Be Perfected Hearing In October In Charter Case
Counsel for contestants say original costs may drop markedly on appeal after a two month hearing in the commission charter election case. Brown and Kercheville filed pleadings to perfect records for appeal as clerks begin work. Costs now total 3500. estimate final costs around 1200. Contestees' witnesses were said to seek fees not all qualified.
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Clinton G. Brown
J. Ira Kercheville
District Court
Texas
Circuit Court of Civil Appeals
Brown
Rushed Crowds at City Tax Assessor on Rendering Deadline
Property owners crowded the City Tax Assessor’s office on the third floor of City Hall for forenoon renderings as a deadline looms. With ten days left and June through August required, hundreds remain unrendered and crowds are expected daily.
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City Hall
City Tax Assessor
School for Masons Opens Instruction Session in Austin
C. P. Boon, a San Antonio resident, arrives in Austin to lead a ten day school of instruction for the Austin lodge of Royal Arch Masons.
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School For Masons
Austin
Tex
C. P. Boon
San Antonio
Austin Lodge of
Royal Arch Masons
Boon
No Clue to Mail Robbers
Houston officers seek two men who robbed the Katy mail car within city limits on Wednesday night. Rewards totaling 2000 dollars remain outstanding as investigators press for tangible clues.
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THE
Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Katy
Famous in a Day for the Beauty of Her Hands and Arms
Grace Benson proclaims a home remedy that promises rapid skin improvements. The ad urges readers to buy Kulux Compound and witch hazel, mix at home, and apply nightly for transforming effects on hands neck and shoulders within hours.
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Grace Benson
Typographical Union Ends 115th Convention in San Francisco
Delegates concluded the International Typographical Union convention with decisive support for President Lynch and the administration. Insurgents failed to condemn decisions, and many delegates will travel to Los Angeles for a two day local program. A referendum on abolishing piece work will be resubmitted.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
International Typographical Union
Lynch
Los Angeles
Suits for Daughter Kill Her Father
Edward Cannessa, a wealthy Italian, died in Brooklyn while trying to stop a quarrel between two friends contending for his daughter. Revolvers were drawn, Cannessa lunged forward and was shot in the heart by both men, who were arrested on homicide charges.
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PRESS
New York
Edward Cannessa
Brooklyn
Cannessa
Portugal Adopts New Constitution in Lisbon
The national assembly completed and signed Portugal s new republic constitution at 1:35 this morning. Enthusiastic crowds surrounded the building as the cabinet outlined provisions and the adoption drew joyful demonstrations after hours of waiting.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
National Assembly
Republic of Portugal
Texas Widow Seeks to Impress Eddie Green with Proposal
The Alamo Heights widow plans to write to Colonel Edward H. R. Green of New York and Texas about marriage. She asked for his New York address and hinted Eddie has started something. She would reveal her name if complications arise.
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Edward Howland Robinson Green
New York
Texas
Alamo Heights
Eddie
Light
the Light
Colonel Green
Fire damage hits cotton gin and South Heights home
A blaze yesterday afternoon damaged the best cotton gin at 117 Nogalitos Street with about $200 in damage mainly to machinery. The nearby home of Rosa B. Clark at 445 Vine Street, South Heights, was destroyed by fire around 6 20 pm, likely from coal embers, valued at $2800 with $1500 insured. a rear barn also burned. Neighbors saved some furniture. In a separate incident at Hahn dairy on Concepcion Road and Essex Street, cotton hulls burned despite early discovery. several tons of hulls destroyed and building damage was minor due to spontaneous combustion.
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South Heights
Nogalitos Street
Rosa B. Clark
Vine Street
Hahn Dairy
Concepcion Road
Essex Street
General Duncan to Inspect Leon Springs Target Range
Brigadier General Duncan with his aide Lieutenant Thomas Duncan departed for the Leon Springs reservation to inspect the range before infantry brigade target practice at Fort Sam Houston. Gallery practice is underway and the first regiment is slated to move to Leon Springs in about ten days.
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Duncan
Thomas Duncan
Leon Springs
Fort Sam Houston
Warren Seeks Bond Law Change For Clay and Oil Roads
J W Warren president of the Bexar county Highway league travels to Austin to push Governor Colquitt for a law amendment allowing bond issues by majority vote for clay and oil road construction. Bertran & Arnold note the current two thirds requirement and undefined terms risk hindering road programs in Southwest Texas.
