No Decision On Freight Rates In Texas By July
Railroad commission in Austin heard protests against freight-rate hikes while signaling noJuly decision. Railroads seek 10 to 20 percent increases. hearings explore Houston Galveston differential and related data. Speakers from shippers unions and Houston businesses urged restraint and parity with Galveston. Regulators noted 47 tariffs considered this month and discussed interstate coordination to align state and federal rates.
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Austin
Texas
Allison Mayfield
Une
Muame
Wisslau
GC. Mogg
Houston
Karla Mayfield
Hogg
Houston-Galveston
E.R. Shropshire
Taunton
Faceners' Union
A. T H. Haines
Galveston Chamber of Commerce
Farmers’ Union
Haines
Jeter
W. D. Lewis
Farmers’ Univn
Farmers Union
Bir
Alfred A. Whith
Galveston
Belus
Dir
G. Salford
Sewator
Stabatics
A. W. Pollard
Howver
Toustan
Mr. Haikes
Arnes
Fouston
New Orleans
Itaty
Concert at Travis Park by Municipal Band
Director W H Smut programs a mid week concert at Travis Park on Wednesday night at 8 15 featuring a long list of overtures medleys and operatic excerpts. A large crowd is expected due to the central location with the next concert moved to South Welchts park per Commissioner Ray Lansvert.
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W. H. Smut
Travis Park
Mendslesonn
Venna
Strauss
Staruund
J. E. Howard
Laney
T. ‘Towanis
Caraen
Yurber
Jeville
Poust
Fedagelesto
Revulore
Tela
Soconda
Ghimes
Ametitus
G. Bookniema
Ray Lansvert
Welchts Park
Suppressed Czech Newspaper Limits Young Czech Party
Prague June 30 news item reports the police suppressing the Snr oluie Listy, the Young Czech party’s leading organ, amid long-standing disaffection and peace propaganda concerns. references to postwar tensions and political suppression. Also notes tax delinquency efforts in Texas counties and a railroad rate order effective July 10.
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Prague
Bohemia
London
Snr Oluie Listy
Young Czech Party
Humenry
Notes non negotiable say Texas cashiers face bank officials
Austin June 30 a warning from the Texas Commissioner of Insurance and Banking to state bank cashiers. He cautions against discounting notes for patent rights and notes from transient parties or for paying insurance premiums. The letter notes such notes are non negotiable and often unenforceable, urging banks to discontinue discounts to avoid losses and prohibited practices.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Insurnce
Wuttingon
Atention
Cummanss Sioner Patterson
St Thia
Tata
Volunteers in Canada Race to Ready War Efforts
Sir Robert Balen, the Canadian premier, travels to Elland to meet Tridlats leaders amid plans to discuss pressing questions. Canadian ministers say ten volunteers join the war effort daily, outpacing training, arms, and equipment.
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New York
Jane
Robert Balen
Elland
Cublret
Canada
Waco Doctors Honored by State Health Officers
State health official W. Collins praises the permanent organization of the Association of Health Officers of Texas in Waco. The body aims to meet annually to discuss sanitary science and enforce sanitary laws. Elected officers include president W M Brumpy Waco and secretary W Loomis Dalles with other regional presidents.
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Aubtis
W. GB. Collins
Association of Doarty of Health of
Texas
W. M. Brumpy
Waco
New Agricultural Bureau Opens For Farm Service
A large new bureau of the Department of Agriculture begins tomorrow with the states relations service. It will take over farm work, cooperative demonstration, agricultural school investigations, farmers institutes, utility and economy of farm products for home use, and the maintenance of experimental stations in Alaska Hawaii and Guam. A C G True will head the service. Officials in charge of its features will remain as subordinates in Washington.
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Department of Agriculture
The
States Relations Service
Department
Alaska
Hawai
Guam
Smith-Lever
A. CG
MERCHANT MARINE URGED BY CHAMBER GROUP
The Chamber of Commerce backs a movement led by the San Francisco Chamber to strengthen the United States merchant marine. A resolution, sent to President Wilson, calls for a commission to draft a bill for Congress, modeled after maritime powers. Informal revenue tax due notices warn timely payments to avoid penalties. Tax collections in the month are projected at 1,500,099 dollars.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sam Francisco Chamber of Commerce
United States Merchant Marine
Wilson
Congress
Austin
Tex
Development of American Finance and the New Federal Reserve Policy
Washington, June 30. In a Washington conference the Federal Reserve Board announced a new phase of financial policy enabling reserve banks to finance trade unrelated to the United States and to absorb business formerly handled abroad. This marks a major step toward expanding American banking power, with Wall Street poised to compete with London as British banks pull back since the war began.
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BD. G
Federal Reserve Board
United States
London
Wall Street
Downing Street
Great Britain
New York
Argentina
France
Walstraat
Tmde
Paul Mr. Warburg
Reserve Board
Warburg
Oia
New Yorks
Imusieamur
Abduly
Barrowell
Abdul Alist Wana
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