Cotton Shortage Crisis Warns of 1918 Demand Surge
Fort Worth reports Thursday flag a national crisis from dwindling raw cotton due to prolonged drought in Texas and Oklahoma. Boll weevil and a sudden spider infestation compound the shortage, with a USDA forecast of 18,619,000 equivalents in 1918. Weather summaries say July 1918 was among the driest and hottest on record in this region.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Aug
Texas
Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture
Washington
D. S. Lunia
Kort Worth
States
Bernard Bunnemayer
Llouston Gist
Annals of
D. 5. Landis
United States Weather Bureau
S. A. Express
Guarding America From New Insect Pests
Infested Mediterranean countries ship oranges to Perth and Sydney while pests establish in eastern Australia. Ships between Australia and Hawaii carry maggots to Honolulu, and California and U S inspectors intercept infested fruits arriving at San Francisco and San Pedro from Honolulu and Hawaii.
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Perth
Sydney
Australia
Hawai
Honolulu
State of California
United States
San Franecisco
San Pedro
Hillo
San Francisco
Live Stock Interests Appeal for Relief in Texas
Live stock interests in the West have appealed to the Texas Railroad Commission for aid in securing reduced freight rates on wheat and oat straw. Citing three years of extraordinary drought, raisers argue that any feed material sustaining life is vital and seek relief through lowered rates. Chairman Allison Mayfield said the matter will be referred to the Director General of Railroads for action.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Railroad
West
Oie
Allison Mayfield
Commission
Railroads
Wm Davis Killed In Automobile Accident Near Austin
Austin Aug 2 Four youths were injured when a car overturned on the Post Road four miles south of Austin William Davis 16 son of Dr W A Davis of Live Stock Interests Appeal for ties and secretary of the State Board of Health died at the scene Hamilton Walker 17 son of J H Walker State Land Office and Misses Julia Cooper and Enina Huddleston of Austin were injured Huddleston most seriously with injuries on her back Walker with cuts not seriously hurt Cooper badly cut on limbs The accident followed by a stray line about Michelin tread casing.
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Austin
Tex
Post Road
William Davis
Ww. A. Davis
State’ Board of Health
Hamilton Walker
J. H. Walker
State Land Office
Julia Cooper
Enina Huddleston
Miss Huddleston
Walker
Miss Cooper
Fruit Flies Barred Out by Strict Watch
Federal action aims to keep fruit flies from establishing in the United States through strict quarantine and inspection under the Plant Quarantine Act of 1912. The program, including Hawaiian Island inspections, warns travelers to declare fruit and directs strict penalties for importing infested produce, stressing the economic risk to farmers if pests spread.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Federal Horticultural Board
Department of Agriculture
Hawaii
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Fertilizers From Wastes Use Waste Materials For Plant Foods
The USDA reports in 1916 industrial wastes supplied about 40 percent of potash 8 percent of phosphoric acid and 8 percent of nitrogen used in the United States. Potash came from tobacco stems cottonseed hulls hardwood ashes wool washings blast furnace dust cement flue dust and sugar residues. Phosphoric acid derived from bones shells fish scraps basic slag and other materials while nitrogen came from wastes in castor and linseed oil fish oils animal wastes blood hair horns hoofs hides leather wool coke and more.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Texas Constitution Testimony Take Amendment on Criminal Prosecutions
A 1917 legislative note details proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution to guarantee accused rights in criminal prosecutions including speedy public trial, confrontation of witnesses, and deposition in interstate or anti trust cases while outlining the submission process and funding for publishing and proclamation. The document also includes a school tax provision and public school funding language with voter instructions.
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State of
Texas
House of Representatives
Yeas
Senate
House
Special Tax for Public Schools and Free Text Books
House Joint Resolution No 27 proposes a constitutional amendment for Texas Art 7 Sec 3. It calls for a thirty five cent tax levy to fund maintenance of public schools and furnish free textbooks. The measure outlines the tax mechanism and anticipated fiscal impact on levies.
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State of
Texas
House of Representatives
Yeas
Senate
How Fruit Flies Spread Through Civil War Era Trade
The piece traces how fruit fly spread from a Mediterranean voyage during the Civil War, when a ship en route to New York unloaded infested fruits at St George, enabling later establishment in Bermuda and, with steamships and cold storage, in Australia. The narrative links historic transport to agricultural invasion and containment advances.
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Bermudas
New York
Mediterranean
St. George
Australia
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Bain
J. H. Co
Moline Universal
Primrose
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