Food survey bill passes House amid tax revision talks
The food survey bill clears the House without a record vote and allocates 14.77 million dollars for immediate food resource investigation and production stimulation. The agricultural department will estimate resources within three weeks after passage. 17,000 employees and 150,000 voluntary crop reporters begin work, with further reports within six months if needed.
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Washington
House
Agricultural Department
Houston
Herbert C. Hoover
Food Administration Board
Miss Rankin
Montana
Department of Agriculture
MeKenzie
Ilinois
Draft Regulations in Works for Draft Exemptions
Washington reports Provost Marshal General Crowder and lawyers drafting exemptions for the selective draft. A jury wheel may select the first army of 500000 with exemptions drawn after districts provide apportioned numbers. Local exemption boards will form in each county and cities, with civilian members and review boards in federal districts.
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Washington
Crowder
First Army
Baker
Prothero Forecasts Britain Will Grow 1918 Wheat Needs
Rowland E. Prothero, president of the board of agriculture, told a London audience that under a government plan Britain would produce enough wheat in 1918 for all population needs with a liberal surplus for livestock.
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London
Rowland E. Prothero
Board of Agriculture
Great Britain
Another Gusher Brought In
Houston oil news reports Goose Creek areadrilled well Bush No. on the east side of the creek. The Gulf Production Company owns the site and the well produced about 6000 barrels of water and oil this week.
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Houston
Tex
Goose Creek
Gulf Production Company
Leonard Takes Lightweight Title From Welsh
Benny Leonard defeated Freddie Welsh to win the world lightweight championship by knockout in the ninth round of a ten round match held Monday night in New York.
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Senate Finance Committee
House
New York
Benny Leonard
Freddie Welsh
Governor signs broad Texas appropriation bill beat vetoes
Governor Ferguson approved a two year appropriation bill totaling 4,659,396 for eleemosynary institutions adding new buildings and improvements. Key allocations go to Tuberculosis Sanitarium at Carlsbad Austin Insane Asylum Terrell and others with extra funding for Standpipe water system heating plants dormitories and central kitchens. The measure also includes absentee voting funding and a 250000 home guard ranger appropriation, plus ware house law revisions reducing managers and adjusting ginner bonds and sampling rules.
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Austin
Tex
Ferguson
Carlsbad
Orleans
Southwestern Insane Asylum
San Antonio
San Antonio Insane Asylum
Negro Deaf and Dumbo Institute
Central School
Home Guard Ranger Force
State University
Blind Institute
Texas State Federation of Labor Elects Officers
Fort Worth hosted the final session as Edward Cunningham of Bridgeport was re elected president by acclamation. W J Morgan El Paso Myrtle Berry Dallas George H Slater Galveston RE Harrell Waco and W Woods Fort Worth elected to key posts. San Antonio named 1918 convention site with a heated vote among cities Beaumont and Galveston also vying. A pay raise was approved for the president legislative chairman and secretary treasurer.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas State Federation of Labor
San Antonio
Edward Cunningham
Bridgeport
W. J. Morgan
el Paso
Myrtle Berry
Dallas
George H. Slater
Galveston
A. Harrell
Waco
Reading
Beaumont
Tornadoes Claim Many Lives in Several States
Chicago reports about 161 dead and over a thousand injured as tornadoes hit Illinois Indiana Kentucky Tennessee Kansas and Arkansas. Mattoon Charleston Andale Dublin and other towns suffer heavy losses while relief efforts begin and Governor Lowden deploys troops.
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Chicago
Ill
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Kansas
Arkansas
Mattoon
Broomcorn
Charleston
Andale
Kan
Dublin Ky
South Dyerspurg
Tenn
Dyer County
Blytheville
Ark
Hebron
Kouts
Lowden
North
Texas
Boyce City
Sabine Creek
Senator Sorghum on Censorship and Opinion Expression
In a terse exchange the Interviewer asks for an opinion and Senator Sorghum warns that expressing views could imply he was not important enough to be censored. He suggests censorship preserves status and avoids exposing weakness.
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Senator Sorghum
Villa followers sweep into Ojinaga in border clash
About 300 Villa supporters surged into Ojinaga on Wednesday shouting Viva Villa and firing as they rode. Mexican government forces in town were scattered. 16 of 25 soldiers were killed, six captured, and three wounded while 50 escaped across the river to Presidio. Women and children fled with babies and bundles.
