Crop Reports Indicate Texas Agriculture in Critical Period
The Associated Press reports from 300 correspondents on the Texas Industrial Congress survey as of August 1 across 175 counties show cotton entering a critical development phase. Corn yields average 26 bushels per acre totaling about 172.25 million bushels, with wheat, oats, peanuts, and other crops detailed. labor shortages and transportation limits threaten harvest and marketing, while rainfall varies by region and livestock and range are in generally good condition. The report notes boll weevil and pest damage, storage needs, and regional rainfall impacts across East, Northeast, Panhandle, West, and Northwest Texas.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Texas Industrial Congress
Panhandle
West Texas
Texas
Congress
United States Department of Agriculture
Milo
A Life on the Ocean Wave and Coastal Notices
A poem quotes a voyage longing and a ship’s call to sea. Local social notes report travel by J O Buenz, Rosenbaum in Mexico, greetings from A P Nye in Galveston, and visits among Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and Saltillo residents. Also covered is Bishop Darlington’s East Mediterranean religious tour and a Thursday Sewing Club gathering with a splash party at Richter farm.
Kansas Woman Wins Prize for Definition of Success
A Kansas woman won a prize for a definition of success that extols living well, laughing often and loving much, earning trust and love, improving the world, and inspiring others, whether by art, poetry, or a saved soul. The event featured a delicious refreshments course, and a stringed orchestra provided music for dancing and singing, enhancing the occasion.
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Kansas
Lhfe
Earth
Rains Boost Texas Cotton Crop, Say Growers
Across Texas many counties report beneficial rains after a hot spell aiding cotton fields. Edinburg notes nearly 400 bales gained. El Campo, Elgin, Brenham, Columbus and others report opening cotton, higher yields, and favorable moisture. First bales and market prices are recorded in several towns as boll weevil threat remains minimal.
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Associated Press
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Singleton
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Luling
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Wharton
Columbus
Carrizo Springs
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Palestine
Texas
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Bremond
el Campo
Freeport
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Watches The Times daily for opportunities ad
A brief notice promotes subscribing to The Times with a daily watch for opportunities, offering a monthly rate of 50 cents.
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Italy Spawns 186000 Drinking Places for 40 Million
Rome Aug 12 Italy cannot be called the desert of Europe for its 40 million inhabitants which sustain 186000 drinking places. Lombardy leads with 32642 venues followed by Piedmont and Rome Province's 8127. The Italian Statistical Annual also notes regional variances in temperance and education including high illiteracy in the south and details on schools, teachers, and university staff.
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Associated Press
Rome
Italy
Europe
Lombardy
Piedmont
Sardinia
Umbria
Indigestion Relief with Chamberlains Tablets
A pill ad notes irritable temperament stems from indigestion and constipations. It promotes regular bowels and a cheerful mood by strengthening the stomach and aiding natural function through Chamberlains Tablets.
Dry campaign in Saskatchewan moves to referendum
Regina Sask August 12 paid organizers will be used by temperance forces in a drive to bone dry prohibition in Saskatchewan. The Committee of One Hundred has adopted the Federal constituency as the unit of organization for the campaign culminating in a referendum next October.
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Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan
Rat Snap Beats the Best Trap Ever Made
Mrs Emily Shaw reports RAT SNAP killed 12 rats in a week after buying a 50 cent box. She says the trap caught 3 rats but RAT SNAP killed more, and she would not be without it. RAT SNAP comes in cakes in three sizes 35c 65c and 125c and is sold by A Deutz and Brother City Drug Co and Sanitary Grocery.
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A. Deutz & Brother
City Drug Co
Sanitary Grocery
Sanitary precautions urged by mayor Villegas
Clean up your own premises and keep garbage in metal covered cans to starve rats. Do not dump trash in vacant lots. Welcome authorized health inspectors for your protection. Keep hogs out, disinfect unsanitary closets, lime them, clean stables, own feed boxes, and keep chicken yards clean. Mayor L Villegas urges community action.
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L. Villegas
A Great Remedy by F H Dear Dupuyer Mont
A hotel man in Dupuyer Montana testifies four years ago he used Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy with wonderful results and has since recommended it to friends. The piece highlights the product's reputation and word of mouth endorsement by a local businessperson.
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Chamberlain
F. H. Dear
Dupuyer, Mont
Aligning Forces To Vote Tomorrow In State Legislatures
In Nashville Tennessee both sides realign forces for tomorrow’s legislator vote on suffrage. Indications favor suffrage advocates though both sides push to avoid a slip. In Raleigh North Carolina the special session aims to delay suffrage action until tomorrow or Saturday.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Fort Scott mob plans lynching halted by sheriff
Eight cars carrying a Fort Scott mob aiming to lynch passed through Armour, eight miles north of Pittsburg, prompting Bourbon county Sheriff Armour to rush out with a Black man who last night shot a white man in Fort Scott.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Kan
Fort Scott
Armour
Bourbon County
Oil men organize at Denison to report tests
Denison Texas August 12 oil men from companies drilling or planning tests on the Preston anticline in southern Oklahoma and northern Texas formed a cooperative organization. They aim to issue authentic progress reports on the oil tests in Bryan Oklahoma Grayson and Fannin counties where ten tests are under way.
