Legislature Largely Quiet as Bills Stall in Session
Austin reports show several local measures passed while major proposals stall. Prohibition and woman suffrage are debated with little enthusiasm, highway and warehouse reforms move toward final action, and a senate panel weighs rail, utilities, and public health bills amid open hearings.
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Austin
Tex
Executive Department
House
Senate
Terrell
Ferguson
Jess Baker
Highway Commission
House Committee On Agriculture
Texas
Dabney White
Tyler
F. C. Weinert
Name New Receiver of Simmons Estate
The case involving the estate of Dr. C. F. Simmons versus H. E. Hildebrand and others was continued due to conditions from appointing A. P. Barrett as temporary administrator. Barrett, named by Judge Claude J. Carter for Mrs. Minnie Odom Forgey, demanded all estate papers from Commonwealth Bank & Trust Company, which agreed to turnover. The trial on the contract breach remained postponed because of the estate proceedings.
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C. F. Simmons
H. E. Hildebrand
James R. Davis
Seventy-third District Court
Barrett
Commonwealth Bank & Trust Company
Simmons
Dallas Jitneys Run After Injunction Halting City Ordinance
Jitneys remained in operation in Dallas after Judge E B Muse granted an injunction delaying the city from enforcing a new jitney ordinance set to take effect today. The city plans to appeal to higher courts. The measure required drivers to post a 2560 indemnity bond and barred passengers from riding on car doors.
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Dallas
Tex
E. B. Muse
Forty-fourth District Court
New Gas Holder Near I N Depot Nears Completion
San Antonio Gas and Electric Co reports the first section of a new gas holder near the I N depot has been completed and filled with 500 000 cubic feet of gas. When finished the capacity will reach 2 000 000 cubic feet, boosting local gas supply to new highs.
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San Antonio Gas & Electric Company
W. B. Tuttle
Gas & Electric Company
Niggardly mayoral pay sparks war veteran bid war
In Wittieisenau Silesia a town of 2200 sought a cheap burgomaster at 425 dollars a year. They received 26 applications from disabled officers. The council chose a one armed lieutenant but faced a government rebuke and was ordered to raise the salary to 750 dollars annually.
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Berlin
Wittieisenau
Silesia
Hearing to dissolve injunction in crossing dispute
In Austin Texas Judge Graves hears a motion by the defendant to dissolve a temporary injunction in the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway versus San Antonio Belt and Terminal Railway case. The injunction blocks a grade crossing near the old oil mill property in San Antonio. The hearing may take a day or more.
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Austin
Tex
Galveston, Harrisburg
Must Go to Prison Berlin War Prisoner Escape Aided
Mrs Bertha Strasser wife of a German NCO has been sentenced to two years in prison for aiding a French war prisoner to escape. She met the soldier in a factory, supplied clothing and money, and hid him for nine days before he fled toward Denmark after his capture.
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Berlin
Bertha Strasser
Denmark
Ryan Case Set for Murder Trial in Black Death
George Ryan charged with murder in the death of anti Catholic lecturer William Black in Marshall in 1915 has a February 27 trial date in the Tenth District Court. Judge Briggs ordered a 500 member jury venire. Tier case set for March 8 with 100 jurors. Copeland previously tried and found not guilty. All three cases were moved to Galveston from Marshall last year.
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Galveston
Tex
George Ryan
William Black
Marshall
Tenth District Court
Briggs
George Tier
Fifty-fifth District Court
John Copeland
Protect All German Consuls Urged by State Dept
Washington February 5 Governors of twenty states and island possessions where Germany has consular representatives were urged by the state department to extend full protection to them.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
State Department
Germans Recapture Trenches East of Beaumont on Somme
Berlin reports a German counterattack yesterday recaptured the bulk of trenches east of Beaucourt on the Somme from the British after a failed British assault north of Beaucourt and a second attack at night. French air forces bomb Colmar and raid near Bar le Duc while incursions occur in Chambrette and Pont-A-Mousson sectors with light losses.
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Berlin
Sayville
Beaucourt
Somme
War Office
Colmar
Paris
Barleux
Chambrette
Pont-A-Mousson
Alsace
Public Best Censor Says Rose Tapley at Princess Theater
Miss Rose Tapley of the Vita graph Company urged women club representatives and ministers to make the public the censor of motion pictures. She argued that by boycotting films deemed bad for children, the public can curb undesirable cinema more effectively than any board. She spoke at the Princess Theater and Empire Theater and planned to travel to Austin to oppose the Sunday closing bill affecting theaters.
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Rose Tapley
Vitagraph Company
Princess Theater
Club Women
Miss Tapley
Empire Theater
Austin
War insurance rates rise to align with Allied ships
New York February 5 marine insurers raised American ship rates to the level of entente ally rates for the first time since the war began. The increase lifted rates from two to three percent last week to ten percent, the same level long in force for Great Britain and France.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Man Shoots Himself on Old Mill Bridge
A well dressed white man about 35 or 40 shot himself on the southwest railing of the Old Mill Bridge at 11:45 AM. His body fell into the river and was recovered by Policeman K. Liebrecht. An inquest confirmed instantaneous death. notes and a car number 18219 were found on him. The body was sent to Riebe Undertaking as identity sought.
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Old Mill Bridge
K. Liebrecht
Riebe Undertaking Establishment
M. B. Thompson, Jeweler, Findley, C
The Horrible Handicap of Poisoned Blood
An article extols S. S. S. as a purely vegetable blood remedy for inherited blood taints like scrofula. It claims the tonic cleanses impurities, restores purity, and can help many cases. urges readers to consult a medical adviser and write to Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
Isle of Arran Sunk. Crew Injured in Submarine Attack
The British steamer Isle of Arran of 3013 tons was sunk by a submarine with two crew injured by shell fire. Lloyds Shipping Agency announced the loss and another agency said the steamer Eaveston of 1791 tons was sunk with the captain and four crew killed.
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London
Isle of Arran
Lloyds Shipping Agency
Eaveston
President Wilson Proclaims Shipping Act Transfer Ban
President Wilson issued a proclamation under the new Shipping Act prohibiting American shipowners from transferring vessels to another registry. He cited a national emergency as the basis for the action and directed measures to enforce the ban.
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Washington
Wilson
Make This Excellent Cough and Cold Remedy Yourself
An old home remedy combines butter, light brown sugar, allspice, Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, boiling water, and citrus juice to help fever coughs and bronchitis. Served in a wine glass, it costs $1.00 and is marketed by The Duffy Malt Whiskey Co. Rochester NY with a note about Texas liquor law.
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Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
N. Y
Vessel Registration Debate Shapes U S Water Trade Policies
The report notes urgency as ship owners register vessels abroad to foreign trades that the United States does not participate in. It warns vessels may not return to U S service without foreign government permission, affecting domestic commerce and regulatory control.
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United States
Hoist the U S flag replaces Texas flag at state house
The U S flag today supplanted the Texas flag on the state house in Austin as an endorsement of President Wilson in handling the German crisis.
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Austin
U. S
Texas
State House
Wilson
Come-back strength with Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules
Promotes recovery from overwork and health issues with Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. Three capsules daily claimed to boost appetite and sleep, aiding uric acid, kidney, bladder, and stomach troubles. Availability and refund offer noted with prices 25¢, 50¢, and $1.00 per box.
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Holland
Haarlem
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