San Antonio landowners urged to add height on streets
E A Kalkhurst of Burroughs Adding Machine says valuable downtown parcels on Houston and Commerce streets sit idle or underused. He urges building second and third stories to boost revenue, citing Atlanta as example. He praised San Antonio's recent street improvements and plans to visit Dallas and Nashville with his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
E. A. Kalkhurst
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
Atlanta
Kalkhurst
Mr. Kalkhurst
Dallas
Nashville
Harding Seeks Republican Unity Over Protection Issue
The article reports a GOP meeting where protection was framed as a party issue. A resolution urged New York delegates to back a trusted Republican for president. Senator Ogden Mills pushed for Charles E Hughes as the national candidate, claiming broad Republican support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
State Committee
New York
Ogden L. Mills
William Barnes, Jr
Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
Republican Party
State Teachers Examination Concludes in Bexar County
The three day state teachers examination at the County Superintendent P F Stewart office closed yesterday with about 26 Bexar county teachers taking part. Papers will go to Austin for grading and certificate issuance by the state education department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. F. Stewart
Bexar County
Department of Public Education
Austin
State Educational Board
W. F. Doughty
Summer Session at Colorado University Boulder 1916
The Thirteenth Summer Session runs June 26 to August 5, 1916 in the foothills of the Rockies. It offers courses in thirty departments including Medicine and Engineering with an able faculty and eminent lecturers. Living expenses are reasonable and the catalogue promotes attractive courses for teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockies
White House Says Troops to Get Villa
A code message received in El Paso tonight by Miles Company of America representatives indicates troops will be sent to Villa. The brief note identifies a White House decision and signals imminent military deployment details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Villa
Ing
el Paso
Miles Company of America
Army Pursuit of Villa Continues Despite Mexico Withdrawal Doubt
General Funston's headquarters denied any prospect of U S troop withdrawal from Mexico and said no Washington notification had been received The campaign against Villa remains aimed at capturing the outlaw with forces advancing south of Chihuahua while Pershing relocates field headquarters near San Geronimo to stay close to the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chihuahua
Villa
Satevo
Parral
General Pershing
San Geronimo
Guerrero
Villa Elimination Declared by Mexican Consul
Andres Garcia the Mexican consul in El Paso says the American expedition has dispersed Villista bands in Mexico and Villa is no longer a factor. He adds Villa will be hunted down and punished as a criminal by the de facto government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Andres Garcia
Mexico
Villa
National munitions contracts halted amid reform drive in Queretaro
Official notice states no further arms contracts will be made as new national works meet demand. Traffic to Mexico City and Vera Cruz via Interoceanic Railroad will resume in good repair. Governors ordered not to interfere with civil courts to protect judiciary independence. Central government to approve state decrees before enforcement. Agrarian reform program discussed by the national commission in Queretaro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queretaro
Mexico
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Mexican National Railway
National Agrarian Commission
Colonel Flores Killed by Villistas Near Jimenez
El Paso reports Col onel Flores commander of the Carranza garrison at Jimenez was shot dead by Villista guards at a railroad bridge after a Villista raid that killed ten Carranza soldiers and wounded about fifteen. The attackers looted the town and left seven guards to watch the bridge before Flores encountered them and was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Flores
Carranza
Jimenez
Villistas
Villista
Chavez
Garrisor
Irving Cooper Lectures at Carnegie Library April 12 16
Theosophical Society lecturer Irving Cooper will present a five day series at the Carnegie Library auditorium from April 12 to 16. Topics include The Unseen World and How it is Explored, The Mystery of Sleep, The Living Universe, The Inner Meaning of the War, and the Garment of God. Cooper, a university man and author, has toured the U S and Canada, lectured in England and on the Continent, and recently returned from India where he studied at Adyar. He aims to provide practical solutions to life’s distracting problems rather than abstract philosophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Cooper
United States
Canada
England
India
Adyar
The
Theosophical Society
Annie Besant
Hearing Set For Monday On Estate Executor Removal
A probate hearing is scheduled for Monday afternoon before Judge James R. Davis to decide whether West Texas Bank & Trust Co shall be removed as executor of Dr. C. C. Simmons estate. E. P. Simmons would be appointed in its place. Attorneys citing state banking department takeover argue the bank is no longer qualified. A separate district court case seeks a Artesian Belt receiver. that hearing also set for Monday but a Wednesday postponement was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas Bank & Trust Company
CC. F. Simmons
Artesian Belt Railway
E. P. Simmons
James R. Davis
C. L. Bass
Hardware men elect Austin officers at annual Texas meeting
