When was it published?

April 6, 1907 in Bismarck Daily Tribune

Domestic News April 6, 1907

Bismarck Daily Tribune

Q: What keywords are associated?

Watson Bill, Bucket Shops, Texas Senate, Commission Houses, Law Circumvention

Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota

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What is this article about?

In Austin, Texas, the Watson bill passed in the senate, prohibiting bucket shops and imposing penalties, disturbing operators who believe they can circumvent it by posing as commission houses.

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Austin, Texas, April 5. The bucket shop people are much disturbed at the passage of the Watson bill in the senate, prohibiting the establishment of bucket shops and imposing a penalty for conducting one. But as this bill makes a distinction between bucket shops and commission houses, the sharpest people who run bucket shops think they may circumvent the law protectors and under the guise of commission house do a real bucket shop trade as handily as before without blackboards and the usual paraphernalia of bucket shop business.

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics Economic

What keywords are associated?

Watson Bill Bucket Shops Texas Senate Commission Houses Law Circumvention

What entities or persons were involved?

Watson

Where did it happen?

Austin, Texas

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Austin, Texas

Event Date

April 5

Key Persons

Watson

Outcome

bill passed prohibiting bucket shops and imposing penalties; operators plan to circumvent by operating as commission houses.

Event Details

The Watson bill passed in the senate, prohibiting establishment of bucket shops and imposing penalties for conducting them. It distinguishes between bucket shops and commission houses. Bucket shop operators are disturbed but believe they can evade the law by disguising operations as commission houses without typical bucket shop equipment.