Eleventh Cavalry Led In Excellence By Washington Orders
War department directs all cavalry officers to raise horsemanship standards and efficiency reports note any lack. Fort Sam Houston and Camp Mabry report the Eleventh cavalry as a model unit with superb drill and ready to march at short notice. Major Allen and Colonel Parker praise progress as regiments shift from green colts to trained mounts. Troops move from Fort Sam Houston toward Camp Mabry with water supply coordinated for the dry stretch.
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Washington
United States Cavalry
War Department
Fort Sam Houston
Third Cavalry
Eleventh Cavalry
United States Army
Joseph Duncan
James Parker
United States
Duncan
Parker
George B. Comly
Third Field Artilery
C. N. Jones
Camp Mabry
Twenty-second Infantry
Lookout
Salado
Landa
New Braunfels
Kyle
Manchaca Springs
Twenty-second
Austin
Normoyle
Arthur W. Yates
Daniel E. McCarthy
J. E. Normoyle
St. Louis
Herbert M. Pool
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Henry T. Allen
General Staff
Fort Reno
Okla
Allen
Leon
Salter and de Madrid Obituaries Share San Antonio Roots
James A. Salter 82 died at home on North Flores after a brief illness. He leaves children in Laredo and San Antonio and formerly worked as a building contractor after arriving from Ireland 65 years ago. Martina H. de Madrid 51 died at her El Paso street home after a long illness. she leaves seven children and was born in San Antonio, with funeral at St Marys and San Fernando cathedral.
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Salter
James A. Salter
North Flores Street
Joseph
Ursuline Academy
Laredo
Modesta
Sacred Heart Academy
Waco
Augustus McCloskey
Emma Salter
John Salter
James T. Salter
Parita
George
Charles
Joe Salter
Ireland
Texas
Devil's River
San Antonio
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Roberson kin in San Antonio linked to Georgia shooting
Has relatives in San Antonio for H. L. Roberson a Pullman conductor who killed his porter in Georgia Monday. His brother Sid Roberson of White Star laundry and uncle J. C. Roberson of Silver King saloon report no word from Georgia. Pullman officials say Roberson served six years and was peaceful. news came from The Light.
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H. L. Roberson
Pullman
Georgia
San Antonio
Sid Roberson
White Star Laundry
J. C. Roberson
Silver King
Superintendent Brown
Pullman Company
Roberson
Western Union Messenger Boys Adopt New Blue Uniforms
Western Union messengers debut blue uniforms piped with red braid, a nationwide push to standardize attire. The outfitted boys march proudly on city streets, moving with more speed and confidence as the uniform policy expands to all carriers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Company
United States
Western Union
Dakotas to Gulf Highway Plan Ties Five States
A proposed San Antonio to Corpus Christi route could unite Texas Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska and the Dakotas into a single north south highway. Kansas Oklahoma and Nebraska move toward linking with the Meridan road as farmers and merchants back the project for better city country communication and regional profits. Promoters predict completion within three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Red River
Gulf
San Antonio
Corpus
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Dakota-to-the-gulf
Oklahoma delegates back state highway from Kansas to Texas
Four hundred delegates at the good roads convention in Oklahoma City endorsed building a state highway from the Kansas line to the Texas state line. Governor Cruce urged convict labor with a quarter of time spent in road work deducted from sentences. The road is planned to start near Marietta along the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad corridor.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Good Roads
Kansas
Texas State Line
Cruce
Texas Line
Marietta
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Highway system certain Riviera of America eyed by Swearingen
Byron Swearingen predicts Texas highways will soon link Galveston Houston San Antonio and Corpus Christi making the coast Riviera of America after his visit to Galveston and Houston. He notes the newly built Galves hotel as a highlight of the booming coast.
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Byron Swearingen
Galveston
Houston
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Riviera of America
Swearagen
Galves
First Woman Receives Air Pilot License in America
Harriett Quimby of California earned the Aero Club of America license in Hempstead Long Island. She flew five figure eights at 150 feet, set a landing record at 7 feet 9 inches, then completed all remaining figures and climbed to over 200 feet before landing. Her feat marks the first such license for a woman aviator in the United States. Her sister Miss Matilda Moisant and likely Miss Blanche Scott will apply next.
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Associated Press
Hempstead
L. I
Harriett Quimby
Aero Club of America
America
Miss Quimby
California
Matilda Moisant
John Moisant
Blanche Scott
Mexican envoy hails pure democracy for Mexico
Domingo Najera y de Pindter Mexican chargé d affaires in Costa Rica and Senora Pindter with their daughter arrived in San Antonio en route to Mexico City. He praised Costa Rican democracy and predicted Mexico would shortly enjoy similar conditions after the elections. He noted disbanding insurgents and believed the forthcoming vote would proceed quietly with broad enfranchisement.