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J. W. Warren
Bexar County Highway League
Austin
Colquitt
Warren
League
Bertrand & Arnold
M. J. Arnold
Texas
Streets to Be Oiled in San Antonio Project under County League
San Antonio property owners agreed to oil 14 miles of streets using oil supplied by a Texas company with a 50 percent asphaltum base. The plan, led by W B Hawkins and the Bexar County Highway League, would cost owners about 4.20 per 50-foot lot. City officials will be consulted Monday morning by a committee including H B Hildebrand M J Arnold C S Fowler J M Vance and W B Tuttle. The penetration method will be used after surface cleaning to allow oil absorption.
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San Antonio
W. 8. Hawkins
Bexar County Highway League
Texas Company
H. RB. Hildebrand
M. J. Arnold
C. 8. Fowler
J. M. Vance
W. RB. Tuttle
Final Discharge Notices Sent in Woods Estate Bankruptcy
Deputy Clerk A I Campbell sent notices to creditors of the Woods estate after a petition for final discharge was filed by John Woods former president of Woods National Bank San Antonio. Liabilities total 188532.40 with many unsecured notes prior to the bank’s receivership. Assets are 29253 with hearings set for September 29 in Austin before Judge T B Maxey. Also notices for Charles Thomas Heninger contractor with liabilities 2536.65 assets 1700. Hearings scheduled in Austin before Judge Maxey.
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Woods
John Woods
The
Woods National Bank of
San Antonio
United States
A. I. Campbell
New York
Europe
the Woods National Bank
Charles Thomas Heninger
Austin
T. 8
Maxey
Taylor Couple Wed in Home Ceremony
Miss Mary Svadlanak of Taylor married Hugh Sef eak of Palestine in a Wednesday evening ceremony at the home of Justice John F. Black.
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Taylor
Taylor, Tex
Mary Svadlanak
Hugh Sefeak
Palestine
John F. Black
County Court Passes Redistricting Order For Precincts
The county commissioners court approved a redistricting order affecting commissioners and justice precincts and election precincts to ensure no precinct exceeds 300 voters. With 84 precincts currently, lines may shift to balance voter totals, possibly reducing voting sites.
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County Commissioners’ Court
Bexar County
Justice
Optimism From Lon C Fill On Lower Rio Grande Prospects
Lon C Hill of Harlingen says the lower Rio Grande country is rapidly developing with canal and cotton mill projects. He predicts a cotton yield of at least three fourths of a bale per acre and 2500 bales this season. A new sugar mill with 760 tons daily capacity will be ready by November 1. The region is booming with irrigation, banks, and labor, though no comment on the Brownsville railroad.
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Lon C. Hill
Harlingen
Lower
Rio Grande
Hill
Brownsville
Kansans Seek Land for Coastal Colony in Texas
Frank Briggs Martin Henderson William Brice and Clarence Hogan led a Kansas City party arriving by Katy and leaving for Kingsville on the Brownsville road. They claim an option on 160000 acres at 15 dollars an acre and plan to sell at 25 dollars to attract settlers, aiming to establish a thriving Kansas colony within a year amid crop failures.
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Frank Briggs
Martin Henderson
William Brice
Clarence Hogan
Kansas City
Katy
Aransas Pass
Kansas
Kingsville
Brownsville
Briggs
Texas
Negro Freed After Parole Then Arrested for Vagrancy
Peda Coleman, released from a penitentiary after sixteen years for murder and paroled by Governor Colquitt in 189?, was arrested by Detectives Green and Stowe on vagrancy charges. He fled when approached, but the case was dismissed in police court after testimony showed he had returned to San Antonio and held steady work since parole.
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Peda Coleman
Green and Stowe
Buckley
Coleman
Goliad
O. Colquitt
San Antonio
Tax Rate Unchanged by Gonzales County Court
Gonzales Texas August 19 commissioners court sets county tax rate at 331 3 cents per 100 valuation the same as last year ensuring no change in local levy.
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Gonzales
Tex
Commissioners’ Court
Adjournment Plan Forms in Capitol Confab
In Washington on August 19, Vice President Sherman Senator Penrose and Democratic Leader Underwood agreed to adjourn the extra session by 6 p.m. Tuesday. Garner of Texas urged swift passage of the statehood resolution and the cotton bill before adjournment tonight, while Underwood warned against rushing business.
