Scholarship for Girls Offered by DAR in Texas
Applications are invited for the Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship at the University of Texas. Founded in 1913, the fund now offers 300 dollars income. Eligibility is open to women, with no prior college requirement. Awards announced in April 1917 for the 1917 18 session.
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University of Texas
Texas
James Lowry Smith
Amarillo
R. E Vinson
Lilia M. Casis
City votes bonds for school building needs
Victoria voters approve 85000 dollars in bonds for a new school building. The piece notes public interest in improving infrastructure and cites a local push to lay gravel on the walk from town to the depot, urging prompt action.
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Victoria
City of Roses
Governor Ferguson Signs Houston Memorial Day Resolution
Governor Ferguson signed a resolution designating March 2 as Houston Memorial Day and authorizing the construction of a monument to Sam Houston in Houston.
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Ferguson
Houston Memorial
Sam Houston
City of
Houston
Monument to Jefferson Davis Planned at Fairview Kentucky
A monument to Jefferson Davis will be erected at Fairview Kentucky, his birthplace, by the Southern Confederacy community. It will stand 350 feet high and cost about $150,000.
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Jefferson Davis
Fairview
Kentucky
Mouton Aims for Bigger Agri Cultural Fair This Year
Mouton plans an agricultural and industrial fair saying last year’s event in Moulton was the biggest ever in the region and the town expects an even larger fair this year.
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Mouton
Moulton
Wisconsin Cat Vocal Regulation Debate At Public Meeting
Public meeting in Fond du Lac discussed cat vocalizations and urged the legislature to enact a law licensing disruptors of the peace. The plan aims to curb disturbances by requiring licenses for offending house cats.
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Wisconsin
Fun du Lac
Mississippi Dreadnought Launched at Newport News
The world's greatest battleship Mississippi was launched at Newport News. It displaces 32000 tons with a 14 inch main battery. It will cost about 15000000 dollars and be crewed by 1056 officers and men.
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Newport News
Texas Vital Statistics for December Report
December statistics in Texas show 4 182 births and 2 462 deaths. Tuberculosis caused 291 deaths and pneumonia 200. Reports include two centenarians: a 114 year old woman and a 116 year old man in El Paso county along with a 100 year old woman in Bexar county. State life expectancy averages 34 years.
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Texas
el Paso
Bexar County
Moulton School No.2 Hosts and Visits in January
Mr and Mrs Fritz Hartmann of Dreyer visited Friday to spend days with Wm Sebedde and Gus Hoff families. Otto Heerssen and sister Henrietta joined George Sander’s family Sunday. Chas Welfel and children with Katie and Frank Luksovsky visited Joe Zavesky’s. Rad Huff on sick list. Walter Marburger and sister visited Dreyer sister Mrs Chas Hartmann. Road overseer Gus Huff worked on the road last week. Daddy's Girl January 30 1917.
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Fritz Hartmann
Dreyer
Wm. Sebedde
Gus. Hoff
Gus
Hoff
Robt
Marburger
Otto Heerssen
Henrietta
George Sander
Chas
Welfel
Katie
Frank Luksovsky
Joe Zavesky
Heukhaus
Rad
Huff
Walter Marburger
Mra. Chas. Hartmann
Daddy
Cow Wrecks Train Near Shiner Texas Injures Six
A cow caused a collision on the Lockhart Yoakum line near Shiner Texas on February 2 at about 1 PM injuring six people. Injuries ranged from serious to minor with M L Brown of San Antonio and Rev G W Terrell of Luling among the injured. The Waco Yoakum train followed to carry doctors and transport the wounded to Shiner for treatment. The two most seriously hurt were expected to recover.
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Shiner
Texas
Lockhart- Yoakum
M.L. Brown
San Antonio
G. W. Terrell
Luling
R. Gillett
John Gillett
Mathis
Work Begins on Yoakum Postoffice
Yoakum Texas January 31 foundation excavation for the federal post office building is completed and reinforcing iron is being placed with concrete poured. The foundation to four feet above ground will be concrete and above this will be brick. Brick work on the Masonic building nears completion and roof and interior work will begin at once.
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Yoakum
Texas
Federal Post Office
Masonic
Galveston Port Reaches 2 Million Bales of Cotton
Receipts at Galveston port for the 1916-17 season surpass 2,000,000 bales with today’s 6,617 bale addition bringing the total to 2,005,293. This compares to 1,629,444 bales on the same date last year, and the two million mark wasn’t reached in 1916 until March 27.
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Galveston
Texas
Gonzales County Tax Receipts Rise This Year
Gonzales Texas February 3 J D McVea Tax Collector reports 3874 poll tax receipts issued this year up from 3792 last year an increase of 82 receipts in Gonzales County this period.
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Gonzales
Texas
J. D. McVea
Gonzales County
Census reports cotton ginned to January 16 11 million bales
The census bureau announced that ginned cotton before January 16 totaled 11,147,118 bales, up from 10,751,900 bales at the same date last year. Texas ginnings reached 3,543,000 bales.
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Census Bureau
Texas
Senate panel backs resolution to raise governor salary
The committee reported favorably a joint resolution to set the governor's salary at 10000 dollars annually. The piece argues Texas should pay its chief executive a decent wage, noting the state currently offers only 4000 dollars a year.
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Ng Senate
Texas
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