Compromise With Katy Franchises Delayed by Damages Fight
Property owners along Westfall and Peckare streets seek about 35000 in damages from San Antonio Terminal Company over planned tracks. A committee led by Horace E. Wilson and Mayor Clinton Brown pressed Judge Taliaferro for mediation. council may grant Belt & Terminal franchise only after settlement. Litigation possible as owners demand compensation for actual costs incurred.
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Westfall
Peckares
San Antonio & Terminal Company
St. Louis
Foral Company
Irney Horace E. Wilson
Clinton G.wn
Joe B. Taliaferro
Pany
Taliaferro
Wilson
Brown
Belt & Terminal Comy
Ihise
Or Brown
Neithhe Council
Storney Wilson
the & Terminal Company
U Ted
Wilaski
Iferro
City Council
Aly Wilson
Colonel Penn Takes Command of Newest U S Army Regiment
Colonel Julius A Penn, pictured above, leaves the oldest U S infantry to command the youngest. Formerly lieutenant colonel of the Third Infantry, he is promoted to full colonel and gains command of the Thirty seventh Infantry at Fort Sam Houston. He joined Texas duty with the Third from New York for border service and helped participate in the Philippine rescue march led by Lt Gilmore.
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Julius A. Penn
United States
Third Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Penn
Texas
New York
Philippines
Gilmore
University Troop Baleks Out Mustering Order
Troop B First Illinois cavalry known as the University of Illinois troop protests Wilsons order to muster out university student units on September 1. They petition for exemption arguing university members should not shirk duty and urge continued service until the Mexican border situation is secure.
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First Illinois Cavalry
University of Illinois
Wilson
National Guard
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Germany
London Times
Bismarck
Paris
The
Marne
England
the Declara
Bubbling Jake Nickel Clings to Electric Wire Drama
John Nickel known as Bubbles Jake claimed he would outshine Charlie Chaplin as a moving picture actor. He rode an electric wire forty feet above Westchester and Castle Hill avenues until Patrolman Duggan intervened with water and climbing to bring him down. Magistrate Corrigan suspended sentence and warned him to choose quieter settings for performances.
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John Nickel
New York World
Charlie Chaplin
Nickel
Jake
Westchester
Castle Hill
Duggan
Great Tourist Invasion Predicted For San Antonio Winter
J W Hucker of the Thousand Club says San Antonio will host the greatest winter tourist season in its history. He cites railroad support and promotional campaigns, notes need for more golf courses, and highlights General Funston headquarters and militia mobilization as draws.
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San Antonio
J. W. Hucker
Thousand Club
Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
San
Miller
Chicago Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Katy
St. Louis Gateway
Hucker
International Association of Rotary Clubs
Cincinnati
General Funston
Mexico
Rotary Club
Parasols for Police Men in Sunlit Minneapolis
The St Paul Pioneer Press notes the need for women in public life as Minneapolis police stand exposed to sun. Mrs Horace Lowry suggests parasols for officers to ease the heat, but council delays until bids and manufacture are arranged. Parasols would arrive too late for this year’s hot months.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Horace Lowry
Prairie
Lowry
Tipperary
America's Surging Fisheries Value From Alaska to Florida
Emil Bennett notes Alaska's entry boosted U S fisheries to about 76 million dollars annually with menhaden central for oil and fertilizer and oysters as a leading product. Salmon and other resources from Alaska and the Pacific also thrive, supporting private hatcheries and grand industry growth amid global shifts.
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America
Alaska
Florida Keys
Hugh M. Smith
National Geographic Society
United States
Maine
Florida
Atlantic
New Hampshire
Pacific States
The White Whale and Melville’s Moby Dick Reflections
A New York Sun piece recalls Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, detailing the White Whale’s fearsome tally of malice and the crew’s dread. It outlines Ahab’s pursuit, the whale’s reckoning of loss, and Melville’s own wartime experience shaping the tale.
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New York Sun
Herman Melville
Melville
Arkansas
Ahab
Moby Dick
Cape Horn
Marqu Islands
White Whale
Water for the Birds Advice for midsummer bird life
The American Forestry Association advises Indianapolis readers that July is a month of transition for birds. Many species nest or prepare for southern journeys as swallows and blackbirds form flocks. Water becomes scarce as June rains end, urging people to provide bird baths or pans with shallow, non slippery water to attract and sustain birds traveling through gardens and woodlands.
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American Forestry Association
Indianapolis News
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East Commerce
Crockett
Illinois
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Eapegto
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J. V. Hucker
Peck
Pwnicreem
Axminster
Jardinieres
Bluebird
Aluminum
Dining
Houston
Navarro
Tope
Menhaden
Emil Bennett
Lawrence
Bavaria
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