Eagle Pass group seeks freight rate relief in Austin
A delegation from Eagle Pass met at the St Anthony Hotel to plan a Texas Railroad Commission appeal. F B L Sweet of International Electric says Southern Pacific ties the city with prohibitive rates, hindering coal mines and local industry expansion.
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Eagle Pass
Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
St. Anthony Hotel
FB. L. Sweet
International Electric Company
Southern Pacific
Railroad Commission
Whole head crusts from eruptions plague youth
A Charleston woman reports her brother suffered a spreading head condition with crusted sores and hair loss before using Cutiura Soap and Ointment. After two to three weeks the ailment fully healed, with trial samples offered by mail from Caticura, Dept. T, Boston.
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J. G. Altman
Hampstead St
Charleston, S. C
Eagle Pass Seeks Growth Through Rail Access and Industry
Eagle Pass leaders argue for rail improvements to ensure market access for local manufacturers. C B Schmidt of the Eagle Pass Ice Company warns growth is essential to maintain the city’s status among Texas towns and attract new industries. The delegation includes A B Hillan, L M Lamar, Judges Gwinn and others, urging a “square deal” to secure transportation.
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C. B. Schmidt
Eagle Pass
Messrs. Sweet and Schmidt
A. B. Hillan
Commercial Club
L. M. Lamar
Olmos Coal Company
J. D. Gwinn
International Coal Mines Company
J. R
Princess Marie Auguste Weds Prince Joachim at Potsdam
Princess Marie Auguste of Anhalt married Prince Joachim, youngest son of the Kaiser, in a quiet Potsdam ceremony at Neues Palais. The wedding, restricted by the Kaiser, gathers only close family and officials as Joachim departs for the eastern front after a brief honeymoon. Marie Auguste, 17 turning 18, is a daughter of Prince George of Anhalt and niece of Duke Frederick II.
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Germany
Marie Auguste of
Anhalt
Joachim
Prussia
Neues Palais
Potsdam
Marie Auguste
Prince George of
Frederick II of
Anhalt-Dessau
Miss Minnie Werner to Return to Work in a Week
Falls 16 stories in Chicago Transportation Building ten weeks ago. Miss Werner, a stenographer, survived a fall into a truck load of paper boxes with a badly fractured arm. She says the experience contradicts the belief that a fall from 100 feet is instantly fatal and plans to return to work soon.
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Chicago
Minnie Werner
Transportation
Werner
Berlin Adopts Potato Cards In Wartime Shortage
Berlin announces potato cards will be issued alongside bread and butter cards due to shortages blamed on speculators. The notice notes March start and implies rationing measures, reflecting wartime controls and price concerns.
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Berlin
Cattlemen's Convention Train Too Late for March 20
Special train to Houston for the Cattle men's Convention departs at 11:00 p m March 20 aboard Southern Pacific. Fare listed as seven dollars fifty five cents for round trip.
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Houston
Southern Pacific
Go to Church Sunday Draws Thousands in San Antonio
Thousands packed San Antonio churches for Go-to-Church Sunday. The city honored the nationwide practice with invites from all churches to boost regular attendance and strengthen the community’s spiritual life.
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San Antonio
Pine-Tar-Honey Gargle Aids Hoarseness Sore Throat
Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey gargle eases hoarseness and throat irritation. It loosens m mucus with antiseptic and soothing honey, offering quick relief for speakers and singers and possibly preventing influenza complications. Price 25c.
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Dr. Bell
British Losses in Mesopotamia Reported Heavier
Turkish war office estimates at least 5000 British deaths in the Felahie battle. A March 12 statement also notes a 6000 infantry detachment with 600 cavalry and guns failing to hold positions in Arabia, retreating after Turkish counterattacks. An earlier March 10 Turkish report claims a March 8 attack on the Tigris front left about 2000 British dead.
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Sayville
Mesopotamia
Felabie
Turkish War Office
Felahie
Arabia
Yemen
Sheihgosman
Aden
Afish
el Vahita
el Emethale
Shiekh Ouman
Gulf of Aden
el Emethafe
Tigris
Prominent Men Enroll for Fort Oglethorpe Camp
The Department of the East released the names of about 200 men enrolling in the first southern military training camp at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia to run April 3 to June 20 with a junior division at Chickamauga July 5 to August 8. Lieutenant Colonel Henry T. Allen will command the Eleventh Cavalry. Texans include Frank W. Vick of Victoria and Fred G. Munzesheimer of Dallas. Louisianans George E. Dicks Luke A Oliver Percy S Prince Ruston, Mississippians John E Wallace Willam T Adams Jr and Winifred Cooper Adams Corinth and Morris M Green Scooba. Most enrollees from Tennessee, 48 from that state.
