Texas News Roundup Highlights Growth and Policy
The Texas roundup notes court adjournment in Austin until October. Port Arthur building permits total 615 homes at 674289 dollars. Harvest shipments from Wichita Falls to Oklahoma total 225 workers. Crop prospects rise in Midway yet drought damage lingers in corn and cotton. Governor Neff names Oscar Frink district attorney for the Fifty fifth district. Wichita Falls Pure Bred Live Stock Association forms with Burnett Weeks Thurmond in leadership. Brownsville cattle exports to Mexico halted by a ten dollar per head import duty. Texas rangers enforce tick eradication in Cass County. San Angelo selected for Sheep and Goat Men's Association meeting. Martin elected president. Kelly Field to let go 250 civilians July 1 saving 22400 monthly. Four G A X armored ships delivered for Army Air Service use at Kelly Field. Gravity irrigation plan for Rio Grande valley gains momentum as engineers prepare feasibility assessment. Over 300 Dallas harvest hands head to wheat country. calls for 4000 workers issued from West Texas and neighboring states. Harvest accelerates in Texas and Oklahoma with dates shifting into Nebraska and Dakota. Dallas area callers rush urgent harvest needs. Angelina County funds hard surface road from Lufkin to county lines. over 80000 set aside. plans to reach Neches River. Potential state game farm near Austin. land 25 acres promised by Austin Chamber. state to improve and stock site. Texas Railroad Commission moves to cancel watermelon shipment crating rules for express shipments.
Mexican Industry Shows Gradual Afterwar Recovery
Houston notes from the foreign trade department report that Mexican industry is slowly recovering as crop prospects brighten and several plants reopen. Trade updates cite June activity in freight, sea receipts, and rail shipments, with duties raised on hides lard flour and preserved foods. Rains improve crops. grain and bean planting resumes. sugar mill activity edges up amid equipment purchases. Molino de San Luis expected to resume operations and import wheat from the U.S.
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Houston
Tex
Foreign Trade Department
Chamber of Commerce
Myers
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Cornelius Ferris Jr
Mexico City
Carlton Jackson
Jackson
Pueblo
Molino de San Luis
S. A
United States
Tropical Storm Wreaks Mild Havoc Along Texas Coast
A tropical storm swept the gulf coast from Brownsville to Galveston then veered inland between Matagorda Bay and Galveston before nudging toward Houston. Gales near 50 mph hit Houston and Galveston, with Goose Creek reporting 150 derricks down and Humble No. 44 oil well erupting 1500 barrels per day into the bay. Houston saw broken windows and disrupted services but no serious injuries.
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Houston
Tex
Gulf Coast
Brownsville
Galveston
Matagorda Bay
Galveston Bay
Goose Creek
Humble Company
Humble
Blue Ridge
Senate Approves Pink Boll Worm Cooperation Plan
The Senate on Wednesday passed an agricultural committee resolution making 200000 of the pink boll worm appropriation available for state agriculture departments. The measure leaves 354000 for other campaign uses and sets reimbursement rules based on land rental value with federal money covering up to one third of state payments and not exceeding five dollars per acre.
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Washington
Senate
Agricultural Committee
State Departments of Agriculture
Louisiana Cotton Crop Short in 1921 Report
Baton Rouge reports the 1921 Louisiana cotton crop will not exceed 200000 bales marking the shortest cotton harvest in state history, according to Agriculture Commissioner Harry Wilson.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Harry Wilson
Massive German Mine Blast Kills Sixty-Eight in Westphalia
A blast at the Mont Cenis mine near Herne Westphalia on Monday killed sixty eight men and injured seventy three, destroying much of the mine.
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Berlin
Mont Cenis
Herne Westphalia
Zionist Convention in Cleveland Sees Top Officials Resign
The twenty fourth annual Zionist convention at Cleveland forced the resignations of President Julian W. Mack and six other officers along with 35 of 50 executive committee members. Peter J. Schweitzer remained treasurer as all others stepped down. A seven member representative committee from New York will administer until the next convention and elect its chairman.
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American Zionist Organization
Cleveland
Julian W. Mack
Chicago
Peter J. Schweitzer
Judge Mack
Louis D. Brahdeis
Washington
Rabbi Stephens&. Wise
New York
Harry Friedenwald
Baltimore
Nathan Straus
Jacob de Haas
Palestine Department
Reuben Horchow
Justice Brandeis
Bers
Herman Conheim
Abraham Goldberg
Louis Robison
Bernard A. Rosenblatt
Morris Rotherberg
Louis Lipsky
Women to Surrender Hatreds at Peace Congress in Vienna
Miss Jane Addams of Hull House will chair the third congress of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom in Vienna from July 10 to 16. Over two thousand women from many nations will attend. Delegates will discuss women’s role in politics, education for peace, anti war efforts, economic transitions, treaty revision, the League of Nations, and free trade. The aim is to foster goodwill and reduce quarrelling between nations.
