Cotton Export Boom Prompts Faster Texas Freight Service
H M Wilkins of Morgan Steamship says Galveston lines will speed fall shipments as Eastern mills plan record cotton purchases. He notes 220 sailings since September 1, embargo lift imminent, and coast wide efforts to secure boats. Domestic consumption up, 4 090 000 bales projected for Texas with optimistic outlook.
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Eastern Textile Mills
Texas
H. M. Wilkins
Morgan Steamship Line
Galveston
San Antonio
Morgan Line
New York
Bie
Merican
United States
Wilkins
German Consul in Denver Recalls Allied War Warnings
In Denver, German Consul Kurt Ziegler cited Allied warnings before the German surrender as a reminder of past threats. He referenced a humorous line about a wife named Potts and revolvers bought by her husband for burglars.
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Kurt Ziegler
Ainrer
Denver
Potte
Potts
Roll Your Own Cigarettes Take America by Storm
The popular fad of rolling your own cigarettes with Bull Durham tobacco spreads nationwide. Pure Virginia Carolina leaf provides a mellow sweet flavor and unique aroma, offering freshness and personal touch. A 5 cent sack of Bull Durham includes a free papers packet to start, with practice yielding the knack.
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Durham Tobacco
Durham
Bull’ Durham
Bull” Durham
General Townshend Treated Kindly by Captors
Unofficial dispatches report General Townshend, defender of Kut el Amara, held by Turks after a lengthy siege, living in Halki and traveling to Constantinople with aides and guard. He frequents city streets, restaurants, and gardens with access to a naval launch and a military car.
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Associated Press
London
General Townshend
Kut-el- Amara
Halki
Constantinople
Commissioners award $6200 for Grandview land dispute
County commissioners L. L. Lentz L. C. Frisbie and Harry L. Miller fixed the value of Grandview addition land at $6200 in a condemnation case with San Antonio Belt and Terminal Company. W. C. Sullivan is declared owner and Dan Sullivan holds no interest. No appeal decisions announced. Also mentioned are needle threading aid and interchangeable engraving blocks reducing stationery costs.
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James R. Davis
Grandview
San Antonio
W. C. Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
Grandview Addition
Archduchess Plans Marriage to Surgeon Waiving Royal Status
Archduchess Isabella Marie, daughter of Archduke Frederick, plans to marry Dr Paul Albrecht, a Vienna surgeon. She will relinquish rank and privileges, even possibly leave Austria, after a history of failed royal marriages and wartime service as a nurse.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Isabella Marie
Frederick
Prince George of
Bavaria
Munich
Hapsburg
Prince George
Archduchess
Rudolfiner House
Irmgard
Tria
Paul Albrecht
Albrecht
Red Cross Rally To Feature Future Fortune Telling Booth
A Red Cross rally at Landa's Park on Saturday August 5 will include a fortune telling booth with gypsies and other mystic elements. Mrs Emma T Stafford will chair the booth. Local supporters in Lockhart and San Marcos organize fundraising and volunteer rosters while Phoenix Club members prepare a coffee booth.
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Landa's Park
Red Cross
Emma T. Stafford
Galbreath
Lockhart
George W. Walton
C. Ellis
W. J. Roberts
Lessner
Jean Lissner
Craft
San Marcos
Jesse Edmonston
L. Davis
Mayor Davis
J. A. Cosgrove
Arciniega Street
Wright Gets Contract For South Side High Wiring
Martin Wright awarded the wiring and electrical work contract for the new South Side High School with a bid of 19 675, the lowest offer. D D Harrigan chosen for the Brackenridge school addition for negros at 3993. Board also grants Denver Boulevard Presbyterian Church use of Smith school auditorium until re papering. Smoke complaint from Fannin school referred to the building committee. Present: Hood, Donnell, Bechtel, Steichen, Bliem, Fentiman.
