Texas proposes constitutional amendments to university system
Friday's Daily reports a House Joint Resolution proposing to amend Article 7 sections 10 through 15 to reorganize and permanently locate the University of Texas in Travis County, establish the Agricultural and Mechanical College in Brazos County, Prairie View Normal and Industrial College, and separate Texas A&M from UT with endowment fund divisions and land transfers.
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State of Texas
University of Texas
Travis County
Medical
Galveston County
Agrcultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Brazos County
College of Industrial Arts
Denton County
Junior Agricultural College
Agricultural and Mechanical College Board
Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College
The
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Prairie View
Waller County
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Texas
Republic of State of Texas
Soveraiie
University
Prairie View Strate Normal and Industrial College
Texas constitutional amendment on university lands and college division
The text outlines an amendment proposed for Texas Article 7 addressing separation of the University of Texas from the Agricultural and Mechanical College and a fair division of university lands. It details funds, governance, and procedural steps for voter ballots and proclamation. It specifies dates for the election and the roles of the Governor and Secretary of State.
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Agricultural and Mechanical College
College of Industrial Arts
Denton
Denton County
Texas
State of
State of Texas
University of
University of Texas
Secretary of State
John G. McKay
High Colored Yarns Spinster’s Daughter Narrates Night
Bonham Favorite notes a change in fortunes as a modest spinner’s daughter now entertains with vivid tales in the parlor. The shift from plain work to bright stories keeps her busy into the small hours and leaves her sleeping late mornings.
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Bonham
Notice to the Public at the Market Fish and Oysters
At the southeast corner of the market outside the door fresh fish and oysters are offered daily in any style. Select and extra select oysters by the dozen or hundred and select fish by the pound are available for take-home. No delivery. J. W. Hopkins Shorty 24th.
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J. W. Hopkins
Chamberlain's Liniment Ad Highlights Rheumatism Relief
Chamberlain's Liniment targets rheumatism and sprains and backs it with a testimonial from Mrs Charles Tanner of Wabash Indiana praising its pain relief. The ad notes 5 and 50 cent bottles and sales by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Charles Tanner
Wabash, Ind
Public Auction Planned for Stray Burros in Laredo
Three burros held at the city pound for violation of stray animal rules will be sold at public auction in front of City Hall on Tuesday morning May 11 1915 at ten oclock unless the owners call before that date and pay all accrued costs City Marshal M Brennan Laredo Texas May 7 1916 6-7-31 Adv
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M. Brennan
Laredo
Texas
Neat and Accurate Job Work Ring Up 44
A Neat and Accurate Job Work item records a score of 44 in a recent ring up. The brief notes performance and results for the event with no further context provided.
Personal remarks and visitors in the city scene
Chas H Clifton arrives from his ranch on business. Manuel Rogers from San Diego visits Hamilton. Mrs John Buenz leaves for San Antonio to visit relatives. Capt C G Gatewood of Fort Sam Houston visits his wife at her mother’s home. Geo R Page and C Biggio return from Waco after attending the state volunteer fire department race meet. Richard Staben of Los Angeles visits his brother Oscar. Rev J H Lockwood of New York plans a longer visit in three weeks. Hamilton list includes I Joseph San Antonio A Grumbach New Orleans R R Witt San Antonio W H Hudgins Albion N Y M Rogers San Diego J Cadena Benavides W F Jones San Antonio Ed Peterson Reiser C H Clitton Islitas 1 Strauss San Antonio.
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Chas. H. Clifton
Manuel Rogers
San Diego
Hamilton
John ©. Buenz
San Antonio
C. G. Gatewood
Fort Sam F Houston
C. C. Pierce
Geo. R. Page
C. Biggio
Waco
Fire Department
Richard Staben
Los Angeles
Cali
J. H. Lockwood
New York
W. H. Lockwood
South Laredo
San Francisco
Laredo Welcomes Civic Lecturer Miss Maude Van Buren
Miss Maude Van Buren arrives in Laredo tomorrow to speak free to the Heights Civic Club at 10 AM on Monday and to the Women’s Exchange at 2 PM. She then visits city schools Tuesday morning and ends with a stereopticon lecture at Elks Hall Tuesday night for the general public.
Weather forecast from New Orleans bureau
The Times presents the daily forecast from the U S Weather Bureau in New Orleans. Tonight is fair and cooler. Saturday will be fair.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
the Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh Weather: 4 Hour Observations
Fort McIntosh recorded a maximum temperature of 99 degrees and a minimum of 74 degrees for the four hours ending at 6 p m yesterday. Winds were from the west.
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Fort McIntosh
Regulating the Watch by Daily Time Comparison
The author advises daily watch comparison with standard time by telegraph, wireless, or an accurate clock. Establish winding at that same moment to foster regular winding habits and improve timekeeping consistency.
Sheriffs Sale Webb County Texas City of Laredo vs Vidaurri
By order of sale issued May 1 1915 from Webb County District Court the City of Laredo has a judgment against Mrs Rafael Vidaurri for 69.26 plus costs and a tax lien on multiple city blocks and lots in Laredo. The lands will be sold at public auction June 1 1915 between 10 AM and 4 PM in front of the Webb County Court House. Sheriff Antonio Salinas and Deputy M G Benavides notice.
