Cotton Farmers Need System of Credit Support
New Orleans April 2 The south plans a year round cotton market and requires a national bank credit system. J D Gillespie of Venison National Bank Dallas urged bankers to extend credit instruments nationwide. He noted Europe financed most cotton and warned southern banks may struggle to carry the load. He predicted future spot cotton data will be centered in the South.
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New Orleans
United States
J. D. Gillespie
Venison National Bank
Dallas
Tex
Association of Reserve City Bankers
Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
Milan
Tenn
Gillespie
Europe
Mr. Gillespie
Eastern Sea Board
Harding Proposes Cotton Combine With Favor
Atlanta March 28. W P G Harding proposes a cooperative cotton export corporation with about 50 million dollars capitalization to stabilize prices and boost profits. Georgia farmers back the plan while brokers stay cool. A convention of cotton interests is planned and state boards may charter regional exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
W. P. G. Harding
United States Road Reserve Bank
South
Harding
Memphis
Tennessee
Cotton Exchange
Cooper
South Carolina
State Board of Exports and Marketing Cotton Corporation
W. G. Smith
Mr. Harding
Georgia
J. J. Brown
L. B. Jackson
Market Bureau
State Department of Agriculture
Europe
Sneed Pleads Guilty to Murder in Hamilton County
Fort Worth April 2 Robert L Sneed a Hamilton county ranchman who killed his wife six weeks ago and claimed a war dispute pleaded guilty at arraignment and received a life term in the penitentiary.
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Ft. Worth
Robert L. Sneed
Hamilton County
Bryan elects five commissioners as four incumbents kept
Yesterday's city election saw 292 voters choose five commissioners for two years. Among the fifteen candidates four current commissioners were re elected, with Mayor L L McInnis joining the board. John M Lawrence led the ticket with 191 votes and other totals listed for several candidates. About 808 qualified voters did not participate.
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Bryan
L. L. McInnis
John Lawrence
Wilson Bradley
Messrs. J. S. Doane
Er. J. Jenkins
Jesse Hensarling
John M. Lawrence
SRO
RG Crue
Opposition to Medical Inspection in Public Schools
Hearings before New Hampshire lawmakers show strong anti inspection sentiment in most communities making compulsory inspection unlikely. The 1913 permissive act is not anticipated to be adopted widely, while medical groups push for mandatory school inspections amid broader education board debates in Lansing and Detroit.
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Concord
N. H
Committee On Education
New Hampshire
Educational Board
Lansing
Mich
Detroit
Board of Education
Detroit College of Medicine
John P. Fitzgerald
Texas highway funds to bolster road construction
The state highway department estimates 40 million dollars will be available in eighteen months for Texas road construction. Sixteen counties have voted road bond issues totaling 7 million dollars and thirty-two more counties will soon vote on bond issues aggregating 33 million dollars.
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Austin
Tex
State Highway Department
Texas
Dallas Elects New City Leaders After Election
Frank W. Wozencraft a 26 year old lawyer and ex army officer was elected mayor of Dallas. Captain Hal Mose ly former city engineer and now in France was elected street commissioner. Captain L. E. McGee ex Sanger Brothers manager was chosen police and fire commissioner. E. B. Reppert and Fred Appel were elected commissioner of finance and commissioner of water.
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Dallas
Tex
Frank W. Wozencraft
United States Army Overseas Service
Hal Mosely
United States Army
France
L. E. McGee
Sanger Brothers
E. B. Reppert
Fred Appel
Secretary Glass Affirms United Nation's Liberty Bond Readiness
Washington reports Secretary Glass rejects calls for a special session to curb Liberty Bond depreciation. He says the treasury will receive broad support to float the Victory Loan and that bond prices will rise above par before maturity. He asserts sufficient credit and gold to back the nation's financial needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary Glass
Calder
New York
Congress
Glass
Treasury
Cambridge discus Americanization plans for 7000 non English speakers
Cambridge Massachusetts April 2 Our aim is to Americanize the 7000 non English speaking residents and hear ideas at a second committee meeting. A public forum may be held. English classes are expanding with employers aiding study. Debates cover compulsory English reading and speaking for state residents up to age 45.
