Voting clash over one vote per member in Texas growers group
Insurgents push for one vote per member as stockholders debate by law changes and the sales system. The meeting adjourns to regroup before resuming at 2 pm, with battles over equal voting, stock value, and new board control continuing.
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Committee On
Malley
D. A. Walker
San Antonio
Walker
W. E. Tuttle
8. A. Miller
Big Wells
RK. L. Kennedy
H. T. Mumme A
GC. Wilkinson
Poteet
J. Gurr
Asherton
George H. Herting
Wagle Pass
H. C. Ziegler
Bi Wat
Southern
Igly
Jorge H. Herring
Magle Pass
Crates Not to Blame in Onion Trade Costs
At a stockholders meeting attended by many connected with truck growers L Flickinger secretary treasurer of Owasso Manufacturing spoke on crate costs. He said cheaper crates exist but better crates prove cheaper overall and that crates add about 17 cents per onion car, not to blame this year. growers focus on other issues.
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L. , Flickinger
Owasso Manufacturing Company
Flickinger
Veteran Sales Agents Discuss Stockholder Dissent
W. V. Tadlock and G. A. Schley, two of the oldest Truck Growers' association sales agents, discussed recurring stockholder tensions dating back to very beginnings. The exchange recalls the perennial nature of disagreements within the organization.
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W. V. Tadlock
G. A. Schley
Truck Growers’ Association
Onions and the Texas Growers Association History
Former sales agents recount the Texas onion industry from 1904 when they sold 42 cars for Harry Landa of New Braunfels to 1906 the year the grower association formed. They discuss pricing battles and efforts to shield shippers from independent growers' market pressure.
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Harry Landa
New Braunfels
Landa
Homely dog saves girl and finds home in New Jersey
In South Bound Brook New Jersey a homeless mixed breed Newfoundland named Hector leapt from a pier to rescue Bertha Thompson who capsized a canoe. The dog then guided her to shore and earned a new home with the rescuer, ending the dog’s stray days.
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New Brunswick
N. J
South Bound Brook
John Wobus
Hector
Bertha Thompson
English Earl Seeks American Job in Wall Street Ad
A Wall Street wall notice claims an English earl, 35, formerly a naval officer, seeks a commanding position with a reputable American firm. It describes him as business capable, strong executive, clubman, and society favorite, ready to lend title and talents to an ethical enterprise.
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New York
Wall Street
Wanamaker Illness Denied. Thompson Renominated in Detroit
Reports of John Wanamaker III’s illness were denied by a family member who said he is improving and resting at his son Rodman Wanamaker’s Chelsea cottage. The rumor of surgery was false. Detroit returns show Mayor Thompson’s renomination virtually assured with eight of eighteen aldermen under arrest for bribery renominated.
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Merchant
Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Rodman Wanamaker
Chelsea
Wanamaker
Thompson
Detroit
Mich
Thomas Glinnan
Indictments in Suffolk Conspiracy to Distribute Dynamite
Two secret indictments were returned by the Suffolk county grand jury in Boston in connection with an alleged conspiracy to distribute dynamite in Lawrence during the textile strike last winter. One indictment named one man and the other named three men.
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Boston
Mass
Suffolk County Grand Jury
Lawrence
Women go 10 market sure enough in NY
In Queensboro, a public market opened by a citizens committee attracted over 2000 women from diverse backgrounds. Prices for fruits and vegetables were about half those in city stores, as Mrs. Thomas A. Fulton led the effort after the chairman’s death, with plans for a citywide chain if the demonstration succeeds.
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New York
Queensboro
Citizens’ Committee
Fket
Thomas A. Fulton
Colquitt Outlines Drainage Needs for Texas Reclamation
Governor Colquitt sends a letter to the National Irrigation congress outlining Texas drainage priorities. He calls for reclaiming overflow and swamp lands and watering arid lands, urges improved federal efficiency, and proposes a new federal bureau or major overhaul of survey machinery to handle arid and swamp land reclamation.
