Real Estate Exchange Officials Meet in Austin Luncheon
State real estate executives from San Antonio Smithville Bay City Waco and Austin gathered for a luncheon with Hall Street F Jones D E Colt Payton Randell William Green serving on the legislative committee. They discussed proposed laws on investment company regulation immigration licensing of dealers and Torren title system. Recommendations will go to the next legislature.
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Hall P. Street
San Antonio
F. T. Jones
Smithville
B. F. Norvell
Bay City
D. E. Colt
Payton Randell
William Green
Waco
Curious Table Worn by Dulwich Family Through Cats
A Dulwich family kept a table for over eighty years. Cats scratched one leg until it wore away and was replaced with a new leg. The original leg is kept as a curiosity. The tale reflects a long, odd household tradition.
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Dulwich
Emperor William postpones ViennaVenice trip amid Churchill tensions
Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William delayed his March 22 departure for Vienna and Venice due to international political difficulties. Officials later confirmed Friday departure, with analysts linking the postponement to Churchill's recent floor remarks. The Bourse fell as stocks dipped on the unsettled political climate and navy discussions continued.
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Associated Press
Berlin
William
Vienna
Venice
Navy
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
House of Commons
Albert P. von Tirpitz
Imperial Navy
Germany
Viscount, Haldare
Churchill
Churchill Signals Britain Will Match German Naval Buildup
In the Commons Churchill outlines naval estimates and a plan to pace Germany by alternating four and three dreadnoughts yearly for six years. He argues Britain can both meet and limit naval rivalry without diplomacy or concessions, asserting no power gains from German increases.
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Associated Press
London
House of Commons
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
Germany
Churchill
Great Britain
Falls Four Stories and Lives
A 17 year old, Ernest Elliott, fell from a fourth floor courthouse window in Waco Texas but escaped serious injury with only a sprained wrist. The incident occurred during play and was treated as a near tragedy by witnesses and medical staff.
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Associated Press
Waco, Tex
Ernest Elliott
Court House
Railroad Complaint Cases Are Set in Texas Courts
Special to the Light Austin March 19. Under an agreement the attorney general’s department and railroad attorneys set several state versus railroads cases for trial before Judge Wilcox. The Hillsboro union depot case against Katy Cotton Belt and Trinity & Brazos Valley is set for May 13 along with the Sherman track connection case against Katy and Santa Fe. The Celeste depot case awaits Hillsboro disposition. The lignite shipment cases against Katy for failing to supply cars are set for May 20.
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Austin
Tex
Wilcox
Katy
Cotton Belt
Trinity & Brazos Valley Railways
Railroad Commission
Hillsboro
Santa Fe
Celeste
The Rule Appice Magnate Exchange
A young business man tells the judge that small details reveal truth while noting a clue about a little brother. The judge sits in a tense scene as a lesson on observation unfolds.
Duncan Dies After Shooting at Waco Machine Firm
A P Duncan president of Waco Machinery and Supply died at 3 30 this morning after being shot yesterday by Alex Johnson Johnson had been released on 5000 bond yesterday and was re arrested today on a murder charge the prior complaint cited assault to murder
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Associated Press
Waco, Tex
A. P. Duncan
Waco Machinery and Supply Company
Alex Johnson
Johnson
Fraternal Guaranty Reserve association chartered in Texas
The Guaranty Reserve association of San Antonio filed its charter in the Texas state department with no capital stock. It is a fraternal beneficiary group aimed at benevolent purposes, governed by five directors, and active for 50 years in Bexar county. Mortuary funds will come from mortuary assessment advances. Incorporators include G. E. Williams and others.
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Austin
Tex
Guaranty Reserve Association of San Antonio
State Department
Bexar County
G. E. Williams
L. B. White
H. C. Huntress
A. E. Wahrmund
C. Williams
F. G. Ward
M. Colbert
Slippup in now Judge quips over bread line remark
A brief court-room exchange echoes as a judge quips about the man’s fate in the bread line. The remark hints at beggary or hardship, with a sardonic tone reflecting local justice banter.
Texas Con federate Pension Fund Apportionment Set
Pension commissioner Robert A Buford will announce the semiannual apportionment for Confederate pensioners. The quarterly amount remains 10 50, based on about 12 000 pensioners with around 500 new applicants and nearly as many deaths in the past six months. The six month apportionment from March to August totals 250 000 dollars.
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Austin
Tex
Robert A. Buford
Cording
Camel Enters Nine Day Water Test at Zoo
A courtroom transcript reveals a camel at a zoo reportedly survived nine days without water while keeper Tommy hints pipes may have frozen. The judge presides over the curious exchange.
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Tommy
Teot
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Severa
State Organization of the Real Estate Exchanges
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Bexar
Alfred Sanner
Prop
San Antonio, Texas
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Texas
Forey Sry
T. Felix Gouraud
Pame
Dr. L.ton
D ‘Gourauud
Canada
Europa
T. Hopkins
Great Jones
F.M. Swearingen & Son
Gunter Hoted Company
Hotel Savoy
Robert A. Coquelle
St. Charles
Aalder
Gomment
Kaiser’s
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Enttle
Cecilie
Max Reinhardt
New York
Oscar Hammerstein
Continents
Olive Rush
Douglas Volk
Single Magazine
Dr. Dennett
Howard Pyle
Kathleen Norris
Carolyn Wells
Mary Stewart Cutting
Mary Hastingsey
Feunion
Evil
Trowell Publishing Company
Fourth Ave
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Fannie Merritt Farmer
Attorney General
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Union Meat Company
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