American Railroads Aim to Keep World Lead and Grow
Doughboy testimony abroad underscores railroads as vital to U S growth. The Association of Railway Executives urges billions more for tracks stations cars and safety to attract capital and labor while rewarding effort. Literature available from 61 Broadway New York.
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England
France
Euro
United States
The
Association of Railway Executives
Broadway
New York
New York Papers Raise Sunday Price. Holiday Editions Canceled
New York City publishers plan a 10 cent Sunday paper price in country districts by January 4 to cut newsprint use during a paper shortage. The American Newspaper Publishers' Association said all but two New York evening papers will skip editions on Christmas and New Year’s Day.
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New York
New York City
House Committee On Post Office and Postroads
Lieve
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Moore Couple Visit City From Route 6
Mr and Mrs Elbert Moore traveled from Route 6 to the city today. The brief note appears in the Eagle Want Ads section.
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Mrs. Elbert Moore
City
Route
EAGLE
Einstein Relativity Questioned by Dr Michelson
Chicago December 20 Dr A A Michelson of the University of Chicago questions the Einstein relativity theory and outlines expected effects on yardsticks clocks and moving bodies while noting possible compatibility with ether concepts. He remains cautious about fully accepting Einstein’s view while acknowledging its importance.
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Chicago
A. A. Michelson
University of Chicago
Michelson
For Sale Secondhand Ford Car in North Texas Oil Fields
A crude ad describes a severely damaged Ford with missing engine parts and worn tires. It boasts speed despite many defects and invites inquiries, highlighting the questionable value of the battered vehicle.
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North Texas
Death in shooting ends Dell life. Carr held on bond
A. G. Dell is dead after a late yesterday shooting at Mrs. A. B. Carr's home in Bryan. Charley Carr, 20, is under bond awaiting an examining trial Monday. Dell, a carpenter's union member, was shot with a 45 caliber pistol. the defense and motive center on a dispute over pecans. Dell died on the scene after being shot in the neck and shoulder. Carr surrendered the weapon and later released on bond. Funeral arrangements set for 10 a.m. tomorrow at L. T. Cameron's home in College Station.
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A. G. Bell
Carpenter’s Union
Charley Carr
A. B. Carr
Bell
Morehead
Minkert
Cameron
College
Hearne
Carr
Young Carr
R. G. Bell
Bryan
Greathouse & Ledbetter
Austin
L. T. Cameron
College Station
Engineer Kills Self After Train Wreck Kills 15
Live France date. A freight train engineer collided with a passenger train killing fifteen. After aiding injured passengers he shot himself. The incident occurred today near Live France.
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France
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Vitality and Blood Purity
The advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a blood purifying and iron enriching tonic said to boost energy, appetite, and color in the cheeks. It claims the formula has remained unchanged for over thirty five years and costs 60 cents per bottle.
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GROVE
Soviet Ark To Weigh Anchor For Deportation Cruise
New York December 20 The government steamship Buford known as the Soviet Ark is on two hours notice to depart for Soviet Russia. It will take on board hundreds of radicals held for deportation at Ellis Island for a holiday cruise. Notable passengers include Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman. Police anticipate three hundred fifty radicals will be detained at Ellis Island before nightfall.
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New York
Buford
Alexander Berkman
Emma Goldman
Ellis Island
Malaria Affects About A Quarter Of East Texas Residents
East Texas towns report preliminary surveys showing roughly twenty five percent of residents afflicted by malaria. Texas health officials also address rodent problems in homes with advice on starving vermin, trapping, poisoning, and using cats and dogs for hunting.
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Austin
Texas
State Health Department
Department
Candy Makers Fail to Mark Net Contents in Texas
Austin report states candy and petroleum product makers and sellers violate the Texas container law by not marking net contents on package exteriors. Weights and Measures bureau inspectors and prosecuting officers have been advised to enforce the requirement.
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Austin
Dec
Texas
Bureau of Weights and Measures
Wild West gunman shoots in crowded pool hall
In Wichita Falls a two gun man entered a crowded Newton pool room, fired into floor and ceiling, wounding two men who survived. The crowd fled through broken windows with several cut from glass. The assailant fled. no robbery attempted and no arrest made.
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Wichita Falls
Red Gulch
Wichita
Newton
Burkburnett
Bradley
Pershing Greets Old Friends in Laclede Visit
General Pershing set aside military formality in Laclede Missouri his birthplace and boyhood home greeting dozens of boyhood friends upon stepping from a special car. He enjoyed the moment shouting as old acquaintances were recognized.
