AlabamaMilitia Regroups After Major Mustering Out
Adjutant General Scully orders reorganization of Alabama infantry. Third Regiment field and staff dismissed. seven companies reassigned. Fourth Regiment company at Daleville mustered out. Result follows inspection by Lt. A. G. Goodwin U.S.A. amid detected defects. Also filed today in San Antonio for a local band library and arts charity. Incorporators are William A. Dielmann A. T. Tarrillion and A. G. Wietzel. Board of directors has 15 members.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
J. B. Scully
Alabama
Birmingham
Daleville
Ter
San Antonio Liederkranz
State Department
William A. Dielmann
A. T. Tarrillion
A. G. Wietzel
Tiederkranz Is Chartered in Austin May 15
The Special to The Light reports in Austin Texas that the Tiederkranz organization has received its charter. Details indicate formal recognition by local authorities and planned activities for its members.
Spiders Found in Fort Worth Prunes
Three hundred pounds of prunes from a Fort Worth dealer were seized by the state pure food department after Assistant Chemist R. H. Hoffman reported they contained a species of spiders.
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Austin
Tex
Fort Worth
State Pure Food Department
R. H. Hoffman
Pena to Undergo Operation
Dr Roque Saenz Pena president of Argentina to spend six months in Brussels and Paris for medical examinations by multiple specialists, according to Petit Bleu.
Texas pistol tax upheld by Court of Civil Appeals
The Court of Civil Appeals sustained the constitutionality of Texas new pistol tax law requiring a 50 percent tax on gross receipts from pistol and revolver sales. Caswell and Smith had refused to pay, and the state sued for penalties, with a possible supreme court appeal anticipated. No decision issued on the Burrell Oates murder case or the Orient railroad HQ removal case.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
State of Texas
Caswell and Smith
Court of Civil Appeals
Supreme Court
Burrell Oates
Dallas
Orient Railroad
Chavez seeks bail in Bexar case before Criminal Appeals
In Austin May 15 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals submitted ex parte Joe Chavez of Bexar seeking bail after his habeas corpus writ was denied May 11 in San Antonio. Chavez is charged with killing his wife on April 15 and is appealing the denial to this court with C. M. Chambers as his representative in the submission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
Joe Chavez
Bexar
Chavez
San Antonio
C. M. Chambers
Fourth court of civil appeals hands down opinions
Opinions in seven cases issued this morning. Affirmed in Selig Deutschmann vs Joseph Ryan et al Webb and others from Bexar. S. A. Yates vs A S Billings from Webb. Henry Frerich et al vs A B Hering et al from Bexar. William Small et al vs San Antonio Traction Co from Bexar. Reformed and affirmed M W Dreyer et al vs A V Southard from Bexar. Reversed and remanded R V Sauer vs Joseph Veltmann from Kinney. Reversed and venue changed W M McCammant vs J R Webb from Culberson. Motions to rehear overruled in several cases. Motion to postpone submission refused J G Gilmore vs L L Brown et al Dallas.
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Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
Selig. Deutschmann
Joseph Ryan
Bexar
S. A. Yates
A. S. Billings
Webb
Henry Frerich
A. B. Hering
William¢Small
San Antonio Traction, Company
M. W. Dreyer
W. L. Packard
Zavala
W. H. Gibson
Singer Sewing Machine Company
J. G. Gilmore
L. L. Brown Et al
Dallas
Court actions in Texas high courts on May day
The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed several Dallas and other Texas defendants including Ken Jones and John Smith while reversing and remanding L. W. Chapman and others. Rehearing motions were overruled for several parties. Supreme Court applications were refused in multiple cases across counties such as Dallas, El Paso, Navarro, Tarrant and Sherman.
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Supreme Court
Vo Rce
Austin
Tex
Supreme Court of Texas
M. F. Litchfield
Bara Mayer
el Paso
Berger promises socialist party changes at Indianapolis Convention
Victor J. Berger the lone socialist in Congress issues a statement from Washington predicting changes at the upcoming socialist Convention in Indianapolis. He says these reforms will safeguard the party against cranks freaks and impossibilists.
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Victor J. Berger
Congress
Washington
Indianapolis
Bis Party
Legal docket items from Texas courts multiple cases listed
A Texas court docket lists dismissals for lack of jurisdiction motions for rehearing submissions and motions to resubmit in numerous civil suits across counties including Bexar Harris Taylor and Jefferson with entities such as Light and Water Co Frank Grashel and the Gulf Grocery Co among others and notices ongoing with court actions and submissions.
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F. P. “Miller
el Paso
Commerce Cotton Oil Co
Cora
Camp
Hunt
Raymond Rice Canal & Milling Co
William Erp
Liberty
Thomas Gathright
Pacific Express Co
Tarrant
R. B. Ericson
Supreme
We Mystic Circle
Travis
Harris County
Mike Beck
the Texas Company
Harris
D. K. Fitzhugh
My T. Johnson
Abbott Cockrell
Houston Packing Co
Maude Paschall
Walter F. Brown
Colorado
Supreme Court Grants Writ in Goodwin Gunter Case
The Texas Supreme Court issued a writ of error in Osce Goodwin v Roxana Gunter et al from Bexar County. Goodwin sought $10 plus a $24 broker’s commission equal to 5 percent for selling the Gunter ranch placed in his hands.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Supreme Court Today
Osce Goodwin
Roxana Gunter
Woman Dies Waiting in Depot After Train Arrival
Mrs Rebeccah Martin of Loogoote Indiana died in the Southern Pacific depot waiting room soon after stepping from a train. She was 71 visiting her daughter Mrs Elizabeth Holtsclaw in San Antonio. Heart failure listed as cause. Funeral plans pending. Also notes Callaway Kitchen and Muriel Kitchen deaths with brief details.
