Opposing Virginia Bond Issue Warns of Debt Drains
Article argues that voters opposing state bonds for roads fear endless debt if bonds are issued for multiple aims including schools harbors and waterways around Norfolk and Newport News. It cites Homer Ferguson urging large bond totals and warns that such financing could push the state into widespread borrowing.
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Virginia
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Newport News
Virginia Press
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Bagatelle
Futhermore
Richmond News Leader
Hampton Roads
Newport ‘News
Norfolk
Ferguson
Weekly Mirror July 16 1923 notice and rates
The Weekly Mirror credits Associated Press dispatches and local news. Phone lines listed Bell United. Subscription rates shown: one year 3.60 in advance, six months 1.76, three months .90, one month .30. Weekly issue price is 10 cents.
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Associated Press
npKhe
Perein
Discoverer or bumper, Coleman touts road debt stance
George P. Coleman, president of His Good Roads Association, is highlighted as a self-styled discoverer rather than a road builder. The piece notes his recent claims, including a view that antebellum Virginia debt benefited the state and will endure for 167 years with 3 dollars in interest per bond dollar.
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George P. Coleman
Good Roads Association
Virginia
Bond plan versus pay as you go for school funding
The passage argues that bond issuance adds interest expenses and requires higher taxes, contrasting with a pay as you go approach. It claims school officials favor bonds to avoid depletion of current funds, warning that large bond totals force tax increases or diversion of funds to cover interest.
Rippling Rhymes Celebrates Jess Willard as Hero of Oklahoma Flood
Walt Mason writes of a devastating Oklahoma flood scene where rescuer Jess Willard carries and pulls to safety amid mud and rising waters. The poem praises his courage and saves many lives, crowning him a hero beyond the boxing ring.
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Oklahoma
Jess Willard
Jess
Apple Crop Outlook Grows More Confused in New York
Rochester July 15 The apple crop remains uncertain with many varieties expected to be only fair or light. Baldwins appear strongest but overall condition is spotty as the late varieties show a heavy bloom and set followed by a deteriorating outlook. The June drop and future harvest prospects hinge on further fruit loss.
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Rochester
Baldwin
Packer
Mexicali Mayor and 14 Adherents Barred in City Hall
In Mexicali three people died and about twenty were wounded after Mayor Juan Loera and 14 supporters, all armed, barricaded themselves in the City Hall during a political quarrel. Police surveys confirmed casualties including the mayor and two councilmen.
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Mexicali
Lower
Juan Loera
Poincare Demands Full Versailles Reparations
Premier Poincare declared France will enforce full German reparations of 123 billion gold marks as agreed, rejecting any international financial oversight and signaling firmness over Ruhr occupation. Washington experts say Germany cannot pay more now, due to grave economy and limited gold reserves.
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France
Poincare
Reiich
London
M. Poincare
Germany
Stanley ‘Baldwin
House of Commons
Ruhr
Washington
H. G. Moulton
Institute of Economy
Mr. Moulton
Drought Hurts Crops Across Chautauqua Erie Belt
In Fredonia New York July reports say a severe drought cripples the Chautauqua and Erie grape belt ruining strawberries and threatening other early crops. Cannery peas show some loss and late crops may be hit harder with estimates below normal yields. Tomatoes slow to start with uncertain harvest outlook.
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Fredonia
N. Y
Chautauqua and Erie
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