Mothers Pensions Debate Prompts Texas Visit by Mrs Schoff
Mrs Frederic Schoff, president of the National Congress of Mothers, travels to Austin after a Texas law passage move. In San Antonio she speaks at First Presbyterian and Central Christian churches and attends a dinner in her honor, urging a statewide mothers pension law as a safeguard for families.
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Frederic Schoff
National Congress of Mothers
Parent-Teachers’ Associations
Austin
San Antonio
First Presbyterian Church
St. Thony
San Anito Council of Mothers
Cent Christian Church
Joff
Ple
Texas
Malone Dugh
San Anno Council of Mothers
St. Army
Central Christian Church
Noff
Schoff
Mncil
George Peyton
J. Bagtt
Leonora Smith
Frederick King
Jones
Malone Duggan
F. W. McAllister
Malone Iggan
Charles 8. Meek
Walter ‘Allister
Frederick Schoff
Cares Woodson
Jenniesen
Suny Evening
Central Christian Curch
W. McAllister
Mas Congress of Mothers
Revigh McLellan
Mrs.Allister
Courtney Giffenny
Monument planned for Indian soldiers at Brighton seaside
London report notes wounded Indian soldiers nursed in a pavilion during King George the Fourth era. Brighton residents consider a monument on the Downs gravesite to honor Sikhs and Hindu soldiers who served Europe, funded in part by the Maharaja of Patiala with a large donation.
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London
Ghton
George the Urth
India
Downs
Brighton
Couny
Inurope
New Air Brakes Cut Stopping Distance for Heavy Trains
A large eastern railroad adopts new air brakes that reduce the stopping distance of heavy trains running at six miles per hour by feet or more, improving safety and control on mainline runs.
Radical Is Elected Argentine President By Secret Ballot
Dr. Hipolito Irigoyen becomes Argentina’s president, the first chosen by secret ballot, marking a Radical victory after twenty years out of power.
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Hipolito Irigoyen
Constitution Drafted by Austro Hungarian Society
The committee on constitution and by laws met Sunday at Beethoven garden to draft a new constitution and bylaws. Dr Sigmund Berg chairing with all members present. The document will be submitted at 8 pm Sunday November 12 in the Beethoven basement. An officers election and entertainment follow. a large gathering is expected and all are urged to attend.
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Beethoven Garden
Sigmund Berg
Beethoven
School for librarians urged by Texas librarians
AUSTIN Texas November 6 Librarians from the University of Texas will urge the creation of a training school for librarians to the next Legislature. They argue it would serve the Southwest especially smaller Texas libraries with practical on‑the‑job instruction. The Texas Library Association also supported the proposal at its Galveston annual meeting.
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Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Southwest
Texas
Georgia
Illinois
Texas Library Association
Galveston
Not Yet
George Ade recall from a German summer where a professor asks if his works were translated into German. Ade replies none translated into English yet.
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George Ade
Germany
Mr. Ade
Ade
Bee county fair opens amid celebration despite drought
Beeville Texas reads like a festival as the fifth Bee county fair kicks off with street exhibits and a future move behind gates. Aviator Maroney CNN he will fly twice at the race track. Senator Morris Sheppard speaks on Friday. Woodmen Day and educational day boost attendance for a drought battered county. The fair features a large poultry and agricultural display, booths from San Antonio manufacturers, a silk exhibit from Austin, and top livestock shows. Illumination lights and the J George Loos Carnival shows promise a premier event. The county remains hopeful despite last season's crop failures, banking on low rail rates and strong features to draw crowds.
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Beeville
Tex
Bee County
T. T. Maroney
United States Naval Militia
Morris Sheppard
Grand Opera House
San Antonio
Austin
Dallas State Fair
Waco
Cotton Palace
Hall Gin
Texas
Bloomington
Victoria County
J. George Loos
J. T. Ballard
The
Fair Association
Queen Bee
Beeville Club
Carranza Receives Mass Support in Mexico City Rally
In Mexico City a vast crowd gathered near the Juarez fountain and marched to the national palace to back Venustiano Carranza. Carranza accepted the offer to be president and urged establishing constitutional order as the revolution’s next aim. The Boleton party then began publishing locally while Felix Diaz’s forces were reported defeated in Oaxaca.
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Mexico City
Venustiano Carranza
Juarez Fountain
Alameda
Avenida Juarez
Avenida
Francisco I. Madero
National Palace
Mixoac
San Angel
Tacuba
Ixtapalapa
Xochimilco
Tacubaya
Mexico
Carranza
Numerous Candidates for Judgeship in Texas
In Austin on November 6, a number of lawyers seek the federal bench vacancy created by the death of Judge A. P. McCormick at Waco. The Hill County Bar Association of Hillsboro endorses Robert M. Vaughan for the Circuit Court of Appeals seat. Support favors Chief Justice W. M. Key of the Third Civil Appeals Court, with more applicants anticipated before the appointment is announced.
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Austin
Tex
Waco
A. P. McCormick
Hill County Bar Association of
Hillisboro
Robert M. Vaughan
Circuit Court of Appeals
United States
Friends of
W. M
Prairie Fire Near Cuero Destroys 1700 Acres Of Pasture
A prairie fire found yesterday morning near Cuero Texas burned about 1700 acres of pasture on the Buehring and Runge Frobese properties fifteen miles from Cuero. Fire was checked last night with extensive damage to fences and gates and risk to cattle. Origin of the blaze not learned.
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Cuero
Tex
Buehring
Runge-Frobese
Mise Ryval and Jack Confront Hidden Ashamed Truth
In a Boston Transcript exchange, Mise Ryval claims Jack never revealed a past pro origin to her. Jack declines to detail the life events he kept secret, noting there were many things he hid.
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Mise Ryval
Jack
Boston Transcript
Senator Hum Defends Words Against Public Apology
The Washington Star quotes Senator Hum arguing that apologizing would draw attention to remarks that might have remained unknown. He says being sorry serves as a key to bring those statements before the public.
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Senator Hum
Washington Star
Belgian Armored Cars Sweep Deep Behind Austrian Lines
Details from Russkoe Slovo describe Belgian armored cars breaking through Galicia and traveling over ninety miles inside Austrian lines, roaming 370 miles in the rear before reentering front lines. The column caused panic as Austrians fled, with roads cut and barbed wire set, yet the cars suffered no losses. The convoy carried spare petrol though Austrian stores could supply fuel.
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Petrograd
Moscow
Russkoe Slovo
Galicia
Germans in Siberia moved to Tomsk farms
More than 4000 German colonists from Russia's southwest provinces have been transported to Tomsk in Siberia. They are ordered to clear and cultivate a large government land tract and may not return to Germany after the war, as they are deemed valuable farmers and largely naturalized in Russia.
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Siberia
Petrograd
Russia
Tomsk
Germany
Campaign Spending Quiet in Texas for Congressional Ballot
Washington reports the Texas congressional race shows little campaign activity with no major spending by Democratic nominees or Republican opponents. Only Rufus Hardy and Hatton Summers show modest costs, traced to July primary expenses, while a California owner unveils a unique watch with oscillating levers and springs.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
House of Representatives
Rufus Hardy
Hatton W. Summers
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