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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1917

Page

12

Texas officials debate constitutional convention and vetoes

Austin reports indicate pro convention supporters expect a special session to adopt a concurrent resolution for a constitutional convention. Governors vetoes block pay raises for judges and nursing vetoes, while bills create a state highway system and fund peniteniary claims and a Rusk hospital for insane negroes.

Austin Tex McNealus House Senate Texas Ferguson Rusk Farmers’ Cooperative Supreme Court Court of Criminal Appeals Appellate Court Meridian Independent School District Meridian Courts of Civil Appeals Gatesville

War Clauses Force Insurance Firms to Halt New Policies

Texas offices report life insurance firms both in state and from outside have halted writing new policies due to the international crisis. Eastern companies with Texas branches say their solicitors are recalled and local solicitors paused. Franklin Life confirms heavy application volume as wartime rules require notifying carriers and paying extra premiums per service branch.

Texas San Antonio Peter P. Hoefgen Southwest Texas Franklin Life Insurance Company Springfield United States New York Army Navy

Oldsmobile Show Case Promises Quality and Reliability

The展示 highlights insist on pride of workmanship and dependable design. It asserts that machines are built to exacting standards with minimal delays, aiming for durable performance and timely delivery without partisan influence.

Nile Saito

Central powers favor negotiations for an honorable peace

Berlin dispatch notes no new peace offer but affirms readiness to negotiate an honorable peace. It states preliminaries cannot be altered by events in America and references Emperor William, Emperor Charles, and Count Czernin as context. A Bazaar scene in Indianapolis features autographed books at $1.50 with playful dialogue.

Amsterdam London Berlin Noemische Zeitung William Charles Count Czernin America Indianapolis Indianapolis News

Buttons For Fiesta San Jacinto Parade On Sale

First shipment of S. O. S. Vv buttons arrives for the Fiesta San Jacinto burlesque parade. J. R. Sprague elected grand marshal as parade plans grow and more assistants will be chosen. Buttons cost $1 and will be sold by organizations once the remaining shipment arrives.

Mystic Order Travis Club J. R. Sprague

Barber Customer Exchange Witty Barbs

A brief cartoon style exchange shows a barber entertaining a customer while the latter teases about delays. A wife retorts about money, and the husband jokes that the wife criticizes his purchases as ironic.

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