Texas Wheat Prices and Local Bonds Highlight Texas News
Waxahachie sells first wheat at 1.25 per bushel while Orange approves a 25,000 wharf and dock bond 880 to 80. Port Arthur expects 300 carloads of wheat before July 1 for export and Amarillo hosts the Texas Sheriffs convention July 12 to 14. The Lockhart tomato crop is described as excellent and Burleson County enrolls 6,067 students, down 126.
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Waxahachie
Orange
Port Arthur
Texas
The
Texas Sheriffs’ Association
Amarillo
Origin of the Treadmill in British Prisons
The treadmill used for prison discipline was invented in prison by Sir William Cupit of Ipswith. It powered corn grinding to produce flour for prisoner sustenance and was long employed in British penal institutions.
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William Cupit
Ipswith
Convict Faces Electric Chair Amid Tense Final Moments
An inmate awaiting execution expresses dread as the proceedings near the electric chair, reflecting on tension and fate. The piece notes the grim scene and the stark contrast between faith and science in the controversial method.
May cotton consumption and stocks reported by census bureau
The census bureau reports May cotton use totaling 439,884 lint bales and 47,395 linters, with year earlier figures at 541,377 and 32,072 respectively. Public storage and compresses hold 4,739,851 bales total, including 100,783 bales of foreign cotton, while imports and exports for May are 10,542 and 473,049 bales. Cotton spindles active total 32,631,051.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Hoover
House OKs Porter resolution ending war with Germany and Austria
Washington report: The House passed the Porter resolution by 305 to 61 declaring the war with Germany and Austria terminated. Democratic opposition fractured as 49 Democrats joined Republicans. 60 Democrats and Rep Kelly of Michigan voted no.
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Washington
House
Germany
Austria
Kelly
Michigan
Campaign to arrest slackers in Texas list
The Department of Justice will launch a campaign across the Southwestern district to arrest 1000 Texas men who evaded the draft. Washington sent the list to the department, and all named men reportedly registered in the Western district.
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San Antonio
Tex
Department of Justice
Texas
Washington
Department
Germany 1921 Wheat Crop Seen Above Average
Berlin reports that Germany will harvest a better than average wheat crop in 1921. Food controller Harmes says the government can drop the early threshing premium after paying over 250 million marks in the last two years.
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Berlin
Germany
Harmes
Railway express seeks wipeout of wage raise in 1920
The American Railway Express Company on Friday filed a petition with the railroad labor board asking that the wage increases granted in August 1920 be wiped out except for the shop crafts force, where a separate reduction agreement is expected.
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Chicago
American Railway Express Company
Railroad Labor Board
Senate panel backs rename of Grand River to Colorado River
Washington report: A house resolution to rename the Grand River in Colorado as the Colorado River won favorable support from the Senate commerce committee on Thursday.
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Washington
Grand River
Colorado
Colorado River
Senate Commerce Committee
War relic coin found by Oregon Legionnaire in France
George D. Foster, a former corporal in the Fourth Engineers, found a gilt Roman coin dated 806 A D in ruins near Sergy France. A college professor valued the coin higher than its weight in gold noting Trier mint marks and inscriptions Magnu s Voties Beatas Tranquilitas Percursa Treveris.
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Sedan
France
George D. Foster
Fourth Engineers
Fourth Division
Sergy
Foster
American Legion
Cottage Grove
Ore
Magnus
Constantine
Trier
Germany
Legion Honors Fallen Soldier In Minnesota Funeral
The American Legion members participate in reburial ceremonies for soldiers killed in France. Photo shows Carl Anderson Post at Cloquet Minnesota holding a military funeral for John Defoe, first American Indian from the state killed in action. The Sisseton tribe approved respectful burial of the brave serviceman.
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Carl Anderson
The
Legion
Cloquet
Minnesota
John Defoe
Ex service men hired for new distillery project
Paul J Healy president of Chicago Grain Products Ltd Stockford NL is hiring only ex soldiers for the construction of a new distillery. Healy vows to give veterans preference on payroll after completion and aims to build an organization of former soldiers. Healy served from Private to Sergeant and was gassed at Albert.
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Paul J. Healy
France
Chicago Grain Products Company
Stockford
Healy
Albert
Brophy Post
American Legion
Chicago
Pershing Set to Succeed March as Army Chief
General Peyton C March will retire July 1 and be replaced as chief of staff by General John J Pershing. The announcement confirms Pershing will assume command on the slated date.
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Washington
Peyton C March
Army
John J. Pershing
Woods Named Ambassador to Spain by President Harding
Cyrus E. Woods of Greensburg Pennsylvania has been chosen by President Harding to serve as ambassador to Spain, replacing Joseph E. Willard.
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Washington
Cyrus E. Woods
Greensburg, Pa
Harding
Spain
Joseph E. Willard
Sole Survivor of Monitor Dead at 82
John Driscoll aged 82 and claimed sole survivor of the U. S. S. Monitor, famed for its battle with the Merrimac, died Wednesday.
