McAdoo and Miss Wilson Tour Summer Homes
Secretary of the treasury William Gibbs McAdoo and his fiancée Eleanor Randolph Wilson visited Mattapoisett and Marion inspecting several houses with David F. Houston and Robert A. McAdoo aboard the revenue cutter Onondaga. No housing decision announced as the Onondaga headed to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Mass
William Gibbs McAdoo
the Treasury
Eleanor Randolph Wilson
Mattapoisett
Onondaga
Marion
McAdoo
Wilson
David F. Houston
Robert A. McAdoo
New York
Resinol Cures Severe Facial Eruption Says Mrs Muller
Philadelphia woman describes a persistent facial eruption that spread across a cheek and oozed water before Resinol Soap and Ointment cleared her skin in about two weeks. The ad urges against substitutes and offers a free trial from Resinol, Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Rose ‘Muller
Snyder Avenue
Resinol
Baltimore
Hayne Debating Club Hosts San Jacinto Program
The Hayne Debating Club presented its own orators and musicians for a commemoration of San Jacinto at Main Avenue High School. Speakers included Gilbert Lange Henry Lee Taylor and Robert Field with the Hayne Glee Club and orchestra debuting. The event occurred Monday afternoon in the school auditorium during a holiday schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Main Avenue
Battle of
San Jacinto
Hayne Debating Club
Gilbert Lange
Henry Lee Taylor
Bexar
Robert Field
Hayne Glee Club
Hull Youngblod
Erwin Lange
Donald Schuchardt
Harold Arnold
Glee Club
Hayne Orchestra
Dan Steifel
Fred Goeth
Edwin Lange
Priest Decorated for Beiliss Trial Support
ST. PETERSBURG April 20 Father Pranites who testified in the Beiliss ritual murder case was awarded the Order of St Stanislaus second class yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Father Pranites
Order of St. Stanislaus
Governor Colquitt Declines Third Term backs Ferguson
Texas Gov Colquitt announces he will not seek a third term and will support James E Ferguson in the July primaries. He cites fatigue from a second term and says he agrees with Ferguson on tenant farmers rights and recognition. It is not yet disclosed if he will campaign publicly for Bell County candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Colquitt
James E. Ferguson
Ferguson
Bell County
Methodist Church Fund Grows in Austin
Dr W D Bradfield pastor of the First Methodist church reports 47475 subscribed to the fund for a new church. Forty members have contributed with around 300 more expected to donate, aiming to raise 100000 by year end to begin construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
W. D. Bradfield
First Methodist Church
Blood health claims and local ads for tonics and shirts
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsa parilla as a remedy to improve blood and nerves, saying it sharpens the appetite and steadies the nerves. The page also promotes Johnson's summer shirts at 216 E Commerce and a Duck dinner at White Horse Tavern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Open air auto show draws San Antonio crowd
More than a thousand automobile enthusiasts attended the San Antonio Automobile Club’s first open air show on the North Loop. About seventy five cars from twenty local dealers were displayed, with Stoddard Dayton racing car and Tobin DeHymel’s crash-linked story drawing attention. Exhibits included Cadillacs by Staacke Bros and Franks by Birdsong Potechernick, plus Oakland, Franklin, Buick, Hudson, Velie, Fraser, Empire, White, Maxwell, Studebaker, and Ford models, signaling plans for summer shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
South
Stoddard- Dayton
Tobin DeHymel
G. A. C. Halff
Alamo Auto Sales Company
Paige
Kenilworth
Glenwood
Chalmers
Pierce-Arrow
Federal
Staacke Bros
Franklin
Birdsong & Potechernick Company
L. F. Birdsong
Oakland Motor Car Company
G. F. Conant
E. T. Wilson
George Wrotan
A. G. Staacke Company
William Steinhardt
Alex A. Parrigan
Velie Auto Fournier Bros
eVlie Auto Company
Velie
Fraser Auto Company
A. H. Fraser
Empire
Maxwell
Imaeaien
George King
Ford
Midland
A. E. Staacke Company
Studebaker
Kelly
Warironma Sanlete
8. X. Callah
Fisk Company
Texas
Woodmen of World Unveil Monument Ceremony at City Cemetery
Woodmen of the World groups held their annual unveiling for members who died last year. A procession from the Alamo to City Cemetery No. 2 led to an event featuring band performances, readings, and an oration by Sovereign A. B. Black. Names inscribed include Bertha Masselbauer Louise Welchlion Etta Belle Martin Clara E. Walters Christina Sullivan Emma Brittain John J. Black Samuel A. Ray Albert T. Utz Alex Masson and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen's Circle