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Cambridge
Mass
M. E. Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
Fitzgerald
Daniel Evans
Andover Theological Seminary
Edward Cohen
United States
Clemenceau Refuses New Coat After Assassination Attempt
Paris April 2 Premier Clemenceau declines a new overcoat after holes were shot in his coat by an assassin. He keeps the old garment, saying he will not surrender luxury for the court case of Emile Cotton, who tried to kill him. The coat was later returned after an unspecified act of nature.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Emile Cotton
Thompson Reelected Mayor Of Chicago In Wet Victory
In Chicago on April 2 William Hale Thompson Republican and anti prohibitionist won reelection as mayor amid a six candidate race. He secured a lead of at least 20 000 votes amid a strong wet majority signaling a shift against national prohibition. About 700 000 of 800 000 registered voters cast ballots.
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Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Windy City
Thompson
Trades Union Liberty League Today
Hines Reiterates A A Position On Railroads
Pittsburg April 2 Walker D Hines director general of railroads argues for fundamental rail system changes without government ownership He reviews wartime government operation noting unified traffic reduced congestion and rapid handling of war needs He cites wage disputes and financial strains under private control solved by government oversight and rental guarantees
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Pittsburg
Walker D. Hines
Hines
Gordon Boone elected mayor in Corpus Christi election
Judge Gordon Boone defeated incumbent Roy Miller 551 to 387 to become mayor. Boone headed an independent slate and four Boone ticket candidates won city commissioner seats. Bay front improvements were the major issue amid disputed returns.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Gordon Boone
Roy Miller
Texans Will Parade in Fort Worth Route
The 132nd Field Artillery leaves Newport News tomorrow to be mustered out at Ft Worth. It will stop en route at Houston Corsicana and Waco to parade, authorities announced today.
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Ft. Worth
One Hundred and Thirty-Second Field Artillery
Newport News
Houston
Corsicana
Waco
Big Delegation Heads to Mineral Wells for Good Roads Meet
A large delegation will travel to Mineral Wells on April 1 to attend a good roads meeting. The trip is in response to an urgent invitation from the Young Men's Business League of Houston.
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Young Men's Business League of Houston
Hobby Organ New Depository Bill Board Organized
Governor Hobby signs senate bill creating a new state depository system mandating bank deposits for state funds and daily receipts. The depository board includes the attorney general, the commissioner of insurance and banking, and the state treasurer who was named secretary. Implementing funds are lacking, delaying bids and enforcement until a possible June special session.
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Austin
Tex
Hobby
Senate
State Depository Board
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking
George W. Briggs
Insurance and Banking
John W. Baker
Baker
United States Treasury
Deductions Allowed for Liberty Bond Campaign Expenses
Dallas advises that all expenses incurred in advertising and promoting Liberty bonds and war savings stamps are deductible on income tax returns for individuals and corporations. The government aims to support volunteers and workers in the Victory Liberty loan drive opening April 21. Medals from a captured German cannon will be awarded to all who worked in the campaign, with Treasury building design on the front and space for the winner’s name.
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Dallas
Roper
Internal Revenue Department
Washington
Victory Liberty Loan
Treasury Building
City Hall Meeting On Improvement District Paving Plans
Representatives from several paving firms will meet with property owners of improvement districts 1 and 2 at city hall tomorrow night. They will outline paving options, costs, and Bryan's improvement district mechanism, with city officials urging all interested parties to attend.
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Bryan
Gunman Eastman Honored as War Veteran Returns
Petitions will seek restoration to citizenship for Monk Eastman now Private William Delaney a veteran of France and the 106th Infantry. He is credited with bravery under fire and returns from service after a noted wartime record. Governor Smith on the pending appeals will review the case of the former gang leader.
