Governor backs broad reform agenda for Texas
The governor’s message to the legislature urges funding for schools and higher state institutions, a state university tax, compulsory school attendance for idle children, free textbooks in tax-supported counties, penal and eleemosynary reforms, juvenile training in large counties, and a slate of liquor and campaign finance laws. Additional items include court reform, insurance law changes, and estado-wide blue sky and warehouse measures.
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Dailey News
Austin
Texas
A and M. College
Robertson Insurance
Speaker of House Retains Power to Appoint Committees
In Austin, Texas, the House rejected a Rowell proposal 108 to 31 to move committee appointments to the body. Speaker Terrell won the vote, and he planned to receive each member’s five-committee requests. The Senate also rejected naming committees for both chambers. The Katy consolidation bill was noted for future consideration. The permanent rules committee was named Kennedy, Humphreys, Bagby and Nabrous. standing committees to be announced tomorrow.
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Austin
Texas
House
Rowell
Senate
Katy
Terrel
Kennedy
Humphreys
Bagby
Nabrous
Canadian Oil and Gas Company of Amarillo formed
The Canadian Oil and Gas Company of Amarillo Texas was chartered with capital stock of 55000 and incorporators H. E. Hume L. O. Thompson L. A. Wells and WC Blackwell.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Canadian Oil and Gas Company of
Amarillo
Capital Stock
H. E. Hume
L. O. Thompson
L. A. Wells
WC. Blackwell
Amarillo Trust Co Granted Permit In Texas
Austin Tex Jan 16 Permit to do business in Texas was granted to the Bankers Trust Co of Amarillo Texas incorporated under Arizona law and leaving its principal office at Phoenix The Texas headquarters at Amarillo capital stock 250060 Incorporators Mike C Lemaster Mark Logan J L Penry and others of Amarillo
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Bankers Trust Co
Amarillo
Arizona
Phoenix
Aarillo
Capital Stock
Mike C. Lemaster
Mark Logan
J. L. Penry
Different Plans for Bank Reform Proposals Split
Two plans for banking and currency reform were presented to the currency committee. George N. Reynolds urged a central power akin to a central reserve association, while W A Nash favored twenty geographically placed clearing houses with loan certificates exchangeable for government currency.
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Central Reserve Bank
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Currency Committee
George N. Reynolds
Chicago Continental and Commercial National Bank
National Monetary Commission
W. A. Nash
New York Cornexchange Bank
Head of Arson Trust to Make Full Confession
Izzy the Painter, leader of New York underworld Arson Trust, was brought from Sing Sing to confess to District Attorney Whitman that he set about 200 fires in recent months. Whitman believes the gang may have sparked more than a thousand fires across the city recently.
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Byaw Press
New York
Izzy the Painter
Sing Sing
Whitman
Johnson complains of hauntings in jail cell
Chicago. Jan. 16. Jack Johnson, suffering from hants, limped into the Federal Court office and complained of being kept in the county jail death cell all night. He said spooks made merry around the cell and displayed a large peppered plaster on his back.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
Jack Johnson
Ruling Expected As State Rest Case In Sneed Trial
Special to Daily News Memphis Texas Jan 16 The state rests its case against B B Sneed after Sam Bass night clerk testifies at Fort Worth Mansion Hotel The defense may call Captain T S Snyder as witness after the judge considers whether such testimony about J B Sneed mind state should be admitted Jimmie Barnam Amarillo boy testifies as eye witness P L Wilks places Epting in Amarillo on the day of the killing
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Daily News
Memphis
Texas
B. B
Sam _ Bass
Mansion Hotel
Fort Worth
Odell
McLean
T. S. Snyder
Clayton
N M
J. B. Sneed
Sam Bass
Sneed
Jimmie Barnam
Amarillo
P. L. Wilks
B. B. Epting
Quanah
Home Rule Bill Passes Commons by Large Margin
Ireland's home rule bill clears the House of Commons on the third reading by 368 to 25. Nationalist John Redmond warns against excluding ster from the bill and predicts passage despite House of Lords opposition.
