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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1914
Page
10
Pomci Camas and Geesond chase a mall matter in Teas. The item involves local figures and ongoing discussions about a shopping center project affecting residents and businesses. The report notes community response and potential timelines for decisions.
A Waco county man, Henry Berri man Terrell, praised by Hugh Nugent Fitzgerald for his valiant campaign and expected to serve creditably as state comptroller. Montenegro note contrasts Austria war with Morris Sheppard jemping on Joe Bailey in Houston Post.
The article urges August as the cleaning period, urging residents to remove stagnant water and avoid watermelon rinds that sour. It stresses citizens should ensure sanitation on their own premises to prevent neglect by neighbors.
The mid summer convention of the Texas Good Roads Association will be held at the Galvez hotel in Galveston on August 17 18 and 19. All Texas organizations involved in highway development are urged to send delegates and attend. The program covers all highway topics and will be instructive and helpful. Railways offer a round trip rate of one fare plus one dollar for the convention and Galveston promises a cordial welcome.
The missive asserts war in Europe cannot harm Texas business. It cites abundant crops and rising demand for food, predicts cotton value will align with true economics, and notes McAdoo and the Aldrich Vreeland act. It says banking reform will operate soon with gold reserves and government funds to move crops, ensuring no financial distress.
A major potential rail strike across the southwest was averted after enginemen and employers reached a mediation backed agreement under the Newlands Act. Enginemen will keep previous contract terms while wage disputes are arbitrated later, signaling growing labor–management tolerance and the value of mediation as a business asset.
The Teague Enterprise praises a simple greeting and politeness as a humane social force. The Bryan Eagle criticizes the Houston Chronicle for deeming itself influential in Texas politics and notes Ferguson’s statewide victory, suggesting Chronicle endorsements may have backfired.
A 1918 commissioner of Indian Affairs report states Texas Indians numbered 702, with Polk County hosting the most and many engaged in farming. Between 1900 and 1912 their numbers rose from 290 to 702, and no births, deaths, migrations, or new arrivals were reported from 1912 to 1918. The U.S. total nears 823,000 with Oklahoma home to about 117,000. Texas has no Indian territory.
The account lauds James E. Ferguson the recently nominated Texas gubernatorial candidate. Despite overwhelming opposition from major papers and interests, distorted speeches, and false claims, he rose without a college education to deliver a campaign of persistence. The piece predicts he will be a strong governor if his term mirrors his determined spirit.
Farmers advised on army worm control with plowing furrows and dragging a log to loosen soil. For prevention, deep plowing, burning old grass, and careful cultivation reduce outbreaks. If infestation occurs in cotton, scatter a poison mix of Paris green with bran and molasses at dusk, avoiding contact with livestock and children.
In Texas the state comptroller race shows H. B. Terrell as an anti prohibitionist candidate with 183 177 votes, Franklin 81 947, and Mayfield 59 639. Mayfield carried many anti counties and analysts say Terrell would have won by about 100 000 without Mayfield. The Fort Worth Record notes voters are voting independently.
A National Department of Education report shows Texas operates two reformatories among forty nine states with 842 inmates, part of 50,812 nationwide. New York tops lists with 13 schools holding 8,467 inmates. The data illuminate state efforts in juvenile reform and community promotion.
A collection of endorsements from notable figures including Champ Clark OO Dickinson R B Glenn Oswald West and others extol practical business education. They praise the value of commercial schools like Tyler Commercial College Tyler Texas and urge readers to request the school catalogue and enrollments.
United States Census Bureau data show 861 paupers in Texas alms houses with 475 native white 161 foreign born white 215 colored and 10 white with unknown nativity. Texas ranks fifth in total paupers though only four states have smaller pauper ratios. 31 percent foreign born white paupers were born in Germany and 25 percent in Ireland. Temple notes 15 000 cars of Texas grain have passed through since June 1 en route to ports, wheat moving heavily as the era’s largest shipment.
Dr Ralph Steiner explains typhoid fever spread by the typhoid bacillus through contaminated food and water. He urges sanitary practices to prevent infection including fly control, sewage separation, clean surface soil, screened houses, and vaccination as a safe, simple preventive measure. At College Station R L Morgan will replace R J Potts as highway engineering professor with practical experience in road construction supervision.
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