Prohibition Reach to Mexican Border and Mexican Policy
Mexico considers a dry zone along the U S border and steps to curb liquor sales to Americans. Gov Calles revives dry laws in Sonora while Campeche debates strict measures on manufacture and sale, amid talk of U S brewers moving plants south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
United States
Mexico
the Excelsior
P. Elias Calles
Sonora
State of
Campeche
Jacquin Mucel
Last Big Sale of Texas Land Set for September First
Austin reports the final Texas land sale will occur September 1, 1919 as 50,000,000 acres were public domain at statehood and now around 2,200 acres remain after past awards and tri yearly sales. Speculators are expected to buy remaining parcels under the one fortieth down plan and forty year balance with 5 percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Union
Congry
Shorter
Grape Growers Look to Mexico for New Vine Fields
Washington reports that California wine grape growers seek Mexican land to replace lost domestic fields due to prohibition. Mexico responds cordially as about 70,000 Americans, largely foreign extraction and many Portuguese, pursue new agricultural opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
California
Mexico
State Department
Mexico City
French General Command of Allied Troops Planned
Premier Clemenceau met with Marshal Foch and the supreme council. Due to the army on the Rhine, a French general will command allied troops in the occupation army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Clemenceau
Marshal Foch
Supreme Council
Rhine
Allen Academy Ginners price policy statement discussed
The Texas Cotton Ginners Association secretary denies any statewide price fixing for ginning. He notes no policy to set or harmonize ginning rates across counties and localities. He urges ginners not to agree on prices, warning against price understandings as improper. The piece also mentions a brief vacation before returning to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Frazer
Tex . Cotton Ginners’ Association
Js Ty
Frazerstan
Ick
South Texas Ginners’ Association
Corpus Christi
Anise
Roumanian Troops Enter Budapest Plundering Suburbs
Telegram reports from Budapest say Roumanian forces entered Budapest yesterday and began looting suburbs. Fifteen to twenty civilians were killed in the incursions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Budapest
Dallas Bank's Home Will Be Large Building
Dallas August 5 Construction of a five story brick steel hollow tile and concrete building for the Federal Reserve bank of Dallas will start at once. The $1 800 000 project received Washington approval with W F Ramsay federal reserve agent stating expansion of business and workforce necessitates new quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Washington
W. F. Ramsay
Federal Reserve
College Board Meets to Fix 1919 20 Budget in San Antonio
The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas board of directors will meet in San Antonio on Thursday August 7 at 10 AM at the Gunter Hotel. President L J Hart of San Antonio and Vice President Governor A B Davidson of Cuero lead the group with members from Houston Paris Bartlett Fayetville Amarillo Temple and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
San Antonio
Gunter Hotel
L. J. Hart
A. B. Davidson
Cuero
F. M. Law
Houston
R. L. Young
John T
Still Love Wilhelm Berlin Cites Ambitious Monarchist Ploys
Vorwaerts accuses the Entente of inviting monarchists to pose nobly by demanding the surrender of the former German emperor. It argues prudence was needed and that such moves may win sympathy for Count Hohenzollern and his defenders. Pan German Zeitung recalls June 28 1919 as imperial flight and blur to be removed.
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Berlin
The
Vorwaerts
Entente
Count Hohenzollern
Pan- German Zeitung
Austrian Counter Proposals Submit Tomorrow at Peace Conference
Paris August 5 Dr Karl Renner Austrian chancellor announced Austria will file counter proposals to the treaty tomorrow within the extended deadline granted by the supreme council. The council set August 6 as the final time to submit terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Karl Renner
Austria
Supreme Council
Trinity navigability discussed to Anderson County bridge
Representatives of Galveston and the lower Trinity river valley met August 4 to discuss making the Trinity river navigable to the International and Great Northern railroad bridge in Anderson county.