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New York
Fort Oglethorpe
Georgia
Department of the East
Chickamauga
Henry T. Allen
Eleventh Cavalry
Will
Texas
Frank W. Vick
Victoria
Fred G. Munzesheimer
Dallas
Louisiana
George E. Dicks
Luke A.oliver
New Orleans
Percy S. Prince
Ruston
Mississippi
John E. Wallace
Willam T. Adams Jr
Winifred Cooper Adams
Corinth
Morris M. Green
Columbus
Elisha E. Jack
Bowery to Be Renamed Central Broadway if Aldermen Agree
New York merchants and bankers along the Bowery urge the city board of aldermen to rename the street Central Broadway. They argue the Bowery’s reputation, shaped by a famous song refrain, deterred trade and harmed business on the once important thoroughfare.
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New York
the Bowery
Broadway
Bowery
Reopen liquor fight stirs Caldwell county towns
Petitions circulate across Caldwell county asking the commissioners court for a local option election to reopen the dry issue. Caldwell went dry in January 1914 after a prior election, with Luling and Lockhart the only open saloons when prohibition took effect. Prohibitionists organize in response to the antis challenge. required signatures secured. court action due later this week.
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Loling
Tex
Commissioners’ Court
Caldwell County
Caldwell
Luling
Lockhart
Appeal Allows Slingsby Legitimacy Case Heir Suit
London reports the Court of Appeals has allowed an appeal in the Slingsby legitimacy case. The issue is whether an infant born in San Francisco and declared the rightful son of Charles R. Slingsby and Dorothy is the heir to the Slingsby estate in England. The California court found the child legitimate, and the English court upheld that decision earlier, with no action taken since January and February of this year.
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London
Court of Appeals
Slingsby
San Francisco
Charles R. Slingsby
Dorothy
England
California
Luling Tightens Sunday Law Enforcement
Luling Texas authorities ordered grocery stores to stay closed on Sundays, tightening enforcement after last week’s 9 pm openings. Justice Blaine seeks an official exemption ruling within days, while passing motorists may resupply at closed garages that choose to open for gasoline.
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Luling
Tex
Blaine
Order blocks crossborder newspapers at Matamoros
An order prohibiting bringing American newspapers into Mexico at Matamoros became effective yesterday. Two arrests occurred including Leon Garcia a Brownsville ferry boatman held for carrying newspapers. A Brownsville paper carrier was detained briefly and papers were confiscated. No reason for the decree is known.
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Brownsville
Tex
Mexico
Matamoros
Leon Garcia
Rio Grande
Rain Needed as Luling Farmers Seek Moisture
In Luling Texas on March 13 farmers report worsening drought conditions. Reed of a general rain grows more apparent with moisture needed to finish corn and delay cotton planting. Pastures show green grass but short, and farmers are up to date with work.
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Luling
Tex
Brazilian President discusses shipping crisis with ministers
President Braz and his ministers concert a plan to address Brazil's shipping bottlenecks amid a national crisis. Officials report the talks focus on securing more vessels and improving cargo handling to alleviate shortages.
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Rio Janeiro
Braz
Feeble Old People Endorse Vinci Tonic for Strength
Mrs James A Smith of Oakland testifies her 62 year old Navy veteran husband gained strength from Vinci. She asserts the tonic builds blood and tissue, offering money back if it fails, and lists San Antonio druggists selling Vinci in 1900s style appeal.
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James A. Smith
Oakland
Cal
Navy
Vinci
San Antonio
A. Fischer
Meier
S. Flores St
Main Ave
George Keene
Military Plaza
H. L. Wagner
Hicks Building
Appmann Drug Store
E. Commerce St
Tex
Brazil Opens Talks on Leasing German and Austrian Ships
The Brazilian government moves to negotiate with interested governments to lease German and Austrian ships docked in Brazilian ports for coastal service of Brazil.
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Brazil
Fauvette Sunk After Mine Hit Off English Coast
The Fauvette, a 2644 ton merchant fleet auxiliary, was sunk after hitting a mine off the east coast of England. Fourteen crew members are reported lost. The British Admiralty announced the tragedy yesterday in London.
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London
British Admiralty
Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary Fauvette
England
Earthquake felt in Venice Ancona and Florence region
Earthquake shocks lasting ten to thirty seconds were felt today in the triangle region between Venice Ancona and Florence. No damage has been reported so far.
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Italy
Rome
Via
Paris
Venice
Ancona
Florence
Freight moving by rail to Pacific for Russia shipment
Shipping freight to Russia is shifting to rail routes from the eastern coast to Pacific ports because ships are scarce in the Atlantic. Five thousand loaded cars sit in yards around Seattle and Vancouver, B C, with more freight stalled awaiting transport. available steamers are chartered to move goods to Siberia.
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Seattle
Wash
Russia
Pacific
Atlantic
Vancouver
B. C
Siberia
Hardware jobbers to meet in Austin at Driskill Hotel
Z G Goeth president of the Texas Hardware Jobbers Association has called a meeting in Austin at the Driskill Hotel for April 7 and 8. A program for the meeting is now being arranged.
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Austin
Tex
Dodson's Liver Tone Promotes Mild Liver Cleansing
Ad claims Dodson's Liver Tone substitutes calomel, promising gentle cleansing of liver and bowels without salivation. Warns against calomel dangers from bone necrosis to severe nausea and says the product is vegetable and safe for adults and children with a money back guarantee.
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Dodson
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