Mahua tree described as square meal source in India
Consular report from Calcucia detailing the mahua tree wild in much of India and cultivated in parts. American traveler calls it the square meal tree. Flowers bloom February to April, harvest ends March. Sap yields edible products, meal used with rice or grain, Tahua cited as very sweet but hard to digest for newcomers. Seeds pressed for mahua butter used as food lubricant and for spirits. about 1.4 million peons in rental provinces rely on mahua regularly.
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Calcucia
Maya
Detroit
India
Many Homes Used as Hospitals in England War
London May 12 The war adds a new strain as hospital space runs thin England uses stately houses as convalescent homes and Balmoral could be pressed into service King George considers Balmoral for wounded care while Dorchester House and other great London mansions already host convalescents and officers.
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London
England
George
Balmoral
Prince Consort
Dorchester House
Leiden
Whitelaw Reid
George Kglford
Hyde Park
Temporary Writ Grants Stay in McMullen County Case
Judge Chambliss in the Thirty sixth judicial district grants a temporary injunction to restrain Continental Trust Company of Houston and others from enforcing certain actions against M C Brown A Hopkins and Ure Boston Texan Corp. The suit, filed in Jourdanton by the plaintiffs lawyers, aims to preserve rights amid European war delays and general business conditions. Plaintiffs seek a receiver for property including extensive McMullen County oil lands and Crowther holdings. Hearing on receivership set for Beeville on June 28.
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IP. G. Chambliss
Continental
Company of Houston
Dal
MC. Brown
A. Hopkins
Ure Boston É& Texan Corporation
Jourdanton
McMullen County
Crowther
Beeville
Films to Be Made by Excel Fotaning Company in West Find
The Excel Fotaning Company, San Antonio's new film industry, closes a contract for a summer HQ in West Find. An outdoor stage will host productions near the West End lake, using about 50 local amateurs alongside the regular company for the first photoplay titled A Romance of Earth and Sky.
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Excel Fotaning Company
San Antonio
West Find
West End
Excel Company
Earth and Sky
French hold Chateau of B. In the Somme amid heavy fighting
Panis May 12 French defence at the Chateau de B In the Somme showcased a costly action. A French battalion repelled seven German companies attacking along multiple roads. A pursuing squad reported heavy losses and 122 German prisoners were captured. A later counterattack routed the enemy column, with hundreds killed or captured and the lieutenant colonel killed in action.
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Panis
Te Somme
Chatea
Chateau
Amt
Nes
Taxes To Be Increased In Proposals And Prohibition Promises
Reports say taxes will rise as exchequer contends with new levies. Communications cite taxes on wag es, water, gind, bicycles, bachelors and tombstones. Proposals meet electoral resistance. income tax on wages over five dollars a week debated. May 12 from London and Waco report tax talk and arrests in site work.
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Iministera
Ovbin
Lontion
Azores
Elks End Sessions Unstalled at Warn Ald for Indigent Brecken
Local officials report the end of sessions as new officers are installed in Brecken for indigent relief. The ceremony in Warn outlined ongoing support and community aid plans.
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Warn
Brecken
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples
Blake B Pyron and Habel M Moata Theodore I Cony and Lote Fy Hanzal June Guzman and Julia Garete appear among marriage license filings.
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Blake B. Pyron
Habel M. Moata
Theodore I. Cony
Lote Fy Hanzal
June Guzman
Julia Garete
Deny Obregon's Defeat in Mexican Fighting Near Silaq
Telegraph dispatches report President Obregon’s forces not defeated near Silaq. They claim Villistas hold the field in parts of the territory while Constitutionalist troops push from Laredo toward Monterey. Topo Chico falls under patrol as forces prepare to attempt capture of Monterey. News wires say U S telegraph link to Guadalajara, Colima, and Manzanillo has reopened.
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Treasur
Baltran
Obregon
Silaq
Inno
Lareda
Monterey
Topo Chico
Beltran
Guadalajara
Colma
Manzanita
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Texas
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Losoya
Chamber of Commerce
Nolge
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Work- Myer
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Anderson
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Houston St
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Cady
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Susie Johnson
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Order of Hermanan Sons
Hermann Sons Hall
Eugene Arizt
Taner
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Connental Teast Company
Houston i
Esc Fotoplay Company
Dake
F. Haguer
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Charles Rees
Rees
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France
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Gerund Lodge
B. B. Prince
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W. B. Murrington
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Thrall Oil Field
Taylor- Thrall Oil Exchange
Menger Hotel—Crockett
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