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State OF Texas
Webb
District Court
Webb County
Texas
Laredo
Rafael Vidaurri
City of
Court House
A. D
Antonio Salinas
M. G. Benavides
Odd Items From A Round World Display Curious Facts
A list of curious notes covers science, geography, and daily life. It mentions aluminum in the earth crust, Sweden bar closures on Saturdays, Japanese lifeboats from mulberry fibre, and a diamond of trivia from a Chicago jeweler engraving the Lord’s Prayer on a pin. It notes USSR and Norway curiosities, Simla’s steep town layout, and facts on coal mining illumination and paper output to temper disbelief with small-world wonders.
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Uncle Sam
Persia
Sweden
Chicago
New Zealand
Nevada
Simla
India
Norway
United States
Canada
England
Lusitania Sunk Off Irish Coast With 1210 Aboard
The Lusitania, carrying 1210 passengers from New York, was torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coast near Kinsale. Reports place total aboard around 1900 including many wealthy and famous individuals such as Alfred Vanderbilt and Elbert Hubbard. details on survivors are unconfirmed. Captain W R Emington, prominent banker, was killed in a separate incident in Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
Texas
W. R. Emington
Traders National Bank
London
New York
Irish
Liverpool
Kinsale
Cork
St. George's Channel
Ireland
England
Alfred Vanderbilt
Elbert Hubbard
W. B. Cloete
San Antonio
Villa Victories Reported Across Mexican Front
The convention consulate in Laredo says Villa troops won battles at San Cristobal San Judas and Sandia in Guanajuato Leon and forced Carrancista forces back about 12 kilometers. They say 500 enemy dead and that Villa captured more ammunition than used. Villa reports daily ammunition supply increases and over 800 enemy casualties in recent days.
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Convention
Laredo
Leon
Guanajuato
San Cristobal
San Judas
Sandia
Villa
Triangular Debate on Monroe Doctrine at Yale
New Haven Conn May 7 Harvard Yale and Princeton freshmen prepare for today’s annual triangular debate on whether the United States should abolish the Monroe Doctrine as part of its foreign policy.
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New Haven Conn
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
United States
St. Louis Germans Open Alpine Festival for 65th Turnverein Anniversary
A three day celebration marks the sixty fifth anniversary of the St. Louis Turnverein foundation. German Americans in St. Louis participate in an Alpine style festival with a children’s day scheduled for Sunday.
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St. Louis Mo
St. Louis
American Peace Society Meets in Washington Meeting
The 87th annual meeting of the American Peace Society will be held today at the Hotel Raleigh. Prominent peace advocates from across the country are attending, with U S Senator Theodore Burton of Ohio to preside. A general secretary will be elected to replace Dr Benjamin Trueblood.
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Washington
The
American Peace Society
Releigh
U. S
Theodore &. Burton
Ohio
Benjamin Trueblood
Trust Company Officials Dine In New York Banquet
The annual banquet of trust company representatives from across the United States will be held here. Banking leaders will speak to heads of trust companies and other banks, with guests including men prominent in the nation's business life. Discussions will cover the new currency system foreign credit growth loans and related topics.
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New York
United States
Baraca Philathea Union Florida Holds Record Convention
Arcadia Florida May 7 The Baracas and Philatheas of Florida arrive in record numbers for the annual Baracca Philathe a Union of Florida convention opening here. A three day programme is set and the rent is hailed as the biggest state convention yet held by the Union. Jacksonville and Tampa delegations compete for the 1916 meeting.
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Arcadia
Fla
Baracas and Philatheas
Florida
Baracca-Philathea Union of
Jacksonville
Tampa
Oregon Waterways Convention Opens at Astoria
Astoria hosts the sixth annual Columbia and Snake Rivers Waterways Association meeting as the Celilo Canal celebration culminates. A flotilla of steamers carries guests from Lewiston to Astoria while leaders discuss deepening the Columbia mouth and improvements for upper river navigation extending 500 miles inland.
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Astoria
Ore
Columbia and Snake Rivers Waterways Association
Lewiston
Idaho
Columbia River
Columbia
Upper
Celilo Canal
Snake Rivers
Pacific
Lustranta Torpedoing Sparks Washington Shock
Washington reacts to the torpedoing of the Lustranta with shock and fear. Officials declined to comment but acknowledge the incident marks the most serious wartime moment since the conflict began.
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Washington
China Preparing to concede to Japan, reports suggest
In Peking on May 7 observers note that China may bow to all demands of Japan as the war outlook worsens. The move is not widely understood among foreign residents and some Chinese as residents pack belongings and brace for conflict.
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Peking
China
Japan
Japanese Modified Demand on China Reported in Tokio
Tokyo reports that elder statesmen altered Japan's final demands on China at the last moment especially on munitions and advisors. American interest centers on these points while Japanese diplomats expect China to submit but hasten preparations for war.
