Naval appropriation greatly reduced in new bill
The naval appropriation bill at 118 million dollars is about 7.5 million less than last year and includes a $1 million wireless network with stations in the Pacific coast Canal Zone Hawaii Samoa Guam and the Philippines. It omits usual battleships but lists two fuel ships six destroyers one tender four submarines and a pay raise for officers and men. The Titanic disaster is cited in the wireless system proposal.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Pacific Coast
Canal Zone
Hawaii
Samoa
Guam
Philippines
Crevasse at Hymelia to be tackled with public funds
After a long meeting Gov. Sanders and state and federal engineers planned to close the Hymelia crevasse on the Mississippi levee north of New Orleans. Labor crews and material will be mobilized. cost about 150 000 dollars with funding from state and subscriptions. The flood threatens Bonnet Carre Point and disrupts rail links, forcing evacuation of the Hymelia area.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Sanders
Louisiana
Mississippi Levee
Frank M. Kerr
State Engineers
C. O. Sherrill
Mississippi Commission
St. Louis
Bonnet Carre Point
Killona
Emil Burch
Hymelia
Glendale
Boutte
St. Charles Parish
Southern Pacific
Donaldsonville
Algiers
San Antonio Typographical Union elects local officers
An. Bledsoe heads San Antonio Typographical Union No. 172 with C. B. Herris as vice president and E. G. Koerps as secretary treasurer. Other officers include A. K. Hart reading clerk and H. M. Church reading clerk, plus a slate of delegates to the International convention in Cleveland.
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San Antonio
Typographical Union
Cleveland
International Typographical Union
A. N. Bledsoe
C. B. Herris
E. G. Koerps
A. K E. Hart
Reading
H. M. Church
Mart M. Breit
W. E. Mileham
J. T. Maley
W. E B. Mileham
Sid Murray
C. E. Hays
W. J
Duncan
Cobb
American Federation of Labor
Morrison, Hayes and Delahoyd
Union Printers
Home
Anna Wilson
Powell, Wood and Nichols
Roberts
Biggest land deal seals 20 000 acres near Sinton
Roy Miller and Ed Dubage of Corpus Christi bought from the Angelita Cattle Company of Victoria twenty thousand acres of Waelder ranch land in San Patricio county Southwest Texas for six hundred thousand dollars. The land will be divided into small farming tracts.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Texas
Roy Miller
Ed Dubage
Angelita Cattle Company
Victoria
Sinton
San Patricio County
Waelder Ranch
Bar Association to Meet in Galveston This July
The Thirty first annual Texas Bar association gathering will be in Galveston on July 24 with president R E L Saner of Dallas presiding. Albert W Biggs of Memphis will deliver the annual address and papers by Thomas H Franklin and John M Spellman will discuss recall of judges and patent laws.
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Austin
Tex
J. B. Cave
The
Texas Bar Association
Galveston
R. E. L. Saner
Dallas
Albert W. Biggs
Memphis
Tenn
Thomas H. Franklin
San Antonio
John M. Spellman
Chicago
William H. Wilson
Houston
Galveston Bar Association
Temple Hosts Texas Press Association Opening Session
The Texas Press association opened its three day convention in Temple Texas with the largest opening attendance in five years. Delegates arrived to bands on street corners. President J A Thomas of Mineola gave the annual address and speakers from Detroit McKinney and Comanche discussed selling space serving advertisers retaining subscriptions and newspaper ideas.
