Texas Commissioner Pushes Higher Bank Capital for New Charters
Texas Commissioner of Insurance and Banking proposes a law to require at least 25 000 capital stock for state banks, arguing 10 000 is insufficient and small banks breed trouble. He also backs supervision of chartered banks before 1876 now operating without state oversight. The plan follows prior failed legislation in the Thirty-first Legislature amid Senate opposition.
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Austin
Tex
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking
Texas
Department of Banking
Commissioner of Banking
Department of Insurance and Banking
House
Senate
More Children to Be Sent from Lawrence to New York
Industrial Workers of the World committee supervising 119 Lawrence Massachusetts striker children said the experiment of sending the waifs to New York proved successful and probably upwards of a thousand children would be brought to New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Industrial Workers of the World
Lawrence
Mass
Police Pay Goes to Campaign Fund in San Antonio
San Antonio policemen, the lowest paid in Texas except Galveston, are reportedly required to contribute monthly to a city campaign fund. Officers describe mandatory fees for tickets, dances, raffles, and gifts to officials, reducing take home pay to about 65 dollars monthly. One sergeant notes clerical pay and clothing allowances have been cut while mayor and city attorney salaries rose.
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San Antonio
Texas
Galveston
Association of Good Friends Formed for Unemployed Men
In Chicago the Association of Good Friends was established at Emanuel Baptist Church by Rev. Johnston Meyers. One hundred sixty one unemployed men enrolled, agreeing to monthly letters to the pastor, share work notices, and save part of earnings in a summer fund.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Association of Good Friends
Immanuel Baptist Church
Johnston Meyers
Meyers
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Niece of Jefferson Davis Refuses Oath Delays Civil War Claim
New Orleans February 12 Mrs Thomas Anderson of the city a niece of Jefferson Davis has delayed pursuing a $50,000 claim against the government for the burning of her Jackson Mississippi residence and personal property by federal soldiers. She refuses to take the oath of allegiance and her case is with Washington attorneys as she nears her ninetieth year hoping for indemnity.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
United States
Thomas Anderson
Jefferson Davis
Jackson
Miss
Washington
Baptist College Plan Seeks Russian Imperial Approval
Rev Robert S MacArthur president of the Baptist World Alliance announced from Calvary Baptist church in New York that he secured permission from the Russian emperor to build a Baptist college in St Petersburg. Four conditions apply including church control, no American or British trustees, no politics or art in curriculum, and a site cost not exceeding 2500 dollars initial funding to rise only with government consent.
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New York
Robert S. MacArthur
The
Baptist World Alliance
St. Petersburg
Calvary Baptist Church
Stomachs Boosted by Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
An advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a quick natural aid for overworked stomachs. It claims the tablets digest food, relieve gas and heartburn, and act as a substitute for a weakened stomach. Free trial offer available by mail from F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
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F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Farthest North Republican Delegates Back Taft at Nome
The Republican district convention of the second Alaska judicial division met in Nome and elected fifty delegates to the territorial convention pledged to President Taft. Resolutions endorsing the Taft administration were adopted and a telegram was sent to Secretary Hilles at Washington conveying greetings from the farthest north convention and solid instruction for Taft’s renomination.
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Associated Press
Nome
Alaska
Taft
Hilles
Ashington
Cordova
M KAY WILL RESIGN FROM STATE POST
Austin Feb. 12 State Purchasing Agent John McKay will resign to April 1 to enter mercantile business at Temple. A charter for his corporation has been filed. McKay was appointed when Colquitt took office. the governor has chosen a successor but will not announce until the vacancy occurs.
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Austin
John McKay
Colquitt
McKay
Temple
Preparations For Austin German Concert And Ball
Preparations by the Austin Saengerbund for its thirty third annual concert and ball proceed at Scholtzs garden. An elaborate program of musical numbers has been prepared for the occasion, a major event in German musical circles in Austin.
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Austin
Austin Saengerrunde
Scholtz
Schluter Recovers After Operation in Seton Infirmary
A. G. Schluter of Travis county who had been critically ill at Seton infirmary is recovering after surgery. If his health improves he plans to seek reelection to the Thirty third legislature.
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Schluter
Austin
A. G. Schluter
Travis County
Seton Infirmary
Dr A R Beat Unnes Nose and Throat Clinic
Dr A R Beat announces his practice at 308 Gunter Building specializing in nose throat and related ENT services.
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Dr. A. R. Beat
Unnes
Gunter Building
Texans Read Bible Through In A Day
In Pecos Texas 66 members of the First Baptist church read every book of the Bible from sunrise to midnight completing a full day of scripture. The event showcased communal devotion and stamina for scripture reading. The Gunther Sunday Dinner features a fixed 6 to 830 pm service and dollar price attracting reservations. The Gunter dining room is famed as a hub for locals who know how to live.
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Associated Press
Pecos
Tex
First Baptist Church
Gunter
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