Rail roads to obey Texas laws under new bill
Texas Senate introduces a measure to compel railroads to follow Texas law and railroad commission rates, with enforcement through loss of charters if violated. House actions include delays on prohibition submissions and various committee reports on taxation and public utilities.
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Austin
Tex
House
Nichola
Texas
Bagby
Mendell
Cope and
Spencer
Alood Bagby
Senate
Bailey
Hudageth
Lattimore
Fonda
Railroad Commission of Texas
Texas Commission
Attorney General’s Department
Johnston
Harris County
Thompson
Hunt
House Committee
Board of Harris
Davis of Dallas
Blalock
O'Bannion
Railroad Commission
Senate Committee On International Improvement
Woodward
Stephenville
Erath County
John Tarlton College
A. and M. College
Public Service Commission
Sam Houston
Houston
McNealus
Western districts back bill for new West Texas A and M College
Representatives from Western districts cheer after the house education committee unanimously approves a bill to create a West Texas A and M College. Bruce W. Bryant of Haskell opens with statistics on West Texas needs, climate, and agricultural education.
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West Texas
Battles Over Frozen Marshes Mark World War I Fronts
Russian forces and Germans clash near the Tiul marsh southwest of Riga with German advances across the Aa river and 14 officers among 1 714 captured. Petrograd says Russians retreated south of the river as Berlin cites gains. Bombardments and raids continue on multiple fronts amid extreme winter fighting and British labor conference votes against immediate peace proposals.
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Riga
Berlin
Petrograd
Roumania
Dead Man
Verdun
North Sea
Manchester
Tirul
Kalazen
Danube
Tultcha
Bessarabia
Gorizia
Schouwen Bank
London
Ymuiden
Boehm
Schulz
Hague
Farm products worth record 13.4 billion in 1916
The United States 1916 gross value of farm crops and animal products reached 13.449 billion dollars, the highest ever. Crop value rose to 9.111 billion while animal products totaled 4.338 billion, driven by high prices despite limited crop production. Four crops exceeded one billion dollars each.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
National Live Stock Association elects Pryor president
Ike T. Pryor of San Antonio was chosen as president at the closing session of the National Live Stock Association annual convention in Cheyenne Wyoming. Salt Lake City won the 1918 meeting site over Kansas City Missouri with resolutions urging federal inquiry powers and farm policy changes.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Ike T. Pryor
San Antonio
National Live Stock Association
Salt Lake City
Kansas City
Department of Agriculture
Federal Trade Commission
Biological Survey
East Texas newspaper men form press association
A Friday meeting in Lufkin resulted in the creation of an East Texas press association. G. E B. Watford was named president and W. L. West secretary and treasurer for one year. The next gathering is planned for Timpson in April with dozens of members listed from cities across the region. A banquet at the Bonner hotel honored local journalists.
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Lufkin
Tex
East Texas
East Texas Press Association
G. E B. Watford
Lufkin News
W. L. West
Polk County Enterprise
Timpson
G. E. Watford
Livingston
T. J. Malloy
Ek. Beaumont
Humble
F. L. Weimar
Ratcliff
R. B. Walthall
Garrison
E. E. Allen
Alto
C. A. Ricks
Huntington
W. C. Binion
L. F. Adams
Trinity
W. C. Cbryan
Groveton
D. R. Hains
Henderson
A. H. Luker
Grapeland
J. EB. Pate
Anderson
Carl N. Thorn
Mount Enterprise
Giles M. Halton
Nacogdoches
Lou Price
Center
H. H. Orem
Houston
G. C. Cross
J. M. Herbert
Galveston
Bonner Hotel
Angelina County Progressive Club
Bank Robber Band Exterminated near Okmulgee
Four outlaws killed by possemen near Okmulgee Oklahoma as a violent band is eliminated. Oscar Poe Will Hart Harry Hart are named among those dead in the drive. Deputies and merchants from Delaware and Castle suffer casualties. Loot recoveries exceed five thousand dollars.
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Okmulgee
Okla
Oklahoma
Oscar Poe
Will Hart
Harry Hart
Hart Brothers
Russel Tucker
M. L. Boulware
Castle
Charles Bullock
Delaware
John Garretson
Belgian Gifts Acknowledged for Belgian School Aid
New York report says the commission for relief in Belgium received in three days two gifts of 100000 dollars each and one of 200900 dollars to fund extra meals daily for Belgian school children.
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New York
Commission For Refet
Belgium
House passes building bill with Texas projects topping
The omnibus public building bill cleared the House 234 to 92, authorizing about 40 million dollars for new and expanded buildings. Texas totals include 2.993 million, notably a 1.25 million Lindley tract building and 550 thousand for a substation at the new Union Depot. Dallas receives 1.8 million, Fort Worth 600 thousand, Paris 170 thousand, Vinita 100 thousand, and Okmulgee 135 thousand including Creek Nation capitol sale.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Texas
Lindsley Tract
Union Depot
Dallas
Fort Worth
Paris
Vinita
Okla
Oklahoma
Okmulgee
Creek Nation
Waco
Coleman
Crockett
Georgetown
Huntsville
Seguin
Sweetwater
Kingsville
Lufkin
Mexia
Plainview
Alvin
Henderson
Jacksonville
Lockhart
San Benito
No Ceremony Reopens Parliament for King and Queen
London reports Parliament will reopen February 7 with no state ceremony. A naval and military procession will replace the traditional pageantry as the king and queen resume sessions.
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London
Recognition of Poland Asked by Polish Defense Commission
New York. Resolutions urging President Wilson to recognize the Kingdom of Poland were adopted Saturday by the Polish national defense commission, calling for immediate steps toward formal U S recognition.
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Poland
New York
Wilson
United States
Kingdom of Poland
Polish National Defense Commission
Lon Morgan Acquitted in Johnson County Funds Case
Lon Morgan former tax collector of Johnson County was found not guilty of misapplication of public funds by a jury in Belton Texas. The verdict was delivered Saturday ending the legal proceedings stemming from the charges.
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Lon Morgan
Belton
Tex
Johnson County
Woman Recovers Strength After Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Mrs M D Johnston of Richmond Indiana credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her strength after two years of illness Her testimony describes severe weakness during stairs and fatigue she then moved to work on a new home and raised chickens and ducks.
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Richmond
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
M. D. Johnston
Route D
Box 190
Building trades council formed in Clarksburg West Virginia
A building trades council has been organized at Clarksburg West Virginia, signaling cooperation among local trades. The new body aims to coordinate construction standards, labor issues, and worker representation in the region.
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Building Trades Council
Clarksburg
W. Va
Distemper Remedy Promises Cough and Cold Cure
Distemper threatens horses and owners, FRAZIER'S Distemper Remedy touted as best for throat nose ailments. Guarantee refunds if no cure. claims cover coughs, colds, pink-eye, influenza. Ad promotes free booklet and bottle sizes with postal prepaid from Binkley Medical Co.
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Parcel Post
Binkley Medical Co
Clark St
Mappance
Ind
Adyv
Scrib son debates magazine choice in a witty exchange
The two men trade barbs over publishing a story for a magazine. Scrib son boasts of writing for a reading magazine while his sharp companion questions which inferior magazine might print it.
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Scribson
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