R. R. Commission Submits Argument on Consolidation
The Interstate Commerce Commission faces difficulty merging weak railroads with strong systems across regions. It notes Northeast giants New York Central, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore & Ohio resist absorbing weaker lines, while Western and Southern firms show little appetite for distantly failing routes. Consequently, plan 18 19 proposals falter, leaving two local weak-property systems that cannot form a strong chain.
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Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Northeast
Mississippi River
Union Pacific
Hill Lines
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Southwest
Frisco
Katy
Cotton Belt
Marriage Licenses Granted to Four Couples
Elmer Ernest and Alma Reynolds, D R Magerkurth and Susie Guinn, William G Smith and Fatine Dowdle obtained marriage licenses as announced in the public notice section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Ernest
Alma Reynolds
D. R. Magerkurth
Susie Guinn
William G. Smith
Fatine Dowdle
Wasted Rep Judge and Mocking Prisoner Exchange
A courtroom moment shows the judge asking for the prisoner's name, the prisoner retorts about an ignorant man who cannot read newspapers citing his lawyer. The exchange highlights tensions between authority and access to information.
Grace Goodhue Returns as First Lady in East Room
Eighteen years after a Vermont school teacher toured the White House Grace Goodhue now Mrs Calvin Coolidge reenters the East Room as First Lady. A policeman once guided her out for admiring the gold piano and now she returns in triumph showing the country its democracy.
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Vermont
Washington
Grace Goodhue
White House
East Room
Calvin Coolidge
Land
Marshall News
Salvage Reaches 30 Million Gold Bullion From Laurentic
Salvage crews report over 30 million dollars in gold bullion recovered from the Laurentic wreck after its wartime torpedoing. Divers recovered ingots and coins, restoring a major treasure recovered from the sea.
It Is Not Unlawful to Hunt in Home County
County law does not require a license to hunt in the county of residence. The rule is clarified by a letter from Austin stating that a hunter may hunt in his home county without a license, but must have a license to hunt outside his county. County Clerk W H Kennedy reported the inquiry and received the ruling.
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Home County
W. H. Kennedy
Austin
Kennedy
Americans discard four billion soft drink bottles yearly
Each year Americans empty about four billion soft drink bottles produced by around ten thousand bottling establishments.
Young County Schools Honor Eliasville and South Bend Openings
The Eliasville and South Bend public schools opened on September 10 with strong enrollments and capable faculties. Eliasville unveiled a new auditorium and a seven member staff led by Superintendent F L Muston. South Bend reopens under Superintendent P M Johnston with five teachers. The region prepares for the Young and Jack counties teachers institute in Graham on December 17, led by Dean J Thomas Davis of John Tarleton Agricultural College, with six aides including Mrs Pearl Chamberlin.
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Eliasville
F. L. Muston
South Bend
P. M. Johnston
Denton
Johnson
Young County
Young and Jack Counties
Teachers’ Institute
Graham
J. Thomas Davis
John Tarleton Agricultural College
Dean Davis
Pearl Chamberlin
John Tarleton
Chamberlin
Earth Caves In On Garrison Farm Maize Crop
Last Thursday night earth caved in on a spot of ground on W P Garrison’s farm in Hackberry community. The crater measured about thirty by thirty feet, forcing Garrison to use a ladder or windlass to harvest his maize. The Paducah Post notes similar collapses in the county including a sixty foot deep natural well on the 3D ranch and a 1920 incident in Coleyville where a man lost mules and wagon to a sudden hole.
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W. P. Garrison
Hackberry
Paducah Post
Colonel Owsley Receives French Legion of Honor
Colonel Owsley commander of the American Legion was awarded the Commander of the Legion of Honor of France. In Paris he told the French people that four million or more American soldiers were back of France supporting reparations and the Ruhr occupation stance.
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Owsley
American Legion
Legion of Honor of
France
Paris
Ruhr
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Stim
Alexander
Stetson
Keith Bros
J. FP. Alexander Company
R. R. Commission
King Cotton
First National Bank
Graham, Texas
R. E. Lynch
E. S. Graham
S. Boyd Street
P. K. Deats
Graham Stewart
Active V P and Cashier
C. Bloodworth
Otto Deats
Thos. Tobin
Ass’t
H. B. Street
H. H. Avants
Newcastle
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