Irrigation Push Near Eagle Pass Seeks Transmission Line
La Pryor landowners plan to extend Eagle Pass power line 46 miles to reach irrigation in 7000 acres around La Pryor and a 12000 acre tract east of the SAU&G railroad. Officials discuss lifting water 25 to 50 feet to irrigate the land using the Rio Grande pumping system.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Messrs
J. A. Grant
Dave Pryor
Cc. C. Bushy
LaPryor
Electric Light Company
Rosito Farm
Indio Ranch
Rio Grande
Grant
San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf
New Addition Opened For Eagle Pass District
Dr. Van E. McFarland and J. R. Murray returned from Houston after conferring with Southern Pacific officials about opening streets to the Hillcrest addition in Eagle Pass. A Southern Pacific engineer will help locate crossings for a right of way to the new district. Peace Conference Plan Rejected. The First Chamber in Stockholm rejected a proposal to urge a neutral powers conference for lasting peace.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
van E. McFarland
Hillcrest
J. R. Murray
Houston
Southern Pacific
Stockholm
London
Riksdag
California Syrup of Figs praised as a safe child laxative
A vintage household ad touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle cleansing for tired children with colds. It claims quick relief from constipation and stomach upset, urging mothers to use the 50 cent bottle and warns against counterfeits.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Senate passes bill amending articles of war to broadside powers
The Senate approved a revision of the articles of war expanding court martial jurisdiction over civil crimes by military personnel abroad and altering penalties. The death penalty is repealed for minor offenses in peace time and remains only for spies in peace. capital offenses in war time drop to 12. Ostracism is authorized for cowardice and fraud, branding dismissed officers as scandalous to associate with. Mild disciplinary punishments become sanctionable without court martial.
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Washington
D.C
Senate
Laredo Bond Case Moves Toward Supreme Court
The city of Laredo seeks a mandamus to force the attorney general to approve $31,900 in refunding bonds replacing a $75,000 issue from 1883. Assistant AG W. M. Harris says the city lacked authority to issue more than $36,000 then, meaning about $14,000 of bonds could be refinanced, not $31,000. The Supreme Court is expected to set the case for submission soon.
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Austin
Tex
City of Laredo
B. F. Looney
Supreme Court
W. M. Harris
Harris
Laredo
Inspecting Texas Dams For Fish Ladder Compliance
Will W Wood and L N Bailey will inspect several state dams next week to enforce fish ladder installation as required by law. Dams listed include those on the Colorado, Llano, San Saba, San Marcos, Comal, Medina, Guadalupe rivers and others near New Braunfels Seguin Kerrville and Kerrville area with a compliance deadline of zero days.
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Austin
Tex
Will W. Wood
Game, Fish and Oyster
L. N. Bailey
Colorado River
Marble Falls
Kingsland
Llano River
Llano
San Saba
San Marcos River
San Marcos
Comal River
New Braunfels
Medina River
Medina Dam
San Antonio
Guadalupe River
Seguin
Cuero
Gonzales
Center Point
Kerrville
Kerville
Culberson Proposes Plainview Plant and Seed Lab
Senator Culberson of Texas introduces a bill to appropriate 100,900 dollars to establish a fruit shrub plant and vegetable experiment station at Plainview Texas. Fifty thousand dollars would go to site and building.
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Plainview
Washington, D. C
Culberson
Texas
Tex
Governor Ferguson Honors Goliad Park Plans in Cuero Visit
Cuero residents and nearby towns welcomed Governor Ferguson with a Fannin Battlefield address and a banquet for 200 at the Goliad county courthouse. The event included remarks by Senator Bailey, Captain Owens, and local leaders as plans to beautify Fannin Park proceed, with a well to be drilled and park improvements begun.
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Cuero
Tex
Ferguson
Goliad
Joe Owens
John H. Bailey
State Committee
Fannin
Goliad County
Williams
W. E. Fowler
Owens
Goliad Teague
Texas
A. B. Davidson
Davidson
Ladies
Civic League
Mansfield
Columbus
George J. Schleicher
Fannin Park Battlefield
Governor plans granite monument at Goliad Battlefield park
Governor Ferguson returned from Goliad with plans to beautify the Fannin Battlefield into a park. A Texas granite monument will be placed in the park. Captain J A Owens state superintendent accompanied the governor and went to Houston afterward.
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Austin
Tex
Ferguson
Goliag
Fannin Battlefield
Texas
J. A. Owens
Houston
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Back Pain Relief
A vintage advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as the cure for lumbago sciatica and backache. It claims rapid relief after a single use and asserts the treatment is harmless, non burning, and recommended for 60 years.
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St. Jacobs
A B Hillan Is Honored for Exposition Role
William Cassin, chairman of the San Antonio 1918 Bi-Centennial Exposition board, names A B Hillan secretary of the Eagle Pass Commercial Club to serve as a commissioner. Hillan travels to San Antonio for Saturday meetings to elect officers and organize the project. He will visit relatives in the Alamo City and join coal mine owners next week.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
William Cassin
San Antonio
A. B. Hillan
Riders From Eagle Pass Travel To Austin For Railroad Commission Meeting
Consumers from Eagle Pass will accompany them to Austin for a meeting of the Railroad Commission scheduled in the state capital the next day.
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Eagle Pass
Austin
Railroad Commission
Additional indictments in Texas state funds probe
The Travis county grand jury continues its probe into alleged misapplication of state funds. Comptroller Terrell and several of his aides have testified, with indictments possibly returned today or tomorrow, signaling potential state-wide interest.
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Travis County Grand Jury
Austin
Tex
Criminal District Court
Terrell
Girl Dies After Wind Tosses Her Into Chicago Canal
Miss Esther Ross, 17, of Hammond Indiana, was blown into the ship canal by a gale while crossing a new bridge. She was swept away by the current and drowned.
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Chicago
Esther Ross
Hammond
Ind
Wilson heads Stockmen convention in El Paso
Abner Wilson of Clifton was chosen president and William Ammonett of El Paso appointed secretary as the Panhandle Stockmen Association selects El Paso for its next convention in Albuquerque New Mexico context March 10.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Abner Wilson
Clifton
William Ammonett
el Paso
The
El Paso Named 1917 Panhandle Stockmen Convention Host
In final session of the Panhandle and Southwestern Stockmen's Association the city of El Paso was selected as the 1917 convention site. The decision was announced yesterday at the meeting.
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Panhandle and Southwestern Stockmen's Association
el Paso
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