Penitentiary Rebuild Plan Amid Fires and Freeze Losses
Special to The Light from Austin reports the governor has not decided on rebuilding Huntsville penitentiary after yesterday’s destruction. No insurance was found, with losses estimated near $100,000 or more. The piece notes broader state damages including A and M hall, the cane crop freeze, and a Houston Normal loss, under the current administration.
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Austin
Tex
Penitentiary Commission
Huntsville Penitentiary
Penitentiary
Ess Hall
A. and M. College
The
Houston Normal
Disasters Plague Present Administration, Burned Factory At Rusk
The text cites several thousand dollars in losses from the burning of the furniture factory at Rusk penitentiary last summer as examples of misfortunes facing the current administration.
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Rusk Penitentiary
Fire Devastates State Penitentiary Complex in Huntsville
AP reports in Huntsville Texas that a devastating blaze destroyed most of the state penitentiary buildings. Estimated replacement cost runs to 400 000 dollars with losses totaling 250 000 to 500 000 dollars across cane and factory properties. Cabell and other board members assess replacement possible below book value.
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Huntsville
Tex
State Penitentiary
Ben Cabell
Penitentiary Board
Robert Brahan
Louis W. Tittle
Cabell
Hear Speech on Home by Texas British Association Guest
William Kendall spoke on his England visit before Texas British Association members and friends recalling familiar scenes from old homes. E W Mills Thomas Mellor Rev G D Harris and President J F Howard gave brief remarks as the group planned to meet on the second and fourth Thursdays each month due to conflicts with other societies.
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Texas- British Association
William Kendall
England
Kendall
E. W. Mills
Thomas Mellor
G. D
Women Endorse Health Basis Beyond Looks
The Caldwell remedy discussed by multiple Texas women emphasizes stomach and bowel health as the core of well being. It claims Syrup Pepsin offers a gentler alternative to harsher laxatives and invites readers to request a free sample by mail from Dr. W. B. Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
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Ealth
Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
Cora Baldwin
Moscow
Texas
Esther Giddings
Wooten Wells
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Ill
Obituary notices for Holden and Fitzgerald
James Holden aged 81 died at 6 this morning at his son Albert M. Holden’s home on Madison Street after weeks of illness. He will be buried in Philadelphia after a visit to the city. James I. Fitzgerald, 43, died at 2 yesterday at Brackenridge Avenue after five months illness. Remains go to Victoria, Texas for interment.
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Holden
James Holden
Albert M. Holden
Madison Street
Mr. Holden
the Express
Philadelphi
Philadelphia
Fitzgerald
James I. Fitzgerald
Brackenridge Avenue
Victoria
Texas
Francisco Franke Dies After Operation in Santa Rosa
Franke, 70, died of apoplexy yesterday at Santa Rosa Hospital after an operation. A gardener long in Texas, he came from Del Rio for treatment and is survived by a widow and several children. The body was prepared by Zizik Undertaking and will be sent to Del Rio for burial.
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Franke
Francisco Franke
Santa Rosa Hospital
del Rio
Texas
Zizik Undertaking Company
Moose Official Arrives to Address San Antonio Lodge
Delos B. Rogers of Louisville supreme instructor for the Loyal Order of Moose arrived in San Antonio to speak at the Moose club on Commerce Street. He outlined plans to advance Moose work and address minor organizational difficulties. He noted 725 lodges with over 400 formed last year and membership growing from 87,000 in 1910 to 208,000 in 1911, with about 1,200 new members each month.
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Delos B. Rogers
Louisville
Loyal Order of Moose
San Antonio
Moose Club
Commerce Street
Order of the Moose
Moose
Rogers
Exchange In New Home Directors Meet At Bedell Building
Directors of the Real Estate Exchange will meet tomorrow at 1 30 PM in the Bedell building second floor new quarters. They will hear the report of the special committee on exclusive contracts for listing property and likely refer it to Thursday for discussion. The committee is chaired by J Herbert Compton with H C King H P Street and R B Craig. The report covers every possible phase of the exclusive listing plan.
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Real Estate Exchange
Bedell
J. Herbert Compton
H. C. King
H. P. Street
R. B. Craig
Order of Alamo to Hold Meeting This Afternoon
A meeting of Order of the Alamo members will convene in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium this afternoon to start preparations for next year’s spring festival. Committees for the various spectacles will be appointed and begin work immediately, with officers for the new year likely to be elected. The aim is to launch plans early to make the carnival more elaborate and beautiful than previous editions.
