America Refuses to Participate in Hague Conference
The U.S. State Department released a message to Ambassador Childs declining participation in the June 15 Hague meeting under Genoa terms. The reply cites Russia’s economic recovery, restates US support, and notes inability to join the Hague plan as a continuation of Genoa with unresolved May 11 memorandum. Inviting powers are Italy Belgium Great Britain and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Childe
Gehoa
the Hague
Childs
Hague
The
Russia
Genoa
Italy
Belgium
Great Britain
Japan
Texas flood damages crops and destitution rise
Reports from 35 Texas counties show 13 295 families nearly destitute after recent high water and heavy rains. The data detail 392 150 acres of cotton and 143 300 acres of corn destroyed with other crops damaged, figures to be sent to Congress to seek aid for flooded areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texa
Texas
E. M. Johnson
United States Bureau of Statistics
Johnston
Congress
Storm Deluge Strikes Central Texas Crops and Rivers Rise
A storm swept Central and West Texas delivering one to four inches of rain with heavy hail and cyclonic winds centered near Waco in McLennan County and Taylor in Williamson County. The deluge damaged crops and caused rivers and creeks to overflow lowlands.
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Dallas
Tex
Waco
McLennan County
Taylor
Williamson County
West
Texas
Train Wreck in Mexico City Claims Dozen Lives
Thirteen people killed and over seventy injured when a tram car carrying a holiday crowd derailed and vaulted into a canyon near Santa Fe near the capital after a collision at a hilltop. Most victims were women and children.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Santa Fe
Capitol
Building Rooms in Monroe
Monroe plans residential building work valued between 350000 and 376000 dollars progressing in the Louisiana city. The project includes new structures and related construction activity across multiple sites in Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Texas Leads All in Refining Oil
Texas dominates U S refinery activity with sixty three operating plants and a daily capacity of 345 150 barrels Texas also has 46 closed refineries and nine under construction Oklahoma California and Pennsylvania follow in rank The data originates from Lamp of April 1922 summarizing national refinery capacity 480 complete refineries and 30 under construction and a 2 164 050 barrel daily US refining capacity
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
United States
California
Oklahoma
Standard Oil Company
N. J
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Rio Grande Development Highway Progress Noted
State highway engineer J. D. Fauntleroy and a party including W. W. Mc Crory A. R. Losh and Captain Edgar Jadwin visited the lower Rio Grande Valley. They praised the development and said completing the contract highway in Cameron and Hidalgo counties will aid regional growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
J. D. Fauntleroy
Rio Grande Valley
W. W. McCrory
Highway Commission
A. R. Losh
Bureau of Public Roads
Edgar Jadwin
Corps of Engineers
United States Army
San Antonio
Eighth Corps
Fauntleroy
Cameron
Hidalgo
Texas
War Finance Corps approves 61 ag loans totaling 3 million
Washington announces approval of 61 advances for agricultural and livestock purposes totaling 3,033,000. Loan distributions include Idaho 1,514,000. Texas 192,000. Iowa 42,000. Colorado 135,000. Wyoming 123,000. Nebraska 47,000. Minnesota 64,000. North Dakota 81,000. Oklahoma 39,000. Arkansas 20,000. Montana 10,000. Kansas 10,000. New Mexico 40,000. Hawaii 20,000. plus other amounts across several states.
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Washington
War Finance Corporation
Arkansas
Colorado
Idaho
Haineis
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Texas
Wyoming
Wolves slain by dogs near Corsicana Texas
In Corsicana Texas a number of gray wolves have been hunted down and killed by dogs within a few miles of the town. The animals appear to have been driven from river and creek bottoms by high water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corsicana
Tex
Convention Awarded for 1923 Session in Wichita Falls
Fort Worth Texas Clothing Merchants and Apparel Men's Club chose Wichita Falls to host the 1923 convention, announced before adjourning their 1922 gathering on Tuesday.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas Clothing Merchants and Apparel Men’s Club
Wichita Falls
New Railway Company May Enter Texas
William Edenborn of New Orleans and attorney confer with Texas officials as Edenborn plans to buy the Missouri Kansas & Texas line from McKinney through Greenville Winnsboro and Hughes Springs to Waskoma and connect with the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company at Shreveport. Texas requires a general office and officers in state with offices and shops likely at Greenville.
