San Antonio Mothers to Attend Floresville Meeting
San Antonio Council of Mothers and city mothers clubs prepare for the Fifth district Texas Congress of Mothers in Floresville on May 7 and 8. Delegates from most clubs will attend as Floresville aims to host the banner district meeting. The article also previews the Third International Congress of Mothers in Washington April 22 to 27 with a program emphasizing child welfare, home making, and parental duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nathan Straus
San Antonio
Floresville Mothers’ Club
Third International Congress of Mothers
I D. C
United States
National Congress of Mothers
Parent-Teacher Associations
Mothers’ Congress
Nathan Strauss
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Department of Hygiene
Runaway Buggy Injures Two Women on Garden Street
Mrs. Nettie Nesbit and her mother Mrs. F A Meredith were injured when a frightened horse ran away on Garden Street at 430 PM Saturday. Nesbit was thrown from the buggy and unconscious after hitting the cement pavement. Meredith, entering the buggy, sustained minor injuries as the buggy was demolished.
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Nettie Nesbit
South Presa Street
F. A. Meredith
Garden Street
Nueva Street Bridge
Meredith
Nueva
Petition in Bankruptcy Filed by Household Furniture Co Austin
A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in the Federal Court by Earl Smith for the Household Furniture Company of Austin. The company shows assets of 12762 and liabilities of 9726. A fragment mentions suffragettes and a stray remark about a tramp on a dusty road, with unrelated Chicago reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Earl Smith
Household Furniture Company of
Chicago Record-Herald
City to read bids on street paving contracts
Mayor Brown announced that contracts with Long-Bell Lumber Co of Kansas City and G H Hagelstein of San Antonio for creosoted pine and mesquite paving blocks were drawn up awaiting council approval and mayoral signing. A San Antonio Land Co contract is also ready for finance committee approval.
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Long-Bell Lumber Company
Kansas City
G. and
H. Hagelstein
San Antonio
Brown
San Antonio Land Company
Warren
Will Take Rest Henry Hoffman Leaves Santa Rosa Hospital
Henry Hoffman, longtime Santa Rosa hospital worker for 21 years, resigns to take a month’s rest. He is the oldest employee and sent the first alarm during the 1912 St. John’s orphanage fire. He joined the hospital in 1892 when it was a small frame building.
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Henry Hoffman
Santa Rosa Hospital
Sisters of Charity
Hoffman
Santa Rosa
St. John's Orphanage
Bride-to-be fiancé dies in riding accident
Tony Marine, of McAlester Oklahoma, fell from a horse while en route to buy a wedding suit. He fractured his skull and died in a hospital. He was to be married the next day. His fiancée Miss Maggie Nicollette accompanied him to the hospital and was with him when he died.
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Mcalester
Okla
Tony Marine
Maggie Nicollette
Train kills Oklahoma man near Enid station
John Garland of Thomas Oklahoma was fatally run over by a Rock Island passenger train near Enid. The incident occurred this morning and the body was found minutes later by a freight crew about a block north of the station. No witnesses reported the accident.
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Enid
Okla
John Galland
Thomas
Rock Island
How to Darken Gray Hair at Home
A simple home remedy dissolves Barbo Compound in water, adds bay rum and gly cerine for a hair darkener and scalp conditioner. Apply weekly until desired darkness, then every two weeks to maintain shine and scalp health, with use also on the beard. Drug store ingredients are readily available and the mixture is inexpensive.
Widening Talks Near End for Soledad Street Project
Negotiations for widening Soledad Street between Main Plaza and Houston Street are nearly complete. Alderman Lambert will likely submit a council report, with all property under contract and final hurdles limited to settlements with two tenants and participating owners. The plan expands street width to 60 feet and straightens the alignment, costing about 135000 dollars with 45000 funded by city bonds. North Flores also moves toward widening with 45000 allotted, while St Marys street extension awaits final buyouts. Nacogdoches widening near finish, enabling Traction Company to double track Nolan Street, at an 8000 dollar city cost. Other projects face tenant-driven delays and owner negotiations.
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Soledad Street
Main Plaza
Houston Street
Lambert
Main Avenue
Horn Palace Saloon
North Flores
North Flores Street
Houston
West Laurel Street
Romana Streets
St. Mary's Street
Citizens’ Committee
Nacogdoches
Nolan Streets
Traction Company
Nolan Street
Women to remove hats at University Methodist service
A hat free congregation will gather at University Methodist church on Sunday morning. Women attending will be required to remove Easter bonnets during worship to aid those who cannot afford one. The pastor said the ban aims to ease attendance for all worshippers.
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Austin
Tex
University Methodist Church
Windsor to Return for Visit
P L Windsor of the University of Illinois library will attend the Texas Library Association meeting in Austin on May 1. His UT library work previously promoted public library development across Texas.
Labor Inspector Garrett Starts State Tour
A. L. Garrett, inspector of the Department of Labor, leaves Austin for a general inspection tour through the north western Texas region reaching Amarillo. He will investigate alleged violations of labor laws.
