Britain Rejects U S Right to Search Vessels Within Twelve Miles
London outlines international law stance on US prohibition and search powers. Marquis Curzon says Britain will not accept US authority to search ships in twelve mile limit. He urges diplomatic channels and explains principles of international law and flag state primacy amid disputes over seized liquor and broken customs seals.
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Great Britain
United States
Lord Curzon
United States Supreme Court
Stanley Baldwin
America
Governor Neff Heads 17 Day Tour to Cuba and Central America
Governor Neff departed Austin with the West Texas Chamber of Commerce for a seventeen day tour of Cuba Panama and other Central American nations. It is his first trip outside Texas since taking office three years ago.
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Austin
Tex
Neff
New Orleans
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Cuba
Panama
Emigration Conference to Convene in Rome in 1924
Premier Mussolini will convene an international conference in Rome early in 1924 to discuss emigration and immigration. All interested powers including the United States have been invited and agreed to be represented.
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Rome
Mussolini
United States
Former U-53 Commander Hans Rose Arrested in Belgium
Captain Hans Rose, once commander of U-53 famed for a sudden October 1916 surface near Newport, Rhode Island, has been arrested by Belgian authorities and jailed at Sterkrade, per Red Cross reports from the Ruhr.
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Berlin
Hans Rose
Newport
R. 1
Sterkrade
Red Cross
Ruhr
Early peaches appear on Palestine market
Palestine Texas reports first peaches hitting the local market as the June peach harvest runs about two weeks late this year. The season amid cooler spring weather shows earlier fruit arriving later than usual.
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Palestine
Tex
Latest U S Department of Agriculture Market Report
The USDA report shows grain markets soft with Chicago July wheat and corn easing. Cash prices for No 2 red winter wheat No 2 hard winter wheat and various corn and oat grades listed, along with farm price averages. Livestock, cotton and fruit vegetable shifts noted, with hogs and beef prices down and fruit supplies mixed.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Iowa
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Winnipeg
Timothy
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Memphis
Prairie Kansas City
Boston
Medal Giving is Officially Over in the Great War
Washington dispatch notes that medal and foreign decoration awards for World War service are now concluded after a four year review by a board. About ten thousand medals crosses and stars were awarded, with most to junior officers and enlisted men rather than high-ranking officers. Foreign honors from France and others followed faster than U S response, and Congress required permission for Americans to accept honors.
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Edward B. Clark
Washington
United States
Teheran
Khedive of
Egypt
Ethelbert Watts
Congress
Adna R. Chaffee
France
Order of the Legion of Honor
Chaffee
Congress of the
Edward VII
England
Kingston
Jamaica
Edward
Arthur M. Beaupre
Island
Army
Navy
House
Senate
Baker
Brooklyn
House of Representatives
N. Y
Robert Baker
Representative
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
Andrew Jackson
White House
Jackson
Bank
The
Big Water Drinkers in Glass Making
Glass blowers often consume 25 to 30 quarts of water daily while at work as part of their labor routine and craft.
Texas Railroads Report Intangible Assets for 1923
The State Tax Commissioner reports that about 35 of roughly 100 Texas railroads held intangible assets totaling 73 141 150 in 1923, up 513 582 from 1922. Major holders include Galveston Harrisburg San Antonio 13 326 000 Texas Pacific 10 057 944 Missouri Kansas Texas 8 860 000 Gulf Colorado Santa Fe 10 000 000 and others with various gains and losses. Bridge and ferry firms add Redodo Bridge 48 825 Brownsville Ferry 16 892 and Porfirio Diaz El Paso Bridge 0 as fire destroyed assets.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
John G. Willacy
Galveston
Harrisburg
San Antonio
Texas & Pacific
Missouri-Kansas - Texas Railway of Texas
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Houston & Texas Central
Houston
West Texas
New Orleans
St. Louis Southwestern
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Sour Lake & Western
Stephenville
North & South Texas
Shreveport, Houston & Gulf
Sugarland Railway
Texas Midland
Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific
Rio Grande & Eagle Pass
Weatherford, Mineral Wells & Northwestern
Wichita Valley Lines
Abilene & Southern
Cisco & Northeastern
el Paso & Southwestern
Rio Grande, el Paso & Santa Fe
Galveston, Houston & Henderson
Quanah
Acme & Pacific
Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf
Texas Mexican
Wichita Valley Southern
Laredo Bridge Company
Brownsville Ferry Company
Porfirio Diaz & el Paso Bridge Company
Orr Heads Farm Bureau Texas Cotton Association
John T. Orr was reelected president at the Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association annual meeting in Dallas W W Pitts elected vice president and J W L Hall named secretary Orr reported the cotton year saw 10 998 028 72 in value with 77 706 bales delivered for pooling and sale Members total about 20 000 cotton growers.
