State Supreme Court Denies Mandamus for Pierce Oil Reentry
Texas high court overruled Pierce Oil Corporation of Virginia petition to issue a permit to do business in Texas. Decision upholds law barring permits for successors to convicted Waters Pierce Oil Company. Court notes state may deny foreign corporations entry and sets terms for admission. The case may proceed to the United States Supreme Court on federal questions.
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Austin
Tex
Supreme Court
Pierce Oil Corporation of
Virginia
Secretary of State
Texas
Old Waters Pierce
United States Supreme Court
Waters Pierce Oil Company
Mandamus
Pierce Oil Corporation
Rural Mail Carriers Pass Resolution on Postage and Roads
Travis County rural mail carriers went on record Monday opposing postage reductions until postal employees receive a living wage. They favor better roads in Travis County and urge laws to exempt rural carriers from jury service.
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Austin
Tex
Pre
Travis County
Coal Mine Death Toll Rises in April Violence
Washington reports 346 men killed in and around U S coal mines in April, up from 285 in 1913. The surge is driven by an explosion at Eccles West Virginia that claimed 180 lives.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Mines Statistics
Eccles
W. Va
Forty Schooners Wrecked in New Brunswick Storm
A fierce Friday night storm along the Northern New Brunswick coast wrecked forty schooners and cost many lives. News reached shore slowly from remote points as eight bodies were recovered and fishing crews were severely impacted.
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Quebec
New Brunswick
Wireless Wonders Unearth Subterranean Springs in Goettingen
The society for investigating the internal structure of the earth declares it has found underground springs and ore deposits by wireless telegraphy. It says it determined their depth using electrical waves.
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Goettingen
Germany
Society For Investigating
Flynn Defeated on Foul in Ninth Round Bout
Joplin Missouri reports Jim Flynn of Pueblo Colorado lost a scheduled 15 round match to Carl Morris of Sapulpa Oklahoma on a foul in the ninth round. Morris controlled most rounds and outboxed Flynn throughout the affair.
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Flynn
Joplin
Jim Flynn
Pueblo
Colo
Carl Morris
Sapulpa
Okla
Vilyon
Morris
Battery Leaves on Long Hike to Fort Sam Houston
Battery A of the Third Field Artillery under Captain Stevens departed Tuesday for an overland march to Fort Sam Houston and is expected to arrive in about eight days.
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Laredo
Yex
Third Field Artillery
Stevens
Fort Sam Houston
College Bible Study Center Planned at Texas Christian University
Fort Worth report states a $30,000 College of Bible Study will be erected at Texas Christian University this year with an endowment fund of $100,000 to support its operations and programs.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas Christian University
Express Companies Show Big Losses in February
The interstate commerce commission reports February results for major express firms. American Express lost 440 167 on revenue of 2 787 410 while United States Express and Fargo also posted losses or small profits. Eleven firms total earned 9 947 198 in gross receipts but posted a 1 104 961 February loss, with eight month figures showing mixed results.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Express
American Express Company
American
Southern Express Company
United States Express Company
Commission
Austin Wins Labor Federation Convention Host City 1915
The seven teenth annual State Federation of Labor meeting in El Paso adjourned with Austin chosen as the 1915 convention site. Officers were elected led by President Edward Cunningham and secretary-treasurer Geo H Slater. delegate race to the AFL produced a Gossett victory after three ballots amid Galveston opposition.