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Associated Press
London
House of Commons
John Redmond
House of Lords
Duplicity Charged as War Threats Rise in Europe
Reports from Constantinople say a delay in presenting the collective note to the Porte is due to the German ambassador not receiving instructions. London ambassadors deny the issue, citing code dispatch delays. A Bulgarian war resumption threat followed King Ferdinand’s war council with General Savoff and army commanders.
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Associated Press
London
Constantinople
Germany
Europe
Ferdinand
Savoff
Preacher Eludes Police Second Time in California
In Richmond California Rev. Frank Hern evaded police who surrounded the parsonage and the First Baptist Church belfry where he hid. Divorce proceedings against him by Mrs May D Torrens were filed January 14. Officers pursuing a possible Oregon warrant say Hern claims the officers seek his twin brother while Mrs Detora identifies items found in his study.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Cal
Frank Hern
First Baptist
May D. Torren
Oregon
Hern
de Tovera
Canton Rebuilding Plans Outline Sanitary City Project
Canton China will be rebuilt with wide streets, sewerage and waterworks. B C Johnson, Canton board chief engineer and influence on the new government, arrived in San Francisco to arrange sale of 5 million dollars in bonds for the rehabilitation. He cited 15.7 million dollars needed to begin the changes and described the present hovels and cramped one story houses across Noman Island.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
Canton
China
B. C. Johnson
Canton Board of Public Works
Noman Island
Judge rules on Bemsten non-support case in Chicago
In Chicago on January 16 the judge orders Elmer Bemsten not to leave his home Saturday night without his wife's permission and requires her to accompany him when he goes out. The ruling came as Mrs Bemsten testified she charged her husband with non-support and absence from Friday to Monday.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Elmer Bemsten
Sabbath
Johnston May Withdraw from Senatorial Race in Texas
Austin, Jan 16 Col R M Johnston reportedly will withdraw from the contest for the unexpired U S Senate term amid strong opposition. A caucus of his friends will be held to determine the next step.
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Austin
Texas
United States
Senate
R. M. Johnston
Concentration of Money Right Before House Committee
Jacob H. Schiff urged allowing individuals to concentrate wealth to the limit of their means to challenge monopolies. He opposed concentration via corporations or holding companies and did not warn of a dangerous level, saying bank depositors are protected and he opposes one bank owning another.
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House “Money Trust
Jacob H. Schiff
Kuhn, Loeb & Company
Schiff
British steamer Verones wrecked off Portugal coast
The British steamer Verones, carrying 139 passengers, was wrecked today off Leicos near Porto. Eighty four passengers were saved by lines from shore, while sixteen reportedly perished after being thrown from the lifebuoy basket. The Hollandia remained nearby but could not aid due to heavy seas.
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Vigo
Spain
Leicos
Oporto
Hollandia
Wilson Supports Abolishing Inaugural Ball
President elect Wilson favors ending the inaugural ball and sent a letter to William Eustas in Washington asking him to study the feasibility of the plan.
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Associated Press
Trenton
N. J
Wilson
William Eustas
Washington
Woman Suffrage Resolution Introduced in Texas Senate
Senator McGrgreor of Travis County introduced a resolution in the Texas senate proposing a constitutional amendment to grant female suffrage. The measure would entitle all women aged 21 and over to vote, directing the governor to submit the issue to voters at the November 1914 general election, with poll tax not acting as a disqualification.
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Daily News
Austin
Texas
McGrregor
Travis County
Senate
Stile Leads In French Presidential Contests
Paris January election eve reports a tight chamber vote in Versailles with 322 deputies and senators tallying for Poiscare at 309 and Jules Pam at 313, neither secured as final designation.
