Rural mail carrier fights pistol ban in Texas court
A Nacogdoches county rural carrier Roscoe Lattimore was fined 100 for carrying a pistol and appeals to the Court of Criminal Appeals contesting the law as a civil officer. Assistant AG C E Lane will argue the case next Wednesday week amid questions of militia police officer exemptions.
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Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Tex
Nacogdoches County
Roscoe Lattimore
Garrison
C. E. Lane
Rivers and Harbors Congress Opens in Washington
The eighth annual rivers and harbors congress convenes in Washington for a three day session to press for a permanent annual appropriation for waterways. Speakers include J Hampton Moore and Senator Fletcher, with War Secretary Stimson and Gen. Bixby scheduled to speak. Governors Wilson and Foss and Mayor Gaynor expected to attend. The group seeks not less than 50 million dollars annually for ten years.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
House
United States
Joseph E. Ransdell
Washington
Hansdell
J. Hampton Moore
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
Duncan A. Fletcher
Missouri River Improvement Association
War Stimson
General Bixby
United States Army
Senator Jones
Pacific Northwest
Stephen M. Sparkman
Florida
House Committee On
Rivers and Harbors
August Belmont
New York
Roy Miller
Texas
Edward Conway
Chicago
Wilson
Foss
Gaynor
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Sudden Appendicitis Strikes Austin Comptroller Staffer
John Rylee an attache of the comptroller's department and a Granberry resident, suffered a sudden acute appendicitis at his desk in Austin. He was taken to the Austin sanitarium where an operation may be required. Comptroller Lane visited and said no decision had yet been made on surgery.
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Austin
Tex
John Rylee
Granberry
Comptroller’s Department
Rylee
Lane
Pyramid Pile II remedy advertised for home treatment
The notice touts a trial package of Pyramid Pile II remedy claiming many cases of piles are cured at home. It urges readers to mail a free coupon and buy later from a druggist at 50 cents a box, promising avoidance of surgery and medical bills.
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Pyramid Drug Company
Marshall, Mich
Bonus votes lure drivers in $12,264 Light contest
The Light offers bonus votes for new subscriptions worth 125000 votes per $24 spent. Longer subscriptions earn more regular votes and require fewer totals. The offer ends at midnight Saturday December 9 with five working days left. Contestants warned not to relax as standings may change before the final day.
Medina lands to be tested by alfalfa expert from Texas
Col R E Smith of Sherman agricultural station, famed as the alfalfa king, arrived in San Antonio at the Medina Irrigation company’s invitation to evaluate the alfalfa potential of Medina lands. Accompanied by A Y Walton Jr they will tour the property and likely stay through the week to determine best crops for the area.
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Medina Irrigation Company
Texas
Col
RE. Smith
Sherman Agricultural Experiment Station
San Antonio
Medina
A. Y. Walton Jr
Colonel Smith
Grayson County
Sherman
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Praised for Croup Cures
A Canton New York reader touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as essential for croup and hoarseness in children. Edwards King Drug Co endorses the product, claiming it is worth its weight in gold and always kept in stock for families.
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Alam
Foley
H. W. Casselman
Canton
N. Y
Edwards King Drug Co
Await Result of Appeal in Galveston Saloon Cases
Comptroller Lane says no further action until the Galveston court of civil appeals acts. Appellants have fifteen days to appeal. If the appeals court sustains the comptroller, testimony before the special commissioner may begin, with a likely supreme court appeal in any event.
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Austin
Tex
Lane
Galveston
Court of Civil Appeals
Comptroller
Supreme Court
Picture Men to Fight Sunday Law Arrests in Austin
In Austin Texas on December 5 the three moving picture show proprietors face hearings in the corporation court next Wednesday. They have hired counsel and vow to contest the arrests, arguing the city acted wrongly while other nonexempt businesses stay open on Sunday.
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Spectat
Austin
Tex
Corporation Court
Austin to Boost Water System With New Reservoirs
City Commissioner Bartholomew plans to raise mains pressure by adding a northern reservoir likely at Hyde Park and reusing an idle eastern reservoir acquired from the Old Water company. Other council members favor the improvements, aiming for a top southern system.
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Austin
Tex
Bartholomew
Hyde Park
Old Water Company
Rexall Orderlies Promote Gentle Constipation Relief
A doctor's note on bowels regularity leads to Rexall Orderlies as a safe remedy for constipation and bowel disorders. Sold by The Rexall Store run by H. L. Wagner at corner E Houston and Avenue C. Three sizes 10c 25c and 50c. They act quietly without purging or nausea and are suitable for children and the elderly.
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Rexall Orderlies
Rexall
H. L. Wagner
Houston
Avenue C
Slavonic Benevolent Association Granted Texas Authority
The department of insurance and banking in Austin Texas issued a certificate of authority allowing the Slavonic Benevolent Association of Fayetteville to conduct business in Texas. The group is described as a fraternal organization.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
Department of Insurance and Banking
Slavonic Benevolent Association of
Taylor Poultry Wins at Palestine Show
A. A. Bogen of Taylor Texas won multiple top prizes at the Palestine poultry show with five Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds. His pen took first place, the cockerel first, and pullets captured first through fourth. Taylor Poultry association gears up for its second annual show December 7 to 9 with high expectations.
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Taylor
Tex
A. A. Bogen
Taylor Herald
Rhode Island
Palestine
Taylor Poultry Association
Woman Burns to Death in Farm Fire Near El Campo
Mrs. Feregie Martinka, a widow living on a farm near El Campo Texas, was burned to death while trying to keep a prairie fire from entering her cotton field. Her young son suffered severe burns to his hands while attempting to rescue her.
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EL Campo
Tex
Feregie Martinka
Here
Cotton Burns in Texas Cotton Yard Fire
Fire broke out Sunday morning in the cotton weighing yard of W. F. Davis in Oklahoma addition, Taylor Texas. Six bales were practically ruined while four-fifths of the others were uninjured. sixteen bales damaged with ten partially injured. Hypothecated cotton of the Stur- is involved.
Fire damages cotton yard. ownership tracing ongoing
W F Davis owner of the yard reports one bale lots belonging to farmers remain. He cannot place ownership of other cotton this morning but can trace from his books and hopes to lock it tomorrow. Fire origin known. damage suggests fire started at the gun and spread.
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gis-Goldstein Company
W. F. Davis
United Cities of Seguin Organized In Texas
Seguin Texas December 5 An association named the United Cities of Seguin has been formed with most local business leaders joining. W Hodges elected president J Burges Jr secretary and treasurer Executive committee includes F Weinert W R Campbell D D Bier Adolph Weinert C H Doney Louis Elly Walter Nolte A donation committee lists Mesdames Tips Baxter Smith and Miss Mary Erskine. The group pledges aid to the poor and needy.
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Seguin
Tex
United Cities of
W. Hodges
J. Burges Jr
Treasur
F. Weinert
W. R. Campbell
D. D. Bier
Adolph Weinert
C. H. Doney
Louis Elly
Walter Nolte
C. Tips
W. H. Baxter
C. G. Smith
Mary Erskine
Awakens From Long Sleep In Des Moines
Mrs J L Parmenter woke from a long sleep yesterday after a November slumber. Her physician links the condition to a cancer affecting her nervous system. Recovery remains doubtful.
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Associated Pres
Opium Raid Nets Seven Arrested In Chinatown
Federal officials seized more than $8000 worth of opium in a raid on several Chinatown houses. Seven Chinese men were arrested and in two houses white girls were found smoking with Chinamen.
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Associated Pre
Philadelphia
Chinatown
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