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Washington, D. C
Sherman
Penrose
Underwood
Monay
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Senate
Mann
House
Garner
Texas
Election probe constitutional says the court
lawyers and others attended as the court debated the legality of the Senate investigation into the July 22 election. After brief talks each side was allowed two hours for argument with J B Stubbs arguing the writ was valueless and the Senate lacked legal existence. Cullen Thomas defended the committee, claiming its aim was to protect the ballot’s sanctity and that the legislature may investigate matters not prohibited by the constitution.
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Judge Street
J. B. Stubbs
Senate Investigating Committee
Senate
House
Cullen Thomas
Col Gresham
Adone
Brewers’ Association
Austin
Excursion Trains Crowded From San Antonio Coastward
Crowded excursion trains leave San Antonio this morning bound for coast points. Officials expect record crowds tonight and return trips Monday morning to resume normal business hours.
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San Antonio
Rioting at Jakin Quiets After Mob Kills Three Negroes
Reports from Donalsonville Georgia say a mob killed three Black residents after Marshal Newberry was shot, as authorities note the slayer is still at large. Montgomery Alabama dispatch says whites remain rioted and many Black residents flee while a lumber mill owner warns of no safe return.
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Associated Press
Donalsonville
Jakin
Marshal Newberry
Montgomery
Ala
Georgia
Pellagra Records Shattered in Texas July Reports
Austin Aug 19 Thirty pellagra cases have been reported this month, surpassing the previous June high of 26. State Registrar Babcock notes the rising totals as county physicians continue to file new reports.
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Associated Presss
Austin
Texas
Babcock
Vital Statistics Department
Obituary notices for Miss Fredrica Rilling and Miss May R. Hutchins
Miss Fredrica Rilling died Friday evening at her parents home 105 Lafitte street. Funeral 5 o'clock this afternoon from the residence with interment in the new Lutheran cemetery conducted by Rev O Hartmann. Miss May R Hutchins died today at 7 15 at her mother s home 205 Garden street after a brief illness. She is survived by her mother and two brothers M B and B A Hutchins of this city. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
James Ferries dies at 77 in San Antonio area
James Ferries aged 77 died Friday afternoon at his son's home in Kiowa Oklahoma. He is survived by his wife Mrs James Ferries of San Antonio and children Mrs Joseph Gray Pearsall Mrs Fred J Smith Alice Ferries, J W Ferries of Kiowa. brother David Ferries of San Francisco and sister Mrs Asa Eddie of Galt Ontario. The body will be brought to San Antonio and taken to his home 815 Cincinnati Avenue West End. Funeral from the residence Sunday at 1:80 p m with later services at West End Presbyterian Church.
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Ferries
James Ferries
J. W. Ferries
Kiowa
Oklo
San Antonio
Joseph Gray
Pearsall
Fred J. Smith
Alice Ferries
George Cant
Huntington
David Ferries
San Francisco
Asa Eddie
Galt
Ontario
Cincinnati Avenue
West End
Westminster Presbyterian Church
H. C. King Returns From Denver Convention
H C King vice president of the Texas State Realty association has returned from Denver where he attended the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges convention. His efforts and arrangements led to a constitutional change allowing state associations to join the national group. Previously only local exchanges and individuals were eligible.
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H. C. King
Texas State Realty Association
Denver
Col
National Association of Real Estate Exchanges
Mr. King
National Association
Crops Promise Well Says Southern Pacific Auditor
W. E. Briggs, freight auditor for the Southern Pacific based in Houston, reports in the city that cotton movement over his line is brisk and growing crops along the route are looking fine and promising well.
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W. E. Briggs
Southern Pacific
Houston
Burns Seeks Peace Amid Dock War Turmoil
John Burns toured London districts urging dock workers to honor a new agreement while troops guard stations and trains. A wave of enrollments created special constables as factories closer for fuel and supplies. Ambulatory convoys moved supplies to camps as the city braces for a drawn out standstill.
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Manchester
Londo
Burns
John Burns
West Side
London
Guild Hall
Raiway
English capital shift signals Texas growth lure
Dr. L. Arthur Nodney, visiting London ag, says industrial Britain will drive vast capital to the United States and into Texas. He cites income and old age pensions, English investors moving to American railroads and development, and predicts Texas may see a financial influx from Mexico and northern states as English capital flows southward.
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England
United States
Great Britain
Land
L. Arthur Nodney
Londonag
Arizona
Gunte Hotel
Gladstone
Chicago
US Louis
New York
Rodney
America
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