Trade concessions probe frames the tariff debate
In Washington on April 19 the House Democratic caucus weighed a 5 percent tariff reduction for imports in American owned ships and a 10 percent added duty to favor the merchant marine. Opponents argued the measure resembled a subsidy. supporters said it leveled operating costs with foreign vessels. The bill's final form advanced for House discussion, with income tax changes sparing mutual savings banks and emphasis on thrift.
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House
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Ways and Means
Harrison
Mississippi
Sisson
Hardy
Texas
Sims
Tennessee
Underwood
Mutual Savings Banks
Jefferson Levy
New York
Mutual Savings
New Finland
Traction Company to hold Fair Grounds for public purchase
San Antonio Traction Company plans to take title to the Fair Grounds from a receiver sale at 51000 and keep the property closed to the public for a period to allow the city or a citizens’ syndicate to buy it at cost for continued exposition. If not purchased within about a year, the grounds will be sold for the best return, likely breaking into city lots.
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San Antonio Traction Company
Traction Company
W. B. Tuttle
Edwin W. Houston
Welfare
Cisneros Is Freed After Grand Jury No Indictment
Antonio Cisneros, 28, was discharged from custody by Judge Anderson in the Thirty-seventh District Court after the grand jury reported without indicting him. Police Officer Charles Artzt was shot around 11:35 p.m. March 29 near West Houston and North Flores as he tried to arrest a man alleged to have stolen an overcoat. Cisneros was identified by several witnesses, though two others disputed the identification. Habeas corpus proceedings had been filed a week earlier.
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Antonio Cisneros
Charles D. Art
Anderson
Thirty-seventh District
Artzt
West Houston
North Flores Street
Cisneros
Arm crushed as car string rolls over worker at roundhouse
Arthur McGrew, a black helper at the Southern Pacific roundhouse, was struck by a moving string of box cars along Walnut near Lamar street at 7:45 last night. His left arm was crushed between elbow and wrist and amputated at Santa Rosa Hospital after he reportedly fell while alighting from the moving cars. He lived at 401 Spruce street.
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Arthur McGrew
Southern Pacific Roundhouse
Walnut
Lamar Street
Santa Rosa Hospital
Roundhouse
Spruce Street
A Harbor City Terminal Corp Seeks Local Stock Representatives
Harbor City Terminal Corporation of San Antonio Texas offers a business opportunity inviting men and women with business ability to sell stock while receiving a free town lot with each share. The ad promises earnings three to five times versus a salaried position and invites interested individuals to investigate the unusual investment.
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Harbor City Terminal Corporation
New Credit Clothing Plan Sparks Discussion At Hoyle & Rarick
Hoyle & Rarick Clothing Co outlines a new credit plan offering full outfits for 15 dollars without any deposit. Customers can pay one dollar weekly or monthly, with a wide range of merchandise and large store network allowing low prices.
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Hoyle & Rarick Clothing Co
At the Carnival The Midgets of All Midgets
A brief carnival attraction touts the Filipino midgets as the smallest people in the world with a billed dance performance.
Old Will Is Filed In Probate Of 1912 Locomotive Disaster Victim
The will of Walter Jordan, who died in the Southern Pacific yards blast that killed 21 others on March 18, 1912, was filed yesterday in county court for probate. It names his wife Sophia Jordan as independent executrix and leaves all to her. The document is dated July 16, 1894 and was witnessed by J. D. Childs and Bascom Bell, San Antonio lawyers. No value is stated and no explanation was given for the late filing.
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Walter Jordan
Southern Pacific
Sophia Jordan
J. D. Childs
Bascom Bell
San Antonio
Joe S. Newton
Home remedy for gray hair and dandruff treatment
A home recipe uses a half pint of water with several simple ingredients available at drugstores. Applied daily for two weeks and then biweekly, the mixture is claimed to rid dandruff, stop hair loss, relieve itching, darken gray hair, promote growth, and leave hair glossy.
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Alexander Y. Walton
Medina
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Democratic Caucus
Matthews
Losoy
Cisneros I
Negro
Copenhagen
Kaufman
Gaqgrett
South Flores
Doloresa
Southern Hotel
C.O. D
Milan
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