Prohibitionists See Savings Boom Amid Prophesied Bad Year
A weekly column extols rising savings and investments by Americans while warning of pessimists and a difficult year ahead. It notes deposits topping 1.14 billion and real estate and stock investments, then critiques taxation and social trends including fashion and gendered hair styles. It mentions Washington's postal raise, a Connecticut governor studying at Yale, and Mason J. Aldrich’s Bible bargain.
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Connecticut
Yale University
Carrying Pistols in Autos Upheld as Unlawful
The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed convictions for carrying pistols on or about the person, holding that pistols in autos do not excuse law violations. The cases of Alfred Welch Beal County and J W Paulk Cass County upheld $100 fines, with appellants contending they were merely travelers rejected.
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Court of Criminal Appeals
Alfred Welch
Beal County
J. W. Paulk
Cass County
Fisherman Describes Unusual Trout In Tale To Friends
A fisherman recalls a remarkable catch saying the trout was unusually long while holding his hands far apart. His friends doubtfully respond that they never saw a fish like that and wonder if he has exaggerated.
Pied Piper Malone at National Theatre
Tom Meighan returns with a group of youngsters for a Booth Tarkington tale at the National Theatre May 19 and 20. The production, a wholesome love story, is supported by Alfred Green Lois Wilson George Fawcett Cyril Ring and Charles Stevenson among others.
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Tom Meighan
Tom
National Theatre
Booth Tarkington
Pied Piper Malone
Alfred Green
Lois Wilson
George Fawcett
Cyril Ring
Charles Stevenson
Language Puzzle Behind Bible Translation in Lengua
A South American language Lengua yields a humorous quote where the phrase for eighteen literally means finish my hands pass to my other foot three. The text notes how boys and girls view learning French and Latin as tough while translating obscure phrases proves tricky.
Railways in Texas and Hogg Political Clash
The piece recounts James S. Hogg’s 1890s gubernatorial rise and the railroad opposition. It highlights the seven month campaign that discredited the railroads, Hogg’s statewide stump efforts, and the aggressive legal actions to enforce railroad law, revoke improper consolidations, and restore proper conduct.
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James S. Hogg
Hogg
Railroad Commission
Attorney General’s
A Whale of a Story The Stranger at National Theatre
A Paramount adaptation of John Galsworthy's short story titled The Stranger screens at the National Theatre on May 21 and 22. Betty Compson Richard Dix Lewis Stone and Tully Marshall lead the cast with Marshall delivering notable title role characterization.
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National Theatre
Paramount
John Galsworthy
Betty Compson
Richard Dix
Lewis Stone
Tully Marshall
Miss Compson
England
Bridger
Keith Durrant
Texas Medical Association Calls For Study Of Insane Care
Reported remarks from the fifty-eighth Texas Medical Association session advocate a study and remedy for treatment of the insane. The item includes a reflection described as practical Christianity and a humorous dialogue about rushing trains at Dempsey Townly with Subbubs.
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Texas Medical Association
Public Rift Between People and Railroads Deepens
The text notes mutual misunderstandings between the public and railroad companies, with carriers erring in judgment and policy and growing public hostility toward railroads.
Infant son of campus professor joked about fall
A campus professor and his wife exchange a humorous exchange about their infant son. The child asks about the stepladder falling and the mother jokes the father has not fallen yet, as he hangs to the picture molding.
Officer Wounds Father and Son in Kaufman Incident
Terrell May 10 Ralph Bailey thirty a waiter shot through the shoulder and his two year old son through the abdomen at Kaufman last night An officer summoned by Mrs Bailey entered the darkened home and fired not knowing the father held the child The child is in a serious condition.
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Terrell
Ralph Bailey
Kaufman
Bailey
Ford Motor Company Reports 1923 Profit and Asset Rise
The Ford Motor Company filed with the Massachusetts Commissioner of Corporations showing a 1923 profit of 82,263,483 and assets listed at 568,101,639. It reports cash on hand and in banks at 141,000,000, but cites United States Steel Corporation with 150,000,000 in cash reserves as larger.
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Ford Motor Company
Massachusetts ‘Simmissioner of Corporations
Ford
United States Steel Corporation
A Lesson Learned from a Bright Remark at the Hospital
A kind visitor at the hospital tries to lift a wounded man with a joke about smiling as the best medicine. He replies that he will never smile again and vows not to smile at another fellow's girl, a sharp twist of humor in a somber scene.
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Pat Bryan
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Walter Splawn
D. Shamburger
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Dempsey
Townly
Harry Wills
Boyle’s
30 Acres
Jersey City
Tex Rickard
Edward McCuLlough
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