Citizens endorse plan to eradicate malaria mosquitoes at Bryan
A joint Bryan meeting of the Commercial club Woman's club city commissioners and physicians endorsed the state health department plan for eradicating malaria bearing mosquitoes. Lieutenant Hardenburg outlined drainage oiling and minnows as methods, with costs estimated at 3500 to 4000 dollars and local fund raising to cover expenses.
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State Health Board
Bryan
J. S. Doane
Commercial Club
Woman’s Club
City Commission
Commissioners Court
State Health Department
Hardenburg
Doane
State Board of Health
Federal Health Service
Rockefeller Foundation
Texas
Health Department
Young
Ehlinger
College Hospital
College
Tyler Haswell
Lawrence
John A. Moore
Woman's Club
Frank Webb
Orphaned Lad Finds Home With Navasota Lady
William Alfred Moore a 13 year old American boy who fled a Mexico City foster home after four years of hardship travels by train to the Rio Grande and across to the United States. He has found a temporary home with Mrs Lyda Gibson in Navasota while relatives are sought.
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Oliver Twist
Houston Post
William Alfred Moore
Mexico City
United States
William
Houston
Lyda Gibson
Navasota
Tex
Mexico
Rio Grande
Corpus Christi
New Orleans
Mid- Atlantic
Tomassi Gonzales
Rio Grande City
Express
J. F. Hennesey
Austin Street
F. W. Vaughn
Municipal Board of Censors
Earthquake in Vera Cruz Sees 2000 Plus Casualties
Mexico City reports the Saturday quake in western Vera Cruz state leaves an estimated two thousand or more dead. Dispatches describe vanished villages, destroyed towns, and floods from swollen mountain streams, with no precise casualty lists available.
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Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Cattle Not Suffering From Blizzard in Panhandle
Texas cattle are not suffering from the Panhandle blizzard, according to messages received by the Cattle Raisers' Association headquarters. All ranges remain good.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Panhandle
Cattle Raisers’ Association
Aerial Mail Service Opens Between Chicago and Omaha
Chicago and Omaha inaugurated an aerial mail route today with planes ready to depart from both cities carrying postal freight. The service marks a new era in rapid correspondence between the two midwest hubs as officials publicly launched the project in Chicago.
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Chicago
Omaha
Bidders Swear on Antitrust Law for State Contracts
Austin January 8 The board of control will require bidders to file an affidavit stating they have not violated Texas antitrust laws in the year before bid submission. Previously a similar statement was required but prosecutions for false swearing were not possible based on that claim.
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Austin
Board of Control
Subtle Sympathy Youth For Youth Employed
In New York on January 8 fifteen thousand young women were sworn in by the New York Probation and Protective association to protect morals. The movement aims to use the subtle sympathy of youth for youth to promote wholesome recreation and prevent exploitation of leisure time by undesirable interests.
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New York
New York Probation and Protective Association
Rivers Overflow in Italy Floods Hit Many Districts
Rome reports heavy rains flood Italy with Arno and Tiber overflowing. Many districts damaged as homes collapse and areas inundated across multiple locales. Local authorities rush aid as casualties and property loss rise.
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Italy
Rome
Arno
Tiber
Coolidge Urges Humanization of Government Address
Boston January 8 Governor Coolidge opens his second term with a call to humanize government and industry while urging obedience to law. He urged greater production and economy by both the state and individuals.
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Boston
Coolidge
Woman's Club to hear malaria fight plan Friday
A joint meeting urged Woman's club to join the malaria campaign. The club will hear a report Friday at 3 30 PM and decide its role in the effort. Leaders note funds are the only obstacle with a goal near 3000 dollars using county and city equipment.
