Fincham for Commissioner in San Antonio Special Election
A special election set for April 1 will fill the commissionership left by Albert Steves Sr. Charles T. Fincham is touted as the best qualified candidate with years in the city council and direct oversight of fire and police. Endorsed by leading businessmen and Tue Lient, Fincham is described as best suited to manage city services amid plans for a large exposition.
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Albert Steves Sr
Charles T. Fincham
Fincham
San Antonio
Mr. Fincham
Tue Lient
San Antonio Ponders Community Use Of School Buildings
San Antonio joins broader urban debate as schoolhouses may host noneducational events. A New York case shows a labor forum seeking to hang a picture in a high school assembly room used for community meetings. The dispute highlights who controls decor and purpose when schools double as civic spaces.
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San Antonio
New York
New York City
Labor Forum
City Board of Education
Building a Nation and Immigration Education Reflections
A realist essay traces the United States shift from sectional to national identity after expansion. It argues for educating immigrants in American principles and tighter naturalization, then outlines USDA actions to aid farming and promote grower cooperation for the 1916 Texas onion crop.
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Fathers of the Republic
United States
School buildings and community use of facilities
A discussion argues that school buildings may be used by the community only when it does not interfere with schooling. It notes authorities have the right to all-day school use and that other users become tenants at the school's discretion, bound by policies on appropriate material visible to students.
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New York
Uncle Sam Aids Texas Onion Growers In Market Drive
The U S Department of Agriculture will put its Bureau of Markets at Texas onion farmers disposal to market a 5 million dollar crop this spring. A special agent will depart Washington for Laredo to supervise first solid carloads to northern markets. This marks the third major marketing effort after citrus and strawberry programs.
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Department of Agriculture
Louisiana
California
Texas
Texas Onion
Bureau of Markets
Uncle Sam
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Laredo
Citrus Fruit Growers
Strawberry Producers
Des
New Suffrage Challenge: 4 Million Women Eligible to Vote
The article warns that not only obtaining votes for women is hard but also teaching new voters to use ballots. It notes 4,000,000 women in equal-suffrage states eligible in 1916, misjudged by Carrie Chapman Catt and suffrage professionals. Field secretaries rush West to educate voters and launch a Preparedness Call.
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United States
Carrie Chapman Catt
West
Morgenthau praises American regard in Europe after Turkey mission
Henry Morgenthau reports broad European respect for Americans after serving as ambassador to Turkey and touring the continent. Paris birthday tributes to American influence and the reception of Morgenthau’s work at Constantinople underscore the shift in diplomacy since the war began.
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America
Richard Harding Davis
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Washington
Paris
Professor Nearing Faces Radical Image in Buffalo
The Buffalo Express critiques Professor Nearing for advocating giving every boy starting money, arguing his plan harms some and ignores traditional institutions. The piece suggests that such views could ruin a vice presidential bid alongside Eugene V. Debs, labeling him overly radical.
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Nearing
Professor Nearing
Eugene V. Debs
Buffalo Express
Heavy Eating And Life Insurance Risks
Insurance companies warn that overeating and overindulgence threaten health and life policy eligibility. The Greenville Banner notes business interests seldom prompt action on health risks like drinking, but have shifted attitudes toward prevention.
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Greenville Banner
Letters to the Light on Race Bias in Appellate Courts
A reader critiques a recent Court of Civil Appeals decision framed as treating a negro detective’s report as insufficient. The letter urges judges to be impartial and free of racial prejudice, citing Romans and U.S. Supreme Court income tax cases as cautions against bias in justice.
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Court of Civil Appeals
Supreme Judicial District
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the
United States
Shoulder capes return for finishing touch outfits
The Daily Fashion Hint describes shoulder capes of taffeta or faille classique trimmed with marabou or silk ruching as ideal street outfit finisher. Mentioned are pastel shades for youthful lingerie looks and a navy blue ensemble with a navy hat featuring moire ribbon and beaded trim.
A Judge's Duty to Impartiality and Law
The text asserts a judge becomes truly great through knowledge of the law and intellect, and must honor the trust of the people by keeping the judicial role free from influence, maintaining only justice and the law.
A University of the United States Proposed by Senator Dillingham
The Washington Post discusses Senator Dillingham's bill to establish a University of the United States in Washington DC. The proposed institution would offer advanced instruction across sciences arts and letters, support original research, train graduates for government service, and complement state universities, a concept once considered by framers including Washington and Madison.
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Washington Post
United States
Dillingham
University of the
District of Columbia
George Washington
Charles Pinckney
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
Ace the Bull Terrier Visits City Residents and a Lame Lady
A dog named Ace, a handsome bull terrier, visits ninety families in a city apartment building. He befriends a lame woman, performs tricks to cheer her, and politely avoids entering other apartments. Neighbors admire his thoughtful companionship and bashful returns to his favorite friend.
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Ace
Eveery
Hubby Makes Out as Parrot Swears at Home
In a humorous anecdote relayed by Congressman Swagar Sherley of Kentucky, Mrs Brown recounts her two week visit with her mother. Her husband ran the house and cooked his own meals, but the parrot learned to swear in her absence, prompting witty gossip among Mrs Jones and Mrs Brown.
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Hubby
Swagar Sherley
Kentucky
Jones
Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Jones
Does your wife lecture you asks Mr Meekton
A witty exchange has Mr Meekton denying his wife Henrietta would waste time lecturing a mere audience man. The remark highlights his self deprecating humor and social banter.
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Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
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