Gallieni Orders Bureaucracy Cut and Typewriters Adopted
Paris report says General Gallieni, minister of war, aims to modernize the war office by reducing red tape and increasing delegation. He assigns twice weekly interdepartmental meetings, allows district authorities to sign contracts under 200000 francs, and mandates general use of typewriters to cut clerical staffing. He also seeks repeal or amendment of laws dating back fifty years.
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Paris
Galliani
War Office
War Department
Galliemi
Gallieni
Ae Eee
Hale to Sign Movie Ordinance
Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson said he would sign the ordinance passed by the city council permitting motion pictures in schools or churches. The council noted the current film conditions make fire danger negligible after a six month fight by opponents.
Be PRETTY Sage and Sulphur Hair Dark Remedy
Be PRETTY Sage and Sulphur hair dark remedy promises natural looking dark hair. The old home recipe now sold in drug stores as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound claimed to restore color, stop dandruff and shedding, with gradual darkening after use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
Mail Pay Contest Revived in House
Washington January 25 railways urged a 10 percent rate increase on mail transport under a space based rate plan. W A Worthington of Southern Pacific and Ralph Peters led the railways arguing current profits by the government, labeling 30 percent more appropriate, while hoping for a hands off government policy amid a fragile market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Post Office Department
House Post Office Committee
W. A. Worthington
Southern Pacific
Mr. Worthington
Ralph Peters
Railway Mail Committee
Alleged Opium Smugglers Caught
Federal officers arrest Daniel Green in Toledo as part of a suspected opium smuggling gang with routes between Canada and Toledo. Papers in Green's possession allegedly reveal the scheme's workings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Daniel Green
Green
Train Robbery Plot Fails to Materialize on I N G N Train
A supposed plan to hold up southbound I N G N Train No 3 near San Antonio failed to unfold after a threatening letter dropped in a Palestine barber shop alerted authorities. Officers guarded the train from Austin to San Antonio with a large, multi-agency presence, and the plot did not occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
San Antonio
Austin
Post Office Department
Wetmore
J. W. Galbreath
Ed Stevens
Alphonso Newton
Bexar County
D. H. Quinn
Anderson County
John W. Tobin
Buckhorn
Rio Vista
Pp. S
Brothers Meat Market
Quinn
H. H. Watts
Tobin
R. L. Barnes
United States Bureau of Investigation
Post Office
Secret Service
No. 8
W. A. Johnson
Comal County Sheriff's Department
New Braunfels
Lundell Becomes U S Citizen After Forty Five Years
John Lundell of DeValle, a Travis county resident for forty five years, was granted final naturalization papers in federal court in Austin. A native of Sweden, he had long believed himself an American citizen until the recent discovery of the error.
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Austin, Tex
Travis County
John Lundell
DeValle
United States
Federal District Court
Lundell
Dundell
Sweden
Beeville Crowd Views World’s Greatest Gas Well
About 500 Beeville residents drove to White Point to see the gas well, a 40 mile round trip. The well, visible at night when on fire, flared repeatedly as flames shot high and then smothered, only to reappear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beeville
Tex
White Point
Salomon Sentenced in Berne for Espionage and Forgery
A Berlin lawyer named Salomon was sentenced in Berne to forty five days in prison a 1000 franc fine and five years expulsion from Switzerland. He was charged with espionage in Switzerland and forging passports claiming American citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Havas
Berne
Berlin
Salomon
Switzerland
No Reply From McAdoo Yet
Governor Ferguson has not heard from Secretary McAdoo regarding enforcement of the Galveston quarantine. Ferguson urged cooperation between state and federal quarantine officers and protection of state rights, but no reply has been received from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAdoo
Austin
Tex
Ferguson
Treasury
Galveston
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Beeville Merchant Jacob Levy Dies After Illness
Beeville Texas January 25 Jacob Levy local merchant with R Levy Sons died after a two weeks illness Monday morning He was 21 and lived in Beeville about five years His father R Levy and brother Abe Levy were in New Jersey The cause was typhoid fever or typhoid fever was the cause of his death
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Beeville
Tex
Jacob Levy
R. Levy
City approves audit of bond funds and backs 1918 fair
City council adopts a resolution for a complete audit of funds from 1912 to 1916 tied to a 3.45 million dollar bond issue. A committee from local business groups will oversee the audit. Another resolution endorses the 1918 fair with city aid and a proclamation urging merchants to close Thursday afternoons. Bids for road oilers are opened and redirected for testing. Sidewalk construction and armory funding discussions continue.
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Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio Clearing House
Rotary Club
Retail Merchants’, Association
Manufacturers’ Club
Real Estate Exchange
Brown
Slayden
Mackey
Lambert
Grip-Laxative advertised cure with Bromo Quinine
An old advertisement touts Grip-Laxative Bromo Quinine as the remedy for grip colds. It notes only one Bromo Quinine in the product and shows W. Grove's signature on the box priced at 25 cents.
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W. Grove
Cases May Be Continued In Federal Court
In Austin Texas January 25 1920 cases against former officers of the Texas National Guard over alleged disposal of military property are likely to be continued this term. Several witnesses testified and the grand jury was sworn in. Fred Juergens of Austin faces charges for allegedly writing threatening letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas Nationa Guard
Fred Juergens
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
Advertising copy claims Pape's Cold Compound opens nasal passages and relieves headache fever throat soreness and sneezing after two hourly doses, with three doses total. It emphasizes fast relief costs 25 cents and requires no substitute or assistance.
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Pape
Changes in Texas railroad rates and orders issued
The Railroad Commission in Austin issued new tariffs effective February 18 raising woven wire fencing rates from 87 1 2 to 58 cents per 100 pounds and placing terra cotta tile in class E. Brick rates were not increased. An order for slatting stock cars for watermelons shifts slating cost to the furnishing railroad. A separate order sets eight cents per 100 pounds for clean rice carloads Houston to Beaumont Galveston or Port Bolivar. Demurrage and storage rules changes also take effect February 18 along with an amendment to commodity tariff No 34 allowing Texarkana or Jefferson stopping in transit for pine lumber creosoting.
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Austin
Tex
Railrod Commission
Texarkana
Jefferson
Kidney Pills Help Alleviate Chronic Back Pain
Solomon Bequette of Flat River Missouri writes of illness two years ago with back trouble and says a 50 cent box of Foley Kidney Pills strengthened him. The ad notes common kidney trouble symptoms and claims the pills remove poisonous waste. Sold by A M Fischer Gibbs Building.
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Solomon Bequette
Flat River
Foley
A. M. Fischer
Gibbs Building
Byplay wordplay and riddling verses
Wordplay verse by Bits of Byplay questions plural dice and mice forms. The poem plays on singular plural quirks and mirrors itself in a witty pair of lines.
Admires the Baby and the Mother's Friend Remedy
A period piece extols the benefits of a vigorou baby and lauds Mother's Friend as a safe external remedy. It claims the treatment reduces strain and relieves nerves for thorough comfort, advising purchase from any druggist.
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Frank G. Carpenter
Santos
Brazil
Los Angeles Times
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek
Mich
Postum
Cuticura
Dept
Boston
U. S
BIG Far
Kearny
Cecil A. Lyon
Texas National Guard
Apurew Minera
U.S
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Bayonne
Standar
Pez Eer
State Commission
Texas Lines
THE
el Paso
Juarez
Miid
New Orleans
San Antonio Fair Grounds
Association
Brady Bldg
Houston, Hicks Building
NOA Spears CO
Leseya St
the Union Painless Dentists
West Commerce
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