Shipping Cotton Not Worth Freight to Market Says Brazos Farmers
The Eagle argues Brazos County farmers should sell cotton locally for better net prices. A Galveston News report on a W. D. Cleveland & Sons sale of 1200 bales to R. H. Hooper & Sons notes the market is volatile and the interior may yield lower or similar prices, urging caution about shipping and timing.
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The
Eagle
Brazos County
Houston
Galveston News
Bryan
W. D. Cleveland & Co
Tex
W. D. Cleveland & Sons
R. H. Hooper & Sons
South
England
Financial Curiosity: Governor Proposes Bank of Texas Bill
The governor presents to the Legislature a plan for a Bank of Texas她 intended to centralize state finances and public school funds, acting as a state central bank and broker for counties. Critics warn the bill is too complex for the remaining session and may require an extraordinary session for proper scrutiny.
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Colquitt
Bank of Texas
Divide With the War Orphans Editorial Uplifts Christmas Ship Idea
A Putnam County Signal editorial urges sending a Christmas ship from America to war torn Europe to ease orphans' suffering. It envisions broad support from about ninety million Americans and claims such aid could soften monarchies and promote peace, ending rivalry through shared compassion.
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United States
Europe
A. P. Sandles
Putnam County Signal
Ottawa
Ohio
Uncle Sam
Santa Claus
New World
Yuletide
Preachers and Money Raise for Dallas Pastor
A Dallas pastor receives a $6,000 yearly salary with $500 monthly pay plus a $100 monthly allowance for stenographer and car upkeep. The editorial defends fair compensation for clergy, arguing ministers deserve salaries comparable to merchants and lawyers and refutes old notions of poverty.
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Dallas
Honey Grove
Oil mills dispute cottonseed profits claim by state official
W L Keeling of Wortham rebuts Ed R Kane stating the figure of 26.62 profit per ton from seed at 12 is erroneous. He lists oil yields, lint, cake and hull values, asserting a net about 1.84 per ton and criticizing the state official tone. The letters appear in the Houston Chronicle referencing the Galveston News report.
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Ed R. Kone
W. L. Keeling
Wortham
Kane
Houston Chronicle
Ed R. Kane
Possible cost of state ware house system
Senator Wiley estimates the eight month setup and one year operation would total 7 495 700 dollars. He breaks this into 988 700 for establishment and 6 471 000 for eight months of operation plus 359 500 monthly salaries twice over and a 89 875 stationery bill. The piece questions the assumptions about 3595 warehouses and ink costs.
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Wiley
Hardihood
Texas Purveyors
Cotton mills urged in Texas to boost manufacture
The Texas House adopted a resolution urging prompt action to pass laws promoting cotton mills and advancing a slogan Wear cotton goods Texas produces four to five million bales of cotton annually and has about sixteen mills already consuming fifty thousand bales a year. The Eagle supports mills for Brazos County noting Texas lags behind other southern states in manufacturing. The piece argues against shipping cotton away for processing and back as finished goods.
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Texas
South
Houston Post
the Eagle
Brazos County
New England
Europe
Market Day plan could boost town country trade
The Commercial Club may establish two weekly market days inviting country producers to bring produce to a central selling point. Success depends on Bryan residents buying the goods. keep a week’s supply on hand and avoid unsold perishables. Strong town country cooperation is needed to prevent the movement from failing.
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Commercial Club
Bryan
Sweet potato warehouse hailed as forward move for Texas
Longview under construction will store 40 000 bushels of sweet potatoes with a new process enabling indefinite preservation. The piece extols potato banks as ideal storage, praises Texas need for such warehouses, and notes a Washington fashion crusade by Champ Clark’s daughter and Postmaster General Burleson’s daughter urging a cotton wardrobe to aid Southern growers.
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Longview
Texas
Fort Worth
Champ Clark
Albert
Burleson
Washington
South
Repeated Battles Mark Historic European War Zones
A Galveston News map notes history repeating in Europe’s war torn zones with Antwerp, Aimes, Soissons, Mons and Waterloo as repeated battle sites across centuries including 1576 1584 1585 1832 and 1914 for Antwerp and 1870 1914 for Aimes.
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Galveston News
Europe
Antwerp
Aimes
Soissons
Mons
Waterloo
Government orders release of 4000 internees at Fort Wingate
The United States government releases 4,000 internees held at Fort Wingate New Mexico after fleeing Ojinaga Mexico nearly a year ago. The operation cost about 540000 dollars, or 2000 dollars per day, reflecting benevolent assimilation as long as funding holds.