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State Federation of Labor
el Paso
Tex
Austin
Edward Cunningham
Bridgeport
Geo. H. Slater
Galveston
T. C. Jennings
Beaumont
Reading
T. O. Riley
Port Arthur
Howard Broyles
Dallas
American Federation of Labor
H. O. Gossett
Fort Worth
C. F. Kirk
C. E. Drake
W. H. Moore
H. Ketchell
Denison
John R. Redman
T. E. Bays
J. W. Young
M. B. Gleason
Houston
B. R. Tomkinson
Palestine
Jess Forehand
San Antonio
William Alexander
Sherman
C. Cornieluson
Waco
J. A. Burton
Wichita Falls
F. S. Caro
Thurber
J. C. Schmitzer
Marshall
Exec. O We
Eva Goldsmith
J. K. Ogle
H. Ferguson
C. S. Kellum
W. E. Carroll
W. A. Goode
Murphy
R. H. Campbell
Gossett
Goode. A. Ludgate
E. W. Bock
Goode
Bock
Confederate Women Honored at NC Veterans Unite
The North Carolina women of the Confederacy were honored as a monument to their devotion and sacrifice was unveiled during the United Confederate Veterans of North Carolina annual reunion in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Railroad Accidents Decrease in Quarter Ended Dec 31
Washington report shows 2,792 killed and 60,776 injured in railroad accidents for the quarter ending December 31, a decrease from the same period in 1918 according to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pauline Fisher Injured in Car Collision Near New York
Mrs. Pauline Fisher, 23, wife of cartoonist Bud Fisher, was severely injured when two motor cars collided Thursday near New York. Reports say she sustained serious blunt injuries and was hospitalized for treatment.
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New York
Pauline Fisher
Bud” Fisher
Advertising ethics and a courtroom of wit at Delmonico’s
Irving Fletcher, famed ad expert, tells diners in New York that a good advertisement must tell its strongest case without lying. He compares ad craft to a suitor’s persistence, citing a playful exchange where a suitor bristles at a rival’s steady devotion while a woman weighs affection and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Fletcher
Delmonico’s
New York
Young Jones
Lakewood
Mr. Jones
Mr. Brown
Poetic Tragedy of a Poet’s Altered Opening Line
A poet bursts into a friend’s room in distress over a newspaper altering his poem. He shows an issue of National Monthly where the line My son! My pigmy counterpart is changed to My son! my pig, my counterpart, provoking shock over the criminal compositor's act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Monthly
Ingenious antidote bullet idea from New York doctor
A New York physician proposes a cyanide like antidote tab let that mixes poison with antidote to enable immunity from corrosive sublimate. He suggests applying the principle to poisons and even firearms with an automatic self resisting bullet, arguing it would outdo silencers in utility.
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New York
Tetterine touted as cure for skin diseases nationwide
Druggist Boland B. Il, Macon Ga, endorses Tetterine as instant relief and permanent cure for eczema, ringworm, erysipelas, infant sore head, and itching. Claims thirty years in the drug business confirm its efficacy. priced 50 cents at druggists or by mail from J T Shuptrine Savannah Ga.
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Boland B. Ll
Macon
J. T. Shuptrine
Savannah
Uplift Mentioned in Jocular Weather Commentary
A man in an armchair quips that after stretches of rain and gloom our press may note a new “Society for the Promotion of Higher Barometric Conditions” forming. The remark colorfully underscores the pattern of committees arising with adverse weather.
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil Claims Cure All Sores
An old advertisement promotes Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil as a remedy that relieves pain and heals chronic sores. It quotes a price of 25c, 50c, and 1.00 for larger sizes.
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Porter
Hanford Mig.Co
Syracuse
Cow Wobbles Into Ohio Bank in Unusual Visit
An unexpected visitor, a cow, wandered into a village bank in Ohio prompting staff to handle the scene calmly. Local authorities say there were no injuries or security concerns.
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Ohio
Forgetting Her Lingers After Love Lost
Chicago Record-Herald quotes a man paralyzed by a breakup. He recalls memories of the woman, noting every sight and the sky above him remind him of her and his belief that happiness now eludes him. He longs to forget, even for a day, but cannot.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Cure for Tetter Promised by Cuticura Remedy
Miss Ellen Tudor of Cruz Virginia describes severe tetter on hands with blisters cracking and bleeding. After trying various creams she found relief using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, stating her hands are now perfectly well. Advertisement notes Cuticura sold worldwide and offers a 32 page Skin Book.
