Coal Miners Agree to President's Plan
Indianapolis miners' general committee voted 1 dissent to accept President Wilson's plan for immediate return to work pending final wage settlement by a commission. Operators predicted full resumption Monday as government officials praised the decision ending more than five weeks of industrial disruption nationwide.
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Indianapolis
Ind
General Committee
United Mine Workers of America
Wilson
A. Mitchell Palmer
Lewis
Green
Washington
Miners’ General Committee
Palmer
United Mine Workers
Messrs. Lewis and Green
United States
Texas oil and bonds in Texas listed across state items
Texas oil production in November totals 9 162 735 barrels. Medina County votes 800 000 dollars in road bonds. Lufkin explores park beautification. The Austin to Galveston sleeper discontinued. Texas State Board buys 168 050 in school house bonds. The 1920 State Fair moves to Dallas October 9 to 24. Cattle shipment aids Colorado County. Ballinger railroad earnings set a record with over 36000 more than last year.
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Texas
Dallas
W. H. Stratton
The
Fair Association
Ballinger
Testimony in Detzer Case Alleged Army Prisoner Beatings
Three witnesses testified on Governor's Island that Captain Karl W. Detzer struck military prisoners in France and ordered sergeants to beat them to force confessions. The alleged offenses occurred while he led criminal investigation duties in the Le Mans area with the 308th Military Police Company.
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Detzer
New York
Karl W. Detzer
France
Governor’s Island
Detter Ie
le Mans
308Th Military Police
Railroad Commission Order Upheld Over Depot Agent Rule
The Texas Supreme Court refused a writ of error in Angelina and Neches River RR Co. v Railroad Commission. The Texas court of civil appeals held the commission may require depots to have agents or servants to perform duties such as lighting, heating, baggage handling, and passenger access. Chief Justice Fly wrote the opinion, upholding the lower court’s ruling.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission of Texas
Supreme Court
Angelina & Neches River Railroad Company
The
Travis County
Railroad Commission
Etoile
Nacogdoches County
District Court
Court of Civil Appeals
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
San Antonio
W. S. Fly
Record Cotton Crop Reaches 11,030,000 Bales for Year
Washington reports a cotton crop of 11,030,000 500‑pound bales valued near 1.5 billion dollars for lint. The final 11 state breakdown lists Texas leading with 2,700,000 bales and Georgia 1,730,000, among others.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Crop
Congress
Census Bureau
Bureau of Crop Estimate
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Oklahoma
California
Arizona
States
Ruling on Textbook Question By Texas Attorney General
The Texas textbook commission faces limits on replacing adopted specific subject books with a general science text. A general science book cannot substitute for physiology geography physics chemistry or agriculture texts. It may be used only as a supplement or introductory source without displacing existing adopted volumes.
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Austin
Tex
Textbook Commission
Attorney General's Department
C. W. Taylor
State Board of Education Buys District School Bonds
Austin Texas The state board of education purchased 168000 dollars in district school bonds with Moody district issuing 50000 dollars as the largest item One third of price paid in most cases cash for small issues and full payment for 1000 or less The board’s prior 158000 debt was reduced by a third and 125000 cash on hand has been exhausted Leaving an indebtedness of 201000 The board hopes to clear this by February 1 and may handle small issues on cash basis going forward
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Austin
Tex
State Board of Education
Moody
Claims Against Germany Rise Over Lusitania Losses
Washington reports America's claims against Germany, from Lusitania sinkings and other submarine damage, will exceed the repayment due from the seizure of 100 German steamers in American ports when the U S entered the war, according to shipping board officials on Tuesday.
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Germany
Washington
America
United States
Shipping Board
Mexican general Eduardo Martinez jailed on neutrality violation
Eduardo Martinez formerly a Mexican army general was arrested in San Antonio on a fugitive complaint by FBI agent Fleet T. White. He is accused of organizing a 14 man expedition into Mexico that crossed the Rio Grande near Roma in May 1918 to seize several towns.
