Shipping bill debated amid calls to aid American vessels
A subcommittee hearing in St Louis on the merchant marine bill faced swift questions over a provision for preferential rates to seaboard exports using American ships. Proponents argue the subsidy will level the field with foreign competitors and spur employment, while opponents warn it penalizes foreign-ship users and interior shippers. The debate ties to labor shifts and a push for shorter steel mill shifts to ease long hours.
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Poard
Shipping Board
Noble
St. Louis
Southwestern Millers
Transportation Department
Kansas City Board of Trade
Seaboard
Aligaa
Siuhaldies
Harding conference targets twelve hour day with steel chiefs
President Harding met with leading steel manufacturers to discuss abolishing the twelve hour day. He argued a revival in industry could be aided by longer business hours and continuous mill operation, including seven day shifts, with wages and recreation balancing the shift system.
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Harding
City Inspectors Rewarded for Mosquito Control Efforts in Laredo
Lazaro Sanchez and Eloy Moreno, city sanitary inspectors, receive substantial monthly bonuses from the U S Public Health Service for mosquito control work. Mayor Leopoldo Villegas assigns them full time to the program under J M Billinga. Dr J A LePrince visited Laredo and praised progress, noting new sewer connections water hydrants and a policy restricting new building permits to curb breeding sites.
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Lazaro Sanchez
Eloy Moreno
U.S. Public Health Service
Doctor King
U. S. Public Health Service
Laredo
Leopoldo Villegas
Sanchez and
Moreno
J. M. Billingalea
U. Ss. Public Health Service
J. A. LePrince
VU. S. Yaldie Health Service
Washington
Villegas
LePrince
Laredo Life Echoes In Quirky Observations From Town Readers
A jumble of local humor and observations from Laredo covers street life, fashion, patrons at the dentist, elevators, and everyday misadventures. Notes include quirks about traffic in sales, shoe dealers, bobbed hair, and social behavior, with wry lines about temper, jail versus morgue, and two faced people in town.
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Laredo
Poincare Objects to Travel Myths in Allied Leaders Tour
Premier Poincare criticized the Allied leaders conference tours as a "moving picture show" and said he disapproved of the traveling caravan of European statesmen. He appeared ill at ease during Lloyd George's Paris stop and reportedly tried to slip away from photographers as the train pulled out.
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Paris
Poincare
Supreme Council
Thia
Europe
Lloyd George
Genna
Genna To Find Himegelf
Daily History Lessons Highlight Early Figures
A partial list of historical notes and dates from 1636 to 1887. Mentions Anne Moleyn, Josiah Bartlett, and other figures with scattered birth years and events. The fragmented OCR text references beheadings, declarations of independence, battles, and political roles without full context.
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Moleyn
Henry VIII
London
Josiah Bartlett
Drilling on Peippen Well Halted in Webb County
Cole Petroleum Co reports drilling on the Cuellar tract near Bruni Webb County reached about 1000 feet. Gas and oil shows observed at 600 and 890 feet amid various formations and basalt. Decision rests with owner whether to drill deeper as a Tampico formation test looms toward 3600 feet.
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A. Avery
Thiat
Cole Petroleum Co
Cuellar
Webb
Codrity
Bruni
Tampico
Mexico
Cuehar
Wabb
Weil
Texas- Mexican Oil & ‘Refining Co
Texas-Mexican
Abo Lollers
gaéWe Paperman
Lan
Fragments Describe an Unclear Deep Subsurface Scene
Readable text offers a fragmented, uncertain note about an abandoned area at extreme depth. Mentions sand, a well, and an improvised, midged or proven concept with limited coherence.
Unclear Event Notes From Arthur Clan Esq. In Larada
Fragmentary OCR outlines a scheduled program beginning promptly at specific times with tickets and an ax playlet. Mentions Mrs Pravis and multiple cont a day events. Details are incomplete and names are partially captured.
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Arthur Clan Esq
Larada
New Will Ordering Case Mentioned in Criminal Note
A brief criminal item references a new will and an order related to it. Details are unclear in the fragmented text.
Southern Division Texas Chamber of Commerce Busy
Southern Division Texas Chamber of Commerce activity noted with mention of a prominent committee or event. Details are unclear due to fragmented text but imply organizational effort within the commerce sector.
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Southern
Texas
Chamber OF Commerce
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Peippen
Merce, Theoule Spec ¢ Fantie
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