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Pam Stile
Hy Associated Press
Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
National Assembly
Versailles
Premier Po'ucare
Jules Pam
Governor Reprieves Allen Brothers in Virginia Murders
Floyd and Claude Allen, sentenced to die for the Carroll County courthouse murders last March, were reprieved by Governor Mant. He agreed to hear arguments for commutation February 1, and the reprieve ends March 7.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Floyd
Claude Allen
Carroll County Court House
Mant
Railroad commission grants transit privileges for broom corn
The railroad commission this afternoon, after a hearing, granted transit privileges for broom corn at Amarillo. Shippers must deposit a charge of $2 per car.
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Daily News
Austin
Texas
Railroad Commission
Amarillo
University of South Carolina Observes Founders Day
The 108th anniversary of USC founding marked Founders Day with a program in Columbia. Charles Francis Adams of Boston and Dr. Walter S. McNeill of Richmond delivered addresses.
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Columbia
University of South Carolina
Charles Francis Adams
Boston
Walter 8. McNeill
Richmond
Louisiana Cities Elect Mayors and Commissioners Under Commission Plan
Several Louisiana cities elected mayors and commissioners as they move toward the commission form of government. The statewide movement gained momentum after New Orleans adopted the plan recently and continues to spread across the state.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Opens Convention
The annual convention of the Southern Newspaper Publishers' Association gathers at the St. Charles Hotel with Victor B. Hanson of Birmingham as president and George W Brunson of Greenville, D. C., as secretary. The two day session covers advertising and circulation topics before a post meeting trip to Panama and return for Mardi Gras.
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New Orleans
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
St. Charles
Victor B. Hanson
Birmingham
George W Brunson
Greenville
D. C
Hanson
Panama
Taft Sets Trip Including Philadelphia Dinner and Yale Meeting
President Taft plans to leave Washington for several days. He will speak at the Clover Club dinner in Philadelphia tomorrow night and attend a dinner in New York honoring Andrew D. White of Cornell University. He will be in New York Sunday, then go to New Haven for a Yale Corporation meeting.
Jailbreak and capture at Channing Texas prison
Three prisoners Ben Cos tello R O Crawford and Ben Logan overpowered jailer S M Dowlen and tied his wife Mrs Dowlen then fled. Citizens organized a posse led by Deputy Sheriff R L Queen and recaptured them near the Canadian brakes. Dowlen remained locked in the cell until the sheriff could return and release him. The trio faces charges for burglary of Thorn and Alle store during Christmas. Dowlen lost his pocketbook containing 316.
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Daily News
Channing
Texas
Ben Costello
R. O. Crawford
Ben Logan
S. M. Dowlen
Dowlen
Dalhart
Gostella
Crawford
Thorn & Alle
Western senators urge western man for interior secretary
A letter to Governor Wilson today from Senators Newlands Chamberlain Myers Perky Smith and Ashurst urges a western appointment as interior secretary. Eligibles named include E L Norris Montana James Hawley Idaho J N Field Oregon and Clay Tallman Nevada.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Newlands
Nevada
Chamberlain
Oregon
Myers
Montana
Perky
Idaho
Smith and Ashurst
Arizona
Interior
E. L. Norris
James H. Hawley
J. N. Field
Clay Tallman
Secretary Nagel orders Ed F Mylius deported from New York
Edward F Mylius, detained in New York, was ordered deported today by Secretary Nagel. The ruling held that his libel against King George of England constituted a crime involving moral turpitude.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Edward F. Mylius
New York
Nagel
George of
England
Powder trust under fire in fortifications appropriation bill
Washington Jan 16 A drastic provision targets the powder trust after testimony that Dupont Powder Company maintains a lobby here and spends large sums in Washington The bill sets a maximum price of 53 cents per pound for powder this year Dupont is said to have charged the government 0 cents per pound.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Powder Trust
Dupont Powder Company
Washington
Dupont
Austrian in riot insult case jailed for flag destruction
Joe Colich an Austrian who tore an American flag during the January 1 riot was sentenced today to 100 days in jail with his companions fined.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Joe Colich
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Ireland
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