Brothers Sapp Given Long Prison Terms by Jury
In Texas the jury found Em Sapp guilty of Watts murder and Lou Sapp guilty of Havard killing in Hardin County. Em Sapp drew forty years and Lou Sapp twenty as witnesses traced a web of motives and conspiracies across nine Southeast Texas counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lufkin
Tex
State of Texas
Wy. E. Sapp
Lou Sapp
Richard Watts
Hardin County
Sapp
Texas
Dick Watts
Frank Hovard
Ellen Partain Sapp
Hovard
E. E. Sapp
Jen Partain
Bay City
Partain
Romayor
Watts
Haward
Tts
Havard
Liberty County
Frank Havard
Mrs. Sapp
Em Sapp
Texas and Oklahoma items in sundry civil bill
Washington reports Texas and Oklahoma allocations in the sundry civil bill. Items include San Antonio arsenal water supply improvements $4 200, Rio Grande Reclamation project continuation $595 000, Lawton Oklahoma $51 000, San Marcos fish hatchery $5 400, and multiple Texas post offices with sums ranging from $5 000 to $100 000 in Austin Bay City Beeville Belton Brenham Cameron Cuero Den ton El Paso Marlin Nacogdoches Nava sota New Braunfels Orange Stamford Yoakum.
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Texas
Washington
Oklahoma
House
San Antonio Arsenal
Rio Grande
New Mexico
Lawton
Okla
San Marcos
Texas Post
Austin
Bay City
Beeville
Belton
Brenham
Cameron
Cuero
Denton
el Paso
Marlin
Nacogdoches
Navasota
New Braunfels
Orange
Stamford
Yoakum
Southern Baptists Adopt Prohibition Resolutions
The Southern Baptist convention, in Asheville North Carolina, adopted resolutions urging enactment of a national prohibition law and making the District of Columbia a prohibition territory. It also asked for stronger police protection for public speakers citing mobs interrupting free speech and press in cities and towns.
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Southern Baptists
Asheville
N. C
Southern Baptist Convention
District of Columbia
Double hanging at Brownsville for Sebastian raid murder
Two Mexicans, Jose Buen rostro aged 25 and Melquiades Chapa aged 23, were executed Friday in Brownsville Texas for the murders of A. L. Austin and his son Charles during the Sebastian raid of August 6, 1915, when a band of fourteen Mexicans attacked the town.
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Brownsville
Tex
Jose Buenrostro
Melquiades Chapa
A. L. Austin
Charles
Sebastian
Hadleys Try Jail Escape After Train Death Charge
Paul V. Hadley and Ida Hadley, charged with killing Sheriff Giles in a Beanymont train incident near Muskogee, make a violent escape attempt from the Muskogee county jail using a bath tub faucet in a stocking as a weapon. Hadley sustains head injuries in a struggle with a guard.
Ginners Exempt From Spider Law Per Attorney General
Austin Texas announces that the attorney general's department holds the spider law does not apply to ginners. The ruling notes the statute targets compress operators and their agents, not ordinary gin presses, and that prosecutions against gin owners would fail under its terms. The decision cites protection for cotton handlers at seaports and asserts spiders remaining after compressing do not endanger workers later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
C. W. Woodman
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Attorney General's Department
Large Rise in Game Fish and Oyster Returns in Texas
Austin reports a sharp rise in game fish and oyster revenues for the current fiscal year. Seven months show game receipts of 9347.35 vs 4695.10 last year, fish and oyster up 1270.62, with eight months net at 11616.11 and total collections 41510.39. Disbursements reach 29894.28 as inspectors push prosecutions for licenses and deer or out of season bets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Game, Fish and Oyster Department
Department
Gulf Coast
Brandeis Nominated to Supreme Court Favored by Democrats
The senate judiciary committee on Wednesday recommended confirmation of Louis D. Brandeis to the supreme court. The vote was strictly along party lines with Democrats voting for confirmation and Republicans opposing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Senate tie blocks Rublee approval for trade commission
Washington returned to stalemate as the administration failed to secure senate reconsideration of its refusal to confirm George Rublee of New Hampshire to the federal trade commission. The tie vote stood 38 for and 38 against on Tuesday.
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Washington
Senate
George Rublee
New Hampshire
Federal Trade Commission
Mauna Loa Erupts With Lava Flow Toward Southwest
Mauna Loa volcano is in eruption as lava bursts from the summit at about 7 000 feet and flows down the mountain toward the southwest at roughly one mile per hour.
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Honolulu
Mauna Loa
Ventura Recovers Wireless Message 9,000 Miles Away World Record
The American steamship Ventura reports receiving a wireless message from Tuckerton New Jersey while 9,000 miles distant, claimed as a world record.
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Sydney
Tuckerton
N. J
Houston Wins 1917 Texas State Shoot Host City
Houston was chosen to host next year's Texas state shoot after Thursday's Texas Sportsman Association meeting in Dallas.
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Houston
Dallas
Tex
Texas Sportsman Association
Apple and German Coffee Cakes From Old Directions
Instructions for Apple Cake and German Coffee Cake with yeast sponge, milk, eggs, and apples or fruit mixtures. Zwieback and cake doughs detailed, including rising times, rolling, shaping, and baking steps for multiple molds and sizes.
