United States Demands Assurances on Safeguarding American Lives at Sea
Washington publishes a note to Germany requesting guarantees that future naval measures will protect American lives and ships on the high seas. The U S rebuke centers on Lusitania and declares humanity and neutral rights trump belligerent claims, urging prompt adoption of safeguards.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Canada
Great Britain
Lusitania
Imperial German Admiralty
England
Robert Lansing
Coal mined in Texas in 1914 valued at 3 922 450 dollars
Washington reports Texas mined coal in 1914 valued at 3 922 450 dollars from 2 323 773 short tons, split nearly evenly between lignite and bituminous. Production set a state record aside from 1913, with labor disputes and limited use of mining machines shaping the output.
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Texas
Washington
United States Geological Survey
Oklahoma
Eagle Pass
South and East Texas Development League Formed in Houston
In Houston on Friday towns and counties joined to form the South and East Texas Development League. Over twenty counties represented pledged support to flood control drainage and road improvements. Officers include President John T. Scott and a vice president from each county. The group approved flood prevention coastal drainage and road work as its main goals and endorsed Good Roads and Drainage Congress resolutions.
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Liberty
Harris
H. C. Schurmacher
Houston
Brazoria
J. W. Munson
Galveston
Mace Stewart
Matagorda
Oscar Barber
Bay City
Wharton
H. A. Cline
Colorado
E. L. Mooney
Eagle Lake
Jackson
F. G. Moffitt
Edna
Angelina
M. W. Glenn
Lufkin
Nacogdoches
John Schmidt
San Jacinto
J. M. Hamsboro
Cold Springs
Polk
W. L. West
Livingston
Trinity
H. H. Thompson
Walker
L. C
Eastham
Huntsville
Brazos
E. J. Fountain
Brya
Grimes
EB. J. Goree
Navasota
J. W. Young
Crockett
Anderson
J. E. Angly
Palestine
Smith
Charles W. Boon
Fort Bend
M. J. Hickey
Richmond
Leon
R. H. Evans
Jewett
Bowie
Morris Sheppard
South and East Texas Development League
Good Roads and Drainage Congress
Louisiana Oil Bill Defeated in House Committee
Oil interests from Shreveport Mansfield Chretien Natchitoches Webster Oil City and other northwestern fields secured committee backing to defeat Frank E Powell’s DeRidder pipeline bill. The judiciary committee reported the measure without action, blocking a move to declare pipelines common carriers and subject them to railroad commission regulation to force oil for hire carriage.
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Baton Rouge
Shreveport
Mansfield
Chreiten
Natchitoches
Webster
Oil City
Northwestern
House Judiciary Committee
Frank E. Powell
de Ridder
State Railroad Commission
Forty Two Indicted in Corpus Christi Election Probe
A federal grand jury in Corpus Christi has indicted forty two residents, largely county and city officers, on two counts for election irregularities and ballot corruption linked to the November 1914 general election.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Cowboys Rescue American Boys
A posse of ten American cowboys and miners rode eight miles into Santa Cruz Sonora on Saturday and, leveling their guns at the garrison commander while 150 Mexican soldiers watched, secured the immediate release of two American boys kidnapped by three soldiers on the Arizona side.
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Nogales
Aziz
Santa Cruz
Sonora
Arizona
State Ginners Meeting Concludes in Dallas
The Texas State Ginners Association wrapped up its three day annual meeting on Saturday with minor resolutions and officer elections. Dallas remains the permanent meeting place and plans call for about 3000 ginners to attend the 1916 gathering.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas State Ginners’ Association
Survey King's Highway in Texas Louisiana boundary line
The departmental appropriation bill includes a $5,000 item to survey and establish the old San Antonio road known as the King's highway from the Texas Louisiana boundary crossing to be spent under the governor's direction.
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Austin
Tex
San Antonio Road
Texas
Louisiana
Orange to Vote on City Bonds for Docks and Streets
Orange Texas city council approved an election for July 20 to authorize issuance of 325000 dollars in bonds for municipal wharves docks and street improvements. Local residents will decide on the proposed public works financing.
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Orange
Tex
Crowley Celebrates New Waterway Milestone
Crowley Louisiana marked completion of a ninety one mile water route from Crowley to the gulf. The new waterway provides a route from the gulf to the center of the Louisiana rice district. The project took several years to finish.
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Crowley
Gulf
Louisiana Rice District
Two Cars of Tomatoes Sold in Jacksonville TX
Two cars of tomatoes were sold on the track by A. Y. Shoemaker for the Hast Texas Fruit and Truck Growers' Association. The first car brought $1.15 per crate and the second car sold for $1 per crate.
