Death of Magnate Carnegie Sends Shock Through City
New York on August 11 reports the sudden death of Andrew Carnegie at eighty four. Stocks show little effect. Carnegie holdings are limited to first mortgage bonds in United States Steel. The steel magnate, long linked to the peace movement, died after a long illness. his daughter could not reach him in time.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie
Roswell Miller
Railroad officials urged government control for postwar gains
Washington August 12 A B Garretson former head of the Brotherhood of Railway Conductors told the house interstate commerce committee that operating officials of the railroads during government control were moved to show government ownership was best for the country He also said the operating force that built up the large deficit before the war failed to meet the postwar needs.
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Washington
A. B. Garretson
The
Brotherhood of Railway Conductors
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Andrew Carnegie Dies at 84 in Massachusetts
Lennox Mass August 11 Andrew Carnegie died at his summer home here today of bronchial pneumonia at eighty four. He is survived by his widow and daughter Margaret who married Ensign Roswell Miller of New York. Carnegie led a secluded life and withdrew from public activity lately. He was born November 25 1835 in Dunfermline Scotland and rose from a telegrapher to steel magnate via Woodruff Sleeping Car company Keystone Bridge Works Union Iron Works and Carnegie Steel later merging into United States Steel in 1901. He endowed libraries universities and other foundations and authored several books while holding multiple LL D degrees.
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Lennox
Mass
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Margaret
Ensign Roswell Miller
New York
Dunfermline
Fifeshire
Scotland
United States
Pittsburg
Allengheny
Ohio Telegraph Company
Pennsylvania Railway
Mr. Woodruff
Woodruff Sleeping Car Company
Keystone Bridge Works
Union Iron Works
Bessemer
Carnegie Steel Works
United States Steel Corporation
Stop Coughing Ends for Relief with Ballard’s Syrup
Stop coughing with Ballard's Horehound Syrup that eases irritation heals the lungs and restores comfortable breathing. Sold by Jenkins' Drug Store and M. H. James.
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Ballard
Jenkins’ Drug Store
M. H. James
Election on Brazos county tax and tick eradiation outcomes
Incomplete returns leave both the fifteen cent road maintenance tax and tick eradication measures in doubt after Saturday’s election. County clerk figures show 212-204 for tax and 242-175 against tick eradication, with city votes heavier but country boxes lowering totals. Bryan area towns favored against both, Steele's Store box large on tax and tick counts aiding future result potential.
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Steele’s
Bryan
Brazos County
Steele
Millican
Wellborn
Kurten
City Hall
Court House
College Station
Bane
Steele's
Pittsburgh Honors Dead Magnate in Citywide Tribute
Pittsburgh marked the death of Andrew Carnegie with half mast flags across the city and plans to suspend work at steel mills and other institutions, honoring the founder of a vast steel empire.
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Pittsburgh
Andrew Carnegie
Texas to spend over eight million on higher education
Texas will allocate about $8,278,337 over two years for university operation, maintenance, and improvements. Major recipients include the University of Texas, A and M College, College of Industrial Arts at Denton, and two new agricultural schools at Arlington and Stephenville, with allocations detailed for each institution.
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Austin
State of Texas
University of Texas
Agricultural and Mechanical College
A. and M
College of Industrial Arts
Denton
University
Grubbs Vocational College
Arlington
John Tarleton Agricultural College
Stephenville
Grubbs College
John Tarleton College
Galveston
State School of Mines
el Paso
A. and M. College
Prairie View Normal
Sam Houston Normal
North Texas Normal
Southwest Texas Normal
West Texas Normal
East Texas Normal
T Hall
End of French censorship in telegraphic messages
Paris reports the government will abolish telegraphic censorship on Friday, according to the Temps. The move ends the current censorship regime affecting official and public communications as part of wartime controls.
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Paris
The
Temps
Beetreeongents Demand in Upper Silesia Affects Myslowitz
Fragments indicate a tense situation involving Beetreeongents in upper Silesia and Myslowitz. The text mentions demands and a 7 foot reference, with unclear details about the parties and actions.
Two Million Dollar Balance From Drouth Relief Fund
Austin reports state treasurer J W Baker estimates a 2.5 million dollar balance will be carried into the next fiscal year. Deficiency appropriations totaling 124 thousand cut into the balance, but overall expenses stayed within appropriations. Remaining drought relief funds include 1.4 million of a 2 million loan to counties and 690 thousand of a 1 million loan, with other department balances lifting total to about 2.5 million.
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Austin
J. W. Baker
Drouth
American Legion to Hold State Meeting in Dallas
Corpus Christi August 12 Definite plans for a charter application and local post drive will be discussed at an 8 PM meeting at the Seashore club house with Dr Hubert Caldwell temporary chairman. Nueces county service men are urged to attend as plans for a Dallas October convention and national region talks loom.
