Ban on Saloon Election Delayed by Amicable Pledge
Fort Stockton residents avoid a heated prohibition vote after a pact among O W Williams J Le Moore Oscar Adams W Jackson and others to oppose a June 1911 election while allowing a saloon to operate until July 12 and renewing the agreement if a rival saloon opens. The May 1911 Commissioners Court agreed to order an election, avoiding hard feelings and promising publication in the Pioneer.
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Optometry Law Sought to Shield Texas From Glass Grafters
State debates a reform as a Revenue Agent post draws 97 applicants including sheriffs. Colquitt may abolish the office. Texans push for optometry regulation to curb spectacle grafters, with certificates from state boards and county clerk registration to protect the public and local practitioners.
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Col Quit
W. J. McDonald
Colquitt
Opticians
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Uncle Sams Domain
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Cash Basis as Best Premarital Financial Plan
A man’s marriage often alters finances and shifts him to a cash basis. After saving for a year he finds he has a bank account and few debts, discovering it is easier to live on cash. The text argues cash reduces debt, keeps a person ahead of expenses, and suggests trying this method before marriage.
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United States
Texas
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Let Them Resign Over Dallas Bayonet Murder
Val Verde County News questions Texas National Guard loyalty after a Dallas bayonet killing amid Taft parade preparations. It urges resignations or disbandment, condemning the act as cold murder and urging the governor not to pardon. Also mentions Charcoal at Caldwell’s.
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Val Verde County
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