Railroad Commission orders depot standards for Texas & Pacific at Loraine
In Mitchell County the Railroad Commission mandates adequate depot buildings for the Texas and Pacific Railway at Loraine. A floodwash hits Austin with three inches of rain in twenty minutes, flooding Capitol grounds and nearby avenues. Special agent W Taber probes anti trust concerns around crude oil, pipelines, and gasoline pricing. Marion Ball of San Antonio is named by Governor Neff to attend the Waco exposition next month as a student of the University. The state installs electric chair and addresses capital punishment issues amid legal debates. State officials announce an audit into firms under joint stock charters. a blue sky division head will be appointed. Prof C H Bantel added to the Council of Engineers. Nabors leaves the Board of Control for Denton post. State asylum receipts to general fund. UT receives first oil royalty of 480 dollars from Santa Rita. Hydrophobia prophylaxis expands, 75 people in total at Pasteur Institute. Adj Gen Barton declares candidacy for governor. Wilmot will probate his $2 million estate. Willacy to White Sulphur Springs for National Tax Association meeting.
Over 74000 Bodies Cremated In Tokio After Disaster
Washington reports from the Japanese embassy state that over seventy four thousand bodies were cremated in Tokio by Sept 15 as 600,000 left the capital since Sept 4. Casualties span Kanagawa and major towns with thousands dead and injured, while food supply remains fairly good.
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Washington
Tokio
Foreign Office
Yokohama
Kanagawa Prefecture
Yokosuka
Names of Americans killed in Earthquake in Tokyo
An official dispatch lists at least 50 American deaths from the Tokyo earthquake and fire. Names include Miss Morris Babbitt, Miss Joseph Cocha Brigel, Mrs Brunnell, Captain Mitchell MacDonald, Miss Tolstoy, Gerald Xavier, and many others, relayed by U S consul Erle R Dickover from Kobe.
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Washington
Tokio
State Department
Cyrus, Woods
Erle R. Dickover
United States
Kobe
Morris Babbitt
Joseph Cocha Brigel
Brunnell
F. L. Eliot
Firth
Jean Grattan
L. H. Jenks
Jinks
Kompson
Kirschoffer
George Komor
Jennie Kuyper
T. J. Laffin
Carl Lewis
Lynch
Markell
F. M. Masons
Mitchell MacDonald
Maurice Mendelson
Merritt
I. Morrison
Edwin Muller
Patterson
Perritt
Purington
J. Read
Jack Reed
Reidh
A. Roberts
Katherine Robinson
R. S. P. Robertson
Harry Root and Son
Rupp
Svedelski
Thompson
Texas Sand and Gravel Production in 1922 Revealed
Statistics compiled by the University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology and the U S Geological Survey show Texas produced 2 929 105 short tons of sand and gravel in 1922 valued at 1 730 046 dollars. The report breaks down by types including glass sand molding sand building sand engine sand paving gravel railroad ballast and more.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Bureau of Economic Geology
University of Texas
United States Geological Survey
J. A. Udden
Bureau
Plans for a New San Antonio Post Office Project
Postmaster P G Lucas and Congressman Harry Wurzbach are finalizing plans for a new 1 000 000 post office to be built on the existing site in San Antonio Texas The proposal will be included in a bill Wurzbach will introduce upon his return from Washington and will be among his first priorities in Congress.
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San Antonio
Tex
P. G. Lucas
Harry Wurzbach
Congress
Texas
Washington
Topographical Survey Rush In Texas Moves Forward
John H. Norris chair man of the state board of water engineers has gone to Washington to confer with the U S Geological Survey about Texas topographic survey details. He seeks to obtain the entire federal engineer quota to rush Texas survey work.
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Austin
Tex
John H. Norris
State Board of Water Engineers
Washington
United States Geological Survey
Texas
Norris
World Cotton Supply on Aug 1 Quoted by Commerce
World cotton supply stood at 27.568 million bales on August 1, compared with 29.602 million bales a year earlier, per a commerce department survey released Thursday.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Grain exports from the United States dip last week
United States export data shows grain shipments totaling 6,898,000 bushels in the past week, down from 8,204,000 bushels in the prior week. The figures reflect ongoing trade activity through Washington channels.
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Washington
United States
Society Beauty’s Drama Delays Paris Wedding
Miss Mary Landon Baker of Chicago has postponed a wedding to Allister McCormick of Chicago while a Paris dispatch claims his engagement to Miss Joan Stevens of London will be announced and a Paris wedding planned for October. The society circles remain intrigued by her repeated last minute changes.
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Mary Landon Baker
Society Beauty of
Chicago
Allister McCormick
Paris
Joan Stevens
London
le Touquet
Herald
Miss Baker
Birkenhead Speech Sparks American Debate at Williams College
Lord Birkenhead's American address prompts sharp reaction from Henry Breckinridge and others. Breckinridge criticizes the speech's references to Wilson as unbecoming for the American Bar Association. Birkenhead defends his remarks while exploring US intervention in Europe amid strong fault lines over Wilson-era policy.