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Galveston
Trinity River
International and Great Northern
Anderson County
League of Nations dream questioned by Mexican official
Mexico City August 5 Luis Cabrera secretary of the treasury tells the chamber of deputies in El Democrata that the league of nations remains a dream. No nation agrees to relinquish sovereignty for the common good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Luis Cabrera
The
Treasury
el Democrata
Chamber of Deputies
League of Nations
Brownwood men held after whisky still discovery
Three Brownwood men Clarence McAlister George Rhone and C Salyer were held for federal examining trials in San Angelo Texas after a Brown county whisky still was found. McAlister posted a $1000 bond while Rhone and Salyer failed to post bonds. They were arrested last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Tex
Brown County
Clarence McAlister
George Rhone
C. Salyer
Brownwood
MedAlister
Honda
Animals Killed Under State Policy In Texas
In San Angelo Texas on August 5 officials report over 4200 animals killed or captured in the year ending June 30 under a government campaign. The work cost about 15000 dollars. The list includes mountain lion wolves coyotes bobcats skunks badgers raccoons ringtails possums and losses include cattle sheep goats hogs and poultry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Tex
Texas
C. R. Landon
Engineer from A. and M. faculty resigns for Pittsburg Lab in Birmingham
R. L. Morrison, four years professor of highway engineering at the Agricultural and Mechanical college, has resigned to accept a position with the Pittsburg Laboratory company in Birmingham, Alabama. A successor will be chosen soon. He left today for Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Morrison
The
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Pittsburg Laboratory Company
Birmingham
Ala
Morrison
Comptroller Announces Warrant Issuance for Judge Salaries
State Comptroller H. B. Terrell said warrants will cover salary increases for Texas judges pending an appeal. A. H. King has filed injunctions to block payment. the decision follows a conference with the attorney general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
H. B. Terrell
Texas
A. H. King
Professional Doll Winners Arrested At Beach
Galveston August 5 two men were arrested after a concessionaire claimed they won kewpie dolls at each hoop throw and then sold the prizes in the crowd. They face charges for failing to pay an occupational tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Seventeen ships sail from Galveston in a single day
Galveston reports a surge in port activity with seventeen vessels sailing in one day. The ships carried cargoes to European ports and South America, including a cotton cargo bound for Hamburg Germany.
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Galveston
South America
Hamburg
Germany
Postoffice to serve Sanatorium near Carlsbad
San Angelo Texas reports a new postoffice will open soon to serve the State Tuberculosis sanatorium near Carlsbad in Tom Green county. Louis N. James, an employee at the sanatorium, has been named postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Tex
Carlsbad
Tom Green County
Louis N. James
Texas savings totaled 8.6 million on June 30
Savings deposits with Texas state banks and trust companies reached 8 612 980 dollars as of June 30 according to a statement issued by the commissioner of insurance and banking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking
Indian Fighter Col. John Q Adams Dead at 76
Norwalk Ohio August 5 Aged 76 Col John Quincy Adams renowned Indian fighter and longtime U S instructor at Culver Military Academy passed away He took part in the Geronimo campaign and in the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
John Quincy Adams
United States
Culver Military Academy
Geronimo
European coal commission urged to avert European disaster
Shipping and fuel representatives from France Belgium and Italy conferred with Herbert Hoover head of the relief organization in Paris and urged the supreme council to appoint a European coal commission to coordinate coal distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
European Coal Commission
Paris
France
Belgium
Italy
Herbert Hoover
International Relief Organization
Supreme Council
Tabor Plans Own Community Fair for Neighborly Exhibit
The Tabor Community Welfare Club votes to stage a neighborhood fair with exhibits from every local farm. Prizes are offered for essays on holding a community fair and for agricultural and housewife exhibits. The meeting was led by Miss Mary Locke with several extension agents in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
Mary Locke
C. L. Benson
H. L. McKnight
A. W. Buchanan
A. and
M. College
J. L. Broach
Joe B. Walker
Tom McCallum
M. J. Harris
Good Roads
Henry Benbow
Agriculture
Death notes Reuben B. Welch at age 57 in Bryan
Reuben Baldwin Welch of Bryan died Monday August 4 at 2 50 p m after a two week illness. He was 57, born in Caddo Parish Louisiana and moved to Texas as a child. He married Hattie Williamson September 4 1892 and leaves a wife one brother Ben Welch of Weldon Tex one sister Mrs Wiley of Sherman. Funeral 4 30 pm from his home with burial in city cemetery conducted by Dr John A Weld and Rev P T Ramsey with out of town attendees Mrs Walter Davis Houston and Mr and Mrs Robert Wilson Waco Ben Welch Weldon and Mrs Dot Wiley Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Baldwin Welch
Mr. Welch
Bryan
Reuben B. Welch
Caddo Parish
Texas
Hattie Williamson
Ben Welch
Weldon
Tex
Wiley
Sherman
City
John A. Weld
First Baptist Church
P. T. Ramsey
Methodist Church
Walter Davis
Houston
Robert Wilson
Waco
Dot Wiley
Forest fires in Idaho threaten after Montana losses
Foresters estimate season losses at 750000 from Montana and northern Idaho fires. Heavy rains eased Montana danger, but Idaho fires continue to threaten communities and timberlands as of August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Montana
Idaho
Allies to Attend Berlin Conference on Polish Territory Transfer
The supreme allied council decided that leaders of allied military missions in Germany will attend the Berlin talks between German and Polish representatives over territory ceded to Poland by the peace treaty. The council also heard Sweden's delegation on the disposition of the Aland Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Supreme Interallied Council
Germany
Berlin
Poland
Aland Islands
British Minister Denies Argentina Rift Rumors
Sir Reginal Tower, the British minister to Argentina, returned to London and denied rumors of an imminent breach in Britain Argentina relations saying he is returning home for rest.
