Southern Commercial Congress Opens In Muskogee
Delegates from the South and beyond gather in Muskogee Oklahoma for the sixth annual Southern Commercial Congress five day session. Senator Darwin Fletcher of Florida leads with a focus on trade agriculture and rural credits amid wartime disruptions.
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Muse Ouke
Okla
Southern Commercial Congress
Darwin Fletcher
Florida
Congress
Slater
Oklahoma
Wien Cuadie
Acton
Wilson
Washington
United States
South
Wie
Vleteher
Ite
Owen
DF Mugkogea
Oklahome
Welcominy
Holenh
Willams
Veooman
Departmel of Agriculture
Seerntery Sweet
Department of Commerc
Charles
Tamlin
Federal Reserve Bard
George W. Perkins
Willard Straight
New York
Englishmen Unite to Aid Belgians Appeal Fund
Lomas April 28 report: a new fundraising committee of prominent British figures appeals for support to aid Belgium via the American Relief Commission. The effort aims to raise funds tied to religious relief channels, with many leaders backing the drive and promising a coordinated empirewide effort. The appeal notes food shortages and a need for ongoing aid, requesting about 9 million dollars monthly to sustain Belgian relief and operations.
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Canterberry
Francis Bourne
Westminster
Thane Nickel
Church of Scotland
Joseph
Ton Hickert
The
Free Church Council
J. E. Herts
United
Liebrew
Duke of Norfolk
Loresdowne
Lord Museberry
Wise Bryce
John Richmond
At. P
Caries Aohnston
London
Promi
Itelief Commission
Woeke
Empire
Herbert
Uouver
Chalratan
Armorica
Confederate Dead Remembered Across Southern States
Memorial exercises honored Confederate dead as Alabama Florida Mississippi and Georgia observed a legal holiday. Banks and schools closed while parades gatherings and grave decorations occurred. Members of United Daughters of the Confederacy and Sons of Confederate Veterans participated in ceremonies with Texas cities also holding observances despite rain.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Florida
Dallas
Waco
Fort Worth
Police Chief Links Body to James Ivron in Galveston Case
Chief Lancaster believes the Jan finds of a man’s body in a dilapidated dwelling on Fragg Street near Southern Pacific tracks indicate identity as James A. Ivron, formerly of the 128th Coast Artillery. A lawyer letter from Mrs Tyran, Galveston, and a prior Tyre note support the link. a pistol discharged and a note were found with the body.
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Lancaster
Fragg Street
Southern Pacific
Clef
James A. Ivron
One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Coast Artillery
Birs
Tyran
Galveston
Lanesster
James Ivron
Tyres
Hind
Negro Found Dead Near Burnett Street Crossing
D. Brown of Houston is found dead on the G H S A railway right after Burnett street crossing at 11 30 Saturday night. His skull is fractured and blood stains on the tracks lead police to suspect a switch engine or box cars strike. A gold watch and dollars are found. Brown leaves a wife and child.
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D. Brown
Houston
Burnett Street
Williamson Undertaking Company
Roach- Manigan Paving Company
Thenesto
Buy It In Texas Campaign Inaugurated In Austin
In Austin on April 26 Commissioner C W Woodman launched a Texas “Buy It In Texas” drive. He urged chambers of commerce to back a state convention of industry owners and leaders to plan concrete actions. He called for local meetings to present a plan and secure aid for the proposition.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
C. W. Woodman
Camasette
War Charities Seen As Swindles In Matin Inquiry
Paris reports an official Matin inquiry into wartime charities finds only 7 percent of postwar groups legitimate while many are run by ex-prisoners just before or after mobilization. Some fundraisers take large commissions, with others using cash and goods for aid only on paper. Prosecutions are planned based on the investigation.
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Paris
Pachot
Austin flood recovery offers reward for Whittington body
News from Austin on the flood aftermath reports eighteen missing, fourteen recovered, and a $600 reward for the body of George Whittington. Community efforts fund relief, with repairs to homes and bridges underway as engineers note flood impacts on Colorado river and surrounding county roads. Mrs Lulu Woods rescued after plunging into the Colorado river, treated and hospitalized.
