Dawes Spearheads Republican Campaign Swing
Dawes begins active campaigning with a Maine stop in Augusta after formal notification of his nomination. He llaments La Follette as a mobilization of radicalism while praising progressive conservatism and predicts European peace with reparations. The small party entourage plans a Maine and New England itinerary before Boston and return to Evanston.
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Hawe
Charles G. Dawes
Maine
Augusta
Dawes
Lincoln
Neb
Coolidge
Mir. Dawes
Chicago
Lapollette
Lake Michigan
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Harding
Goolidze
Hughes
Europe
United States
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Democratic Party
A. W. Jeffries
Nebraska
Wisconsin
George A. Paddock
Tioward M. Sewaill
Bath
Walter H. Wilson
Westbrook
Br Wey
Brunswick
Maine Capitol
Boston
Evans
Oil Output Declines in South Texas Gulf Coast Fields
Daily air production in the South Texas and Gulf Coast fields for the last week fell to 121345 barrels, a drop of 8865 barrels. Some oil wells in the coastal fields were brought in to boost output.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Gulf Coast
Warren Stone Quits Third Party Staff
Warren Stone head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers wants to resign as treasurer of the LaFollette Wheeler campaign fund. William H. Johnston urges him to stay, saying others will handle details. Stone denies friction and notes continued support for the ticket. Johnston heads the Conference for Progressive Political Action, which endorsed the ticket.
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Washington, D.C
Warren
Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginers
LaFollette Wheeler Campaign Fund
Ty William H. Johnston
International Association of Machiniste
la Follette
Johnston
la Folletta- Wheeler
Rampais Fund
Conference For Progressive Political Action
FaPollette
Cleveland
National Committee
Campaim
Johns Hopkins doctors graft new vertebra from shin bone
In Baltimore Johns Hopkins Hospital surgeons transplant a shin bone segment into the spine of Forrest Wieford 38 of Newport West Virginia replacing a diseased vertebra after a car crash. The operation described as the most remarkable graft in the institute's history.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Forrest Wieford
Newport
W. Va
Wieford
Hopkins
Gillespie County Fair to Open August 22 by Gov Neff
Fredericksburg hosts the thirty eighth Gillespie County Fair with Gov Pat Neff set to officially open August 22. Over 30 race horses training on grounds, large exhibits of county products livestock and home industry, three day concert by Fredericksburg Concert Band and Freding Giants with Kerrville Comfort and Mason. Association officers include President William Schneider and treasurer Max Bierschwale.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Senor
Pat Neff
Freding Giants
Kerrville
Comfort
Mason
Diaspicounty
A Different Attitude on Love From Cuthbert Inquiry
A fragment quotes Cuthbert asking about how Ws girls should be loved. The response suggests a standard answer and a defiant stance, hinting at social expectations and humor of the era.
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Cuthbert
Couzens Endorses Republican Ticket for November
Senator James Couzens announced in Detroit that he will support the Republican ticket in November, despite September primary challenges. He praised Senator La Follette’s endorsement but said he will run as a Republican and help shape party policies, warning opponents against painting his allegiance. He also indicated belief Michigan remains Republican in outlook and defended his past stance on prohibition.
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Detroit
James Couzens
TaFollette
Conzens
Wayne County
Allegianes
Couzens
Cottonseed by products industry shows year long increase
Washington August 29 census bureau reports year ending July 31 totals for cottonseed and by products rose. Crude oil output reached 2377 tons, refined oil 4 057 076 pounds, cake and meal 151 51 tons, linters 669 347 bales, with higher hand stocks and strong export figures across categories.
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Washington, D.C
Census Bureau
Linters
New Potash Vein Found in West Texas
Fort Worth August 20 reports a fourth potash vein discovered in Midland County. The vein is described as rich as a prewar Texas Development Company well, signaling the first extensive potash development in the area since the war.
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Medina County
Tne
Londa
Toen
Jersey
New Bart
Harry
Joe Fok
King William St. San Antonio
Thas
J. Schueble
Houdo
Texas
Fort Worth
Tex
Midland County
Texas Development Company
Ferguson Defends War Bonds in Canyon Address
Former Governor James E Ferguson faces questions over bonds and alleged Ku Klux links. He challenges a rival by promising his wife will withdraw if claims prove false, defends funding for state departments, and urges teachers to engage in politics while criticizing higher education funding and state debt. Guards accuse Robertson of excessive drinking in wartime service, with Major Simpson citing officers.
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Kenneth M’calla Amarileo
James E. Fercuses de
Noutent
Edfser
Eadat
Ferguson
Sneach
Temple
Uhbarlie Campbell
Ku Klux Robertson
Levant
Robertson
E. A. Simpson
Clarendon
Major Simpson
Charles Robertson
Simpson
Canyon
J. A. Hill
Verguson
Adjimet
Felix Robertson
Employment and earnings show declines in July
The Labor Department reports July figures from 1,759 establishments in 52 industries show a 4 percent drop in industrial employment and per capita earnings and a 7.5 percent fall in payroll totals. Plants employed 2,499,374 workers with wages totaling 60,320,288, versus 2,592,712 workers and 55,641,420 in June, with the decline blamed on the seasonal industrial slump.
