Texas Good Roads Meet Urges State Highway Department
At A M College the joint meeting of county judges, commissioners and the Texas Good Roads Association urged creation of a coordinated Texas Highway Department with a state highway engineer. Speakers described other states and a bill to form the department and appoint the engineer, with support pledged by both associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Roads Associations
County Judges’ and Commissioners’ Association
Texas Good Roads Association
A. & M. College
A. N. Johnson
New York City
Bureau of Municipal Research
George D. Marshall
Office of Public Roads
Federal Department
Texas
J. W. Warren
The
Good Roads Association
House of the Thirtyfourth
Messrs. Savage and
Tillotson
Highway Department
C. v. McDowell
Houston
B. K. Coghlan
A. & M. College Highway Department
Hobby
Bryan Commercial Club
Mess Hall
Maloney
Brazos County
Roberts
Limestone
Bradley
Templeton
Parker
Beauchamp
Lamar
Gibson
Rusk
Corey
Frie
Smith
McLennan
King
Shackelford
C. O. Payne
J. M. Tidwell
R. J. Windrow
McLennan County
J. P. Nash
Bureau of Economic Geology
University of Texas
Carranza Pushes Recognition and Peace Talks
The Associated Press reports Carranza seeks U S recognition while directing Washington agents to meet rival factions in a peace conference. A formal brief was filed with Secretary Lansing and will likely be studied before Pan American Ministers talks. U S stance says no faction controls Mexico and Villa remains a factor despite financial weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Carranza
Lansing
United States
Lula Day Arrested for Murder in Gunter Texas
Mrs Lula Day mother of several children was arrested in Gunter Texas after shooting and killing her husband. She had filed for divorce last week and was charged with murder by Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Gunter
Tex
Lula Day
Troops withdrawal from Nogales eases Mexico crisis
Associated Press reports the retirement of Carranza troops from Nogales relieves the tense standoff. American forces stood ready on the line with orders to fire if fire crossed the border, but the situation was resolved without further conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Carranza
Nogales
United States
Uncle Sam
Why Free
Encouragement from American Magazine praising blessings of living conditions and faith while drawing historical examples from Caesar Cleopatra Valley Forge and biblical figures to urge cheer and gratitude.
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Caesar
David
Cleopatra
Valley Forge
India
Jacob
Angels of Heaven
Peace Delegates Arrive in Washington to Plan Mexican Peace
Six Pan American diplomats invited by President Wilson arrived in Washington for talks with Secretary Lansing. They will work on a ground plan to establish a new Mexican government while preserving Mexico’s sovereignty. The United States will present itself as Mexico’s strongest ally.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
United States
Mexico
Lansing
Man Dies by Self Strangulation After Hanging Fails
In Texarkana Texas on August 7 John Tuewes aged 64 committed suicide by a strange method. After a failed hanging the rope tightened around his neck and he strangled himself while leaning against a fence. Relatives found his half raised body. Illness had affected his mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Texarkana
Tex
John Tuewes
Tuewes
Bethlehem Steel Shares Rise Sharply Since War Start
Bethlehem Steel common sold today at 3.01, up 2.69 points from the war start. The munition supplier, organized in 1904, has never paid a dividend, a rare earnings record on the Stock Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Bethlehem Steel Common
Munition Supplying Corporation
Stock Exchange
Cotton prices may rise on sentiment, says Chicago banker
H B Bentley of Chicago, involved with cotton mills and New England dyeing, told a Galvez audience that while current prices are not high, cotton could advance. He cited conservative Northern buyers, bidding spreads to New York, and the idea that the bottom may be reached with any rise likely.
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South
North
H. B. Bentley
Chicago
New England
Galvez
New York Exchange
America
England
Galveston News
Page’s Daughter Weds in London Royal Ceremony
Miss Catherine Page daughter of Ambassador Walter Hines Page married C. J. Loring of Boston in the Chapel Royal at St James Palace. King George Queen Mary attended with the Prince and Princess of Wales and sent gifts to the bride. The ceremony was a notable event in diplomatic society with ties to the American Embassy.
