Rebels gain no clear victory near Torreon in Mexican fighting
AP dispatches report ongoing clashes around Torreon with rebels under Villa meeting stiff Federal defense. Confirmations of capture are not yet issued as reports describe heavy rebel losses and withdrawals from Gomez Palacio and surrounding fronts.
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Associated Press
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Mexico
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Tex
Gomez Palacio
Juarez
Torreon
Torreon Cuartels
Brazos County 1913 Annual Exhibit and Financial Statement
The Brazos County Texas annual exhibit and financial statement for 1913 shows receipts and disbursements by fund, including Jury Road and Bridge General and Public Building accounts. It records balances, transfers, discontinued funds, and notes payable, with a county certification dated March 10, 1914.
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Brazos County
Texas
UE Yaris Bes
Court House
Commissioners’ Court
State OF
County of Brazos
Bryan
Higgs
Weather Bulletin Forecast Sees Disturbances March Through April
Washington dispatch reports multiple cross continent disturbances from March 30 to April 7 with warm and cool waves. Above average storm forces and high temperatures will shift to a downward trend by mid month. April looks drought threatened continent wide with rain concentrated in Panama and Caribbean. Deeply planted crops and low lands favored for April. Moon and planetary influences linked to evaporation and rains.
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Washington
Mie
Pacifier Coast
Pacific Slope
Great Central Valleys
Earth
Panama
Caribbean Sea
Pacific Ocean
Underwood argues against Panama tolls repeal and treaty risk
Representative Underwood of Alabama, Democratic floor leader, denounces the Sims bill to repeal the Panama toll exemption. He says the party platform supports coastwise toll exemption and warns Britain and Europe against pressuring the United States. He argues toll policy protects American shipping and merchant marine while maintaining treaty integrity.
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Underwood
Alabama
House of Representatives
Panama
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House
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Europe
Tennessee
Sims
Democratic Party
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
Congress
United States
Labor News And Notes From Across The States
Several states discuss suppressing Coxey's Army as unemployment and labor unrest rise. Toronto asbestos workers sign agreements for better conditions and plan higher wages. South Carolina Senate approves semi monthly pay for machine shop workers, with weekly pay for certain industries removed. Aberdeen Washington to set a minimum wage for women with an eight hour day. Global labor trends include alien admission debates and European nations expanding industrial training. Pratt Institute offers a one year tanning course for workers and students. historical note recalls the English plague era creating the concept of maximum wage.
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Senate
South Carolina
Aberdeen
Wash
United States
Baker Case Delayed To Next Term In Brazos County
District Attorney W C Davis told The Fagle that Jules Baker assault to murder case moved from Houston on change of venue will not be tried this term. Papers just reached here with 150 witnesses from eighteen counties summoned for the lease.
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Bagley
W. C. Davis
Fagle
Jules Baker
Brazos County
Houston
Davis
Judge Maloney Pushes Countywide Road Improvements
Letter from J T Maloney endorses permanent improvement of all county main roads totaling about 150 miles. He urges extending county forces, notes petitioning for an election, and cites traffic on the College road. He says his views are personal and not official.
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College Road
J. T. Maloney
City Schools Fourth Grade Arithmetics Show Gains
Superintendent W C Lawson reports West Side fourth graders mostly passed arithmetic with scores such as Burden 100 Downard 98 Gelber 90 Graham 99 Knox 98 McGee 96 Murray 100 Patrnella 100 Smith 100 Stuart 100 Trant 99 Cahill 99 Gelber 160 Jacobson 92 King 97 Lavine 7 McAlpine 100 McGee 100 Miller 85 Mooring 100 Ray 9 Seale 12 Seale 83 Sebesta 90 Weaver 100. The report emphasizes overall improvement and accountability to the public.
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Neta Burden
H. Downard
C. Gelber
J. Graham
Ruth Knox
M. McGee
A. B. Murray
A. Patrnella
Julia Smith
M. E. Stuart
Elva Trant
J. J. Cahill
I. Gelber
M. Jacobson
H. King
Trinity Dams Assured by Beall Bill Passage
Congressman Jack Beall wired from Washington to the Dallas Chamber of Commerce that the Trinity river appropriation of 205000 for lock and dam work has passed without change. The two new locks will be Nos 3 and 5. other numbers are near completion. Major Thomas H. Jackson reports rapid progress on Hurricane slough and White Rock shoals.
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Dallas
Tex
Jack Beall
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Washington
PD. C
Trinity River
Trinity
Thomas H. Jackson
United States
Parson's Slough
Hurricane Slough
White Rock Shoals
The Girl for Him
Tom says he has seen the girl he wants to marry by a street window. He notes she spent seven minutes to buy a single elevated ticket, and he concludes she could never spend his income at that rate.
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Tom
Alice
Boston Transcript
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