Drought relief bill delayed by Texas Legislature
The drought struck West Texas farmers await aid as legislators finally pass a relief bill. Gov Ferguson urged earlier action. many farmers left the drought zone, selling cattle or abandoning lands to seek work. The public records show frustration over the delayed response and ongoing hardship for farming families.
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West
Texas
Ferguson
Fergueon
Mies Wid Wenness Bat
Legislaivne
Inadvisability of state constitutional rail rate clause
The piece discusses the Oklahoma constitution two cent rail rate provision. It argues such legislative questions should stay out of constitutions, citing long litigation led by railroads and Judge Youmans. It warns constitutional revision risks and favors fixes within legislative action.
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Oklahm
Oklahoma
Trank
A. Youmans
United States District Cart
Yale
Cotta
Disloyalty and secrecy threaten loyal society
Analysis warns that petty disloyal statements in Texas breed hidden treachery. Authorities must pursue faint clues to uncover innocent perversity and prevent danger from escalating into concrete harms like arson or stolen military data.
Life and labor shift as streetcar era ends in New York
The Gondietorelles leave Chel Joba to live near the transere petlos while streetcar firms plan replacements. Officials expect a permanent working class to emerge, with married men and widows most dependable. A interviewee notes preferring a steady weekly wage over a prior variable income.
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Gondietorelles
Transere Petlos
New York
Wohl
Uta Fe
Women in the Street Car Service Seek More Pay and Meaning
The piece reflects on women workers earning at most twenty one dollars a week, limited by schedules and fatigue. It notes loneliness, missed home life, and half the appeal being adventure or fashion, while some conclude street car work is not life and question gender roles shaping their experience.
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Vin
Correspondents Told They Must Avoid Anonymous Accusations
A newspaper note admonishes readers to resist labeling others as traitors over war disputes. It condemns anonymous, unsigned letters and warns that signatures are checked before publication. The piece mocks attempts to blot signatures and critiques readers for hostile, pro German or anti war postings.
Fragmented wartime jargon mars coastal defense note
A distorted OCR style piece mentions naval aims at the coast, methods of attempted summering, and British resistance. It references ships, protection of power, and various scattered names and exclamations, yielding a garbled, period voice with few clear events or outcomes.
Letters to The Light Worded Note on Signatures
A public notice warns that letters intended for publication must be signed by the writer and not anonymous or stamped. It notes that unsigned or stamped signatures will not be considered, and emphasizes published letters require identifiable authors to be forwarded to the paper.
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Ta Weiter
Tha Weltar
Gramey
Tha Publicatiin
Palley Oulinud Beret
San Pedro Avenue trolley service blamed for poor schedule
A reader asks the editor why the San Pedro Avenue line suffers from crowded cars and bad scheduling while the Army Post line receives good service. The letter urges the city to address perceived inequities and publish the inquiry for fair treatment.
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San Pedro Avenue
Tractyon Company
E-City
Army Post
San Pedro
Army base orders bar speech for wounded and nurses
Enlisted men in the median department and nurses on duty at the 16 base hospital are forbidden to speak. Posted on 1018, the order states any horse found speaking will be dismissed from service. Several nurses resigned after such orders, signed by the person in charge, viewed as law. Fort Sundlandston, Texas base hospital official.
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Hoxpital
Fort Sundlanstun
Texas
Theaters Chronicle Notes Musical Acts and Casts
A fragmented theater page lists Howie Palent and Shim-Where in New York performances. It mentions Chyne Grad Thame Todgex Valin Villednt and jokes about Loraniy baby, plus a Grind Opera House week schedule with Hay as a leading score. Funeral notices and distant names appear amid a fog of garbled text.
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Hay
Tite Houser
Tessie Irewienee
Gonis Teakud
Renandreay
Gouin
Unis
Netconk
Haragyeenarlen
Yale
Vaudeville Show Promises Wide Range of Acts
The program features The Hero Sisters with songs and costumes, Pat Barrett as a leading singer and talker, and The Six Renaders with A Taste of Comey. Captain Kidder and Company opens the bill with a one act operetta style comedy. Dan Ahern and Cecil perform whistling routines. Also shown is War Fighting Chance a photo play starring Jun t Grey.
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Re Singhus
Pat Barrett
Renaders
Atusie
Ciptein Kidder
Prineves
Captain Kidder and Company
Princess Wheater
Captain Dex
Dan Ahern
Cecil
Akit
Junt Grey
Film Attractions Glvlys Brockwell At Pearl Theater
In a fragmentary account the life of Glwlys Brockwell unfolds during the making of a phatadrama at the Powel theater. A friend gifts a clock that provokes a tense night scene as Brockwell contemplates a possible intruder. Olive Thomas appears in the Triangle production Heiress for a Day.
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Pearl
Powel
Brodewell
Olive Thomas
Eriey
Industrial Center Proposal Spurs Citywide Debate
A chaotic, OCR plagued piece advocates creating an industrial center in Minneapolis with new freight facilities, terminals, and rail connections. It argues consolidation and modernized basios can boost shipping, jobs, and urban growth, urging decisive action for airport and riverfront development.
Aerial Barrage No Guarantee Against Attacking Planes
An Evening Standard commentary notes that neither guns nor defenses can fully stop a raider with the best equipment and air superiority. It argues that while large formations are less likely, the enemy can still reach London and future raids depend on improved bomb release and pilot skill, requiring heavy industrial and strategic effort to deter smaller groups.
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London
Flanders
Mannheim
Jse
Metzel
Tughual
Mt. Inek
Aida
Wile Agin
Worthig
Contin
Honda
Fragmentary 19th Century Scribbles on Strikes and Politics
Fragmented OCR text cites a laundry strike halting washdays in Kansas City and references a frost, bandit, and a question about a first-class bank robber. It also includes stray lines about sinking U boats and Bolshevik votes for Russian women, with disjointed political commentary and nonsensical phrases.
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Russia
Fragmented Wartime Dispatches in a Dated Gazette
A garbled mix of war period notes discusses women serving on equal terms with men, Franco-British fatigue utilities, and political misgivings. The piece includes editorials on mothers in France, financial grants to a political figure, and a stray cry for civic duty amid wartime shortages and migration.
Lone Star Suffrage Fight and First Woman in Senate
A fragmented account describes early women’s suffrage efforts led by Hortense Wart and supporters in Texas. It notes debates over special judges and the push to admit the first woman to the Supreme Bar, highlighting the milestone in U.S. history and the progress by women like Wart.
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Tunis
Hiovisten Ut
Hortense
Roxy
Martner
Suppenie
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