Texas News In Brief a Patchwork Of State Events
Texas voters approved road bonds in Hays County totaling 415000 while the West Texas Wool Association moved 123000 pounds of twelve month wool. The state canvassing board shows the home ownership amendment narrowly lost by under 800 votes. Governor Hobby named W B Crockett to Washington County board. the Southwest Shorthand Reporters Association plans a July convention in Galveston with attendees from four states. Bell county hosts girls canning clubs encampment in Belton July 15-17 with city hosts and events.
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Southwest Shorthand Reporters’ Association
Galveston
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Canning Clubs
Bell County
Belt
Mangrove Trees Walk by Rooted Stalks in Water
Mangroves travel by spreading roots that take hold in water. When new roots anchor, a new tree starts and the mangrove is said to walk as it progresses through the water.
Rosin Cement for Securing Knife Handles
Instructions describe using rosin and sand as a cement to fix blades or tools into stag bone or wood handles. Fill gaps, notches, heat, and insert then allow cooling to form a strong neat bond. Position can be adjusted while warm.
Prison Converted Into Asylum Reported By Governor
Governor commends refusal to allow Mexican nationals to pass through Texas as the prison is repurposed into an asylum. The measure, tied to border policy, prompts regional debate and official statements.
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Texas
Pope Seeks Resignation Amid Texas Legislation Debates
In Austin Texas the House debated the educational appropriation bill with a key amendment expanding funding for the Agricultural and Mechanical College extension service while Representative Pope of Nueces called for the resignation of Walter J Crawford from the normal regents board. The Senate advanced bills raising superintendent salaries and reforming prison and road bond rules amid a busy session.
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House
Austin
Tex
Messrs
Tillotson and Miller
Dallas
Senate
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Pope
Nueces County
Walter J. Crawford
Board of Normal Regents
Strickland
Rusk
Wichita Falls
Thomas
Confederate Home and Girls’ Training School
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute
Pasteur Institute
Texas
Senate Committee On State
W. G. Sterett
Alderdice
Senate Committee On
Dorough
Prison Commission
Pearson Syndicate
Medina
Cement Trust
Judiciary
Dean
Courts of Civil Appeals
Court of Criminal Appeals
Thomason
Pope of
Nueces
Hobby
State Highway Department
Brown
Liberty
State of
District Attorney Receives Construction Day Statute Guidance
United States District Attorney Hugh R. Robertson received from the attorney general instructions on interpreting the wartime prohibition act. The guidance includes that malt liquor containing up to one half of 1 percent alcohol falls under the act. Under these instructions making home drinks with a kick could be prosecuted by federal authorities.
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United States District
Hugh R. Robertson
Attorney General
Rockwall County Road Law Amended For Bond Issue Use
A bill passed to engrossment to amend the Rockwall County road law corrects a recent measurement error and enables immediate expenditure of the county 800000 bond issue along with state funds. A similar House resolution awaits Senate committee action on federal relations and the Dayton resolution was referred to that committee.
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Pope
Nueces
Veatch
Owen
Navarre
Johnson
House
Rockwall
Senate Committee On Federal Relations
Dayton
German Assembly Ratifies Peace Pact
The German national assembly approved the peace treaty with the allied powers signed on June 28, 1919. Debate featured calls against Alsace Lorraine transfer and demands for expertValidate of articles 227 to 230. The vote ended 208 to 115 amid protests from several parties.
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National Assembly
Germany
Rhineland
Hermann Mueller
Peter Spahn
Herr Fehrenbach
National Party
Fehrenbach
Alsace-Lorraine
Alsace- Lorraine
Herr Kreizig
Professor Schuecking
Traub
Herr Kahl
People's Party
Governor Submits Additional Subjects For Legislature
Governor Hobby proposes new acts including creation of a commission on uniform state laws and amending the industrial welfare commission act to remove the superintendent of public instruction and appoint a new member. Also seeks road law updates for Blanco County and school district consolidations in Bell and Collinsworth counties. A nitroglycerin transport ban is requested. The Blue Ridge lease case faces a state inquiry urging enforcement rights and questions about legal obligations.
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Hobby
Commission
Industrial Welfare Commission
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Annie Webb Blanton
Academy Consolidated Independent
Bell County
Lillie Independent
Collinsworth County
Blue Ridge
Texas
Joint House and Senate Investigation Committee
Japan’s Bean Oil Exports Rise Sharply 1914–1918
Japan exports bean oil mainly to Australia England and the United States. Exports surged over five years from 724 284 in 1914 to 8 430 483 in 1918 reflecting growing international demand and production.
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Japan
Australia
England
United States
Worth Seeing Playline Noted in Courier Journal
A playful exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal describes a woman with blue eyes and golden hair as worth seeing, highlighting a lighthearted cultural moment and social flirtation.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
CAPUCINE Headache Remedy Promises Quick Relief
Advertisement claims CAPUCINE cures headaches of all kinds with fast action. Trial size ten cents and larger sizes available declare the ad, noting the liquid form. A courtroom exchange humorously notes Mrs. Gabe’s fifth divorce.
Backyard Pigs Rally Georgia Town in 1918 Pork Drive
In a Georgia town of about 2,000 people, residents produced 85,000 pounds of pork from backyard pigs in 1918. The effort was driven by pig club work organized by the state agricultural college with support from the U S Department of Agriculture.
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Georgia
State College of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Had Any Railroad Experience
A brief dialect sketch contrasts a request for railroad experience with a claim of pumping gasoline. The line implies that circumstances can change how experience is valued.
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League of Nations
Texas Bar Association
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United States Helium
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Petrolia
Hidalgo County
Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville
Rio Grande
Emilio J. Puig
Matamoros
Puig
Hopkins
Carlock
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Dudley
Richards
University of Texas
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Bexar
W. P. Hobby
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McNealus
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Confucius
Ady
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Chas. H. Fletcher
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