Legislature opens fourth week amid crowded Texas calendars
In Austin the Thirty-fifth Texas Legislature enters week four with House calendars over three hundred bills and Senate about two hundred pending action. Woman suffrage resumes debate as both chambers push priorities amid calls to adjourn. Bills on tick eradication, prohibition, home rule, and public debates dominate, with leadership and committee moves shaping votes.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
House
Senate
West Texas A. and M. College
West Texas A. and M. College, Remain To Be Considered. Prohibitionists
Texas Company
State Board of Optometry
Board of Pharmacy and Board of Chiropracty
A. and M. College
University of Texas
State Warehouse Department
A. and
M. College
House Committee On Banks and Banking
Lattimore
King
Port Arthur
C. W. Woodman
McNealus
Hudspeth
Hobb
R. M. Gilmore
T. H. Yarbrough
St. Jo
Montague County
Gilmore
Bailey
Congress of the Republic of
State Industrial Accident Board
Bailey and Bee
F. A. Williams
Galveston
Nelson Phillips
Supreme Court
Bankruptcy petition filed against Von Frantzius and Company
Creditors seek a receiver for the Chicago brokerage house Von Frantzius and Company alleging liabilities of about 2.75 million to exceed assets by more than 1.5 million. Attorney I B Pearlman said assets are about one million less than liabilities. The firm is a partnership with Benjamin Marcuse as co partner.
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Chicago
von Frantzius and Company
I. B. Pearlman
Benjamin Marcuse
Salazar quits Villa after Torreon quarrel over spoils
Private advices in San Antonio report Jose Inez Salazar and 1500 men desert Villa due to disputes over booty from Torreon. Salazar led Villa’s army at Torreon. Villa wounded near Guerreo. After Torreon, the pair split over spoils, with Salazar seeking amnesty from General Murguia.
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Jose Inez Salazar
Villa
Torreon
San Antonio
Salazar
Guerrero
Murguia
Madero
Casas Grandes
Chihuahua
Jose Rangel
Texas
Huerta
Ojinaga
Weather hints at spring then a cold snap ahead
Major Allen Buell notes a springlike outlook through Tuesday but warns a change is possible. Observations show irregular pressure with highs along the south and east and a broad low over the western regions, while a cold high from Alberta and Saskatchewan portends a drop of 20 to 24 degrees below zero within days.
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Allen Buell
Pacific
Atlantic States
Ontario
Wyoming
Montana
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Buell
Reeves Murder Trial Opens in Minden
Four Negro defendants Chester Tyson Mark Peters Larkin Stewart and Anderson Heard went on trial in Webster Parish district court on charges of murder in the Christmas Eve killings of John Nelson Reeves his wife and three children in the German town area ten miles north of Minden. A deputy corps was sworn in and everyone entering the courtroom was searched to prevent mob violence.
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Reeves
Minden
Chester Tyson
Mark Peters
Larkin Stewart
Anderson
John Nelson Reeves
Germantown
Webster Parish
Phillips
Home Weather For Tourists
Forecasts by The Light for multiple cities. St Louis shows 50 with fog and possible rain. Chicago 46 foggy. Milwaukee 34 cloudy with possible rain. St Paul 18 clear and cold. Kansas City 40 rain and colder. New York 34 cloudy with rain or snow. Washington 38 cloudy with rain.
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ST. Louis
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Fisk denies Lawson charges in McAdoo leak probe
Pliny Fisk of Harvey Fisk & Sons testified before the leak inquiry in New York, denying any joint account with McAdoo or having controlled Secretary McAdoo or pressed him to call from bed. He said his firm's stock dealings with the treasury were limited and denied prior advantages.
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New York
Thomas Lawson
McAdoo
Wall Street
Pliny Fisk
Harvey Fisk & Sons
Fisk
Archibald White
Wilson
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Bank
Thomas W. Lawson
Washington
Lawson
Fiskee
Sherman L. Whipple
Bennett
Clearing House
White
Foster & Lounsberry
Hudson Tubes
Treasury
Bank and Trust Company
Whipple
Rioting in Juarez resumes after quarantine clash
Rioting near the Juarez border resumed early Monday as hundreds of women led a demonstration against American quarantine rules. Mexican cavalry drove protesters from the bridge while American soldiers defended the line. Over 200 Mexicans were bathed at the new quarantine bath house and tensions rose amid reports of photo taking and fear of violence.
