Texas Governor Defends Property Rights and Public Safety
In a statewide address the governor denounces sit down strikes as unAmerican and unlawful while recounting Texas actions to curb labor violence. He notes twenty five State Police moved to Dallas to protect peaceful assembly, praises the Public Safety Department for fingerprinting handwriting and ballistic work, and cites cases where analyses helped solve crimes and clear citizens.
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Mayor of Syracuse Faces Tax on Donated Salary
A Syracuse mayor must pay state income tax on the portion of his $10,000 salary that he voluntarily donated to the city. A columnist for a Republican vice presidential nominee’s paper supports Roosevelt. Forty two saloons counted on Chicago’s North Clark Street. Two Florida men claim paternity of triplet boys while estranged from the mother’s husband. Officials ban the book How to Swim in 10 Easy Lessons from Alcatraz. Louisiana Senate approves a bill forcing lobbyists to wear green skull caps and share funds over $10 daily with senators. A coiled metal spring wrapped in cloth is described as a new device to dust venetian blinds.
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Austrian soldier must pass mind and motor tests to become officer
The article details how Austrian servicemen aiming for officer or specialist status face a battery of mental and physical assessments. Prospective aviators endure eye and light tests, pilots move pins via pulleys, drivers respond to screens, and all undergo written exams. Major Kurt Feshner leads the program, based on American and German psychology research, with 4,000 to 5,000 soldiers tested yearly.
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Interesting Facts About Cotton Across Nations and Time
A compact survey of cotton history and trade practice highlighting terms like godowns, differing classing attitudes in the US and England, price records from New Orleans in 1864 65 and 1844 45, Bremen trading hours, the origin of middling, cotton’s role in the Hindenburg cargo, and Eli Whitney’s limited gin profits funded by Southern state legislatures.
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Domestic trouble linked to bee stings in study
St. Paul report notes bees sting when aroused by internal hive troubles. Dr. Mykola Haydak, bee culturist at the university farm, says bees are usually gentle and are provoked by conflicts among workers. He was stung 147 times during a swarm handling incident described as being boxed.
MPG Meter Tested For Vehicles In Ten Minute Drive
A device easily moved between autos shows miles per gallon during a ten minute drive. The invention promises quick fuel efficiency estimates without long testing sessions.
Farm program to aid 3 000 tenants in first year
Washington officials outlined a national farm tenancy plan aiming to assist up to 3,000 families in year one. The program targets cotton, tobacco, corn and wheat areas with committees selecting eligible tenants to buy lands, as Congress authorized funds rising to 25 million next year and 50 million the following year. Texas and several Southern states receive the largest allocations.
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Notice on Sun publication charges for events
The Sun outlines a one cent per word fee for cards of banks pie suppers entertainments with admission. If no money is raised from the event it is a news item and no charge applies. Readers are asked to include payment with notices and not to send notices without funds.
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Alaska Death Rates Differ Vastly for Eskimos and Whites
Eskimos and Indians in Alaska report a death rate of 600 per 100000, compared with a white death rate of 50 per 100000, highlighting stark health disparities between native and white populations.
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