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Woman's Club
City Manager Greer resigns at special council meeting
J W Greer tendered his resignation as Bryan Texas city manager after accepting a Tallahassee Florida post He indicated his departure within thirty days and praised the citys financial progress and utility purchases as he leaves the commission form government duties The resignation letter includes thanks to the mayor board and citizens and notes ongoing sewer and power projects
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Board of Commissioners
J. W. Greer
Greer
Tallahasse
Fla
Bryan
Sweetwater
Texas Power and Light Company
Tex
J. M. Lawrence
Tallahassee
City of
East Side
Maine
California
Commission
City Mer
Bryan Women’s Club Elects 1920 Officers
The Bryan Women’s Club elected its 1920 officers. President is Mrs. S. C. Hoyle, first vice president Mrs. J. L. Brock, second vice president Mrs. M. Francis, recording secretary Mrs. Egbert Jones, correspondent secretary Mrs. H. R. Cavitt, treasurer Mrs. M. W. Sims Jr., parliamentarian Mrs. M. Hettgarry, critic Mrs. B. A. Sims, and reporter Mrs. R. S. Webb Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Women’s Club
S. C. Hoyle
J. L. Brock
M. Francis
Egbert Jones
Weather Forecast: Cold Tonight and Friday
Tonight expected fair but cold with freezing temperatures. Friday forecast shows unsettled conditions and continued cold.
Resignation Letter Seeks Texas Prison System Reform
Dallas: R L Winfrey resigns as Texas prison board chairman and asks Governor Hobby to order a full investigation. He accuses graft and says an invisible hand has held the prison system locked in a stench, while noting reforms face harsh branding as slaughterhouse work. Austin: Governor Hebby has not yet received the letter by noon today.
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Dick” Winfrey
Slaughter House
Dallas
R. L. Winfrey
Texas Prison Board
Hobby
Winfrey
Texas
Austin
Hebby
Democrats Endorse Versailles Treaty In National Committee
The Democratic National committee unanimously adopted resolutions endorsing the Versailles treaty and denouncing senators who would defeat it. The committee also debated the 1920 Democratic National convention site with Chicago gaining ground while San Francisco and Kansas City argued their candidacies.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Senate
Wilson
San Francisco
Kansas City
Chicago
Dehcestion
National Committee
Pacific Coast
Missouri professor critiques Texas A and M football boast
Prof J O Morgan received a letter from W C Etheridge of Missouri criticizing Texas A and M football claims of dominance. Etheridge recounts a stock judging visit by A and M teams and notes Missouri’s team finished lower, while complimenting A and M as a fine school.
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J. O. Morgan
W. C. Etheridge
University of Missouri
Texas A
Mexico
United States
Canada
Columbia
Chicago
Texas
Hangmen Demand Higher Pay In Parliament Plea
England's public executioners urge a salary increase. A House of Commons member delivered their claim directly to lawmakers. Their revenue was cut when they lost the privilege of taking rope from executions, a sale once yielding profits.
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London
England
House of Commons
Bill would prohibit blood and thunder films in interstate shipping
Oklahoma Senator Gore and Representative Herrald introduced identical bills to bar interstate distribution of blood and thunder films depicting outlaws such as former convicts, bandits, and train robbers. Violators would face fines from 500 to 10000 dollars and possible imprisonment.
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Washington, Jan
Gore
Oklahoma
Herrald
Galli Curci to Seek American Citizenship
Opera singer Amelita Galli Curci announced her intention to become an American citizen as her first public act after obtaining a divorce from her Italian husband.
Store Owner Burned at a Post in Holt Looting
Osceola Arkansas January report says W. E. Hansel owner of plantation store chain was bound to a post and burned to death after his Holt store was looted. The incident states his face and clothes were saturated with gasoline and follows a robbers tale in a section populated by African Americans.
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Osceola
Ark
W. E. Hansel
Holt
Bolshevik advance threatens Persia and Russia fronts
London dispatch reports the anti Bolshevik view is grim with two major advances by Bolsheviks. Denikine's army is split as Bolshevik pushes reach the Sea of Azov and flank retreats create a gap. Bolshevik capture of Krasovedsk raises fear of overrun of northern Persia and possible Tehran occupation.
