Right Man for the Job Hughes Heads American Delegation
President Harding selects Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes to lead the American delegation to the Washington international conference. Hughes is praised for restoring America's standing, shaping practical ideals, halting destabilizing moves on the mandate question, and steering a new, influential role for the United States in postwar diplomacy.
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Harding
Hughes
Washington
America
Mr. Hughes
Earth
Martyr to Prohibition Prompted by Doctor’s Claim
A Missouri physician told a dispatch he watched a two year old die from carbolic acid poisoning after he was forbidden to prescribe the only antidote. He called the child’s death a martyr to prohibition, arguing doctors are sometimes barred from using alcohol as a medicine when it could aid recovery.
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Missouri
Prohibition's clash with medical science questioned
A Missouri physician cites a case where alcohol allegedly saved a life, challenging lawmakers who bar prescriptions. The piece questions the authority of law over science and warns of harmful outcomes for patients and infants if rigid prohibitions persist against medical judgment.
Americans Are Not Spendthrifts Says Treasury Report
A Treasury report counters European claims that Americans are profligate. It notes federal securities totaling 676.52 million dollars remain in public hands after three and a half years of redemptions, affirming that Americans maintain high yet practical living standards while supporting a vigorous economy through personal expenditures.
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America
Division of Savings
Treasury Department
Washington
Frayed Phrase Notes Frustrated Savings Tone
Fragment mentions cautious budgeting and avoiding excessive spending while hinting at prudent saving. The surplus is described as a tidy sum saved for emergencies, challenging impressions of thrift.
Freight Rates on Lumber Face Protest from Southern Dealers
Lumber dealers in the South and Southwest press the Interstate Commerce Commission over high freight charges they say throttle the industry. The piece notes freight costs loom large against lumber prices, with three possible outcomes: lowers rates, higher dealer margins, or reduced profits risking failures. It cites San Antonio as an example where freight costs are a heavy share of delivered lumber.
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South
South-west
Interstate Commerce Commission
San Antonio
The Sultan and the Singing Slave
An Arab poet entertains Haroun’s court with rhymes about a celestial horseshoe for the sultan’s stallion and earns gold each time he sings. The toll of praise grows heavy as the verse falters and the singer’s voice declines, leading to a strained finale.
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Haroun's
Return of a Lost Relative Stirs Rural Creek Shanty
Bess Glasier, long rooted on a creekside homestead, confronts Pauline Bird now Pauline Shedd after a car visit. The surprise reunion reveals shared past and lingering ties as Orin remains away at haying and the night ends with Bess choosing silence over confrontation.
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W. Werner
Rau
Besa Glasier
Orin
Bess
Momma
Pye
Tauline Shedd
Tauline Bird
Gertrude
Bevs
Pauling
Art
Louis
Pauline
Besa
Tamma
Beas
Bue
Uuse
Disputed Spanish Recruiting Sparked Commons Debate
In London Aug 20 Independent Liberal Joseph Kenworthy pressed Cecil Harmsworth on Spain's recruiting drives in Singhal. The foreign affairs undersecretary refused to discuss. Kenworthy cited ties with Ruf tribes and British in Gibraltar, asking if friendship would guide policy as reports say recruitment was halted.
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London
Singhal
House of Commons
Joseph Kenworthy
Liberati
Jie
Cecil Tlarmaworth
Kenworthy
Harmsworth
England
Gibraltar
Mugland
Xervier
Amended Texas incorporations and regional notes
A compiled list shows numerous Texas incorporators and capital stocks for firms across cities like Amarillo Houston Dallas Wichita Falls and San Antonio. It includes names such as Lucorpora Blevenson Kruein and Edgar Mylewis along with company types from manufacturing to apparel. Also noted is a Brevity: the Fredericksburg area reports the first cotton bale ginned by Schumann brothers weighing 514 pounds bought by Willem Schneider.
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Auatiet
Tex
Amarillo
Capital
Lei
Potlig
Neales
Mbie MK
Lab
Paso County
Aledwal Wuelety
Daw
Wd -Gapsal Wtacs
Blevenson
Krueinuehner
Edgar Mylewis
Ee — Credit Cleanby House of
New York
Capital Etoce Huuliuuw
Pexas
Houston
Dallas
Avon Bugns
ML Weide
Walber ‘Bros
Ulouk Department, Inc
Sto Lowi
D Co
Caystal -Wiucis Wou
UGD
Wexaa Peauquarie
San
Shatouio
Wasbet
Company of
Milwaukee
Wis
Wexus
Ee Morozisey
Yoo
Monmigatosy
Li Corporators
Stoning
B.A. Rose Ang VW
Phenix
Bore Worth -Avcher Oil Company
Wichita
Malis
Capital Block
W. H. Burton
Vecatur
Goa
Wichita” Balls
ML. Allott
Cosmos Club
Tyler
Taylor
N.O. Bailey
C. H
OK. L. White and Company
Lancaster
Dallas County
Capital Stock
K. L
Charles E. Tips
A. Y Morton
P. H. Swearingen Jr
San Antonio
The
Home Oil Corporation of
Joe, Gloriotti
A. A. Ash
Toscyih Rublico
P. G. Lucas
Je TE. Meier
Fredericksburg
Téx
Ale Hert
Cillexpie County
Schumann Brothers
Robert
Merz
Paler
Willem Schneider
Telephone Booth Whispers Reported In Office Conference
The memo describes overheard calls and voice disguises in a business office. A caller laments the frequent guessing game of voices and noisy interruptions during a conference, noting conversations about duplicating an order for a hundred and a quarter.
Scribbles and Phone Numbers Cover Old Signboard
A damaged clipping shows a sign With scribbles scratches pencil marks and amateur art plus telephone numbers scattered across the surface.
Village Tales and Odd Encounters in a Rural Ledger
A collection of village vignettes and snippets includes a doctorless old woman who treats herself with salts senna and tea, then Providence. Farmers joke about pigs and profits, a bag-bearing escalator quip, and a lawyer delivering a mock reprieve with a $10,000 inheritance twist.
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Tom
Providence
Where to Go Princess Parlor and Vaudeville Acts
A list of venues and acts including Princess Parmorant in Touston 42 Original Rural Humor and Louw's vaudeville routine. Grand Pictures features Gloria Swansen in The Great Moment and Empire Pictures shows Proxies. Anita Stewart appears in Playings of Dantiny with Teague Wark Dashhall. San Antonio and Shreveport showings noted with a game at 200.
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Princess—Parmorant
Touston
Louw
Grand—Pictures
Gloria Swansen
Royal—Pictures
Empire—Pictures
Anita Stewart
Dashhall
San Antonio Vn
Shreveport
Recount Shows $155 205 From University Grazing Leases
Land Commissioner J B Robinson announces an in day recount of 155 205 dollars collected by the auditor of the University of Texas from grazing leases on university land. The total from that source reaches about 180 000 dollars for the year ending August 31.
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University
Austin
Tex
J. 8. Robinson
Inday
University of Texas
University Land
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