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Monitor Dead
Washington
John Driscoll
U. S. S. Monitor
Merrimac
Her Sartorial Prospects and Fiance Exchange
A dialog note cites a Boston Transcript quote about attire and love, showing engagement talk. The exchange contrasts fashion confidence with commitment, suggesting a humorous view on marriage and personal style.
Indians say they were driven out lands suit filed in Texas
Oklahoma City report says the Texas Cherokees, backed by individual heirs, will sue for 1 500 000 acres in Cherokee and Smith Counties Texas and parts of Rusk Gregg and Van Zandt counties alleging dispossession since July 16 1830. The suit aims for November 14 in the U S Supreme Court with permission secured.
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Oklahoma City
Texas
Pat Neff
Starr
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Cherokee and
Smith
Rusk, Gregg
van Zandt
State of Texas
Republic of Texas
Bowles
Mexico
Texas Republic
Mirabeau B. Lamar
The
Republic
George W. Fields
Richard Fields
New Legion Commander Elected After Indianaplis Tragedy
John G. Emery of Grand Rapids Michigan was unanimously chosen national commander of the American Legion at the national executive committee meeting in Indianapolis. He succeeds Frederick W. Galbraith Jr. who was killed in an automobile accident in Indianapolis. Thomas J. Banning of Hartford Connecticut was elected vice commander, replacing Emery. The other candidate was William Q. Setliffe of Chicago.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John G. Emery
Grand Rapids
Mich
American Legion
National Executive Committee
Frederick W. Galbraith, Jr
Thomas J. Banning
Hartford
Kansas Harvest Short of Hands In Early Season
Topeka reports show Kansas wheat harvest underway a week early with labor division noting a deficit of harvest hands. An estimated thirty thousand extra workers will be required to meet demand.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Labor Division
The
Kansas Industrial Court
General Jose M. Gomez Former Cuban Leader Dies
New York reports the death of General Jose M. Gomez former president of Cuba. He had been ailing with pneumonia for some time. Gomez, the second president of Cuba, led the liberal party and the popular army, and endured a life of upheaval from battlefield to government and later imprisonment.
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New York
Jose M. Gomez
Cuba
Gomez
Liberal Party
Richest Dubuque lead vein found in city strike
Val Kies announced a major lead discovery in the Wilde property heart of Dubuque. He opened a vein 40 feet deep in a 160 foot shaft marking a historic mining find. The discovery occurred Wednesday in the old lead district.
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Dubuque
Ilona
Val Kies
Wilde
Machine Guns Seized From Ship Bound for Ireland
US customs officials seized over 600 modern machine guns and numerous spare parts from a ship, suspected to be headed for Ireland, after a Wednesday action by authorities.
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New York
Ireland
United States Customs
Bone Nomination Confirmed as Alaska Governor
The senate confirmed Scott C. Bone former newspaper publisher to be governor of Alaska on Monday.
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Washington
Scott C. Bone
Alaska
Senate
Dodson's Liver Tone praised as safe calomel substitute
An old warning extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute for dangerous calomel. The ad claims calomel causes cramps nausea and salivation, while Liver Tone supposedly cures biliousness without side effects and even suits children.
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Dodson
Aspiring Youth Seeks U S Detective Job from Missouri
A Missouri applicant writes to Captain Thomas E. Halls of the United States Secret Service, seeking a detective position. He pledges honest, square work and asks for terms and salary, offering to help the force in any way.
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Thomas E. Halls
United States Secret Service
Missouri
United States
Wood
Indianapolis News
Judged Him by His Hair Says First Grader Sissy
A Chicago Tribune quotable notes a first grade boy judging a new classmate by his curls. The student declares the boy is a sissy because his hair curls, revealing early schoolyard bias written in a blunt voice.
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Chicago Tribune
Trail Methods of the Ahnds Natives in India
The Ahnds of Jaum, India, are famed trackers. They follow game by shadow prints and a method called marking. At dawn they position themselves to observe predators and guide hunters who encircle from three sides. They track bears on solid rock by claw marks and rely on silent panther tracking where ground is soft.
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Ware
Dr. Ware
United States
Mexico
Canada
Ahnds
Jaum
India
R. G. Burton
Missed an Opportunity in Radium Deal
A cryptic exchange features Varis Le Rire noting a radium gram at one million while a partner says they never tried selling any, hinting at a missed opportunity in a profiteering scheme.
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Varis le Rire
The Ideal Woman Found by Another Man
A concise aphorism asserts that an ideal woman is always located by a different man, implying envy or unattainable perfection. The line reflects classic social commentary on romance and possession with a provocative twist.
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Benson
Brazos County
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway of
St. Louis
East Texas
John W. Baker
State Automatic Tax Board
J. T. Robinson
Port Lavaca
Porter
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American Legion News Service
Oregon Legion
Chicago Grain Concern
Trench
Woods
Justin Sane
Boston Transcript
Smith, Cherokee, Rusk, Gregg and
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New Legion
Fulton St
Harold F. Ritchie & Co., Inc
London
Toronto
H. C. Woods
Ware Chemical Company
Ware Chemical CO
Dallas
Secret Service
the Ware Chemical CO
Dallas, Texas
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