Bills Passed and Deadlock Marks Texas Legislative Session
The Texas Legislature finished with fifty one general bills enacted and eleven appropriation measures. Key acts include consolidating interurbans, prohibiting surface water diversion, dock stock issuance, border cattle protections, court orders for Fort Bend track work, Galveston dry dock, jail guard pay, inheritance tax collection, real estate notices, dove and quail season, and land sale protections. Two new courts were created in Harris County, while the Gibson bill failed in the Senate.
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Austin, Tex
House
Senate
Gibson
Ferguson
McNealus
Dailey
de Witt
Hall
Railroad Commission
Hudspeth
Page
Sugarland Railroad
Fort Bend
Galveston
Lattimore
Mr. Lattimore
Biggers
Bell
Florer Et al
Cooperative Savings and Contract Loans
Insurance Commissioner
Dayton
Girls’ Training School
Sullivan
Butler
Beard
Harris
Washington Park
Texas
Waller
Harris County
Lanham County
Duval
Medical Milk Commissioners
Judiciary Commission
Reunion of United Confederate Veterans Elects New Chief
Richmond Virginia hosted the twenty fifth annual reunion where General Bennett H. Young of Louisville was re elected commander in chief. Birmingham Alabama chosen as the 1916 reunion city. W N Brandon of Little Rock and others were elected to senior posts with Edward M Anderson named chief of staff. A resolution to President Wilson praised his neutral stance and the flag’s honor.
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Bennett H. Young
Birmingham
Ala
Reunion City
Richmond
Louisville
United Confederate Veterans
W. N. Brandon
Little Rock
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
Ernest G. Baldwin
Roanoke
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Washington
Heflin
Alabama
South
Southland
Young
Felix H. Robertson
Crawford
Texas
Quarantine Lifted for Texas Livestock Imports
Austin Texas Governor Ferguson lifted the foot and mouth disease quarantine for most states and Kansas counties effective June 1 1915. Horses Mules Jacks and Jennets may enter Texas from listed states with health certificates and washed extremities. other livestock enter under U S Bureau of Animal Industry rules.
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Austin Tex
Texas
Ferguson
Connecticut
Delaware
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Butler
Cowley
Sedgwick
Sumner
Kansas
Mexico
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Memorial Day Eulogies at Arlington National Cemetery
President Wilson Secretary Bryan and Secretary Daniels along with Governor Willis of Ohio delivered moving tributes at Arlington Memorial Day ceremonies. Wilson urged that greater days lie ahead and called officials to embody in action and words the best of the nation.
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Washington
America
Wilson
Bryan
Daniels
Willis
Ohio
Arlington National Cemetery
United States
Texas Veteran Pensions Cut In May Quarter
Texas Confederate pensioners in Austin received $13 for the quarter ending May 31 instead of $22 paid in the prior two quarters. The reduction results from insufficient funds in the pension fund. Confederate pension amounts vary each quarter and have ranged from about $10.50 upward.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Picnickers Killed as Truck Plunges into Creek
A truck carrying picnickers returning to Dallas went into a twenty foot ditch. Six people died and several were injured while others were carried from the creek by rescuers.
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Dallas
Tex
Judge Yant's Takes Oath
Austin Texas J E Yantis took the oath of office as associate justice of the supreme court on Tuesday.
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Austin
Tex
J. E. Yantis
The
Supreme Court
The One Thing for Which Mankind Seeks Happiness
A reflection on happiness as humanitys universal desire. The piece argues life’s tragedies could be softened by accepting fate and avoiding placing personal happiness above all else. It likens happiness to a guiding lamp amid shadows and memory, urging timely acceptance of found joy.
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Charleston News and Courier
Fragrant emollients sold with free samples by mail
Advertises Cuticura skin and hair products promising cleansing and beautifying effects for skin scalp hair and hands. Free samples by mail with a postcard request to Boston. Also a brief, humorous note from a Texas Coyote dialogue about a man at a show.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Mason and Dixon Line Misconceptions Revisited
Historical note corrections describe Mason and Dixon line as a boundary not of free and slave states but of a dispute among Pennsylvania Maryland and Delaware. The article links the line to dispute resolution and cites Dr John Wyeth on future reconciliation between North and South. It also discusses light therapy and heat penetration in skin and kidneys, citing BE Titus.
