Cabinet Possibilities For President Harding Discussed
Washington officials and Republican leaders discuss secretary of state candidates Elihu Root David Jayne Hill and Knox amid concerns about age health and League of Nations ties. Hill seen as strong alternative with extensive foreign service and peace conference experience.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Harding
Elihu Root
Senator Knox
David Jayne Hill
Charles E. Hughes
George Sutherland
Utah
George Wharton Pepper
Philadelphia
Senator Lodge
Senator Fall
Messrs. Root
Knox
Hill
Root
Mr. Root
United States
League of Nations
League
Senator Root
Washington
Mr. Hill
Senate
Switzerland
Holland
Germany
The
Hague
Bevo Hide Split Between Texas A&M and UT
Special to the Eagle Austin December 2 Final disposition of Bevo the UT mascot ends with half his hide sent to Texas A&M and the other half displayed in UT’s athletic trophy room The tale recalls the 1915 13 0 branding incident and a grand barbecue that followed the steer’s demise with donor Stephen M Pinckney cited for the mascot gift
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Austin
Texas
Bevo
University of Texas
Stephan M. Pinckney
Leven Bevo
Kansas farmer trades corn for shoes says prices hurt farms
Kansas farmer sold a corn load for 7.50 and a hide for 2, then bought wife’s shoes costing 10.50 more than the sale. Senator Capper cited the tale to urge emergency farm relief, warning of credit limits, glutted markets, and calls for legislation to aid farmers and boost exports.
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Washington
Kansas
Arthur Capper
Capper
Mississippi Valley
Capner
Federal Reserve Board
War Finance Board
Mrs E B LaRoche Among Bryan Shoppers This Morning
Mrs E B LaRoche of College figures in a Bryan morning shopping scene as local residents browse stores and run errands. The brief item notes her presence among shoppers.
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E. B. LaRoche
College
Bryan
A&M College to House Air Service Unit of ROTC
Major Clinton Russell, former Barron Field commander, will head the Air Service Unit at Texas A&M College, assisting Major L. R. Dougherty. The unit marks the college as one of five nationwide with ROTC air instruction, expanding military equipment by about $200000 as gear is ordered and received.
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College Station
Texas
Clinto Russell
Barron Field
Fort Worth
A. & M. College of Texas
Air Service
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Russell
L. R. Dougherty
A. & M. of Texas
South
University of Illinois
University of California
University of Washington
Bizzell
War Department
United States
W. B. Bizzell
Minister Urges Hanging Penalty and Strict Law
Fort Worth Texas Dec 2 A minister Dr Frank P Culver pastor of First Methodist Episcopal Church South praises hanging as punishment for extreme crime and calls for amending the suspended sentence law He criticizes lax enforcement soft juries and worn out laws urging reform through press pulpit and schools Judge Ben M Terrell also denounces jury shirkers and appeals panel to combat crime and ensure justice
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Frank P. Culver
First Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Pastors’ Association of
Dr. Culver
Culver
Ben M. Terrell
67Th District Court
Terrell
Obregon Invited to Neff Inauguration in Austin
Governor-elect Pat M Neff s committee in Austin invites President Obregon of Mexico and Mexican border state governors to attend the Neff inauguration on January 18 in Austin Texas It is believed Mexican officials will attend arriving from Texas venues
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Associated Press
Austin
Pat M. Neff
Austin Committee
President Obregon
Mexico
Neff
Texas
Proposal to Aid Farmers in Crisis Declares $60 Million Loans
Washington announces Senator Hitchcock's bill after a conference with Governor Harding to provide immediate loans of $60 million from government funds. The measure aims to help farmers facing falling prices and will be presented when Congress convenes on December 6.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hitchcock
Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Argentine delegate blocks league covenant amendments
In Geneva, December 2, the assembly defeated a proposal to set up a commission to study amendments to the League of Nations covenant. Honorio Pueyrredón of Argentina opposed the measure, but President Hymans ruled the issue as non unanimous procedure and declared the resolution adopted despite Argentina's negative vote.
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Associated Press
Geneva
League of Nations
Assembly
League Today
Honorio Pueypredon
Hymans
Base Ball Player in Vaudeville
George Buck Weaver, former Chicago American baseball league infielder, implicated by the confession of three White Sox players in the World’s Series exposures, plans to appear in various Chicago vaudeville houses in monologue designed to prove his innocence.