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Buenos Aires
Sir Reginal Tower
London
Great Britain
Argentina
Government moves to curb living costs dominates agenda
Washington August 5 government efforts to lower living costs take center stage as a cabinet meeting considers the special committee report and actions by federal agencies. Attorney General Palmer prepares a preliminary white house briefing while Julius Barnes faces plans to restore wheat to a free market and bridge price gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Agricultural Committee
House
Interstate Commerce Committee
White House
Congress
Palmer
Tumulty
Shipwreck and wild animals mark stormy sea trip
Mrs Maude Hayes wife of Scott Hayes son of former President Hayes arrived from South America aboard a Chilean mail steamer that ran aground during a violent storm. Passengers were rescued by a Peruvian ship as thirty foot waves battered lifeboats while lions tigers and escaped monkeys heightened the peril aboard the stricken vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maude Hayes
Scott Hayes
President Hayes
South Amerca
Strike Spreads as Railroad Shopmen Demand Wages
Chicago reports say the railroad shopmen strike continues to spread as organizers seek wage increases while officials claim the walkout was not legally authorized by the unions involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Soldiers held on railcar segregation sign removal
Two African American soldiers are jailed in Houston on charges of removing segregation signs from a Southern Pacific train between Houston and Beaumont. They allegedly sought transfer to military authorities by contacting their officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Southern Pacific
Beaumont
Lloyd George to thank navy army and air force contributors
Premier Lloyd George will move in the House of Commons a resolution thanking the navy army and air forces of the dominions of India and all contributors to victory and to the dead heroes of the world war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Dominions
India
Oil Production in Texas Sees Tax Rise in Q2
Oil production in Texas for the quarter ending June 30 totaled 31,255,192 with a state tax of 468,827. The tax rate was 1 12 percent of gross value, up about 40,000 from the previous quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin
Farmer McVey Displays Feterita and Maize in City
W. H. McVey of Minter Springs visited the city today and showed fine specimens of feterita and maize grown on his farm, highlighting the quality of local crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. McVey
Minter Springs
Labor Demands Triple Control Over Railroads of America
Organized labor urged private capital to exit railroad operation and backed a tripartite system: public, operating management, and labor share control. The AFL statement calls for government bonds for private owners, equal representation in leasing firms, and revenue sharing from savings to fund lower costs or higher service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Wilson
Congress
United States
Wall Street
Dehydrated foods exhibit shows ancient tips for cheap living
Chicago August 5. The Hotel Men's exposition at the Coliseum features dehydrated produce to cut costs of living. Dried vegetables and fruits are stored in paper sacks and later rehydrated for use, offering a cheaper alternative to canning. The exhibit also presents labor saving devices for housekeeping and aims to sustain hotel and restaurant patronage after liquor laws change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Coliseum
West Virginia Mine Scene Clashes With Law Enforce
Deputy sheriffs armed with riot guns rushed to the Fort Pitt coal mine near Wheeling as striking miners led by radicals clashed with non-strikers trying to enter the mine. Miners reportedly retreated to prepare a stand and a pitched battle was anticipated with orders to shoot to kill if attacked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Fort Pitt
Ice Weight Shortage Reported in Fort Worth
Fort Worth August 5. W J West inspector of weights and measures filed a report noting that 100 pounds of factory ice weighs 80 pounds at the consumer. He weighed 62 blocks at factories and again at consumption with differences up to 20 percent. Mayor Davis sent the report to the corporation counsel to consider legal steps to curb weight shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
W. J. West
West
Davis
Corporation Counsel
Railroad problem probe urged while labor pushes triple control
Washington august 5 William Wimbish Atlanta special counsel for the Southern Traffic league told the house commerce committee today to sit tight and proceed with the railroad investigation as if organized labor had not demanded triple control of the roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Wimbish
Atlanta
Southern Traffic League
House Commerce Committee
K C Knights to Expand in Foreign Lands and Hawaii
In Buffalo on August 5 the Knights of Columbus supreme board approved extending to Hawaii and considering other countries. Aiming to establish about 1700 supplementary schools, the educational movement heads the convention agenda. Admiral Benson will speak tonight with Baker and Roosevelt attending Wednesday sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Supreme Board
Knights of Columbus
K. of C
Hawaii
William S. Benson
Newton D. Baker
Roosevelt
Rhineland Republic Talks Resume at Versailles
Berlin confirms Dr. Theodor Lewald undersecretary of state travels to Versailles to continue peace conference discussions on establishing a Rhineland republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Theodor Lewald
Versailles
Rhineland
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Crawford
Allen Academy
SCNRF
Nickuanni
Academy
Dallas Bank
College Board
Wilhelm
T. B
Cabinet
America
West Virginia
K.C. Council
Rhineland Republic
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