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Austin
Tex
North Texas
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
William Edenborn
New Orleans
R. E. Milling
Railroad Commission
Tom L. Beauchamp
Texas
McKinney
Greenville
Winnsboro
Hughes Springs
Waskoma
Shreveport
Louisiana
Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company
Pelican State
Edenborn
Texas Company
Texas insurance in force tops half a billion dollars in state
Texas home life insurers held 559.7 million dollars in force on December 31 last with 15 state chartered companies. American National led with 157.7 million, while Southwestern Life and Great Southern Life also reported large blocs. Union National Life held 1.72 million in ordinary business plus 508,752 industrial, not valued due to no reserve in year one.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Home Life Insurance
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking
C. P. Rockwell
Department
American National
Galveston
American Life Reinsurance
Dallas
Amicable Life
Waco
First Texas Prudential
Fort Worth Life
Great Southern Life
Houston
San Jacinto Life
Beaumont
Southern Union Life
Southland Life
Southwestern Life
Texas Life
Texas Mutual Life
Two Republics Life
el Paso
Union National Life
United Fidelity Life
Union National
Floods Sweep Prison Farms Hit Half Acreage in Texas
Floodwaters along the Trinity and Brazos rivers cause total destruction to crops on roughly 18,000 of 42,000 acres cultivated by the prison commission. The loss spans prison farms across the region, with carp and cotton particularly affected.
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Huntsville
Tex
Trinity
Brazos
Victoria County Maintains Open Hard-Surfaced Highways
Despite widespread rains and floods in many areas Victoria County reports its hard surfaced highways remain intact and open to the county line routes to Houston San Antonio Beeville Port O Connor and Port Lavaca.
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Victoria
Tex
Victoria County
Houston
San Antonio
Beeville
Port O'Connor
Port Lavaca
Vat Open for Business in Ledbetter Texas
Ledbetter Texas announces a dipping vat is open for business with no local supervisor named yet. The initiative aims to support ranchers by providing accessible cattle dipping services in the area.
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Ledbetter
Tex
Governor Neff urges special session for Texas schools
In Denton a 250 strong Texas Press Association gathering heard Governor Pat M. Neff say a special session may be needed to address school funding and reform. He warned there is no treasury money for new school appropriations and urged voters to elect education-friendly lawmakers for January.
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Derton
Tex
Pat M. Neff
Texas
Texas Press Association
Denton
Upward Trend in Retail Food Costs Disclosed
The labor department reports rising retail food costs across fifteen cities from March 15 to April 15 with increases up to 3 percent. Savannah leads at 3 percent. several cities show 1 to 2 percent gains while Butte Rochester and San Francisco report small declines. For the year to April 15, 1922, Savannah shows an 11 percent decrease, with other cities recording declines from 5 to 10 percent in varying shares.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Savannah
Mobile
Birmingham
Charleston
Columbus
Dallas
Indianapolis
Little Rock
Manchester
New Orleans
Seattle
Buffalo
Louisville
Omaha
Springfield
Mass
Butte
Rochester
San Francisco
Fall River
Prohibition Forces in Texas Increased
Houston Texas federal prohibition agent David H Morris announced 25 additional agents for Texas raising the state total to 65. Texas division is designated division fourteen with William A Nitzer of Dallas named divisional chief guiding 25 men. All will cooperate with Austin but may be shifted nationwide on short notice.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
David H. Morris
Austin
Mr. Morris
Prohibition Service
Morris
United States
el Paso
William A. Nitzer
Dallas
California Fig Syrup Ad Promotes Gentle Laxative Benefits
A vintage advertisement touts genuine California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for babies and children. It claims to cleanse bowels, relieve diarrhoea and colic, and avoid cramps, with no narcotics. It emphasizes taste appeal and clear directions on the bottle.
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California
True Friendship’s Noble Rarity Signals Deep Devotion
A reflective line declares that nothing compares to a truly devoted friendship. The statement highlights loyalty as a rare, noble value treasured above all.
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Ad Promises Pure Remedy
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims consistent quality in every bottle and urges readers to send ten cents for a sample while noting a sworn purity statement with each bottle. An old man with a steady income offers his opinion.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Cuticura Uses Advertised For Sore Hands And Toiletries
An advertisement touts Cuticura as a remedy for sore hands with hot suds from Cuticura Soap plus Cuticura Ointment and Talcum for all toilet needs. It notes removing surplus ointment with tissue and hints at broader social claims by stating trust a woman to judge hair dye.
Texas Medical Association Adjourns for 1922 Fort Worth Meeting
Convention of Medical Men in El Paso names Dr. A. C. Scott of Temple as president for next year and selects officers. the fifty sixth annual session adjourns to meet in Fort Worth in 1922.
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el Paso
Tex
A. C. Scott
Temple
State Medical Association of Texas
Fort Worth
President Farmers' Union Resigns in Texas
Austin Texas D E B Lyday president of the Texas State Farmers Union resigns by mailing his letter to State Secretary A L Baker at the Houston headquarters.
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Farmers’ Union
Austin
Tex
D. EB. Lyday
Texas State Farmers’ Union
A. L. Baker
Houston
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B. W. Marshall
Brampton
Michigan
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Be. Hartman
Fo Uuine
Bayer
J. P. Burnett
R. N
School Baptist Hospital
Lamar
Houston, Texas
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Burley
Her Ave
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