Texas Insurance Dept Allows Policy Change Without New Business
The Texas department of insurance and banking ruled that medical examination of a Texas policyholder for changing payment methods by a life insurer that left Texas in 1907 under the Robertson law does not constitute new business. Deputy Commissioner Johnson said only in Texas did the company conduct business, so the change is permissible.
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Austin
Tex
Department of Insurance and Banking
Texas
Robertson
Johnson
Luling to sue for Pierce legacy to schools
The Luling city Commission hired A. H. Hopkins of San Antonio to pursue a $2,000 legacy plus accrued interest from T. W. Pierce's will for the local schools. Several towns named in the will Waelder Kingsbury Harwood are also targeted for $1,000 to $2,000 shares. The local school has long been known as the Pierce Institute.
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Luling
Tex
H. Hopkins
San Antonio
T. W. Pierce
Waelder
Kingsbury
Harwood
Pierce
Tax vote held in Luling area school districts
In the Wednesday election the consolidated Highsmith Sullivan and Brushy districts voted 34 for a 50 cent tax per $100 and 3 against. The Bethany neighborhood south of Luling is forming a district and will vote on a similar levy.
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Luling
Tex
Highsmith
Sullivan
Brushy
Bethany
Discover Danderine for Dandruff Relief Today
Advert says a 25 cent bottle of Danderine removes dandruff after a few uses. Rub into the scalp with fingertips, morning results expected, with two or three applications claimed to end itching and hair shedding.
Audit to review city books from 1912 to 1918 in San Antonio
An advisory citizens committee will oversee a comprehensive audit of San Antonio’s finances covering bond expenditures of 3,450,000 and ending this fiscal year. J. E. Beretta and G. S. McElroy lead the group selecting auditors, with six organizations naming two members each. The council will consider a recommended accounting firm and potential bookkeeping changes. Park proposal, street paving swaps, and Cinco de Mayo park use were also among council actions.
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San Antonio
A. H. Jones
Brown
Citizens’ Committee
J. E. Beretta
San Antonio Clearing House Association
G. 8. McElroy
Manufacturers Club
Franz Grovs
Chamber of Commerce
H. D. Eliott
Rotary Club
B. F. Nicholson
Real Estate Exchange
W. J. Illg
Retail Merchants’ Association
Beretta
Lambert
Albert Steves
Kearney
Garland
Uhr
Park
Lizzie Probandt
East Englewood
Flores Street
Probandt
Kearny
Labor Street
General Fund
Western Paving Company
Castro Street
Roach-Manigan Paving Company
Hackberry
St.Mary's Street
Sociedad
Ignacio Allende
San Pedro Park
Electric power from air claimed by Budapest chemist
Budapest chemist Dr Just, inventor of the Wolfram lamp, reports a new electric cell with iron and barcon electrodes and an organic electrolyte that recharges from air oxygen. A 200 square centimeter cell yields five to six amperes at 25 volts. 100 watts ran for four hours, then recovered after a rest.
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Vienna
London
Tageblatt
Budapest
Just
Third Largest Cotton Deal Nets Merchants Association Sale
Luling Texas April 14 The Merchants Cotton Association of Luling Prairie Lea and Fentress completed a deal Monday selling about 60,000 bales at 12 cents middling for Houston buyers. R Jacobs Sons Co led volumes at roughly $45,000 in the trade.
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Luling
Tex
Merchants’ Cotton Association
Prairie Lea
Fentress
Houston
R. Jacobs Sons Co
Precautions Taken to Prevent Typhoid in Texas
Texas health officials issue a circular with steps to forestall typhoid fever amid regional typhus. Instructions cover water sampling methods for pipe, stream, lake, spring, and well sources, including bottle preparation, immersion technique, and precise labeling.
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Austin
Tex
State Health Department
Texas
State Laboratory
Benefit Baseball Game At Vance Ranch Saturday
The Little Four faces the Greyhounds in a nine inning charity contest at Vance's ranch on the Federicksburg road Saturday at 2 30 PM. Admission is twenty five cents to support the Protestant Orphan's Home. Both teams have practiced for two weeks and promise an exciting game.
