Texas Senate approves war state resolution and raises salaries
The Texas Senate adopted Strickland’s war in Mexico resolution with an amendment adding and anarchy and praised Governor Hobby for border vigilance. House actions included final passage of the bill raising salaries for state eleemosynary institution superintendents to 2500 a year with 500 allowances. some exceptions apply.
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Texas News Highlights Political and Economic Updates
A 75000 good roads bond passed in Fayetteville road district No 4. Walker county reports progress in rural health work. The Texas Association of Postoffice Clerks and Letter Carriers meets in Waco. Den ton County sheep and wool growers sell 60000 pounds at 47 to 50 cents. Governor Hobby names Mrs BE A Waters Fort Worth and Mrs B F Smith Temple to child welfare commission. Public weighers named in Bell county precincts 7 and 4. Young Men's Business League tops 2000 new members in five days in Houston. Waco Temple interurban route planning expands into McLean Falls and Bell counties. Warrenton Round Top Carmine highway project approved. Southern Cotton Oil Company sues in Austin to revive Texas permit under anti trust law. Wool scourer plant and grading teaching requested for state college. Delegates named for American Hospital Association meeting in Cincinnati. Walker county expands sweet potato acreage due to crop damage. Alcohol found in cider samples from Henderson and Rusk county. Country Club vs State of Texas decision clarifies liquor dispensation rights for social clubs. State Attorney General affirms police power to regulate building and loan associations.
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Mrs Anna Howard Shaw Dies at 71 in Moylan Pa
Mrs Anna Howard Shaw honorary president of the American Woman Suffrage Association died at her Moylan Pennsylvania home on Wednesday at age 71. She chaired the woman's committee on the council of national defense and was recently awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for war work.
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Villa Would Hang Americans, Mexican Resident Claims
A foreign resident of Northern Mexico says Francisco Villa ordered all Americans hanged if captured after the American expedition crossed the border. The claimant reached the El Paso border on Wednesday.
Iowa Ratifies Susan B. Anthony Suffrage Amendment
Des Moines reports the Iowa legislature on Wednesday ratified the Susan B Anthony federal suffrage amendment. The action adds momentum to national women's voting rights efforts and aligns Iowa with other states supporting federal suffrage.
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Des Moines
Governor submits ten legislative measures to Texas Assembly
Austin Texas governor presents ten acts for the legislature including lands under Matagorda Bay to be sold and funds for University of Texas Camp Melory reimbursements. Other items cover enlarged juvenile board salaries, road burden fixes, tax and fee provisions, and state land prospecting rules.
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Texas 1918 Cotton Crop Tops National产
Washington June 27 The census bureau bulletin shows Texas Georgia South Carolina and Mississippi as the only states producing over 1 000 000 bales in 1918 accounting for 63.2 percent of the national crop Texas led with 2 696 561 bales 224 percent Georgia 2 122 406 bales 17.6 percent South Carolina 1 569 918 bales 13 percent Mississippi 1 226 051 bales 10.2 percent Bolivar Mississippi and Orangeburg South Carolina were the counties yielding over 100 000 bales each with 124 036 and 110 718 respectively.
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Five Member Council Formed by Allied Powers
Paris reports the creation of a new council of five with members Secretary Lansing M Pichon Foreign Minister Balfour Foreign Minister Tittoni and Baron Makino. The group will coordinate among United States Britain France Italy and Japan following a Tuesday decision.
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Sudden proposal at football match sparks plans
A man charms a woman after a brief two week acquaintance inviting her to a football game. He extols players and praises Smith and Jackson as future best man material. She responds with shy optimism and notes the suddenness of the moment.
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Tetterine Promises Clear Skin For Southern Women
An advertisement touts Tetterine as invaluable for clearing blotches itchy patches and eczema yielding a soft velvety complexion. It claims the worst skin diseases yield to the remedy and offers it at 50 cents via Shuptrine Co Savannah Ga or by mail.
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Snobless Land and a Lord’s Dinner Comment
The Earl of Dunmore, speaking at a farewell dinner in New York, quips that democracy erases snobbery. He recalls visiting a Chicago lady where her young son questioned his lordship asking if he was born in a manger.
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