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Pershing
Laclede, Mo
Laclede
ASED CITIZEN HIT BYOPEGIAL AT MILLI GAN TODAY
Wiley Amerson, a well known citizen living north of Millican, was struck by a northbound H T C special train this morning at Millican. He suffered a broken leg and multiple bruises, was given first aid, and sent home under a physician care. He was deaf in part and did not hear the approaching train.
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Wiley Amerson
Millican
Amerson
Desdemona Sheriff Quits Amid Law and Order Probe
Austin December 20. Assistant Attorney General W A Keeling says the Desdemona sheriff and deputies resigned after quo warranto actions by a law and order league over alleged town conditions. He noted broad violations of vices laws during an inspection of North Texas oil fields.
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Austin
Desdemona
Eastland County
W. A. Keeling
Law and Order League
North Texas
Crude oil price rise by Sinclair and Gulf
Fort Worth reports a twenty five cent advance in Tex as crude oil by Sinclair and Gulf, lifting the price to 2.75 dollars per barrel.
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Sinclair-Gulf
Fort Worth
Texas
Sinclair and
Gulf
Special Teachers Examination Schedule Set for Jan 2 and 3
Due to teacher shortages in Texas a special examination will be held January 2 and 3. The Friday forenoon covers Physical geography physiology composition arithmetic literature solid geometry. Friday afternoon includes Texas history grammar descriptive geography plane geometry psychology bookkeeping. Saturday forenoon lists Spelling writing methods and management civics reading chemistry history of education. Saturday afternoon covers United States history general history agriculture Algebra physics plane trigonometry.
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Texas
United States
Notice of Citation in Brazos County Court
Sheriff or constable must publish this citation weekly for four weeks in a Brazos County newspaper. It commands Richard Morgan to appear at Brazos County District Court in Bryan on February 9, 1920 to answer Viola Morgan Crone’s petition for divorce, restoration of maiden name, and related relief.
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Brazos County
Richard Morgan
District Court
City of Bryan
Viola Morgan
Viola Crone
Bryan
Texas
Unclear Text Fragment
The readable portion mentions retirees and a broad time frame but contains no identifiable person, place, organization, or event to summarize into a coherent news item.
Conference proposed to curb rising clothing prices
Washington December 19 Assistant Attorney General Pigg announced a conference early next January for producers and sellers of wearing apparel to discuss checks on rising cloth costs. The plan aims to produce standard quality cloth and garments at reasonable prices to curb consumer extravagance.
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Washington
Pigg
Farmers Union to Attend Dallas Cotton Conference
Fort Worth, Dec. 19. President Lyday of the Texas Farmers union endorses the cotton conference at Dallas on December 22. Called by W. F. Ramsey of the Federal Reserve bank to discuss the exchange situation, the Farmers union will participate.
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Fort Worth
Lyday
The
Texas Farmers Union
Dallas
W. F. Ramsey
Federal Reserve Bank
Farmers Union
Bishop warns against setting up sins to attack in tobacco reform
In Syracuse Bishop Charles H. Fiske of Central New York denounces prohibition as a grave danger and urges restraint in moral reform. He cautions against turning issues into targets for condemnation, cites war-time experiences, and argues society has shifted away from rural purity toward pagan city life.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Charles H. Fiske
Episcopal Diocese
Central New York
Syracuse Ministers’ Association
Bagan
Romance Culminates in Marriage in Bryan Texas
Lieut H H Hampton of San Antonio and Miss Mary Killenbee of Oswego N Y were married at Rev John A Held's home at 8 30 last night The couple will spend holidays with Mr and Mrs H B McDowell in Bryan The groom a Spanish American War veteran met his bride in a base hospital near Oswego after shell shock He will retire soon from Army service and they plan to remain in San Antonio after visiting Bryan.
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H. H. Hampton
San Antonio
Mary Killenbee
Oswego
N. Y
John A
H. B. McDowell
Bryan
Hampton
France
Texas
Austin
Cotton Seed Crushed In Period Up From Last Year
The Census Bureau reports 1,716,348 tons of cotton seed crushed from Aug 1 to Nov 30, up from 1,556,422 tons a year ago. Mills held 777,830 tons on hand as of November 30, vs 1,148,517 tons a year earlier.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Cotton Seed and
Limited Methane Cotton Seed Offer From Ennis Territory
A short advert announces a limited supply of almost pure Methane Cotton Seed from a top cotton territory. Price given as 2.75 dollars per unit fob Ennis, cash terms, special price on limited stock.
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F. O. B. Ennis
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