Jitney case opens with TRO against San Antonio ordinance
District Judge J T Sluder granted a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of the jitney ordinance in the business district. The city may dissolve the order or pass another regulatory measure, with a hearing on the merits likely to follow. The suit claims discriminatory and unlawful provisions slanting against jitney operators.
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San Antonio
J. T. Sluder
Robert J. McMillan
George R. Gillette
Georgetown
Mlegal
Sluder
C. L. McGinnis
City of San Antonio
New line of smart hats in new colors at Alamy plaza
Miss Edna Polhemus announces tailored and sporty hats in fresh colors. Come and see them at 209 Alamy plaza.
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Edna Polhemus
Alamy Plaza
Port Protected by Steel Net Guards New York Harbor
A massive steel net spans from Rockaway Point to Sandy Hook to defend the harbor against hostile submarines and war craft. Built from heavy steel cable and large chain segments, it is the largest and strongest of its kind in the nation and will remain in place from sunset to sunrise, protecting Ambrose Swash and Main Channels.
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New York
Rockaway Point
Sandy Hook
Ambrose
Swash
President to Go Before Congress Amid Shipping Uncertainty
The Noordam becomes first Holland America line ship to depart the port since the war zone. Officials decline to set a resume date for passenger service. American Line ships stay idle until Washington signals a change. Philadelphia, with 247 passengers, may be beyond the danger zone and is safe for now.
Texan Rep Caldwell shapes universal military training debate
Representative Charles Pope Caldwell of New York state, a Democrat, has placed universal military training at the center of House discussion by proposing it as an amendment to the army bill. Caldwell, a native of Bastrop County, Texas, and half brother of Dr. John H. Burleson of San Antonio, is serving his first term and sits on the military affairs committee. He moved to New York at twenty three and was re elected last November, the first reelection from his district in twenty five years.
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Washington, D. C
Charles Pope Caldwell
New York
House of Representatives
John H. Burleson
San Antonio
Caldwell
Bastrop County
Austin
University of Texas
Congress
Texas Charter Filings Include Multiple Firms Across State
A compilation from Austin on February 17 lists charters filed for Dauch Manufacturing Company of Texas in Dallas with 20000 capital, Philo Mathean Literary Society at East Texas Normal College Commerce chartered without capital, South Plains Cattle Loan Company Midland with 100000 capital, and several charter amendments and dissolutions including Peoples Lumber Rule and Continental State Bank Anna. Also noted are final payments proofs for Corner Drug Store Lockhart and others across Houston, Galveston, San Antonio and Ennis among 14 entities.
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Austin
Texas
Dauch Manufacturing Company of Texas
Dallas
Capital
J. J. Dauch
Sandusky
Ohio
F. C. Meyers
F. W. Rosencraft
Philomathean Literary Society
East Texas Normal College
Commerce
Hunt County
Hugh E. Ritch
Winters
Burry S. Cameron
Douglasville
Frank S. Keavey
Rockwall
South Plains Cattle Loan Company
Midland
W. H. Brunson
Charles L. Sinclair
B. C. Grrdley
Peoples Lumber Company
Rule
Haskell County
Frank P. Wood Hardware Company
Corsicana
Corner Drug Store
Lockhart
Concrete Homes Company
Houston
Oil Co
Galveston
Glover Guthrie Co
Ennis
Soledad, Theater Co
San Antonio
Continental State Bank of Anna
Tyler Water Co
Tyler
Kosse Lumber Co
Kosse
Limestone County
Texas-Oklahoma Cotton Co
Fort Worth
Waco Land, Mining and Fuel Co
Waco
William A. Wilson Co
Tennessee Central sale set after no bids received
In Knoxville on February 17 Judge E T Sanford lowered the minimum bid for the Tennessee Central railroad to 700000 from 1350000 after no bids. The sale is fixed for April 3 and bidders may qualify with a 10000 deposit instead of 50000, with the property subject to 1916 and 1917 taxes.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Central Railroad
E. T. Sanford
Thret Poker Player Exchange Catches Gaze
A fragment records a tense poker moment with players debating fairness as one claims advantage and the other contests the count. The dialogue hints at a split pot and shifting fortunes during a tense hand.
Kronprinzessin Cecilie Liner Deliberately Disabled by German Official
An official of the German embassy ordered the engines of the Kronprinzessin Cecilie disabled to thwart U S use in possible hostilities. Captain Polack testified the damage occurred January 1 and February 1, with the work overseen by Sigmund Bieraus and witnessed in Hoboken. Repair costs were estimated at 110000 to restore visible damage, with the ship valued at 25 to 30 million dollars. A bond of 200000 was ordered to cover potential repairs and prevent further damage to machinery.
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Boston
Mass
Kronprinzess
Cecelie
Germany
United States
Charles A. Polack
Cecelic
Polack
Germmany
Folack
Morton
Lloyd Steamship Line
Hoboken
N. J
Moller
Frankin G. Wright
Wright
B. Stuart Murphy
Hat styles at Miss Edna Polhemus on Alamo Plaza
A local hat shop at 209 Alamo Plaza offers sport hats semi tailored hats and dressier options. Miss Edna Polhemus stocks a variety for every occasion ensuring shoppers find the perfect headwear.