The Texas Hardware Jobbers' Association wrapped up its two day session in Austin on April 8 electing officers for the next year. Re-elected were A C Goeth Walter’s Company Austin president. W F Heitman F W Heit Company Houston vice president. G K McLendon McLendon Hardware Waco second president. A G Hodgson Nash Hardware Fort Worth secretary treasurer. The executive committee was also re elected: G A Trumbull Dallas chairman. H A Black Galveston. E A Peden Houston. Charles E Nash Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas Hardware Jobbers’ Association
Fle
A. C. Goeth
Walte
Ps Company
Press
WF. A. Heitman
F. W. Heit Company
Houston
Vice Press
G. K. McLendon
McLendonrdware Company
Waco
A. G. Hodgson
Nash Hardware Company
Fort Worth
G. A. Trumbull
Dallas
H. A. Black
Galveston
E. A. Peden
Charles E. Nash
Recruitment Methods for the U S Army Highlighted in Chicago
The article surveys how the War Department attracts applicants through flags posters and officer presence. It notes large crowds and events as recruitment aids and details methods from ball teams to electric signs and photographs to lure men, with 80 000 applications needed for 20 000 recruits and 170 stations nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
War Department
Department
McCain
Chicago
Army
Villa
Comptroller Terrell Urges Accounting Reforms in State
The 1915 1916 accounting report to Governor Ferguson notes the need for major changes in the state accounting system. Terrell says he will present recommendations in the next annual report and stresses the current methods hinder handling state finances like a big business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
H. B. Terrell
Terrell
Ferguson
Innes Defense an Alibi in Nelms Sisters Case
Atlanta April report says Victor FE Innes and Ida will mount an alibi defense. Attorneys refuse to deny California witnesses will corroborate that the couple were in California during and before the Nelms sisters disappeared. Trial slated to open the first Monday in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Innes
Atlanta
Victor FE
Ida
California
Nelms
One-eyed Winston the Virginia preacher and seven devils tale
In Virginia a one-eyed preacher Winston answers a heckler about Mary Magdalene and seven devils. The exchange reveals humor and mis. The preacher jokes about responsibility and coming speeches as he contemplates addressing perplexing problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston
Virginia
Growth of Overland Business Shown in Early 1916
Shipments of Overland and Willys-Knight cars for January and February 1916 totaled 27 685, up from 10 240 in the same period a year earlier. President John N Willys says factory expansion and demand rise reflect cars as year round necessities, highlighting model 75 as low cost and popular for winter use. Dealers within 200 miles of Toledo regularly transport five to fifty cars, though freight car shortages constrain shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overlands
Willys-Knight
Toledo
John N. Willys
Dealers Overland Car Shipments to Reach Homes
Nearby dealers have overcome the obstacle of rapid shipments by driving the cars overland to their home towns. The passage notes the desire for faster deliveries and highlights a practical solution used by dealers to move inventories quickly.
Superintendent Inspects Texas Hospitals for New Home Ward
Miss Ka tie Daffan, superintendent of the Confederate Women's Home, returns from Dallas and Fort Worth after inspecting leading hospitals and sanitariums for proper equipment of the new hospital under construction at the home. She will visit San Antonio, Houston and Galveston. The $20,000 facility will be finished by next summer and will focus on treatment of aged women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Katie Daffan
Confederate Women's Home
Dallas
Fort Worth
Daffan
San Antonio
Houston
Galveston
Shelly-Loring Undertaking Co and Conger ads
Classified items include Shelley Loring Undertaking Co automobile equipment and Conger piano deals offering $100 off. Advertisements list two phone numbers and a location at 714 Avenue for piano sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
Conger’s
714
Ave
Colonel Rivers in Critical Condition at Fort Bliss
El Paso Texas April 8 Colonel Tyree Rivers of the Thirteenth Cavalry is being taken to Fort Bliss as a private citizen after contracting pneumonia while serving with an advance detachment. The move aims to save his life amid the severe illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Tyree Rivers
Thirteenth Cavalry
Fort Bliss
Rivers
Thirteenth
Doughty Returns to Austin from Elgin Rally
W F Doughty state superintendent of public instruction returns to Austin after attending a Elgin school rally. He reported strong interest in educational matters at the meeting and discussed the new educational act. An officer questioned the logistics while an Irish recruit nervously answered in a London Passing Show sketch style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doughty
Austin
Tex
W. F. Doughty
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Elgin
London
Plan for Texas theater circuit draws San Antonio business interest
A proposed plan to bring high quality contemporary drama to Texas cities attracts San Antonio businessmen. David Carle of Boston outlines a subscriber funded scheme with city level committees controlling funds and local production led by Carle. Charles M. Rogers Jr. may serve as traveling business manager handling press and local efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
San Antonio
David Carle
Boston
Carb
Charles M. Rogers I Jr
Metropolitan Magazine
Rogers
Conference Committee Enlarged
Two new members join the farm crops finance committee named after the conference. Nathan Adams of Dallas and James Callan of Menard appointed to the group chaired by Weinert. The enlarged committee meets in Dallas on April 18.
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Austin
Tex
Weinert
Nathan Adams
Dallas
James Callan
Menard
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