Dallas school bonds approved by Attorney General
The Attorney General approved 140 000 dollars in city of Dallas schoolhouse bonds. The Travis County grand jury returned four indictments for murder linked to the killing of Peeler Clayton, a service car driver. State and local officials reported shifts in appointments and a busy Austin scene with education and agricultural notes.
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Attorney General's Department
City of Dallas
Travis County
Peeler Clayton
Texas primary returns show Ferguson leading Culberson for second
Dallas report details complete 180 county results totaling 447 584 votes with Ferguson narrowly ahead of Culberson for runner up in U S Senate. Major state ticket races show King's governor bid etc and numerous runoffs and nominations across districts with names and counties listed.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas Election Bureau
Ferguson
Culberson
United States
Henry
Mayfield
Ousley
Thomas
King
Neff
Rogers
Warner
Davidson
Edmondson
Jamison
Johnson
Carroll
Christian
Garrett
Kerr
Kirgan
Tennison
Terrell
Mason
Commissioner of Land Office
Robison
Thompson
Bentley
Marrs
Smith
Judge Court of Criminal Appeale
Harper
Morrow
Woodall
Black
Congress
Cyclone Davis
Wright Patman
Linden
J. M. Perdue
Gilmer
G. B. Sandford
Garrison
L. C. Steward
Kirbyville
F. W. Turner
J. E. Winfree
W. E. Arnold
J. P. Rogers
F. H. Cowen
Houston
Lloyd E. Price
Daingerfield
Tom de Berry
Bogota
J. M. Duffey
Maysville
Cooke County
de Witt Lamb
Mexia
A. C. Dunn
Rosebud
B. A. Holtze
Otto
James Pavlica
Flatonia
A. B. Wilson
James Finlay
H. E. Bell
Gatesville
R. L. Henderson
Waco
Tom Shires
N. B. Williams
C. F. Baker
Rio Vista
J. L. Bird
Walnut Springs
J. M. Alderdice
Waxahachie
R. E. Sparkman
Italy
A. L. McDaniel
Gap
W. D. McFarland
Graham
Watermelon crop ships 292 cars from Hempstead
In Hempstead Texas 292 cars of watermelons were shipped at net prices from 50 to 300 dollars per car. About 25 more cars are expected to be shipped. The crop is noted as the shortest in 25 years.
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Hempstead
Tex
Laborer Finds Gold Near Armstrong BC
A road laborer on new gravel in Armstrong discovers gold nuggets among pebbles. The gravel is believed to originate from a municipal pit and prospectors are active seeking the deposit.
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Armstrong
British Columbia
Greece Seeks Constantinople Occupation for Peace
A note from the Greek government to the allies states that occupation of Constantinople is the only path to peace in Asia Minor. It asserts Greece has arranged plans with this objective in mind.
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Constantinople
Athens
Greece
Asia Minor
Bond Issues Approved by Texas Attorney General
Austin Texas attorney general approves bond issues for the Groom Independent School District two bonds totaling 25000 and the Brooklyn Heights Independent School District issuing two bonds totaling 2000.
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Austin
Tex
Groom Independent School District
Brooklyn Heights Independent School District
Ganado Receives 15 Percent Fire Credit in Texas
Ganado is awarded the maximum 15 percent off the final insurance rate due to a good fire record. The loss ratio for the past three years stands at 0.76. The allowance expires on the last day of February 1923.
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Austin
Tex
Ganado
School Contract Let Near Robstown
Robstown Texas contracts for the erection of a school house five miles southwest of Robstown for exclusive use of Mexicans have been let to builders.
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Robstown
Tex
National Highway Plan Aims at a United System
Washington reports a federal state collaboration to link all roads into a single nationwide highway system. New England officials and federal engineers met to set up a connected network with about 180 000 miles of roadway and standard material tests, while regulating growing motor truck traffic and widening routes.
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Washington
New England
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
United States
Keeping Umbrella Fit
An umbrella man advises oiling joints to extend umbrella life and explains drying methods. He warns against closing a wet umbrella and suggests standing it on the handle or peg to shed water, preventing water from rotting stitching.
