Bat bill and court measures pass Texas Legislature
In Austin on March 1 the Senate and House advanced bills to ease the Supreme Court docket. The passage authorizes Civil Appeals judges to hear writs of error, sets new judge salaries, and standardizes jury handling. Lange hails the bat bill to curb mosquito-borne disease and bat roosts. The governor faces multiple measures before adjournment.
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Austin
Tex
I. A. Williams
Galveston
Supreme Court
Senate
House
Courts of Civil Appeals
Texas Bar Association
University of Texas Law Association
Texas
Robertson
Court of Criminal Appeals
Carlock
Lattimore
Lange
Bee
Charles A. R. Campbell
San Antonio
Texas State
Palestine
Dallas
Ferguson
Silence in Hall Spurs Prolonged Wife Talk Says Transcript
In a Boston Transcript excerpt the author notes arriving home at 2 I morning to find his wife silent in the hall for a full minute before speaking at length. The piece emphasizes the prolonged quiet before the lengthy reply.
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Boston Transcript
Patent Covers Studio Background Slide For Actor Motion
A new patent in the motion picture field describes using a stationary slide as a background while actors perform on camera. The setup can be produced in a studio without dependence on external scenery.
Move To Organize City Musical Board
San Antonio considers forming a central board of representatives from all musical organizations to coordinate major attractions. A meeting at 10 Friday morning March 9 at Mrs. Eli Hertzbergs home will decide on the board and aims to create a city funded artists' fund for enduring, large musical events.
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San Antonio
Eli Hertzberg
Euclid Avenue
George Powell
Woman's Club
Floy Tarburton
Self Culture Club
Jacob Hornberger
Mozart Society
E. Alice Holman
Musicale
Texas Music Teachers’ Association
San Antonio Music Teachers’ Association
Cara Franklin
Tuesday Musical Club
Walter Romberg
San Antonio Musical Club
Gussie Rowley
Musical Monitor
National Federation Musical Clubs
Stanley Winters
Musical Courier
H. M. Madison
Musical America
Virginia Colombati D'Acugna
E. W. McCamish
San Antonio Council of Jewish Women
Fred Jones
Edward Sachs
San Antonio Symphony Society
Herman Horner
The
San Antonio Musical Festival Association
Display of 175 New York manufacturers shows new industries
A March 1 display in New York features 175 manufacturers and jobbers presenting popular priced specialties, none selling above fifty cents. The show highlights overcome reliance on imports for raw materials and items, with three hundred lines now produced domestically after previously being imported from Germany and Austria.
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New York
Germany
Austria
United States
Philippines Scientists Study Oil Nut With Luminant Before Kerene
Government researchers in the Philippines are examining a prolific oil bearing nut whose extracts were used as an illuminant by locals before the introduction of kerosene. The study aims to confirm its properties and potential energy use.
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Philippines
Tanlac boosts Texas farmer’s weight by fifteen pounds
Henry Stone of Stockdale Texas praises Tanlac after months of crippling cramps indigestion and gallstone fears. He says he gained fifteen pounds and renewed strength since starting Tanlac and plans to recommend it widely. Tanlac is sold in San Antonio by Wagner Drug Company and KK J H Meier under a Tanlac representative.
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Henry Stone
Stockdale Texas
Tanlac
Tam
San Antonio
Wagner Drug Company
KK. J. H. Meier
Plans for campaign to pass Texas land reclamation amendment
Active plans to arouse interest in a proposed constitutional amendment for reclaiming overflow land across Texas will be set at a Saturday 10 o'clock meeting at the Gunter hotel. C. B. Fowler says education will show the amendment adds thousands of cultivable acres at no cost, with officials including the State Board of Water Engineers present. The gathering, led by W. W. Seely, will include numerous regional executives and delegates from major cities and railroads.
