Luchow's past and Paris nights intertwined in New York memories
In New York on April 9 the piece recalls James Huneker Victor Herbert and their shared ringside at Luchow's on 14th Street. It sketches Herbert's rise with Prince Ananias and his later detachment from royalties and stage ties. It also notes Jed Kiley Mary MacCormic and Howard Chandler Christy among social figures and urban quirks like dog walkers and sharp young Broun precocity.
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New York
James Huneker
Victor Herbert
Luchow
14Th Street
Herbert
Prince Ananias
England
Mayfair
Stage
Ingrate
Upper Fifth
Park Avenues
E. Berry
Wall
Paris
Rumplemayer’s
A & M Texas seeks track assistant as 25 years ago note
Twenty five years ago in Bryan Texas April 9 1910 Coach C B Moran sought an assistant to lead the track team after contacting colleges from the south of the Mason Dixon line He also wrote to Walter Camp the sports authority but no suitable candidate was found. Also noted are local moves council session election canvass mayor and aldermen changes, Grover Cleveland monument completion, and Frank McGee resigning baggage master post for a Calvert clerkship.
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Bryan Daily -Eagle and Pilot
C. B. Moran
A & M. College of Texas
Mason Dixon Line
Walter Camp
Bryan
Waco
Eagle
J. T. Maloney
C. E. Bullock
H. A. Burger
J. Fountain
Ed S. Derden
United States
Grover Cleveland
Caldwell
N. J
Princton
Frank McGee
Calvert
Rural schools in Texas urged to merge for better facilities
Maintaining School Service Advocates push using work relief funds to improve rural public school facilities. They note 3.5 million nationally, 300,000 in Texas, face closures and a $31 million shortfall this year. A Texas appropriation of 10 million for the next biennium is proposed to consolidate districts and reduce per pupil costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Texas
Brazos County
Bryan
Brazos
Great Publisher Adolph S Ochs Dead at Chattanooga
Obituary notes the passing of Adolph S. Ochs in Chattanooga. It highlights his founding and leadership of the New York Times and Chattanooga Times, his business growth from a 20 000 daily circulation to over 400 000, and 25 million annual revenue. It cites wartime coverage, international bureaus, and philanthropic work.
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Chattanooga
Adolph S.ochs
New York Times
Chattanooga Times
Manchester
Eng
Guardian
The
Times
Ochs
Ochs Leadership the Times
United States
the Times
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Public Ledger
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Times Company
Current History
Midwest Pictorial
Annalist
America
Etex C of C Prexy Urges Centennial Convention Attendance
Chas F Ashcroft president of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce urges members to attend the ninth annual Centennial Convention in Henderson April 21 to 23. He praises Henderson plans and says the gathering will be among the best for the organization. He will wear a centennial costume at the event.
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East Texa Chamber of Commerce
Centennia
Henderson
Chas
F Ashcroft
Sulphur Springs
Henore
Mr. Ashcroft
Business and City Life Echoes in Chamber Spirit
A social column urges readers to participate in local development and work, praising active commerce. It contrasts a living city where people work and advertise with a dead one, and underscores the value of local merchants and chamber efforts.
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Chamber of Commerce
Methodist Board of Stewards Meet Tuesday at Church
The board of stewards of the First Methodist church met in regular monthly session Tuesday night at 7 30 in the church. E J Jenkins, chairman, urges a full attendance.
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Methodist Board OF Stewards
Printing quality promise for your next order
A short note promising improved printing quality on the next order. The sender asserts better results and customer satisfaction from their qual ity work.
Plan for Bryan Commercial Playground Ball League Seeks Teams
Agitation for a Bryan commercial softball league gains momentum. Louis Pistole of the Bryan Lions Club says a meeting is planned soon to form and sponsor the league. Eligible entrants include clubs churches businesses and service groups.
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Bryan
Louis Pistole
Texas
A. and M. College
Twilight League
Bryan Federation of Young People’s Societies
College Station
Prisoner Reveals Torture That Cost Feet At Camp
Woodrow Shropshire, 19, testified about twelve days in a freezing unheated punishment cell at a Charlotte area prison camp. He and fellow inmate Robert Barnes, also 19, lost feet to rot after guards allegedly beat Barnes for spitting and left them without heat or adequate bread during January confinement. An inquiry opened before Judge Don Phillips into assault with intent to kill charges against former camp superintendent Henry Little and guards J W Eady R C Rape and T M Gordon.
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Charlotte
N. C
Woodrow Wilson
Shropshire
Here
Robert Barnes
Barnes
R. C
Superior Court
Don Phillips
Henry Little
J. W. Eady
R. C. Rape
T. M. Gordon
John G. Carpenter
Allred’s Birthday Work Ethic Highlighted by State Press
The piece notes Gov James V Allred turning 36 with a heavy work routine from boyhood through his rise from Attorney General to Texas governor. It argues opportunity remains abundant but not handed out, praising persistent effort over idle reward and citing Santa Claus as symbolic of continuous work.
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James V. Allred
Texas
Lone Star State
America
Bryan Eagle
Joshua
Nan
Bryan
Santa Claus
Dallas News
Tanning Schools Held Thru Texas By AM Specialist
College Station April 9. M. K. Thornton extension leather specialist has run tanning schools in East and South Texas to teach farmers to tan hides on the farm. Since January 14 counties attended by agents and farmers from about 60 counties. The program saves hides and provides leather for domestic use.
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College Station
Texas
M. K. Thornton
Thornton
Harris County
Ickes to Speed Buchanan Dam Work
Colorado river authority officials said Secretary Ickes signed an agreement to accelerate the Buchanan dam power project. The plan uses the authority as the agency for the $4.5 million portion unless quick action permits $14 million more for downstream dams.
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Austin
Colorado River Authority
Ickes
Buchanan Dam
Thomas C. Ferguson
A. J. Wirtz
Colorado Authority
Buchanap Dam
Lily Myers Bible Class Meets at Mrs Adams Home
The Lily Myers Bible class of the First Baptist church held its monthly business and social session Tuesday night at 7 30 at the home of Mrs George A Adams. Members of Group No 6 were joint hostesses with Mrs Adams.
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Lily Myers
First Baptist Church
George A. Adams
Adams
Eagle Printing Company Offers Shipping Tags
Advertising snippet notes that shipping tags of all descriptions, weights, and colors can be supplied promptly by Eagle Printing Company with pleasing prices.
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Eagle Printing Company
Editorial on New Deal relief bill and policy goals
The Galveston News reviews the $4.88 billion work relief measure. It outlines the compromise on direct labor share, the merger of FER, PWA and CCC funding, and the aim to convert relief into permanent, productive projects. It warns against political influence and urges public cooperation.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Relief Administration
CCC
PWA
Doles
Congress
Galveston News
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West Coast
Kiley
Mary MacCormic
Billy LaHiffe
LaHiffe
Miss MacCormie
Howard Chandler Christy
Heywood Broun
Horace Mann
Shakespeare
Broun
Belloc
Milton
Ritz Grill
Etex C
C. Prexy
Chas, F. Ashcroft
Mac
Howard E. Blood
AM Specialist
Buchanan
Rosita Moreno
Hollywood
Melville A. Shauer
Yuma
Ariz
Rosita
Mexico
Kelly
Chicago
Edward Kelly
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