Lemon Jelly Cake Recipe with Lemon Jelly
Cream two cups sugar with one-half cup butter. Add one cup milk three cups flour one teaspoon cream of tartar one-half teaspoon soda and three eggs beaten. Bake in five thin layers. For lemon jelly grate rinds and juice two lemons add one cup sugar one beaten egg one-half cup water one teaspoon butter and one tablespoon flour mixed with water. Boil until thickened.
Household Tips for Cleanliness and Safety
Keep folded newspapers handy to place under soiled pots and pans to catch smut. Paste old rubber on stepladder supports to prevent falls and protect floors. Drain oil from opened sardine boxes and turn out the fish immediately.
An Italian Roll Recipe for Rump Steak or Round
A recipe describes layering rump steak or top of the round with large seedless raisins and walnut meats, then grated cheese. It suggests serving hot or cold and notes it makes splendid sandwiches.
Fish Puff From Leftover Fish Dish
A simple fish puff recipe uses cold cooked fish chopped and mixed with equal mashed potatoes. Season with salt and pepper, add two eggs, form a roll, brush with beaten egg, roll in bread crumbs and bake quickly until brown.
Vegetable Dish Try Turnips and Carrots Mash
A recipe suggests cooking white turnips and carrots until tender then mashing the turnips. It recommends finely chopping the carrots, using more turnips than carrots, and liberal seasoning with butter salt and white pepper.
Freckles Remove Freckles Guaranteed Medication Ad
A vintage advert promises that ethine double strength removes freckles with nightly and morning applications. One ounce suffices to clear skin, and money back guarantee applies if the remedy fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ady
Hanford's Bal Sam of Myrrh Remedy Ad
Do not delay buying Hanford's Bal sam of Myrrh for home use and in the stable. The ad promises preparation for accidents and offers relief for cuts burns bruises and soreness.
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Hanford
Resinol Aids Itchy Skin Conditions Quick Healing
Resinol ointment and resinol soap promise fast relief from eczema rash ringworm and similar eruptions. Physicians have prescribed resinol for twenty years with thousands reporting cures and urging others to try it. Ad copy ends with a stock testimonial and ad-style bidding.
Human beings the true heart of history and life
The quote notes that the people who live in the hearts of men are the human beings like Lincolns Twains and Whitmans who travel the world in humility. To partake in life’s great show, one must shed selfishness and pride and pass the gatekeeper with only a wink.
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Lincolns
Mark Twains
Walt Whitmans
Boston Globe
Dodson's Liver Tone Competes with Calomel in Ads
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable liver medicine. It claims calomel harms bones and digestion, while Liver Tone cleanses the liver and bowels, requires no salivation, and guarantees feeling better after a spoonful. The pitch extends to family use and a money-back promise at drugstores.
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Dodson
Grove's Tasteless Chill Purifies Blood and Strengthens
Advertises Grove's Tasteless Chill 7 claiming to strengthen feeble elderly and weak younger people to endure the summer heat. Describes blood purification and system enrichment and lists a 50 cent price.
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Usg
Grove
The Chronic Borrower and Hanford's Balsam Ad
A compact notice notes a chronic borrower and urges keeping Hanford's Balsam in the stable. the brief ends with an advertisement cue.
Cottage for Two: practical small homes prove livable
Raymond Comstock argues in Countryside Magazine that a well designed compact cottage with ample light air and modern conveniences is a feasible and satisfying housing solution for young couples, countering critics who call it an impractical toy house.
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Raymond Comstock
Countryside Magazine
Definition of a superwoman in a humorous exchange
A mother asks what a superwoman means and the reply defines it as a woman who could trace her ancestry to royalty but does not. The dialogue presents a playful, tongue in cheek distinction highlighting self worth beyond lineage.
The Mind Cure and Personal Autonomy
A wry observation notes that true mind cure depends on the patient’s own mind and that wealth and marriage intensify both its effects and its costs. The line questions the efficacy of fashionable therapies without self direction.
Regular Nightmare in a Rural Grocery Stand
In a small store scene a boy named Lightwit asks about the folks as a girl’s younger brother enters the grocery. Mame’s dream recurs and the dialogue turns to a light exchange about meals and simple purchases like crackers and milk. The tone is informal and domestic.
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Bobby
Lightwit
We Can Build This Ship Without an Appropriation
Noah proclaims luck and Japhet asks how, then explains they can proceed with constructing the ship on their own without seeking funding or official approval. The dialogue centers on self reliance and practical resource use.
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Japhet
The New Idea Clash With Law and Prison Con victs
A quip heavy excerpt contrasts lawful riding with model prison convicts. Witty lines suggest stubborn men ignore advice whether in capsules or not. The verse hints at consequences of risky behavior and the ironic rise of a rolling man.
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E. Sapp
Brandeis
Rublee
Jr. Kline
Kline Company
Hed Bank
George
Jones
Mrs. Jones
Maria
Ohi
Spohn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
Harold Gomerge
DeKalb Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Hanford’s
Balsam
Adv
Superwoman
Noah
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