Ban on club liquor shipments clarified by attorney general
Bee County officials receive guidance from the attorney general on Allison law penalties for transporting intoxicating liquor not for personal use. The ruling holds carriers must use proper care to verify usage, effectively barring club shipments and making both shipper and recipient liable for orders. The decision notes two violation paths: soliciting orders and taking orders.
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Austin
Tex
Bee County
Attorney General’s Department
Elmer Peede
Court of Criminal Appeals
Navy Fuel Crunch Threatens U S Naval Power
Washington April 29. Naval experts warn the United States faces a future without sufficient fuel for ships due to dwindling oil supplies. They cite falling production east of the Mississippi, rising prices, and a projected 22 year oil supply if Indiana output alone were relied upon.
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Washington
United States
Navy Department
Mississippi River
Indiana
Navy
Naval
Congress
Administration
Oil Reserves in dispute over Navy control and future fuel needs
President Taft set aside large California oil lands in 1912 to keep supplies underground. By 1915 Congress reviewed bills to exclude two navy reserves, opposed by Navy but supported by Interior. Naval officers warn that removal of reserves would end government control as oil resources edge toward depletion while a growing navy depends on fuel.
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Taft
California
Congress
Navy
Department of the Interior
Navy Department
Legal opinion cites Allison act Section 15 on penalties
The opinion notes Section 15 of the Allison law makes any officer, agent or employee of a firm or corporation who violates the act guilty of a felony and subject to one to three years in the state penitentiary.
Reformers Aim To Do Something For Humanity
A Birmingham Age-Herald dialogue quotes a professional reformer who denies recent actions for uplift. Another voice challenges the reformer to speak of deeds, asserting reformers must do something meaningful to aid humanity.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Dialog on Engagement Sparks in Bank Banter
A brief exchange between She and He discusses an engagement to Miss Baggs. He concedes he finds nothing attractive about her, while She asserts the engagement is secure, noting the bank backing the arrangement.
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Baggs
Boston Transcript
Rest Room Planned for Revival Period at Travis Park Church
Plans outline a women’s headquarters at Travis Park Methodist Church during the Ham Ramsey revival. A rest room and lunch room for downtown girls will enable them to stay downtown evenings after work and rest before revival services. A large volunteer committee from multiple denominations was announced with Mrs. E. D. Love as chair and Mrs. Porter Loring as visiting chair.
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Travis Park Methodist Church
Ham-Ramsey
E. D. Love
Porter Loring
Travis Park
Alamo Heights
Clay Applewhite
East Ind
Dentists to Convene Texas State Dental Association in Dallas
The thirty sixth annual Texas State Dental Association meeting will be held in Dallas May 9 10 11 and 12 with San Antonio dentists planning to attend. Pyorrhoea treatment and a public lecture by Dr Ll P Robertson of Marlin are features. Wives of delegates will be entertained and convention rail travel rates apply.
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Texas State Dental Association
Dallas
San Antonio
Ll. P. Robertson
Marlin
Austin
Tex
Ben Hur Transportation Committee
Ben Hur Temple
Buffalo
Shriners’ Convention
Jhe
Katy
St. Louis
Wabash
Niagara Falls
Villaret Named Assistant Cashier of New Guaranty State Bank
Alex P. Villaret, four years as assistant cashier at West Texas Bank & Trust Co, was named assistant cashier of the new Guaranty State Bank which opened Thursday. Lee Joseph, president of the new bank, announced the appointment. Villaret has eleven years banking experience, all with West Texas Bank & Trust Co, starting October 2, 1905 and advancing to assistant cashier in July 1912.
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Alex P. Villaret
West Texas Bank & Trust Company
New Guaranty State Bank
Lee Joseph
Villater
Carranza Tried to Prove Huerta Stance Was Real
San Antonio special counsel Samuel Belden states no State Department records support Knox claim that General Carranza informed U S of adherence to Huerta government. Belden cites Coahuila 19 February 1913 proclamation and Carranza circular urging states to join movement to restore constitutional order.
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Samuel Belden
San Antonio
Carranza
Philander C. Knox
Taft
Pittsburg
Knox
Huerta
Mexico
Mr. Knox
Belden
State Department
Associated Press
Texas
State
Coahuila
Saltillo
St. Garza Perez
Yeu
Lecture on Alhambra to be given by Miss Casis
Miss Lilia M. Casis of the University of Texas will lecture on The Alhambra at 8 PM Saturday May 6 in the Carnegie Library auditorium. She will discuss the Moorish fortress and its legends including Boabdil’s tale and Washington Irving’s rediscovery, highlighting Spanish literature and lore.
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Lilia M. Casis
University of Texas
Carnegie Library
Elizabeth West
Austin
Oasis
San Antonio
Alhambra
Spain
Ferdinand and
Isabella
Granada
Boabdil
Ferdinand
Washington Irving
Boabdil’s
Casis
Modern Meaning Bishop Warns on Sabbath Desecration
In Indianapolis Bishop Francis warns against Sabbath desecration citing a child’s question about the Sabbath and a father’s reply, suggesting a modern laxity in interpretation and practice. The Philadelphia Bulletin reports the remark.
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Francis
Indianapolis
Naval talk on preparedness set for San Antonio luncheon
Washington April 29. The Navy League announced Dr. James B. Bullitt will address a noon luncheon in San Antonio on May 6. He will discuss naval preparedness before San Antonio business leaders and push for Congressional naval appropriations and national defense education.
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Washington, D. C
Navy League of the United States
James B. Bullitt
Organization For the Pacific Coast
Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
Bullitt
Navy League
Europe
Dr. Bullitt
Organization
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
United States
League
Congress
Quaker Advice to Traveler Over Glasses Quip
A traveler suffering inflamed eyes begs for brandy at an inn where two Quakers sit by the fire. He laments worsening sight and fading spectacles, prompting one Quaker to quip that wearing glasses over his mouth for months would restore his eyes.
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Minneapolis Journal
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Philadelphia Bulletin
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