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London
Catherine Page
Walter Hines Page
C. J. Loring
Boston
Loring
Miss Page
New York
King George
Queen Mary
Chapel Royal
St. James’ Palace
Prince and Princess of Wales
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Jean Reid
Alabama’s first bale of new cotton sells for 10 cents
Alabama's first bale of new cotton sold for 10 cents per pound in Mobile. The report from August 5 notes the bale’s price as a marker for the season's start and reflects market conditions in the port city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Associated Press
Mobile
Ala
Three Children Die as Lake Delavan Fire Burns Cottages
In Delavan Wisconsin last night a blaze at Lake Delavan killed three children and destroyed eight cottages. Three more cottages were dynamited to stop the flames as residents struggled to escape. The children refused to jump from an upper window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delavan
Wis
Associated Press
Lake Delavan
Bank Robbery Stuns Cedar Rapids Bank
Robbers entered Cedar Rapids National Bank early today via a side door and stole 23 500 dollars. Teller Lee Perrin was found bound and gagged an hour later. The cashier was in the bank delivering currency shipments when the intruder pistol whipped him and took the cash before fleeing. Perrin was hospitalized and deemed temporarily insane from the shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Lee Perrin
District Judge W. H. Heath Dies in Texas
Tyler reports the death of District Judge W. H. Heath of Pittsburg, as announced in a Tyler dispatch. Judge Heath served on the district court bench and his passing leaves a vacancy in the Texas judiciary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Tyler
W. H. Heath
Pittsburg
Social Roundup of Visitors and Town Events
Local notes list residents and guests visiting from Navasota Corsicana Pasadena Bryan Anderson Wellborn College Station and North Carolina. A moonless moonlight picnic at the old wishing well delighted a crowd with supper games and a rooster wake up as attendees include McGregor Simpson Phillips Hensarling Harrington Williams Fuqua and Burrows among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Corey
Navasota
Winnie Burrows
Ella Taylor
Corsicana
Marion Hells
Little Son
Pasadena
Cal
Ella Dunlap
W. G. Middleton
Hillsboro
Mary Harrington
W. G. Neeley
Wellborn
North Carolina
L. B. Simpson
Erin Simpson
Farmers’ Congress
College Station
Robert Fuqua
Aubra
Bryan
C. B. McGregor
W. Phillips
C. G. Hensarling
Nannie May Williams
Eulalia Henmpfling
Ruth McGregor
Veanie Harrington
Gladys Johnson
Lois Carey
Alma McFerrin
Jeanie Harrington
Messrs
Walter Smith
Arthur Edwards
Billie Johnson
Ber Vance
Wallace Dunlap
Raleigh Baker
Allen Vance
Lonnie Fuqua
Girl Is Good Farmer In Temple Area
From a small garden plot near Pendleton seven miles north of Temple, eleven year old Beryl Shipp, an active Bell County Girls Canning Club member, has gathered over 300 quarts of tomatoes this season. Rain has been scarce since June 15 with only light showers. The produce was mostly eaten by the family with the rest sold.
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Temple
Tex
Pendleton
Beryl Shipp
Bell County Girls’ Canning Club
Mrs Hall suffers burns from hot water spill at home
Mrs. J. W. Hall was painfully burned but not seriously harmed this morning at about 9 o'clock when a pan of hot water containing potash spilled over her at her East Anderson street residence. A physician attended promptly to prevent serious injury.
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J. W. Hall
East Anderson Street
Infanticide Charge Shocks County Community
Mae Turner and her brother Oscar Turner are charged with infanticidal murder in a case in Zack and Cottonwood communities. Police recovered the infant’s body buried in a garden box, as Oscar admits involvement while Mae refuses to name the father. The pair, from a respected local family, are in the county jail awaiting examination and trial in Justice McGee's court.
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Mae Turner
Oscar Turner
Zack
T. M. Turner
Cottonwood
Nunn
Bethea
Bryan
Dynamite Found Aboard White Star Liner Arabic
A deteriorated stick of dynamite was found by a stewardess aboard the White Star liner Arabic before it sailed from New York to Liverpool on July 28. Police and crews searched the ship. no further explosives were found. The vessel carried over 16,000 tons of cargo and 188 passengers, including twelve Americans, and arrived in Liverpool safely that Friday.
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Associated Press
New York
White Star
Liverpool
Old Saws About Autos From an Early Car Culture
A collection of old automotive proverbs and sayings about driving, fuel, maintenance, safety, and car ownership. The witticisms reflect how motorists valued gasoline, oil, tail lights, and prudence while joking about models and journeys.
Proverbial Driving Wisdom From Indianapolis News
A compact proverb styled note from the Indianapolis News urges safe driving and diligence. It contrasts quick pace with personal pace and cautions that shiny machines may need less paint but still require careful handling on the road.
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Indianapolis News
Clint Williams Hanged In Fort Worth for Messenger Killing
Clint Williams, a young black man, was hanged in Fort Worth Texas for killing Oscar Scroggins, a white messenger boy, last winter. He requested his shoes be shined before the scaffold and ate a hearty breakfast saying This is the life. He confessed to the murder and the robbery of the bicycle. the body was later found in a well. The noose used had circulated through several North Texas hangings and was borrowed from Sherman.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Clint Williams
Oscar Scroggins
Williams
Texas
Sherman
Definition of patriot martyr and coward in judge’s quip
A Boston municipal court judge quips that a patriot is a man who refuses to button his wife’s lingerie waist and a martyr is one who attempts and fails while a hero succeeds. He then defines a coward as a man who remains single to avoid trying.
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Municipal Court of
Boston
Real Extravagance humor line from Boston Prom play
A humorous exchange about reckless spending features a husband accusing the wife of waste over a unused fire t\"guisher. The skit lampoons domestic cost concerns in a Boston Proms script fragment.
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Wales
Boston
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Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
March Culmore
Culmore
Husband Plunker
Bethlehem Steel
Page
National Bank
Millican
Ira McGregor
W. C. Davis
R. H. Harrison
Turner
Eagle
Clint Williantd
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