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Viscount Birkenhead
Frederick B. Smith
Roger Casement
America
Henry Breckenridge
Wilson
John W. Davis
American Bar Association
Lord Birkenhead
Institute of Politics
Williamstown
United States
Europe
Mellon Reports on Europe After Six Week Tour
Secretary Mellon returned from Europe and told President Coolidge he will remain in the cabinet. He reviewed conditions abroad noting France’s prosperity but credit strain, England’s trade fears, and Germany facing unrest yet still operable if allowed. He sees no early solution to reparations but believes Ruhr deadlock must be resolved by those involved and that the United States cannot force a settlement.
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Treasury
Mellon
Europe
Coolidge
American World War Foreign Debt Commission
France
England
Ruhr
Germany
United States
General Peyton March Marries Cora McEntee in London
Gen. Peyton C. March secretly wed Miss Cora Virginia McEntee of New York City in London. The ceremony pairs the 26 year old bride with the retired U S Army chief of staff who met her in Rome three years ago. He has three daughters and a living son, and his elder son Peyton Jr. was killed in a wartime airplane crash.
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Peyton
March
London
Cora Virginia McEntee
New York City
General March
Rome
England
United States
Asia
Josephine Smith Cunningham
Washington
John Milliken
Paul R. Frank
Joseph M. Swing
Lewis March
Peyton C. March, Jr
United States Army
Fire Losses Increase One Hundred Thousand in August
Fire insurance losses in Texas for August totaled 348663 dollars, about 100000 more than July. Not including Dallas, Houston, El Paso, and Waco, losses would be higher. unknown origin fires lead with 113931 dollars across 31 incidents.
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Austin
Texas
Fire Insurance Commission
Dallas
Houstoin
el Paso
Waco
Texas Railroad Commission reports 1922 figures by class
The 1922 annual report shows 23 carriers in the million-dollar class, 23 in the 100 thousand to 1 million range, and 27 earning under 100 thousand. Total Texas track is 20,058 miles with 69,434 employees and $103,550,851 in payroll. Gross earnings reach $194,286,868 with net revenue $35,258,238.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Texas
State Board Purchases $144,860 in School Bonds
Austin Texas The state board of education has bought bonds totaling 144,860 dollars across multiple districts and counties. List includes Port Lavaca independent 6,000 Eagle Lake 25,000 Irene 20,000 La Parita Valley 5,000 Coleman county common 35 2,500 and 46 3,500 Castro county common 1 9,750 Hunt county common 61 3,000 and 72 2,800 Houston county common 28 2,100 Hardeman county common 16 10,000 Jones county common 17 1,500 and 18 3,000 Knox county common 4 2,100 Limestone 54 3,000 Matagorda 5 2,700 Rusk 1 5,000 San Saba 9 3,500 Van Zandt 109 2,200 Wood 26 2,000 and 28 750 Gonzales 21 3,000 Fort Bend 1 3,000 Haskell 22 2,000 Harrison 2 10,000 Shelby 25 1,000 Bell 87 300 Anderson 28 10,200.
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Austin
Tex
State Board of Education
Port Lavaca
Eagle Lake
Irene
Laparita Valley
Coleman County
Castro County
Hunt County
Houston County
Hardeman County
Jones County
Knox County
Limestone County
Matagorda County
Rusk County
San Saba County
van Zandt County
Wood County
Gonzales County
Fort Bend County
Haskell County
Harrison County
Shelby County
Bell County
Anderson County
Peruna Relief for Years of Female Trouble Proved
A letter from Mrs. Katie Scheffel of Lowell Ohio details long suffering from catarrh and female trouble. After multiple doctors and a failed recovery she credits Peruna and Manalin with marked improvement after March to August 1914. She reports weight gain, better appetite, sleep, energy, and overall health. The testimonial touts Peruna as a trusted, historic remedy for catarrhal inflammation.
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Katie Scheffel
Lowell
Scheffel
Peruna
Italian Troops to Evacuate Corfu by September 27
Paris reports the ambassa dors council reached agreement on Italy’s withdrawal from Corfu by the end of September. If the inquiry finds Greece failed to identify and punish the Greco Albanian boundary mission assassins, 50 million lire deposited by Greece will be paid to Italy as reparations.
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Paris
Europe
Corfu
Italy
Commission of Inquiry
Greece
Stresemann Offers Real Ruhr Guarantees in Address
Berlin Chancellor Stresemann stated on Wednesday that Germany is ready to provide real guarantees to secure Ruhr freedom. He conceded that the Ruhr problem cannot be solved by passive resistance.
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Berlin
Stresemann
Ruhr
Merit of a Picture Depends on Artist Name
It is astonishing how quickly the merit of a picture can be determined after we know the artist s name. Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
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