Soldiers Relief Measure Passed in Texas House Vote
Fourteen Texas representatives supported the measure and four opposed as the house passed a soldier bonus bill for a third time in four years by 355 to 54 after a forty minute debate. The bill provides paid up twenty year endowment life insurance for veterans and cash payments up to sixty dollars in adjusted service credit, eliminating vocational training and farm or home aid. The senate seeks time to study the bill amid other proposals and tax issues.
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Washington
Texas
Black
Sanders
Rayburn
Sumners
Johnson
Briggs
Mansfield
Buchanan
Connally
Garner
Hudepeth
Blanton
Jones
Wurzbach
Box
Garrett
Lanham
Williams
House
Senate
Finance
Green
Ways and Means Committee
Harris County Recount Shifts Senate Race in Texas
In Harris County 105 precincts, Mayfield 13 785 and Peddy 6 338 for the Texas senate contest. Recount shows Mayfield down 218 and Peddy up 374 for a net county swing of 592 votes to Peddy. Official Texas result Mayfield 14 033 and Peddy 5 964 with over 10 000 unmarked voted entries.
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Washington
Harris County
Mayfield
Peddy
Senate
Earle B. Mayfield
Texas
United States
McAdoo Wins Georgia Primary in Democratic Vote
In Georgia on Wednesday Franklin D. Roosevelt era? Actually McAdoo overwhelmed Senator Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama in the state democratic presidential preference primary. McAdoo led early and widened the margin with gains from Atlanta Macon Savannah and Augusta. He carried Cobb County and Watson's home county and won Chatham where Underwood's campaign manager was headquartered.
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Atlanta
McAdoo
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
Secretary of the Treasury
Macon
Savannah
Augusta
Cobb
Thomas W. Watson
Chatham
Underwood
Vera Cruz Lines Restored to Federal Control
Vera Cruz Mexico The last important railway lines in the state were restored to federal control as military train traffic resumed on the Inter Oceanic route from Mexico City to Vera Cruz via Jalapa and on the Vera Cruz and Isthmus line to Vera Cruz and Santa Lucrecia.
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Vera Cruz
Mex
Mexico City
Jalapa
Santa Lucrecia
Vera Cruz and Isthmus
Port Business Rises 58 Percent in Houston February
The Houston port commission reports February port activity up 58 percent from February 1923. Total tonnage reached 33,379 with a value of 16,979,943 dollars.
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Houston
Tex
Port Commission
Osage Land Leases Auction Nets Millions in Pawhuska
Oil operators bid a total of 14,923,000 dollars for Osage Indian land leases at auction close in Pawhuska. Five bids exceeded 1,000,000 dollars each as the sale concluded on Wednesday.
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Pawhuska
Okla
Snow Sweeps West Texas and Panhandle Amid March Cold
Snow fell across West Texas and the Panhandle Wednesday night and Thursday, marking one of March's later snows in the state's history. Heavy rains drenched the eastern portions as the system moved through.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Panhandle
Imperial Prince Hirotada Kawacho Dies in Japan
Tokio reports the death of Prince Hirotada Kawacho, a senior member of one collateral branch of the Japanese imperial family, who passed away on Wednesday.
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Tokio
Hirotada Kawacho
Vanderlip Targeted in $600000 Libel Suit Over Ossining Address
Roy D. Moore and Louis Krush, owners of the Marion Star, sue Frank A. Vanderlip in federal court in New York for $600000 in three counts alleging slander and libel tied to his Ossining speech. They claim he charged bribery involving Warren G Harding and Marion Star finances to justify valuation and solvency questions.
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Frank A. Vanderlip
Treasury
Roy D. Moore
Louis i Krush
Marion
Vanderlip
Brush and Moore
Warren G. Harding
United States
Harding
Marion Star
Madden the Watchdog of the Treasury and Loop Representative
Martin B. Madden of Chicago, Republican, is described as the hardboiled watchdog of the Treasury and chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. The piece traces his rise from waterboy in a quarry to president of the Western Stone Co and leader in several Chicago business groups, noting his England birth in 1855 and 1897 caucus nomination for Senate, later electing William E. Mason and remaining influential in Congress.
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Martin B. Madden
Chicago
United States
Madden
Treasury
Committee of Appropriations
House
Finance Council
Waterboy
England
Illinois
Western Stone Company
Quarry Owners’ Association of the
Mlinols Manufacturers’ Association
Builders and Traders’ Exchange of Chicago
William E. Mason
Harding to Control Hungary Finances for League of Nations
W P G Harding former governor of the Federal Reserve Board is unofficially chosen as high commissioner of the League of Nations to Hungary for control of finances under the loan plan. He may accept if officially designated and is said to have broad support among interested parties. He recently advised Cuba on reorganizing finances and has a long career in federal finance.