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San Antonio
Tex
Eduardo Martinez
Fleet T. White
Bureau of Investigation
Martinez
Mexico
Rio Grande
Roma
Texas
Danderine Hair Beauty Promise Stirs Readers
Claim that Danderine rescues lifeless thinning hair with a 35 cent bottle offered at drug or toilet counters. It touts restored color, vigor, brightness and abundant growth, urging quick purchase.
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promised as Rheumatism Cure
An advertisement claims rheumatism stems from kidney poisons and urges immediate use of Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. It touts quick relief from rheumatism, lumbago, sciatica, and bladder issues, promising to cleanse kidneys and urinary tract and restore health.
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Haarlem
Tetterine Promise for Smooth Skin Ad
A soft velvety skin is praised as the ideal for women and claims Tetterine removes pimples and blotches quickly. Southern women are cited as experience buyers and the product is sold by druggists or mailed for 50 cents from Shuptrine Co. Savannah Ga. Ad. Nature hints at dressmaker work left to finish.
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Shuptrine Co
Savannah
Adyv
Vacher Balm Advertisement Sample and Prices
A vintage ad touts Vacher Balm as fastest relief for croup catarrh colds and sore throat priced at 30 cents per jar or tube. It urges readers to request samples and agent prices and warns against imitations from E W Vacher Inc New Orleans La. Get the grin habit.
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E. W. Vacher, Inc
New Orleans
Rice Crop Expansion Near Louise in 1920
News notes a surge of new rice plantings around Louise Texas as the 1920 acreage rises sharply, with the 1919 crop nearly sold out and markets likely to feel the impact of expanded production.
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Louise
Tex
Yaqui Women Deported From Nogales
Two hundred Yaqui women and children captured by Mexican federals near Bacatetz Sonora are to be deported to the Yaqui reservation on the Marias Islands off the Sinaloa coast.
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Nogales
Ariz
Marias Islands
Simaloa
Bacatez
Sonora
Peace Army Plan Sets 300000 Regulars in U S
The house military sub-committee headed by Representative Anthony of Kansas approved a peace time regular army bill totaling 300000 officers and men. Combat troops would be fixed at 250000 under the measure.
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Washington
House
Anthony
Republican
Kansas
Villistas Driven Out of Musquiz by Capturing Forces
Villistas who seized Musquiz Coahuila Tuesday were expelled Friday and fled to the surrounding mountains near Piedras Negras as federal forces pursued.
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Musquiz
Hagle Pass
Tex
Coahuila
Senate subcommittee backs drop letter rate bill
Washington. A senate postoffice subcommittee approved a bill introduced by Senator Dial Democrat South Carolina providing for a drop letter rate of one ounce. The post office department endorses the measure.
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Washington
Senate Postoffice
Dial
South Carolina
Postoffice Department
Salsazar Forms Cabinet in Madrid After Premier Resigns
Manuel Allende Salsazar forms a new cabinet in Madrid to replace the ministry led by Premier Toca, who has resigned, setting a new government lineup in the capital.
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Madrid
Manuel Allende Salsazar
Toca
A Mothers Experience with Favorite Prescription in Texas
A series of testimonials from Houston and San Antonio women praise Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic and health restorer. Mrs. E L Brown, Mrs. Hettie McLane, and Mrs. F E Gouge describe suffering from weakness, nervousness, and illness, noting recovery after using the remedy.
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Houston
Texas
Dr. Pierce
E. L. Brown
Freeman St
San Antonio
Hettie McLane
Bowie St
F. E. Gouge
N. Main
Sloan's Liniment Promises Quick Relief for Pains
Advertises Sloan's Liniment as easing sciatic pains neuritis lumbago and other aches. Highlights ease of applying quick relief cleanliness and economy with prices 35c 70c and 1.40.
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Sloan
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