Entitled Free Copies of New Penal Code Questioned
Austin dispatch notes Secretary of State McDonald seeks an attorney general ruling on who may receive free editions of the newly printed penal code. The code, prepared by codifiers, has been distributed to district judges district attorneys and state officials and others entitled, but eligibility of justices of the peace tax collectors and county clerks remains unsettled.
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Austin
Tex
McDonald
Attorney General’s Department
Board of
Codifiers
State Department
Corpus Christi considers 100 foot Nueces bay causeway
David M. Picton of Rockport met with the Corpus Christi Commercial Club railroad committee to estimate and discuss a proposed 100 foot causeway across Nueces bay linking Corpus Christi with Taft properties. Colonel Uriah Lott of Brownsville also joined discussions on routing a line from Temple via San Antonio to deep water and toward the Rio Grande.
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Colonel Lott
Corpus Christi
Temple
San Antonio
Rio Grande
Reading tastes shift at Carnegie library in San Antonio
San Antonio readers move beyond fiction with 60 percent fiction loan rate, many customers seek history science and current events. Debating youths use Poole's index to rehearse speeches while crowds flock to newsstands for current sheets. The Grand production Rebecca prompts demand for the book, and Mexican history titles surge amid the Mexican trouble.
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San Antonio
Carnegie Library
Rebecca
Sunny Brook Farm
Mexico
Cold Remedy Ad Declares Headache Relief Stated
Laxative bromquinine based Cold and Grip remedy claims to remove the cause. The notice requests the full name and signature of K. W. Grove with possible attribution to bc.
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K. W. Grove
Pioneer of Gonzales pend
Mrs. G. H. May aged 83 died at her Wrightsboro home Sunday after noon. Born and raised in Gonzales county she left six grown children W. G. May Lucy Vickers Della Parsley I R Trent J F Bird Jim Brown Interment at Wrightsboro cemetery yesterday evening.
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Gonzales
Pend
Tex
G. H. May
Wrightsboro
Fisher County
J. F. Bird
Coke County
Jim Brown
Saturn
Gonzales Couple Wed in Wrightsboro Ceremony
Harvey Witting and Miss Ethel Liard were married at the bride’s parents home in Wrightsboro on Sunday at 2:30 PM. Rev. Copeland of Smiley officiated the ceremony.
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Gonzales
Tex
Harvey Witting
Ethel Liard
Wrightsboro
Copeland of
Smiley
Texas Track Aide Aims to Rebuild Clark Field
Edward Daugherty of San Antonio is appointed assistant manager of the University of Texas track team. He plans to devote energy to rehabilitating Clark field and later to scheduling a season comparable to 1909 when Texas won the southern championship at Birmingham Alabama.
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Austin
Tex
Edward Daugherty
San Antonio
University of Texas
Daugherty
Clark Field
Texas
Birmingham
Ala
No Heavy Rails On The Laredo Line
A Texas railroad bond request by Internatioal & Great Northern President Freeman for 3 million dollars to renew rails between do and San Antonio and Valley and Spring was declined by the state railroad commission. Chair Mayfield says the commission cannot depart from established accounting classifications and cannot authorize bond sales under current law. The commission favors legislative changes to aid Texas rail properties but remains powerless under existing statutes.
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Austin, Tex
T. J. Freeman
Internatioal & Great Northern Railway Company
Houston
Freeman
San Antonio
Valley
Spring
Mayfield
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Anglo French welcome for Britain's rulers in Malta
King George and Queen Mary arrive aboard the Medina from India to a broad Anglo French welcome in Valetta. The British Mediterranean fleet will be present along with French warships under Admiral Boue de Lapeyrere to mark Franco British friendship. The royal couple stay in Malta through January 27.
