More Troops Are Sent to Texas Border
Washington reports two additional regiments of U.S. infantry, the Ninth and Seventeenth, ordered to Eagle Pass and Laredo, Texas, by request of Senator Sheppard and Representative Garner to deter raids. Garner cited border cash in banks and stock losses blamed on Mexicans as public concern. General Diaz and allies appeared with a new Mexican plan, while the President approved the troop move after Cabinet discussions.
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Washington
Eagle Pass
Laredo
Texas
Felix Diaz
Sheppard
Garner
Seven Wonders of the World Reimagined for the Twentieth Century
An Ohio State Journal view contrasts the ancient seven wonders with a modern list created by a German newspaper. The eight selected twentieth century wonders include wireless telegraphy the Panama Canal the dirigible airship the flying machine radium the cinematograph and the steamship Imperator.
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Pyramids
Semiramis
Babylon
Diana
Ephesus
Jupiter
Athens
Halicarnassus
Rhodes
Alexandria
B. C
Germany
Ohio State Journal
Census Bureau releases telephone data report
Dallas March 12. Director W J Harris of the Bureau of Census released a report detailing statistics of the Bell Telephone Company and other systems operating.
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Dallas
Tex
W. J. Harris
Bureau of Census Today
Bell Telephone Company
Telephone growth and usage statistics in the United States
The United States has 20,248,000 miles of telephone wire, up from 4,900,000 a decade earlier. The rise totals 15,348,000 miles or 313 percent. Telephones in use number 8,730,000, up from 2,371,000. In 1912 there were 13,735,658,000 conversations. Bell Company owns about 85 percent of U.S. wire mileage, with roughly 300,000 telephones in Texas.
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United States
Bell Company
Texas
Texas Busy With Construction in 1913 Report
Fort Worth March 12 Texas invested 150000000 in construction projects during 1913 and built 424 miles of new main line railroad 215 miles of interurban 3000 miles of public highways 50000000 worth of new waterways irrigation ditches and reservoirs and other construction projects according to the Texas Business Men's Association Expenditure in 1912 for construction work was 120320000
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Texas Business Men's Association
Texas Inventors Awarded Patents for Week Ended March 7 1914
Spellman and Murray of Dallas report U S Patent Office grants issued to Texas residents for the week ending March 7 1914. Recipients include Oscar C Davis Dallas counting machine Joseph R Dickerson San Augustine steam washing machine Louis C Heincamp and E Hoxworth Waco nonrefillable bottle Harry H Herring Atascosa animal trap Edward B Hunt Lampasas dam construction David H Hynds Todd railway tie Lawrence E Kelley Leonard cultivator Whitley E Martin and G Bryant Dallas gearing Charles O Mason Texhoma wind mill wheel Dudley A Matthews Garden Valley automatic brake Stephen D Murray Dallas cotton gin Nathan Sadovsky San Antonio printing press John S Ward Weimar garden implement Charles R P Pool Dallas press head operating apparatus.
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Spellman & Murray
Dallas
Texas
United States Patent Office
Washington, D. C
Joseph R. Dickerson
San Augustine
Louis C. Heincamp
E. Hoxworth
Waco
Harry H. Herring
Atascosa
Edward B. Hunt
Lampasas
David H. Hynds
Todd
Lawrence E. Kelley
Leonard
Culti
Whitley E. Martin
G. Bryant
Charles O. Mason
Texhoma
Dudley A. Matthews
Garden Valley
Stephen D. Murray
Lawsuits settle for Triangle Shirtwaist deaths
Twenty three of the suits filed by relatives of victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire were settled yesterday for 75 dollars each, with the company having carried the accident insurance for the owner.
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Toyo Associated Press
New York
Triangle
New Wholesale House Planned for Bryan
Arrangements are complete for a wholesale house in Bryan, a branch of Wichita Mill and Elevator Co. It will handle flour meal and grain, no retail sales, with direct stock from mills. Ed S. Martin named manager. location secured at Mrs. B. White building on Main Street. Open by the 20th to 25th of the month.
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Bryan
Wichita Mill and Elevator Company
Texas
Ed S. Martin
Literacy Test Retained in Immigration Bill Favorably Reported
The Senate Immigration Committee voted to keep the literacy test in the immigration bill and sent a favorable report to the Senate. President Wilson warned he would veto the bill if the literacy feature remained.
