Street Car Pistol Carrying Case Heads to Texas Courts
San Antonio street car employees face a forthcoming Texas court decision on whether conductors and motormen may carry pistols at work. A Houston case, affirmed by a judge who urged higher review, will be used to resolve this statewide issue. The trial court fined the defendant $100 and noted an appeal.
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San Antonio
Texas
Houston
C. W. Robinson
State of
Robinson
Court Refuses to Rule on Streetcar Conductors Carrying Pistols
The Houston court declines to rule that all streetcar conductors may carry pistols, citing public policy. It says the matter should be decided by higher state courts to set future guidelines.
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Houston
Democrats Plan San Antonio Convention for State Ticket
Delegates at the Colquitt rally in Fort Worth say the Texas Democratic state convention to nominate candidates will be held in San Antonio on August 13, with Fort Worth hosting the May convention that selects delegates to the national gathering. Attendees report strong enthusiasm for Colquitt and expect an easy victory in July.
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San Antonio
Colquitt
Fort Worth
Claude V. Birkhead
George B. Taliaferro
Fred W. Cook
Robert P. Coon
Mr. Coon
Democratic Executive Committee
Southern Sociological Congress Called for Nashville 1912
Governor B W Hooper urges sixteen southern states to appoint at least 100 delegates each for a Nashville meeting May 7 to 10 1912 to study social civic and economic problems. Institutions and organizations are asked to send delegates including penal reformatories orphanages day nurseries asylums hospitals libraries colleges health boards and charitable groups.
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Associated Press
Knoxville
Tenn
B. W. Hooper
Nashville
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
South
Southern Commercial Congress
Southern Sociological Congress
Boards
Man's Duty 10 Christ and His Fellow Men
Rev. S. P. Brooks president of Baylor University spoke at First Baptist Church on Christianity and social service. He urged concrete service over dogma and praised acts that improve housing, roads, and employment conditions as Christian duties.
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S. P. Brooks
Baptist Church
Christ
Printing House Fire Causes Heavy Damage on Navarro Street
Fire at Guessaz and Ferlet's printing plant 310 Navarro street last night caused about 29000 in damage. Origin is unknown, building owned by Fr Groos Company. Machinery and supplies suffered the worst losses. two thirds of the fire department fought the blaze to keep it confined to the plant.
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Ing
Crockett, Navarro
Commerce
Navarro Street
Crockett
Alamo Plaza
Crockett Street
Staacke Brothers Automobile and Carriage House
Monotype
Guessaz
Guessaz & Ferlet
Fr. Groos & Company
Doctor Woods Hutchinson Speaks Against Euthanasia
Dr Woods Hutchinson in an interview opposes euthanasia arguing prognosis is uncertain and many chronic cases defy prediction while acute illnesses can recover unexpectedly. He notes Maeterlinck and others discuss artificial death and stresses medical science status in the debate.
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Woods Hutchinson
New York
Medical ethics on death disclosure and US rail capacity
A physician argues against openly predicting death to patients despite acknowledging the reality of suffering and morphine use. He believes doctors should inform patients about nearing end only when clearly appropriate, not definitively claim death. The piece also compares US versus France in area population density and railway metrics, noting higher US freight capacity per population despite fewer miles of rail per area.
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United States
France
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W. Commerce ST
San Antonio, Texas
Hooper
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Pure Food Factories
Battle Creek, Mich
DR. Woods Hutchinson
Ely
Rae
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
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