League of Peace 10 Be Proposed In Harding Plan
Washington plans to propose a world peace league once treaties from the Washington conference are ratified and European developments allow. The shift from an association to a league of peace is credited in part to Lady Astor. The piece notes political maneuvering by Democrats and Republicans and speculates on campaign implications.
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Europe
Lady Astor
James P. Hornaday
Washington
United States
International League of Peace
League of Peace
Association of Nations
Warren G. Harding
Indianapolis
Des Moines
Harding
League of Nations
White House
Charles E
England
Mexican bandits raid British camp and release held American
Washington reports from Mexico City and Tampico describe rebel bands seizing oil camps in the Tampico region. Bruce Bielaski is safe after capture in Puenta Ixtla. Rebel chief Gorozave left Aguada camp and later seized Pecera, threatening to seize more properties including British La Corona and American oil assets.
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Washington
State Department
Charge Summerlin
Mexico City
Bruce Bielaski
Summerlin
Puenta Ixtla
Bielaski
Tampico
Aguada
Pecera
A. Bruce Bielaskii
Obregon
Shaw
Gorozave
Aquada
Gorczave
Pecora
Gulf Oil Company
Roger Q Mills Highway Marked Through Shelby Center
Under the Chamber of Commerce, the Roger Q Mills highway has been marked across Shelby County from Center north to south and enters Nacogdoches County at Grigsby.
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Center
Tex
Chamber of Commerce
Roger Q. Mills
Shelby County
Nacogdoches County
Grigsby
Russian Leader Suffers Stroke Reported by Belgian Minister
Berlin dispatch says Nikolai Lenine has suffered an attack described as spinal paralysis. Emile Vandervelde, former Belgian minister of justice, provides the report.
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Berlin
Nikolai Lenine
Emile Vandervelde
Osage Oil Lease Sale Sets Records in Pawhuska
Osage Indians, noted as the world’s richest aborigines, earned a record $10,887,950 at a government oil and gas lease sale in Pawhuska. West side tracts near the Favorite Bur bank pool brought $10,585,000, while the east side sold for $302,950. Gypsy Oil and Phillips Petroleum led bidding with top parcels Nos. 42, 27, and 30. Waite Phillips paid $665,000 for tract 46 in the Burbank pool.
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Pawhuska
Okla
West Side
Burbank Pool
East Side
Gypsy Old Company
Skelly Oil Company
Phillips Petroleum Corporation
Gypsy Oil Company
Waite Phillips
Cantaloupe and Onion Acreage by State Studied
Washington reports 58 310 acres of late producing cantaloupes in 16 states up from 47 230 last year. Colorado leads with 16 000 acres, Arkansas 8 610, California 7 830, and Maryland 6 310. Commercial late onions total 43 325 acres, New York 7 620, California 7 300, Texas up to 2 500. Late watermelons reach 45 700 acres, Missouri 10 410, Oklahoma 7 310.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Colorado
Arkansas
California
Maryland
Department
New York
Texas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Killed Along Mexican Border Near Calexico
Twenty one men have been killed in and around Calexico, Lower California, in the last two weeks according to official reports. The tally follows the discovery of eight dead Mexicans two and a half miles east of Calexico with one body found in an irrigation ditch on the American side of the boundary.
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Calexico
Cal
Mexicali
California
Bonds Approved For Texas School Districts In 1930s
The attorney general's department approves several bonds including Bexar County Common School District No. 48 for 10000 dollars with serial maturity and 6 percent interest. Also approved are Anahuac Independent School District 15000 dollars with forty year maturity and 15 year option at 6 percent and Peniel Independent School District 2000 dollars serial bonds at 6 percent.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Bexar County Common School
Anahuac Independent
Peniel Independent School District
Bexar County Common School District
Anahuac Independent School District
Mexia Field Produces Over 27 Million Barrels in Twelve Months
Mexia Texas reports oil output exceeding 27 million barrels in the last year. Revenue to companies and investors estimated between 30 and 40 million dollars. The Mexia field lists more than 475 producers active in the region.
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Mexia, Tex
Mexia
Belgrade Terrorists Sentenced
Belgrade reports that of 700 charged with offenses against public security, five condemned to death, seven to 20 years hard labor, and 68 given sentences from one to 16 years.
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Belgrade
Mrs Longworth Dead In Cincinnati At 77
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth died in Cincinnati aged 77 after several weeks with pneumonia. She was mother of Congressman Longworth and mother in law to Countess de Chambrun of Paris. The passing followed a period of illness.
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Longworth
Cincinnati
Nicholas Longworth
Countess de Chambrun
Paris
Osage Oil Auction Nets Large Sum Across Tracts
In Pawhuska Oklahoma the Osage oil auction realized $10 887 960 from 64 169 tracts selling for $302 950 The Gypsy Oil company holds the southeast quarter of section 24 27 56 19 27 6 east for which $1 685 000 was realized.
Cantaloupe Acreage Figures for Sixteen States Listed
Agricultural data shows cantaloupe acreage across sixteen states totaling 68 310 acres, with figures compared to the previous year’s 47 230 acres and a note of 200 dollars per acre. Arkansas is mentioned next in the list.
Oil search widens in Falls county Texas with yields noted
The Falls county oil hunt expands beyond Deer Creek seven miles west of Marlin where Gray and Hennessy operate a well at 1047 feet yielding about 100 barrels daily. Multiple isolated tests span toward Rosebud as exploration continues.
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Marlin
Tex
Falls County
Deer Creek
Gray & Hennessy Company
Rosebud
Peniel Inially 16 Year 6 Per Cent Note
A brief financial note mentions a 16 year option and a 6 percent rate, referencing Peniel Inially. The fragment hints at an interest or loan arrangement with fixed 6 percent terms.
Leopard Caught Near Bishop in Remarkable Sighting
A large leopard cat was trapped near Bishop Texas after a pursuit that involved eight fox hounds and much running. Reported as the largest of its kind seen in the area, the animal was finally captured.
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Bishop, Tex
Bishop
Pecan Crop Failure Reported Near Smithville
Information from Smithville area residents indicates the pecan crop will fail due to a late frost and a destructive worm that damaged the remaining crop.
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Smithville
Tex
Ginners Prepare for New Cotton Crop in Gonzales
Gonzales TEX local gin men overhaul and ready their gin plants for the new cotton crop expected to begin moving in the latter part of July.
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Gonzales
Tex
Caldwell to Build New School for 76000 in Texas
The contract for Caldwell School in Caldwell Texas was let Friday for 76000 dollars. The building is to be completed by January 1.
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Caldwell
Tex
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Congressional Committee of Agricultural Inquiry
Chicago
United States Department of Labor
Children’s Bureau
Chicago United Charities
W PrRessOee
Coop Hight
Ian
New Caldwell School
Ness
Texas Star Flour Mills
Galveston, Texas
Dat
Enterprise Hardware Co
Commerce Street
San Antonio
Gc & Be Paix
Saagnashes
West Texas Military Academy
University of Texas
West Point
Annapolis
War Department
Benior
Sweet Dreams
Leopard
Corpus Christi
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