Texas Cotton Warehousing Corporation proposed in Cotton Association
About 300 county delegates at the Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association convention endorsed creating the Texas Cotton Warehousing Corporation to lease procure or build warehouses for cotton from Texas growers and others. A statewide membership drive was set for Aug 1 to add at least 10 000 members.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas Cotton Warehousing Corporation
Texas Farm Cotton Association
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Texas
Texas Cotton Warehouseing Corporation
Cotton Association
Co-Operative Cotton Associations
John T. Orr
Co-Operative Association
Orr
Farm Bureau
F. F. Florence
Republic National Bank
Florence
Walton Peteet
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Peteet
Geographical centers of states and nation
The piece explains the U S geographical centers for Texas Oklahoma Louisiana Arkansas and the United States. It notes the Texas center is in McCulloch County near Brady while Oklahoma is eight miles north of Oklahoma City and Arkansas near Little Rock. It also contrasts geographic center with population center near Bloomington Indiana and notes the westward shift over 130 years.
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Washington
Brady
McCulloch County
United States Geological Survey
Texas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Louisiana
Marksville
Arkansas
Little Rock
United States
Smith Center
Smith County
Kan
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Bloomington
Cars Held in Mexico Released
Government fumigation plant work at Laredo releases many freight cars held on the Mexico side of the river belonging to the International & Great Northern.
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San Antonio
Tex
Laredo
Mexico
International & Great Northern
Woman Elected Democratic Chairman in Halletsville
Mrs. Eli Walters of Shiner was elected chairman of the democratic executive committee of this county in Halletsville Texas.
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Halletsville
Tex
Eli Walters of
Shiner
Brooklyn Bridge Faces Sag From Traffic Load
New York engineers report the Brooklyn Bridge is slowly sagging after 40 years of service due to heavy traffic. The ancient landmark, once a structural wonder, now shows signs of strain as daily use increases.
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Brooklyn Bridge
New York
Countess of Essex Found Dead in London Home
The Countess of Essex widow of the seventh Earl of Grant of New York was found dead in her London residence. Her marriage to the earl occurred in 1898 in a bath at the same home.
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London
Countess of Essex
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Mother
In Wauseon Ohio Mrs A M Burka reports her daughter suffered back and leg aches in adolescence but improved after two years on Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial urges mothers with ailments to try the remedy noting the daughter regained strength and activities.
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Wauseon
Ohio
Lydia E. Pink- Renaee
Flemoin
Lydia H
A. M. BuRka
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mra. Burder
Puzzling Behavior Questioned In Spring Game Quip
A playful spring game exchange asks if you play Put and Take and jokes about removing light underwear. The piece notes puzzling human behavior and hints that blood will tell, though some refuse to listen to it.
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William L. Edmond
Insurance
Ed Hall
Edmond
A. H. Eubanks
Ethel Watters
Child Welfare Bureau
United States Public Health Service
J. H. Florence
George B. ‘Terrell
State Farmers’ Institute
Railroad Commission
Marjorie E. Neal
Carthage
Board of
Regents
The
State Normal College
San Marcos
Southwest Texas Normal
M. O. Flowers
Lockhart
State Fire Insurance Commission
Adjutant General's Department
Texas National Guard
Highth Corps Area
United States Army
Fort Sam Houston
Texas University-A. & M
L. Theodore Bellmont
O. H. Cooper
Simmons College
Abilene
W. Barton
State Bank
Department of Insurance and Banking
Sheman
W. L. Peterson
Sherman
Mr. Barton
Walker Sayles
State Prison Commission
G. F. Folbre
Treasury Department
Camp Mabry
Walker Sayle
Prison Commission
Huntsville
Breckenridge
Sayle
James P. Hornaday
Republican Party
Chicago
San Francisco
John W. Weeks
Cleveland
Harding
Charles Evans Hughes
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Hughes
New York State
Indianapolis
Texas Farm Bureau Association
Geographic Center For
Lydia E. Pink
Allen
New York City
Holland
Collum Dropsy Remedy CO
Dept. J.W
Atlanta, GA
Parker
Canarus
Drugrista
Hiscox Chem
Plats
Berkeley
U.S
California
Rational League For Asylum Reform
Swift Bupa
Cincinnati
Southern Drug Co
Mitchell
Tye
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