Austin Gets Labor Convention Officers Elected
The 1916 meeting of the State Federation of Labor adjourned with officers elected. Howard Cunningham was named president with a slate including secretary treasurer Geo H Slater and other key roles. The contest for a delegate to the American Federation of Labor ended with J B Gossett winning after a second ballot over Goode and Book.
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el Paso
Tex
Austin
State Federation of Labor
Howard Cunningham
Bridgeport
Geo. Ti. Slater
Galveston
T. C. Jennings
Beaumont
Reading
T. O. Riley
Port Arthur
Howard Broyles
Dallas
American Federation of Labor
Gosrett
Fort Worth
FB. Kirk
B. Drake
W. H. Moore
H. Ketchall
Denison
John St. Redman
T. EB. Bays
W. Young
Galvestim
M. B. Gleason
Houston
B. R. Tamkingon
Palestine
Jess Foreham
San Antonio
William Alexander
Sherman
Cornselson
Waco
J. A. Burton
Wichita Falls
Garo
Thurber
J. C Schmitzer
Marshall
Milas Eva Goldsmith
J. K. Ogle
Sher- Turn
Jt. Ferguson
C. 8. Kellum
W. E. Carroll
W. A. Goode
Murphy
H. C. Gossett
R. H. Campbell
Garrett
Goode
A. Ludgate
Captain BE
W. Book
Galvanton
Gossett
Book
Gassett
Travelers Protective Association of America selects Omaha for 1915 meet
The national convention ends in Houston with a vote of 333 to 160 choosing Omaha as the 1915 meeting city. Officers elected include W J Schoenecker Jr Milwaukee as president and W O’Neill Colorado first vice president. Maryland delegates push for speedy ports health inspections and oppose Baltimore centennial notions.
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Houston
Tex
Travelers’ Protective Association of America
Omaha
Jian Francisco
San Francisco
W. J. Schoenecker, Jr
Milwaukee
Wis
Wiam O'Neill
Colorado
L. Harry Fisher
New York
Dan W. 8Ale
Virginia
Rhoades
Hiinola
Cartier
Rhode Island
Andrey Miller
Missouri
H. G. Goens Way
G. ¥. Tomlinson
North Carolina
Alex McQuilken
Pennsylvania
Feed Dletwig
Schnoid
Homer T. Wilson
San Antonio
Maryland
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Senate Passes Panama Repeal Bill in Low-Drama Vote
Congress ends months of nearly partisan debate by approving repeal of the Panama canal toll exemption for American coastwise shipping. Senate and House estimates show broad support with Republicans and some Democrats backing the measure, marking a victory for President Wilson and signaling shifts in tariff policy and treaty rights.
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Washington
Congress
House
United States
Senate
Wilson
Marshall
Bariier
Democrata
Whch
Mississippi
Georgia
Bankhead
Bryan
Chilton
Clark
Arkansas
Culberson
Metcher
Gore
Hitchcock
Hughes
James
Johnson
Kern
Lea
Leep Lewis
Martin
Myers
Overman
Owens
Pittman
Pomerene
Seulsbury
Shafroth
Sheppard
Shively
Bimmons
Smith
Arizona
Quorgia
South Carolina
Stone
Swanson
Thompson
Thornton
West
White
Willams
Brandegee
Burton
Colt
Crawford
Grenna
Kenyon
McCumber
McLean
Nelson
Norris
Root
Sterling
Sherman
Ashurst
Chamberlain
Ane
Martine
Newlands
O'Gorman
Qansdell
Reed
Vardaman
Thomas
Shields
Borah
Brady
Bristow
Burleigh
Catron
Clapp
Wyoming
Cumming
Dillingham
du Pont
Goff
Jones
la Follatte
Lippitt
Page
Perkins
Michigan
Smoot
Sutherland
Townsend
Warren
Weeks
Works
Poindexter
Texas Supreme Court Dismisses Pierce Oil Mandamus Bid
The Texas Supreme Court denied Pierce Oil Corporation of Virginia a petition to file mandamus to force entry to Texas. The decision upholds a Texas law prohibiting permits for successors to convicted antitrust violators from obtaining state permission to transact business. The ruling avoids ruling on ministerial duties and signals potential U.S. Supreme Court appeal.
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Austin
Tex
Supreme Court
Pierce Ol Corporation
Virginia
Secretary of State
Texas
Old Waters Pierce
United States Supreme Court
Watera Pierce Oil Company
Pierce Oil
J. P. Lightfoot
Insurance Companies Licensed in Austin Texas
The department of insurance and banking granted a license to Beneficial Life Insurance Company of Salt Lake City. It carries capital stock of 200000 dollars and surplus of 176841 dollars and enters Texas for the first time. Renewals were granted to the Northwestern Mutual Fire Association of Seattle and Ladies Catholic Beneficiary Association of Erie Pennsylvania.
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Austin
Tex
Department of Insurance and Banking
Beneficial Life Insurance Company of
Salt Lake City
Texas
Northwestern Mutual Fire Association
Seattle
Ladies' Catholic
San Benito sugar mill starts refining and boiling
Blackstrap and Brown Sugar reports refining and boiling begun Monday at the San Benito sugar mill. The operation aims to produce about 450000 pounds of sugar in addition to the regular season’s grinding. Blackstrap stored during the rush is undergoing further refining, running for several days.
