Two Cattle Sales Highlight Texas State Fair Exhibits
The Texas State Fair at Dallas will feature two major cattle sales with $50,000 in premiums. A Hereford sale on October 23 offers 75 head, including 25 bulls and 50 cows, from top U.S. herds under the American Hereford Cattle Breeders Association. A Jersey sale by the Texas Jersey Cattle Club will showcase 80 thoroughbred Jerseys, date to be officially set.
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Texas
Dallas
Texas Jersey Cattle Club
Rangers to Receive Pensions Faster for Texas Service
Washington July 13 The bureau of pensions is expediting Texas Rangers pensions under the act of March 4 1917 with about 9000 claims filed. Congressman Garner relays a letter from Dr G M Saltzgaber commissioner of pensions detailing steps including military history records from the War Department auditor for the War Department and Texas adjutant general muster rolls as needed.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Pensions
Texas Rangers
John N. Garner
Rangers
G. M. Saltzgaber
War Department
State Archives
Texas
Adjutant General of
State of Texas
Austin
Washington
Nuxated Iron touted by doctors with strong claims
A 1910s advertisement features Dr Schuyler C Jaques endorsing Nuxated Iron as a safe remedy to boost strength and endurance. It cites physicians from New York and Chicago and urges readers to test their stamina, then buy the product.
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James Francis Sullivan
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Ussves
Westchester County
Holting
Amercia Eauhattubes
Iit
Vecters
Nyalues
Ravcienex
Wil
Dramos Mrandy Sullivan
Phyelian
Bellevue Loapital
Westchester County Hospital
Driand Kine
Ory
A. J. Neuman
City of Nervous
Irri
Chicago
Schuyler C. Jaques
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
City
Seusler C. Joquea
Elizabett’s Hospital
York
Chihua
German plot to start rebellion in South Africa alarm
Premier Botha of the Union of South Africa says German agents are at work stirring up strife among natives and Europeans. He notes that prompt military and police action prevented a serious loss of life and says the means used by the plotters were despicable.
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Botha
Union of South Africa
South Africa
Bureau Reports Delays In Texas Ranger Pension Claims
Newly discovered records show payments to soldiers for services and emphasize identity verification. Officials note slow disposal due to vacancies and delayed responses from other departments. The bureau will expedite cases showing undue hardship and pursue all information sources before denying claims.
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Towans
Exas Rangers
Adjutant General’s
War Department
Audlor
State
Texas
Worcester A U S Sailors Invited to England Town
American sailors from Worcester Mass. are invited to Worcester England for the cathedral anniversary week of June 7. Mayor Arthur Carlton and Worcester leaders offer hospitality and cover expenses for Ensign James Vincent Duffin and Yeoman Charles Devine, the two Worcester natives aboard U S ships now in European waters. Other English towns may follow the sister city program.
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London
Mass
Worcester
England
United States
Arthur Carlton
Carlton
Jackies
James Vincent Duffin
Washington Street
Charles Devine
Neponset Avenue
Kankakee
Kalamazoo
Kokomo
York
Private cars to be stored. McAdoo orders intrerned
Wealthy New York and eastern residents at Palm Beach must return to ordinary Pullmans. Private car owners are told they will be hauled in freight service at freight rates. If better storage is needed, cars can be moved north on freight trains. The directive comes from Director General McAdoo.
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New York
Palm Yeneh
Director General of Railroads
McAdoo
Palm Beach
Trom
New York Sun
The American Eagle A Hawk Like No Other in A Forest Lore
A Cornell expert in American Forestry Magazine describes hawks as a large diverse family with 600 kinds. He details size ranges from giant condor to tiny falcons, female birds being larger, and color patterns. He explains wing shapes tied to feeding habits and notes hawks' keen eyesight and daytime activity.
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Germany
A. A. Allen
Cornell
Washington
Allen
America
India
Cubist Art Grow Hopes In Pittsburg Window Display
A Pittsburg Dispatch report notes six cubist paintings by John W. Covert, a former Pittsburg boy now visiting Oakland, displayed in a city shop window. Covert, trained in Munich and Paris, says the works are symbolic and meant to provoke thought rather than depict precise scenes. He predicts cubism will gain favor and compares it to early reactions to impressionism.
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Simon
Pittsburg
John W. Covert
Oakmont
Covert
Munich
Paris
New York
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U.S. A
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Main
Cornell University
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Durant
Oklahoma
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Sherman
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