Hughes Refuses 10 Go 10 London
Washington reports the first diplomatic test between Secretary Hughes and Premier Lloyd George ends with Hughes resisting a London preliminary conference on Far Eastern affairs. The British plan is dropped, keeping Washington as the conference site and signaling shifts in postwar diplomacy.
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Washington
Hughes
Lloyd George
London
United States
Great Britain
Paris
American Peace Commission
Toe
Wison
High Seas
Lioyd George
Clemenceau
Orlando
Italy
House
Wilson
England
Lower rates urged to increase business
Ballinger Texas August 1 a committee of local businessmen argues railroads should cut passenger rates to lift revenue rather than cut train service Citizens plan to protest the Santa Fe request to drop the night train between San Angelo and Brownwood which would leave only one train in each direction daily High fares push patrons toward auto travel
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Ballinger
Texas
Santa Fe
San Angelo
Brownwood
Wheat bought at $1.10 for bulk No 1 wheat
Higginbotham Bros. & Co announce a car load purchase for Friday and Saturday this week offering $1.10 per bushel on bulk No 1 wheat to complete the car promptly. Also notes a farm stock offer by Mr. J. W. Small and mentions Toe Cream Powder and Junket Tablets at Paris Smith's Drug Store.
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Higginbotham Bros. & CO
J. W. Small
Paris Smith's
Alliance Opposes County Officer Removal Plan in Texas
Rev Atticus Webb and allies push a law to remove county officers from outside their counties amid claims of a liquor trust and federal collusion. The piece argues the Johnson bill centralizes state power, threatens home rule, and urges opposition to preserve local governance. Also reports the death of Velma Hewitt, age 12, after an appendicitis operation and funeral at Oakwood cemetery.
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Brownwood News
Texas Anti-Saloon League
Atticus Webb
Texas
Rev. Webb
Sheriffs’ Association
Wichita Falls
Texas Sheriffs
Senate
Webb
Velma Hewitt
Will Hewett
Oakwood Cemetery
London Tib-Bits Floor Sweep Shipment Notice
Clara and Nell discuss a reporter eyeing them while London Tib-Bits notes a shipment of Floor Sweep from Comanche Wholesale Grocery Co. The item lists 50 units in the readable line.
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Comanche Wholesale Grocery Co
Clara
Nell
London
Which was she fashion or poverty in Birmingham dialogue
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt portrays a sympathetic woman remarking that the “poor girl” lacked warm clothes while Miss Cayenne asks whether she is terribly poor or awfully fashionable. The exchange hints at social perceptions of poverty and appearance.
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Miss Cayenne
Birmingham Age-Herald
Glasses Fitting Offered by J H Huff at Hamilton Drug Co
J H Huff offers eye glasses fitting services at Hamilton Drug Co. The note invites customers needing glasses to visit for fitting.
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J. H. Huff
Hamilton Drug Ca
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