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EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
International Bridge
United States
Andreas Garcia
Carranza
Castillo
Villa
Bridge
Columbus
Chamber canvass raises 1750 in forenoon effort
First half day of Chamber of Commerce membership canvass reports $1750 in subscriptions at a noon luncheon at the Menger Hotel. Team No. 11 led by Frank James signed up six members for $350, while other teams posted strong showings across the left and right wings.
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Chamber of Commerce
Menger Hotel
Gunter Hotel
Frank James
C. A. Wortham
Wortham
Virginia seeks mandamus to force WV levy for 1861 debt judgment
The Virginia authorities filed mandamus proceedings in the Supreme Court against West Virginia's entire legislature to compel a tax to pay Virginia's share of the 1861 state debt, totaling 12 393 000 dollars with interest. The court took no action yet. a ruling is expected next Monday and WV may be allowed to respond or reopen the case as offsets are discussed.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Virginia
West Virginia
Legislative Assembly
Gompers Heartened By Tremendous Farewell Dinner Ovation
Samuel Gompers president of the AFL received one of his greatest ovations as he spoke at a testimonial dinner in New York attended by over 1000 labor leaders. He urged workers to seek peace and improve conditions for future generations while noting his long years in the labor cause. President Wilson sent congratulations.
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New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Wilson
James Duncan
Hugh Frayne
Frank Morrison
Warren S&s. Stone
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
John Mitchell
New York State Industrial Commission
Alton B. Parker
Mr. Gompers
Russia Faces Famine Amid Wealth in Times Report
An undated Times article from Moscow and Petrograd notes famine despite abundant food. Rail shortages and poor distribution leave many in line for hours for meat bread milk sugar and vegetables as temperatures dip to twenty below zero.
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London
Russia
Times
Petrograd
Moscow
Suffrage Defeat Forecast by Opponents in Texas
Mrs James B Wells Brownsville president of the State Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage visits Austin to argue that only ten percent of women have applied for ballots. She claims ninety percent are indifferent or oppose votes for women and sees no cause for alarm from North Dakota results.
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Wells
North Dakota
Carnation Day observes McKinley memorial nationwide
Chicago reports a nationwide observance titled carnation day. The Carnation League of America urged citizens to wear white carnations in memory of President McKinley and to honor national patriotism.
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Chicago
United States
McKinley
Carnation League of America
British Steamer Jevington Sunk, 2747 Tons
Lloyd's reports the British steamer Jevington of 2747 tons has sunk. The loss followed undefined causes while at sea. no further details were released and no casualties are confirmed in this brief item.
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London
Lloyd’s
Jevington
First all-woman city administration takes office in Uma Moda
in Uma tila Oregon the new all female city government vows a spotless policeless city. Mayor Laura Starcher defeated her husband by a solid majority and leads a cabinet of Anna Means Florence Brownell Bertha Cheney Stella Paula and Gladys Spinning in the first meeting.
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Umatila
Oregon
Laura Starcher
Anna Means
Florence Brownell
Bertha Cheney
Stella Paula
Gladys Spinning
Starcher
BritishExtend Danger Zone To North Sea Coasts
London reports no official announcement on extending the dangers to shipping zone in the North Sea but censor allows Scandinavian dispatches. Washington receives warning that Britain has markedly extended the danger zone. The new line blocks the German North Sea coast to trap warships at Helgoland and curb raiders.
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London
North Sea
Great Britain
State Department
Washington
Helgoland
Jewel from Ida E. Noyes collection returned to Chicago
A Mexican opal from the Ida E. Noyes collection valued at 30 000 is brought back to Chicago from Hot Springs Arkansas where it was recovered. Ange Larsen, arrested in the burglary case, disclosed the jewel after an antique shop lead traced it to Mrs Flowersee of Montana who surrendered the piece.
