Practical Industrial Education Expands in Texas Public Schools
The Texas legislature funds rural high schools to develop agriculture, manual training and domestic economy. The state aids 74 schools, requires proper equipment, and links training to daily life and civic responsibility. State Superintendent F M Bralley touts industrial education as essential for growth, productivity, and better citizenship.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
State Board of Education
Board of School Trustees
State Department of Education
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
F. M. Bralley
Commonwealth
Department of Agriculture
Boards of Trustees
Red Cross Leader Targeting Taft Campaign Revival
Miss Mabel Boardman president of the International Red Cross seeks to enlist American women in the campaign supporting President Taft.
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Mabel Boardman
International Red Cross
Taft
World conservation congress invites global attendance
Indianapolis Aug 31. The National Conservation congress invites show broad international interest for the October 1 to 4 meeting with officials predicting wide global representation. Notables and experts from America and Europe will discuss conserving human vitality and related topics at section meetings chaired by prominent figures.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Conservation Congress
Congress
Board of Managers
America
Europe
H. S. Graves
Washington, D. C
L. H. Bailey
Ithaca
N. Y
W. J. McGee
Joseph A. Holmes
W. A. Evans
Chicago
W. Wiley
Matthew T. Scott
Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Col
C. E. Bessey
Lincoln
Neb
Ralph Easley
New York City
W. T. Hornaday
Notable San Antonio growth observed by Uvalde judge
Judge T. M. Milam of Uvalde toured San Antonio and praised the business district improvements and signs of prosperity. He noted excavations for future office and store buildings, linking San Antonio's growth to Uvalde's own thriving crops and industries. Milam then headed to Uvalde after visiting Judge Moursand and discussing recent campaign events where Moursand sought re election to the fourth court of civil appeals against Judge Stevens of Rockport.
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T. M. Milam
Uvalde
San Antonio
Judge Milam
Uvalie
Milam
Anton N. Moursand
Moursand
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
E. A. Stevens
Rockport
Starling Faces Tight Line on Texas Employer Insurance Bill
Commissioner of Labor J A Starling struggles to draft an employer compensation law that withstood Texas constitutional scrutiny after studying similar laws in other states. Assistant Attorney General C E B Lane helps, but no durable bill has emerged yet.
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Austin
Tex
J. A. Starling
Texas
C. E B. Lane
Creamery Dairy Ad Teases Fresh Flavors
Creamery Dairy promotes tutti frutti ice cream and pineapple ice to day. Phones 871.
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Creamery Dairy
Creamery Dairy CO
Mayor backs West Texas Bank bid to finance city
Mayor A H Jones said he would recommend the council accept West Texas Bank & Trust Co bid to finance the city for the coming year. The deal waives interest on warrants and on the $500,000 sinking fund, deviating from the charter which requires interest on the sinking fund.
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A. H. Jones
West Texas Bank & Trust Company
City Hall
D. Sullivan & Company
West Texas
Jones
West Texas Bank
Striking SP Shopmen Deny End Of Strike Rumor
G B McGarry chairman of the local federation denied any deal to end the strike on the Southern Pacific lines. He said no concessions were offered and most strikers have found other work. Meetings will be weekly while daily reports continue to keep the organization intact.
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Southern Pacific
G. B. McGarry
Federation of Striking
San Antonio
Mr. McGarry
Ill inmate Billy Wilson moved from jail to county hospital
Billy Wilson alias Ainsworth, jailed on forgery charges, is gravely ill with death feared if kept in the county jail. Judge Edward Dwyer orders transfer to the county poor farm hospital with a guard. County health officer Dr. Berrey testified the man might die in jail without treatment. His illness worsened after family tragedies while under guard at deathbeds and funerals.
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Billy Wilson
Ainsworth
D. Berrey
Edward Dwyer
Wilson
Ben Cowen
Berrey
Dwyer
Cotton Picking Delays Habeas Corpus Hearings
In a criminal court session Judge Dwyer delayed habeas corpus hearings due to the absence of numerous negro witnesses who were out cotton picking. Defendants faced postponed liberty as prosecutors and defense counsel awaited the witnesses' return.
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Habeas
Criminal Court
Dwyer
L. W. Greenlay
J. F. Carl
Fake relief scam targets Garden Street family
A woman in town toured home of J. H. Potonowitz claiming a poor family on Garden Street needed aid. She carried an appeal letter with a subscriber list. Potonowitz noted identical handwriting and that Rev. V A Godbey’s name appeared, which Godbey denied supporting.
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Garden Street
J. H. Potonowitz
South Presa Street
Mr. Godbey
Mayfield protest on stock and bond law revisions
Allison Mayfield of the railroad commission objects to proposed amendments in a public letter to Judge Don A. Bliss. He argues the stock and bond law should remain intact and protests tampering with it. The exchange stems from Bliss's prior inquiry on the topic. A separate note announces liquor licenses forfeited in San Benito after Sunday sales violations.
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Austin
Tex
Don A. Bliss
San Antonio
Allison Mayfield
Railroad Commission
Bliss
Lane
Kellar & Saenz
San Benito
George B. Falligant
Cameron County
Pool Ride to Kendall County Fair Ad
An old notice advertises a round trip fare for travel to the Kendall County Fair in Boerne in September. It cites Dr. J. R. Cunningham of the 449 Moore Building as osteopath and provides a phone listing 84 J.
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Kendall County Fair
Boerne
J. R. Cunningham
Moore Bldg
Osteopath
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