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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1914
Page
4
The piece notes Carranse as Mexico's president with no clear term, and reports on cotton warehousing in towns while commenting on election coverage. It mentions the Lane vs McLemore contest decided for McLemore by the democratic executive committee and an appeal notice.
The Dallas News remarks that some cotton warehouse schemes seem designed to store crop wealth during February and March, citing a case involving Arkansas men unable to mend a pot when it rained and not needing a roof when it did not.
President Wilson names Attorney General McRenolds to the Supreme Court seat and selects T. W. Gregory of Texas as attorney general. Texas now has two cabinet members. The Collinsville Times comments on small minded critics who react noisily but avoid real community service.
A proposed warehouse tax of ten cents per bale would be collected by the ginner and used to fund warehouse construction. The plan argues the tax would secure a dollar or more per bale for cotton owners and shares the cost between builders and users. Local figures like Lee Rountree and several politicians are mentioned as keeping watch.
A Texas note reports Mose Harris of San Antonio was knocked down by the city mayor who denies assault and says Harris accused him first. The piece adds commentary on advertising schemes and political jabs amid local chatter. It also records the eleventh district convention in Waco backing R L Henry for the U S Senate with 15 542 votes to 8 363.
Edgar E. Witt received 7976 votes in McLennan Falls and Limestone counties with Parciral at 4566 and O'Bryan 3597. Witt was 87 votes short of a tie according to the Waco Morning News tally, though the recap may contain a small error in counting.
Neal Douglass, editor of the Roaring Springs Echo, lauds H. B. Terrell of The West News as a strong winner. He notes twenty five years of familiarity and predicts Terrell’s potential as a logical successor to Ferguson in four years.
The McGregor Mirror notes Jim Fergusson spent over thirteen thousand dollars on newspaper advertising during his campaign and argues that advertising pays. It recalls a merchant who doubted ads until aldermanic seats were scarce and a challenger fielded forty-two opponents. The merchant then spent $690.35 on ads to win an office yielding $96 per year.
The European war drives sugar prices higher as refined and raw sugar rise. Britain seeks Cuban and American sugar while the United States relies on domestic production and imports to stabilize markets. The piece notes beet and cane crops, labor effects, and tariff impacts amidst ongoing conflict. It also includes a humorous aside from The Progressive Farmer about farming myths and microbes.
General Smith dropped by this week with blunt commentary on European conflicts. He argues big nations rush to war, ignoring rights, suggesting mass casualties and suffering as inevitable outcomes, while favoring the American stance over overseas violence.
About 100 Itasca Board of Trade members wore uniforms and other mill made materials from Itasca Valley cotton to attend the Hillsboro Hill County Fair. They promoted their hometown and drew attention from other fairgoers.
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