Secretive Ballot and Site Choice Revealed in Ferguson Inquiry
Testimony details the West Texas A and M college site selection process and ballot handling by Secretary Thomason and Gov. Ferguson. The hearings cover compensation, journey to the West, and the unshot tally that favored Abilene, while broader charges against Ferguson proceed with Ranger cases and executive security concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
House
F. O. Fuller
James E. Ferguson
West Texas A. and
M. College
Thomason
Locating Board
Henry Hutchings
James K. Ferguson
VS. A. Hanger
Crane
R. E. May
Penitentiary Commission
May
Hutchings
Texas Ranger
Ferguson
Decline in Texas Oil Production Widens Across Regions
Houston reports a drop in weekly oil output as several large wells halted or slowed, with Goose Creek Sour Lake and Damon Mound posting decreases while Humble shows a 2000 barrel per day gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Goose Creek
Sourlake
Damon Mound
Humble
Pope Benedict Proposes Peace Basis to Belligerents
Pope Benedict proposes a peace basis restoring Belgium Serbia and Romania and settling Alsace Lorraine Trent Trieste and Poland. Entente allies and the United States expect rejection, while diplomats note a need for a convincing reply before a historic page turns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romé
Pope Benedict
Belgium
Serbia
Romania
Alsace-Lorraine
Trent
Trieste
Poland
United States
Balfour
Viviani
Washington
Germany
Vatican
Entente
Normal Board Chooses Various School Heads
The Texas state normal school board of regents assigns presidents to new and existing normals. Names include R B Cousins to South Texas Normal Kingsville and H F Estill to Southwest Texas Normal San Marcos with several others moving to new or existing posts. The board notes seasoned leaders will head the newly created schools.
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State Normal
Board of Regents
New Rate Situation Resurrects Texas Galveston Cotton Tariffs
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered Texas railroads to set parity rates for cotton exports from northeast Texas to New Orleans with those to Galveston. The ruling, not final, applies to designated lines east of Denison to Fort Worth and north of Fort Worth to Waskom, amid a long running Texas rate dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas
New Orleans
Louisiana
Galveston
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Denison
Fort Worth
Texas & Pacific
Waskom
Hill 70 Battle Rocks German Guards In France
Battlefield thick with dead as Canadian troops fight through Hill 70 in France. German high command reacts to the assault with repeated waves, but intense artillery and machine gun fire leaves the ground littered with dead.
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France
Hill 70
Army orders outline company level reorganization toward Pershing plan
Washington reports a complete army reorganization to European standards. The infantry unit shifts to 250 enlisted men and six officers per company, expanding from just over one hundred men and three officers. The change applies from divisional to regimental and company levels.
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Washington
Pershing
Infantry
Cotton Seed Crushers Elect Officers At New Orleans Meet
Cotton seed crushers in New Orleans concluded their annual convention with re election of George C. Houser as president J K Byram of Alexandria as vice president and Bryan Bell of New Orleans as secretary treasurer A resolution urged members to load all cars 10 percent above capacity to free two hundred thousand freight cars and asked Southern state associations to follow suit.
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New Orleans
I.a
Louisiana
Cotton Seed Crushers
George C. Houser
J. K. Byram
Alexandria
Bryan Bell
Saloons Closed in Houston After AG Opinion
United States District Attorney John E. Green ordered the closing of about 116 saloons in Houston's business district following a Washington opinion by Attorney General Gregory. The ruling treated a building housing National Guard troops as an army camp.
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Houston
Tex
Gregory
Washington
United States
John E. Green
National Guard
Financier Draws Largest New York Clearing Check
A $96 111 111.11 check drawn by J P Morgan & Co for Canada’s minister of finance and receiver general paid by Liberty National Bank. It settles the $100 million loan floated for the Dominion by a Morgan led syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Woman Could Barely Stand Finds Relief from Lydia Pinkham's
Fulton New York resident Nellie Phelps reports prolonged female weakness and fear of street exposure ceased after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits doctors forewarning surgery but notes full recovery enabling all work. Readers urged to write Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for free advice.
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R. A. Rider
R.F.D. No. 5
Fulton
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia FE. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Ass
Fix Minimum Price for Rice Set by Beaumont Association
Beaumont Texas directors of the Southern Rice Growers Association at their annual meeting Thursday fixed the minimum price of No 1 and No 2 rice at 6.50 a bag. The figure, the highest price ever asked by the growers, is expected to set a price-setting precedent for years to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
Southern Rice Growers’ Association
Japanese Mission Arrives in United States as Allies in Common Cause
Viscount Ishii leads a Japanese mission landing in the United States declaring they come as comrades in a gigantic struggle for liberty and the sacred rights of mankind. The ambassador proclaimed friendship and goodwill in response to a welcome from the mayor.
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United States
Pacific
Viscount Ishii
Japan
Rainfall Lifts West Texas Stock Drought Burden
Rain spread Tuesday over a wide area of extreme Western Texas easing drought conditions and saving cattlemen from heavy losses. Conservative stockmen measure the rain’s value at about one million dollars to West Texas stockmen.
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el Paso
Tex
Texas
West Texas
Greble Assigned to Command Texas Troops at Fort Worth
Major General E St J Greble was named to command the Thirty sixth Division of former national guard units to train at Fort Worth. He previously led troops in Havana during the Spanish American War and supervised ration distribution to the destitute in the Havana department.
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Washington
E. St. J. Greble
War Department
National Guard
Fort Worth
Greble
Havana
Department of
Katy Flyer Collision Kills Two Near Fort Worth
The Katy Flyer hit a freight train head on at Wautauga twelve miles north of Fort Worth on Thursday. Two passengers died instantly and seven others were slightly injured. The deceased are passenger engineer Jerry Scott and passenger fireman W A Hammock, both from Denison.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Wautauga
Jerry Scott
Denison
W. A. Hammock
Navy League blamed in Mare Island blast inquiry
A Navy League statement accusing labor influence of hampering the Mare Island navy yard explosion investigation was repudiated by Secretary Daniels in a letter to Colonel Robert M. Thompson. Daniels urged Thompson and league officials to resign to restore navy service.
