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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1907
Page
2
The piece riffs on the annual bathing suit debate as a seasonal spectacle, noting that scrutiny rises with summer fashion. It mocks moral crusaders while praising modesty in water wear and ends with reflections on money and a call to self scrutiny.
Legislative text proposes amending Section 21 of Article XVI to authorize state printing and related needs, with a statewide vote set for the first Tuesday in August 1907. The governor is directed to issue proclamations and $2000 is appropriated for publication and election costs. Signed by Secretary of State T. L. Dashiel.
President R. E. Baer lauds a calmer year for the Citizens' Alliance in Houston Texas. He credits improved labor harmony to open shop principles while condemning restrictive apprentice systems and urging public sentiment against them. He emphasizes equal justice and non antagonism to organized labor as core policies.
The article outlines a national effort to develop a comprehensive plan for inland waters, aiming to coordinate all uses and benefit the country. It lists members including Burton Newlands Warner Bankhead McKenzie Newell Pinchot and Smith, and notes the commission will influence the national irrigation congress and watershed preservation discussions.
The Inland Watersway Commission, appointed by President Roosevelt, will be represented at the National Irrigation Congress in Sacramento on September 27. Theo dore Burton of Chicago informed W. A. Beard, chairman of the national executive committee, of the commission’s appointment. The move signals a national conservation and river system development effort, aiming to unify local projects into a comprehensive plan for U S river improvement and control.
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