Old South Church Surrounded by Modern Excavation in Boston
Hundreds gaze at the cellar work for a new office building on Washington Street as the Old South Meeting House reappears across the street. Once a hub of Revolutionary gatherings, the brick sanctuary now stands as a historic landmark amid rival sites like Faneuil Hall and King's Chapel.
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Province House
Washington Street
Boston
Old South Meeting House
John Wirthrop
Mary Norton
Cedar Wood
Benjamin Franklin
Margaret Brewster
Judge Sewell
Faneuil Hall
Samuel Adams
Hutchinson
George
United States
Europe
King's Chapel
Old South
Cradle of Liberty
Old South Church
Bills Passed by 38th Legislature Third Called Session
Austin reports a small number of general bills enacted during the 38th legislature third called session. Measures include senates on funding and corrections and house actions on taxes, appropriations, education, and public safety with notable items such as tax levies for sulphur and theater shows, and funding for rural schools and judiciary.
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Austin
Tex
Judiciary
Governor Signs Cowen Gasoline Tax Measure
Austin Texas Governor Neff signed the Cowen substitute gasoline tax bill, a general and local measure aimed at eliminating duplications among tax acts. The act imposes a lower per gallon tax on wholesale dealers and advances a motion picture tax based on town population, effective ninety days after adjournment. Other approved bills include tax remittance methods, reallocation of the pink boll worm fund, and state title to the abandoned blind institute for use as an insanity hospital.
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Austin
Tex
Neff
Baldwin
Governor Neff weighs Texas appropriation bills this week
Governor Neff said he will review the appropriation bills passed by the just-concluded session and consider remaining appointments including judges for the Waco court of civil appeals, the codification commission, the educational survey commission, and numerous district court officials.
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Austin
Tex
Neff
Waco Court of Civil Appeals
Codification Commission
Educational Survey Commission
District Court
Opossum Peter Possum Reflects on Change and Constancy
An opossum named Peter Possum shares thoughts on why animals often change yet the Opossum family prefers consistency. He explains unchanged behavior as protection and a principle of reliability, while his wife approves his reflections on preserving the good old ways.
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Peter
Peter Possum
Perkins
Brown
Bill Bristow
Bill
Kansas City Star
Error in Judgment as Boy Recalls Hair Pull Incident
Little Bobby, upset after a neighbor girl pulls his hair, tells his mother he kicked her because he expected better from someone he thought was nice. The exchange highlights a child's misunderstanding of blame and consequences.
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Bobby
Lacked Lachrymal Restraint In Theaters
A Boston Evening Transcript joke recalls a boy teasing another for crying at a sad film. The gag turns on the idea that tears show feeling but should not be wiped away.
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Bill
Boston Evening Transcript
Boy Refuses to Sew in School Lesson Challenge
A ten year old student balks at sewing deeming it beneath him. The principal cites George Washington sewed as an example and asks if the boy thinks himself better than the first president. The boy replies time will tell in a serious tone.
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George Washington
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