School Tax Amendment Drives Constitutional Precedent
In Texas the school tax amendment is described as carrying by majority of voters cast for the measure, not the total votes. Officials say it does not ratify existing bonds and will need legislative action to authorize new bonds. The amendment is not yet effective pending next legislative session. Atlanta reports trade schools preparing exhibits for the National Society for Industrial Education convention. The event aims to promote industrial education and uplift American citizenship.
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Austin
Tex
R. B. Cousins
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Department
Evans
Conference For Education
Texas
Cousins
Sluder
Department of Education
Atlanta
National Society For the Promotion
Carroll D. Wright
M. W. Alexander
Slashing Attack Leaves Woman Near Death in Texas
A Bohemian farmer jailed in Taylor Williamson County for murder ous assault on his wife. She was slashed and stabbed fourteen times with a long knife. Her right ear was cut off and neck wounds endangered her life. Doctors deem recovery unlikely.
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Williamson County
Taylor
Tex
Low Texas school attendance sparks compulsory move
In Austin on November 12 a state report shows only 52 percent of Texas schoolchildren attend. City funding averages 19.42 per pupil while rural districts spend 8.83. Total census enrollment 869,864 with 730,898 in school. Average daily attendance 471,646.
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Austin
Texas
Insurance Questions From Texas Attorney General
The Texas commissioner of insurance asks the attorney general two questions. First whether fraternal beneficiary laws allow certificates that pay a death benefit to a minor child or another person. Second whether a fire insurance company may pay a commission to a non resident for insurance written on property in the state.
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Austin
Commissioner of Insurance
Secretary of State advises on election certificates and commissions
In Austin on November 12 Secretary of State Davie reports county judges have issued many election certificates to county and precinct officers and asked for commissions. He says commissions cannot be issued until thirty days after the election and that election certificates are not needed for commissions. A $1 fee remains for the commission, issued on the county judge's statement.
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Austin
Davie
Secretary of State
Hatfield Offered Coast Show. Prefers Ranch Work
William Hatfield, freed after proving he was not Dunham the six murder suspect, received an offer from a theatrical manager to tour Pacific coast cities. Attorney Parker of Fort Worth says Hatfield will file two damage suits in two weeks against Sheriff McAfee of Grayson County Texas and against Texas officials and Governor Gillette over a claimed conspiracy to secure a reward.
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San Jose
Cal
William Hatfield
Dunham
Hatfield
Parker
Fort Worth
McAfee
Grayson County
Texas
Gillette
California
Baptist conference elects officers and donation plan
Fort Worth reports officers elected at the Baptist conference of pastors and laymen. President Dr R C Buckner of Dallas. VPs A W Daniel Fort Worth Co C Slaughter Dallas A J Barton Waco. Secretaries J E Baton Brownwood F M McConnell Longview. John D Rockefeller to donate to the Baptist Memorial sanitarium in Dallas. three hundred thousand dollars needed.
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Fort Worth
Baptist Conference of
R. C. Buckner
Dallas
A. W. Daniel
Co. C. Slaughter
A. J. Barton
Waco
J. E. Baton
Brownwood
F. M. McConnell
Longview
John D. Rockefeller
Baptist Memorial Sanitarium
Fire at Ballinger area destroys multiple businesses
Ballinger Texas on November 12 reported a series of arson events. A saloon, pool hall and restaurant burned. a dry goods store, photograph gallery, confectionary and real estate office also suffered similar losses. Total damage about thirty thousand dollars. A five hundred dollar reward was offered for capturing and convicting the incendiaries.
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Ballinger
Tex
Terrific explosion at Ex celsior Powder plant
A blast in the glazing room at the Ex celsior Powder company in Dodson ten miles south of Kansas City wrecked part of the plant. One worker was killed and thirty five were injured most lightly. The injured were on a train nearby which escaped serious damage.
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Kansas City
Excelsior Powder Company
Dodson
Hunting accident near Hillsboro injures man
Hillsboro Texas November 12 John Anderson while placing his gun in a boat discharged it and shattered a hand in the incident near town.
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Hillsboro
Tex
John Anderson
Despondent worker at station ends life with shot
Despondent over the loss of his position at the government experimental station C. W. Childers, aged fifty seven, shot himself through the head. The incident occurred in San Antonio on November 12.