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Cruz
Ellen Tudor
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
William H Hamby and the Ozark Hillbilly Encounter
A Kansas City Star reminiscence recalls writer William H Hamby on an Ozarks fishing outing with a hillbilly companion. The man notes Hamby’s restraint, saying he has not drunk, smoked, or cursed all day, sparking mutual oddball admiration as they part ways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Hamby
Ozarks
Mr. Hamby
Billy
Kansas City Star
Everything in a Name. Gadsby and the Paper Title
A quirky exchange about naming a new paper features inventive titles and a playful defense against libel suits. The humor centers on a chain of extravagant names and the legal shield of cautious phrasing.
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Gadsby
Plugtown Harp
Castoria Ad Warns Mothers to Check Signatures
An advertising notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature that has been in use for over 30 years. It emphasizes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children and notes children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Barnhart Recalls Long-Lost Couple Reunion in Indiana
Indiana Congressman "Uncle Hank" Barnhart tells of a young man from his district who meets a woman he had not seen for years. The man says he thought she was dead, she replies she is married to an Englishman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank" Barnhart
Congress
Indiana
Motorcycle Replaces Horse in British Mail Service
Within a year the horse is likely to disappear from British postal delivery as motorcycles with sidecar attachments take over the country’s mail transport duties.
Allen's Foot-Base Antiseptic Powder Advertisement
Allen's Foot-Base powder offers rest and comfort for tender swollen feet and nervous feet. It claims to aid dancing and sells everywhere for 26 cents. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Jersey City, New York, or sample offered.
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Allen
Olmsted
Je Ruy
N.Y. Ady
And Do Nothing The World Is Full Of People Quote
A short quotation attributed to The Pelican notes that many people urge action while suggesting inaction itself may be prudent. The line critiques persistent pressure for remedies amid global concerns.
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the Pelican
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Drugstore Guarantee
An ad promises PAZO OINTMENT will cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or the purchase price will be refunded. It claims the ointment brings ease and rest and costs 0 cents.
Pets and Broken Hearts After Mistral Death
A canary belonging to a young mistress died of scarlet fever days after the girl's death, challenging the notion that pets die of grief. A physician notes pets may contract the same disease as their owners and perish soon after, debunking the common death-from-grief tale.
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Mistral
Manayunk
Diamonds on One Side: Pricey Fashion Shock
A Fifth Avenue jeweler shows a platinum handbag five inches square, covered on one side with diamonds, priced at 9 000 dollars. A wealthy customer complains one side looks skimpy, prompting an extra 7 000 dollars to add diamonds to the opposite side.
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Fifth Avenue
New York City
Malaria Remedy Ad 25 Cents
Advertisement for a malaria remedy claiming five to six doses cure chills and fever and act as a tonic to prevent recurrence. Mentions price of 25 cents and a warning about dosage.
Training Count Wins Notice for Hill and Squire
The text highlights Ola Squire Grampus and Bill Bigsnort building a strong record toward Congress. Hill is urged to act to gain recognition. Mentioned are Farmer Stringem-Yeou and Pettus' store with prominent legislators noted over twenty years.
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Squire Grampus
Bill Bigsnort
Hill
Farmer Stringem
Pettus
Yeou
France Purchases Value 140 Million Dollars Last Year
A national report notes that this country bought goods in France during the prior year valued at 140 million dollars. The data highlights international trade figures and bilateral commerce scale.
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France
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Confederacy
Hostetter
Lake Charles
J. N. Groesbeeck, Jr
Brown
Jones
Excelsior
Vienna
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Chicago
Hicks
Capucine
Adyv
Bright
Dean’s
Dean's
Doan
Buffalo, N. Y
Zona Co
Wichita
Kansas
Towser
Rabo Nord
Hanford’s
Balsam of Myrth
Carter
Harold Somers
DeMalb Ave
Brooklyn
Andy Grimes
Rocky Mountain Magazine
Denver
Con
Slory
Thomas F. Green
H. H. Greens
Atlanta
McCane’s Detective
Apothesi
Peden Iron & Steel CO
van Viect-Mansfield Drug Co
Memphis, Tenn
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