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W. P. G. Harding
United States Federal Reserve Board
League of Nations
Hungary
League
Harding
Cuba
Federal Reserve Board
War Finance Corporation
New England
Plymouth Colony
Alabama
University of Alabama
Miles Urges Custer Battlefield Monument Fund
Gen. Nelson A. Miles wrote to Congress urging at least forty thousand dollars for a memorial at the Montana battlefield where Custer and his command fell in 1876. He spoke after a Washington visit by Mrs. Custer and insisted a fitting tribute is long overdue.
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Nelson A. Miles
Congress
Montana
General Custer
Washington
Custer
Miles
State Health Week Begins On March 30
Austin Texas health department inaugurates a statewide health week from March 30 with daily focus areas. Preachers will give sermons on health from Deuteronomy or other Bible passages. Schools churches and city officials are enlisted to help. Each day emphasizes a specific health task and local controls.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Health Department
Department
Bureau of Vital Statistics
State Board of Health
Castoria Promotes Comfort for Babies and Children
An aged medicinal advert proclaims Fletcher's Castoria relieves constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea in infants and children. It claims to calm feverishness and aid digestion by regulating stomach and bowels.
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Fletcher
Trial ends in favor of Freeport in Sulphur royalty suit
The case American Sulphur Royalty Company versus Freeport Sulphur Company concluded after a week of testimony in Angleton district court. Judge Munson instructed a verdict for the defendant, with appeal planned to the Court of Civil Appeals at Galveston. the suit involved several million dollars.
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Angleton
Texi
American Sulphur Royalty Company
Freeport Sulphur Company
Munson
Court of Civil Appeals
Galveston
Balloon Gas Rates Set by Railroad Commission
The railroad commission published new hydrogen gas rates for balloon inflation in steel cylinders. From Houston to San Antonio the rate is 37 cents per 100 pounds. Empty steel cylinders from San Antonio are set at 21.44 cents and from Bergs at 23.8 cents.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Houston
San Antonio
Jury trial set on Thaw sanity in Philadelphia court
Philadelphia Pat Common Pleas Court No 6 grants a petition for a jury trial to determine the sanity of Harry K. Thaw. Ten days notice must be given to his mother as committee of his person and to the estate trustees before the case proceeds.
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Philadelphia
Pat
Common Pleas Court
Harry K. Thaw
Mrs Stillman Wins Divorce Suit In Brooklyn Appeal
The appellate division of the supreme court in Brooklyn on Friday unanimously upheld Referee Gleason’s findings in favor of Mrs. Anne A. Stillman wife of James A. Stillman former head of the National City Bank in her defense of the divorce suit brought by her husband.
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New York
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Gleason
Anne A. Stillman
James A. Stillman
The
National City Bank
Bond Set At $1 Million For Steamer Orduna Victory
New York authorities seized the Royal Mail liner Orduna and required a $1,000,000 bond to permit her to sail next Saturday. The ship faced liquor and narcotic smuggling charges as officers were ordered to stand trial, with two of seven crew members pleading guilty.
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New York
Orduna
Americans Shun Berlin in January Tourist Decline
Berlin records show 430 American visitors in January, a new low. In Washington the Senate rejected a proposed $60 million loan to farmers of the spring wheat belt to finance poultry swine and livestock start ups despite President Coolidge's endorsement.
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Berlin
Washington
Senate
Moro Outlaws Slain in Dantalan Battle
In Lanao Province at Dantalan Philippine constabulary forces killed forty eight Moro outlaws and wounded others during a clash on Thursday. Local reports indicate a fierce encounter with significant casualties on the outlaw side.
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Manila
Philippine Constabulary
Dantalan
Lanao Province
People Who Walk Their Own Path Often Speak Little
Those who insist on a self determined route tend to act rather than voice intentions. Quiet independence marks their approach and they rarely seek attention or explanation for choices.
Black and White Ointment Prompts Store Scene Fuss
A middle aged shopper loudly insists in a downtown store that Black and White Ointment will clear pimples and blotches, claiming past youth and experiences prove its effectiveness. The ad touts 50c size as three times the value of the 25c, noting broad eczema and rash claims.
Pape's Diapepsia Relief Ad Seeks Quick Stomach Comfort
Indigestion gases upset and acid stomach are claimed to be quickly relieved by Pape's Diapepsin. A few tablets give almost immediate relief and correct digestion for a few cents. Druggists sell millions of packages. All some people want in sport is the company they can keep.
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Pape
Constipation Pill Ad Urges Brandreth Use Before Sleep
An old advertisement touts Brandreth Pills as the best cure for constipation claiming they cleanse the system and balance the blood. The blurb also dismisses defending unusual beliefs as of no value.
An Even Break
A Santa Fe Magazine dialogue sketches a morning scene at a train station. Subbubs notes the rhythm of catching departures while Townley comments on the idea of an even break as trains arrive or people reach the station.
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Townley
Santa Fe
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