Texas News Roundup of Local Menace and Macroeconomic Moves
A Driftwood farmer killed six lobe wolves on his farm last week. The Jacksonville district tomato crop will be delayed due to cold spells heavy rains and hail. Oakwood gains maximum fire credit for three-year record. A Guadalupe River bridge in Victoria is being realigned and condemned. East Texas fruit growers adopt six-basket crate standard. Neff to attend Texas Press Association meeting in McAllen June 9 to 11. Shipping of Texas cattle to Mexico noted by range inspectors. Roadway regrading contract from Anahuac to Devers progresses. Luling sets 1921 tax rate at seven tenths of a dollar per hundred, down from 1920. Western Bowie County opposes cattle dipping with vats dynamited. Ballinger bond issues approved by attorney general department. Bee Line highway organization formed with T. M. Harper elected president. Kerrville Legion Sanatorium expansion funded with 1.5 million dollars. Pink boll worm found in Pecos County and regulations urged. Texas oil pipelines produced 5 733 641 barrels in March. Breckenridge leads with 1 042 147. Prisoners Protective Association elects directors. Texas Midland Railroad granted bonds to finance Commerce to Greenville link. Marine fish culture station proposal for Gulf near Galveston receives 40 000. Rand of Sulphur Springs named prison board member. Llano Mason cattle disease called stockyard fever by Dr Harrison. hundreds of head lost since September shipments.
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Texas Midland Railroad Company
Commerce
Greenville
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Briggs
Gulf
Florida
Neff
W. H. Rand
Sulphur Springs
Board of
Prison Commissioners
Llano
Mason
R. H. Harrison, Jr
Harrison
Carnegie Medals for Heroic Acts Recognize 23 Acts
Pittsburg pa twenty three acts of heroism were recognized by the Carnegie Hero Fund commission with silver medals in two cases and bronze in twenty one. Five of the heroes died and pensions were granted to three dependents, plus a large education and other grant program. Names and dates span from 1917 to 1920 across multiple states, highlighting rescues from drowning and other life risking efforts.
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Carnegie Hero Commission
Pittsburg
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Elizabeth Ball
Buckeystown
Monocacy River
Gold strike rocks Ontario farm near Ottawa
A gold strike near Ottawa Ont. reports a farm 45 miles north of Ottawa yields gold. The first rush in this region followed, with 3000 acres staked on Sunday.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Lieutenant Colonel Hanley Dies in Kansas City
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph L. Hanley aged 54, former inspector general of the Missouri National Guard and 80th Division in France, died at his Kansas City home on Monday.
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Kansas City
Joseph L. Hanley
Missouri National Guard
80Th
France
Conflicting Readings of Harding Policy Spark Debate
Washington observers note sharp divides over President Harding's foreign relations outline in his message to Congress. Some Republicans hail clarity while Democrats demand clearer meaning as guardians of peace with Germany and support for an eventual league of nations.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
Germany
Europe
Senate
United States
Bhrom
State Department
Executive Department
Little Girl Teaches Rules With Classic Pun
A child explains a simple classroom discipline joke about behavior. The exchange features a girl and her auntie debating effective methods to enforce good conduct using seating and appearance as incentives. The anecdote appears in a Scotsman publication.
Vader Balm Ad Suggestion Amid Rural Chat
Ady from The Rural Cynic touts Vader Balm for pain and urges keeping a supply nearby. Mrs Corntessel jokes that boarders will enjoy fresh air while their real worry is lowering living costs.
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Hiram
Hiawatha Bride Returns Home With Black Eye
A Hiawatha bride, only a few months married, returns home with a black eye allegedly from her husband. She intends to sue for divorce per the Hiawatha World report.
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Sam P. Harleem
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Houston
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Ponca City
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Garden City
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Mary M. Young
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Inza May Miller
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Dolly Madison
America
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