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Presidio
Tex
Ojinaga
Villa
Grain Dealers Pledge Support to Wilson at Texas Meeting
Texas Grain Dealers Association closes its annual convention with a resolution pledging loyalty to President Woodrow Wilson and backing war effort food production and conservation. Officers elected: T. F. Connally president, W. M. Priddy first vice president, B. E. Clements second vice president, H. B. Dorsey secretary-treasurer.
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Galveston
Tex
Woodrow Wilson
Texas Grain Dealers’ Association
T. F. Connally
Clarendon
W. M. Priddy
Wichita Falls
B. E. Clements
Waco
H. B. Dorsey
Fort Worth
Brazil Uses Defense Posture Over U Boat Threat
Rio de Janeiro reports the Brazilian foreign minister submitted a presidential message to congress stating that German submarine attacks on Brazilian merchant ships compel Brazil to defend against U boats. The note suggests using interned German vessels in Brazilian ports without confiscation.
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Brazil
Rio de Janneiro
Congress
Braz
University Regent Resigns in Texas
Austin Texas J W Butler a member of the board of regents of the University of Texas resigned Wednesday John M Mathis has been appointed by the governor to fill the position
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Austin
Tex
J. W. Butler
Board of Regents
University of Texas
John M. Mathis
Warning to agitators targets draft registration agitation
Washington Attorney General Gregory directed United States attorneys and marshals to use their utmost efforts to arrest and prosecute all persons responsible for the agitation against the June 5 registration of men subject to selective draft. The agitation has appeared across many sections with little connection between outbreaks.
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Washington
Gregory
United States
New England
Texas
Brown Texas Golf Champion
Benny H. Brown of Houston wins the Texas State Golf Association title at Rivercrest Country Club defeating Commodore Bryan Heard of Houston in the finals 3 up and 2 to play.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Benny H. Brown
Houston
Texas
Brown
Commodore Bryan Heard
Rivercrest Country Club
Rebel Chief May Give Up Arma
Juan Bonilla representative of Emiliano Zapata met with General Pablo Gonzales minister of communication to discuss Zapata's surrender in the City of Mexico.
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Arma
City of
Mexico
Juan Bonilla
Emiliano Zapata
Pablo Gonzales
Zapata
Tornado destroys Mineral Point town in Missouri
A tornado swept the village of Mineral Point, Missouri, killing four people and injuring thirty. It leveled most structures except the schoolhouse, after twisting from nearby St. Louis.
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St. Louis
Mineral Point
Four Swedish Steamers Taken by German Submarine
Four Swedish steamers bound for Russia with cargoes of varied character have been captured by a German submarine in the Gulf of Bothnia, according to Petrograd via London.
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Petrograd
London
Russia
Gulf of Bothnia
Kansas Wheat Crop Short Despite Large Planting
Kansas faces a potential winter wheat yield of 40,000,000 bushels for the year, the lowest in twenty years, despite acreage rising to a record large scale, according to a May 19 crop situation released by J. C. Mohler, secretary of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
J.C. Mohler
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Allen's Foot Ease Keeps Farmers On The Job
Farmers work harder and longer and rely on Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder. It is shaken into shoes and used in foot baths to reduce friction, refresh feet, and prevent tired, blistered feet. Women widely use it. available from dealers for 25 cents.
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Allen
Most conspicuous volume was a volume of smoke
A brief exchange notes a notable sight as someone asks about a volume observed, and the reply characterizes it as smoke. The fragment suggests a scene focusing on a dramatic plume rather than identifiable objects or actions.
Paper Shirts Issued To Japanese Soldiers For Cold Protection
Amid wartime shortages Japanese troops receive improvised paper shirts as a cold weather measure. The report notes no real preventive value but records the unusual solution adopted by troops facing winter conditions.
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Texas State Federation OF Labor Convention
Rik
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Eben
Puck
Border Town
University
Wrigleys
Skinners
the Miller Rubber Company
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U.S. A
Ryant Studio
Fort Worth, Texas
Peden Iron & Steel CO
McCane’s Detective Agency
Houston, Texas
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