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Mason and Dixon
Free States
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Mason Art Dixon
John Wyeth
South
North
Southern Woman's Magazine
BE. C. Titus
Mluminating Engineering Society
Grove's General Tonic Ad Teaser
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic promotes quinine and iron benefits. It claims to act on the liver drive malaria enrich blood and build the system. Sold for 50 cents with advertisement language typical of old newspapers.
Night owls and quiet streets in Brooklyn chatter
In Flatbush and Bensonhurst a short exchange recalls a young owl’s night cry. One asks why it cries. another offers that it may be a father pacing the floor with it, capturing a simple, domestic moment.
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Flatbush
Bensonhurst
Remarkable Archery Feats Across History
A Washington Star excerpt recalls legendary archers from the western plains to Scotland and the Ottoman court. It notes buffalo hunters riding at speed, MacReas of Gairlock hitting targets at 500 yards, and ambassadors claiming arrows reaching 800 to 972 yards near Constantinople and in London.
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MacReas
Gairlock
Scotland
London
Constantinople
Robert Ainslie
Sublime Porte
Washington Star
Capucine and Marine Eye Remedy Ad Snippet
An old advertisement snippet promotes Capucine for aches pains and nervousness as not a narcotic and claims quick relief. It includes a Noah camel anecdote and offers Marine Eye Remedy for eye discomfort with a free book by mail from the Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Allen's Foot-Ease Promotes Comfort at Expositions
An advertisement urges visitors to bring Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for the feet. It promotes quick relief for tired feet and swelling and claims strong records of use at expositions for 25 years. A testimonial from a visitor praises the product for improving comfort during their stay.
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California
Allen
Music speaks beyond language say two speakers
An enthusiast and an ordinary person discuss music. The enthusiast notes music conveys more than language. The ordinary figure adds they can whistle tunes whose names are hard to pronounce.
Duck of a boy proves game in Baltimore American line
A brief sports quip from the Baltimore American notes a young player described as a duck of a boy and very game, signaling promise in local coverage of a youth game.
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Baltimore American
A Regular Excuse
A Detroit Free Press item notes a wife asks about her husband’s life insurance while quipping he keeps premiums paid so she can buy gowns and hats, implying frequent gifts as a coping mechanism.
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Detroit Free Press
Noted Quip About Markets and Surgeries
A witty exchange features a judge asking about market activity and another responds that they have been operated upon. The brief joke juxtaposes finance with medicine in a courtroom context.
Har as insult prompts debate over defamation proof
A comment comparing a man to a harish insult sparks discussion on proof and reputation. The statement centers on the challenge of substantiating insults in public discourse and legal contexts.
Woman Shows Pity for Sisters but Withholds Forgiveness
A woman expresses sympathy for her unlucky sisters yet declines to grant forgiveness. The stance implies lingering tensions within family dynamics and invites question about reconciliation.
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National Cemetery
Hanford
Herta Mic. Co
Texas Coyote
Mason and Dixon’s
Crus
Samuel Pi
Tre Centaur Company
Grove
Capucine
Adv
Noah
U. S
Dean
Fred F. Gerding
Groesbeck
Doan
Nmmuuww OL
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
N. Y
Gir
Europe
United Stars
Remiere
Uslog
SPOHN
Carter
Carters
Ey Cutter
Cutter Laboratory
Berkeley
A. Iellmann
Houston, Texas
Parker
Peden Iron & Steel CO
Houston
San Antonio
Houston Auto Training School
Texas Ave
M. H. Kotzebue, Mer
C. J. Koehler
Texas Optical CO
Main Street
Kress
Preston
Hardway & Cathev Ener
Tral Depot
McCane's Detective Agency
W.N. U
van Vleet-Mansfield Drug Co
Memphis, Tenn
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