Port Aransas Harbor Deepening Favored by Burgess
Congressman George F. Burgess of Gonzales arrived in San Antonio for Christmas and touted a likely Port Aransas harbor project. He indicated Congress may fund deepening to thirty feet, following an Army Engineers board report, with an anticipated minimum $500,000 appropriation next fiscal year. Burgess said the river and harbor bill will be acted on this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Aransa
Sam
Board of Army Engineers
Burr
Beach and
Rische
Port Aransas
San Antonio
Burgess
Congress
Electric wire falls near Alamo plaza injures none
A guywire supporting electric cables near Alamo plaza and East Amerce street snapped last night causing brief outages at the Grand Opera House where the Chocolate Sol was showing. Several current switches were pulled to repair the line. No injuries reported.
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Alamo Plaza
East Amerce Street
Grand Opera House
Rebels Grow Bolder Evade Madero's Men
Rebels push advances near Durango and Morelos with towns sacked. Two defenders wounded and women mistreated at Negro Colony, 20 miles west of Durango. Federal forces under Lieut. Col. Rivero? conduct extermination, razing houses and killing wounded. Rail stations Atencingo Pastor and Cuautlixco burned. 375 Indians and 25 Zapatistas sent north. Government minimizes the prospective American note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lory
American Hegroés
Durango
Morelos
Col. Riveroll
Cuautlixco
Puebla Morelos
Oaxaca
Zapatistas
Gainesville Receives First Snow of Winter
Gainesville Texas reports its first snow of the winter today with several hours of snowfall following a night of sleet and rain. The wintry mix began Sunday night and persisted into Monday, affecting local streets and travel.
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Gainesville
Tex
Survivors Search for Shipmates After Florence Disaster
A steamer Florence of 1609 tons, built in Sunderland in 1889, wrecked on jagged rocks as breakers smashed decks. Mate J Hadley and four crewmen escaped to shore, then searched for missing shipmates along the coast. two exhausted seamen were left at St Shores while others pressed toward Repassey to report the wreck.
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Hedley
Crew’s fate in doubt as waterlogged schooner towed in
The abandoned Henry L. Tillon, bound from Windsor to New York with lumber, arrived off Cape Cod in tow of the steam trawler Swell. The crew's fate remained uncertain after a rescue by a passing vessel while the derelict drifted at sea.
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Boston
Mass
Henry L. Tillon
Cape Cod
Tillon
Windsor
New York
Mayoral Clash Over Police Conduct and Stevens Dismissal
The city investigates police captain Stevens after raids and alleged irregularities. Mayor Jones testifies he sought to curb misconduct, blaming Stevens for raids and discriminatory actions while Chief Lancaster supports the investigation and notes prior orders. The hearing adjourns until Thursday with Alderman Wickeland away.
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East Commerce Street
William Wurzbach
Stevens
Losoya Street Club
Captain Christian
Davies
Jones
Mr. Davies
Fincham
Lancaster
Witnes
Wickeland
H Kearney Returns From Colorado Irrigation Tour
H Kearney chief engineer of the Medina Valley Irrigation company returned to San Antonio after two weeks in Colorado for the Pearson syndicate. He studied feasibility of projects in Colorado brought to Dr. F B Pearson's attention as he widens his U S activities. Pearson financed Medina and recently announced a major irrigation project for West Texas in which he is the moving factor.
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Dc. H.kearney
Medina Valley Irrigation Company
San Antonio
Colorado
Pearson Syndicate
F. 8. Pearson
Pearson
United States
Medina
West Texas
Sam Genusa Freed After Year Behind Harris County Jail
At midnight Genusa walked from Harris County jail a free man to his awaiting wife. He served a one year federal sentence for contempt by attacking Hirman line strikebreakers in violation of Judge Burns injunction. Union men aided his wife during confinement and hope for a memorable Christmas.
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Houston
Tex
Sam Genusa
Harris County
Genusa
Harriman Line
Burns
Gayle Divorce Granted In Long District Court Case
After a day long Sunday session the jury in the case R A Gayle versus Mrs Lorena V Gayle returned a verdict granting the divorce. The case has circulated the district court docket for two years with a prior mistrial. Attorney David J Powell represented the plaintiff.
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David J. Powell
Hawkins to Assume Duties as Chief State Justice
Browntown? Brownsville Texas report says Judge William E Hawkins associate justice elect of the state supreme court left for Austin to begin duties January 6. Judge Hawkins will assume responsibilities after arriving in the capital.
License required for surety firms in Texas
The attorney general's office issues an opinion stating that any company conducting surety and fidelity business in Texas must first obtain a license from the department of insurance and banking and fall under its jurisdiction.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Walthail
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking Bill
Texas
Department of Insurance and Banking
Department
Sheriff Solves Jail Escape Mystery In Harris Case
Sheriff Melville F. Brush heads Riverhead jail inquiry into Esther Harris who escaped as if walls opened. He says Harris wielded strong hypnotic power and influenced a repair worker to obtain a cell key from the warden to free herself at night.