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Austin
Tex
National Irrigation Congress
Salt Lake City
Colquit
Texas
Terrell Confident in Speakership Bid Despite Prohibition
Chester H. Terrell says the prohibition issue will be sidelined in the upcoming Texas legislature. The Bexar politician running for speaker reports backing from northern voters and assures the anti and pro camps will not affect his win based on letters and assurances from members.
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Austin
Tex
Aus
Chester H. Terrell
Bexar
Terrell
Two Americans in danger near San Rafael mine
Frank M. Curtis and Arthur Cunningham, two Americans said to have killed three rebels, are surrounded and cannot leave the mining town of San Rafael in Western Sonora. The American ambassador and vice consul in Poza Rica are involved, with the Mexican government urged to send reinforcements for their relief.
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Mexico City
Frank M. Curtis
Arthur Cunningham
San Rafael
Sonora
Poza
Steever Returns Call From Juarez Amid Mexican Tension
Gen. BE Steever commanding the Department of Texas travels to Juarez to reply to Gen. Joaquin Tellez’s call at Fort Bliss. He is joined by Col. Frank West Major Davidson and an aide as 150 Mexican troops and a band greet him at the international bridge. Rebels block rail repairs near Juarez as federal forces guard work trains. Benito Juarez steamer reports coast activity with gunboats guarding Mazatlan and arms smuggling efforts.
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el, Paso
Tex
BE. Z. Steever
Department of Texas
Juarez
Joaquin Tellez
Fort Bliss
Steever
Frank West
Second Cavalry
Davidson
Medical Corps
International Bridge
San Diego
Cal
Benito Juarez
Mazatlan
Miranda
Guerrero
Tampico
48 Experts Unite to Create New HUDSON Cars
An ad touts a team of 48 engineers from six countries who trained at 97 factories and helped build 200000 cars. It presents the 1937 HUDSON and the 1954 HUDSON Six as perfected, claiming collective experience eliminates errors and advances a new, unified design approach.
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Hudson
France
Italy
Germany
England
Belgium
Austria
Hudson 37 and 54 Cars Offer Electric Cranking Deluxe
The Hudson lineup features two models the 37 with a 118 inch wheel base and the 54 with a 127 inch wheel base. Both include Delco electrical equipment electric lighting generator ignition top windshield and tools. Prices range from 2400 to 2600 f o b Detroit with various body styles Torpedo Roadster and Five or Seven passenger bodies. See the Triangle on the Radiator.
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Delco
Detroit
Retail butchers on verge of bankruptcy in San Francisco
San Francisco retail butchers warn they are near collapse as wholesalers press high prices. A. Shapiro, president of the Retail Butchers Association, says the group cannot raise meat prices without losing customers and plans a campaign to reduce meat tariffs as the only remaining path.
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San Francisco
Cal
Retail Butchers
Retail Butchers’ ‘Association
A. Shapiro
Shapiro
Coppini Signs Contract for Stephen F. Austin Memorial
Pompeo Coppini has signed the contract for the Stephen F. Austin monument to be placed in the state cemetery in Austin. He targets unveiling on January 1 during the governor’s New Year reception. A committee and Dr. A B Conley reviewed the design before site discussions near the main driveway and fountain. The pedestal stands 10 by 10 feet with a about 12-foot height.
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Pompeo Coppini
Stephen F. Austin
Austin
Coppini
A. B. Conley
Memorial ashes of pioneer to be placed before statue
A phagus containing the ashes of the famous pioneer will be positioned about six feet in front of the memorial. The arrangement emphasizes the commemorative site and honors the pioneer's legacy.
Burns to Visit Houston for Opponent Ticket Talks
Detective William J. Burns will be in Houston in the next two or three days to confer with organizers planning a opposition ticket to challenge Mayor Rice's bid for re election next spring. A citizens movement has been outlining a method to defeat the administration ticket. Mr and Mrs Garter Otey and family from Galveston are registered at the Gunter.
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Houston
Tex
William J. Burns
Rice
Citizens’ Movement
Aoe
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