Senate Panel Votes $1 Million for Border National Guard
Senate Military Affairs Committee approves a $1,000,000 appropriation to bolster Texas National Guard strength for border defense. The measure raises the adjutant general salary to $3,600 and aligns with governor Ferguson’s war-time mobilization push across the state legislature.
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Senate Military Affairs Committee
A. and M. College
State Forestry Department
College of Industrial Arts
Senate
Harley
National Guard
Texas Senate Bill Proposes Compulsory Military Training
A bill introduced in the Texas Senate by Mr. Dayton would require compulsory military training for every boy aged 12 or over who attends public schools or state institutions. The proposal forms part of a broader measure supplementing the general text book bill, enabling education boards to adopt books beyond the basic elementary texts.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
House Educational Institutions
Hudspeth
House
Texas
Ferguson
Lone Star
State of
Dayton
Boards of Education
Plans for Food Control of Country During War
Washington. The government seeks direct agriculture oversight of food production and a 25 million dollar appropriation to implement a wartime food control plan. Authority would empower the Council of National Defense to buy and sell food, fix prices, license operations, and possibly take over firms if public interest demands. The plan calls for a national survey of supply, transportation preference for farm inputs, expanded market news, and coordination with the Federal Trade Commission to prevent shortages and waste.
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Washington
Congress
Houston
Senate
Department of Agriculture
United States
Council of National Defense
Agricultural Department
Market News Service
Market Service Division
Federal Trade Commission
New Territories
United States Extends 200 Million Loan to Great Britain
Washington reports the United States provided a 200 million dollar loan to Great Britain the first under the new war finance act and promised further relief to Italy France Russia and possibly Belgium. Secretary McAdoo will study needs for a broader program and seek presidential approval for bond offerings.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Italy
France
Russia
Belgium
McAdoo
Texas Congressman Garrett Comes Out on Army Bill
Daniel E. Garrett of Houston a Texas member of Congress at large and on the house military affairs committee issues a statement explaining his position on the house army bill authorizing the president to call 500000 volunteers and to apply the selective draft when he deems it necessary.
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Washington
Daniel E. Garrett
Houston
Congress At
Texas
House
Farm Appraisers Named for Houston Bank District
Eight appraisers were appointed for the Houston Farm Loan Bank district and will receive 200 dollars per month. Appointees include H. H. Jacoby from Dallas and B. L. Shropshire of Houston among others from Henderson McKinney Gatesville Fluvanna Plainview and Beaumont.
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Washington
Houston Farm Land Bank District
H. H. Jacoby
Dallas
B. L. Shropshire
Houston
R. T. Milner
Henderson
J. L. Franklin
McKinney
A. P. Graves
Gatesville
S. P. Smith
Fluvanna
T. P. Whitis
Plainview
J. W. Mackey
Beaumont
Blockade Runners Reach Port
Twenty steamships of Germany's submarine blockade arrived at home ports, freeing about 60,000 tons of cargo space for transport to Europe.
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Germany
Europe
Villa’s Main Army Defeated at Carmen
Juarez forces under General Eduardo Hernandez defeated Francisco Villa’s command at Carmen between San Buenaventura and Moctezuma on Thursday, in a major setback for Villa during the campaign.
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Juarez, Mex
Carranza
Eduardo Hernandez
Francisco Villa
Carmen
San Buenaventura
Moctezuma
Increased Corn Production Proposed Across Major States
Washington reports the secretary of agriculture urges expanding corn acreage east of the hundredth meridian and in top producing counties across Illinois Iowa Nebraska Missouri Indiana Texas Kansas Ohio Oklahoma Kentucky to boost output for human food and livestock feed.
