No Government by Revolt Not Recognized by U S
Washington warns that any government formed by revolt in Cuba cannot be recognized by the United States. Reports from New York state Cuban Liberal leaders claim the revolt is in full swing with leaders taking arms against President Menocal. Havana confirms insurgent activity in Camaguey and Oriente provinces with clashes, killings, and wounded on both sides. reports name Colonel Acosta killed and Major General Loynaz del Castillo wounded.
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Washington
Lansing
United States
New York
Cuban Liberal Party
Cuba
Orestes S. Ferrara
Alfredo Zayas
Liberal Party
Jose Miguel Gomez
Menocal
Havana
Camaguey
Figueroa
Colazzo
Oriente
Acosta
Saldomero Acosta
Mariano
Enrique Loynaz del Castillo
Fanatics arming sailors over insults at naval recruiting
In Chicago on February 14, Lieutenant R. L. Stevens, head of naval recruiting, armed his men with automatic pistols at the main office and sub-stations after hostile crowds and insults from fanatics. Police approval from Chief Herman F. Schuettler accompanied the measure. An encounter at the recruiting HQ was narrowly averted as three men grew boisterous.
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Chicago
R. L. Stevens
Naval
Herman F. Schuettler
Navy recruits seek police sanction to carry pistol
A recruiter reports a pistol display by Navy personnel. Lieutenant Stevens notes naval uniforms require weapons to be carried in pockets rather than holsters on belts and asks for official sanction from the chief of police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Stevens
Norway Sweden and Denmark protest German naval moves
Norway Sweden and Denmark delivered identical notes to the German ministers in Copenhagen Oslo and Stockholm protesting Germany and Austria-Hungary barring sea zones and restricting neutral navigation. The communique recalls prior protests and asserts neutrals’ rights and the legal basis of a naval blockade.
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London
Reuter
Copenhagen
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Austria
White man arrested for stealing brass fittings from Seguin gin
Sheriff Tobin Chief Deputy Galbreath and Deputy Sadler arrested a man with a gunny sack of brass fittings in Seguin after a train stop in the East yards of the Southern Pacific. More than 100 dollars in fittings were recovered. The suspect confessed to the theft of all brass fixtures from the gin.
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Seguin
John W. Tobin
Tobin
James Galbreath
BE. E. Sadler
Southern Pacific
Withdrawal of tariff 2 B urged by Texas railroads
The Texas Industrial Traffic Bureau and a committee urged Judge J W Terry and Judge H M Garwood to withdraw tariff 2 B and restore previous Railroad Commission authority. The note argues tariff 2 B harms Texas railroads, causes losses to state institutions, and fuels hostility to Texas railroads, and is unsupported by state policy. The move aims to protect shipping interests, state welfare, and reduce costly conflicts.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Industrial Traffic Bureau
H. H. Haines
A. S. Pawkett
Ed P. Byars
J. W. Terry
Santa Fe
H. M. Garwood
Sunset Central Lines
Railroads of Texas
Railroad Commission of Texas
Texas
Progressive keynote sounded by Parker in Atlanta meeting
John M. Parker of New Orleans voiced a keynote at a Southern Progressive gathering in Atlanta on February 14. He urged endorsement of national prohibition and continuing 1912 principles, insisting the party must endure beyond any single leader, be controlled by all members, and funded by the many rather than a few. Several Southern states were represented at the meeting.
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Parker
Liberal Party
St. Louis
Atlanta
John M. Parker
New Orleans
Widow Identifies Body of Man Found Dead in San Antonio
Mrs May Houdeshell of Findlay Ohio confirms the San Antonio death subject was her husband H M Houdeshell. She orders the body sent to Findlay after police and undertaker records indicated self-inflicted death following a tragedy. A telegram to Lancaster police substantiates the identification and forwarding request.
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San Antonio
H. M. Houdeshell
May Houdeshell
Findlay
Hancock County
Ohio
Police Department
Houdeshell
Lancaster
King
LAX-FOS Cascara Tonic Laxative Ad Claim
An advertisement touts LAX-FOS as an improved Cascara laxative with harmless additives boosting efficiency. It promises a pleasant taste, no stomach griping, suitability for children and adults, and urges trying one bottle for Constipation at 50 cents.
