Texas Senate Candidates Must Meet Campaign Law
From Austin July note, Texas Senate hopefuls must comply with the Thirty third Legislature act limiting campaign expenses to 5000 dollars per candidate plus 1000 for a second primary if needed. Semi monthly disbursement reports, sworn annual summaries, and detailed county filings are required with penalties for violations.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Texas
United States Senate
John G. McKay
No Clue Found in Grimes Murder
Temple Texas July 30 Associated Press says W R Grimes and wife improved today but cannot explain hammer murders and bloodstained shirt found between mattress and springs. Parents told their three children are dead. No clue to perpetrator. Railroad hammer found on rear porch. Citizens hunt killer. reward offered. countywide search active.
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Associated Press
Temple
Tex
W. R. Grimes
Grimes
Eastland Inquest Details on Ballast Pumps and Tank Intake
Testimony from engine room men at the coroner inquiry reveals they pumped water into the dock side ballast tank and emptied river side tanks for seventeen minutes before the Eastland overturned. They say intake pipes were too small to fill all tanks at once as death toll reaches 1 362 with 531 missing. Western Electric teams conduct ongoing canvass to locate the missing.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Western Electric Company
Smashed Finger in Machine Injures Grocer
W W S Wilson Jr proprietor of W S Wilson Jr grocery store suffered a painful injury to his right index finger yesterday around 4 pm when caught between two cue wheels on a pea thresher he was operating. Doctors report the finger is badly mashed and may require removal. The accident is deeply regretted by his many friends and family.
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W.W. S. Wilson Jr
W. S. Wilson, Jr
Mexican Murderer Lynched After Car Chase at Brownsville
Seven or eight masked men in a car stopped Deputy Sheriff Frank Carr in Brownsville Texas and seized Adolfo Munoz, a Mexican prisoner charged with murder robbery and horse theft They hanged Munoz to a tree in a mob action last night according to Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Brownsville
Tex
Frank Carr
Adolfo Munoz
Carr
Statewide cream samples fail to meet fat standards
About 40 percent of cream samples analyzed by Pure Food inspectors under the Hoff man campaign failed to meet legal requirements. Many samples did not reach butter fat standards, and complaints are to be filed against offenders.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Pure Food
Robert H. Hoffman
Koppe River Bridge Repaired After Flood Damage
Bridge over the Koppe river and nearby Brazo bridge have been repaired after April flood damage and bank caving. New concrete piers were installed under Engineer A B Carson and County Road Overseer Brown. Repairs shift to Pitts Bridge which also suffered flood damage and will be fixed immediately.
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Ork
Koppes
Brazo
A. B. Carson
Brown
Pitts Bridge
Family group returns from Kerrville Westminster encampment
The Bryan party including Rev. HH Storey, Miss Clara Mawhinney, Ed Derden, Edgar Derden, Margaret Zuber, Miss Derden, Miss Henry Harrison, Willie McDougald, Douglass Howell, Earl Graham, Frank Seale, Leslie Ballard and Alex Harris returned from Kerrville after attending the State encampment of the Westminster League. They report a most enjoyable outing and a great time.
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Bryan
C. M. Bell
HH. Storey
Clara Mawhinney
Ed Ss. Derden
Edgar Margaret Zuber
Miss Derden
Henry Harrison
Willie McDougald
Douglass Howell
Earl Graham
Frank Seale Leslie Ballard
Alex Harris
Kerrville
Westminster League
Web Worms Threaten Trees and Cotton Fields in Paris
Stillman Speaks warns of army worm invasion in pecan walnut persimmon and hickory trees around Paris. He links tree webs to fall cotton boll worms, urging immediate destruction to save trees and cotton. He suggests burning nests with a coal oil torch to eradicate millions of larvae.
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Paris News
The High Cost of Living in Earlier Times
A reminiscence contrasts modern high living with frugal past days in Texas and Arkansas. It recalls saving while earning low wages, homemade meals, garden living, and simple pleasures like homemade ice cream and garden breakfasts, attributing happiness to a modest, self-reliant lifestyle.
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Texas
Arkansas
Bingen
Dr. Wolf
J. R. Spoons
Idabel Gazette
Forty Days to Know Fate of Separation Amendment
Officials explain the separation amendment follows general election timing. County votes are canvassed by commissioners, certified by the county judge, and filed with the Secretary of State in Austin. The state board, comprising the Governor, Attorney General, and Secretary of State, has forty days to complete the process and proclaim results.
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Secretary of State
Commissioners’ Court
Austin
Labor News And Notes From United States Cities
Five diers in Parsons Kansas to operate at Reading Iron plants. A shell loading factory rises at Bethlehem Steel Newcastle Pennsylvania. Rhode Island streetcar strike disrupts trolley service. New York factory workers number forty eight and St Louis remains a large city. San Francisco Waiters Union vows to push Asiatic exclusion in cafes restaurants hotels and saloons.
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Parsons
Kan
Reading
Didn't Miss the Train in Dublin Accidental Narrow Escape
Two Irish youths walking along a suburban railroad track failed to hear an oncoming train. One was knocked onto a bank but survived, then both joked about the near miss. The survivor quipped it was the first time he hadn't missed a train.