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Texas State Conservation and Reclamation Association
Gunter Hotel
Fowler
State Board of Water Engineers
Texas
W. W. Seely
Waco
McAllen
J. G. Kennedy
Corpus Christi
J. O. Dyer
Galveston
E. E. Hurt
Dallas
James B. Wells
Brownsville
A. D. Jackson
James Hays Quarles
E. B. Gore
John Wilson
J. C. Nagle
L. W
Fragmented quote prompts unclear public kiss remark
A fragmentary text shows a quoted line about a kiss in public and a casual exclamation, but the surrounding context is missing, leaving the exact speaker and situation unresolved. The readable bits suggest a trivial or gossip tone.
Jitneys on Commerce Street Move To City Hall
Owners and tenants on Commerce street plan to petition the city commissioners for an ordinance authorizing jitneys on Commerce street. The Thursday meeting at the Chamber of Commerce drew about fifty attendees and a unanimous vote to proceed. Rh L Ball argued the amendment would divert traffic from Houston to Travis and ease congestion with a direct route between depots.
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Commerce Street
Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Courand
Franz Groos
Houston Street
Rh. L. Ball
Houston
Travis Street
Passenger Traffic From England Ends
Reports from the steamship Finland arriving in New York say England suspends passenger traffic on all vessels to America and France. The British admiralty will use ships only to transport supplies or move troops as Germany continues unrestricted submarine warfare. Representatives from the United States say this decision was conveyed to them before departure.
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New York
England
America
France
Finland
Liverpool
Germany
James F. Egan
Philadelphia
Robert Wilson
Body of Mexican Found Near Robstown Tracks
The body of a Mexican man, about fifty, was found Tuesday morning near the tracks northwest of the Brendle hotel at Robstown. He appeared to have been struck by a train, with a mangled hip and head. Papers indicate the name Octaviano Gonzalez, a Corpus Christi resident, with $3.25 and an express receipt from Harlingen found on him.
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Corpus Christi
Brendle
Robstown
Octaviano Gonzalez
Harlingen
Vocational College Bill Favored in Texas House
A House education committee in Austin reported favorably on the bill to establish Grubbs Vocational College at Arlington in Tarrant County. Fort Worth and Dallas representatives led the push, with second reading anticipated later this week.
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Austin
Tex
House Committee On Education
Grubbs Vocational College
Arlington
Tarrant County
Fort Worth
Dallas
Swamp Root Backache Relief Ad Promotes Kidney Remedy
Advertisement for Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claiming relief for backache and urinary issues. It touts years of use, two bottle prices, and a sample offer of ten cents with request to The San Antonio Light. Mentions Kilmer Co of Binghamton NY.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
San Antonio
Neckwear 50 Styles and Textures Described
A catalog style listing highlights neckwear varieties in Georgette and Gandie materials. Descriptions range from plain, dainty pieces to those elaborately adorned with laces, showcasing fifty distinct designs.
Office Building Sold in Major Downtown Real Estate Deal
The Central Office Building on Navarro Street sold to T. W. Menefee for 175000. The four story Mackay building with 100 rooms and steam heat yielded about 20000 annually and was bought by Mrs. Emma Koehler five years after she acquired it as an investment. The new owner plans no immediate changes, but may remodel later.
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Emma Koehler
Navarro Street
T. W. Menefee
Mackay
Pension fund provides clergymen min $600 annual pension
New York March 1 Every Protestant Episcopal clergyman retiring at 68 or later will receive at least 600 dollars yearly under a new pension fund that became effective today. The maximum pension may reach 40 percent of the five year average salary before disability, with the remainder allocated to reduced retirees.
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New York
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
Gas industry deposits reported in several countries
The report notes that allowances will be paid to widows and dependent orphans. It mentions substantial deposits of meanite, a material used in gas mantles, found in Ceylon, Brazil, and the United States as chief producers.
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Ceylon
Brazil
United States
Iis
Kidney Pills Popular Remedy For March Health
Reader letter from B H Stone Reading Ta endorses Foley Kidney Pills praising their value as a kidney remedy during the overwork of March. A M Fischer notes the pills are effective, calling them worth their weight in gold to him.
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B. H. Stone
Reading
T.a
A. M. Fischer
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