Guard Quarters Established at Central Police Station
Military police under Captain Robinson of the Texas infantry set permanent guard quarters at the Central police station. The unit includes a sergeant, two corporals, and 18 privates, on continuous duty day and night with meals and equipment staged at the station. Provost guards will now be tried at cost rather than in police court. Informational notices advertise a May 3 special train to Victoria and an May 10 colored excursion to Seguin, with round trip fares listed.
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Robinson
Sec 1Et
Texas Infantry
Wee
Centl
Eost
Seguin
Southern Pacific
Missionary Food and Seed Tour Aims for Crop Boost
A San Antonio driven mission will send more than twenty bankers business leaders and agricultural experts on a four day rail trip along two lines Corpus Christi to San Antonio to urge farmers to plant more food and feed. They will address crowds distribute literature and gather seed and machinery needs. The itinerary covers North Pleasanton Jourdan Charlotte Fowlerton Big Wells Crystal City Carrizo Springs then Corpus Christi and back with speeches at each stop. Prominent men will lead the campaign to boost South Texas crop yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf
Corpus Christi
San Antonio & Aransas Pass
Chamber of Commerce
Food Extension Committee
Agricultural and Mechanical College
State Agricultural Department
International & Great Northern
San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad
North Pleasanton
Jourdanton
Charlotte
Fowlerton
Big Wells
Crystal City
Carrizo Springs
Pleasanton
Three Rivers
George West
Mathis
Odem
Corpus Chrsti
Sinton
Beeville
Kenedy
Yoakum
Cuero
Karnes City
Floresville
Edwin Chamberlain
J. K. Beretta
The
Clearing House Association
Franz C. Groos
J. O. Terrell
J. E. Jarratt
Frederick Terrell
W. W. Collier
J. M. Vance
J. A. McCaleb
William L. Herff
George C. Vaughn
L. J. Hart
W. BR. Tuttle
D. C. Colp
University
State Agricultural
Artesian Belt
San Antonio, Fredericksburg
First Monarch of New Arabian Kingdom Portrait
A portrait of His Majesty El Hussain ibin Ali, first monarch of the new Arabian kingdom of Hejaz, hereditary custodian of Mecca and Medina. The article notes his age, languages, and the nation’s population, and outlines a food production push with a notable list of signatories for an upcoming regional trip to promote agricultural effort across San Antonio and associated rail lines.
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el Hussain Ibin Ali
Hejaz
Mecca
Medina
Mohammed the Prophet
Hussain
Home garden plan offers vegetables at 25 cents per hundred
J M Vance chair of the home garden committee says a source now sells tomato cabbage and other set out vegetables at 25 cents per 100 plants with a 1000 plant order. Orders can mix varieties and form backyard gardener clubs to profit from the deal. Contact Vance or George J Roark for club inquiries.
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J. M. Vance
Home Garden
Joint Food and Feed Committee
Vance
George J. Roark
The
Chamber of Commerce
Carranza Inauguration Draws Mexican Residents to Mexico City
Nuevo Laredo reports a Tuesday inauguration of President Carranza with many local residents traveling to Mexico City. A Mexico City dispatch notes a rush of aliens applying for Mexican citizenship papers to safeguard property rights.
Witness Weighs 530 Pounds Breaks Police Car
In Dallas on April 28 a 530 pound Black woman broke the rear springs of a police squad car while officers were transporting her to headquarters as a witness. Police say she will need a special witness chair when she testifies in a murder case.
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Dallas
Tex
Toes are Ungrateful Ingrates Says Brooklyn Citizen
No FE case. There’s something there’s no excuse for scientists can’t figure up any alibi for them. Five of ’em on each foot end you push into the stock first. They are quarrelsome and cause friction and fuss like revolutions. Toes owe us for letting them live, harvest corns, and sneak under heels. Ballet dancers have the right idea, get even fewer make us their support.
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Brooklyn
Patriotic Male Chorus Formed Under Rotary Endorsed by Pershing
A patriotic male chorus to be created under the Rotary Club will debut at a Fort Sam Houston ceremony the week of May 20. Major General Pershing endorsed the plan and may aid in organizing a parade with a regimental band at sunset. The group seeks 250 members and will rehearse weekly, inviting all patriotic men and church choirs to join.
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Rotary Club
Fort Sam Houston
John J. Pershing
Southern Department
H. W. B. Barnes
Army
General Pershing
Rand
Rotary Club Committee
Rotary
St. Anthony
Max Blum
W. 8. Hamilton
Leon Goodman
George Holmgreen
Bert J. McLean
Commissioner and Chief Clash Over Duty Assignments
Fire and Police Commissioner Uhr and Chief Lancaster clashed over police duty assignments when two officers were chosen to replace Emil Muenster as turnkey at central headquarters. Muenster resigned to join the Fort Sam Houston automobile corps, and Bartholomae and Lacey were appointed to fill the vacancy. The dispute escalated as clocks struck 3 pm and both sides ordered their picks to report for duty. Officer Bartholomae resumed patrol duties while Officer Lacey reported to his post amid rising tensions.
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Uhr
Lancaster
Emil Muenster
Central Police
Muenster
Police Department
Automobile Corps
Fort Sam Houston
Bartholomae
Lacey
Commissioner Uhr
Chief Lancaster
Transit Fare Ad For Southern Pacific
Advertisement notes a May 3 midnight sale with a $4.55 round trip and a $1.50 berth under Southern Pacific.
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Victoria
Southern Pacific
Taking a Chance Elephant Soup Quip
A playful quip imagines sharing soup with an elephant. The speaker jokes about trying the soup first and bracing for a potential squirting response if the elephant dislikes the liquid. The humor hinges on the elephant's reactions and the cautious approach to liquids.
Preventing Blindness in Children Highlighted by 1910 Census
A 1910 census based report from Sam L. Rogers shows 30.8 percent of the blind were under 20, 47.4 percent aged 20 to 64, and 21.8 percent over 65. Infant blindness declined since 1880 due to ophthalmia neonatorum prophylaxis. occupational injury raises adult cases, with men affected more in early to mid life. Marriage rates among the blind vary, with higher single percentages for women blind before 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Sam L. Rogers
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Mine Disaster at Victor American Mine Stirs War Plot Theories
Hastings Colorado mourns 120 miners killed in a dawn blast at the Victor American mine. Rescue efforts paused by underground fire as officials probe causes and rumors of Austrian or German plots swirl amid fears the trapped may be dead. Company leaders contemplate dynamite as a possible trigger.
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Hastings
Colo
James H. Davis
G. I. Bartlett
Victor Company
Barnett
Coal Mines of the Country Face Possible Series of Disasters
The passage hints that the current disaster may be the first in a sequence of mining operations likely to occur. It suggests a broader pattern of risky activity and potential subsequent incidents across the nation’s coal mines.
Tornado Hits Mexia Causing Extensive Damage
A tornado struck Mexia Texas and nearby areas on Friday night with driving rain and extensive damage. The Mexia Pressed Brick Company plant suffered major destruction as a shed was demolished and debris blown half a mile. Jim Wright’s residence a mile southwest was blown down and barns and outbuildings suffered partial wreckage.
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Mexia
Tex
Mexia Pressed Brick Company
Jim Wright
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King Furniture CO
Commerce St
Census Bureau
Safeas A Bank
House OF Security
Scobby Fireproof Storage
CO. Crockett
HairOn
DeMiracle
Ee As
Commonwealth Bank & Trust Company
Capital
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Daruent
Avalatt
Thomas Arrest
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