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London
Russia
British War Office
Denikine
Sea of Azov
Krasovedsk
Caspian Sea
Rail unions vote or strike decision looms in London
London January 8 interest centers on whether railroad men will strike again or proceed with a ballot among 500000 members across unions after government wage settlement offers.
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London
American ships to repatriate Siberian troops
The shipping board will furnish vessels to repatriate Czecho-Slovak Polish Jugo-Slav and Roumanian troops in Siberia. The first ships will depart New York for Vladivostok soon and are due about February 10.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Siberia
State Department
New York
Vladivostok
Treaty ratification fixed for January in Paris
Paris January 8 the exchange of ratifications of the peace treaty with Germany will occur January 10 at the French foreign office after the supreme council fixed the date for the ceremony.
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Paris
Germany
Supreme Council
Caldwell Store Robbed in Texas Worth About Fifty Dollars
Burglars entered T. F. Gilley’s Caldwell shop in early January and carried away merchandise valued around 50 dollars. Local authorities urged anyone with information to report tips.
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Caldwell
Caldwell, Tex
T. F. Gilley’s
Judge Ramsey Visits Houston Bankers At Luncheon
Houston Texas January eight informal luncheon at the Houston club honored Judge William F. Ramsey Dallas chairman of the board in the eleventh federal reserve district Guy M. Bryan hosted with two bank officers from each local institution. Ramsey visits the Houston branch to gauge current business and will consult member banks on interest rates.
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Guy M. Bryan
Houston
Houston Club
William F. Ramsey
Dallas
Federal Reserve District
Judge Ramsey
Federal Reserve System
Cycle Run for Boys Starts from Federal Building
A five mile social cycle run for boys will begin at 2 p m from the federal building led by track cyclist Fred St Onge. Organized by cycle dealers the event is non competitive and includes a service car for first aid in case of accidents.
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Houston
Jan
Federal Building
Fred St. Onge
Third Wettest Year on Record in Ballinger County
Ballinger January 8 A year end note shows 32 inches of precipitation for the year marking it the third wettest on record in the county. The 25 year period since 1906 recalls 387.82 inches the wettest year with 85.23 inches in 1900 as the next wettest. average rainfall runs about 88 inches.
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Ballinger
Soviet Ark Buford Enters Kiel Canal En Route to Riga
Washington reports the Soviet ship Buford with 249 radicals and aliens is approaching the Kiel Canal. Officials refuse to reveal its destination but suggest Riga as the likely discharge port for transport to Soviet Russia.
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Washington
Buford
Kiel Canal
Riga
Russia
Twenty Die When Steam Tug Lepluvner Sinks
Marseilles January 8 Twenty persons died when the tug Lepluvner sank with all on board between Toulon and Marseilles.
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Marseilles
Lepluvner
Toulon
Snow Hits Oklahoma City Five Inches Deep
The first heavy snow of the winter measured five inches in Oklahoma City as precipitation spread across the state. Temperatures ran 22 above, with Wichita Falls reporting three inches of snow and ongoing snowfall. The perilous weather caused gas pressure to fall and significant hardship for residents.
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Oklahoma City
Wichita Falls
Jan
State of siege in Catalonia amid arrests after outrages
Madrid reports a state of siege proclaimed across Catalonia. The interior minister says Barcelona is calm and confirms about three hundred arrests linked to recent outrages.
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Madrid
Catalonia
Barcelona
Increased Pay Recommended for Ambassadors and Ministers
Secretary Lansing urged the House Foreign Affairs Committee to raise diplomats salaries to 35 000 for ambassadors and 15 000 for ministers. He also asked for government owned embassy buildings and expense allowances as part of the annual diplomatic and consular service appropriation bill. Ambassadors currently receive 17 500 and ministers 12 500.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Lansing
Produce firm pays farmers nineteen thousand nine hundred
Edna Texas January 8 W A Mc Clung proprietor of the Edna Produce Co reports that in the last ten months his firm has paid farmers in the section a total of 19900 for produce.
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Edna
Tex
W. A. McClung
Edna Produce Co
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