Texas lawmakers busy at capitol
Texas legislators pressed education and tax measures in a busy capitol session. The house passed a general educational appropriation bill totaling 10 400 000 on suspension of rules, with a 1 400 000 reduction from last session. The senate approved the Cowen gasoline tax bill in substitute form 21 to 2, shifting the levy to wholesale dealers and all gasoline sold in Texas. Governor Neff submitted ten additional subjects for consideration including headlight and motor vehicle rules and a state illiteracy commission.
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Government victory noted in Ats Tex report
A brief Texan dispatch reports a government institution achieving a notable win. The article highlights the outcome, naming involved parties and the locality, emphasizing the victory's impact on policy or administration. Further specifics are unreadable in the fragment.
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Neff signs eight bills as seven become law without signature
Governor Neff of Austin signs eight measures from the second called Texas session, with seven laws taking effect without his signature and seven vetoed. Highlights include the Thomas electrocution act replacing hanging in capital cases, effective ninety days after adjournment, plus a banking department creation and a fluoride of other provisions. The Burkett bill to create an eleventh civil appeals court at Eastland is vetoed for oversaturation of courts.
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France Rejects New German Reparations Offer
Premier Poincare publicly rejected Berlin’s reparations proposal after reviewing the German note. He said France and Belgium demand a complete end to passive resistance before considering any German terms and noted satisfactory Belgian relations and stable Ruhr operations. The German plan frames its rail network as a major asset valued around 30 billion gold marks, with potential annual payments of 500 million gold marks and a low 2 percent interest rate, while offering transparency through open financial records and impartial valuation bodies.
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What has become of Italian immigrants
Brownsville, Texas, reports 120 Italian immigrants who entered Mexico on their way to the United States have vanished after leaving their home port. Adolfo Vinci, adviser to the Italian ambassador, said he would travel through Mexico to investigate detainees near Matamoros and Juarez, Mexicali, and the Nuevo Laredo murder of six Italians is being probed by Italian representatives. The embassy notes many families report grants to the United States via Mexico result in no contact after departure.
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Californias Mission leads 400 acre cantaloupe ship
A Brownsville Tex area report notes cantaloupes from a 400 acre field near Mission are highly profitable. Growers plan to plant more cantaloupes next year to expand shipments and profits across the region.
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