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Land of the Shamrock
Moike
Regorra
Mike
Pat
Nettles Pleads Guilty in County Court Disturbing the Peace
Nettles, a colored defendant, pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace before the county court. He was fined 1 dollar plus costs. The jury was dismissed and the court recessed until Monday morning by Judge Maloney. Jackson
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Nettles
Maloney
Jackson
Mob kills Haitian president after rescue from French legation
A Haiti mob shot President Guillaume dead after dragging his body through Port au Prince following yesterday’s massacre of 160 political prisoners by Governor Oscar. Governor and his son were lynched. violence raises fears as the U S cruiser Washington sails to protect foreigners.
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Associated Press
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Guillaume
Legation
Oscar
Syovernor
Juillaume
Washington
Household Hints For Everyday Dining And Cleaning
A collection of practical tips for cooking and household care. Ideas include oysters in gravy with porterhouse, chocolate as nourishment, damp hay to pack fragile items, polishing gold with chamois, testing nutmegs by puncture, old flannel as furniture pads, caution against waste in bulk buying, mackerel preference for broiling, best blue fish varieties, packing clothes in boxes, serving seasonal produce simply, salted beef leftovers with carrots in liquor for soup, and tips on handling hats and big hats.
Temple Burnings Demand Justice for Grimes Children
Thousands watched as Will Stanley a Black man accused of killing the Grimes children and injuring the parents was seized from a courthouse in Temple Texas and burned on the public square. Two alleged accomplices were released and fled toward Rogers Texas.
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Will Stanley
Grimes
Atkins Appointed by Court to Succeed Father in County Term
The Brazos County commissioners' court at Smetana appointed J M Atkins of Rock Prairie to succeed his father for the present term. Atkins, a Brazos County native with a solid reputation, resides on Rock Prairie, has a good home and a supportive family, and is praised for his progressive potential in county affairs.
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Commissioners’ Court
J. M. Atkins
Rock Prairie
Smetana
Cahill
Bryan
Brazos County
Atkins
Freedom of the seas debate and the case for a naval build up
Charlton C. Ogburn of Savannah Ga argues that Britain’s 200 year sea dominance underlines the risk of war over the freedom of the seas. He warns that without a strong American merchant fleet and navy, conflict with Britain could wreck US commerce and leave the Pacific and Atlantic under German and Japanese influence. He urges building ships at home to protect rights.
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Great Britain
England
Napoleon
Atlantic
Germany
Pacific
Japan
Charlton C. Ogburn
Savannah
Freedom of seas called a delusion
A Georgia Legislature resolution urges President Wilson to persuade Britain to lift its illegal blockade of German ports. The World editorials praise free seas but argue the theory is a delusion, noting the blockade harms 2,000,000 bales of cotton and tests U S diplomacy and international law.
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United States
England
South
Wilson
Georgia
Great Britain
State Department
How America Is Prepared at DuPont Gun Cotton Works
The article notes the United States focuses on manpower money and materials for preparedness. At the DuPont guncotton works in Virginia seventeen thousand workers produce seven hundred fifty thousand pounds of gun cotton daily. The plant plans to employ twenty thousand soon and carves torpedo warheads from large gun cotton blocks using automated equipment to prevent explosions. City Point has grown into a sizeable community since the project began last October.
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United States
DuPont
Virginia
American strength and resources outpace Germany in war
The piece argues America’s access to markets, vast resources, production, and geographic advantages will sustain the war effort longer than Germany. It notes Yankee speed and ingenuity, Allied supply capacity, and compares military constraints, recounting Kaiser Wilhelm’s hubris from last July.
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Atlantic
Pacific
America
Germany
Rontier
Kaiser
Louisville Courier-Journal
German Aviators Readied to Strike
Associated Press dispatch from London notes German aviators hover over Warsaw with preparations to strike. Allies fear Russian armies may suffer partial destruction in the retreat. Paris reports ex- minister Messimy wounded in battle in the Vosges while leading a battalion. Berlin cites a Madrid dispatch claiming the Pope seeks to broker an armistice through belligerent episcopates.
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Associated Press
London
Warsaw
Paris
M. Messimy
Vosges
Berlin
Madrid
Labor Leader Repeats Charges Against Foreign Agents
Washington July 30 Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor repeated the charge that agents of a foreign government have tried to foment strikes among American workers on munitions and among sailors and longshoremen.
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Associated Press
Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Winona Summer School Attends Interdenominational Missions Meet
Winona Lake Indiana hosts the eleventh annual interdenominational summer school for missions. Over a thousand workers from many fields attend as Baptist Brethren Christian Disciples Congregational Evangelical and other denominations send representatives. The July 24 start date marks larger classes and broader interest, with emphasis on home missions.
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Winona
Winona Lake
Ind
Missions
Baptist
Brethren, Christian, Disciples, Congregational, Evangelical Association
Free Methodist, Friends, Lutheran
Methodist Episcopal
Presbyterian
Reformed Episcopal
Reformed Church of America
Reformed Church of the United States
United Evangelical
United Presbyterian
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