St Paul Adopts Largest Commission Government
St Paul, Minnesota adopts a new eight member city commission plan, effective June 1914, replacing the prior mayor council system. The reform, driven by newspaper publicity and women’s suffrage activism, abolishes city parties and creates six departments with broad mayoral powers and competitive civil service staffing. Remembered as a landmark shift in urban governance, the reform shifts oversight of finance public safety public works education parks utilities and abolishes most existing boards.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Commission
John McVicar
Des Moines
Mankato
West
Central West
Oakland
Memphis
Omaha
Association of Commerce
Galveston
Public Safety
Water Board
Public Works and Finance
Camp Life Demonstration by YMCA Boys at Kerrville
A CAMP Kerrville demonstration shows a day in camp with scenes from reveille to evening stunts. All campers from last year participate as features and funny incidents entertain. G S Chessum directs the exhibition in the YMCA gym as a lecturer explains unacted parts. Public invited to witness the event.
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Kamp Kerrville
Young Men's Christian Association
G. 8. Chessum
Cut worm damages the cotton fields in lower Rio Grande
State Entomologist E. E. Scholl reports his survey across Kingsville Lyford and Harlingen in the lower Rio Grande valley. He warns cotton fields face cut worm and other pests while urging fall and winter plowing and weed control to prevent next season damage. Crop prospects across the region look promising for corn sugar cane kaffir corn milo maize sorghum and alfalfa.
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Alvin
Scholl
Kingsville
Rio Grande Horticultural Society
Brownsville
San Benito
Lyford
Harlingen
Rio Grande Valley
H. H. Harrington
Frisco Railroad
Johnson
Commercial Club
Gregory
Barrano
Rio Grande
Texas
Catton
Progressive Republican league meets in Fort Worth May 28
Austin May 18 Texas Progressive Republican league executive committee schedules Fort Worth meeting during state Republican convention May 28 President W B Brush praises loyalty to Taft and urges full attendance to reinforce party principles Also notes Stracke Bros bakery laundry wagons and Dr J R Cunningham osteopath services in the same column.
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Austin, Tex
Texas Progressive Republican League
Fort Worth
W. B. Brush
League
Taft
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United States
San Antonio
Sap Depot
Pisa
Venice
Edward I
Gesner
Swabia
Frederick II
Londen Chronicle
New York
Voile
Batiste
Zephyr Gingham
Milans
Kayser
Nottingham
Dalkowitz Bros
West Commerce and
North Flores Streets
Austin
E. E. Scholl
Texas Department of Agriculture
Ed R. Kane
Department
Republican League
Staacke Bros
J. R. Cunningham
Bidg
White Horse Tavern
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