Model road sought near Lytle in Bexar county petition
A 34 voter Frio county petition asks government highway engineer George D. Marshall to build a one mile sand clay model road in the southern part of Bexar near Lytle along the San Antonio Laredo route. Devine Lytle Pearsall support this Southwest road improvement effort. Riverside Restaurant promotes tomorrow turkey dinner and chicken supper for 25 cents.
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Frio County
D. E. Colp
Chamber of Commerce
Bexar County
Lytle
George D. Marshall
Devine
Pearsall
San Antonio-Laredo
San Antonio
United States
Marshall
Commissioners’ Court
Gimbel Delicatessen Ad Promises Oysters and Lunches
The Gimbel Delicatessen advertises half shell oysters at 25 cents a dozen and offers lunches and refreshments. Located on Crockett Street opposite the Grand Opera House.
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Gimbel Delicatessen
Crockett Street
Grand Opera House
Women Seek Public Charter Change For San Antonio Schools
A Friday San Antonio meeting of representatives from women’s organizations passed unanimous resolutions to shift school charter changes from the board to the people. A five member committee will draft changes for a citywide delegate convention to approve or amend, with D A McAskill to present the amendment in the Legislature. Representatives Terrell Wahrmund and Schwegmann pledged support.
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Organization of Women In
San Antonio
Leroy F. Bates
Women’s Clubs
D. A. McAskill
Chester H. Terrell
Otto Wahrmund
B. Schwegmann
J. Ira Kercheville
Sidney J. Brooks
Malone Duggan
Mothers’ Congress
J. Noyse. Evans
W. I. Dunn
Leroy IF. Bates
Candy merchant James Fox dies after brief illness
James Fox a 55 year old candy dealer at Navarro and Houston streets died Friday night after a short illness. An Irish native who lived in the city fifteen years he was crippled as a youth in an elevator accident. Funeral Monday from Zizik Undertaking and services at St Marys church with interment in St Marys cemetery. He was well known for wheeling through San Antonio streets. Relatives in Ireland survive. none in the United States.
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James Fox
Navarro
Houston
Ireland
Zizik Undertaking Company
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
San Antonio
Beautiful San Antonio booklet distributed widely
The Chamber of Commerce reports over 500 copies of the booklet Beautiful San Antonio have been distributed since last Monday. Many requests arrive by mail and in person at the chamber office. The publication is the most ambitious effort by the chamber, featuring artistic views of San Antonio and territory plus facts about the city’s history resources and resort appeal.
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Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
Civil Service Exam Date Set for Six Branches in 1913
Open competitive civil service examinations will be held at the San Antonio post office on January 8 1913 for six branches. A male interpreter of French and Syrian is sought to fill an Eagle Pass immigration service vacancy. Other male only posts include junior alloy chemist engineer plumber assistant agriculturist field service chief in rural oceane and laboratory helper in candy making. An additional exam for chief of field service in rural oceane is set for January 13.
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Civil Service
San Antonio
Civil Service Department
Immigration Service
Eagle Pass
Oceane
Former Police Chief Arrested In Juarez Case
El Paso reports Jose Pearce former Juarez police chief was arrested today amid a border town race crowd crackdown led by Mayor Juan Medina. He faces charges of collusion with crooks who target border crowds.
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EL Paso
Tex
Banco
Juarez
Juan Medina
Jose Pearce
Debaters Declare Rates Are High
Four Woodlawn Mechanics Club members debated public utility pricing. The negative argued San Antonio Gas and Electric and San Antonio Traction overcharge compared with Fort Worth. They noted rates of 14 cents per kilowatt hour vs 7 cents in Fort Worth and mentioned discounts and streetcar ticket pricing. Judges favored the negative.