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United States
Fort Wingate
New Mexico
Ojinaga
Mexico
Jones
Proposal to tax farmers for excess cotton as a curb
The text proposes Congress pass a law taxing cotton grown beyond 50 percent of this year's crop. It suggests a per pound tax or a per acre tax on excess planting. The emphasis is on using taxation to limit future cotton acreage and the word tax is repeatedly mentioned.
Central Bank Scheme Aims at Texas Permanent School Fund
The article opposes using the Texas permanent school fund to finance a central bank scheme. It stresses the fund is sacred for children's education and should not be jeopardized or diverted, urging the proposal be dismissed like other schemes seeking to repurpose the fund.
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Colquitt Central Bank
Texas
Eagle
Central Bank
East Texas Register on Free List Hides Price Debate
The East Texas Register argues that placing hides on the free list raises prices, opposing Democratic instruction. It contends removing tariffs should invite world markets and lower costs, and if prices rise it must be communicated to Woodrow.
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The
East Texas Register
Woodrow
Happy Christmas Toy Drive Aids European Orphans
An appeal urges U.S. children to share Christmas toys with European orphans, promising the season would become the happiest of their lives if they participate wholeheartedly.
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United States
Europe
Brazos County farmers stockpiled with abundance
The farmer who owns a home and pantry stocked with fresh fruits and vegetables is in clover. There are many Brazos County farmers who share this abundance, though the supply could be larger.
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Brazos County
Culberson Reports Health Improves Attends Senate Duties
Senator Charles A. Culberson writes from Houston that his health has greatly improved and he expects full restoration soon. He states he is now a regular attendee at Senate duties.
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Charles A. Culberson
Houston
Senate
Equating Bales and Moral on Acreage Reduction
The proverb states seven bales at 10 cents equal ten bales at 7 cents and concludes that reducing acreage and converting the land labor gap into edibles benefits people and animals.
Bank Deposits Highlight Surging Community Confidence
Citizens hear strong reassurance as three local banks report combined deposits totaling 669,083.48 dollars, underscoring stability and ongoing economic faith in the town.
War taxes and press glare in distant conflict
A commentator notes that funding for a faraway war would require huge taxes at home. He laments the relentless repetition of war coverage by newspapers, calling it a greater burden than the conflict itself.
Lord May Manage Memphis Says Newspapers
A Memphis dispatch notes a prediction that Lord May will manage Memphis amid local buy a bale enthusiasm, which has waned from 109 to 16 below. The piece mentions farmers joking about reducing next year’s cotton acreage and the Taylor report on a burglary at Editor George Tucker’s home, including cash and valuables but missing a $300 diamond stud.
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Taylor
George Tucker
Thomases
North Pole
Cook
Where is hell between Houston and Dallas
The Austin American notes rumor on hell's location between Houston and Dallas. It questions the idea, doubting any spark in the Austin area to light such a blaze and implying the claim is likely unfounded.
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Wim
Hell
Houston
Dallas
Austin American
Austin
Credit men warned of collapse as they crush themselves
The Gause Guide warns that credit men who foreclose mortgages and liens will, like Sampson, be crushed by their own wreck and ruin. In Dallas a negro confessed to killing a man for an apple, a Ben Davis apple likely, highlighting cheap human life in the city.
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Gause
Sampson
Dallas
Ben Davis
Front Page War Headlines Reflect Grim Frontline Tone
Historic front page language evokes the brutal combat as readers confront vivid phrases like titanic struggle and death grapple describing battles, siege scenes, and casualties unfolding across the front.
Colquitt 10 Calls Another Special Session
Associated Press Austin Texas September 22 Governor will send a call for another special session after the conference committee failed to agree on the gin and oil mill divorcement bill.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Rth
Texarkana Leads Cotton Market Report
Texarkana, Tex. sales report shows fifty seven bales of cotton sold today at nine and a half cents per pound. Associated Press notes market activity in Texarkana on September 21.
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Texarkana
Associated Press
Tex
Republicans May Force Compromise In Rivers and Harbors Bill
The Senate rivers and harbors filibuster resumed with prospects of a compromise. Republicans may accept a rivers and harbors appropriation of 20 million dollars.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Spur Farm Lands offer relief from farm income stress
Spur Farm Lands advertise virgin, easily cultivated lands in Texas with low prices and easy terms. The prospectus claims no boll weevil, altitude 2000 to 2600 feet, reliable production, no malaria or fever, good churches and schools. Direct purchase from owner with no commission, plus stock and grazing tracts. Free illustrated booklet available from CHAS A JONES, manager for S. M. Swenson & Sons, Spur, Dickens County, Texas.
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Texas
Chas
A. Jones
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Memphis
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S. M. Swenson & Sons
Spur
Dickens County
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Phonea
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