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America
Illinois
Champaign
Iroquois
LaSalle
Livingston
McLean
Bureau
Christian
Edgar
Henry
Lee
Loga
Macon
Sangamon
Shelby
Vermilion
Will
Adams
Coles
DeKalb
DeWitt
Douglas
Fayette
Ford
Fulton
Grundy
Hancock
Kankakee
Knox
McDonough
Macoupin
Mason
Mercer
Montgomery
Morgan
Ogle
Peoria
Pratt
Pike
Tazewell
Warren
Whiteside
Woodford
Madison
Marshall
Moultrie
Wayne
White
Greene
Jasper
Jefferson
Kane
McHenry
Marion
Stephenson
Carroll
Clark
Clay
Cook
Hamilton
Henderson
Kendall
Menard
Winnebago
Cass
Clinton
Crawford
Effingham
Franklin
Rock Island
St. Clair
Schuyler
Stark
Washington
Iowa
Harrison
Plymouth
Pottawattamie
Sioux
Woodbury
Adair
Benton
Blackhawk
Boone
Buena Vista
Butler
Calhoun
Arroll
Cedar
Cherokee
Dallas
Fremont
Guthrie
Hardin
Johnson
Keokuk
Kossuth
Linn
Lyon
Mahaska
Mills
Monona
O’brien
Page
Pocahontas
Polk
Poweshiek
Sac
Frontier Furms
Holt
Lincoln
Nuckolls
Otoe
Pierce
Platte
Richardson
Saline
Seward
Thayer
Webster
York
Burt
Dodge
Phelps
Redwillow
Thurston
Greeley
Hall
Harlan
Howard
Barney
Nance
Nemaha
Pawnee
Sherman
Stanton
Missouri
Bates
Nodaway
Vernon
Atchison
Audrain
Barton
Callaway
Lafayette
Monroe
Pettis
Chariton
Ray
Andrew
Caldwell
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Gentry
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Stoddard
Dade
Mississippi
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Parke
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Wabash
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Warrick
Texas
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Hunt
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Rice
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Anderson
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Grady
Kay
Alfalfa
Blaine
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Craig
Cask
Garvin Kingfisher
Bange
Stephens
Tillman
Washita
Dewey
McClain
Major
Noble
Payne
Motorists Solve Problem with New Auto Shine
The Twin City Varnish Co of Merriam Park St Paul Minn offers BLAX SHINE a black enamel that dries overnight and resists cracking. It can be applied by anyone for 2.85 plus postage, with a free sample and initials in gold. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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Twin City Varnish Co
Merriam Park
St. Paul
Minn
Adv
Dramatic Exchange Among Ariadne Penelope and Judge
Ariadne thanks fate for not marrying Percy and scolds his unreliability. Penelope questions him. Ariadne recalls his vow to pine away if refused, while the judge presides over the tense exchange.
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Ariadne
Percy
Penelope
Operation or Death Yet Medicine Cures, Merchant Ad
Letters claim Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved women from operations and restored health. Des Moines and Richmond anecdotes praise recovery from female troubles without surgery. A tax assessor joke in Evansville ends the piece.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Des Moines
Blanche Jefferson
Lyon St
Iowa
Richmond
Ind
Lydia EK
Pinkham
M. O. Johnston
Route D
Box 190
Renovine Promises Heart and Nerve Relief
An advertisement promotes Renovine as a tonic for heart and nerve issues. It lists price options of 50 cents and one dollar and presents it as a remedy for weak, fainting, and hysterical conditions.
Rare Sacrifice and Ear Button Innovation
Dialog recalls national duty and sacrifice as citizens pledge support for the president. An inventor patents stud buttons to tag cattle by clamping through the ear, while a quip about talkers hints at wasted words.
Do You Neglect Your Machinery
A persuasive early health ad urges daily attention to the body as a machine needing maintenance. It touts a weekly cleansing regimen and promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets a laxative made from May-apple and aloes for 25 cents with Dr. Pierce branding. Proven good by 50 years' use.
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Dr. Pierce
Widow’s Husband Reveals Greenland Settlement Mystery
A man wed a widow and soon learns the deadly parallel’s true meaning. Greenland’s largest settlement houses fewer than 800 residents, underscoring a sparse population pattern.
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Greenland
Oklahoma Women Praise Dr. Pierces Medicines
Oklahoma City readers extol Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription for intestinal trouble and womanly ailments. Mothers and daughters share testimonials, noting remedies helped their health and family care.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
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State Pasteur Institute
Southwestern Insane Asylum
San Antonio
Terrell Insane Asylum
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Galveston
Colony
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University of Texas
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Bee
Committee On Military Affairs
Texas National Guard
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Bell County
Orphans’ Home
State Finance Committee
San Jacinto Park
National Guard of Texas
Finance Committee
Senate Committee On Appropriations
John S. Guion
Bizzell
A. and
England
Garrett
Villa
Secretary of Agriculture
Fasstetter
Kidder
Max Litter
Pigeon Township
Evansville
Indianapolis News
Pan
Medich Perini
Blackman’s
Blackman Stock Remedy Company
Chattanooga, Tennessee
P. B. Story
Broadway
New York
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