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Dallas
Tex
John T. Orr
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association
W. W. Pitts
Wills Point
J. W. L. Hall
Orr
Association
Grasshopper Problem Solved On Brownwood Farm
Brownwood Texas farmer C E Scott says his twenty acres of cotton and 115 turkeys have largely solved the grasshopper problem. The free ranging turkeys sweep the fields twice daily and keep the pests in check.
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Brownwood
Tex
C. E. Scott
Grosvenor
Scientists Make Artificial Wood
A Kul lebund scientist reports creating artificial wood from 50 percent sawdust with chalk and chemicals. Subjected to very heavy pressure, the material supposedly has all timber qualities and oaklike hardness. It resists rot and only burns at extremely high temperatures.
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Christiania
Kullebund
Liquor Seized From Japanese Ship Honolulu
U S customs officers seized 292 quarts of liquor from the Toyo Kisen Kabushiki liner Korea Maru. The Korea Maru was the first Japanese vessel to arrive at Honolulu since new liquor aboard ships rules took effect.
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Honolulu
United States
Greek Army Chief Resigns in Greece
General Pangalos resigns as commander in chief of the Greek army for health reasons. He is succeeded by General Mavromichalis, who becomes minister of war.
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Athens
Pangalos
Mavromichalis
Old Colored Emmy Knew What to Do
Mrs Nettie Barnes of South Bay Florida praises Teethina for treating infant dysentery and teething a month old baby. She claims prior use prevented illness and urges other mothers to consult Moffett's Baby Book by sending 80 cents for a full size Teethina package.
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Nettie Barnes
South Bay
Palm Beach Co
Fla
Moffett
Moffett Laboratories
Columbus
Ina
Northcliffe's Generosity Showed by Gift Not Loan
Sir Philip Gibbs recounts Lord Northcliffe who, when approached for a £100 loan, refused to lend but then wrote a £100 check and said the donor need say no more. The tale underscores his generosity to those who served him.
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Northcliffe
Sir Philip Gibbs
Lord Northcliffe
Army air services map four stop route New York to Peking
The plan outlines a 65 hour air journey from New York to Peking via Nome and the Bering Strait with an estimated fare around 1200 dollars per passenger. The proposal shifts focus from speed trials to establishing a practical international air link.
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New York
Peking
Army Air Services
Nome
Bering Strait
Doctor Bond's Liver Pills Advertisement Claim
Do not take calomel for liver issues. Take Doctor Bond's Liver Pills prescribed for the liver and bowels. Claimed to have unusual merit and priced at 25 cents. The ad targets druggists and appeals to relief from torpid liver dizziness headaches biliousness bad breath or constipation.
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Bond
Conceit Serves a Purpose Quote by Beecher
Brief quotation by Henry Ward Beecher on conceit serving a purpose and conceited men being harmless, as their overbearing self-respect frees others from the duty of respecting them.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Theatergoer asks if late as usher notes first act played
A theater exchange shows a patron asking if they are late and an usher replying that one act has already been performed. The brief exchange emphasizes timing and attendance.
Allen's Foot-Ease promises comfort in shaken powder form
Improve shoe fit and soothe tired feet with Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder. It reduces friction in shoes and provides relief for bunions blisters and callouses. claims faster, cooler feet with one size smaller shoes, plus trial pack and walking doll offer.
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Allen
le Roy
Teaching German Reopened in California Public Schools
Sacramento authorities authorize the teaching of German in California public schools, ended during World War I, with the state board of education lifting the ban on instruction.
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Sacramento
Cal
State Board of Education
Increase In Foreign Wheat Crop Forecast
Washington reports an expected rise of nearly 100 million bushels in foreign wheat output versus last year. Eight countries that previously produced over a fifth of the world’s wheat are forecast to contribute most to the increase.
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Washington
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