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Edna
Polhemus
Alamo Plaza
Hyphenated Americans back U S in wartime
Henry J. Allen of Wichita argues German Americans remain loyal to the United States despite sympathy for Germany. He cites interviews in St Louis Milwaukee and Cincinnati showing no German American will back Germany over the United States in case of war, though fears of conflict persist.
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Chicago
United States
Henry J. Alen
Wichita
Kas
Progressive Party
Allen
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Germany
America
Mr. Allen
National Guardsmen to be rushed home from border duty
National Guard units in Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico face muster out first while other states prepare departure schedules. Camp Wilson San Antonio housing about 10 000 guardsmen will quiet as units leave, breaking up the Twelfth division. Fourth Texas Infantry likely last to depart. remaining regulars stay. News of redeployment sparks debate on universal military training. A whistle cane invention is noted at article end.
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EL Paso
Tex
Rio Grande
Salazar
Villa
Columbus
Hachita
N M
New Mexico
Buck Spencer
E. K. Warren
Texas
Arizona
Washington
War Department
Camp Wilson
San Antonio
Henry A. Greene
Fourth
Illinois Infantry
District of Columbia Infantry
Mississippi Infantry
West Virginia Infantry
Texas Infantry
Alabama Cavalry
Virginia Field Artillery
New Hampshire Field Artillery
Wisconsin Cavalry
District of Columbia Cavalry
Virginia Engineers
Texas Engineers
Virginia Signal Corps
New Hampshire Signal Corps
Florida Field Hospital
Virginia Field Hospital No
Oklahoma
Thirty-seventh Infantry
Seventh Field Artillery
Fourth Texas Infantry
Big Bend
Corpus Christi
Texas Cavalry
Fourth Illinois Infantry
Border Service
Last Uly
Border Patrol
National Guard
Mexico
Air mail service to start from Chicago biplane carrier
Chicago begins air mail service next Saturday as Erwin Buess flies a tractor biplane to deliver the first envelope orders across Lake Michigan. His daughter is praised as a piano wonder, while a neighbor jokes about the adjoining flat. In Indiana Monticello, Rev Miles will sermonize on gossip with town gossip named and read aloud.
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Chicago
Erwin Buess
Lake Michigan
Monticello
Ind
Christian Church
Mr. Miles
Moorman Leaves Estate For Old Women Home
Louisvill emayor: In his will Charles P Moorman 80 bequeaths the entire estate to fund a home for old women estimated to cost three million dollars. The will was filed for probate today.
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Louisville
Charles P. Moorman
Bandits Destroy Bridges Paralyzing Mexican Rail Service
Train service between Saltillo and San La Potosi halted after bandits under the Cedilla brat ers dynamited two bridges near Vanegasan a long stretch of track. Carranza soldiers were rushed to the scene and a running fight followed with no casualties reported.
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Laredo
Texas
Saltillo
San la Potosi
Cedilla Braters
Felix Diaz
Vanegasan
Trac
Carranza Sociers
List of business and firm names in Texas regions
Grobe Eckhardt Freder icksburg George Crowell Asherton McCollum Hoover Auto Agency Mason Wallace Brothers D Stahl Son New Braunfels Krueger Brothers Marion Jno A Applewhite Laredo Adolf Seeliger Lockhart Rudolf Engle Bergheim A F Frels Beeville S H Pitts Corpus Christi ra Seoville Kenedy Robt Stahmann Comfort Joe Stahl Gonzales Chas E Neal Cotulla W H Koon Burnet A L Johnston Seguin
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Grobe & Eckhardt
Fredericksburg
George Crowell
Asherton
McCollum & Hoover Auto Agency
Mason
Wallace Brothers Company
San Antonio
D. Stahl & Son
New Braunfels
Krueger Brothers
Marion
Jno
A. Applewhite
Laredo
Adolf Seeliger
Lockhart
Rudolf Engle
Bergheim
A. F. Frels
Beeville
S. H. Pitts
Corpus Christi Ra
Seoville
Kenedy
Robt
Stahmann
Comfort
Joe Stahl
Gonzales
Chas
E. Neal
Cotulla
W. H. Koon
Burnet
A. L. Johnston
Seguin
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Villistas
Fort Hamilton
Sandy Hook Bay
New York Harbor
Lone Star State
C. A. Polack
U.S
H. J. Allen
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Stetson’s
Mossant
The
Kenmore
Beverly
Washer Brosco
Glenbrooke
Berkshire
Chicagoan
Boston Transcript
Sotillo
San Luis Potosi
Jim
Seeliger Auto Supply Co
Ford
Wallace Bros. Co
Seeliger and Supply CO
Adolph Seeliger
Wallace Brothers
Texas Distributors
W. Commerce St. Crockett
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