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Washington
The
Navy League
Mare Island Navy Yard
Daniels
Robert M. Thompson
League
Thompson
Navy
Printers Pledge Loyalty at Union Convention
The sixty third annual International Typographical Union session in Colorado Springs pledged support for President Wilson and adopted a democracy principles resolution. The Woman's International Auxiliary backed the war effort with a government allegiance resolution.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
International Typographical Union
Wilson
Union
Woman's International Auxiliary
Lyday Elected President of Texas Farmers Union
D E Lyday of Ravenna Fannin County was elected president of the Farmers Union of Texas at the fifteenth annual convention. He succeeds H N Pope of Fort Worth after the concluding session held Thursday.
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Dallas
Tex
D. E. Lyday
Ravenna
Fannin County
Farmers’ Union of Texas
H. N. Pope
Fort Worth
W W Headquarters Raided by Guards in Oakland
Scores of national guardsmen raided the Oakland headquarters of the Industrial Workers of the World. They seized the organization's literature and records and burned them in the street.
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W. W
Oakland
Cal
National
China Seizes Interned Vessels in Shanghai Harbor
Chinese naval forces took over three Austrian merchant ships in Shanghai harbor. The ships, totaling about 18,000 tons, were undamaged and offered no resistance. Ships were previously interned and are now under Chinese control.
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China
Shanghai
Texan Named to Diplomatic Post in New Public Posts
The State Department announced eleven new third secretaries in the diplomatic service on Thursday. Among them is Frederick Charles Chabot of San Antonio Texas, a Texas native joining the diplomatic corps.
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Washington
State Department
Frederick Charles Chabot
San Antonio
Texas
No Pink Worm Found in Texas
Ed L. Ayers announced that authorities have not found any pink boll worm in Texas. The Houston statement notes ongoing inspections by the chief inspector of orchards and nurseries to confirm pest absence.
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Texas
Houston
Tex
Ed L. Ayers
Georgia Cotton Brings Big Sum In New York Auction
The first three bales of Georgia’s new cotton crop arrived in New York City and were auctioned from the cotton exchange steps for 700 dollars, nearly 300 a pound. The money went to the Red Cross fund.
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Georgia
New York
New York City
Cotton Exchange
Red Cross Fund
Lightning Hits Oil Tank in Sour Lake Fire
Lightning struck a 500000 barrel Texas Company underground tank in Sour Lake Texas igniting and destroying oil valued at 250000 dollars. The blaze followed Friday’s strike and caused extensive damage to the storage facility.
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Sour Lake
Tex
Texas Company
London Air Raid Kills Twenty Three. Seaside Towns Targeted
An official report details a German air raid along the southeast coast Sunday. Bombs fell near Southend and along the seashore east of London including Margate. twenty three people died and fifty were injured, among them nine women and six children.
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London
England
Southend
Margate
Did Bill Seek Top Speed of His New Auto
A quip notes a misfire in pursuing top speed for a newly built car. The joke centers on the notion of arrested development rather than engineering progress.
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Bill
Impish Ad Copy for Mississippi Diarrhea Cordial Ad
A vintage ad copy urges keeping Mississippi Diarrhea Cordial in the medicine chest. It notes fifty years of constant use and lists prices of 25¢ and 50¢ with the attribution Ady.
The Count and Adam Exchange Names
A brief dialogue reveals a mix up of identities as Count complains about the name Adam correcting him. The exchange shows language quirks and a humorous mispronunciation issue between two travelers.
Cuticura Offers Dandruff Solution Ad
An advertising notice promotes Cuticura Ointment for dandruff itching and irritation followed by a Cuticura Soap shampoo. Claims dandruff removal leads to hair growth and offers a free sample by mail with a booklet, addressed to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Dept. L
Boston
Adv
Clothes and status spark a comical exchange in Valet tale
In a brief humorous exchange Cholly Lap head proclaims clothes don t make the man while Mr Peppery counters the idea. The dialogue riffs on vanity and social display in a clipped standard style from the Catholic Standard and Times.
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Cholly Laphead
Mr. Peppery
Yans
Catholic Standard and Times
Plantations Chill Tonic Ad Promises Quick Fever Cure
An advertisement promises chills and fever relief within a week from Plantation Chill Tonic. It guarantees money back by dealers if the product fails after a proper trial, with a 50 cent price.
Terribly Rainy Weather Brings Umbrella Relief
A speaker notes the steady downpour as a true optimist. The rain becomes a paradoxical relief to the mind since it ensures regular umbrella use and forgetfulness avoidance.
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Drouth
Legislature
West
Davin
Doverty
Muller
Fuller
Waite
T Hlobby
Governor's Office
Mr. Hobby
Haskell
Snyder
San Angelo
Abilene
Amarillo
Iito
J. E. Ferguson
Senate
Fk. O. Fuller
House of Representatives
James i. Ferguson
San Jacinto County
Hanger
Northeast Texas Junior Agricultural College
Stephen Austin Normal
Mr. Hanger
Collins
Crockett
Speaker Fuller
F. C. Fuller
Phew
Gee Winikers
Tere Aini
Cotton Seed Crushers’ Meeting
A &Cent Fockaee
R. Schiffmann Co., Proprietors
St. Paul, Minn
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame
Indiana
Chilli
Behrens Drug Co
Waco, Tex
Katy Flyer
Lyday
Atom
Adam
Cuticura
Dandruff
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
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