No Constitutional Convention Called by House Vote
Senate Proceedings report no constitutional convention is called as the House by a majority vote indefinitely postpones the question. Discussion centers on C F Sentell's amendment to require board members to be elected by the public, replacing governor appointments for six-year terms. The Sentell amendment failed 63 to 61 due to a two-thirds requirement on its third reading.
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HOUSE
C. F. Sentell
Sentell
Senate
Adjournment set March 19 for Texas legislature adjournment
The Texas legislature ad journed routines with a concurrent resolution fixing March 19 as adjournment day after a Senate and House vote. Reports note no constitutional convention will be called this session. Several Friday and Saturday proceedings covered wild fauna bills, child labor debates, leper relief measures, and various financial appropriations amid tense floor battles.
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Hailey
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Appropriation for Amendments Passed by House in Texas
Austin Tex The house Saturday finally passed an appropriation of 25000 dollars or so much as may be necessary to defray the expense of printing four constitutional amendments on the May 24 ballot These amendments cover Prohibition woman s suffrage land for the landless and increasing the governor s salary.
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Tex
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Livestock Sanitary Commission
Dilley
Batley Senate Bill Creates Experimental Apiary at A M College
The Batley senate bill to establish an experimental apiary at the A and M College was finally passed.
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Dudley
A. and M. College
Hall
Batley Senate
Texas Heroes in War Wounds and Losses Across Battlegrounds
A Texas roster lists many named soldiers wounded, captured, or killed in action and a separate line confirms missing in action and returns to duty. The compilation includes Pvt. William Henry Adams, Pvt. Elroy Green, Pvt. Elmer H. Zoeller, and others from Beeville to Galveston with units in various towns. The record ends with returns to duty and sick in hospital, naming Fgt. Milton J. Winkler and Pvt. Emmett T. Robert among others.
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Hilbright
Elroy Green
Tyler
Elmer H. Zoeller
Happy
John J. Caton
Beeville
Gillespie B. O’brien
Spring
Harry J. Tiff
West Union
Henry R. Horner
Burkburnett
John M. Davenport
Denville
Jesse F. Martin
Robert Lee
George R. Dunton
Galveston
Charlie A. Glaenzel
Karnes City
Tyson H. Gilbert
Abilene
Oras R. van Zant
Moga
Arthur Beyer
Fredericksburg
Caddy J. Friday
Robert L. Robinson
Si Abyt Tohn
Wilson
John Lucas
Houston
Peace Conference Efforts Focus on League Covenant
Paris talks this week aim to shape the league of nations covenant to win supreme council acceptance and satisfy American call for amendments. Colonel House met with Lord Cecil Leon Bourgeois and American delegates, reporting to President Wilson. Amendments proposed include safeguards for the Monroe Doctrine and terms allowing the late enemy powers to adhere.
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Paris
League of Nations
Supreme Council
Colonel House
Lord Robert Cecil
Leon Bourgeois
Wilson
Rush of Income Tax Returns Sweeps U S
Washington reports federal revenue offices nationwide were flooded with eleventh hour income tax returns due by Saturday night. Taxpayers submitted the 25 percent first installment along with payments. Officials expect $800 million to $1 billion in receipts, with processing likely taking days.
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Washington
Federal
Treasury
Two Ellington Field Fliers Die in Plane Crash Near Richmond
Two Ellington Field fliers were killed when their plane plummeted to the ground Sunday on ranch land owned by John Moora, about 18 miles south of Richmond, Texas.
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Houston
Tex
Ellington Field
John Moora
Richmond
Texas
President Wilson in Porte Paris Says There Has Been No Change
President Wilson in Paris on Saturday authorized the statement that there has been no change in the order then laid down. The brief dispatch notes his confirmation amid ongoing diplomatic efforts surrounding the Porte discussions.
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Paris
Wilson
TEMS OF INTEREST Stockholm 5 built on islands and meaning
Stockholm is described as built on islands with a name that means an island in a sound. The text notes seasonal ice closing the area for months and mentions population trends in Japan and the growth of am bach wood near Lake Chad and Nile tributaries. The am bach tree yields pale, soft wood that dies young and regrows from its roots.
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Stockholm
Japan
Ambach
Lake Chad
Upper
Nile
President Wilson's Grandson Photo Published
First photograph of President Wilson's grandson Woodrow Wilson Sayre born to Mrs. Francis Sayre. President Wilson visited the infant in Philadelphia before traveling to New York and to France aboard the George Washington. The image shows Woodrow and his nurse Miss Ruth Swisher.
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Woodrow Wilson Sayre
Francis Sayre
Wilson
Philadelphia
New York
George Washington
France
Httle Woodrow
Ruth Swisher
Candlestick Advice Sparks Navy Banter
A British regiment senior major dispenses etiquette to a junior officer at a formal dinner. He warns to avoid overindulgence with the decanter and to observe esprit de corps. His parting tip: when you can see four candlesticks instead of two, it’s time to leave, a humorous misread about the number of candlesticks.
Princess and King Delk relate wartime scene anecdote
Rev Dr Edwin Heyl Delk recounted to Wartime Commission colleagues a France road scene where soldiers were offered cigarettes and kisses by roadside women. A young girl handed a box of cigarettes saying she was the princess, while a Yankee lad quipped I am the king of Belgium. The Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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Daughtea
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