Texas Items Show State Bonds And Projects Across Regions
Texas items report bond approvals for Crockett Independent School District and Kilgore addition funding, university life insurance for UT staff, Iola and Hollis ISD bonds, and Austin County Road District No. 4 financing. Roadwork in division 16 with Hidalgo leading, and Orange County highway maintenance under state control begin June 1. Population growth in Greater Houston, crop acreage shifts, and July road district elections totalling 20 000 in bonds are noted.
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Perry Landing
Freeport
Velasco
Clute
Phair
Liverpool
Oyster Creek
Houston
Galveston
Walker County
D. K. Caldwell
Tyler
Caldwell
Texas Highway Department
Orange County
Horace Boyd
Austin
Neches
Sabine Rivers
Mauriceville
Bancroft’s Switch
Orange
Newton County
Hartburg
American Reply to Japanese Protest on Immigration Exclusion
The State Department released Washington's cordial reply to Japan's protest over the immigration act exclusion. Secretary Hughes stresses congressional rights and that executive action must follow the statute, signaling no change in policy and pledging to consider Japan's views in a like spirit. The note compares the exclusion provision with the gentlemen's agreement and notes Congress's prerogative in immigration control.
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Washington
State Department
Foreign Office
Tokio
United States
Hughes
Congress
Hanihara
Coolidge
State Issues Report on Acreage and Crop Conditions
Texas crop figures show a 10 percent rise in cotton acreage for the year while cotton condition runs about 69 percent of normal and corn falls 12 percent with 83 percent of normal. Northwestern Texas reports the largest cotton increase based on data from 223 counties and tallies by six districts. Commissioner George B. Terrell notes delays due to clerical shortages but says statewide averages are provided from the recent June 1 survey.
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Texas
George B. Terrell
Austin
Tex
State Department of Agriculture
Storm Claims Eight In Bijou Hills And Two In White Lake
A severe wind storm Saturday night across at least nine counties leaves eight dead at Bijou Hills Brule County and two dead at White Lake Aurora County. Local emergency crews report extensive damage and power outages as inquiries continue.
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Mitchell
South Dakota
Bijou Hills
Brule
White Lake
Aurora
Murphy Sets Speedway Record at Altoona Race
In Altoona Pennsylvania the semi annual 250 mile speedway race on Sunday was won by veteran driver Jimmy Murphy with an average speed over 114 mph, a new track record. He finished in 2 hours 11.2 minutes, beating Fred Comer by more than six miles while Antoine Mourre of France placed third as a newcomer to U S racing.
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Altoona
Altoona Speedway
Jimmy Murphy
Murphy
Fred Comer
Antoine Mourre
France
United States
President uses chlorine gas cold cure for rose fever
President Coolidge, suffering from a cold described as rose fever, tried a chlorine gas treatment after Secretary Weeks suggested it. He sat 45 minutes in an air tight room at the army dispensary, read, and improved noticeably, according to his physician. The experiment traces to Edgewood arsenal findings during the 1918 influenza outbreak and follows ongoing army medical research on the common cold.
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Ashington
Coolidge
Weeks
Army Dispensary
Mathew A. de Laney
Medical Corps
District of Columbia
Bascom Slemp
Charles E. Sawyer
White House
Army
Army Medical Corps
Edgewood Arsenal
Edgewood
Washington
Rockefeller Foundation work abroad boosts world science patrimony
Rockefeller Foundation annual review for 1928 details about eight and a half million dollars spent on public health and medical education. Major grants include Harvard School of Public Health and international boards, with 686 fellowships in 29 countries and 54 officers via League of Nations. Vincent stresses continuous mobility of scientists to protect and enlarge humanity’s scientific patrimony.
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Asteur
Italy
Rockefeller Foundation
George E. Vincent
Foundation
International Board of Health
School of Public Health
Harvard University
China Medical Board
London Medical Center
University of Chicago
National Research Council
Vincent
League of Nations
Roosevelt Medalists Honored in White House Ceremony
Holmes, Root, and Eliot receive 1924 Roosevelt gold medals for eminent services to the American people. Holmes, 83, praised for public law development. Root, 79, lauded as scholar and statesman. Eliot, 90, honored as leader of youth and American character. ProxyJerome D. Greene accepted for Eliot. Ceremony described as intimate yet notable with over fifty attendees.
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East Room
White House
Roosevelt
Oliver Wendell Holmes
United States Supreme Court
Elihu Root
United States
Jerome D. Greene
New York
Charles William Eliot
Harvard University
Holmes
Root
Eliot
Supreme Bench
Plas Bown Coolidge
Work's Policy on New National Parks as Set by Work
The Interior Department policy on creating new national parks remains unchanged unless changed after a Washington conference. Secretary Work's letter to Senator Fletcher outlines that national parks must meet high standards of scenery or extraordinary natural features, avoid duplication, be accessible and administratively workable, and remain conserved in their natural state for future recreation education and research.
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Interior Department
Washington
Lane
Department
Fletcher
Florida
Interior
United States
Yellowstone National Park
Grand Canyon
Mount Desert Island
Maine
Lafayette National Park
Congress
Intracoastal Canal to be Completed by 1928
Houston reports that an intracoastal canal from New Orleans to Corpus Christi will be finished by January 1, 1928. Roy Miller, vice president of the Intracoastal Canal Association, expects $16 million from rivers and harbors funds after Congress acts in December. The project, endorsed by General Goethals and Major General Beach, spans nine feet deep and 100 feet wide and is estimated to require three years of work.
