San Antonio Named Home for National Aircraft Company School
George Thorne, special representative, states San Antonio will be the permanent home of the National Airplane Company and a school of aviation will be established soon. A large tract south of the city will host the site with a protective barrier around the field and initial preparations estimated at $2000. The company aims to be near San Francisco for the Panama-Pacific exposition in 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Aeroplane Company
City
San Antonio
George Thorne
Thorne
Chicago
Beecessary
St. Anthony
San Francisco
Christmas stamps allowed on address side till January first
Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock suspended the usual prohibition on placing Christmas stamps and stickers on the address side of letters and packages until January first. The change aids the Red Cross during the season. after January first the rule resumes, with non postage stamps on the address side returned or forwarded as dead letters.
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Frank Hitchcock
Red Cross Society
Smith Withdraws from Texas Senate Race
R R Smith of Atascosa county withdraws from the race to fill Senator Bailey's seat. Known as Railroad Smith, he had planned to enter the senatorial contest several weeks earlier. The dispatch notes other Texas political figures traveling to San Antonio for unspecified reasons.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
R. R. Smith
Texas
Atascosa County
United State
Bailey
Smith
Texas lumberman Kirby hails Roosevelt as Mexico’s fit ruler
Houston lumberman John H. Kirby says Mexico needs a man like Roosevelt who is honest and strong, criticizing Madero. He spoke at the Gunter hotel in San Antonio during a visit to discuss the Texas Industrial exposition in Dallas and to confer with Col. Ike T. Pryor. He forecasts Gov. Cogett’s reelection and Wolters’ lead for senator, but avoids a firm prediction on the race.
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Roosevelt
Mexico
Madero
John H. Kirby
Houston
Gunter Hotel
Colonel Kirby
Texas
Col
Ike T. Pryor
Dallas
Colonel Pryor
St. Louis
San Antonio
Mr. Kirby
Kirby
Colquitt
Jake Wolters
United States
Jake
Alamo City
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Traffic agreements examined in steel trust probe
The House steel trust committee studied traffic agreements of the Birmingham Southern railroad owned by United States Steel with Louisville & Nashville and others. It aimed to show the steel group’s rate advantages in Birmingham in line with Pittsburgh and Lake Superior districts, with Vice President Smith of L&N testifying that Birmingham Southern is more of a plant facility than a pure common carrier.
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Associated Press
Washington
Birmingham Southern Railroad
United States Steel Corporation
Louisville & Nashville
House Steel Trust Committee
Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal & Iron Company
Birmingham
Pittsburg
Lake Superior
Smith
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Wrong Kind of Juice
A young South Side couple attempted to start their car for a Mill Creek park trip Monday evening. The husband blamed the issue on gasoline, while the wife revealed the fuel had been filled with maple soap from the kitchen, causing the car to fail to run.
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South Side
Mill Creek Park
Youngstown Telegram
Unity urged for city building by Chicago developer
Lewis D. Sampson urged harmony among city organizations to boost development. He recommended a central coordinating body while each group retains its identity. At a Chamber of Commerce meeting he outlined plans and a Saturday lunch to continue city development talk.
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Lewis D. Sampson
Chicago
Sampson
Chamber of Commerce
L. J. Hart
Fred Reutzel
Publicity League
Government Employes Kept Out of Politics
The Associated Press reports the National Civil Service league urges a nationwide probe into federal officeholders during the 1912 campaign. The council notes postmasters and collectors are often outside civil service rules and calls for an investigation into their political activities as presidential nominations approach.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Council
The
National Civil Service League
Pinex Cough Remedy Promises Quick Relief at Low Cost
Quickest cough cure praised for rapid action with home made sugar syrup to make a pint. Claims relief of deep seated coughs, croup, and bronchitis within 24 hours and lists benefits for hoarseness and lung trouble. Advertises Norway pine extract formula with guarantee and optional mail order.
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U. S
Canada
The
Pinex Co
Et. Wayne
Obituary notices for Work Kelley Friedman and related deaths
Emma Work 22 of 119 Krempkau street died last night at home. Survived by husband and one child. Body to Carbondale Bowie county Texas for burial tonight. Peter Kelley 64 of Falls City died at Santa Rosa hospital of pneumonia. Survived by wife and two sons. Services tomorrow at 9 at Mrs. Quigley home and St Patrick's Church. Interment St. Mary's cemetery. Dr. A R Friedman 66 of 1906 Main avenue died last night after illness. Survived by wife and several children in this city and Chicago. Funeral 3 pm today Rabbi Solomon officiating. Burial Jewish orthodox cemetery.
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Work
Emma Work
Krempkau Street
Texas
Fort Wygth
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company
Carbondale
Bowie County
Kelley
Peter Kelley
San Antonio & Aransas Pess Railway Company
Santa Rosa Hospital
Falls City
Ireland
Mary Quigley
Oak Street
St. Patrick’s Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Chicago
Solomon
Death of One-Year-Old William Small
Small infant son of Mr and Mrs William Small of 301 Ash street died at 1 45 am. Funeral services set for 10 am tomorrow at the Small home conducted by Rev O Hartmann. Interment in Ackermann cemetery at Fratt Station nine miles north of San Antonio.
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Small
Elroy William Small
William Small
Ash Street
Rev. O. Hartmann
Ackermann
Fratt Station
San Antonio
Aransas Harbor Railroad Gets Bridge Authorization
A bill introduced by Congressman Garner and approved authorizes Aransas Harbor Terminal Railroad to build a bridge over the Morris and Cummings cut between Harbor and Steadman islands. The channel will be closed to traffic once constructed, replacing the former drawbridge plan. Deepened Turtle Cove channel reduces need for the old waterway to Corpus Christi and points west.
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Garner
Arensas Harbor
Morris and Cummings
Turtle Cove Channel
Corpus Christi
Aransas Pass
Fiesta San Jacinto name sparks prize dispute
John B. Carrington of the Spring Carnival association says credit for the official Fiesta San Jacinto title is unresolved. More than a thousand suggestions were heard, but none matched the exact phrasing. The board will decide which near-winner earns the $25 prize. Names inspiring the choice include San Jacinto Festival and Texas Independence Festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Carrington
Spring Carnival Association
Carrington
Prison Board and Governor Confer on Huntsville Recitation Plan
Governor Colquitt and the state penitentiary board held a conference in Houston to determine the plan for recitation of the Huntsville prison. Brahan, Cabell, and Tittle joined, with deliberations kept confidential until adjournment. Colquitt planned to discuss agricultural and mechanical building matters in Austin afterward.
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Houston
Tex
Colquitt
State Penitentiary Board
Huntsville
Brahan
Cabell
Tittle
Seats to be auctioned at Plaza for Christmas Cheer benefit
A mass meeting at the Plaza theater will auction choice seats for the Grand matinee next Wednesday. J H Kirkpatrick will auctioneering with Lloyd Spencer assisting. The committee plans to invite orphanage children as guests and reserve the Grand gallery for them.
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Plaza Theater
Christmas Cheer Association
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Lloyd Spencer
Jack Burke
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Bexar
Oul
Valley Mills, Tex
T.L. Kirks
la Costa
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Brownaville
BiggarBros
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