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Austin
Tex
A. L. Garrett
Department of Labor
Amarillo
Amended Sand and Gravel Tariff Issued by Texas Railroad
The Texas Railroad Commission issued an amendment to the commodity tariff for stone sand and gravel in carloads on the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway. Rates apply as if eight miles were added to the distance from the Alvord quarry to Texas points, effective April 18 1914.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Fort Worth
Auto Sociability Run 10 The Coast Invites Texas Governor
A telegram from Colorado Business Men's Club invites the Texas governor to join a May 5 auto sociability run from Colorado to the gulf highway. Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce and others sign the message. The journey passes Fort Worth Dallas Austin San Antonio Galveston Houston Corsicana Denison Oklahoma City Wichita with New Mexico and Colorado governors to accompany to the state line. The governor has not yet decided whether to accept.
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Austin
Tex
Business Men's Club of
Colorado
Gulf Highway
Texas State Line
Colorado Springs
Fort Worth
Dallas
San Antonio
Galveston
Houston
Corsicana
Denison
Oklahoma City
Wichita
New Mexico
Delayed Shamrock building slows Lipton cup challenge
Gosport England April 11 It is reported that the Shamrock hull is only ribs with a launching date set for mid May Delays hinge on drillers overtime demands and a dispute over extra wages for special metal sheathing as Campbell Nicholson works face advancing changes and a late start to water.
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Gosport
Eng
Thomas Lipton
Campbell & Nicholson
Kane Heads to Chicago for National Marketing Conference
Commissioner of Agriculture Kane departs Austin for Chicago to attend the second National Conference on Marketing and Farm Credits. The meeting will be held in joint session with the Western Economic Society.
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Kane
Chicago
Austin
Tex
Western Economic Society
Perfection Lard Ad Promises Superb Quality
An advertisement text touts Perfection Lard with claims of superior quality and consumer satisfaction. It highlights product purity and urges readers to purchase for better cooking results. The fragmentary copy reflects vintage ad language and branding.
Prison companies of famous works written in jail
The piece surveys poems and works reputedly written in confinement including Bonnivard’s chillon episode Byron legends Don Quixote Pilgrim's Progress and Cooper Wilde and Saint Paul. It notes Stead edited a paper from prison and recalls Oscar Wilde’s Ballad of Reading Jail and De Profundis.
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Byron
Chillon
Philadelphia Ledger
Bonnivard
Thomas Cooper
Reading Jail
Oscar Wilde
Rome
W. T. Stead
Woman Explorer Seeks Ancient Americas by Sea Routes
Harriet Chalmers Adams asserts in a National Geographic Society communication that ancient Americans may have arrived by sea from Asia, tracing migrations through the Indo-Chinese Malay and Chinese people and outlining a westward diffusion via boats and Pacific crossings. She cites her studies across the Americas and Asia and notes boats blown across the Pacific, including a Japanese fishing boat reaching California.
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Washington, D. C
Harriet Chalmers Adams
America
Asia
Siberia
Sumatra
National Geographic Society
Mrs. Adams
New World
Peru
Central America
Mexico
Northwest
Adams
Philippines
China
South Sea
Malay Peninsula
Tropic Sea
ORRINE Treated Drink Habit Claims Free Refund
The ORRINE treatment is said to destroy all desire for whiskey beer and other intoxicants. It has helped thousands reclaim sobriety and usefulness and can be given secretly. Cost is $1.00 per box with a money back guarantee if no results. Free booklet available from H L Wagner Houston St and Ave C.
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Orrine
H. L. Wagner
Houston St
Ave. C
Hotel Guests and Arrivals Listed in City Lodgings
A long list of visitors is recorded, including Mr. and Mrs. R. 8. Nixon of Pearsall at the Gunter, S. R. Henderson of New York at the Menger, and Mrs. Marcus Philips of Riviera at the St. Anthony. Other guests include J. T. Cowan of Galveston at the Menger and Judge J. B. Wells of Brownsville on business, lodging at the Menger.
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R. 8. Nixon of
Pearsall
Gunter
S. R. Henderson
New York City
the Menger
Mrs. Marcus Philips of
Riviera, Tex
the St. Anthony
J. T. Cowan
Galveston
Menger
John M. Green
Catalina
Tex
St. Anthony
Mary Metz
J. C. Smith
Belmont
Bexar
J. B. Wells
Brownsville
Benjamin Deland
Cleveland
Ohio
Schake
Rochester
N. Y
John C. Anderson
Carolinville, Ill
Edward Cox
St. Louis
W. E. Womach
Corpus Christi
W. J. Barber
Carlebad
Germany
W. T. Moore
Shreveport
Ray Lane
Laredo
B. E B. Farley
C. Jensen
Houston
Fiores
Vote Set on 15-Cent County Road Tax in Travis
Travis county commissioners fixed May 2 for a special election on a 15 cent road tax. The measure would raise about 45 000 dollars yearly for permanent county road construction in addition to existing revenues.
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Austin
Tex
Travis
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Leopold Morris
D. A
Floresville
Mme. Ise’bell
Mme. Ise
Tae Bell
Joske Bros. Dry Goods Co
Wolff & Marx Dry Goods Co
Saul Wolfsoney Goods Co
Ladies’ Idea
J. W. Taliaferro
Sommers’ Tee
Alamo Plaza
Burns Prue
Adolph Preiss, Apothecary
Fischer's Drug Store
Gibbs
Post Office
Wn. C
Hospital
Soledad St
N. Flores
Shamrock
Lipton
Hawkee
Chadborn
Coldwell
Europe
Orient
Oniq
College St
West
Arizona
Texas
Mrs. Crocker
The
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E.commerce
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