Texas Legislature Passes Revenue and Reclamation Bills
In Austin the Texas Senate and House passed the Cable bill for tax remittance and the Patman and Bonham-Price measures restricting revenues and reclamation funds. The Patman gross receipts tax on refined petroleum products drew 63 to 41 in the Senate. Bonham's bill 75 to 43. The Baldwin theatrical and circuses taxes moved forward, while Darwin reappropriations funded pink boll worm control.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
House
Patman
Baldwin
Darwin
Thomas
Strader-Dodd
Joint
Ways and Means
Cable
Murphy
Rice
Bledsoe
Bonham
Bell
Smith
Jacks
Bonham Reclamation
Quinn
Holbrook
Banking Department
State Affairs Committee
Express and Light Company
Moore University
Lackey Bill Board
Dodd-Strader
Bonham-Price Bill
Lloyd's
Culp
War Cost Treaty For Rhine Troops Signed
The wartime cost of the American army in the Rhineland, about 250 million dollars, will be repaid by Germany in 12 equal annual installments without interest. The first payment is due by December 31, 1923. For four years the US share is prioritized against other reparations payments. for the last eight years US installments have priority over current Allied costs.
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Paris
United States
Rhineland
Eliot Wadsworth
Germany
Army of Occupation
Milton Wins Second 500 Mile Race At Indianapolis
Tommy Milton of St. Paul Minnesota triumphed in the 500 mile Indianapolis motor speedway race for the second time, finishing in 5 hours 28 minutes 6.27 seconds with an average speed of 91.4 mph before about 150000 spectators.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Tommy Milton
St. Paul
Minn
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Milton
Linching Bandits Offer Ransom to Free Captives in Peking
The Linching train bandits send a Peking agent offering to release all captives and pay each holder $200 daily for every day of captivity if the Peking government ousts the Tuchun of Shantung province, abolishes the Tuchun system, and amends mining laws to allow 60 percent foreign stock.
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Peking
Linching
Shantung
Market Conditions Report Highlights Week Ending May 24
The latest Bureau of Agricultural Economics summary shows Florida and Alabama potatoes down while Carolina cobblers advance. Eastern berries and hay grades mix. strawberries slump. Cotton prices rise. grain and live stock move mixed with hogs down and beef steadier. May 24 quotes cover potatoes onions cabbage and dairy with regional price ranges.
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Florida
Alabama
Carolina
Maine
New York
Texas
South Carolina
Bliss
Chicago
Mississippi
Virginia Wakefield
Arkansas
Pittsburg
Kentucky
Virginia
North Carolina
Maryland
Boston
Philadelphia
World population distribution with cities over a hundred thousand
Berlin based statistics from 1922 census reports show 1.804 billion people on Earth with only seven percent in cities above 100,000. New York leads with 6.62 million, London 4.48 million, Berlin 8.80 million, Europe dominant in large-city counts, and Asia surpassing North America in large city totals.
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Berlin
New York
London
Europe
Paris
Glasgow
Vienna
Moscow
England
Germany
Italy
France
Russia
Asia
North America
Shanghai
Hankou
Calcutta
Bombay
Tokio
Osaka
British India
China
Japan
Chicago
Philadelphia
Mexico City
United States
South America
Brazil
Buenos Aires
Rio de Janiero
Australia
Poincare Offers Resignation Not Accepted by President
Paris reports Premier Poincare and cabinet ministers submitted resignations to President Millerand after the senate refused to proceed with the trial of Marcel Cachin and other communists. Millerand declined to accept, citing judicial rather than political effects.
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Paris
Poincare
Millerand
Senate
Marcel Cachin
M. Poincare
Miller
Council of Ministers
Illinois Soldier Bonus Bill Becomes Law With 55 Million
Springfield reports Len Small, governor of Illinois, signed the appropriation making an 55 million dollar Illinois soldier bonus an actual law after eight letters spelling his name surfaced in the action.
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Springfield
Len Small
Illinois
Cotton Damage In Alice Areas From Cutworms
Heavy damage to cotton near Alice Texas from cutworms continues. Boll weevil appears this week and the crop remains doubtful. Many fields have been cut down and replanted for a third or fourth time. Broom corn also suffers, while escaped fields are in fair condition.
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Alice
Tex
Obligation recognition among men challenged
Statement notes many men fail to recognize obligations when they encounter them. It argues for awareness and accountability in social or moral duties. The remark emphasizes personal responsibility and societal expectations without specifics or context.
California Fig Syrup Ad Claims Quick Health Benefit
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a remedy to cleanse the liver and bowels of children. It urges mothers to give a teaspoonful even when sick with fever or constipation and promises a well, playful child within hours.
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Carter
California
Sleeper Question Triggers Light Audience Gaffe
In a quip about audience reaction a speaker is said to have merely gassed the crowd rather than electrify them. The remark plays on the pun sleeper and gas as a joke about the event's excitement.
Quiet Counsel Averts a Quarrel Between Rivals
A cautious adviser steers two rival factions away from conflict with prudent guidance. No injuries reported as tensions ease and a peaceful resolution emerges from dialogue and restraint. Authorities remind parties to seek constructive dispute resolution.
Law may limit acts not thoughts, court notes
A judge remarks that law can restrict conduct but cannot curb inner beliefs, framing a debate over freedom of thought versus action. The comment underscores persistent tension between legal bounds and personal conscience in contemporary society.
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Clark Reclamation
Paotzuku
Shanghai-Pekin Express
William Lenfers
Lenfers
Baker
Milam
Cowen
Downs
Darwin Boll
Durham
Express
Press of State
Stroder
Dodd
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
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St. Louis
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Prairie
Southwestern Mills
Atlanta
Iowa
Kansas
North Dakota
Elysee Palace
High Court
M. Cachin
Ilinois
Eec World
Pete
Wallen
Allen
le Roy
N. Y
Ima
Grove’s
ALL & Sockee
Waverly Place
Houston
Sapolio
Enoch Morgan's Sons CO
New York, U.S.A
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