Agree to Continuance Delays Atlanta Rate Injunction Case
All parties in the Atlanta rate injunction dispute agree to a continuance of the trial set for November 8 in Fort Worth. Attorney General Looney states a request to postpone until after the Interstate Commerce Commission argument on December 5 in Washington reopening the Shreveport rate case.
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Atlanta
Austin, Tex
Fort Worth
Looney
Lon Pardee
United States Circuit Court
I. C
Washington
Shreveport
May issue bonds for UT campus buildings
President Vinson announces the University of Texas will seek Legislature approval to issue bonds exceeding three million dollars from the university’s permanent income to fund new buildings. Plans include a main recitation building an auditorium biology and chemistry laboratories and dormitories for 1500 men and 1000 women.
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Austin
Tex
R. E. Vinson
University of Texas
Vinson
Commuter Seeks Redress Over Erie Engine Cinder
A passenger enters the Erie railway office and demands the manager address a two dollar doctor bill after a cinder injures his eye. The sly manager declines liability, noting no further use for the cinder and offering no remedy. The exchange ends without legal action.
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Erie
New York
Charge Read to Jury in Taylor Burleson Killing Case
The E B Taylor murder indictment in the Aus tin killing of E B Burleson on November 9 1915 was set for jury trial in the Thirty seventh District Court. Attorneys argued the charge Friday morning and Judge W S Anderson read it to the jury. Trial was not expected to start until late Friday night or possibly Saturday due to many counsel.
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E. B. Taylor
E. B. Burleson
Austin
Thirty-seventh District Court
W.S. Anderson
His Luck and Lessons Stir Domestic Chuckles
A witty exchange contrasts singing lessons with cooking lessons, as a father complains about his daughter’s practice sessions at home while another parent notes their own daughter’s cooking lessons. The dialog highlights family humor about home life and priorities.
Fiesta Fund Drive Plans For 1917 Campaign
The Fiesta Association outlines a two-army fundraising campaign starting Monday morning November 13 with 9:30 to 12:30 skirmishes, mess meals at hotels, and a Friday November 17 wrap. General Emil E. Hillie leads the Blues and General John Williams the Reds. each staff has 25 captains for five-man companies. The central division led by Atlee B. Ayres aims to match last year’s $10,000 sub memberships from 68 donors, funding shared equally between armies, with donors to elect 1917 officers once subscriptions are secured.
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Emil E. Hillie
John Williams
Fiesta Association
Chamber of Commerce
President Ayres
Atlee B. Ayres
C.J. Priest
Porter F. Loring
P. L. King
B. R. Webb
Id Finck
Harold Kayton
Frank James
Emil Frank
E. W. King
F. E. Hillie
Phil Jackson
John Fentiman
W. C. Silliman
John Bk. Carrington
Continuance Granted in Moreau Murder Trial at Canton
District Judge R M Smith granted a continuance in the case of R J Moreau of Wills Point charged in the June 7 killings of Captain and Mrs Goodnight. Defense cited absent witnesses and mental unbalance claims. Trial paused with juror selection underway. March 1917 resumption set.
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Canton
Tex
R. M. Smith
R. J. Moreau
Wills Point
H. F. Goodnight
Moreau
Goodnight
Pay in Silver Changes for Carranza Army Pay
Carranza army officers and soldiers will receive half their pay in silver money and the rest in Carranza paper. General Obregon ordered the change to ease hardships from the economic crisis and reduce ration issues. Major generals get 10 dollars daily in cash, colonels 5, and privates 50 cents.
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EL Paso
Tex
Navy
Carranza
Gonzales
Juarez
Obregon
Army officers from Third Brigade to visit San Antonio
Brig. Gen. William Wilson and eleven officers arrive via U S G railroad on Friday afternoon. They meet with Gen. Frederick Funston at Fort Sam Houston Saturday. The trip, described as a courtesy visit, may carry broader significance amid recent Mexican disturbances near Pharr. Dinner at the Gunter Hotel hosts the party hosted by the Chamber of Commerce directors.
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William Wilson
New York National Guard
San Antonio
U.S. G
Chamber of Commerce
Frederick Funston
Fort Sam Houston
A. R. Ponder
U. & G. Railroad
John B. Carrington
Army
General Funston
Department of the Army
Carrington
Rio Grande
Pharr
Wilson
Gunter Hotel
Army officers to tour city by auto this weekend
Army officers will be taken on an automobile sight seeing trip over the city Saturday morning and will return to Pharr Sunday.
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Pharr
A Girl's Sphere and the Queen of Home Duty
The piece argues that a woman's supreme role is within her home, where she creates beauty and happiness for her family. It extols domestic leadership, urges girls to value home duties over seeking public careers, and frames home life as noble preparation for future kingship in the family. It praises earning and helping at home, upholding fathers and mothers, and preparing to be queens in their own households.
Woman and crew rescued from sinking Nova Scotia barge
Seven men and a woman of the barge Alex Anderson were rescued after 24 hours at sea in a northeaster off the Nova Scotia coast. The stewardess, Mrs Sadie Roberts of Port Huron Michigan, urged rescuers to save her husband first. The group, including Mrs Roberts, endured hunger and cold with no provisions or drink, and all were landed at Charlestown by the steamer Sagamore.
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Nova Scotia
Alex Anderson
Sagamore
Charlestown
Boston Post
Sadie Roberts
Ross Roberts
Anderson
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