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Texas Press Associ
Ion’s
Associated Press
Temple
Tex
Texas Press Association
Galvester
J. A. Thomas
Mineola
E. St. Elmo Lewis
Detroit
Mich
Walter B. Wilson
McKinney Courier-Gazette
Henry Edwards
Troupe
Banner
T. Ps Cunningham
Government files antitrust suit against Aluminum Company of America
The federal government sues the Aluminum Company of America in Pittsburgh seeking a nine injunction decree to curb alleged unlawful contracts and monopolistic practices in aluminum and utensils. It admits 9 percent share of known bauxite deposits but argues the firm maintains a practical monopoly through unfair methods.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Aluminum Company of America
Aluminum Trust
United States
Thempany
Canada
Department of Justice
The
Pittsburg Reduction Company
Baptists Contribute Liberally to Missions in Oklahoma
The Southern Baptist Women's Missionary Union met at the First Presbyterian church in Oklahoma City. Delegates from eighteen states attended as hundreds of visiting women filled the house. The treasurer reported total gifts of 267 957.25 to foreign and home missions and related programs. The convention opened with devotions led by Rev W A Borum, with officers and committee members named and reappointed. The Sunday school board report was presented and commended.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Women’s’ Missionary Union Auxiliary
Southern Baptist Convention
First Presbyterian Meeting House
Home Missions
Margaret Home
W. A. Borum
Mississippi
Charles A. Smith
South Carolina
BE. C. Bargan
Georgia
B. H. Dement
Kentucky
J. P. Green
Missouri
O. C
Wallace
Maryland
B. W. Spelman
North Carolina
F. C. McConnell
Waco
Texas
Sunday School Board
San Marcos Sends Team to State Firemen Convention
The San Marcos fire department attends the State Firemen's Convention in Austin with a twelve man racing team and delegates including Chief Claude Ivey Ex chief J R Porter Assistant State Secretary W L Talbot EB J Budde and others. The party is joined by queen Miss Jonnie Smith and sponsors Misses Lizzie Ford Kathleen Dugger and Ethel Winston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marcos
Tex
Austin
Claude Ivey
Exchief
J. R. Porter
W. L. Talbot
EB. J. Budde
T. C. Reardon
Burt Watkins
Tom Collier
Enforce Eight Hour Law Complaint Filed in Temple
Austin May 16 The Commissioner of Labor Starling announced a complaint has been filed against a paying contractor at Temple for alleged eight hour law violations. This is the second complaint thus far filed. the first was a legal action against a contractor in Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Commissioner of Labor
Starling Today
Temple
TIZ Foot Bath Ad Promises Quick Relief for Tired Feet
A vintage sales pitch touts TIZ foot bath as miracle relief for aching feet. It claims reduced bunions corns and swelling, promises smaller shoes, and invites readers to request a free trial package by mail from Walter Luther Dod & Co., Chicago.
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TIZ
Walter Luther Dod & Co
South Wabash Ave
Chicago
Ill
Three Methodist Bishops Retired At General Conference
Minneapolis May 16 Bishops Thomas B Neeley of New Orleans Henry W Warren of Denver and David H Moore of Cincinnati retire from active work at the close of the present general conference. Votes show Warren 449 344 Moore 524 269 and Neeley 496 95 in favor of retirement. The episcopacy commission recommended electing eight new bishops and retirement by time limit is likely.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Thomas B. Neeley
New Orleans
Henry W. Warren
Denver
David H. Moore
Cincinnati
M. E. Church
Bishop Warren
Bishop Moore
Bisheee
Warren
Comptroller to Rule on Supplemental Bond Fund Report
Austin May 16 Comptroller Lane returned from event and will decide today or tomorrow on the supplementary report filed by City Treasurer F W Church of San Antonio. He will approve if it meets the law, otherwise he will reject it.
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Austin
Tex
Comptroll Lane
F. W. Church
Funeral of Louis Henne Sr in New Braunfels
The remains of Louis Henne Sr who died here Tuesday evening were laid to rest yesterday at 5 p.m. in Comaltown cemetery. A large funeral procession and numerous floral tributes reflected high esteem for the deceased. Active pallbearers included Gus Haberman Wagenfuehr Albert Eichenbrecht Curt Linnertz Gus Becker and R Fuchs. Honorary pallbearers were George Weber Hans Specht Frank Doreth August Gus Tips F Hampe M Ulrich H Leonards Otto Seekatz Char Alves A B Phillips and H C M of Rockdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Braunfels
Tex
Louis Henne
Comaltown
Gus Haberman Wagenfuehr
Albert Eichenbrecht
Curt Linnertz
Gus Becker
R. Fuchs
George
New Trust Company Chartered in Galveston
J. E. Quat an attorney from Galveston secured approval from the secretary of state's department for the articles of incorporation of the Security Trust Company of Galveston. The new company has a capital stock of 300000 dollars, divided into 309 shares of 100 dollars each, all of which have been subscribed and paid in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Trust Company
Austin
Tex
J. E. Quat
Galveston
Secretary of State’s Department
Security Trust Company of
Danderine Promises Long Luxuriant Hair Growth
A vintage advertisement touts Kanowlton's Dandeline or Danderine claiming rapid hair growth, cleansing scalp, eradicating dandruff, and restoring lustrous softness. It urges daily use initially, then reduced frequency, with a 25 cent bottle sold at drug stores or toilet counters.
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Kanowlton
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Maverick-Clarke Litho Coq
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