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Melville FE. Brush
Riverhead
Esther Harris
Miss Harris
Hudson Santa Claus Car Parade in Christmas Glory
A white Hudson decorated with holly and a Christmas tree will tour Hudson streets with Santa on board to hand out candy to children today and tomorrow at 4 PM and 8 PM. A dwarf will drive it, and Wednesday features a Honey Boy Evans show stage appearance with Evans as Santa. A bank examiners’ meeting in Austin is set for January 3 and 4 to review state banking conditions.
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Santa Claus
Hudson
William Steinhardt
Hobbs Resigns as Southern Pacific Louisiana Superintendent
Word arrives that W. M. Hobbs, formerly vice president and general manager for the Sap with headquarters here, has resigned as general superintendent of the Louisiana lines of the Southern Pacific after two years in the post. He previously spent nearly thirty-five years with the Rock Island.
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W. M. Hobbs
Sap
Louisiana
Southern Pacific
Hobbs
Rock Island
Bradley denies murder claim in ship channel death
Houston Texas December 23. H M Bradley charged with killing partner J P Wright and dumping the body in the ship channel 23 miles below Houston has not sought bond. His wife visited the jail again this morning and remains reticent. Bradley maintains the killing was an accident.
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Houston
Tex
Des
H. M. Bradley
J. P. Wright
Cradley
New York Advo cates World Fair to Aid Holy Land
Dr W J Morgan promotes a world fair to be held on Tyre and Sidon sites to help revitalize the Holy Land. United States cattle stocks have fallen twenty percent over five years.
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W. J. Morgan
New York
Tyre
Sidon
Holy Land
United States
Viceroy Hardinge Bomb Attack Amid Delhi Capital Move
A bomb attack near the viceroy and vicerine during a grand procession in Delhi injures the driver and a bystander while the viceroy Baron Hardinge and Lady Hardinge survive. Police arrest several suspects as Delhi tightens security ahead of the imperial capital transfer marked by the coronation durbar.
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Vicerine
Howdah
Baron
Hardinge
India
Delhi
Baron Hardinge
Imperial
Moisture Seen Benefiting Crops After Sleet Storm
A sleet storm moved through western areas around Abilene Texas Sunday night with ongoing snow today. The low reached 28 degrees, but rising temperatures bring melting sleet and snow. Moisture is expected to aid small grain crops and there is no reported suffering among livestock.
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Abilene
Tex
Snow Delays Trains Across Wichita Falls Region
Five inches of snow blankets Wichita Falls and a heavy fall hits the Panhandle and Western Oklahoma toward Kansas. All trains from the north and west run late.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Kansas Line
Building Permits Reported For Hunters Stowers
T. W. Hunter seeks an addition on Ave B valued at 700 dollars. G. A. Stowers files alterations on West Commerce Street for 400 dollars. 37 B Leatherberry barn on Cooper Street assessed with 160 dollars value.
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T. W. Hunter
Ave
Leatherberry
Cooper Street
G. A. Stowers
West Commerce Street
Aransas Harbor Rail Link Support Grows
A. D. Powers argues government endorsements and two million three hundred thousand dollars in rail and harbor improvements will compel railroads to build lines to Aransas Harbor. He notes the project, part of a near five million dollar investment, will create a first class harbor at Harbor City with a straight eight mile channel to Aransas Pass.
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Aransas Harbor
Army
Army Engineers
Burr
Beach
Riche
Texas
W. H. Bixby
H. L. Stimson
Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Congress
United States
Port Aransas
Mustang Island
the Pass
Harbor Island
Aransas Pass
Terminal
Harbor City
Corpus Christi Channel
Coast Survey
Seattle
Pacific
Tacoma
A. D. Powers
Pintsch Compressing Co Wins Texas Permit
The Pintsch Compressing company of Jersey City New Jersey was granted a Texas permit to do business. It has 500000 dollars capital stock with Texas headquarters in San Antonio and a Texarkana branch. James Hopper named Texas agent.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
State Department
Pintsch Compressing Company
Jersey City
N. J
Capital
San Antonio
Texarkana
James Hopper
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Ransom & Silsbee
Madero
Thos. H. Abbott
Metropolitan Bar
Montreal Mall
Paul Jones
Wilson
H. Abbott
N. W. Corner
Main Plaza
Sac
Commerce
Charley Stevens
Nat Lewis
Tobin
Gillette
Kearney
Medina Engineer
Hudson Santa Claus
B. L. Gill
Vigeroy
Aransas and the Railroads
W.&g.shoe Co
Royal Blue
East
Houston Street
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