In House Hold Caucus on Prohibition
About fifty pro prohibition supporters in the Texas House held a caucus and outlined a program to submit a joint resolution for statewide prohibition. They aim for a July 28 1917 special election and expect the amendment to take effect March 1 1918 with a January 1918 legislative session to implement laws.
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Austin
Tex
House
Committee On
Cope
Lattimore Senate
Senate Committee On
Westbrook
Senate
Old Time Norther On Route With Cold Weather Forecast
Cold wave warnings reach San Antonio for Friday night as Major Buell warns of a genuine old fashioned cold snap. Temperatures may drop to 25 or 20 degrees with possible rain, as a storm races over northwest Texas and a high pressure system dominates much of the nation. Snow reported across Nebraska to Minnesota while Nevada experiences subzero readings.
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San Antonio
Allen Buell
Texas
Manitoba
Plains States
Middle West
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
Colorado
Nevada
Kansas
New Mexico
Sell Automobiles Ten Europe Says Pratt New York Jan 12
Dr Edward B Pratt head of the federal bureau urges manufacturers to push foreign markets as the U S auto market nears saturation The chief notes continued output growth could falter without changes in pricing or demand and warns firms with export success will face less impact from domestic downturns.
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New York
United States
Edward B. Pratt
Federal Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Corporal Seeks Bride in Public Letter from San Benito
A letter published by Colonel Marcusson of the Salvation Army shows a 26 year old German corporal from the Fourth South Dakota Regiment stationed at San Benito Texas seeking a wife upon returning to Gary Indiana to work at Illinois Steel. He asks for help to find a home and vows to share his name and happiness. The writer's name is withheld for safety.
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Chicago
Marcusson
Salvation Army
Gary
Ind
Illinois Steel Company
Fourth
South Dakota Regiment
San Benito
Tex
Light forecasts for major cities
Forecasts from The Light list conditions for St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington. Readings show temperatures ranging from 4 to 24 with cloudy to clear skies and winds from southeast to northwest. Highest and lowest temperatures are noted for each city.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Thaw Nearing Hospital Release After Suicide Attempt
Harry K. Thaw, held under guard in a West Philadelphia home, is expected to leave St. Mary's Hospital in about two weeks. Doctors say he did not take poison, though tablets found in his pocket raised concerns. a court arraignment for attempted suicide is planned once he is discharged.
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Philadelphia
Harry K. Thaw
Frederick Gump Jr
Kansas City
Thaw
Kirby
Tate
New York
Samuel Maloney
West Philadelphia
Maloney
Than
Stanford White
Mr. West
Elizabeth A. Tacot
Tacot
West
Oliver Brower
Brower
More People Than Food Noted In Population Rise
Washington January 12 The Department of Agriculture reports that over the last sixteen years the U S population rose about 33 percent while per capita food production in about 75 percent of the diet declined. Officials say no food shortage danger despite the gap.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Law to Make Smoking A Jailable Offense Passed
In Oklahoma City the House committee of the whole approved a bill making smoking a cigarette an arrestable offense. If enacted it would ban offering cigarettes for sale or giving them away, and prohibit cigarette papers as well.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
House of Representatives
Roumanian Port of Galatz Threatened by Teutonic Advance
The Roumanian port of Galatz on the Danube faces threat from German and Austro Hungarian forces. Russian forces retreat between Braila and Galatz as Laburtea falls to the invaders. In Moldavia the central front shows activity near Fokshani with flank progress limited. British attacks on the Somme fail to gain ground.
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Associated Press
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von Mackensen
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Fokshani
Laburtea
Somme
Ancre
Dvinsk
Riga
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Army Aviators Missing in Mexican Desert Near Border
San Diego California reports rising alarm as Army aviators Lieutenant Colonel Harry C. Bishop and Lieutenant W A Robertson Jr remain missing. Mexican cavalrymen scour arid wastes near the volcano lake region in Lower California hoping for traces today. The pilots reportedly lost their way and descended far below the international border.
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San Diego
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W. A. Robertson Jr
Volcano Lake
California
Aviators Mistake Laguna Salado For Salton Sea
Military flyers en route from San Diego to Calexico appeared to misidentify the Laguna Salado in Baja California as the Salton Sea in the Imperial Valley. Reports say they flew south of Signal Mountain near the lagoon’s north end, according to three separate accounts received last night.
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Laguna Salado
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Salton Sea
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Signal Mountain
McCormack Applies for U.S. Citizenship
John McCormack the singer appeared in federal court seeking citizenship. He stated he is 32 years old and works as a vocalist. Born in Athlone Ireland he came to the United States in 1904.
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Philadelphia
John McCormack
Athlone
Ireland
House defeats lobbyist registration bill in Texas
The Texas House defeats the Holland resolution to require lobbyist registration by postponing it indefinitely. The vote tally is 77 to 54 in favor of postponement. The motion to postpone was moved by Tillotson.
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State Reclamation and Conservation Association
Commission On
State Board of Water Engineers
State Reclamation Engineer
State Forester
C. M. Cureton
R. L. Templeton
Collingsworth County
Templeton
Ferguson
Western Home For
Austin
Tex
House Today
Explosions At Kingsland Munitions Plant Raise Alarm
Investigators in New Jersey and New York probe the Kingsland Canada Car & Foundry explosion as accidental with no deaths reported. About 1.5 million shells awaited shipment to Europe, while damage totals reach 4 to 5 million dollars.
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New York
New Jersey
Kingsland
N. J
Canadian Car & Foundry Company
Russian Commission
Europe
Federal Farm Loan Act Explained in Light Series
The Light prints a six part series by Frank R. Wilson of the Federal Farm Loan Bureau. The first article appears Monday January 15 detailing cooperative banking machinery and how farmers may benefit.
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Congress
United States
Frank R. Wilson
Federal Farm Loan Bureau
Washington, D. C
Wood leak resolution recommitted amid partisan clash
The House sent the Wood leak resolution back to the Rules Committee after taunts by Republicans who opposed new investigation. Democrats abandon plans for a full inquiry as tensions rise over recalling Lawson and citing contempt. Democrats jeer while Republicans applaud.
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Washington, D. C
House Today
Wilson
House
House Rules Committee
Cantrill
Kentucky
Rules Committee
Thomas W. Lawson
Henry
Wood
Lawson
Harrison
Mississippi
Learvot
Congress
British Continue To Hammer Germans In France
British forces press the German line in France through rain and mud with daily trench raids and heavy artillery. Prisoners flow in, with 300 taken in dawn actions north of Beaumont Hamel in three days, as Germans abandon trenches observed by British observers.
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France
London
Beaumont- Hamel
Inaugural Address To Be Broadcast By Telephone
Gatherings nationwide may hear President Wilson deliver his inaugural address via long distance telephone on the morning of March 5. The local inauguration committee consulted telephone companies and found the plan entirely feasible.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Cabinet weighs Allies reply to Wilson peace note
The cabinet and President Wilson eye new options after reviewing the entente reply which rejects early peace but leaves room for further talks. Secretary Lansing and Colonel House confer as U S ponders whether to press Germany for terms or relay replies between sides.
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Wilson
Entente
Lansing
Germany
United States
E. M. House
House
New York
White House
Bernstorfff
Sharpe
Paris
League of Nations
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