Sweet potato curing houses spark Texas optimism
A Bryan plan to build a potato curing house as a nucleus for a profitable industry gains support after C L Benson visits Panola county. He cites 5 10 thousand acres suitable for potatoes and explains curing stores can yield profits by delaying harvest sales until prices rise. Farmers, businessmen plan to back a Bryan facility, possibly by converting a warehouse, aided by recent road improvements in Panola County.
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Bryan
C. L. Benson
Panola County
Carthage
Beckville
Longview
Benson
Grimes
Madison
Houston
Cherokee
Nacogdoches
Rusk
Panola
Beason
Brazos County
Automobile's Rise Threatens Texas Rail Freight Traffic
Austin reports rail commission member Earle B. Mayfield notes motor vehicles curtail both freight and passenger railroad business in Texas. Hearings show railroads say autos take profitable trips, especially where connections and service are weak. A Houston to Galveston passenger study cites autos undermining gulf tourist travel.
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Austin
Texas
Earle B. Mayfield
Railroad Commission
Mayfield
Railroad Administration
Houston
Galveston
Gulf Resorts
Wichita Falls
Highway Commission
Texarkana
el Paso
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Jefferson
Cypress Bayou
Mississippi
Stamford
Suns
Dallas
Fort Worth
Napier Dies At 67 Leader Of Reuters Telegram Co
Mark Francis Napier aged 67 president of the Reuters Telegram company died today in London. He led the firm during a period of expansion and modernization and was a prominent figure in telegraph and press communications.
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London
Mark Francis Napier
Reuters Telegram Company
Hoover Leaves for Paris as Relief Chief
Herbert Hoover, chairman of the allied relief organisation, departed Monday for Paris to oversee relief operations and coordinate efforts with allied governments.
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Vienna
Herbert Hoover
Allied Relief Organisation
Paris
Local Tour Promo Sparks Support Effort
A public push to back a forthcoming tour aims to build popular support. The plan centers on August/September timing with community involvement led by Lenora Angeles and family. The Angeles boys speak Drelich and have learned all the tele.
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Eettion
Lenora
Angeles
Change of 87 votes would have changed result of election
Brazos County bond issue for good roads failed 917 to 588 despite total ballots 1505. An amendment requiring 1004 yes would have won. 87 voters switching their 587 opposition to support would have carried the $1.5 million project. Steele's Store cast 214 yes votes with no no votes.
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Brazos County
Kurten
Millican
Steele’s
Cholera Outbreak and Quarantine in Formosa
Cholera has broken out in Formosa and a government quarantine is in place. More than two hundred cases have been reported on the island.
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Tokio
Formosa
Germans Plan Emigration To Seek Work Abroad
Berlin reports that several million Germans may seek work abroad as soon as passes are issued. The Imperial Migration bureau rejects a 5,000,000 German plan for Argentina but will send delegates to protect newcomers. Argentina welcomes skilled workers, offers land grants, farms, and schools, with citizenship required. Emigrants may settle in Chaco Misiones Chubut on government land with free parcels and credit for cattle and machinery.
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Berlin
Germany
Imperial Migration Bureau
Chaco Misiones
Chubut
Japanese transport Shipiki Maru sinks near Sangashima
Nagasaki dispatch reports the Japanese transport Shipiki Maru foundered on August 15 south of Sangashima with 110 soldiers missing. The incident was confirmed from London lines.
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London
Highway route in Brazos county not yet designated
Secretary Eberstadt of the Commercial club says the Brazos county leg of the East West highway has not been fixed and that state highway commissioners did not name all passable points. Communities along the proposed eastern route should organize to ensure inclusion, as state aid would finance joint county and state planning.
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Brazos County
Eberstadt
The
Commercial Club
State Highway Commission
State Commission
Bryan
Gate Opener Needed to Travel Mesas of West Texas Country
Austin reports that the automobile has introduced a new term in West Texas as traveling salesmen rely on “gate openers” who ride free to open and close gates across roads. A railroad commission hearing heard anecdotes about gates across distances and pastures making cars more efficient than rail service in reaching towns.
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Austin
West Texas
Railroad Commission
Race Riot Breaks Out in Montreal Streets
A race riot erupted in Montreal as whites and Black residents clashed in the streets. Police intervened to quell the violence after three Black men attacked a white hotel watchman, prompting a citywide disturbance.
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Montreal
Raid Nets 118 Russians at Bolshevik Meeting
Federal officials rounded up 118 Russians alleged to be bolsheviks during a raid on a bolshevik meeting in Youngstown Ohio. The action occurred last night as part of postwar security efforts.
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Youngstown, O
Viscount Grey to sail to United States in September
London reports Viscount Grey the new British ambassador to the United States will sail on September 8 for the move to Washington as preparations for his arrival are completed.
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London
Viscount Grey
United States
Polish Insurgents On Tear In Basle Meeting
August 7 Basle reports Bela Kun and associates from the former Hungarian communist government hold meetings in a large tent. J B Kendall of Wilmore is noted in dispatches describing the gatherings and unrest linked to Polish insurgents in the region.
