State Highway Measure Faces Bitter House Senate Split
Texas lawmakers clash over pay for the State Highway Commission with the House backing salaries while the Senate opposes. Free conference committee named to resolve the dispute. Also approved free text book initiative and pending rural school and railroad bills amid other legislative actions in Austin.
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West Side voters back Sam Bell for mayor at united meeting
The Independent Club, an Italio Mexican group, opened Bell campaign with a Friday night event in Market Hall. West Side politicians such as Andres Coy Sheriff Tobin Jake Rubiola Edward Dwyer and Bart Crowther spoke as Bell pledged to aid the poor and expand opportunity if elected.
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Jury Returns To Reconsider Martinez Case Verdict
In Beeville Texas on March 3 the jurors in the Pancho Martinez case revisited the verdict after one juror doubted its accuracy. The vote, read as manslaughter in the second degree, carried a two year penitentiary sentence. The jury briefly deliberated to ensure the form matched the intent.
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Damp blanket sparks housekeeper quip in exchange
A domestic exchange reveals a housekeeper insisting the blanket is damp from perspiration and a maid responds that it must have been from perspiring. The dialogue captures period speech and tone in a domestic setting.
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Texas Independence Day Banquet Attracts UT Alumni
More than 100 former University of Texas students gathered at the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio to celebrate Texas Independence Day. The Ex-Students Association hosted a college social with coeds in university colors, humorous reminiscences, and telegrams from notable alumni and university leaders read by toastmaster Dick O. Terell.
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City Bock Beer On Tap At All Saloons
San Antonio Brewing Association announces City Bock Beer on tap in all saloons today praising it as the acme of brewing art. A toast to friends is urged while noting no orders solicited or accepted in violation of Texas liquor laws.
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Luncheon Opens Closing Day of East ern Star Rally
A luncheon at the Menger Hotel hosted by San Antonio Chapter No. 3 marked the closing day of the district Eastern Star rally. Delegates from visiting chapters attended the event, with a toast program led by Mrs. P. C. Blank and remarks from grand leaders including Mrs. Mabel Lee Eldridge and several other chapter officers and guests.
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German Zeppelin Burns on Ghent Speed Trials
London reports a New Zeppelin on speed trials at Ghent caught fire and burned in the air during tests. Details remain sparse as officials assess the incident and its cause amid ongoing aerial experiments.
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Little Girl Cured Of Croup By Foley's Honey and Tar
A Kentucky mother reports her child with nightly croup sleeping through the night after using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound every two to three hours. She says the next day the cold was gone and urges friends to use the product for la grippe coughs colds and croup.
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Fire destroys airship. crew perish in Berlin dispatch
Reports from Berlin via Copenhagen say a Monday airship fire destroyed the craft and crew. Fourteen Belgians who witnessed the disaster were arrested and taken to Germany.
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Spain Bans Maritime News Transmission
Madrid reports the cabinet orders suppression of marine news to halt information on merchant vessel movements to and from Spanish ports. The directive follows a decision made in Madrid with Paris presumed transmission. The text also includes unrelated dialogue about social status.
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