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Domingo Najera Y de Pindter
Costa Rica
San Antonio
Senora Pindter
Mexico City
Mexico
Republic
Menger
Sr. Pindter
Madero
Senor
Highway to Corpus Spurs Texas Tourism Growth
The article notes a grand hotel in Houston named Ben der and new hotels in San Antonio and Corpus Christi. A proposed highway from Galveston to Corpus would run about 400 miles, trimmed by 150 miles with a San Antonio gulf link. A shell road exists fifty miles east of Houston and Swearingen believes filling gaps would boost regional prosperity.
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Houston
San Antonio
Swearingen
Corpus Christi mass meeting to back San Antonio gulf highway
W S Hawkins, consulting engineer for the Bexar County Highway league, plans a Corpus Christi meeting Saturday to rally 25 San Antonians and organize local support for the San Antonio to gulf coast highway project. Delegations, cars and notices are requested via league offices and Mr Mackey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Gulf
W. Ss. Hawkins
Bexar County Highway League
Corpus Christi
Boynton
League
San Antonians
Real Estate Exchange
Chamber of Commerce
Publicity League
Reial Merchants’ Association
Automobile Association
Trades Council and Young Men's Club
Mackey
22 Percent Rise in San Antonio Registry Volume
The San Antonio post office reports a 22 percent increase in registered matter for the fiscal year ending June 30 1911 compared with the prior year. Growth is linked to population and the military maneuver division with about 100 registered letters daily from the maneuver camp.
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Registry Department
San Antonio
Military Maneuver Division
Maneuver Camp
J. J. Stevens
Post Office
Ee Aero
Papcois
Wriefen
Old Bonds Burned and County Saves on Interest
One hundred eight old bonds worth 1000 dollars each were burned at the courthouse under commissioners court orders. The five percent bonds were refunded by four and a half percent bonds, saving about 1000 dollars annually in interest. Also, contracts for poor farm supplies were awarded: drugs to I W Taliaferro and dry goods to Dalkowitz Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners’ Court
I. W. Taliaferro
Dalkowitz Bros
Failure of San Antonio Fire Destruction Prediction Relieves City
San Antonio residents awaken relieved as predicted citywide fire between July 19 and August 1 fails to occur. Fear lingered among some households amid recent fire-bug activity and persistent warnings, but the anticipated catastrophe passes without incident.
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San Antonio
Chicago Lawyer Kills Himself in Woodlawn
Andrew J. Hanlon a prominent Chicago lawyer of twenty years shot himself in front of his Woodlawn home. Relatives cite despondency from ill health as the cause.
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THE
Association Press
Chicago
Ill
Andrew J. Hanlon
Woodlawn
Pretty girl blamed for trouble in vagrancy case
M S Lubman a Brenham Texas arrival told Judge Buckley he drifted into town and did things without knowing why. Detectives Stowe and Green arrested him for vagrancy and alleged bad check circulation. he admitted the charges but claimed loss of control. Judge Buckley fined Lubman ten dollars.
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M. S. Lubman
Buckley
Lubman
Stowe and Green
Brenham
Tex
Kangaroo Court Claim Audiences Arrests by City Detectives
Anderson Gains, a Black man, tells Judge Buckley the police court is a kangaroo court after arraignment on two charges. He faces $15 for disturbing the peace and $25 for vagrancy after a nocturnal arrest on Matamoros Street following a complaint by a Black woman.
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Anderson Gains
Buckley
Matamoros Street
Daniels
Courtroom of Judge Huntress Opens as Model Civil Court
The county civil court announces a nearly finished new courtroom for Judge George W Huntress occupying the third floor southeast corner. Marble wainscoting and blue veined Georgia marble bar bench and jury box adorn the space with light painted walls and ceiling. The overhaul of the Fifty seventh court and the Judge Birkhead room are progressing.
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George W. Huntress
Georgia
Birkhead
Seventy-third District
Fifty-seventh
Beloved Station Dog Bum Dies At San Antonio Depot
The local Southern Pacific workers mourn the death of their nine year resident dog Bum found dead at daylight in front of a hotel near the depot. Bum arrived from Katy nine years ago and was cared for by staff who paid his dog tax annually. the body was buried in a pine box east of the city cemeteries. Mr and Mrs W S Hassey of Brownwood are visiting San Antonio and staying at the Bexar.
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Southern Pacific
Katy
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Order of War Department
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Caldwell Bldg
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Uanotag
South Dakota
A. B. G. Limimert
205 Avenue C
Najera
Hawkins
Petrich-Saur
Judge Huntress
Littell
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