Alamo
City Cemetery No. 2
Marshal T. Blundell
San Antonio
Lillian Cannon
C. C. Chaffe
Quartet
Sovereign A. B. Black
Bertha Masselbauer
Louise Welchlion
Etta Belle Martin
Clara E. Walters
Christina Sullivan
Emma Brittain
John J. Black
Samuel A. Ray
Albert T. Utz
Alex Masson
O. H. Heinze
Rate setting begun for Texas employers' insurance
Commissioner Collier and Homer R. Mitchell lead a rate determination process for the Texas Employers Insurance Association and stock companies writing workers compensation under the Employers' Liability Act. Readings from Texas and Massachusetts experiences will inform a permanent rate replacing temporary pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas Employers’ Insurance Association
Employers’ Liability Act
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking
Collier
Homer R. Mitchell
Employers’ Insurance Association
Texas
Massachusetts
Mrs Booth Arrives in Austin for Prison Reform Tour
Mrs Maud H Ballington Booth arrives in Austin from Waco to address prison reform and meet Governor Colquitt. She tours Texas penitentiaries with Mrs Colquitt, while J T Bowman accompanied her and local civic groups host events at Hancock Opera House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Maud H Ballington Booth
Waco
Hancock Opera House
Texas
Fire Department Plans San Jacinto Day Parade
Austin plans a large San Jacinto day celebration with a parade including the fire department and labor unions, followed by an afternoon picnic at Pease Park.
Panama Canal Engineer Alfred Noble Dies at 69
Alfred Noble, a noted civil engineer who advised President Taft on the Panama Canal project, died yesterday from shock after surgery. A 1906 appointee to the board of consulting engineers for the canal, Noble was born in Michigan and long associated with the canal’s early development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alfred Noble
Taft
Panama Canal
Noble
Michigan
Dandruff Cure Claim With Liquid Argon Advice
An old advertisement promotes using four ounces of liquid argon applied at night to dissolve and destroy dandruff. It claims rapid disappearance by morning and cites relief from itching, plus hair improvements after several applications, touting argon as inexpensive and available at drug stores.
Handling Tourists Meeting Of The Missouri Kansas Texas Railway
The solicitation committee of the passenger department met at the Travis Club to discuss summer tourist business. Attendees included Walter Walthall as chairman and agents Randolph Daniels R. B. Courtney R. G. Buford J. E. Johnston T. J. Fitzgerald W. B. O Neal Jake Gerlach C. G. Husbands with offices in Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio and Denison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Travis Club
Walter Walthall
Randolph Daniels
Dallas
R. B. Courtney
R. G. Bu
Wagner to Leave Texas Guard for Eagle Pass Post
Capt. Henry S. Wagner U S A inspector instructor in the Texas National Guard will leave the state next Wednesday for Eagle Pass where he joins an infantry regiment on the Mexican border. He will be succeeded by Capt. Collin H Ball Twenty sixth infantry in Austin Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Henry S. Wagner
Texas National Guard
Texas Militia
Eagle Pass
Wagner
Collin H. Ball
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Honors Given Confederate Dead at Memorial Service
Graves of Confederate dead were decorated by the Confederate Veterans and the Daughters of the Confederacy in a Sunday ceremony. Mrs. W P Baugh and Mrs. Mabel Massey Bates presented a Confederate flag to Albert Sidney Johnston Camp No 144. The program included poetry by Mildred Taylor and Jane Field Baskin, a tribute by Rev D Emory Hawk, and the singing of Tenting on the Old Camp Ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confederate Veterans
Daughters of the Confederacy
Albert Sidney Johnston Camp No. 144
W. P. Baugh
Mabel Massey Bates
J. I
M. D. Monserrate
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State Bank & Trust CO
R. R. Russell
J. H. Haile Gee C. Campbell
Thos. E. Mathis
Wm. Bevans
H. C. King, Jr
Methodist Church Fund
Johnson
E. Commerce
White Horse Tavern
the Library
Dear
Little Red Riding Hood
Miss Hoke
Carnegie Library
San Antonio Traction Company
Woodmen OF World
Woodmen’s Circle
Johnson's
Commerce
Wrigley’s
SEO
Camp of Veterans
Coca-Cola
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