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Associated Press
Chicago
George Buck Weaver
White Sox
Cook County Grand Jury
Death of Robert G. Tabor in Oklahoma City
Robert G. Tabor 66, longtime Bryan resident and former New York Life agent, died Friday at his Oklahoma City home. Survived by his wife Sallie and seven children in Texas and Oklahoma. his body to be returned to Bryan for interment Saturday afternoon. He leaves brothers O L Tabor of Bryan John Q Tabor of Los Angeles and Dr George R Tabor of Oklahoma City and sister Mrs Fred Malley of Lardo Texas.
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O. L. Tabor
Robert G. Tabor
Oklahoma City
Bryan
J. W. Tabor
Sallie Wilkerson
New York Life Insurance Company
Texas
Mr. Tabor
Tabor
Robert G. Tabor, Jr
John Tabor
Edwin Tabor
C. H. Woodson
Blair Gilmer
San Antonio
Earl Beard
Adelia Stevens
John Q. Tabor
Los Angeles
Cal
George R. Tabor
Fred Malley
Lardo
Tenant Farmers Move to Town in Yuletide Surge
In Yoakum Texas on December 2, tenant farmers and their families relocate to town due to low cotton prices. Rental agencies report persistent housing demand with many applications waiting. Uncertain post Christmas plans loom as many may be idle.
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Yoakum
Tex
Annual Roll Call Knights of Pythias Held at Castle Hall
Brazos Lodge Knights of Pythias of Bryan held the annual Roll Call at Castle Hall with large attendance. Chancellor M. M. Erskine presided and introduced Congressman Tom Connally who urged enduring fraternities and the Golden Rule. J. M. Hare remembered in prayer as he recovers from paralysis. Many members answered roll and letters of regret arrived from across the United States.
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Brazos
J. M. Hare
Brazos Lodge
Jno. A. Held
First Baptist Church
Mr. Hare
Selma
N. C
Bryan
Erskine
Hare
Tom Connally
Marlin
Commander Erskine
Connally
Damon
Pythias
Congressman Connally
Texas
Lee J. Rountree
John A. Held
John A. Moore Jr
Rountree
Dr. Held
Mr. Connally
Baylor University
Beckwith
United States
M. M. Erskine
Geo. A. Adams
S. W. Buchanan
Jno
Allen Carr
Cc. W. Crawford
J. F. Casey
W. A. Chisholm
E. M. Dodson
Jas. Darwin
Walter Downard
W. B. Edge
C. L. Eden
C. Estelle
Harry Edge
J. A. Held
T. H. Halton
O. O. Henderson
D. C. Trouston
C. E. Jones
H. S
J. W. Payne
M. L. Parker
Ollie Parks
Geo. Pletzer
J. B. Reed
Jack Johnson
Grand Jury Probes Building Graft Expands in New York
New York reports the selection of another grand jury and an extraordinary grand jury to review evidence from the joint legislative committee on the building trust. Samuel Untermyer and the committee staff announced the plan after a conference. It remains undecided whether the juries are additional or extraordinary. The proposed topics include evidence against walking delegates of labor bodies and other individuals.
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Associated Press
New York
Joint Legislative Committee
Building Trust
Council
Samuel Untermyer
Cotton Growers Discuss merger Plans Between Associations
A. W. Kinnard returned from San Antonio after a United Cotton Growers Association meeting. It was decided to merge the United Cotton Growers Association with the Farm Bureau Federation on the condition a 21 member joint committee drafts the agreements for a December 7 meeting.
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A. W. Kinnard
San Antonio
United Cotton Growers’ Association
Farm Bureau Federation
Turner Crenshaw Visits Steep Hollow Business District
Turner Crenshaw, a resident of the Steep Hollow community, toured the city as a business visitor today, meeting local merchants and inspecting storefronts.
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Turner Crenshaw
Steep Hollow
Texas Farms Face Idle Land With Low Wages Ahead
In Waco and McLennan county owners discuss steps for 1921 amid cotton price uncertainty and high labor costs. Wages have fallen to about one dollar a day in some areas, and landlords urge further reductions to keep farming viable. Labor shortages in cities compound the problem, making migration unfeasible.
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Waco
Texas
McLennan County
William and Edgar Flippen Attend Bryan Funeral
William and Edgar Flippen of Dellas travel to Bryan to attend the funeral of the late George W. Smith.
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William and
Edgar Flippen
Dellas
Bryan
George W. Smith
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Hughes
Obregon
Knights OF Pythiag
Castle Hall
Grand Jury
Cotton Growers Meeting
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