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Little Four
Greyhounds
Vance's Ranch
Federicksburg Road
Charters Issued Across Texas for Several Firms
A dozen Texas entities receive charters including McWilliams Off Company of Houston with 16000 capital stock and incorporators, Moore Fishing Club of Athens with 15000, Beck Auto Company of Fort Worth with 5000, National Liberty League of Austin for educational benevolence, Neighborhood Clinic of Dallas to provide free medical care, Sabine Naval Stores Company of Reli m, William G. Schuwirth & Company of San Antonio, and Temple Moody Oil Company of Temple with 15000. Amendments update Standard Petroleum of Temple to 50000 and Church of Christ to First Christian Church of Benjamin.
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Austin
Tex
McWilliams
Company of
Houston
Capital Stock
Incorporators
T. L. McWilliams
W. R Burs Gess
J. Lloyd McCullar
Moore Fishing Club of
Athens
W. C. Stripling
W. H. Beck
J. C. Griffith
National Liberty League of Austin
W. A. Gregg
Sam Haigler
E. J. Martin
Neighborhood Clinic of
Dallas
J. H. Smart
W. B. Luna
DPD
B. Chandler
Sabine Naval Stores Company
Remlig
Benton McMillin
John F. Adams
H.S. Wilson
William G. Schuwirth & Company
San Antonio
William G. Schuwirth
John C. Kirkwood
John Ives
Harry G. Wharton
Purpose
Temple-Moody Oil Company of Temple
Lee Knight
Nate Carpenter
Charles FE. McKeehan
Standard Petroleum Company of Temple
Church of Christ of Benjamin
First Christian Church of Benjamin
California Fig Syrup Promises Quick Child Relief
Widely advertised remedy claims to swiftly cleanse a child’s stomach liver and bowels with a teaspoon of California Syrup of Figs. It suggests use for colds fevers sore throats and general illness to prevent sickness tomorrow and urges buyers to seek the genuine bottle from California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
Two Mexican bandits convicted for Texas killings
Jose Buenrostro and Melquiades Chapa were found guilty of murder in Brownsville Texas. A jury sentenced them to death for the killing of A. L. Austin and his son Charles Austin in Cameron County on August 6 1915 during Mexican bandit raids.
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Brownsville
Tex
Jose Buenrostro
Melquiades Chapa
A. L. Austin
Charles Austin
Sebastian
Cameron County
Austins
Cabinet crisis ends as Lisbon cabinet resignations withdrawn
The Portuguese premier announced the collective cabinet resignation was withdrawn after an agreed amnesty bill. In Lockhart, Robert Beaty was acquitted of murder in the Wores Stewart case, with co-defendant Ross Beaty cleared at the same term.
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Lisbon
Paris
Luling
Tex
Lockhart
Robert Beaty
A. F. Beaty
Wores Stewart
Ross Beaty
Robert
Fire officials inspect New Braunfels for insurance rate cut
Wallace Inglish state fire marshal and R B Godley Jr chief engineer of the State Fire Insurance Commission travel to New Braunfels to inspect improvements that may reduce the insurance key rate there. New Braunfels has applied to the commission for such a reduction.
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Austin
Tex
Fifteen-Year-Old at Bell Haven Swallows Pin
Miss Oneila Breedlove, sixteen, at Bell Haven Orphan's Home, Los ing, Texas, swallowed a pin Thursday that lodged crosswise in her throat. Doctors could not remove it and she may be sent to San Antonio for an operation.
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Losing
Tex
Oneila Breedlove
Bell Haven
San Antonio
Home remedy for catarrh and deafness relief
Reader advised to buy Varmint double strength and mix with hot water sugar and water then take a tablespoon four times daily for relief of catarrh head noises and nasal congestion. Claims quick improvements and easy preparation at low cost.
Eastern Star session in San Marcos draws district members
The Third District Order of the Eastern Star held a school of instruction in San Marcos with over seventy five members and delegates from fifteen chapters. Examinations on ritual and degree were conducted while a reception attended by around two hundred featured welcome remarks from local and visiting leaders.
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San Marcos
Tex
Order of the Eastern Star
Mary Barnes
Maggie Costley
Austin
A. L. Davis
San Marco
Masons
Willie S. Pearson
Burnett
Lockhart
Kyle
Buda
Common Sense Will Stop Horrible Rheumatism
An advertisement extols S. S. S. as a blood purifier to cure rheumatism by cleansing the blood. It attacks kidneys and stomach poisons as the root cause and claims relief through a purely vegetable formula. It invites readers to write Swift Specific Co in Atlanta for medical guidance.
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Opie
Bains
Swift Specie Company
Atlanta
Gar
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