Legislature Moves to Eliminate Unnecessary Legislation in Texas
Austin January 16 The Texas legislature signals focus on business after organizational preliminaries. A plan to form a business session with 60 members aims to cut extraneous resolutions and streamline work. A fight over standing committee appointments is anticipated, mirroring Senate disputes. Committees named by Mayes appear satisfactory to most members.
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Austin
Tex
George W. Mendell
Travis County
H. P. Hornby
Uvalde
House
Senate
Mayes
Real Favors Daughters Move On Alamo Property
Senator Julius Real of Kerrville favors an Alamo controversy bill drafted by the Daughters of the Republic to take control of Alamo property from the governor. He supports expanding insane asylum facilities and backing doctor led exams to determine insanity, preferring medical review over juries. Real will chair the asylum committee and visit Southwestern Insane Asylum in San Antonio.
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Austin
Tex
Julius Real
Kerrville
San Antonio
Daughters of the Republic
Alamo
Real
Committee On
Eas
Senator Real
Johnston to face Senate election January 28 in Texas
In Austin on January 16 a joint legislative caucus fixed January 28 for electing a United States senator to fill the unexpired Bailey term and the six year term. It is expected R M Johnston of Houston will serve only briefly, having been appointed to finish Bailey's term until March 4.
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Austin
Tex
United States
J. W. Bailey
R. M. Johnston
Houston
Bailey
Local Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Local forecast for San Antonio and nearby areas calls for unsettled conditions with rain tonight and into Friday. Strong late day showers possible with mild temperatures and light to moderate winds.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Home Weather For Tourists Observations At A M
Weather notes from major cities report cloudy skies and light to moderate winds. Temperatures range from 30 in St Paul to 66 in Kansas City with rain forecast for tonight or Friday in several locales.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Labor unrest in New York grows amid strikes and ballots
New York City faces mounting labor unrest with 150 000 to 200 000 garment workers on strike for higher pay and better conditions. Yonkers streetcar line idle since January 1. Firemen in the eastern territory seek wage and schedule readjustments after refer endum plans. Night waiters vote to join a general strike in greater New York, to begin within 24 hours, under IHO and Industrial Workers of the World. Arthur Giovannitti and Elizabeth Flynn led speakers at today’s meeting.
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New York
New York City
Yonkers
Street Railway Company
Greater
International Hotel Workers Organization
Industrial Workers of the World
Artuuro Giovannitti
Elizabeth Flynn
Burnett bill eases naturalization for military service
May Chang reports in Washington that the House passed the Burnett bill to standardize naturalization for aliens serving in the Army Navy Marine Corps Revenue Cutter service and U S merchant vessels. The measure lets a three year honorable discharge or certificate substitute for typical residence requirements.
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May Chang
Washington, D. C
House
Burnett
United States Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Revenue Cutter Service
United States
Cutter Fails to Find Vessels After 12-Day Search
Washington January 16. After a 12 days search the revenue cutter Seneca reports by wireless no sighting of the bark Carrie Winslow or the schooner Future. With cutter Androscoggin the Seneca will continue the search. Revenue cutters still hunt for the merchant bark Dorothea.
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Washington
Seneca
Carrie Winslow
Future
Androscoggin
Dorothea
Money System Or Menace At Hearings On Concentration
Washington with the House money trust investigating committee hearing George M. Reynolds of Continental and Commercial Bank Chicago warn that current concentration of money and credit threatens the country. He favors regulation, anti interlocking directors, possible minority board representation, and stronger publicity, while noting competition remains alive. The hearing extends and delays report and adjournment, with later plans to question William Rockefeller after a heated executive session.
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Washington, D.C
House Money Trust
George M. Reynolds
Continental and Commercial Bank of Chicago
Reynolds
Samuel Untermyer
Perkins
George W. Perkins
Untermyer
Pujo
William Rockefeller
You Are Protected By Manufacturers
Two kinds of manufacturers exist the honest and the dishonest. Honest makers advertise a worthy product at a fair price and build trust. Dishonest promote something just as good at a tempting price and use underhand tactics. Manufacturers who advertise in The Lieut defend you from unscrupulous rivals by open handling of information and distinctive branding.