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Associated Press
Malta
King George
Queen Mary
Medina
India
Boue de Lapeyrere
France
Great Britain
Valetta
Brown declared governor after Georgia canvass
The Georgia legislature in special session canvassed the January 10 gubernatorial returns and proclaimed Joseph M. Brown governor to succeed Hoke Smith who resigned to join the United States Senate. Brown will be inaugurated tomorrow and adjournment follows. John M. Slaton, interim president of the senate, gave a brief general message. A separate notice lists Staacke Bros offering carriages buggies and phaetons at low prices.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Georgia
Joseph M. Brown
Hoke Smith
United States
Brown
John M. Slaton
Senate
Smith
Telegraph Office Moves to Local Telephone Building
Equipment installer C W Hargeson of Western Union moved the telegraph office from the M and E T station a mile from Lockhart to the Southwestern Telephone company operating rooms. The change, urged by cotton buyers with petitions, is welcomed by residents who previously relied on messengers. Who will run the office is not yet known.
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Lockhart
Tex
C. W. Hargeson
Western Union Telegraph Company
E. T
Southwestern Telephone Company
Vinci promises grip relief and strength building
Mrs. C. L. Edwards of Long Branch testifies that a severe grip infection left her with a lasting cough until Vinci cod liver and iron restored her health. The ad claims Vinci builds strength and prevents serious complications like pneumonia, urging readers to buy Fischer's Drug Store product.
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Vinci
C. L. Edwards
Long Branch
N. J
Austro-Hungarian Minister Lexa von Aehrenthal Ill
Vienna January 24 The condition of Count Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal Austro Hungarian foreign minister has worsened Physicians to consult with specialists this afternoon The count has been seriously ill for days and the disease diagnosed as leucocythemia. Lockhart Texas January 24 Vance H Smith becomes proprietor of the Lockhart Daily and Weekly News plant He bought out Stansel and Huffer This is Smiths second tenure The watch repairing optical business remains with Dr Stansel and Huffer moves to a large North Texas daily
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Associated Press
Vienna
Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal
Lockhart Pape
Lockhart
Tex
Vance H. Smith
Mr. Smith
Stansel & Huffer
H. B. Cutcher
Stansel
Mr. Huffer
Texas
Quarantine Lifted in Seguin as No Danger Expected
Seguin Texas january 24 Guadalupe county commissioners court and city council meet to lift the quarantine against all points outside Guadalupe county. the quarantine had been in place since last friday but officials say no danger is now expected.
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Seguin
Tex
Guadalupe County
Guadalupe County awards bridge repair contract to Alsbury & Son
Guadalupe County commissioners have awarded the bridge repair project for all Guadalupe county river bridges to Alsbury & Son of Houston. Work will commence at once.
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Guadalupe
Seguin, Tex
Guadalupe County
Alsbury & Son
Houston
Boy Recovers After Eye Injury In Halettstville
Lelichin, Texas reports a 12 year old boy, Joseph Schubert, fell and a stick pierced his right eyeball. Dr. Renger performed an extraction. sight expected to be saved and the patient is progressing well.
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Hallettsville
Tex
Joseph
A. Schubert
Renger
Poll Taxes Short in Bastrop County Reports
Bastrop Texas January 24 Tax Collector Davis says poll tax payments are about 50 percent below last year in Bastrop county. Box totals show Smithville 335 versus 650 last year Elgin 304 versus 600 Bastrop 160 versus 250 Paige 167 versus 250.
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Bastrop
Tex
Davis
Bastrop County
Smithville
Elgin
Paige
Walking Clubs For Los Angeles Schools
Los Angeles schools will add walking clubs to the program. Superintendent Francis says outdoor walks in mountains and orchards will replace part of the routine classroom study, with one afternoon each week set aside for walks in hills and valleys.
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Los Angeles
Associated Press
Cal
Francis
No Contagion in Flatonia Report Clears Town
SPECIAL TO THE LIGHTFlatonia Texas January 24 The town and county report no meningitis cases. Public schools are dismissed and amusements closed as a precaution while authorities monitor for contagious disease.
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Flatonia
Tex
Local Settler J. W. Shannon Interred in Luling Cemetery
J W Shannon longtime Caldwell county settler died Sunday at Arcadia. His remains were brought to Luling and interred this morning in the Hillsmith cemetery three miles west of Luling after funeral services conducted locally.
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Luling
Tex
J. W. Shannon
Caldwell County
Arcadia
Highsmith
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