Texas News Roundup of 1920 Developments Across State
Fire destroys Mount Pleasant curing plant with 3 500 bushels of potatoes. Graydon drainage district surveys. Thirty-seventh Legislature opens January 11. Holyoke Mutual Fire Insurance licensed in Texas. Winter wheat in Armstrong County praised for condition. Galveston port files record 31 entrance papers. Thorndale fire causes $150 000 loss. 1700 bales cotton burned. Temple elects officers of Bell County Sheep and Goat Breeders. Japanese markets open in El Paso. Wolves and coyotes threaten Guthrie area. farmers organize to exterminate. Gulf Colorado Santa Fe hearing Jan 11 to discontinue motor car service. 1920 wool and mohair stocks rising. Beaumont stave bolts rates hearing Jan 11. Texas Company amends charter to raise capital to 143 million. Caldwell County cotton signed 55 688 bales by Dec 15 1920. Texas leads oil production in 1920 with 103 272 888 barrels. County official commissions surge. ten thousand officials. Williamson County road work linked to meridian road to Elgin. Bastrip County end graveling on Houston Austin highway. Gatesville Bank increases capital to 106 000. 1920 port grain movement beats 1919. barley tops 1 124 780 bushels, rye 702 856.
Immigration Battle Delays and Naval Holiday Debate
Washington report notes the push to curb immigration with a one year embargo and Wilson and Dillingham proposals to limit newcomers. It also highlights Senator Borah's naval holiday resolution and a tribute to Lt. Craven for rescuing 700 American soldiers at sea, urging US remembrance.
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Edward
Clark
Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Johnson
Ellis Island
Wilson
United States
Dillingham
Committee On Immigration
William E. Borah
Idaho
Great Britain
Japan
Congress of the
Wilson vetoes bill delaying interlocking directorate rule
President Wilson rejected Senate bill 4526 to extend the effective date of Clayton act section 10 governing interlocking directorates in railroads and banks. He argued further delay would harm the public and carriers, urging immediate enforcement of the rule and possible future amendments.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Congress
Old Habits, Dust Off Plate As Habit
An exchange plays on manners and routine with a witty insistence that force of habit compels a diner to dust off a plate before eating, while a waiter responds with a pun about an imperious impulse.
Capitol burns in Charleston West Virginia disaster
A capitol building fire in Charleston West Virginia destroyed the structure and ruined priceless records. A laborer was killed and a fireman injured when a roof section collapsed under which they stood as ammunition on the third floor exploded, turning the blaze into a spectacular inferno.
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Charleston
Capitol
West Virginia
Capitol Building
State Department
Wreath Placed on Roosevelt Grave by French General
General Robert Georges Neville, Verdun defender, placed a wreath on Theodore Roosevelt's grave in Oyster Bay. He said in the name of the French Republic the wreath honors a great American and steadfast ally of the Allies.
New Seaplane Flight Sets West Coast Record
A US naval sea plane NC-5 established a new nonstop duration record for a pilot and five passengers by flying from San Diego to Magdalena Bay in nine hours and fifteen minutes on Saturday.
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San Diego
Cal
United States Naval Seaplane
NC-5
Magdalena Bay
Lower California
King Resolution Adopted in Senate Action
Washington. The senate adopted a resolution by Senator King of Utah calling on the state department for the records and status of all claims filed against the German government by Americans.
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Washington
Senate
King
Utah
State Department
Pullman Service Inaugurated Between Houston and Mexico City
Through passenger service between Houston Texas and Mexico City was inaugurated Saturday marking a new rail link. The event expands international rail travel and connects two major urban centers.
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Mexico City
Houston
Tex
Life's Compensation for Poets and Licenses
A commentary notes poets rarely earn from verse yet are spared licensing costs, contrasting literary value with financial reward and suggesting free expression amid market limits.
Danderine Hair Treatment Claims Stop Loss
An advertisement touts Danderine claiming it stops hair loss and thickens hair after a few applications. The copy promises no fallen hairs or dandruff, with hair showing new life vigor brightness color and abundance for a few cents per use.
Do nuts grow on trees father joke
A humorous exchange about doughnuts and nuts appears as a light quip from Harper's Magazine. The father explains nuts grow on trees while the son asks which tree bears doughnuts, with the punchline that doughnuts come from the pantry.
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Harper’s Magazine
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted by F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall's Catarrh Medicine is described as a tonic and blood purifier that acts through the blood to reduce inflammation of mucous surfaces. The ad asserts catarrh worsens with poor health and claims the remedy improves constitutional conditions. Available from all druggists. circulars issued by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
A Delightful Diagnosis
A humorous exchange about an oculist complimenting a woman on her eyes. The speaker recalls the pleasant remark from a young eye doctor, noting that he called her eyes beautiful.
California Syrup of Figs Ad Claim
An advertisement urges parents to seek the product labeled California Syrup of Figs as the safest laxative for children explaining the fruity taste and full directions on each bottle. It stresses to look for the name California on the package to ensure authenticity and harm avoidance.
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California
Wedding Foretold Tears as Guests Celebrate
A wedding drew emotional reactions with many guests moved to tears, including women who did not know the bride, highlighting the ceremony's affective impact and communal joy.
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Lachrymal
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Texas
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Sheep and Goat Breeders’ Association
Temple
Sam H. Cater
C. S. Merwin
John A. Cole
Rio Grande Valley
el Paso
Guthrie
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Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company
Alvil
Beaumont Chamber of Commerce
Texas Company
Oil Producing, Refining and Marketing Corporation
John W. Gates
Secretary of State
Sam L. Rogers
Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Caldwell County
Union
State Highway Commission
Austin
Taylor Road
Williamson County
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Elgin
Bastrop County
Houston-Austin
Gatesville National Bank
Gatesville
Galveston Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade
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Winston Churchill
America
Neville
Craven
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Otronto
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Roosevelt
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Paver
Danderine
Sloan’s
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MFG
State Street
New York
Batonic
Eatonic
R. Long
Long
Caromel Bond
Kremola
Berea
Arthur Peter & CO
Louisville, Ky
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