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Tondon
Wil Mist Wu
J. B. Kendall
Wilmore Yee
County Leaders Prepare for Second Good Roads Bond Election
Bryan good roads supporters vow renewed effort after a narrow two thirds setback in the bond vote. County highway officials plan a meeting in Bryan to organize a petition and press for another election, believing taxpayers favor the bonds and a larger turnout will secure passage.
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Bryan
Wallace
Highway Committee
First Bale Brought In By Steep Hollow Man At Market
Thurman Smith of Steep Hollow delivered the season’s first bale in Bryan, a 479 pound round bale sold at 34 cents per pound. Seed value paid at $100 per ton by Bryan Cotton Oil. The bale came from H. P. Daniels place four miles from Bryan. The Eden Gin and Fuel Co ginned 38 bales on Aug 20, total season 588 bales. The Eden Gin also ginned Smith and Curtis first bases. Wet cloudy weather delays and lengthens the 1919 cotton season.
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Thurman Smith
Steep Hollow
Bryan
Mr. Smith
Bryan Cotton Oil Company
Burleson County
Irwin Curtis
Eden Gin and Fuel Company
Smith
Curtis
Pershing Advocates Leaving Soldiers' Bodies Where They Fell
General Pershing cables the War Department stating American dead abroad should be left undisturbed near their last battlefield. He argues soldiers would wish to lie where they fought, honoring their final rest with comrades.
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Pershing
Washington
General Pershing
War Department
Cotton Losses From Drought Hit 1918 Season Hard
In Washington on August 20 the department of agriculture reports cotton losses from deficient moisture at 71 pounds per acre for 1918, with total losses from all causes at 121.4 pounds per acre and insect pests contributing 23.5 pounds per acre.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Alabama leads in sweet potato production this year
Washington reports Alabama again tops sweet potato output with a predicted crop of 9,920,000 bushels, more than five million above last year. The August projection notes Alabama’s lead in national production.
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Washington
Alabama
Pershing in Venice Tour of liberated region
General Pershing spent the day in Venice and departed at night to tour the battle fields and the liberated region, continuing his démarche through Italy's front.
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Pershing
Venice
Rome
Ashanti Destroyed by Fire at Dakar West Africa
London August 20 reports the British steamer Ashanti was burned to destruction by fire at Dakar in West Africa per Lloyds.
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London
Dakar
West Africa
Lloyds
Wave of prosperity seen from Texas state bank activity
Austin reports unprecedented Texas state bank activity with 57 new banks added in eleven months and 115 raises totaling 3 a million plus. The Texas Banking Board lists 924 banks with capital 38 million and deposits over 208 million. Charter applications rise and oil and motor vehicle sectors drive growth.
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Austin
Texas
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking
State Banking Board
G. W. Briggs
Insurance and Banking
Von Heinrich Faces Murder Charge in Lille Atrocities
Evidence before a French military court on German crimes during occupation links former Lille military governor von Heinrich to the execution of two men. Testimony also ties von Zoelhe to deporting Lille girls. Dr Van Henverhny testifies his nineteen year old son was killed by a German soldier on orders of Captain Lebelaire.
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Lille
France
von Heinrich
von Zoelhe
Charleville
A. M. van Henverhny
Lebelaire
Ger
Mexico Allows U.S. Aviators to Pursue Bandits
Mexico City August 20 General Barragan chief of staff announced that American aviators were granted permission to cross the border to pursue bandits. The move allows U S flyers to engage targets across the frontier in cooperation with Mexican authorities.
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Washington
United States
Dickman
Southern Department
Mexico
Mexico City
General Barragan
Pursuit Continues in Mexico for Bandits Who Captured Aerial Officers
Marfa reports American soldiers pressing the search for the bandits who kidnapped Lieutenants Peterson and Davis and later paid part of the ransom. Mexican federal troops cooperate as Lt Colonel Royce plans a cross into Mexico. A patrol plane, struck by rifle fire, shows one rider killed and both aviators unharmed.
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Marfa
Mexico
Candelaria
Texas
Peterson
Davis
Ojinaga
Royce
Estill
Presidio
Democrat Senator Pittman Issues Four League Reservations
Senator Pittman of Nevada has prepared a separate resolution outlining four reservations to the League of Nations covenant. The draft aligns with the president's suggestion to keep reservations separate from the ratification measure to avoid extended negotiations. The points cover withdrawal rights Article 10 domestic questions and the Monroe doctrine and have not yet been sent to President Wilson.
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Washington
Pittman
Nevada
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Wilson
Daylight Saving Repeal Passes Senate Over Wilson Veto
The Senate voted 57 to 19 to repeal the daylight saving act, upholding the House in passing the measure despite President Wilson's veto. The action marks a final legislative reversal of daylight saving policy.
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Washington
Senate
House
Wilson
City Manager Comments On Burden Of Equipment Duplication
City Manager Greer said this morning that duplicating equipment would be impossible if the full burden were placed on two nations. The remarks came during a briefing on national capacity and cost considerations.
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Greer
Chicago actors strike threatens all city theaters
Chicago on August 20 faced a stagehands and musicians strike tied to the actor’s walkout. Theaters warned they would lock doors if the action proceeds, leaving only photoplay and vaudeville houses in operation.
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Chicago
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