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Washington, D. C
Labor Department
indus_trist
Texas Tourist Camps Declared Safe by State Board
Austin August 20 The state health board reports 350 Texas tourist camps deemed safe with clean water sewage disposal and mosquito control. Fifteen camps were added this month and many towns updated to meet requirements in cities including Waco Houston San Antonio Austin Glen Rose Dalhart Mineral Wells and more.
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Austin
Texas
State Board of Health
One Duggan
Chambers of Commerce
Plas
State Health Department
Waco
Houston
San Antonio
State Cash Count Totals Reach 41 Million in Treasury Totals
Actual cash and bonds in the state treasury on interim transfer day amounted to 41,387,864. Of this cash on hand and in accounts, 594k was actual cash while bank guaranty funds held 301,114 and depository securities stood at 1,785,050. United States bonds and notes totaled 4,500,000 with reserve depositories and state depositories at 5,590,489. Various institutions held 29,188,389, including 27,603,682 belonging to the permanent school funds. The land refund and overpayment tax cash accounts held small balances.
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Austin
Tex
SL. Staples
V.errel
State Treasury
Bank Guaranty Fund
United States
Treasury
European Tangle and church rights in post war Europe
The Rev Chauncey W Goodrich of the central bureau for the relief of evangelical churches of Europe reports that war and postwar disorder affect threefourths of European Protestants. He cites suppression of religious minorities, new borders, faith conformity pressures, and closures of schools and abandoned churches. Also Texas tobacco fire insurer certificate for Bankers and Merchants Fire Insurance Co of Jackson says it meets law to do business in Texas for the year ending February 28, 1825.
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Chautauqua
N.Y
Chauncey W. Goodrich
Central Bureau For the Relief of Evangelical ‘Churches of Europe
Institute On International Relations
Europe
Austin
Texas
Bankers and Merchants Fire Insurance Company
Jackson
Hinds County
Mississippi
Voxag
Sealy
Werkenthin
Percy McDavid
Bedell Bldg
Blaze Ravages Pioneer Oil Field Town Killing Property
Flames of undetermined origin swept two solid blocks in Cross Plains Texas destroying about 60000 dollars in property in the oil field town of Pioneer near Cross Plains. Citizens fought flames with small extinguishers while Cross Plains and Wise Star sent dozens of men to help.
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Cross Plains
Pex
Dioneer
Wising Star
Felia Predicts Victory by Prohibition Foe Robertson
Dallas gubernatorial candidate Felix D Robertson spoke at the Texas American Legion convention in Brownwood urging victory in the run off. He toured Dallas Fort Worth and Corsicana, predicted a 90,000 vote win, and framed the race as a fight against liquor interests with broad Texas support. He also accused James Ferguson of double crossing Tom Green county in past college awards.
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Brownwood
Tex
Felix D. Robertson
Dallas
Texas Department of the American Legion
Robertson
San Angelo
Robert So
P. A. Glanville
Chamber of Cosimerce
Alden
Fort Worth
Hig
Duallas Toftay
Corsicana
Nuews
Friends of Prohibition
Texas
Tudge Robertson
James EB. Ferguson
Ferguson
Tom Green County
West Texas
Abilene
Einors
Earthquake in Turkestan Kills Forty One in Three Villages
A large quake near Osh in Semirechensk province Turkestan kills 41 and leaves survivors homeless according to a dispatch to the Evening News from Allahabad India. Separately Standard Tank Car Co in Pittsburgh has booked orders for 200 tank cars at $400000 for Quaker City Bank Line Co of Philadelphia and St Louis. work starts Sept 1 with $2 million in six weeks of bookings and full capacity until early next year.
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London
Osh
Semiryechensk
Russian ‘Turkestan
Evening News
Alahabad
India
Pittsburgh
Standard Tank Car Company
Quaker City Bank Line Company
Valladelphia
St. Wyonis
Bandits Take All Money In Kansas Bank
Four gunmen robbed the Farmers National Bank of Greensburg Kansas Tuesday driving employees to a vault and taking all cash. Estimated loss ranges from eight thousand to six thousand dollars as no customers were present. A posse pursues the four men seen fleeing toward Brenham in a car on the Greensburg road.
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Greensburg
Kan
Farmers National Bank
Brenham
Small Town
Greetsburg
Lightning plunge cuts power across Bloomington area
A lightning strike toppled the Illinois Power and Light plant causing a citywide blackout. The storm dumped 4.96 inches of rain, the heaviest in two decades, affecting Normal Downs Colfax Leroy Beppa Meadows Gridley Chenya Lexington and El Paso.
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Bloomington
Illinois. Power and Light Company
Normal
Downs
Colfax
Leroy
Beppa
Meadows
Gridley
Chenya
Lexington
el Paso
United States
Gilpatric Held Under Fraud Charge in Putnam
Federal warrant served on Harold Gilpatric cashier of the wrecked First National Bank of Putnam and former state treasurer charging embezzlement of 100000 dollars. Gilpatric's alleged losses to date total about 262000 dollars and he reacted emotionally as the warrant was executed.
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Putnam, Conn
United States
Marsha Tavob
D. Waltex
Harold Gilpatric
Windstorm Causes Major Damage in Benton Harbor
A late yesterday windstorm damaged several structures in Benton Harbor Michigan with losses estimated in the thousands. The storm ripped roofs from small buildings uprooted shade trees and felled fruit trees including peach and apple varieties near Dearcran factory chimneys were also affected.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
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