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Chicago
Art Institute
Hot Springs
Ark
Ange Larsen
Pig Bristle Aigrettes to Replace Illegal Feathers
Chicago merchants plan to use pig bristle imitations after February 1 when genuine aigrettes become illegal. Officials say artificial ornaments can resemble real ones and be difficult to distinguish.
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Chicago
Counting Trainmen Strike Vote Progress
Kansas City officials counted the strike vote by trainmen of the Kansas City Southern and awaited more ballots from locals and divisions not yet reported. President J A Edson said a conference with labor heads is set for Wednesday.
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Kansas City
Brotherhood
Kansas City Southern
J. A. Edson
Laurentic Sunk by Submarine Off Irish Coast
The British auxiliary cruiser Laurentic of 14892 tons gross has been sunk by a submarine or mine off the Irish coast. Twelve officers and 109 men survived. Commander Reginald Norton, appointed six months ago to lead the steamer commissioned for patrol service in November 1914, is among the survivors.
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London
Laurentic
Admi
Admiralty
Laureatic
Reginald Norton
Extreme Cold Binds European Waters and Land Routes
Frost grips Europe as ice blocks Danish and Swedish harbors in the Cattegat and Baltic. Ships drift and lightships pull back, with Denmark withdrawing lights. A Romanian general says operations are impossible due to weather. Germans held as prisoners suffer in winter gear. Britain endures a piercing frost and Ireland reports record snow.
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London
Europe
Cattegat
Baltic
Denmark
Times
Roumanian
British Isles
Ireland
General Dankl Retires From Austrian Field Service
Berlin Vossische Zeitung reports General Dankl, a renowned Austrian commander, retires from field service. He led Austrian forces on the Lemberg front during the 1914 Russian drive and reportedly quarreled with Field Marshal von Hindenburg before being moved to the Italian front.
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Amsterdam
London
Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Dankl
Lemberg
von Hindenburg
Forfeiture of Citizenship Bill Deliberated in Parliament
London January 29 The Mail reports the home secretary will present a bill to parliament authorizing the forfeiture of citizenship for undesirable naturalized British subjects.
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London
the Mail
Home Secretary
Sinks Troop Ship in the Mediterranean
The admiralty announced the sinking of a troop transport by a German submarine in the Mediterranean on January 25. The vessel went down in ten minutes with the loss of the ship and crew.
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Berlin
Tuckerton
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Paroled to Attend Father’s Funeral in Waco
M C Cassaday, paroled from the state juvenile training school at Gatesville to attend his father W J Cassaday’s funeral in Waco, is to return to the school tonight. W J Cassaday, 73, had lived in Waco 64 years.
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Waco
Tex
M. C. Cassaday
Gatesville
W. J. Cassaday
Army plan to move Pershing and Funston troops to Texas forts
General Funston announced plans to station Eleventh and Thirteenth Cavalry at Camp Wilson San Antonio after returning from Mexico. Other regiments including Sixth Sixteenth and Seventeenth Infantry would move to El Paso, with Pershing’s headquarters there. Some units return to Fort Huachuca and Fort Apache for musterout.
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Eleventh
Thirteenth Cavalry
Camp Wilson
Mexico
San Antonio
Funston
Columbus
Villa
General Pershing
War Department
General Funston
Washington
Colonia Dublan
American
Pershing
Palomas Lake
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Deming
Fort Sam Houston
el Paso
Seventeenth
Tenth Cavalry
Fort Huachuca
Nogales
Fort Apache
Spanell Case Delayed. New Witness to Testify Tonight
In San Angelo Texas on January 29 the Spanell murder trial paused as the state subpoenaed a new witness who cannot reach before this evening. Defense seeks her testimony. court adjourned to 5:30 p m. Witnesses including Mrs Jenkins and Mrs Downum recalled. testimony expected to finish tomorrow.
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San Angelo
Tex
Harry J. Spanell
M. C. Butler
Alpine
B. F. Jenkins
el Paso
Sixth Cavalry
Butler
Marfa
W. G. Henson
Spanel
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