TAPE CUT IN THE DEPARTMENTS
Washington sees a federal reform as 24 assistant secretaries swap letters for faster interdepartmental work. Telephones replace memos. Dover’s resignation signals civil service limits and political pressure. Navy scrapping plans hinge on arms-limitation ratifications and asset disposal efforts.
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James P. Hornaday
Washington
Edward Clifford
Chicago
The
Treasury
Charles G. Dawes
Bureau of the Budget
Clfford
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Clifford
Department of Justice
Post Office Department
Navy Department
Department of Commerce
Department of Labor
Texas cotton crop forecast by USDA official
Houston based report by F N Gray of the USDA division projects Texas will yield about 3.7 million bales of lint free from linters this year. The forecast relies on a July 25 condition of 72 percent, 144 pounds of lint per acre, and 12 312 000 acres.
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Houston
Tex
F. N. Gray
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Division of Crop and Livestock Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
West Center
School Warrants Totaling 648 500 Being Sent Out
Austin Texas warrants totaling 648 500 are issued for available school funds to state schools. It equals 50 cents per child from last year’s per capita allotment of 13 dollars. An additional 1.50 per child remains unpaid, totaling 1 945 500. Last year 1 297 279 scholastics.
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Austin
Tex
Annie Webb Blanton
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Board of Education
Beinn Bhreagh Bears Silence At Bell's Rest
In Baddeck Nova Scotia villagers gathered at sunset to lay to rest Dr Alexander Graham Bell founder of the telephone and inventor of speed boats and water sleds His tomb sits beneath a prepared watch tower overlooking Bras d Or lakes as the area falls still for his burial service.
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Baddeck
N. S
Beinn Bhreagh Mountain
Alexander Graham Bell
Nova Scotia
Bras’ d'Or
Dr. Bell
Oil Mill Opens Cuero Texas Thirty-Third Run
The Cuero Cotton Oil Company plant starts its thirty third annual season in Cuero Texas marking the opening of the oil mill run with local industry.
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Cuero
Tex
Cuero Cotton Oil Company
Cotton crop assured in Coahuila amid heavy rains
Abundant rainfall across Coahuila boosts expectations for a significantly better cotton harvest than in the past five years, bringing joy to southern farm communities and cotton farmers.
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Coahuila
Torreon
Mex
Forty Die In Lour Des Pilgrim Train Wreck Near Auch
A special train carrying pilgrims to Lour des crashed into another near Auch, killing forty and injuring fifty two seriously. Investigations focus on collision conditions and passenger details.
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Auch
France
Lourdes
Austin News Highlights Tax, Rail, and State Initiatives
General Wolters of Houston paid the Pullman Company gross receipts tax for the quarter ending June 30 totaling 18571 on receipts of 371423. The Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway asks to move repair shops from De Leon to Dublin with hearing August 7. Galveston Commercial Association seeks a maximum rate of 33 and a third cents per 100 pounds for newsprint from Galveston to Texas points, down from 38. A West San Antonio judge terminated the Austin dam receivership after over $1 million spent with no return, hinting at dam completion under new plans. State tax rate fixed at 75 cents with higher school and pension shares. death sentence commutation push seen in Fort Worth. Also: I and G N Railroad reorganization talks, Ethel Watters on maternal child health, Red River boundary defense plans, Kerrville Schreiner Institute talks, Schreiner University lands carved near Lake Austin, Schreiner Institute trustees’ meeting, Schreiner campus buildings planned, Schreiner foundation. Ed Hall warns Texas banks on cotton loans amid speculation. panhandle prairie chicken enforcement stepped up with extra deputies after hunters’ arrests.
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Railroad Commission
Galveston Commercial Association
Galveston
Texas
Small Saintly Congregation Church Notice
Splendid music will be a feature. Come early. All sinners are urged to assist in the choir.
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Boston Transcript
Minister Delivers Touching Sermon and Fundraising
A reader recalls a deeply moving sermon by the minister and questions how much money was raised. The exchange hints at a church gathering with a focus on a donation total.
Question on Bronze Tablet for Inventor of Fly Swatter
The inquiry asks why a bronze tablet honoring the inventor of the fly swatter does not exist. It notes absence of a commemorative plaque and seeks historical reasons or documented recognition.
Household Hints Quote Sparks Local Home Tour Gaffe
A Detroit News item quotes a resident remark about the Billingsgates home, noting embarrassment over furniture and inviting readers to consider domestic taste and social contrasts in a humorous local tease.
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Billingsgates
Elmer
Detroit News
Umbrella Care: Tea and Sugar Restore Black Silk
A vintage tip suggests brushing a black silk umbrella with strong sweetened tea to restore dye and stiffen fabric. The method notes tea darkens color and sugar adds body, while the sea remains calm despite vast size.
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de Leon
Comanche County
Dublin
Erath County
Duval West
San Antonio
Neff
Ernest Vickers
Fort Worth
Vickers
L. H. Jones
Jess Vanney
Bell County
I. & G. N. Railroad
Reorganization Committee
Ethel Watters
Children’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
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Walter A. Keeling
R. H. Ward
Red River
Oklahoma
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Sherman
University
Lake Austin
University of Texas
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Schreiner
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R. E. Vinson
Charles Schreiner
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Panhandle
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Northwest
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