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Houston
Tex
New Orleans
Corpus Christi
Roy Miller
Intracoastal Canal Association
Miller
Washington
Congress
George W. Goethals
Association
Lansing Beach
Government Force
Surplus Of Unskilled Labor Reported In Texas
Austin reports the recent surplus of unskilled labor in Texas has been almost absorbed. Labor Commissioner Joseph S. Myers notes early year distress in cities like Fort Worth. San Antonio free labor office says since June 1 over 1,000 farm laborer calls arrived, only one third filled, as recruiting for the wheat harvest begins.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
State Labor Department
Joseph S. Myers
Fort Worth
State Free Labor Office
San Antonio
Homage Paid Dead on Mississippi in Battle Turret
Pacific fleet paid homage to three officers and 45 sailors who died in the Mississippi battle turret Thursday. Rear Admiral Pratt saluted the coffins as comrades stood in hollow square. Thousands of civilians, bareheaded, watched at Trona Field while the marine guard fired three farewell volleys and Bugler Callaghan sounded the last post.
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San Pedro
Cal
Pacific Fleet
Mississippi
W. W. Pratt
Trona Field
Marine Guard of Honor
Pop” Callaghan
Japanese Arrivals Face Language Barrier at Seattle Port
Immigration officers at Seattle examined 238 passengers from the Admiral Oriental Liner President McKinley. Many claimed many years in the U S yet spoke no English. Advices say about 2700 Japanese will seek entry through Seattle before July 1 when the exclusion act takes effect.
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Seattle
McKinley
Japan
United States
Big Mail Robbery Case Near Chicago Indicts Ten Suspects
A federal grand jury named ten defendants in an indictment accusing them of taking part in the June 12 mail train robbery near Chicago. The gang allegedly stole over 2 million dollars in cash and securities from a Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul train, with charges including gun robbery, mail robbery, and conspiracy to rob the mails.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Harris Granted Divorce Decree in New York Court
Beverly D Harris, a former banker, was awarded an interlocutory decree of annulment from Elaine Lee Harris by Supreme Court Justice Wagner. The judge sustained a jury’s findings which recommended the annulment after a public trial.
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Harris
New York
Beverly D. Harris
Friday
Elaine Lee Harris
Supreme Court
Wagner
Attempt to Scale Mount Everest Ends In Disaster
London Sir Francis Younghusband, president of the Royal Geographical Society, said a telegram to the Mount Everest expedition committee reported that the ascent failed and two climbers, George Leigh Mallory and A C Ervine, had died.
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London
Sir Francis Younghusband
Royal Georgraphical Society
George Leigh Mallory
A. C. Ervine
Texas open golf championship dates set
The San Antonio Golf Association announced the Texas open golf championship will be held February 12, 13 and 14 in San Antonio Texas. The dates were chosen Thursday.
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San Antonio
Tex
San Antonio Golf Association
Storm Destroys Crops In Texas County
Fort Worth reports a severe sandstorm Wednesday wrecking thousands of acres of cotton and late feed crops in Knox County. The storm ranks among the most destructive on record, causing widespread agricultural damage in the region.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Knox County
Boy Scout Rescues Brother From Icy Kalamazoo Pond
Fourteen year old Scout Carl Johnson plunged into frigid Kalamazoo pond to save his seven year old brother who had fallen through the ice. He grabbed the boy, pulled him to safety, then exited the water and took care of the injured youth at home. An honor medal application has been made to the national court of honor by the local council.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Carl Johnson
National Court of Honor
Trains Halt Run as Stranger Questions Stops
A brief overheard exchange notes a stop in service by fast trains, with a native replying that they do stop here, recalling a past wreck at the same location. The fragment implies a conversation about railway operations and a remembered incident.
Ladies Can Wear Shoes One Size Smaller
Advertises Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to make tight shoes feel easy and relieve Corns Bunions and Calluses. Promises blister prevention and rest for tired feet. Recommends foot-bath treatment at night for sore feet and offers a free sample and walking doll from Allen's Foot-Ease, Le Roy New York.
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Allen
le Roy
N. Y
Pimples and Bumps Described as Awful Pests
An ad claims pimples and skin blemishes are severe pests for women and girls and promotes Black and White Ointment and Soap. It touts quick relief after a few applications, notes affordable prices, and states dealers carry both products with volumes for 50c and 25c sizes.
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The
Texas Association of Insurance Agents
Crockett Independent School District
University of Texas
Austin County Road District No. 4
Attorney General's Department
Oenaville School House
Hollis
Madison County
Independent School District
Harris County
National Association of Letter Carriers
White
Federation of Post Office Clerks
State Board of Control
Kilgore
Grimes County
Attorney General’s Department
Comptroller’s Department
Division 16
State Highway Department
Hidalgo County
Nueces County
Brooks County
Karnes County
Starr County
C. V. Terrell
General Revenue Fund
Greater Houston
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
America
Holmes, Root, Eliot—Roosevelt
Greene
Work
Blue Box
Champion Spark Plug Co
Toledo
Ohio
Boy Scout
F. W. Heitmann Co
Houston, Texas
Grove’s
Alille
Express
Harold Somers
de Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
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