Governor Seeks Testimony for Prison Inquiry Report
Austin February 7 Governor orders a compiled testimony from the Senate penitentiary investigation committee to inform recommendations to the Thirty fourth Legislature with aims to place the prison system on a self sustaining basis Former State Senator W J Murray of Floresville is slated to testify as part of the inquiry Also at Austin the committee plans to gather statistics and hear testimony during the coming week In a separate item the Supreme Court clerk filed a quarterly fee report with the Comptroller showing 1265 28 in fees for the quarter ending Tone 30 with 750 paid to deputies and 513 25 deposited in the State Treasury
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Tex
Tory
Senate
Penlentiary Investigation Committee
W. J. Murray
Floresville
Penitentiary Commission
Colquitt
Austin King
Supreme Court
Ausdin
Liberty Bell To Travel National Tour On Special Train
The Liberty Bell begins an eight leg journey from Philadelphia to the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. A special train carries the bell with guard detail, flat cars, and reception cars traveling through Pennsylvania Ohio Iowa Missouri Kansas Nebraska Colorado Wyoming Utah Idaho Washington Oregon and California. Officials promise safety, no public riding of the car, educational booklets, and limited souvenirs while governors and mayors are invited to join the trip. The bell is scheduled to arrive in San Francisco July 18 with ceremonies in the Pennsylvania Building on the exposition parade.
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Statehouse
Province of
Pennsylvania
Independence Hall
San Francisco
Ohio
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
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Utah
Idaha
Washington
Oregon
California
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Gatrun Pilling
Arortean
Council Imanie Rommittee
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Local letters praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Readers across towns endorse Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles and menopausal changes. Mrs J F Johns of Princeton endorses it to neighbors and patients, while Mrs Myron Newnan of Poland New York urges use for the Change of Life. The piece also mentions a bell journey and security details in Philadelphia with a large escort.
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J. F. Johns
Brinceton
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Poland
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Piniham
Myron Newnan
Polant
Herkimer
Spain Prepares Military Build Up Amid War Fears
MAMRID June 23 AP dispatch says Spain rushing to arm with factories for artillery small arms and munitions. Commissions head to U S and Italy to acquire armament ships subs and coast defense gear. Government seeks secrecy to defend territory and Balearic and Canary Islands while easing distant peace fears.
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Associated Press
United States
Italy
Spain
Prines
Spanlaysa Aay
Fourth of July deaths total twenty nine in Chicago toll
Chicago reports July Fourth celebrations produced twenty nine deaths and numerous injuries with totals across the nation showing higher casualties than last year. Casualty costs reach about $419,026 nationwide, far above prior figures.
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Chicago
Fourth of July Felt Quiet Across Texas
Austin reports show a calm Fourth of July with no major casualties as state officials and mayors of Texas cities prohibited fireworks and urged patriotic speeches. Governor Ferguson, after consultations with state leaders, pardoned ten inmates of Gatesville Institution.
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Tex
Fio Insurance Commission
Wallace Inglish
M. BM. Barris
San Antonio
W. List Blanton
Gainesville
Beerk of Managers
Gatesville
Ferguson
Pellagra Spreads in South Texas Across Counties
Dr W A Davis, secretary of the state board of health, reports pellagra spreading across Matagorda Bra con Jackson Fort Bend and Wharton counties in south Texas. He says the disease affects negro and poorer white residents, caused by a one sided diet of molasses and corn bread, and warns conditions could worsen unless action is taken.
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Austin
Tex
W. A. Davis
Etate Board
Hanith
Matagorda
Brascoi
Jackson
Fort Bend
Wharton
Atum
Davis
Endeavorers Aim for Million Members at Chicago Meet
The Christian Endeavor congress opens seeking a million new members and a million signers for a peace petition. It aims for a million pledges toward a loanless nation by 1930. Trustees report $250000 raised toward a Boston headquarters, signaling strong growth and renewed mission activity.
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Chicago
Christian Endeavor
Karl Lesman
Geld Secretacy
Small Bankers Meet at Fourth Annual Banker-Farmer Conference
Financiers close to farmers discuss problems and plans at the fourth annual banker farmer conference in Chicago. The session, spanning two days, is hosted by the agricultural commission of the American Bankers Association and includes reps from the USDA, colleges of agriculture, farm press, and state agricultural associations. Delegations attend from Louisiana, Missouri, Texas, and other states.
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Banker-Farmer
Agricultural Commissare of
The
American Bankers’ Asso~ciation
United States Department of Agriculture
Colleges of Fericulture
Farm Press of the Nation
Louis-iata
Missouri
Sink
Texas
Pool hall law stands in many Texas counties
In several Texas counties voters approved local option pool hall measures and county attorneys advised officials on enforcement. The July 7 report notes the law's status amid ongoing county by county actions and legal interpretations.
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Austin
Tex
Bisurat Magn yD and related patent remedy notice
Fragmented text describes a patent medicine for indigestion and stomach disorders with promotional language about relief, pricing, and form. It also mentions a legal note about a tax and court opinions, plus a reference to an agricultural exhibit and Farmers' Congress to be held at College Station in late July and August with expected visitors and events.
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College Station
Tex
Tax Fraud Case Involving Former Commercial Court Judge
A former Associate Judge of the commercial court was fined for making false returns in 2087 related to armament tax levies. The case names Fran Wurnthal and Jean Ganss as involved parties while the government contends a fraud scheme affected wartime revenue.
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Commmeéercial Court
Oat Gauss
Fran Wurnthal
Cis
London
Jean Ganss
Defraud
Tory
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