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San Benito
Tex
Webster Cotton Company Ennis Chartered Capital 100000
Chartered in Austin with capital stock of 100000 for Webster Cotton Company of Ennis. Moran Oil Development Company of Haskell has capital stock of 40000. Pioneers Association of El Paso formed with no capital stock to pursue educational undertakings in local history.
Texas Heroes Mentioned on Battle Ship Tex Flyer
A historical Texas themed flyer honors battle scenes and includes engravings for Travia and Houston, designer Johanna Trautmann of the Texas flag, and Betsy Ross noted as maker of the first U S flag.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Travia
Houston
Algo
Johanna Trautmann
Betsy Ross
United States
Only Six Veterans Present at Mexico War Reunion
In Chillicothe Ohio a national reunion of survivors of the war with Mexico drew six veterans among the thousands who served under Generals Taylor and Scott. The sparse attendance highlighted the long passage of time since the conflicts.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
Plains of Mexico
Taylor
Scott
Mexico
Timber Crew Floats 800 Sticks 250 Miles to Orange
Sabine river timber man Fionte Timber arrived with a large crew in Orange Texas after floating 800 sticks of fine timber down Cow Creek toward the river, covering about 250 miles since departure Saturday.
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Orange, Tex
Railroad Accidents Decline in Quarter Ended December 31
Interstate Commerce Commission data show 2 782 people killed and 60 176 injured in railroad accidents for the quarter ending Dec 31 compare to 1913 figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Record Irish potato yield in Rio Grande Valley
In San Benito Texas W R Sprague harvested a record two and four fifths acres yielding 180 bushels per acre marking perhaps the heaviest potato yield ever in the lower Rio Grande Valley.
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San Benito
Tex
Rilo Grande Valley
W. R. Sprague
Ancient Mexica Temples and Horrors of Sacrifice
National Magazine describes the teocalli of Huitzilopochtli in Mexico City as vast pyramids with serpent walls and overflowing with war temples. Priests perform heart extraction atop stone altars while fires burn, drums sound, and skulls line the tzompantli. Dwellings carved in rock reveal astonishing dwarf remains and ancient life.
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Babylon
Mexico
Ita
Industre
Box Canyon
Awarts
Yucatan
le Plongeon
Beat
National Magazine
Leather Covers for Bottles on Voyages
Instructions advise wrapping a small medicine bottle in leather to prevent glass wounds during travel. For square bottles, trace four side profiles and a bottom square, cut, and sew to form a single seam with neck and bottom portions included.
Round again eh genially saluted Old Dad Bing
A Star reporter describes Oklahoma cattle baron Old Dad Bing relaxing in his hotel suite. He jokes about placards warning passengers not to talk to motormen and questions why anyone would want to engage with a motorist.
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Dad Bing
Oklahoma
The
Star
Would-Be Martyr Hunger Strike Report
A dialogue from Buffalo Expresa portrays a man at a back door declaring a hunger strike and seeking forcible feeding, with a sharp retort from a general housework figure. The exchange highlights a dramatic clash over protest methods and intervention.
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Buffalo Expresa
Not a Chance Phrase Highlights Dating Banter
The Milwaukee Journal quotes a cheeky line asserting no girl can land the speaker with gap aook girl, signaling a casual, humorous social aside rather than a formal report. The remark reflects a light entertainment tone in the era’s column or feature snippet.
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Milwaukee Journal
Women Operations and Pinkham Medicine Testimonials
Cleveland Ohio reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing years of side pain and regular cycles after doctors offered little help. A Hanover Pennsylvania woman reports relief from debilitating female troubles enabling full workdays and happiness after using the product. The ad invites readers to write for confidential information.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lydia
Pinkham
C. H
C. H. Grurrrts
Giedisom Ave
Hanover
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ada
Patriotic pun in a stingy strawberry dish quip
A witty exchange between a landlady and a boarder centers on a patriotic joke about a dish of strawberries. The boarder quips that the scene evokes old glory as he notes the berries red the dish white and the milk blue while the landlady congratulates him on patriotiam.
Resin ointment and Resinol soap advertisement
It promotes Resin ointment and Resinol soap as quick remedies for itching burning raw or scaly skin humors. Claims healing begins immediately and totals skin improvement, urging readers to stop wasting money on useless treatments and buy these products from druggists.
Promoter Questioned Over Selfridge Interests
A dialogue questions promoter Selfridge, asking what he promotes and answering that his primary aim is his own interest. The exchange hints at motives behind his promotional work and public perception of bias.
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Selfridge
Liberte Water Dose Hoeade Fitting With Fame
Nell shows obsession with a new romance as headlines hint at social intrigue. A playful exchange suggests curiosity about how the pair met, framed by gossip tone. The fragment hints at celebrity-width attention and dating rumors inside a society column.
Tonic Advertisement Claims Old Standard Grove tonic value
An OCR fragment promotes Genera Tonic and The Old Standard Grove Tasteless Chill Tonic as equally valuable. It asserts quinine and iron as key components and claims liver protection, malaria drive out, blood cleansing, and system-wide buildup. The text ends with an unrelated monetary mock value.
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Grove
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Francis Scott Key
Panama
Pierce Oil. Company
Fionte Timber
Lydia E. Pink
Richards Medicine Co
Sharman, Texas
Liberte
Nell
Buen
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