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Jacksonville
Tex
A. Y. Shoemaker
Hast
Texas Fruit and Truck Growers’ Association
France Proposes 5.6 Billion Francs For Q3 Needs
Paris. Alexander F. Ribot, France's finance minister, introduced a bill in the chamber of deputies to provisionally appropriate 5,600,000,000 francs for the third quarter of the present year, about 1,120,000,000 dollars.
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France
Paris
Alexander F ¥. Ribot
Chamber of Deputies
Leon Taken as Villa Forces Defeated in Vera Cruz
General Obregon reports Carranza army has defeated Generals Angeles and Villa. Town of Leon captured along with Villa trains and artillery, in a report received Sunday from Vera Cruz, Mexico.
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Vera Cruz
Mex
Angeles
Villa
Leon
Villas
Obregon
Carranza
Governor Approves Appropriation Bills in Texas
Austin reports Governor Ferguson signed the departmental and educational appropriation bills in full on Wednesday, approving the state funding measures.
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Austin
Tex
Ferguson
Watermelons Shipped To Houston Markets
The first carload of watermelons for the season was received Friday in Houston markets.
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Houston
Tex
Allies Need Ammunition for War Resources Rise in France and England
War front notices report heavy artillery use draining shells and munitions. Millerand cites 650435 men in the French munition service as battles rage from Galicia to Monfalcone, with German submarine activity and Turkish and French transports sunk. Britain lists 258009 casualties as fighting continues on all fronts, including intensified actions in Galicia and the Dniester region.
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United States
Germany
England
France
Chamber of Deputies
Millerand
Galicia
Baltic
Dubysa
Monfalcone
Trieste
Isonzo
Persian Gulf
Gallipoli
Neuville St. Vaast
Arras
Quennevieres Farm
Dniester
Vienna
Austrian War Office
Gorizia
Gradica
Continent
Mediterranean
Asquith
House of Commons
Galician
Przemysl
von Linsingen
Lubaczow
Pruth
Venice
Murane
Trudvang
Glittertind
South America
Queenstown
Roumania
Subjection Tokens in Weddings Through History
The article notes ancient customs linking shoes to bridal subjection across cultures. It cites East traditions of shoe-bearing, Jewish bride strikes, Nestorian kick rituals, Russian boot games, and Luther placing the groom's shoe on the bride's pillow as signs of obedience.
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Russia
Martin Luther
Liberal Juries and Mississippi Money Verdicts
Law Notes cites Mississippi juries as generous in verdicts. Illinois Central railroad vs. Dacus awarded $500 after a ticket agent allegedly used a racial slur. Alabama railroad company vs. Morris shows a white woman awarded $15,000 from a jury, reduced to $2,000 by a restrictive court.
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Mississippi
Illinois Central Railroad
Dacus
Alabama
Railroad Company
Morris
Steep the Sassafras and The End of Poetry Faith
A St Louis clergyman laments that poetic images no longer charm readers and that people seek realities, signaling a shift away from poetry. Sassafras tea in liberal doses was once thought to remedy conditions believed to produce such disillusionment.
Controversial Religious Exchange Sparks Local Debate
A fragment quotes a heated exchange about religious acts and Christian upbringing. The dialogue contrasts a crying Sayre baby with public behavior of Christians, prompting readers to reflect on current church conduct.
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Sayre
War Talk and Encounters Among Women and Foreigners
A brief exchange notes that discussions of American women and foreigners are quieter now and that foreigners themselves are busy with engagements among their own groups. The wry remark underscores shifting wartime conversations and social dynamics.
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Gotham
Flow of Language Echoed in Rural Banter
A farmer and commentator discuss a friend's fine prose yet note it serves little practical use beyond drowning thoughts. The exchange signals humor about language versus usefulness within a rustic setting.
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Farmer Corntessel
Speed King and Mechanician Unearth an Odd Banter
A witty exchange questions the value of a speed king without his mechanician. The reply humorously suggests the mechanic would be under the car, highlighting the dependency between driver and support.
Leisureman Buck Kilby on three cushion billiards
Buck Kilby defines a man of leisure as one who has time to finish a game of three cushion billiards. The piece remarks on women pursuing rights by noting many go about it incorrectly.
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Buck Kilby
Power From Food Boosts Health Says Woman Testimony
A Western town woman describes stomach troubles and weight loss until she tried Grape Nuts and Postum. She reports easier digestion, relief from heartburn, weight gain from 92 to 116 pounds, and renewed energy for daily chores.
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Mich
Oma Wellville
Ares AE
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