Significant Figures Challenge Governor Neff on Texas Finance
A Texas house appropriations committee and senate finance panel rebuts Governor Neff’s extravagance claims with a dispassionate fiscal exhibit. They show Neff’s figures misstate totals, lowering the tax effect to $1.04 per hundred for two years and arguing overall revenue would exceed appropriations, challenging the governor’s rhetoric as wrathful rather than statesmanlike.
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House Appropriations Committee
Senate, Finance Committee
Neff
Texas
Board of Control
Hose Appropriations Committee
Senate Finance Committee
4 Happier Outlook: Peace Moves and Global Hope Rise
Recent rapid developments bring a brighter tone to civilization as Irish leaders and Britain move toward truce and open the door to a permanent world peace conference. President Harding signals allied participation, while both sides show uncommon willingness to reach a lasting agreement ending hostilities.
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Erin
Harding
Peace Prospects Seen Bright Amid War Weariness
An editorial argues delegates at London may diverge, but peace terms will likely be fixed with compromises. It urges restraint and notes the value of peace over war, citing Irish British conflict and the broader world conference context. It claims preparedness is not the sole path, highlighting evolving trust and hope for mankind’s better future.
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Bryan
Wurzbach Echoes Texas Backing for Republican Tariff
The lone Texas Republican Representative delivers his maiden speech arguing Texas and the South favor the Republican tariff. He cites cross-state votes on the emergency tariff and faces a sharp quip from Representative Garrett. The piece questions whether the public truly supports the tariff, noting North East manufacturer protection outweighs agricultural gains.
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Wurzbach
Texas
Garrett
Tennessee
Lone Star
South
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Mississipp
Mr. Wurzbach
Mr. Garrett
Liear
John N. Garner
North
East
All True Sports in San Antonio Misfires on Delays
The piece notes San Antonio is accused of being a manana city delaying tasks for tomorrow. It reflects on local habits of sporadic action, suggesting some residents talk more than they act and that progress is uneven in the community.
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San Antonio
Manana
Neck of the Woods
San Antonio sportsmen unite for Medina Lake fish hatchery
An editorial urges San Antonians to support the Medina Lake Fish Hatchery project. The Medina Lake Fish Hatchery Association has formed, a site secured, plans drawn, and merchants pledging materials. The call to a meeting aims to elect officers and spur widespread backing from citizens who benefit from the resort’s prospects. A true sport is one who acts for communal welfare, not just personal gain.
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San’ Antonidas
San’ Antonians
Medina Lake
Medina’ Lake
San Antonio
Rockefeller at eighty-two plays golf in aged moment
A humorous note recalls John D. Rockefeller golfing at age eighty two. The other lines comment on incurable illness, a 148 pound wedding cake at an Ohio wedding, and camping humor about canned sardines at a crossroads store.
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John D. Rockefeller
Ohio
Cross Roads
Clay as mortal fate in a Lucas verse fragment
A short reflection on human mortality using clay as a metaphor. The speaker questions the idea of immortal perfection, asserting that clay suffices for both body and heart. It celebrates the humble, finite nature of human existence and the warmth of shared mortal experience.
We Two for aye in the wedding verse
A devotional pondering of eternal union and shared vows. The poem evokes a couple drifting on a river with imagery of peace and heaven above. It blends rustic rural couplet lines with affectionate declarations of love and fate, ending with a wedding day motif and a refrain that repeats We two.
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Peare
Diorh
Marta Mutoo
Adam
Eve
Funeral Day Tension Strains Underwood Estate
In a private seaside funeral for Bartley Underwood, tension runs high as family members and close friends gather. The narrator notes Bartley’s calm composure, Vance’s uneasy presence, and hints at a murder probe involving the Underwood circle. A pistol clue emerges as the story shifts toward the city for further investigation.
Labor Men Donate Pay in July to Mine Union
United Mine Workers officers pledge no salaries for July to share hardship with members amid widespread coal miner unemployment. Officials including John J. Lewis Philip Murray and William Green give up full pay. totals expected to reach several thousand dollars, exact sum undisclosed.
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Indianapolis
Tad
United Mine Workers’‘of America
Mine Workers’ Journal
International Union
International Executive Board
John J. Lewis
Philip Murray
Wiliam Green
Lima files appeal to remain free on bond
Ben Lima, serving 23 years for alleged complicity in a $2,000,000 post office robbery, failed to obtain a cash bond of $25,000 set by Judge James C. Wilson. The court refused cash bond, requiring two sureties with holdings above oil exemption to stand bail. Counsel said bond would be completed within days.
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Dallas
Tax
Ben Lima
Fort Leavenworth
Dames .C. Wilson
Dunn
Lana
Laugh or Too VA teacher chides scholars in odd dialect
A fragmentary humorous scene from a Virginia English class shows a teacher asking for student names while a student jokes about leaving after burning a coalhouse door and stairway. Other pieces include a clerk refusing to stock spats, a tired man seeking a world isolation, and a lazy storekeeper mocked by customers.
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Ceteil
Farver
Masons Meet in Beeville for Welfare Service Work
Andrew J. Randell of Sherman, grand master of Texas Masons, led an all day meeting in Beeville with about 200 delegates from Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio and neighboring districts. The aim was to finalize welfare work during emergencies and disasters at the 6th 87th and 28th Masonic districts. Beeville was chosen for its central location, and a banquet honored Mr Randell and visiting delegates by the local judge.
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Peevills Masons
Beeville
Tex
Andrew J. Randel
Sherman
Masons of Texas
Maxona
S6th
Masonic
Calhoun
Goliad
Din Wells
Victovia
Nuccor
Refugio
Aransas
Kleberg
Brooks
Karnes
Live Oak
Booville
Randell
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