War Finance loans total two hundred sixty three million dollars
Washington reports 263 126 000 in war finance loans disbursed since the law revival. Most went to banks and agricultural groups for farmer loans, while 50 245 000 supported exports including 33 577 000 for cotton. State totals list Iowa 20 249 000 and North Dakota 13 259 000 among agricultural advances.
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Washington
War Finance Corporation
Meyer
Senate
Ashurst
Arizona
Federal
Iowa
North Dakota
Texas
South Dakota
Utah
Nebraska
Minnesota
Conditions Favor Home Building Era in Washington
Secretary Hoover reports the blockade on building stems from high material costs wages rail rates and housing capital shortages. He notes prices and wages are easing and labor efficiency rising as building volume grows. The national small house service bureau aims to popularize affordable six room homes priced 4500 to 6000 with plans for 125 designs and will not exceed 10000 in cost.
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Washington
Hoover
Harding
National
Small House Service Bureau
Edwin H. Brown
Minneapolis
Bureau
Commerce Department
Building Code Committee
Coroner's Jury Verdict In Fall of Theater
Nine men from Washington were ordered held for the grand jury as a coroner's jury returns a verdict over the Knickerbocker theater roof collapse. The January 28 incident killed 98 people and involved architects engineers builders and inspectors linked to the project.
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Washington
Knickerbocker Motion Picture Theater
R. G. Geare
J. H. Ford
Morris Hacker
Frank L. Wagner
Donald Wallace
R. G. Fletcher
Hammett Fireproofing Company
John L. McDonald
Thomas L. Costigan
District of Columbia Building Department
Julian B. Dowman
Obregon Orders Dismissal From Mexican Army
President Obregon directs immediate discharge on request for generals and officers not satisfied with the present state of affairs and not rendering conscientious service to the army.
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Mexico City
Obregon
Disorders in Guatemala City Fire on government supporters
Reports from San Jose de Guatemala say serious disturbances in Guatemala City where adherents of the present government were fired upon by members of the unionist party. The clashes indicate rising tensions in the capital amid political unrest.
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Mexico City
Guatemala City
San Jose de Guatemala
Fifty five take Pastner treatment in Texas state institute
Fifty five persons in the State Pastner Institute at Austin are using the Pastner treatment as a preventive against hydrophobia. Four of the group were bitten by polecats and the remainder by dogs and house cats.
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Austin
Tex
Italian Premier Bonomi’s cabinet defeated in vote
In Rome the cabinet led by Premier Bonomi lost a confidence vote in the chamber of deputies on Friday by 295 to 107.
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Rome
Bonomi
Chamber of Deputies
Texas AG approves bonds and state actions in 1921
The Attorney General approved bonds for Brazos County 74000 Waxahachie 37000 Fort Stockton 75000 and Reclamation and Drainage District No 3 20000 serial bonds. Other items include university housing named Kirby Hall funded at 250000. M K T Railway injunctive suit in Travis County. and shifts in public offices, martial law in Limestone County approved lectures on motor vehicle speed statute challenged. Neff appoints district judges and D.A.s. and 467616 motor vehicles registered in 1921 up from 1920.
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Reclamation and Drainage District
Red River County
Travis County District Court
M. E. & T. Railway Company
Smithville
Mexican rebels executed after swift court martial
Mexico City reports General Antonio Pruneda and General Antonio Ruiz with Captain Lugardo Perez have been executed for rebellion after late day trials. Eight Pruneda officers remain under court martial. uprisings blamed on economic discontent but officials downplay the threat.
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Mexico City
Mex
Obregon
Mexico
Antonio Pruneda
Chihuahua
Antonio Ruiz
Lugardo Perez
Federal Army
Chihuahua City
Pruneda
Coahuila
Tamalipas
Alisco
Vera Cruz
Oxaca
Michoacan
Durango
Insurance Rate Credits Awarded to 16 Texas Cities
The Texas insurance commission granted fire insurance rate credits for good records over the past three years. A 15 percent credit applied to many cities including Beaumont Bastrop Seymour Saint Jo Nocona El Paso Eagle Pass Lexington Giddings Refugio Yorktown Sabinas Freeport and others with varying loss ratios. Claringdon Denton Luling also received credits of 6 or 12 percent.
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Denton
Luling
Clarendon
Nocona
Saint Jo
Seymour
Bastrop
Beaumont
Freeport
Sabinal
Yorktown
Refugio
Giddings
Lexington
Eagle Pass
el Paso
Austin
Tex
Atte ‘Insurance Commission
Sabinas
Fort Worth Chosen as TX Shoe Dealers HQ
Fort Worth was selected as permanent headquarters of the Texas Shoe Dealers Association at a Fort Worth meeting last week. Conventions for the next three to five years will be held in Fort Worth for the Association of Southwestern Shoe Travelers and Texas Shoe Dealers.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas Shoe Dealers’ Association
Association of Southwestern Shoe Travelers
Texas Shoe Dealers
Rio Grande Runs Very Shallow Across Brownsville
The Rio Grande at Brownsville Texas sits at an unusually low stage for a long time. In many spots the river is under three feet deep and some crossings measure only about a foot deep. The drought in headwaters and tributaries is blamed for the shallowness.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande
Howat Loses Appeal at United Mine Workers Convention
In Indianapolis Indiana delegates of the United Mine Workers of America refuse to consider Alexander Howat's appeal for reinstatement and that of other expelled Kansas miners by a margin under one hundred of its 3825 votes.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Alexander Howat
Kansas
War Finance approves 154 stock advances for agriculture
The War Finance Corporation announced Thursday the approval of 154 advances totaling 4,021,000 for agricultural and livestock purposes. Disbursements will benefit twenty seven states across the nation.
