New Ruling on Jim Crow Law
Texas Chief Justice Key explains the state lost penalties against Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway for alleged separate coach violations. The ruling says penalties apply only if designated negro compartments exist. interstate travel limits state control. case involved four negroes in a Pullman sleeper Los Angeles to San Antonio.
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Judges Salaries in Britain Outpace Prime Minister Amid War
London report details how top legal officials and many judges earn far more than the prime minister while wartime economy presses the public. It notes Lord Buckmaster and Lord Halsbury incomes, pensions, and the high salaries of attorney and solicitor general, with sweeping pension totals for retiring judges.
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George Cave
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England
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France
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Texas official refuses renewals for reciprocal associations
John Patterson Texas commissioner of insurance and banking reports that in the fiscal year ending August 31 1915 he refused to renew licenses for thirty seven reciprocal associations on constitutional grounds and with attorney general advice. He says most applicant statements showed insolvency and no renewals were issued. Twenty one insurers were inspected and the report includes AG opinions and rulings.
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Austin
Tex
John
Attorney Generals Department
Patterson
Attorney General’s Department
Texas
Department of Insurance and Banking
Spy reveals war work in unadorned railway carriage
In a Manchester Guardian snippet a railway car fills with passengers wearing war badges except one man. A bystander notes the stranger is un decorated and asks about war work. The man replies he is a spy and prefers discretion about his occupation.
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Mancchester Guardian
Congressman Praises Carranza Attitude in House Speech
In Washington on January 31 Representative Littlepage of West Virginia praised First Chief Carranza for seeking to right wrongs and protect American lives in Mexico. He warned against invasion, noting guerrilla war could last years and cost billions, urging restraint while justice and reparations apply.
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Wilson
Littlepage
West Virginia
Carranza
Mexico
Bert L. Akers
Ysleta
Texas
United States
Republic
Mexico's Education System To Undergo Metamorphosis
Felix Palavicini, Mexico's secretary of public instruction, promotes a sweeping reform modeled on U S methods. He aims for compulsory free education, traveling schools, and equal access for rich and poor, with teachers upgraded to professional status.
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Mexico
Felix F. Palavicin
Public Instruction
Carranza
United States
Diaz
Senor Carranza
Palavicini
Civil Register
Mortality Report Shows 184 Deaths in Eagle Pass Area
Eagle Pass Texas report by Dr. Charles Tarver shows total 184 deaths in 1915 acrossMexicans Americans and Negroes with sharply high infant mortality of 100 deaths under age three all among Mexicans due to hygienic neglect and lack of physicians.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Charles Tarver
Maverick County
Tarver
White Horse Tavern to Close for Ten Days
Owner Phil Geissler announces the White Horse Tavern will close for about ten days to accompany and care for Mrs Geissler who is ill and being taken to Chicago.
Zemo Promises Quick Dandruff Elimination
Advertised hair treatment Zemo offers rapid relief from dandruff and itching. It claims to kill the dandruff germ, nourish roots, and avoid greasiness or staining while contrasting with harsh soaps and shampoos. Cleveland.
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Cleveland
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