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Licgur
Tur Lient
J. P. Falion
Indians Defrauded Says House Report
Washington report details charges of gross frauds against Indians on the White Earth reservation Minnesota. It accuses Indian inspector Major James McLaughlin of mishandling allotment requests and alleges fraudulent timber and land sales. The Interior Department inquiry urges congressional remedies and condemns past officials.
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Washington
White Earth
Minnesota
James McLaughlin
House
Committee On
Interior Department
Congress
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
United States
Simon Michlet
Thomas Downs
Francis E. Leupp
Roosevelt
Evansville Flood Dives Three Square Miles Under Water
Evansville Indiana hovers under flood danger as the Ohio River tops 46 feet amid several years high water. Three square miles of the city lie inundated driving families to upper rooms while downtown stairs are submerged. Nearby Calhoun Kentucky charters a steamboat for relief as interurban service is halted.
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Evansville
Ind
Ohio
Calhoun
Indiana Town Floods After Levee Break
Lawrenceburg Indiana reports a serious levee break flooding much of the lower city. Residents flee to safety as a levee patrol man raises the alarm and bells and factory whistles wake the town. The courthouse churches and schools house refugees while gravel sacks halt further danger.
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Indiana
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Aid for Flood Sufferers in Indiana House Passes Bill
In Indianapolis on January 16 the Indiana General Assembly lower house approved a relief bill for Ohio and Wabash flood victims, appropriating 309000 dollars and authorizing Governor Ralston to award necessary contracts.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ohio
Wabash
Indiana
General Assembly
Ralston
Arson Trust Boss Confesses Large NYC Fire Ring
Iazy the Painter, reputed head of New York underworld arson operations, confessed from Sing Sing to torching about 200 houses in recent months. District Attorney Whitman and stenographers heard the claim, with the confession said to name Izzy’s lieutenants and suggest over a thousand fires in New York over several years can be linked to the gang.
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Whitman
New York
Iazy the Painter
Sing Sing
Izzy
Blease Attacks Tillman Letter Editor in Special Message
Governor Cole L. Blease rebukes Senator Ben Tillman and editor W. E. Gonzales in a special message to the legislature. He denounces newspapers over the Tillman letter and urges restrictions on the press amid the recent primary controversy.
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Blease
Columbia
D. C
Cole L. Blease
Ben R. Tillman
W. E. Gonzgles
Journalist Edward Mylius Deported by Secretary Nagel
Edward F Mylius, detained in New York, was ordered deported by Secretary Nagel of the Department of Commerce for libelling King George V. The government says he committed a crime involving moral turpitude.
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Washington, D. C
Edward F. Mylius
New York
Nagel
Department of Commerce
George V
England
Marshalls Leave for Arizona for West Visit
Vice President-elect Thomas R. Marshall and Mrs. Marshall departed Chicago for Arizona to visit friends. Marshall plans to hunt while in the western state.
Railways wrecked as rebels seize Mexican lines
El Paso reports rebels cutting the interior’s telegraph and railway wires from Gallego to near Chihuahua City. The Mex Central and Mexican Northwestern lines suffer widespread destruction, 112 bridges destroyed and most rolling stock ruined. Guggenheim plants at Monterey and Velardenas close, 6000 workers laid off. American owners plan to travel to Mexico City to raise losses with President Madero.
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EL Paso
Tex
Mexico
Gallego
Mexican Central Railway
Mexico Northwestern
Juarez
Chihuahua City
Moctezuma
Chihuahua
Guggenheim
Monterey
Velardena
Mexico City
Sident Madero
Pedro Lascurain
Madero
Lloyd CC. Griscom
Italy
The
Pan-American Society
Denver Sails Today for Acapulco Amid Mexican Orders
In San Diego on January 16 the cruiser Denver prepared to sail for Acapulco for the Nicaraguan station when Mexican orders arrived. In Mexico City on January 16 General Zoya was expected to reach Acapulco with troops viewed as strong enough to defend the town.
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San Diego
Cal
Denver
Acapulco
Mexico City
Zoya
Uprising Feared in Vera Cruz Amid Diaz Plot
Reports speak of a possible concentrated attack on Vera Cruz aiming to free Felix Diaz and bolster the Orozco rising. Authorities are instructed to shoot suspects, foreign consuls warned, and naval and army forces stand ready. Public alarm grows despite conservative hopes the plot will fail.