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Washington
War Finance Corporation
Tire Inventor Dies at Newton Home
Sterling Elliott, inventor of the pneumatic tire sulky and of the device used on autos, died Saturday at his Newton home in his seventieth year.
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Newton, Kan
Sterling Elliott
Newton
Danderine Ad Promises Dandruff and Hair Revival
An old advertisement claims Danderine sells for 85 cents at any drug store and after one application leaves no dandruff or falling hair. It asserts hair gains life, vigor, brightness, color, and fullness, contrasting stinginess with thrift in the pitch.
Pape's Cold Compound Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound for instant relief from stuffed nose and headache. It claims a dosage every two hours, up to three doses, will break up a cold with quick, independent action and low cost, noting no quinine and pleasant taste.
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Pape
Fletcher's Castoria and Its Longstanding Signature
Important notice urges mothers to inspect every bottle of Castoria for the signature of Gay. Castoria has been in use for over 30 years and is a well known remedy for infants and children.
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Fletcher
Scotch Thrift. Donald MacTavish Lays Dying
An excerpt presents Donald MacTavish dying at day’s end as his wife tends him and plans to return to chores. She urges him to blow out the candle before death if he goes, highlighting a quiet domestic scene and unspoken duties.
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Donald MacTavish
Don
Accident at White House Sparks Frequent Departures
A servant girl ignited gunpowder in the fire causing an explosion that blew her through the roof. Mrs. White endures much trouble as she loses another servant without notice, marking the fourth departure.
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White
Cow Kick Milk Punch Debate Sparks Unclear Milk Question
A fragmented note questions the acceptability of a dairy beverage mix and flavor terms. The text remains unreadable in parts, with lines suggesting a discussion about a punch containing milk and its appetite for acceptance.
Public education task before expert Ly ing accuracy
The article argues the public must be educated up to it before experts can produce a reliable Ly ing. It emphasizes foundational understanding is needed to support expert judgment and avoid errors.
Abominable Monkeys of the Himalayas Debunked
The Himalaya rumor of a new human race is denied by science. The Langur from Tibet is a stuffed exhibit, once touted as a manlike creature but confirmed as a monkey. The New York Tribune notes the tale originated from La Nature via explorer Goodwin-Austin.
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Himalaya
Snows
Petit Parisien
Himalayas
Goodwin- Austin
Tibet
New York Tribune
Crank Theory and Honeymoon Ends with Groom's Quarter
A crank's theory may gain credibility with a few more rivets. The honeymoon ends when the groom spends his last quarter.
More Than She Could Stand
A Chicago Journal excerpt shows a young mother distressed by living with her mother in law after a baby arrives. The mother laments conflicts over childrearing and custody of the baby, noting the grandmother treats the infant as if belonging to her. The exchange reveals friction over boundaries between generations.
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Jim
Mamma
Chicago Journal
Wayside Tales: A Quiet Ball Night
A brief dialogue shows a calm scene as a voice asks what is happening tonight and a character answers with little detail. The exchange hints at a domestic moment with a wife preparing for an event.
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Biffkins
Lawsuits Tend to Be a Drain on Pocketbooks
A brief editorial notes that lawsuits commonly exhaust financial resources quickly, warning readers about the hidden costs of pursuing or defending court action. It discusses the strain on individuals and businesses and the need for caution before engaging in litigation.
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Guatemala
Attorney General
Brazos County
City of Waxahachie
City of Fort Stockton
Kirby Hall
M., K. & T. Railroad
Travis County
Railroad Commission
Denison
Bonham
The
State Library
Emmett L. Perry
Houston
Confederate States of America
Richmond
Neff
W. O. Cox
Temple
Third Court of Civil Appeals
John W. Brady
City National Bank of Commerce of
Wichita Falls
C. P. Scrivenor
Limestone County
Court of Criminal Appeals
L. L. Slaughter
Tyler
Episcopal Diocese of Texas
George H. Kinsolving
Episcopalians of Texas
Grace Hall
University of Texas
H. R. Wilson
H. F. Weldon
Wilson
Bert King
J. D. Fauntleroy
A. & M. College of Texas
A. & M. College
Conference On Educational Problems of
J. F. Dupree
State Highway Department
Danderine
Rey
Bayer
E-Z
Martin & Peste
Mfrs
Chicago
Ev’rybody
Southern Soil Improvement CO
Houston and Commerce Ltd
Dallas
India
Postam Cereal Company, Inc
Battle Creek
Michigan
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