Campaign to educate Texas voters on conservation amendment
A Texas Conservation and Reclamation Association campaign raised over $2000 at a meeting to promote the August 21 constitutional amendment. Leaders and nine committee members will explain the measure to voters, outlining districts, bonds, taxes, and water storage to reclaim lands and support irrigation across major rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Conservation and Reclamation Association
Texas
W. W. Seley
Waco
J. A. Kemp
Wichita Falls
T. H. Harvin
Waxahachie
Co. 8. Fowler
San Antonio
C. S. Fowler
L. M. Hewitt
Navasota
T. H. Marvin
John W. Gaines
Bay City
R. F. Burgess
el Paso
Luke C. Bradley
Houston
Royall A. Ferris
Dallas
J. W. Munson
Angleton
James Hays Quarles
The
State Association
Harvin
Mr. Harvin
Navarro County
Plains
Brazos River
Gulf
Brazos
Pecos River
Sabine
Neches
Trinity
Brazog
Colorado
Guadalupe
Rio Grande
Pecos
Devil's Rivers
Juror Finds Harvey Hubert Guilty in First Degree Murder
In Austin Texas on March 3 the jury convicted Harvey Hubert a black man of first degree murder for killing Randolph Clark a 17 year old white youth last November. The court scheduled the punishment as death following the verdict from the Criminal District Court.
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Austin
Tex
Harvey Hubert
Criminal District
Hubert
Randolph Clark
Dodson’s Liver Tone Promises Safe Calomel Replacement
An advertisement touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative to calomel. It claims to cure sluggish liver and constipation, relieve headaches and bilious symptoms, and not cause salivation or stomach upset, with a money back guarantee if it fails.
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Dodson
Two Special Trains to Carry Cattlemen to Fort Worth Meet
San Antonio will run two special trains on March 12 to haul delegates to the Texas Cattle Raisers Association convention in Fort Worth. The M K & T route departs at 9 am daylight run, while the I and G N line leaves at 9 pm. Reservations run high with 210 on the M K & T list and growing toward 250, and the I and G N expecting full occupancy. The convention bureau aids the effort to secure the 1918 meeting for San Antonio, with South Texas stockmen backing the drive and Corpus Christi and Kingsville delegates joining the Fort Worth trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association
Convention Bureau
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Corpus Christi
Kingsville
South Texas
Kendall County Fair directors plan bigger event
Kendall County Fair directors met in Boerne Texas and set August 23 24 25 26 as dates. They proposed Sunday inclusion and multiple improvements including enlarged exhibition halls grounds a race track 80 stables and a grandstand seating over 1000 people.
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Boerne
Texas
Kendall County Fair
Larse
San Antonio
Flat Owners Plan 2 Million Coal Cooperative
Chicago flat owners announced plans to form a 2 million dollar cooperative to mine coal. They have options on Virginia mining property and will build four storage yards to supply coal to Chicago residents at cost plus operational expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Virginia
Spring Style Show Lights Up San Antonio Windows
Merchants prepare a citywide display for the annual Spring Style Show opening midweek. Stores reveal new fashion from milliners, modistes, and shoe makers as decorations and departments glow with spring colors and the latest models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
New York
Milady
Old Dame Fashion
Hopkins Joke On Boil Your Beast Remark
A humorous note recounts Hopkins and his wife discussing a medical claim that a dentist's fingers carry disease germs. He quips that the solution is to boil your beast to stay safe.
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Hopkins
Proposed Laws Will Benefit San Antonio
Two bills introduced in the Texas House by Rep. Eugene Nordhaus are expected to pass this week. The interurban bill would enable the San Antonio to Austin interurban railway project to proceed and influence other communities. The anti-weed measure would authorize San Antonio to clear weeds on non-resident property and hold the lien for costs, aiding beautification for seasonal homeowner tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Eugene Nordhaus
San Antonio
City Commissioners
Nordhaus
New Books at Carnegie Library Featured for War and Religion
Carnegie Library highlights include Raymond of Life and Death by Sir Oliver Lodge detailing posthumous communication with his son killed at Ypres 1915. The Children of Fancy by I B S Holborn features poetry from Marion C S Holborn and cover design by Holborn. Also Intro to the Architectures of European Religions by Holborn and Rhymes of a Red Cross Man by R W Service. Two Months in Russia by W M Merry presents diary selections from an English clergyman in Petrograd. England Its Political Organiza-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
Sir Oliver Lodge
Carnegie Library
Ypres
I. B. S. Holborn
Library Committee
Marion C.S. Holborn
Red Cross
R. W. Service
Russia
W. M. Merry
Petrograd
England
German Perspective and Mexican Views Highlighted in Essays
The collection includes Edward Meyer’s German view on development and the war against Germany, as presented by a Berlin history professor. It also features R W Smith's Benighted Mexico arguing against propaganda for any party or faction in or out of Mexico.
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Germany
Edward Meyer
University of Berlin
Mexico
R. W. Smith
Texas Resolution Urges Protect Texans' Property in Mexico
Representative McLemore read a Texas Senate resolution into the Congressional Record urging the State Department to press the Carranza government to respect and preserve Texans' property rights in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLemore
Texas
Washington, D. C
Congressional
Texas Senate
State Department
Carranza
Mexico
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Texas Land Association
House
Quarles
International Film Service
General Funston
City Hall
San Francisco
Calomel
Cattlemen's
Kendall Fair
Kansas City
Ven Nee
Ghogg
California
California Fig Syrup Company
Piep
Key Kash
E. Commerce St
Grayson St
Flores
Ave. C
Casseb Bros. Stores
Trav's
No. 240 Avenue
Mammoth
Canis
Libby's
Hillsdale
Crockett
Heinz
Sar
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