NO RAISING OF TAXES University Needs More Grounds and Buildings
The University of Texas seeks a constitutional amendment to allow bond issuance for land and building projects without raising taxes. After Senate approval and House vote of 113 to 2, the measure would fund additional ground and brick structures using the university’s permanent endowment for interest and redemption. Plans include warehouses for agricultural storage and penitentiary improvements funded by real estate-backed bonds.
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People of Texas
Board of Regents of the University
University
Senate
House
Board of Regents
University of Texas
People of
Texas
House of Representatives
University of Texas Endowment Bonds Amendment Urged
Regents urge Texas voters to approve Senate Joint Resolution No. 18 allowing bonds for the University of Texas and state institutions. July 19, 1913 special election covers funding for university growth, penitentiary improvements, and public warehouses. Letter cites endowment income to cover interest and sinking fund without tax increases. Signatories include Clarence Ousley and others.
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State of Texas
University of Texas
Texas
Board of Regents
Senate
Clarence Ousley
W. H. Burges
F. W. Cook
George W. Littlefield
Alexander Sanger
Joseph PD. Sayers
W. H. Stark
Laws of bankruptcy to spare debtors under new bill
London reports that the bankruptcy laws, even with the strengthening bill, will be far less severe on debtors than in the past. Historically Scots wore distinctive dress when bankrupt, and English bankrupts faced criminal-like severity until 1861. Periodicals avoided the full term, and the Gentlemen's Magazine once hidden the word in its monthly list of bankrupts.
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London
Scotland
England
Bad News Brings Death Leipzig Partner Dies After Shock
Berlin April 19 A Leipzig partnership ends in tragedy as Herr Max Hugo Schmidt dies of heart failure after learning of a partner's death. The undertaker manager telephoned Herr Max Friedrich Herzog to arrange burial, and Herzog collapsed and died within minutes.
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Leipzig
Berlin
Max Hugo Schmidt
Max Friedrich Herzog
Frontier Days of Texas A Company of Volunteers
A band of volunteers rides out from Fannin County to pursue hostile tribes as settlers recount a lone settler’s daring stand against four attacking Indians, illustrating frontier danger and resilience in early Texas.
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Fannin County
Frontier 1888 War Bands Clash and Indian Encounters
The article recounts 1888 formations of volunteer companies in Fannin and Trinity counties led by Captains Sloan and Journey, a night guard incident misasserted as an Indian attack, a three day march to an Indian camp, a skirmish with about 300 warriors, and Captain Hart’s scalp collection. It covers a later rescue of Lovicia Hunter by a Delaware trader, and the 1865 Palo Pinto campaigns. Also details the 1865 Lawdon case near Comal County where a white Indian pursuer killed Lawdon after a pursuit through Curry Creek valley.
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Robert Sloan
N. L. Journey
Trinity River
John Hart
Pangborn
Hart
Birds
Tarrant County
John H. Dyer
Red River County
John F. Hunter
Lovicia
Keechi Mountains
Frank
Miss Hunter
Mr. Hunter
Tarrant
Village Creek
Palo Pinto
Comal County
Jesse Lawdon
William E. Jones
Jones
Lawhon
Negro
Lawdon
Texas
Judge Jones
Personal Crisis Reports Surge in St Petersburg
St Petersburg reports show a rise in daily personal crisis reports as spring arrives, with April 19 noting a notable uptick in attempted personal crisis cases. Local authorities and social services monitor trends and response efforts amid growing concerns.
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ST. Petersburg
Grief Stricken Girl in St Petersburg Attacks Death
In St Petersburg daily deaths average about ten from poverty. A young girl at Volkove cemetery asked a priest for a memorial service for her father. She sobbed, then swallowed acetic acid from a bottle near the grave. She was hospitalized dying after writing that life had become unbearable following her father’s death.
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St. Petersburg
Volkove
Dostoieffsky
Surprising proposal sparks astonishment in record
A woman rejects an idea of marriage to her daughter’s suitor while the man tries to ease tensions. The exchange hints at social expectations and family dynamics reflecting early 20th century Chicago society.
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Chicago Record-Herald
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