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Jane Addams
Hull House
Chicago
Vienna
Women's International League For Peace and Freedom
Geneva
Switzerland
Australia
Uruguay
Japan
Sweden
Europe
United States
League of Nations
Miss Addams
Raven a Solitary Bird in the Wild
The raven is an omnivore feeding from worm to whale. Its nest under rock cliffs reveals itself by rabbit remains. In scarce regions it will attack newborn lambs and it keeps its distance from its own offspring, driving them away when grown.
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Raven
Explaining White Light and its Color Stages
The text notes that oil gas flames and filament lamps emit yellow light that grows paler with temperature and may become white at high heat. US Bureau of Standards experimenters estimate white light at about 5,200 degrees. It also states the noon sun in Washington appears white rather than yellow or blue.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Washington
Shawls: An Origin of Clothing Through Ages
A concise historical note traces shawls as the first clothing. It suggests shawls varied with climate from fig leaf size to heavy coverings, evolving into later garments like the toga and modern clothes. It cites Civil War era use of shawls as overcoats.
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Tropics
Decline of the Parlor in New Employee Housing
A major U.S. manufacturer builds many worker homes with novel conveniences and a striking absence of parlors. The parlor space is redirected to other rooms, suggesting the parlor is out of fashion.
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United States
Duty to Preserve Health as Personal Responsibility
The text argues health is largely an individual's duty, not a public agency burden. It urges personal effort to stay well, with guidance from available agencies, framing fitness as altruism rather than selfishness.
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Endorsed for Ailments
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a premier kidney liver and bladder medicine. It claims quick relief, describes it as a gentle vegetable compound, and offers sample bottles by mail with a mention to the newspaper.
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Kilmer
Dr. Ilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Some Frame Up in Rogues Gallery Pictures Questioned
Louisville Courier Journal questions whether photos in the rogues gallery are framed. Eyebrows raise over guilt claims as readers debate the display and framing of suspects’ images.
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Felix
Rogues
Louisville Courier-Journal
Admiral Sims Under Fire For London Remarks
Admiral William Sims faces criticism after remarks to the English Speaking Union in London sparked a row over Irish ancestry Americans. He cites his 1910 Guild Hall speech and explains in The Victory at Sea that his outburst was impulsive and not government authorized, recalling the time Britain could rely on its last ship and last blood if threatened.
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William 8. Sims
London
Washington
Admiral Sims
Germany
Great Britain
American dream drives immigrants to own homes and land
A reflection by Esther Everett Lape argues that owning a house and a truck patch bind foreign-born workers to American towns. She contends that many buy land early but lack funds to build, needing truly easy terms to succeed.
Mud of Ages halted by mud on Mount Ararat slopes
War observer Arthur H. Farwell recalls a Leslie's excerpt describing a column halted by mud on Mount Ararat slopes. He notes the mud likely dried out centuries ago and reflects on the enduring mystery of the terrain.
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Mount
Ararat
Arthur H. Farwell
Leslie’s
Dream Visions Foretell Love and Trade Outcomes
Dream of witnessing an execution signifies success in love with a fickle partner. Seeing men executed portends great success in business and trade ventures.
Norris proposes federal grain export financing corporation
Senator Norris of Nebraska introduces a bill to create a $100,000,000 federal grain export financing corporation. The body would include the secretary of agriculture and four directors, with annual salaries of $7,500, empowered to issue bonds up to ten times paid-in capital. The agency would sell U S farm products abroad and make advances to support exports.
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United States
Norris
Nebraska
Agricultural Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate
America
Europe
Grain Corporation
Fifty Years Ago Dentifrice And Foot Powder Use
Customs fifty years ago note the rarity of dentifrices and tooth powders while Allen's Foot Ease powder gains publicity. The piece cites one point five million pounds used by the military to reduce friction and prevent foot injuries, urging readers to Shake into shoes with the antiseptic powder.
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Cevesens
Allen
Divorce Leads To Golf Worthy Husbands and Happiness
A lighthearted anecdote compares marital contentment to a husband’s love for golf. The wife is advised she should be happy while noting the husband’s passion for golf mirrors his care for her.
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