Monument by Elizabeth Ney Stirs Texas Officials
Special to The Light Austin Tex Aug 12 The monument to Albert Sidney Johnson by sculptor Elizabeth Ney in the state cemetery faces delay as a governor comptroller and officials dispute contract compliance mainly on mechanical features The committee has not agreed and plans meetings have failed to materialize with possible split votes when a session occurs.
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Austin
Tex
Albert Sidney Johnson
Elizabeth Ney
W. Austin
Galveston
Miss Ney
Farmers' Union Adopts Warehousing Plan at Waco Meeting
The Texas Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union adjourned after a week of debate and politicking. A key decision approved a plan for county unions to establish warehouses and publish crop statistics bi monthly to members only. The convention showcased factional strife between N C Murray and Jefferson Davis Montgomery with Montgomery narrowly retaining influence. A new constitution awaits ratification by local unions within sixty days.
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Waco
Tex
Texas Farmers’ Educational and Co-Operative Union
N. C. Murray
Jefferson Davis Montgomery
Farmer Shaw
Dallas
Jefferson D. Montgomery
Montgomery
Jeff
E. A. Clavin
Murray
Farmers’ Union
Harmony meeting aims to calm city administration feud
A San Antonio gathering of about fifteen business leaders convened at 3 pm in the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals to form a ten member committee of conservative citizens to negotiate with the city commission and administration. Judge John Clark opposed reporters staying, while the group chose D J Woodward as chairman and Dan Oppenheimer as secretary, planning a follow up meeting at the Elks hall to report progress toward harmony before further legal action.
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Commission
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
John Clark
T. T. Jackson
Frank Paschal
Dan Oppenheimer
D. J. Woodward
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Ben Walford
Judge Clark
Dan Opnenheimer
San Antonio
Jack Rhule
Woodward
Jake Wolff
Supreme Court
Mr. Woodward
Elks’ Hall
West Commerce Street
Harmony
Roosevelt to Seek Amity and Commerce Treaty With Germany
President Roosevelt plans a treaty of amity and commerce with Germany as Germany ends the tariff arrangement. Negotiations progress after months of stalemate, with Berlin signaling a dead letter for the most favored nation clause by next March. The German agrarian party pushes for a US treaty, while Germany’s new tariffs threaten American manufacturers.
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Sun
Washington
United States
Germany
Roosevelt
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Senate
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Prussia
Reichstag
Russia
Italy
Romania
Switzerland
Austria-Hungary
Fever Situation in New Orleans
New Orleans fever situation shows 105 new cases in 24 hours with 9 deaths. Total cases 913, deaths 142, foci 188. 348 cases under treatment, 423 discharged. Emergency hospital opened at Ardoyne plantation near Houma. suspicious case at La Fourche crossing. State health board orders freight from all points. militia may be called to enforce.
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New Orleans
United States Marine Hospital
Carl Schaaf
Ardoyne Plantation
Houma
Patterson
la Fourche Crossing
State Board of Health
Louisiana
Secretaries Lock Up Data in New Crop Report System
Washington officials test a tightened method for compiling crop statistics to prevent premature gains from government data. Eighty clerks work on state and national totals, with reports locked in Wilson's office and rooms sealed to keep the process secret until release.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Agricultural Department
Holmes
Bureau of Statistics
Fessenden
Olmsted
Olmstead
Hays
Statistical Bureau
Remains of Darragh Laid to Rest in Galveston
The remains of James L. Darragh, a young Houston accident victim and Galveston native, were buried here after relatives arrived from Buffalo. He was a half brother of John L. Darragh of San Antonio and Albert, Leon, and Fred Darragh of Galveston.
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Galveston
Tex
James L. Darragh
Houston
Buffalo
New York
John L. Darragh
San Antonio
Albert, Leon
Fred Darragh
Prohibition Ties to Indian Territory Statehood Debate
Washington observers note the coming statehood bill for the Indian Territory and Oklahoma may test prohibition policy. Supporters urge Roosevelt to recommend prohibition. opponents warn it could block statehood if imposed before admission. Senators cite treaties barring whiskey to Indians and constitutional questions about forcing a state’s constitution.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Roosevelt
Indian Territory
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Senate
Washington
West
Oklahoma
United States
State Grants Lands for Locks and Dams in Texas
United States District Attorney Atwell asked Governor Lanham to cede sixteen acres on the Trinity river for federal locks and dams to improve navigation. The attorney general affirmed the revised statutes allow the cession, and the governor executed the deed in Dallas County in two eight acre tracts. B. F. Young and wife of San Luis Potosi are at the Mahneke.
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Austin
Tex
United States
Atwell
Dallas
Lanham
Trinity River
Dallas County
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