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Vera Cruz
Felix Diaz
Orozco
Rebels Renew Destruction in Durango Campaign
Reports from Mexico City state Durango rebels renew their campaign burning stations at Capolina and Urbanos between Durango and Torreon. San Lucas Lagat 50 miles north of Durango sacked. Four clashes with federals in Mexico and Morelos, federals claim heavy losses.
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Durango
Mexico City
Capolina
Urbanos
Torreon
San Lucas
Lagat
Mexico
Morelos
Deming Border Arms Ring Leaders Arrested
Deming New Mexico January 16 officers of the Thirteenth United States cavalry seized Frank Torres Justo Acosta and Eduardo Ochoa all residents of Deming on charges as ringleaders of a band smuggling large quantities of arms and ammunition across the international border south of the town. Additional arrests are anticipated by authorities.
Lascurain Rejects Rebels Peace Proposals
Mexico City January 16 Senor Lascurain foreign affairs minister said he personally rejected the rebels peace proposals as impossible. The demand for President Madero resignation was included in the terms.
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Lascurain
Mexico City
Senor Lascurain
Mandero
CENTRAL BANK OPPOSED BY NEW YORK BANKER
W A Nash president of the Exchange Bank of New York told the House currency reform committee that a central bank is unnecessary and warned against copying European methods. He proposed a network of twenty geographically distributed clearing houses with authority to issue loan certificates redeemable for government currency at half face value, functioning as regional banks.
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Washington, D. C
House Currency Reform Committee
W. A. Nash
Own Exchange Bank of New York
Nash
Wilson Likely to Name Armistead Postmaster at San Antonio
Waco Texas January 16 on good authority President elect Wilson has asked to recommend the postmaster at San Antonio. He will name his personal friend George D Armistead an unusual procedure for the new administration.
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Wilson
Armistead
Waco
Tex
San Antonio
George D. Armistead
Thirty Percent of Harris County Marriages Questioned
In Houston on January 16 a court heard that about fifteen percent of marriages performed by ministers in Harris County in recent years are illegal due to ministers failing to file legal returns showing the ceremonies conducted as required by law.
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Houston
Tex
Harris County
Day in Congress Ends Year with Tax, Army, and Money Trust Talks
Senate resumed debate on the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill and heard testimony on Archbald letters from the Campaign Funds Investigating Committee. The House debated the army appropriation bill at 93,830,000 while the Money Trust hearings led by Chairman Pujo adjourned to January 22 or 23. Bankers spoke to Currency Reform Committee as Chairman Glass outlined forthcoming banking and currency law considerations with merchants and farmers to follow.
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Senate
House
Graham
Interior Department
Money Trust
Pujo
Glass
Castro Case Likely to Reach the Courts
General Cipriano Castro’s appeal of an immigration denial to enter the United States was received by Secretary Nagel for immediate consideration. The case concerns Castro’s refusal to answer questions about his alleged link to an assassination in Venezuela and whether that refusal constitutes admission of crime or obstructs officials. The matter may reach the courts, testing a far-reaching legal question for the first time.
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Washington
Cipriano Castro
New York
United States
Nagel
Special Board of Inquiry
Castro
Paredids
Venezuela
Strike Ballot Ordered Over Rail Strike Dispute
New York January 16 efforts to mediate the dispute between eastern railroads and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen over wage and working condition demands failed and a strike ballot was ordered.
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New York
Eastern Railroads
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Light Want Ad Pages Big Bargain Market
The Light invites readers to use its want ads as a meeting place for employers and employees landlords and tenants sellers and buyers. Ten day ads run starting Saturday or Sunday with two Sundays for half a cent per word per insertion. Ads accepted by telephone with billed later. old number Crockett 1743 new number 176.
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San Antonio
Texas
Crockett
Governor Colquitt Urges Faithful Legislation in Texas
Governor Colquitt asks the Thirty third Legislature to enact the Democratic platform reforms, with special emphasis on liquor laws and the unbroken package measure. He calls for tax reform, education policy changes, strict campaign finance laws, a state charitable board, and revisions to election and prison matters while criticizing federal border handling and railroads.
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Austin
Tex
O. B. Colquitt
Railroad Commission
Jans
Colquitt
Ise
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