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Associated Press
Denison
Tex
Preston Anticline
Oklahoma
Texas
Bryan County
Grayson
Fannin
Old Ferry House Restored for Washington Crossing Park
Philadelphia August 12 The Old Ferry House and Tavern at Washington Crossing Pa is being restored as a central park building. Washington Crossing Park Commission bought riverbank lands east of the river road and the adjacent island with 60 acres to preserve Washingtons embarkation point and military HQ sites from the Trenton campaign. Monuments are planned at soldier graves and a memorial bridge may be proposed by the National government at the Delaware crossing site.
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Associated Press
Phidelphia
Washington Crossing
Delaware River
George Washington
Trenton
Washington
New Jersey
Morrisville
New Hope Ferry
Delaware
Locomotives for Africa ship from Philadelphia port
One of the largest shipments of locomotives ever made from this port is now being placed aboard the South African Line steamship Tregosell. It includes twenty five engines from Baldwin Locomotive Works for Constance Romania and Tunis on the northern coast of Africa, with tenders and all accessories for immediate use.
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Philadelphia
South African Line
Tregosell
Baldwin
Constance
Romania
Tunis
Africa
Poles Outnumbered at Sakae Front In Poland War Detail
Washington reports Polish forces defending Sakae are outnumbered about two and a half to one. Official Bolsheviki military strength on the Polish front is 250000, while Polish forces are estimated at 140000.
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Washington
Sakae
Battle in Progress on Russo-Polish Front Hangs Warsaw Fate
Paris reports a great battle ongoing on the Russo Polish front with the fate of Warsaw hanging in the balance as information reaches the foreign office today.
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Paris
Warsaw
Foreign Office
Governor Cox Starts Speaking Tour With Stops Ahead
Governor Cox travels by auto from Columbus to Toledo before heading to Camp Perry to address troops. He will speak twice in Wheeling West Virginia on Saturday as Franklin Roosevelt continues a Western trip.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Cox
Camp Perry
Franklin Roosevelt
Toledo
Wheeling
W. Va
Absentee Voting Rules Stated by Travis County Clerk
Austin Texas August guidance from Travis County Clerk F C Malone explains absentee voting window for the August primary from the 18th to the 24th inclusive. Voters must personally present poll tax receipts or exemptions. Eligible absent voters may use the law, and those who voted in the last primary may call to obtain poll tax receipts.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
F. C. Malone
Travis
Travis County
Prince of Wales welcomed at St John’s in Newfoundland
August 12 marks a one year anniversary of the Prince of Wales visit to St John’s Newfoundland. Ex-German Crown Prince returned to Holland after visiting family in Prussia.
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Prince of Wales
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Holland
Prussia
Ponzi Surrenders to Federal Officer in Boston
Charley Ponzi surrendered to a United States marshal as a warrant for arrest was prepared. District Attorney Gallagher said the surrender came as Ponzi felt unable to meet promises for note redemptions. Bank Commissioner Allen said Hanover Trust likely wiped out. Ponzi had been a director. Ponzi was arrested on mail fraud charges as federal auditor Pride estimated liabilities above $7 million and potential personal assets in the millions.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Charley Ponzi
United States
Gallagher
Ponzi
Allen
Hanover Trust Company
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Kirby concedes Caraway renomination bid in Senate race
In Little Rock Arkansas on August 12 Senator Kirby conceded the nomination of Congressman Caraway in the race for the United States Senate, signaling that Caraway would seek renomination.
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Ark
Kirby
Caraway
United States Senate
Abandon Camp Upton Orders Issued
Abandon Camp Upton in New York has been ordered with sal vaging of camp equipment to follow. The move is directed from U.S. military authorities and affects the facility's future use and disposition of assets.
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Associated Press
Washington
Camp Upton
New York
Showers Across Plains Hit Fort Worth Area
Showers are falling today over most of the plains and cattle country with good precipitation reported as far west as Slayton in Lubbock County. The rainfall marks a notable weather event for the region on August 12.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Plains
Cattle Country
Slayton
Lubbock County
Arrested: Suspect Described as Bergdoll Draft Evasion Figure
Oneonta New York August 12 two state troopers arrest a man matching the Bergdoll escapee description Accessible as Grover Cleveland Bergdoll the suspect denied being Bergdoll and said he resided in Buffalo New York.
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Associated Press
Oneonta
N. Y
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
Buffalo
BUILD OIL TANKS
Port Aransas Texas August 12 The San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad has leased three and a quarter acres from the Aransas Dock and Channel Company for eight years at 15000 dollars to build two fifty thousand barrel oil tanks on the site and install pipelines to receive oil over the docks of the lessor Right of way for necessary trackage was granted by the lessor.
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Associated Press
Port Aransas, Tex
San Antonio and Aransas Pass
Of Interest to Women Under New German Constitution
The article discusses more women than men under Germanys new constitution and recalls early advocates like Sor Juananes de la Cruz. It notes English miners were prohibited from mining by parliament in 1842 and comments on the small number of women opticians as an ideal profession for women.
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Sor Juananes de la Cruz
England
Herman and Moore to Meet in Denver Ringside Clash
A lively turnout in Denver anticipates the tomorrow night bout between Pete Herman bantamweight champion of the world and Roy Moore of Baltimore. Both boxers finished training and weigh in at 116 pounds for a 12 round contest.
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Denver
Pete Herman
Roy Moore
Baltimore
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