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Martin Wright
New South Side High School
Wright
D.D. Harrigan
Brackenridge School
Denver Boulevard Presbyterian Church
Smith School
Fannin School
Waiton D. Hood
W. J. Donnell
G. Bechtel
Henry Steichen
M. J. Bliem
J. F. Fentiman
Parlor maid joke frames German aid as predictable
Senor Alvarez, the Brazilian coffee magnate, uses a parlor maid anecdote to argue that German acknowledgment of the Sussex torpedoing was merely confirming a widely held view. The quip likens German openness to a maid named Jenny with a mouth ajar during tea.
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Senor Alvarez
Jenny
Washington Star
Del Rio Indictments Delay Endangers Mexican Prisoners
Val Verde county officials may release two Mexican prisoners after three months in custody if copies of indictments are not sent to San Antonio for safekeeping. District Judge W S Anderson warned he will grant habeas corpus if capiases are not provided immediately. Indictments were returned by the grand jury but copies were not furnished, leaving defendants not properly notified under the law.
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Valverde County
San Antonio
del Rio
Anderson
Pig-Headed House Bill Critics Film Censorship Board
The education committee bill proposed by Lee Shubert would create a national board of film censors. The producer portrays cinema as a field split between moral watchdogs and pig-headed dissenters, arguing that a firm producer wields decisive will while a pig-headed one refuses to act.
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House Education Committee
National Board of Film Censors
Lee Shubert
New York
Senator Reed Pushes 20 Percent Pay for Border Soldiers
Missouri Senator Reed urges a new or modified policy to attract young men to service and prevent resentment from low wages. He fights to attach a 20 percent foreign-service pay boost to border troops mobilized in Texas and other states, and to aid families with 50 dollars monthly if a House measure passes. If approved, soldiers north of the Rio Grande would receive the extra pay when mobilized at the border.
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Washington, D. C
United States
National Guard
Reed
Missouri
Senate
Rio Grande
Texas
Senator Reed
House of Representatives
Oelarre
Fine Materials for Undermuslins Sell At Dollar Prices
The description notes garments made from sheer fine materials preferred by critical women for undermuslins, offered at a bargain price of $1. The ad emphasizes quality surpassing typical expectations for such products.
Store Offers Deep Reductions on Shoes and Hosiery
Our entire stock of women's low shoes and white canvas boots is priced at half or less of original value. Silk hosiery 79 cents, fine thread white with black designs. Household linens marked down including sheets 79 cents and pillow cases 11 cents. Longcloth yard wide 11 cents. Second floor and first floor notes indicate extensive sale across departments.
Grass for forage: ancient English cultivation noted
The passage asserts that rive grass is among the oldest forage grasses, supposedly cultivated in England over two hundred years ago. It emphasizes long-standing agricultural use and historic origins of the grass in question.
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England
July Rains Cut Down Water Consumption in San Antonio
Water bills dropped in July as consumption fell by about 100 million gallons from the previous year. General Manager Harding attributes the decrease to heavy rainfall which reduced irrigation and street watering needs. Fort Sam Houston used 15 million gallons, and militia camps received ample water for thousands of men and horses. The company says rains eased demand and showcases the city’s water resources.
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San Antonio
Harding
Condi
Fort Sam Houston
The grande dame enters polft amid wardrobe banter
The grande dame declares she will work as she arrives and asks to lay aside her lorgnette, prompting a remark that coats are not required. The exchange appears in a Louisville Courier-Journal fragment.
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Polft
Louisville Courier-Jo
History repeats itself in politics say senators
Senator Sorghum reflects on history's pattern and notes a man could be elected twice to the same office as reported by the Washington Star.
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Senator Sorghum
Washngtoon Star
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Dr. Lyon
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27Th St
N. Y. City
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Landa’s Park
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West
Commerce Street
School Board
Wiring Now High School
Nations
Wolfson
Saul Wsefson
F. O. B. Detroit
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