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Corpus Christi
American Legion
Germany
Seashore Club
Hubert Caldwell
Caldwell
Nueces County
Army
Legion
Texas
Dallas
Minneapolis
United States
St. Louis
Bas
The
Demobilization To End By End Of October
Washington August 12 Demobilization of the army for combatant troops will be completed the last of October Secretary Baker announced today Many men will be retained to care for large stores of agent remaining on hand ex ed
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Washington
Baker
Taxable values rise in Brazos county for road bonds plan
Brazos county assessor figures show total taxable property at 10,346,560, up from 9,826,709 last year. Proposed August 9 plan would require a new tax rate of eleven to twelve dollars per thousand in year one, then decline as bonds retire. by year fifteen half the 30 year issue remains, with $50,000 in bonds retired annually.
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Brazos County
National Guard Opposes War Department Training Scheme
The National Guard Association of the United States condemns administration bills for military training and peacetime draft. Texas officials Adjutant General James A. Harley and Colonel Claude V. Birkhead argue the plan would centralize power in Washington, erase local citizen soldiery, and draft men for five-year terms. They advocate a local civilian force modeled after the Marine Corps, reserving true war exemptions for Guard members.
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Washington
National Guard Association of the
United States
Senator Culberson
James A. Harley
Texas
The
National Guard Association
Claude V. Birkhead
San Antonio
Assection
Birkhead
House
Senate
General Staff
Marine Corps
National Guard
Grain Corporation Plans Flour Price At Ten Dollars A Barrel
New York August 8 details of the United States Grain Corporation plan to sell flour at ten dollars a barrel were made public today. Restrictions will limit prices charged by wholesalers jobbers and retailers. Flour to be sold in 140 pound sacks on the ten dollar per barrel basis in the region west of the Illinois Indiana line and west of the Mississippi from Cairo to the gulf.
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New York
United States Grain Corporation
Indiana Line
Mississippi
Cairo
Gulf
Senator Hall flies to Houston in private plane tour
State Senator W. L. Hall of Wharton county traveled from Galveston to Houston by airplane hosted by a private Fort Worth based company. J. E. Sullivan arranged the trip and Lt. Alherst piloted from Fort Worth. The party landed at Bellaire Field fifty five minutes after leaving Galveston.
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Houston
W. L. Hall
Wharton County
Galveston
Fort Worth
J. E. Sullivan
Lieutenant Alherst
Forth Worth
Bellaire Field
No Worms in a Healthy Child Tonic Claim
Advertisement for Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic asserting healthy children free of worms with regular use over two or three weeks. Claims to enrich blood improve digestion act as a strengthening tonic and aid worm elimination. States 60 cents per bottle.
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Grove
New Orleans Hester reports cotton crop and prices 1918-19
Secretary Hester's report puts the 1918-19 cotton crop at 11,659,563 bales, down 267,320 from 1917-18 and 1,301,281 from 1915-16, with Texas and gulf states showing declines while Atlantic states rise. The middling price averages 30.36 cents per pound, and total value including seed reaches over 2.04 billion dollars. exports and stocks are also detailed.
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New Orleans
Hester
Texas
Gulf States
Louisianana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Missouri
Arizona
California
Kansas
New Mexico
Atlantic States
Alabama
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Kentucky
Virginia
Louisiana
Germany
History of Ninetieth Division Nears Publication
The Ninetieth Division association based in Dallas plans a November 1 release for its history of Texas and Oklahoma troops. The roster is complete, awaiting publisher submission as Sergt. A J Reinhart leads the organization with headquarters now open. Plans include a member opinion event at the state fair.
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Dallas
Tex
Ninetieth Division
Texas
Oklahoma
Ninetieth Division Association
Sergt. A. J. Reinhart
Cpinion
Fair sugar price set at twelve cents per pound
Chicago August 12 Henry Rolupp of the federal food administration sugar bureau today fixed twelve cents a pound as a fair consumer price and condemned any retail price above that as outrageous profiteering. Grocers have been charging sixteen cents recently.
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Chicago
Henry Rolupp
Federal Food Administration Sugar Bureau
Palmer Nomination Favored by Senate Judiciary
Washington August 12 Confirmation of A Mitchell Palmer as attorney general was recommended in an unanimous report of the senate judiciary committee. Favorable action by the senate is expected.
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Washington
A. Mitchell Palmer
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Blood Purity and Vitality
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a blood purifier and iron supplement that boosts energy, appetite, and color in the cheeks. It emphasizes that the tonic is not a patent medicine but iron and quinine in syrup, popular for malaria and general health for decades.
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GROVE
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