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Washington
Senate Immigration Committee
Senate
Wilson
Surprise for tired husband ends in tension at home
A husband returns from a long day and is greeted by a smiling wife who promises a turn for the better and a homey dinner, but his evasive answer and pocketed money hint at an underlying strain in their relationship.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Waters-Pierce Oil Co Fined for Elkins Law Violations
In Shreveport Louisiana the Waters-Pierce Oil Company was fined fourteen thousand dollars after a Federal Court found it guilty of violating the Elkins law by making improper rate concessions on oil shipments from Illinois to Southern Louisiana.
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Shreveport
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Elkins
Illinois
Louisiana
Senator Tillman Wins Ban on Smoking in Sessions
Washington March 12 Senator Tillman’s resolution to bar smoking during executive sessions passes the Senate unanimously. Tillman argues the measure is needed for pure air and cites risk of party and Senate upheaval if he loses his health to smoke.
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Washington
Tillman
Senate
Tam
Ice Formed on Exposed Pools in Houston Freeze
Ice formed on pools in exposed places in Houston Texas as a late freeze became the latest reported in the area. The advisory notes unusually cold weather affecting outdoor water features and minor hazards anticipated for residents continuing through the day.
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Houston
Tex
New Cotton Culture System Cuts Weevil Damage and Boosts Yields
The Bureau of Plant Industry outlines a thinning based method to control branches and shorten the setting season. Closer early planting and gradual thinning allow more plants per row while preventing crowding, increasing lower fruiting bolls and yields up to fifty percent. Free circulars on the new system are available to growers.
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Bureau of Plant Industry
Stolen Jewels Recovered From Naragansett Pier Theft
About 65 thousand dollars worth of jewels stolen from Mrs. John H. Hanan at Naragansett Pier last summer were found in Paris and Amsterdam. The jewels were taken by a gang of international thieves.
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Nargansett Pier
Paris
Amsterdam
Associated Press
New York
John H. Hanan
Naragansett Pier
Merchant Ed Hutchings Dies After Ten Days on Oxygen
Cleburne Texas March 14 Ed Hutchings a prominent Grandview merchant died this morning after ten days sustained by oxygen at a cost of 200 dollars daily. Report says Texas oxygen supply was exhausted and rushed by automobile and express to him.
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Grandview
Cleburne
Tex
Ed Hutchings
Texas
Governor Will H Mayes visits Brownwood for College Board meeting
Lieutenant Governor Will H Mayes of Brownwood arrives in the city from his home to attend a Texas Experiment Stations Board of Control meeting. He jokes about printers ink and discusses political moves, potential extra sessions, and other administration goals with locals.
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Daily Eagle
Will H. Mayes
Brownwood
College of the Board of Control of the Texas Experiment Stations
Eagle
Court House
District Court
Mayes
College
Murphy Kicked Out of National Democratic Club
New York report states Charles F. Murphy announced he will not seek reinstatement after the club dropped him for nonpayment of dues due to a notice error. The act is described as based on a technical ground rather than misconduct.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles F. Murphy
National Democratic Club
Murphy
Aviator Killed in German Landing Attempt
Koenigsberg March 14. Lieutenant de Lesser died during a landing attempt when his aircraft capsized and the motor crushed him.
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Associated Press
Koenigsberg
Germany
de Lesser
Old Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil Claims Cures
Ad promotes Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil as a cure for chronic sores and other ailments. Lists prices 26c 60c and $1.00 and asserts relief of pain and healing.
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Porter
Solace Remedy Promises Quick Uric Acid Relief
Solace Remedy Co markets Solace as a German discovery dissolving uric acid crystals and purifying blood. It claims no opiates, free from harmful drugs, and offers free trial boxes with testimonials. Letters praise the remedy and a 25c to $1 price range is noted.
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Solace CO
Battle Creek
U. S
R. Lee Morris
First National Bank of
Chico
Texas
Solace Company
Memphis
Tenn
R. L. Morris
Solace
Solace Remedy CO
Mich
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Oscar C. Davis
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San Antonio
John S. Ward
Weimar
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Charles R. P. Pool
Bill
Louisiana Sticks Waters-Pierce CO
Senator Tillman
IGE
E. F. Parks
E. F. Parks & 60
D. D. White
E. F. Parks & CO
Thos. H. Royder Wellborn
Board of Control of Texas Experiment
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As W. Hunigutt
Bryan, Texas
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