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Austin
Texas
Nome Qty
Colorado
George Whittington
Bee Creek
Colorado River
Lynen
Houston
Toxak Central Mil Road
Tourth Street
Austin Tian
Idsalau
Mr. Rive
Kitty Fool
Gleing
Frank A Taylor
Alstin
Lulu Woods
Sabine Street
BR. Vv. Murray
Many Rivers Flood as Texas Town Grapples with Floods
Flood waters rise along Trinity and nearby streams at Huntsville Texas with lines cut and bridges damaged. Farmers flee flooded lands as Brazos County bar towns report high waters. Railways struggle to maintain schedules and livestock losses mount, but overall damage seems not worse than prior disasters.
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Haver
Molntunda
Hernata
Gunil- Aide
Brazos County
Jowlands
McDonald Sees and Greets Hundreds at Bloomstein’s
Nashville cashier Joe G. McDonald touts Vitalitas in an interview. He claims widespread praise from customers across the state for stomach, digestion, and appetite relief, calling Vitalitas Nature’s greatest corrective and a non additive remedy. He urges readers to buy from Winenera Deng Store and local druggists.
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Joe G. McDonald
Bloomstein
Nashville
Vitalitas
McDonald
Vitaltina Ae Winenera
Drugeisw
Levees Damaged by Texas Floods Reported
Floods in North Texas have damaged levees under construction on the Trinity River. Captain Arthur Stiles, state reclamation engineer, reports extensive damage at several projects and will travel north tomorrow to inspect the extent of the destruction.
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Austin
Tex
Arthir Stiles
Texas
Trinity River
Adail
Stiles
North Texas
Fort Worth Flood Swells Near New Dam
Flood conditions threaten Fort Worth as water tops the new million dollar dam by two feet and spills toward Trinity Park. Police evacuate low lands while engineers from St. Louis assess dam safety and the reservoir over ten miles long. Rescue parties launch boats to reach marooned campers on island sections of the river drives.
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Port Woth
Tex
Apel
Port Worth
Trinity Park
Bt. Bovis
Fragmentary notes from bridge page about flooding and river flow
Fragmented OCR notes describe overflow and damage near a river. Mentions a bridge area with silt and disruption to water flow through a Carol area piver and bollome ery unined. Details are unclear due to unreadable text.
Chops With Suppy Mio Fields Plagued by Floods and Hail
Severe weather and floodwaters endanger farmlands along the Cibolo river and nearby creeks. Reports describe hail, overflowing streams, and damage making it nearly impossible for farmers to plant or replant crops as transportation disruptions affect local routes between San Antonio area towns.
Warns Issued To Move Clocks From Lowlands In Arkansas
Texarkana Ark April 25 warnings were issued to men to move clocks away from lowland areas. Rain yesterday and today caused rivers and creeks to rise rapidly. The Red River at Fulton Arkansas has risen 11 feet since Saturday and continues to rise.
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Texarkana
Avk
Fulton
Ark
Viking
Unconscious Man Struck By Car Near Stamford Texas
In Stamford Texas a man named McDonald of Bradrettville was struck near Booth Flared street crossing early Sunday. He was found unconscious by Alvina Treylun and taken to city hall, then to the hospital. Eugene Langley drove the injured man to the city hall before ambulance arrival. Police and physicians examined him. the incident involved a passing motorist and a likely street-car interaction.
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C. A. McDonald
Bradrettville
Tee
Eugene Langley
Freitney Automobile
City Hospital
Dalle
Katy Texas Bridges Gone After Heavy Floods
Local floods along the Trinity and Red River caused extensive damage to bottom lands and crops near Gainesville and Katy. Six hundred feet of Katy track and several bridges were washed out near Nocona, halting service. No loss of life or stock reported as rivers rose slowly and showers continued.
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Gainesville
Tex
Cook County
Trinity River
Katy
Nocunn
Red River
Stkmus
Cvolumals
Innis
Colo- Hada
Wasl
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