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San Antonio
C. W. Childers
Former constable Manon Clements found not guilty of robbery
El Paso reports that Manon Clements, once a constable, was acquitted by a jury on charges of robbery by use of firearms with the case decided Nov 12. The outcome ends the prosecution's attempt to convict the former lawman.
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el Paso
Manon Clements
Central Warehouse Plan Moves Forward in New Orleans
Farmers' Educational and Co operative union outlines a large central cotton warehouse project in New Orleans. A committee of ten leaders from six states is authorized to negotiate with local businessmen and manage warehouse certificates and sales of up to 1 000 000 bales when market conditions allow.
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New Orleans
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union
T J. Brooks
Tennessee
C. B. Hightower
Mississippi
J. Z Greene
North Carolina
J. Y. Calahan
Oklahoma
J. W. Boyett, Jr
Louisiana
L. H. O. Martin
Georgi
IL. H. Morris
Alabama
Farmers’ Union
Slays Her Insulter in Suburban Field
Mrs. A. W. Bonds reports shooting and killing S. P. Craig, a mill worker, after he allegedly made an insulting proposal. Officers take her to the vacant field where Craig’s body is found. She says her husband had threatened to kill Craig, and she went to warn him before the shooting as he followed toward her home.
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A. W. Bonds
Central Police
S. P. Craig
Ex-Sheriff Sharpe Arrested in Carmack Murder Case
Nashville on November 12 reports John D. Sharpe former Davidson county sheriff was arrested on murder and aiding and abetting murder charges in the Carmack assassination. He is alleged to have been seen with the Coopers before the shooting and was at the scene after Carmack fell, before being jailed.
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Nashville
John D. Sharpe
Davidson
Carmack
Sharpe
Coopers
Archimedes as Engineer and Inventor in Early Civilizations
Washington November 12 National Grange hosted Gifford Pinchot forester of the United States. Archimedes credited with lever theory and numerous devices including the endless screw and burning glass. Though the tale may be fabulous, it shows faith in the man and marks his influence on modern engineering and civilization.
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Washington
National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry
Gifford Pinchot
United States
Archimedes
Cassier’s Magazine
Raki and Turkish customs described by a convert
A Minneapolis Journal piece quotes a Constantinopolitan convert who argues Turks drink heavily, drink raki despite Mohammed's forbiddance, and express misery by cutting their hands after breaking glasses. he contrasts vegetarian meals, baklava, rosewater, and saffron flavored cream with the ritual toasts.
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Mohammed
Minneapolis Journal
Long-haired amateur vows no pro music career
The speaker claims he plays only to pass time, insisting he has no plans to become a professional musician. An undertone of skepticism appears as a Kansas City Independent exchange prompts a cryptic reply from a listener.
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Kansas City
Independent
Taste and Demeanor in Public Space and Dress
The San Antonio Express notes that reasoning individuals can be swayed by argument, while style misfires harm credibility. It argues for proper sidewalks near homes, comparing muddy entrances to unfit attire and urging citizens to insist on tidy approaches as a matter of good taste and judgment.
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San Antonio Express
Grand Trunk System Rebuilt in Detroit Celebration
In Detroit today prominent railway men civil engineers from the United States and Canada gathered for a Grand Trunk ceremony marking the Detroit river tunnel electrification official take over. The project cost over 1 million dollars while the ten year reconstruction spent about 53 million expanding double track to 1054 miles and funding rails bridges freight cars locomotives and passenger equipment.
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Detroit
Mich
Navy
Grand Trunk Railway
Grand Trunk
Great Victoria
Massachusetts MIT hall hosts civic reform conference in New England
Boston reports a two day conference at MIT to discuss municipal reforms in Massachusetts cities. Topics include Galveston style commission government, playgrounds, agriculture teaching, and industrial education for small towns. In San Francisco, the ICC sets tariffs rules for Orient shipments, inspecting rebates by Pacific Line sponsors. A Singer advertisement promotes durable sewing machines from a single U.S. company.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts
New England
Galveston
Haverhill
San Francisco
Cal
Interstate Commercce Commission
Orient
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harriman and Hill Lines
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Japan
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