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Woodlawn Mechanics’ Club
San Antonio Gas & Electric Company
San Antonio Traction Company
A. Keller
G. Mueller
Frank Giffin
Pat Evans
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Fort Worth Traction Company
Orin Dromgoole
L. Heapsleb
C. Evans
George Camden
Oscar Allison
W. Grinstaff
W. Christenberry
First Texas Olives Shown By Harvey C. Stiles
Consulting horticulturist Harvey C. Stiles displays a jar of fine ripe olives from his San Marcos home. He believes these are the first mature olives grown in Texas from trees sent from California about twenty five years ago. Fruit yield has been small due to irrigation issues.
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San Marcos
Tex
Harvey C. Stiles
Stiles
Texas
California
Minges Evangelistic Meetings Draw Large Attendance
Central Christian church hosts three Minges evangelistic services today with sermons The Hour Is Come The Other Fellow and The Worlds Greatest Conqueror a musical program by Mr and Mrs Rockwell and a male quartet featuring revival singers and a quartet Large crowds attend morning and evening sessions with strong music component credits
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Central Christian Church
Minges
Rockwell
Archduchess Eleanor to wed naval lieutenant with no title
Vienna reports Archduchess Eleanor, wealthy in her own right, will marry Alfred Von Klos a naval lieutenant who is poor and lacks title. The announcement states the couple intends to contract the marriage despite differences in rank and wealth.
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Vienna
House of Hapsburg
Austria-Hungary
Eleanor
Alfred von Klos
Archduchess Renounces Royal Rights Amid Engagement Talk
The archduchess, cousin of Emperor Francis Joseph, renounces royal rights and honors after consulting the emperor who reportedly consented to a public engagement. Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir presumptive, marries morganatically a peasant girl, granting her the title Countess Sophia Chotek. In 1911 he renounced royal rights to wed Berta Cguber.
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Francis Joseph
Francis Ferdinand
Sophia Chotek
Ferdinand
Berta Cguber
Morse Takes Baths in Wiesbaden
Charles W. Morse, the financier, remains in Wiesbaden for baths and says he will stay about three weeks. He states he knows nothing of Mr. Mellen's railroad troubles with the U S government and will not discuss business or health details.
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Wiesbaden
Charles W. Morse
Bishop Jaggar Dies in Cannes Europe Church Leader
The Bishop Jaggar known as the bishop of the American churches in Europe died in Cannes France yesterday.
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Jaggar
Cannes
France
Europe
Sanchez to Fight for Sheriff Title in Laredo
Ama dor Sanchez of Laredo seeks to clear his eligibility to hold sheriff by contesting a Brownsville neutrality law conviction. Marshall Hicks, his counsel, will present the case before Special Judge Ira P. Hildebrand during the week of January 11 to 16.
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Marshall Hicks
Amador Sanchez
Laredo
A. B. Falls
Murder defendants to begin life terms in McAlister
Tulsa, Okla, Dec 14 After six weeks of delay caused by obstacles Guy Mackenzie and Joe Baker convicted November 1 of murdering Attorney Charles T. Reuter will be taken to McAlister tomorrow morning to begin serving their life sentences. Commitments
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Tulsa
Okla
Guy Mackenzie
Joe Baker
Charles T. Reuter
McAlister
Trial Judge Breckenridge Signs Stay After Conviction
Following conviction the defendants were allowed to remain for appeal. A Tulsa missionary society obtained another stay and furnished a Thanksgiving dinner. Mackenzie’s mother died causing a delay. A civil case against Mackenzie by a local bank was disposed of, removing final obstruction.
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M. A. Breckenridge
Tulsa Missionary Society
Mackenzie
Bank to Open Soon in Gun ter Hotel Office
The Citizens Bank and Trust plans to open between January 6 and 10 in the Gun ter hotel ground floor with S P Skinner as president. John J Ford will help operate under the state guarantee law. Dr Atlee is listed as a dentist in the Gibbs building.
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Citizens’ Bank and Trust Company
Gunter Hotel
S. P. Skinner
Central
Texas
Eed
John J. Ford
West
Nora
Sutton County
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TA Charter For Schools
Candy Merchant
Stowers
G. A. Stowers Furniture CO
Mechanics’ Club
Morse
Sanchez
Dr. Atlee
Gibbs Building
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