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Tokio
China
United States
Japanese Ultimatum Presented in Peking
The Japanese ultimatum was presented to China shortly after 3 PM insisting on China’s acceptance of modified Japanese demands.
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Peking
China
United States Consults Allies on China Crisis
Within the last 24 hours the United States through its ambassadors has consulted England France and Russia as Japan's allies regarding their stance on the current Chinese situation. The move aims to shape a united response to tensions in China and seeks clarity on possible actions.
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United States
Washington
England
France
Russia
Japan
First Russian air raid and shelling near Constantinople
An unofficial Athens report says three Russian aviators bombed Constantinople, dropping several bombs. The despatch adds the Russian Black Sea fleet shelled the area within 10 miles of the city on Wednesday.
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Constantinople
Paris
Athens
Turkish Victories Reported at Gallipoli Across Front
Constantinople May 7 war office reports a Turkish flank attack annihilated one enemy battalion at the Dardanelles. At Akburau Turkish forces captured strongly-built entrenchments. At Seddul Bahr Turks inflicted heavy losses on the English, taking ammunition and ten machine guns.
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Constantinople
War Office
Dardanelles
Akburau
Seddul Bahr
Vatican orders German Austrian clergy to leave Rome
Paris dispatches report the Vatican advised all German and Austrian ecclesiastics and theological students to depart Rome at once. Six Italian despatches confirm the directive dated May 7. The move followed tensions between Rome and the Axis powers and reflects church safety concerns.
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Rome
Paris
Vatican
British Steamers Sunk Off Irish Coast
A German submarine yesterday sank the British steamers Centurion and Candidate off the Irish coast near London. The crews were rescued.
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London
Centurion
Candidate
Balaklava Commander Dead in London
Major General de Horsey famed commander of the Light Brigade in the Balaklava charge died in London last night. The veteran officer led the famous unit at Balaklava and later held high posts in the Royal Army before his death on May 7.
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London
de Horsey
Light Brigade
Germans Flee Rome After Berlin Dispatches Prompt Closure
German school in Rome closed after Berlin dispatches. Teachers, newspaper correspondents, and several German families left the city for Germany yesterday afternoon.
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Rome
Berlin
Germany
French Government Moves to Seize All Wheat Stock
Paris on May 7 reports the premier announced a plan to seize the entire existing wheat stock. The order aims to control grain supply in response to ongoing shortages.
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Paris
Panhandle Suffers Killing Frost Report
The weather bureau reports a killing frost in the Panhandle last night as Dallas notes 80 degree heat in Amarillo.
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Panhandle
Dallas
Texas
Weather Bureau Today
Amarillo
Contest congressman's seat in Milwaukee race
Evidence totaling 70000 words will be submitted to the Elections Committee by notaries who have gathered testimony on Gailord's socialist challenge to Cary. Cary, on a non partisan ticket, won 14776 votes to Gailord's 10057 amid claims of unusual campaign funding.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
W. J. Cary
Congress
Committee On Elections
Gailord
Cary
Gaylord
Gaylor
Identity Restored After Two Years Lost in Milwaukee
Frank Van Wie, who vanished from a Milwaukee rooftop two years ago, has regained his memory after doctors repaired two vertebrae in his neck. He now seeks the fiancée he was to marry on May 24 1913 and recalls his fall but not the two years prior.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Frank van Wie
van Wie
Kenosha
Paying Officials Today in New Jersey Case
Trenton New Jersey May 7 George M Brewster and Walter Scott officials of a paying concern of Hackensack New Jersey were to be sentenced today by Judge Marchal for ignoring subpoenas to testify before the joint committee on appropriations of the Legislature of 1914 at the road investigation last December. The two men were found guilty by a jury on April 2 ten minutes after receiving the case. An appeal will be taken to the Supreme Court. It is claimed by the two paying officials that they kept away from the hearing on advice of counsel.
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Trenton
N. J
George M. Brewster
Walter Scott
Hackensack
Marchal
Joint Committee On Appropriations
Supreme Court
Are You Rheumatic Sloan's Liniment Ad
An advertisement promotes Sloan's Liniment for rheumatic pain and other conditions. It claims rapid relief by topical application without rubbing in, notes a 25 cent bottle, and promises a money back satisfaction if not satisfied. It lists uses including colds and swollen joints.
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Sloan
State Fights Jury Call In Thaw Case
New York May 7 The State Attorney General seeks a restraining writ to block Judge Hendrick from impaneling a jury to test Harry K Thaws sanity. Thaw campaign centers on whether he should be sent to Matteawan Asylum for the Criminal Insane. State argues the judge lacks authority to call a jury for this decision.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Hendrick
Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Prohibition Plan Reported for Alcohol in War France
Paris May 7 The Petit Parisien reports the government will prohibit manufacture or use of alcoholic drinks absolutely during the war. It expects this bill soon.
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France
Paris
The
Petit Parisien
Mayor Ezequiel Reyes Dies of Apoplexy
Sr Ezequiel Reyes mayor of Nuevo Laredo died of apoplexy at 3 PM. The death was reported as the city goes to press.
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Ezequiel Reyes
Nuevo Laredo
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