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Camp Uton
Governor Smith
New York
Monk Eastman
East Side
Eastman
William Delaney
France
One Hundred and Sixth Infantry
Hart Sentenced to Ten Years in Murder Case
Houston April 2 William McKin ley Hart was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary for murder of Mrs Pauline McConnell wife of a wounded soldier. When the verdict was read Mrs Hart fainted and was removed from the courtroom while Hart remained composed. Notice of appeal filed by Hart's attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
William McKinley Hart
Pauline McConnell
Hart
Rioting in Frankfurt Over Food Shortages and Looting
Rioters seized meat eggs and flour in Frankfurt as mobs looted provision stores amid a food shortage. Police and military forces were dispatched and about three hundred suspects were arrested. In Stuttgart a siege state was declared after clashes between strikers and troops left several dead and many injured.
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Frankfort
Stuttgart
Seige
Waiter Describes German Conditions
London reports differing British impressions of life in Germany after the war. A Manchester Guardian correspondent from Coblenz notes a fear in Germans, while a Westminster Gazette writer from Cologne says Huns admire the English, though they resent tips and crowded baths.
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London
Germany
Manchester Guardian
Coblenz
Westminster Gazette
Cologne
Bonn
Rhine
The
Guardian
United States
Arthur Pollen
Duren
France
Mexican lands sale to Japanese denied by official
Mexico City April 2 Salvadore Gomez chief of staff of the department of agriculture denied reports that lands in Lower California had been sold to Japanese subjects. Baron Otori the Japanese minister to Mexico called the colonization rumors a tempest in a teapot and a political maneuver in the United States context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Salvadore Gomez
Department of Agriculture
Lower
California
Mexico
Baron Otori
New York Day Goods Market Shows Strong Rug Auction Demand
New York April 2 Cotton goods bought more freely after price revisions. An auction of 40 000 bales of rugs and carpets drew the largest attendance in years with bids rising above expectations. Other goods steady in small lots as trade remains brisk.
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New York
Revolution in Petrograd Strikes Rattle Soviet Government
London reports confirm a Petrograd uprising with a railroad strike in the Petrograd region. Dispatches indicate Bolshevik and Socialist Revolutionaries prompted the action as the Soviet government faces renewed pressure.
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Petrograd
London
Rhine Valley reparations debate continues in Paris
The Council of Four extended discussion on reparation and Rhine Valley disposition with plans likely to take three more days. Germany appears to concede on using the Danzig port for Polish troop movement, while General Foch travels to Spa for talks and a Berlin party leaders meeting aims to unify policy on Danzig.
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Paris
Rhine
Council of Four
Germany
Danzig
France
Poland
Foch
Spa
Zurich
National Assembly
Berlin
Military service optional at A and M College
At a faculty meeting the decision to make military work optional for juniors and seniors was adopted along with discontinuing daily guard mounting and sentinel postings. The action, a radical shift, awaits detailed rules by the committee and faculty approval. It aligns with a War Department ruling that ROTC membership is optional for upperclassmen, leaving no alternative course available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bizzell
Cadet Co
War Department
Life with Belgians warns repatriates of postwar shortages
Washington reports a Belgian bulletin advising travelers and returnees on scarce goods and survival tips. It stresses patience, wardrobe renewal with wool, carrying thread and writing supplies, and stockpiling sugar butter margarine and coffee given tight distribution and high prices in Brussels and elsewhere.
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Washington
Belgium
Brussels
Brazil
Telegraph Rates Cut Would Cost Telegraph Users Large Sum
Clarence Mackay president of the Postal Telegraph Cable Company says the 20 percent rate increase ordered by Postmaster General Burleson would mean a yearly loss of 16 million dollars to telegraph users. He pledges to restore old rates immediately if Burleson relents. Mackay estimates total telegraph business at about 80 million dollars annually.
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New York
Clarence Mackay
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Burleson
Burlesor
Mackay
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Jenkins
Doane
A. A
Hobby Organ New Depository
American Politics
NEW York Day Goods
Rhine Valley
M. College
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