Train runs away freight cars crash from embankment
Six freight cars of the M E T work train in Highland Park broke loose on a Gevers street grade and plunged over an 18 foot embankment from the Olive street bridge. Night watchman missing. E L Martin cites a broken coupling pin as cause. Damages estimated at 3000 to 4000 dollars. cars owned by Brocklehurst Potter contractors overseeing Highland Park excavations.
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Highland Park
Olive Street
Accient
E. L. Martin
Martin
Gevers Street
Brocklehurst & Potter
Honor Reagan Houston's Memory Observed in Supreme Court
In Austin on February 14 the Supreme Court heard a resolution on Reagan Houston of San Antonio. The document, adopted by the San Antonio Bar Association, was presented by Lee T. D. Cobbs of San Antonio.
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Reagan Houston
Austin
Tex
Supreme Court
San Antonio
San Antonio Bar Association
Lee T. D. Cobbs
Sheckard to Head Cub Seconds on California Trip
Chicago Feb 14 Former star outfielder James Sheckard will assist Fred Mitchell and will lead the second team on the California training trip. The squad will play forty games starting March 2 at Santa Anna.
Bank Shares Earnings Through Toledo Trust Plan
The Guardian Trust and Savings Bank of Toledo plans a new employee profit sharing scheme for 1917. The bank will fund 5 percent of net earnings annually into a fund, with employees contributing 6 percent of salaries. Withdrawals and retirement provisions apply, with pro rata credits for long service and death, aiming to provide retirement funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guardian Trust and Savings Bank of Toledo
Toledo News-Bee
Toledo
The Boy Knew A Riddling Classroom Exchange
A teacher asks a sequence of divisions from beefsteak to increasingly finer pieces. The boy correctly identifies quarters eighths sixteenths and then playfuly asks for thirty seconds. He interrupts with a humorous mispronunciation hambure as the final punchline.
Papers Subsidized by Largest Newspapers Asserted
Washington February 14 Representative Callaway repeated his charge that twenty five of the nation s largest newspapers are subsidized and said he could prove it if the House demands. He offered to furnish witnesses and said a resolution to investigate would be introduced likely by Tavenner from Illinois. The effort may be blocked if the House does not adopt the resolution as Garner's ruling kept Moore s remarks from being treated as a question of highest privilege.
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Washington, D. C
Calloway
Callaway
Tavenner
Illinois
Taverner
Moore
House
Garner
Clark
High prices blamed on poor marketing at Texas meet
Austin Feb 14 Local Home Economic Week session discusses causes of high living costs. E H Golaz of the State Pure Food Department cites Texas price and marketing issues noting small farmer surpluses widen market gaps. Alice Ravenhill stresses efficiency in education and Stoughton Holborn argues beauty solves material woes.
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Austin
Tex
E. H. Golaz
State Pure Food Department
Texas
Alice Ravenhill
Stoughton Holborn
Holborn
School of Home Economics
A. and
M. College
Court actions in Supreme Court Austin Feb 14 many cases docketed
Supreme Court in Austin on February 14 announced mandamus granted in Elmer Marshall vs J T Robison with the Court of Civil Appeals reversed and District Court affirmed. Several applications granted or dismissed for lack of jurisdiction or other rulings, including Ed Yeatts vs St Louis Southwestern Railway and notable cases involving Houston Oil Company Village Mills Company and others across counties Cooke Nolan Fannin Tarrant El Paso Dallas and Bexar.
