Texas Bank Prosperity Evident in State Ledger Rise
A Texas Department of Insurance and Banking report dated January 31 shows more residents hold bank accounts and larger balances, signaling a shift from wartime downturn. Banks began February with nearly a million dollars in cash and total state bank resources reached 3.78 million, with over 2.57 million secured by real estate mortgages.
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Wall Street
Department of Insurance and Banking
Austin
Europe
Texa
The President's Hiatus And Mexican Reports
The article questions President Wilson's grasp of Mexican affairs after talks with self-styled insiders during a Midwestern tour. It accuses him of trusting untrustworthy reports and labels the informants as liars, noting his expressed disgust at the emissaries' findings. It cites a recent issue of Tue.
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United States
Middle West
Wilson
Kiarl
Mexico
Rio Grande
Tue
Culberson and Henry clash over preparedness and politics
The piece contrasts Senator Charles A. Culberson and Representative Robert L. Henry amid Texas politics. Culberson backs the administration's preparedness plan and abandons Texas campaigning, while Henry returns home to shape his own fence and questions timely service to Congress during national security debates.
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Charles A. Culberson
Robert L. Henry
Mr. Culberson
National
Mr. Henry
Washington
Texas
Culberson
Democrats of
Senator Culberson
Representative Henry
Henry
Congress
Onions Set to Move North in Texas Produce Boom
San Antonio gears for a surge of Texas Bermuda onions as 10 000 carloads of onions will head to Northern markets this season. Each car carries 500 crates valued at at least one dollar per crate to growers after costs, with Texas onion crops forecast to net about 5 million dollars this year. The early season is driven by a shortage of Northern onions and growing demand from Eastern buyers eyeing first supplies.
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San Antonians
Texas
San Antonio
Alamo City
President trapped by hiatus and noisy information feeds
A historical critique argues the president is overwhelmed by routine duties and relies on informants for news. It notes how few newspapers reach the executive daily, the secretary’s clipped editorials, and the paradox of reading the public pulse by proxy. It decries an eight year hiatus as a necessary political penalty.
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United States
Republic
Lawmaker urged to be present to shape national sentiment
A spokesman emphasizes the importance of a lawmaker’s presence in voting sessions to influence public sentiment and advance proper ends, arguing that outcomes may affect the nation’s welfare even if the vote is not immediately crucial.
Brandeis Chosen for Supreme Court Raises Dismay and Hope
The New York World notes mixed reactions in conservative and corporate circles to Louis D. Brandeis’s appointment to the Supreme Court. It compares his record with Charles E. Hughes, highlighting Brandeis as a radical of unusual ability and integrity who may win broad approval for his elevation.
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Louis D. Brandeis
United States Supreme Court
Mr. Brandeis
Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
New York World
Undersea Cargo Boats Seen in American Patent News
Bridgeport reports Simon Lake has patents on a novel submarine cargo boat. The invention could affect Allied fleets but may not solve urgent US merchant marine problems. The idea of a submarine merchantman was raised last fall over shipping milk to Germany, with Lake’s February patents appearing as a reply.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Simon Lake
Mr. Lake
Germany
Admiral Beresford Praises Mahan Book on Sea Power
The Memphis News-Scimitar reports Admiral Beresford delighted by Captain Alfred T. Mahan's sea power work. He notes marginal references attracting attention and cites Mahan’s claim that sinking six British ships could imperil the empire, while acknowledging debates on the impact of first-class vessel losses.
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Admiral Beresford
Alfred T. Mahan
Admiral Mahan
Memphis News-Scimitar
Whipping Them With Cornstalks Remark Recalled
A Civil War anecdote recalls a Confederate draftee who bragged the war would be over in six months. He later said the Yankees could have been whipped with cornstalks, but the opponents wouldn’t fight with them. The Dallas Journal contrasts this with Wilson era cautions on preparedness and weapon choice.
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Wilson
Dallas Journal
Vigilante Sentiment Grows in St Louis Crime Fight
The Galveston Tribune notes a wave of crime prompts St Louis residents to form a Taxpayers Protective Association. They advertise rewards of 300 to 600 dollars for arrest and conviction of murderers and holdup men, signaling possible vigilante action.
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Europe
Japan
St. Louis
Taxpayers Protective Association
Galveston Tribune
Wisconsin farmers cry for embargo and against preparedness
The New York Herald quotes Senator La Follette noting the paradox as German farmers in Wisconsin demand a munitions embargo while opposing American preparedness. He argues the stance reveals a contradiction in wartime policy and public sentiment.
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Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
New York Herald
The Red Circle by Albert Payson Terhune
Novelized from the Pathé Photo Play based on the author’s earlier works. Copyright 1915 by Albert Payson Terhune. Notes indicate connection to Will M. Ritchey and the Pathé adaptation.
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Albert Payson Terhune
Caleb Conover
Syria
Pathe
Albert Payson
Dodging the Law Sparks Firelit Beach Escape
June confronts Gordon in a shack with detectives closing in. A lamp-wielding woman, bearing the Red Circle, disrupts the raid as Gordon escapes toward the rocks. At the blaze, Lamar and Mary join June as Sam Eagan pockets a picnic basket, chased by pursuit and shock at the Red Circle on June’s hand.
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Gordon
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Boyle
Red Circle
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Jacob
Jacoby
Lamar
Mary
Surfton
Precious
Alcene
Max
Travis
Sam
Sam Eagan
Yama
Mrs. Travis
Coastguard
Gavroche
Sam Fagan
Tagan
June Travis
Spanish sailor hat stands out in new season styles
The daily fashion note describes the Spanish sailor in fine white Panama straw with a wide straight brim and a folded crown. A red straw drop border anchors the brim edge, with a band and flat bow around the crown. It pairs with color coordinated outfits, as shown with a red white color plan and striped crepe dress.
Culberson Support Shift Ties George P D Armistead
The Austin Statesman reports George P D Armistead the San Antonio postmaster aligns with United States Senator Culberson. Campaign plans hint at Burleson possibly returning to Texas for speeches, while Forty Immortals from Baltimore converge in Dallas to discuss a united stand amid varied endorsements among allies.
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Austin Statesman
George PD. Armistead
San Antonio
T. M. Campbell
Campbell
United States Senate
George
United States
C. A. Culberson
Culperson
A. S. Burleson
Texas
Baltimore
Dallas
Tom Lofe
Cullen Thomas
George W. Riddle
Toms
Culberson
Letter to the Editor on vaccination policy debates
B F Gurden argues against compulsory vaccination citing German indecision and Vogt as doubters. He contrasts hygienic progress with vaccination claims and frames the issue as medical political and religious, urging parental responsibility and public scrutiny.
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Targers
Germany
Reichstag
Adolph Vogt
University of Berne
Europe
Vogt
Hubert Boens
Herbert Boens
Charleroi
Belgium
E. B. Foote Jr
New York City
W. J. Collins
M. D
L. R. Co
EL Mee Jenners
Edward
Daniel Webster
England
Ade
Bexar County
Barefoot Cure Claim Sparks Dining Room Debate
In a city boarding house guests discuss a new cure claiming barefoot walking builds health. Mr Jones jokes that his beef here is tough after reading about the method, while the landlady asks for opinions on walking barefoot through grass as a health boost.
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Chicago Herald
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