Bills Reported Favorably By Texas Legislature Actions
Texas House and Senate debated and advanced multiple measures on water and labor appropriations for the governor mansion, public utilities, and city charters. Bills passed include malaria funding, agricultural college establishment, county tax relief, and a workplace injury act with exemptions. A gubernatorial investigation resolution was tabled amid extended debate.
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Hall
Ferguson
Johnson
House
Senate
Johnston
Dayton
Texas City
Texas Senate Bill 278 Sets County Depository Rules
Senate Bill 278 signed by the governor changes county depository law in Austin. It fixes the county depository bond amount to one year’s revenue, defines county funds to include all county money and all taxing municipal subdivisions, and requires depositing all such funds in the county depository.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
Von Bernstorff Leaves America for Home
Count Johann von Bernstorff former German ambassador to the United States departs Hoboken aboard the Frederik VII with Countess von Bernstorff and about two hundred German diplomatic officials. He expresses cautious views on submarine warfare and the war’s dangers while bidding farewell to the American people.
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Johann von Bernstorff
United States
Frederik VII
Countess von Bernstorff
Ritter
Switzerland
Count von Bernstorff
Dudley Field Malone
New York
Hoboken
America
Sandy Hook
Atlantic
Count von Bernstorf
Germany
New York Philanthropist’s War Aid Reaches Paris
Paris reports a 1,000,000 franc gift routed via the French ambassador in Washington by James Stillman of New York. The contribution aids children of Legion of Honor members who served France in the war and faced loss. President Poincaré acknowledged the gift and forwarded it to General Florenti, grand chancellor of the region, with thanks to Mr. Stillman.
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Paris
Washington
James Stillman
New York
Legion of Honor
France
Poincare
Florenti
Stiliman
British Gain in France: Beaumont-Hamel Trench Captured
British forces extended operations in the Ancre region targeting Bapaume. On Saturday night a trench system north of Beaumont-Hamel over three-quarters of a mile was captured with 215 Germans taken prisoner. South near Pys trenches fell and German efforts to retake positions south of Sailly Saillisel were thwarted by British artillery.
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Paris
Bapaume
Beaumont-Hamel
Ancre
Pys
Sailly-Saillisel
America Sets Demand for Release of US Prisoners
Washington reports a cabinet meeting focused on the German detention of seventy two American seamen from the prize ship Yarrowdale. The government will press Berlin for liberty and seek conditions of detention amid broader war crisis and naval defense plans.
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Washington
Germany
Yarrowdale
Berlin
United States
Largest naval appropriation bill passed by House
The largest naval appropriation in U S history, more than 368 million dollars, was approved by the House and sent to the Senate. It funds the second installment of a three year shipbuilding program and includes emergency powers to seize private yards and munition plants and to acquire aircraft patents.
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Washington
House
Senate
Financially entrenched U S government and bank earnings rise
The controller of the currency told Congress in his annual report that the United States is financially entrenched. National bank gross earnings totaled 590,642,051 with net earnings 167,543,547, up 30,500,000, and the report said practically the whole world is in debt to the U S.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Ammunition Found on Interned German Cruiser Geier
German cruiser Geier, interned in Honolulu, was set on fire by her crew on Monday. Guns and ammunition were discovered aboard. The captain had been ordered to surrender arms to U S authorities. Several German merchantmen remain in port, with fires built by their crews for escape.
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T. H
Geier
United States
American Cowboys Killed in Mexican Raid Near Hachita
Three unarmed American cowboys Andrew P. Peterson Hugh Acord and Burton Jensen were kidnapped Monday when Mexican bandits raided the Corner ranch sixty miles southwest of Hachita New Mexico Their bodies were found mutilated on the Mexican side three miles south of monument No 63 Spillsbury a Mormon scout who aided Pershing and others reported the victims were shot in the head several times Acord’s head was mutilated by a machete and all clothing was torn amid signs of a desperate struggle.
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Burton Jensen
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Acord
Pershing
Mexico
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Salazar
Ojitos
Texas Guardsmen 10 Remain On The Border
Major General Frederick Funston orders most state troops to muster out or return home with 25,000 already moving and 50,000 in border service. Texas guardsmen will stay on the border to assist regular troops and furloughs are restricted to exceptional cases. Homeward movement should start after the 25,000 reach stations by February 20, with about a month needed to clear the border.
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San Antonio
Texas Guardsmen
Essay Prizes Awarded by Naval Institute Board of Control
The Naval Institute prize essay contest awards were announced. Commander Lyman A. Cotton, U S N, won first place for his piece on commerce destroying in war, earning a gold medal, life membership, and two hundred dollars.
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Board of Control of the
Naval Institute
United States Naval
Lyman A. Cotton
Texas reports little damage from recent cold spell
Austin reports indicate minimal statewide impact from the recent freeze with only the lower Rio Grande Valley suffering damage to truck crops. Field agents note most areas escaped serious harm as the cold spell eased.
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Austin
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
State Department of Agriculture
Department
Munition Plant Not Damaged After Destructive Fire
In Swissvale near Pittsburgh the machine and erecting departments of Union Switch and Signal Company were destroyed by a fire on Saturday with an estimated loss around 4 million dollars. The shell making shapes were not affected.
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Pittsburg
Union Switch and Signal Company
Swissvale
American Seamen Freed From Yarrowdale Captivity
The American sailors held captive in Germany after being brought to Europe on the British steamer Yarrowdale have been released.
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Berlin
London
Germany
California Syrup of Figs Adopts Child Health Remedy
The ad urges parents to use California Syrup of Figs for bilious or constipated children. It describes tongue checking, feverish symptoms, and relief in hours with a teaspoonful dose. It promises a pleasant taste and asks buyers to insist on the California Medicine Company brand.
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California
Adyv
Dark Comedy Exchange Sparks Laugh in Quiet Living Room
A brief domestic moment shows a weary speaker asking for a light while scolding smoking. The other person replies with humor about keeping it dark, highlighting a small, playful conflict in a family setting.
Cuticura Dandruff Treatment Ad and Rio de Janeiro Harbor Claim
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment for dandruff and itching with a hot Cuticura Soap shampoo. It urges using Cuticure Soap daily and offers free samples by mail from Boston. The piece also claims Rio de Janeiro harbor as the finest in the world.
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Boston
Papes Diapepsin Promises Quick Relief for Indigestion
Advertisement claims Pape's Diapepsin digests all foods to end sour stomach gas and dyspepsia. In five minutes the stomach is said to feel sweet with no belching or eructations, and a fifty cent bottle is marketed as a safe quick fix. Electric streetcar service begins in Matanzas and Cardenas on December 17.
Actress Shares Secret For Gray Hair Recipe
A well known actress presents a home remedy using half a pint of water Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine to darken gray hair. The formula is sold with Barbo Compound and promises soft glossy results without coloring the scalp or leaving residue. An English scientist notes Eskimos have two extra ribs.
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