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Rebeccah Martin
Loogoote
Ind
Southern Pacific
Martin
San Antonio
Elizabeth Holtsclaw
Sandoval Street
Holtsclaw
Presbyterians to Meet in Bristol General Assembly Opens
Ministers and laymen converge on Bristol Tennessee for the Presbyterian Church general assembly. opening sermon by Rev. Russell Cecil of Richmond is scheduled. expected agenda includes election of a new moderator and two assistant clerks. Staacke Bros. receive new delivery wagons for bakery and laundry services at low prices.
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Associated Press
Bristol
Tenn
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Russell Cecil
Richmond
Staacke Bros
Webster’s Fishers of Webster's Dictionary
Dr Anna Shaw lecture moved to Thursday at the Grand
Dr Anna Shaw president of the National Woman's Suffrage association will speak Thursday evening at 8:30 at the Grand. She arrives tomorrow and will be hosted by Miss M Eleanor Brackenridge at Alamo Heights. Local suffrage groups plan events around her visit with literature subscriptions and membership drives.
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Anna Shaw
National Woman's Suffrage’ Association
Grand
Shaw
Equal Suffrage Society
M. Eleanor Brackenridge
Alamo Heights
Equal Franchise Society
Dr. Shaw
League
J. K. Collins
Collins’ Gardens
Woman's Journal
Equal Franchise League
Eda Kampman
Pay as You Enter on Streetcar in San Antonio
San Antonio Traction introduces pay as you enter on the Army Post San Pedro line starting June 1 and on other lines as cars are equipped. Front and back platforms closed. fares collected by conductors as passengers board. System aims to reduce accidents from hopping on and off while delaying junctions at first.
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San Antonio
Army Post
Mr. Bysenbach
San Antonio Reports .20 Inch Shower as Storm Season Near
Major Allen Buell of the weather bureau labels the morning shower in San Antonio as a spring event with a .20 inch total. He notes the city has avoided heavier downpours while nearby areas see record rainfalls. Forecasts call for fair tonight and tomorrow with a slight chance of more showers. The Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone bulletin lists rain in Austin Lockhart Luling San Marcos and Uvalde. Weather remains unsettled with cold cloudy conditions in many districts.
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Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
San Antonio
Major Buell
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Austin
Lockhart
Luling
San Marcos
Uvalde
Ramsey to Speak at Cameron
Judge William F Ramsey, candidate for governor, who has been in Austin for two days, left last night for Cameron to deliver a speech today.
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Telegraph & Telephone
Pany
National Guard of Alabama
West Texas Bank & Trust Co
Guaranty Fund
Fourteenth Congressional District
United States Depository
Groos National Bank
San Antonio, Texas
F. Groos & Co
State Bank & Trust Company
State Bank & Trust Company Hicks Bldg
Texas
Guaranty Fund Bank
Gunter
A. Gonder
SAN Antonio Hotel CO
South ST. Anthony Hotel
Crockett Hotel
Correr Crockett
Nacogdoches
Alamo Plaza
Zach EK
Nagel & Wuest
Hotel Savoy
West Houston
Robert A. Con Uille
Alfred Sanner
the Menger
F. McGowan
Mee
Burrell Cates and Orient
Yor Chavez
Baid
Bexar County
Ken Jones
Jack Green
John Smith
Will Flowers
Will Rich
Hardin
Dick Craft
Hays
Green Burton
Houston
Rosalillo Negrete
Nolan
J. H. Caton
Karnes
John W. Williams
Potter
Sim Shetters
Newton
L. W. Chapman
Rains
John Thomas
John Whitshead
Sabine
Henry Gross
Verge Jackson
San Jacinto
Meeers
B. A. Buckley
Plan
Lee Garrett
Gillespie
John Henry
Henry Gunter
Knox
Peter McMillan
Jess Howell
Albert Clampett
Tom Hamilton
McLennan
Jim Kellem
Hill
Bibert Eads
Collingeworth
J. P. Rippeloe
Foard
Uriah Foster
Bastrop
Ex Parte
A. H. Darnell
Taylor
Sam Ferguson
Ernest Brown
Shelby
John Miller
Collin
A. W. Gotscher
Charley Fowler
Piez Whittaker
Smith Gaines
Willis Rowles
W. W. Molthrop
Lubbock
Avery Hogan
Jesse White
A. D. Rowlett
Emilio Hernandez
Orange
Paul Weir
Lamar
Jim Lubbock
W. C. Me
Cal Cooper
Panola
Lillie Maxwell
Falls
Ollie Ro
Caldwell
D. G. Wren
Hamilton
John Kelley
Grayson
J. O. Powdrill
Tusk
Millburn Simms
Chambers
Jim Black
Mills
Savannah
New Orleans
Chicago
San Francisco
Southern Cotton Oil Company
Broad St
New York
London
Liverpool
Paris
Manchester
Depot
Loogoote, Ind
Southern Pacific Station
Callaway
Mr. Callaway
Mississippi
Comanche
Matt Callaway
Pee Aene Undertaking Company
Kitchen
Muriel Kitchen
Shelley- Loring Undertaking Company
Tomorro
San Pedro
Goose Liver
White Horse Tavern
Maverick-Clarke Litho CO
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