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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1918
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR notes reference the Texas Supreme Court and a person named Lark PR plus age hints. Details unclear. summary focuses on a legal context involving a court and an individual with an age marker.
Martin Faust was notified of his election to the Twenty-first Senate district to fill the unexpired Harley term. He defeated Midkiff by 53 votes and will attend the Legislature’s special session in Austin tomorrow. The result was announced from New Braunfels, Texas, on February 25.
Senator Gore, lead sponsor of bills to raise the fixed wheat price to 2.50, said no congressional action was likely after President Wilson fixed the price at 2.20. He warned farmers may shift to other grains, citing party discipline before the Administration’s stance.
A Senate Commerce Committee delegation returned to Washington after probing Hog Island shipyard finances. They condemned gross extravagance but urged the government not to cancel the contract or seize the project, recommending continued work under oversight.
Lawrence Mass Feb 25 Former Mayor Lynch reports his son Ensign Frank Lynch Naval Flying Corps survived a 1000 foot air crash in Fort Worth Texas where pilot James Higginbotham died. Lynch to rest with a friend in Georgia before resuming duties. Austin Feb 26 Permits to do business in Texas granted to ER I Du Pont de Nemours & Co. of Wilmington Delaware with 240 million capital. Texas HQ to be in San Antonio.
The statement indicates that tee will advocate that the work receive more thorough government scrutiny than in the past. It implies a shift toward increased oversight and formal review processes to ensure compliance and accountability.
Thieves operated Sunday night and Monday in San Antonio taking over $90 in shoes and leather goods from the Guarantee Shoe Store at Alamo Plaza. Two automobiles were stolen, one from Eads Avenue and Travis Street and another from West Commerce and Laredo Streets. A coal yard sack was taken at 501 South Alamo Street. A diamond lavallier valued at 600 was stolen from a local hotel but recovered within hours. A candy stand near Basse Cafe was robbed for the third time and no arrests were made.
R E Stall of Detroit a cadet in the aviation branch of the Signal Corps fell 200 feet at Love Field and was instantly killed. Stall, a University of Ohio graduate, was making his second solo flight when the accident occurred. His father W H Stall of Long Beach Cal was notified. He would have won his commission within days.
Memphis Tenn February 25 reports from Park Field indicate Tryze Thronsen of Chicago civilian flying instructor injured when the plane he was piloting with Cadet Harold R Hanley of Custer North Dakota tipped over and crashed to the ground Hanleys injuries were slight The plane fell from about 100 feet and was almost demolished This is the third serious accident at the field since it opened two earlier incidents included a midair collision Saturday killing three and February 12 taking two more lives.
Fort Worth dispatch reports Cadet Franklin C. Fairchilds of the United States Aviation Section died in an 800 foot fall at Taliaferro Field. His body was sent home today to Pelham New York for burial. He was the son of Congressman Benjamin L. Fairchilds of New York.
The Red Cross liner Florizel was wrecked off Cape Race in a storm. Forty four people were rescued, with the death toll rising to 102. Seventeen passengers and twenty seven crew members were saved.
Washington D C Feb 26 Postmaster General Burle g on announced a March 15 change to parcel post limits to spur farm product movement. Packages mailed in first or second zones for delivery in first second or third zones may weigh up to seventy pounds, up from fifty. Other zones rise from twenty to fifty pounds.
Philadelphia Feb 26 The Most Rev Edmond Francis Prendergast archbishop of Philadelphia died at the Archiepiscopal residence tonight of diabetes He was stricken December 15 and had been bedfast since He was in his 75th year
A Southern Railroad wreck at Frost near Columbus today killed ten people and injured nearly a hundred, with four seriously hurt. Train No. 42 from Asheville rear ended Train No. 1 from Greenville, most fatalities among smokers aboard. Bodies arriving unidentified.
In the Toul sector early today three American soldiers were killed and nine badly gassed in two German gas attacks on American positions. The enemy heavily shelled American batteries with gas shells, but failed to cause further casualties due to quick American responses and training.
Wilhelm Wehe, a cotton expert formerly with the Texas State Department of Agriculture, has been confined as a civilian enemy alien and sent to the prison barracks at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia for internment during the remainder of the war after arrests and initial confinement in Austin and Fort Sam Houston.
Amsterdam dispatch reports Chancellor von Hertling addressing the Reichstag. He argues for a basis of mutual views with President Wilson for general peace, while noting no universal arbitration court exists and criticizing Entente powers for imperial aims. He contends Britain applies self determination selectively and Belgium remains unsettled.
The text argues safeguarding a post war country from enemy plots, urging caution toward proposals even from Havre and embracing a non antagonistic stance. It notes President Wilson's February 11 message as a potential small step toward mutual rapprochement.
Jourdanton Texas February 26 16 year old Dink Pacier owed her life to quick thinking and courage. Alone at home she refused a stranger seeking food then retrieved her father’s shotgun. In the ensuing struggle the intruder seized the weapon and fired wounding her wrist as she fled, while posses scour the brush for the unknown assailant.
Fine Jersey milk cow with young calf for sale cheap. For price call on Max H. Beckmenn.
A brief items column notes hires and sales in poultry eggs butter and fur trades, highlighting country produce markets. Mentions local sellers and buyers, with emphasis on agricultural goods moving through rural outlets and seasonal demand fluctuations.
Local repair shop advertises comprehensive car services with all work guaranteed. Emphasizes reliability and customer satisfaction for maintenance and repairs.
The Fredericksburg Publishing Co. promotes its commercial printing offerings as neat quick and cheap. It emphasizes fast turnaround and affordable rates to attract local businesses seeking cost effective printing solutions. The notice highlights no specific dates or figures.
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