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Order of the Alamo
Chamber of Commerce
Pupil group presents miracle play of Los Pastores
Pupils of Bowie School No. 9 will stage an English version of the Mexican miracle play Los Pastores at the schoolhouse and possibly Carnegie Hall. Miss Sarah C. King prepared the English version. performances run daily from Christmas Eve to January 12 in the Chapel of the Miracles vicinity with occasional venue shifts and Mothers' club involvement.
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Ruiz and
Medina Streets
Los Pastores
la Capella del Senor de Los Milagros
Senora Candelaria Rodriguez
Christ
North America
Hernando Cortez
Bowie School No. 9
Sarah C. King
Carnegie Hall
Mothers’ Club
Taxico Expands Services With Baggage Transfer and Info Bureau
Taxco announces expansion of its San Antonio taxi operations to include baggage transfer and a visitor information bureau. The Yellow Taxi will meet all trains and handle traveler baggage while Welcome Smith serves as general manager. The firm, a pioneer taxi company, notes substantial growth.
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San Antonio
Welcome Smith
New Sunset Limited Arrives in San Antonio on Schedule
The Southern Pacific debut of the Sunset Limited, a deluxe train between New Orleans and San Francisco, arrived in San Antonio on its first trip at 5:20 a.m. It departed westward at 5:30 a.m. and is slated to reach San Francisco Thursday at 11:00 a.m. The eastbound schedule shows arrivals in San Antonio Tuesdays and Fridays at 5:20 a.m. with 5:30 a.m. departures. westbound arrivals occur Thursdays and Sundays at 2:42 a.m. with 2:52 a.m. departures.
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Southern Pacific
New Orleans
San Francisco
San Antonio
Negroes Target Mission Field Area In Vagrancy Case
Residents complain about visiting Negroes begging for food and acting suspiciously along South Presa street near Mission Field. Several suspects described, arraigned in police court on vagrancy charges, with fines of ten dollars imposed.
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Mission Field
South Presa Street
Woman fined for alleged streetcar af fray
A Black girl identified as Alemeda Desmuke was arraigned in police court and fined $15 after reportedly striking streetcar conductor F Stokes with a stone during a dispute over where to get off a car. The incident involved a disagreement about the street location.
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F. Stokes
Alemeda Desmuke
Marriage Licenses Granted to Four Couples
W L Dennis and Mrs Jennie H Bouttcher J R Caperton and May Bell Cheek Ralston Wilson and Harriette B H Colburn issued in the county clerk's office with four couples listed for marriage licenses.
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W. L. Dennis
Jennie H. Bouttcher
J. R. Caperton
May Bell Cheek
Ralston Wilson
Harriette BH. Colburn
Notable visitors checking into San Antonio hotels
Cr Kerr of Houston and Judge A W Terrell of Austin are among arrivals at the St Anthony. Mrs Lucas and daughter Claire of Berclair Texas stay at the same hotel. Fred Jones of Houston, a prominent contractor, is lodging there. Brackenridge accompanies Terrell on a hunting trip south of San Antonio. Additional guests include Biglow of Minneapolis, Talbot of Fort Worth, and businessmen Clett of Mariondale Kincaid of Woodward.
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Cr. L. Kerr
Houston
St. Anthony
C. B. Lucas
Claire Lucas
Berclaire
Texas
Fred Jones
Jones
A. W. Terrell
Austin
Martindale
Gunter
H. B. Kincaid
Woodward, Tex
Delos B. Rogers
Louisville
Tax collector sued over $18,000 alleged due
The city of Waco filed suit in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court against former tax collector Luke Moore and his surety National Surety Company of New York for $18,000 alleged to be due. Moore says he does not owe the amount and will contest the case.
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City of
Waco
LBY
Associated Press
Tex
Ninteenth
Luke Moore
National Surety Company of
New York
Moore
State tobacco expert to lead Nacogdoches farms
The experiment station board has employed George J. MeeMess, tobacco expert of the United States, to take charge of the state tobacco experimental farms at Nacogdoches Texas. His appointment is announced from Austin on December 5 by the Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Experiment Station Board
George J. MeeMess
The
United
Nacogdoches
Texas
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