for wool was 48 cents per pound.
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Mason, Tex
Rotary picks Kansas City for 1918 meeting
Executives of the International Rotary Club chose Kansas City as the 1918 meeting city in a Friday session. C L Perry of Chicago was re elected international secretary.
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Atlanta
International Rotary Club
Kansas City
Association
Chicago
New Cord Sway Preventer for Telephone Cords
A Scientific American description presents a cypruvence that keeps cords straight and kink free. The device uses five small composition parts around a central spindle enclosed by two brass shells with two ball races as bearings and conductors. Terminals connect to binding screws and each shell allows strain relief, eliminating cord snagging.
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Scientific American
MississippI Diarrhea Cordial Sold at 50c and 25c
Ad reads a medicine named Mississippi Diarrhea Cordial offering instant relief and speedy cure priced at 50 cents and 25 cents. The ad promotes a quick remedy with suggested efficacy for diarrhea.
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Mississippi
Vegetarian Nuptials Amid Quirky Wedding Bits
A playful account notes a wedding with unusual details including a maid of honor carrying a bouquet of sweet peas and baskets of sweet potatoes. The remark about costful welding adds a humorous misread line to the ceremony.
Very False Friend
A fragmentary dialogue blames Tevon Skinner as deceitful and describes his wife as wicked gossiping about alleged infidelity. The speaker cites a past remark by Skinner’s wife and accuses him of falsehood and bad character.
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George
Tevon Skinner
Faishea
Amy
Flo
Rennovine Heart Remedy Ad Warns of Delay Penalty
An old advertisement warns that delaying treatment with Rennovine leads to grave consequences. It promotes Rennovine as the heart’s remedy and notes a price of 1 dollar and 50 cents.
A Proposal Between Silent Lovers
A man declares he does not seek affection or conversation about politics, suffrage, or daily life. He instead asks if, given their situation, it might be wise for them to marry. The exchange hints at restraint and cautious plans.
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Ohie
House Passes Promotion Bill in Army Medical Corps
Washington reports the House approved legislation allowing promotions to captain in the Army Medical Corps without the current five years of service. The bill was voted through Monday, signaling a shift in promotion eligibility for medical officers.
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House
Washington
Army Medical Corps
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hotton
Alvin
Hecht
Stockdale
Goliad
Htcare
Coleman County
Freeport
Charles Schriener
Kerrville
Attorney General's Department
Kerr County
Texas Retail Clothers’ Association
Tax Collectors’ Association of Texas
Austin
Dimmit County
National League For Women’s Service
Fort Arthur
Texas Town and City Planning Association
The
Texas League of Municipalities
Dallas
Huff
Girls’ National Honor Guard of the Southern
Ainment
Lake Wichita
Wichita
Texas Nurserymen’s Association
College Station
Texas Farmers’ Congress
Ih The_Brazos County Singing Convention
Liverpool
England
Hartford
Conn
del Itio
del Rio
National Honor Guard
Lake Worth
Wichita Alla
Texas National Guard
Customs Service
Trinity
Palestine
pRears
Bam
Cuticura
Dr.price
Mulat
Dr. Price
Independence Boulevard
Mason County
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