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Supreme Court
Austin
Tex
Mandamus
Justice Hawkins
Elmer Marshall
J. T. Robison
Court of Civil Appeals
District Court
C. W. Wilson
Bexar
Investment Mortgage Co
L. L. Newton
Dallas
Herman Block
Rio Grande Valley Bank and Trust Company
el Paso
L. M. Miller
H. Brodkey
Tarrant
Cooke County
Franz Dudenhaffer
Cooke
Berta Magee
J. H. Snell
Nolan
Mc Height & Rank
K. B. Foster
Fannin
Court of Criminal Appeals Proceedings Today
The court affirmed Kelso Hollway of Lamar and Mariano Simon of Nueces. Willis Winham of Nacondo was reversed and remanded. Wiley F. Norwood of Jones, Prendergast J. dissented. J Rudy et al. of Montague had motion for rehearing overruled. Earl Cogdell of Haskell and E B Taylor of Bexar, W T Bishop (death) of Jones submitted on brief or argued.
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Court of Criminal Appeals
Kelso Hollway
Lamar
Mariano Simon
Nueces
Willis Winham
Nacondobives
Wiley F. Norwood
Jones
Prendergast J
J. Rudy Et al
Montague
Earl Cogdell
Haskell
E. B. Taylor
Bexar
W. T. Bishop
Plan Cuisine Dansant at Gunter Hotel by Fritz Eigen
An unusual cuisine exhibition dansant will be held at the Gunter Hotel on Saturday evening February 24. Chef Fritz Eigen will present elaborate sugar and pastry figures, including a three foot high Temple of Peace castle. Other sugar ships and military scenes will be displayed and distributed as favors, with supper served after the ball.
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Gunter Hotel
Fritz Eigen
Gunter
Temple of Peace
Texas Farmers Loyal to Senator Sheppard Read in Record
A Lamar County Texas Farmers' Union resolves the nation will recover, expressing loyalty to Senator Sheppard as the Congressional Record documents their stance today. The unclear text conveys support for the senator and confidence in the country’s future recovery.
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Lamar County Union
Senate
Washington, D. C
Sheppard
Congressional Record
Lamar County
Texas
Farmers’ Union
Glass of Salts Cleans Kidneys in a Pleasant Way
This old home remedy promotes flushing kidneys with a mild saline mixture. It advises drinking water abundantly and taking Jad Salts as a lithia-based effervescent drink to cleanse and stimulate kidney function and ease bladder irritation.
Loyalty declarations amid Texas congressionals in Washington
The record shows the first declaration of loyalty to the government by a congressman, with many Texas expressions of allegiance reaching Washington. The speaker vows loyal service to the government and president if fate dictates involvement in the bloody conflict.
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Texas
Washington
Light Want Ads Help Owners Find Tenants Fast
Property owners discover quick tenant matches with Light Want Ads. Advertisers can place notices by phone Cr. 1742 and New 176, ensuring rapid response and broad reach for rental listings.
Fort Worth Depot Hearing Delayed by Rail Commission
The Texas railroad commission did not conclude its hearing on Fort Worths union passenger depot petition until today and took the matter under advisement. The commission moved to other items on the docket and the hearing was to continue this afternoon.
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Fort Worth
Ustin
Tex
Railwa Commission
City of
Drink Hot Water For Rosy Complexion Weathers Internal Cleanse
An interior health routine advocates drinking a morning glass of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. Proponents claim clearer skin and better health within one to two weeks, noting internal sanitation outweighs exterior cleanliness.
Academics Play Three Games Tuesday Afternoon
The Academic basketball contenders played three games Tuesday afternoon. Brackenridge defeated Main Avenue High 28 to 23. St Louis College beat West Texas 45 to 24. St Mary's defeated San Antonio Academy 34 to 15.
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Brackenridge
Main Avenue High
St. Louis College
West Texas
St. Mary’s
San Antonio Academy
Home remedy for catarrhal deafness and head noises
Prescription instructs draergist to mix Parmint double strength with hot water and granulated sugar, creating a pleasant drink. Take one tablespoonful four times daily to relieve head noises and nasal congestion. Cures include easier breathing and reduced mucus drainage into the throat.
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Draergist
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Katy
Pennsylvania
Amalie
Frazer Auto Supply Company
Birdsong & Potchernick
Travis Tire Service
Acme Auto Service
Lowry & Doolin
Wolfson’s
Saul Wolfson
Texas Farmers
The
Maine
Havana Harbor
Post Chapel
Fort Sam Houston
Fort Sam Houston Post No. 76
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