Missouri Pacific Chief Reacts to Gould Shepard Nuptials
B F Bush president of Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain lines expresses surprise at the engagement of Finley J Shepard to Helen Gould. He notes the pair appear fortunate and comments on the Texas railroad merger rumor amid hopes for consolidation into a 14 000 mile system.
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B. F. Bush
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
Finley J. Shepard
Helen Gould
Gould Railroad
St. Anthony
Bush
Mr. Shepard
Miss Gould
J. Shepard
Mr. Bush
Minges Evangelists Close Final Meeting at Central Church
The Minges evangelistic gathering at Central Christian Church ends after a three day series with evening farewells and a final hymn. Organizers vow to continue church outreach through a systematic program despite bad weather and obstacles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minges
Central Christian Church
Ildhood
Hever
Women Toilers Face Eight Dollar Weekly Limit Claim
A fragmented report notes a commission warning about minimal living costs for women workers in Philadelphia. The text also mentions a fatal incident, a burial, and snowbound rail disruption with limited details.
European Cavalry Experts Return With Training Reports
The U S Army cavalry board led by Brig Gen Edward J McClernand returned from a continental tour with findings on cavalry training and re mounts. They visited Russia Italy Austria France Germany and England and praised European cavalry development noting English demand for American bred horses and the value of crossing American stock with heavy European stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Army Cavalry Board
Edward J. McClernand
Campania
Washington
McClernand
Jesse M. Carter
T. J. Dickman
James Parker
Russia
Italy
Austria
France
Germany
England
Europe
The Gimbel Delicatessen Lunch Menu
The Gimbel Delicatessen offers hot and cold lunches with hot Tom and Jerry beverages. The establishment markets its fare as the finest in the city.
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Gimbel Delicatessen
Trade Unions Triumph Marked in England 1912 Review
London reports that 1912 saw strong wage gains in 84 percent of strikes, a shift in employer attitudes, and a notable advance in wages by the shipping federation. Lloyd George praised as a social reformer while Parliament plans a brief, strenuous session with temperance reform prospects fading against brewing industry momentum.
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London
America
Wilson
England
Shipping Federation
Lloyd George
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Asquith
House of Lords
Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths Ad Prospect
A local advert touts Hot Sulphur Baths for weight loss through a scientific massage treatment with a beauty parlor attached. It promotes a trial and lists Riebe Undertaking Co. with auto ambulance service at 221 East Commerce Street and phone 341, accessible via the South Flores street car line.
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Harlandale
South Flores
Riebe Undertaking Co
Commerce
YWCA Holds Busy Week With Meetings and Classes
The YWCA week features receptions and club meetings as 1913 plans start. Miss Mabel K. Stafford state secretary visits and participates in activities and planning. Dr. Mary L. Burnham and Stafford speak at the Business Woman's Club event. literature and language classes resume Friday.
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Young Woman’s Christian Association
Mabel K. Stafford
Young Men's
Young Women’s Christian Associations
Pitiful tale leads to help for missing boy
A businessman brought a begging boy to the Associated Charities office in San Antonio. The child claimed to be an Abilene runaway with dead mother and father, but investigations showed two living well to do parents were also seeking him.
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Charity Association
Abilene
Y M C A Plans Busy New Year Day Program
The Y M C A announces a full New Year’s Day schedule from 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. with punch ball and basket ball contests, exhibition drills, a blindfold boxing match, a 1 p.m. turkey dinner, and a 7:30 p.m. reception for Y W C A and Y M C A members. The lobby is decorated with red and green streamers and holly, and the Y M C A orchestra will provide music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Young Men's Christian Association
Y. M. Cc. A. Orchestra
Record Bonding Week Sees Surge in Corpus Christi Marriages
Corpus Christi records for issuing marriage licenses shattered as County Clerk Luter issued seventeen licenses during Christmas week. Five on Christmas Eve, six weddings on Christmas Day. Total licenses in the county for the year now closing reach 290.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Luter
Aged Man Killed Near Amarillo Identified as Gus Johnson
The elderly man killed Thursday morning east of Amarillo on the Rock Island line has been identified as Gus Johnson of Winfield Kansas.
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Amarillo
Tex
Rock Island
Gus Johnson
Winfield
Kan
Five Freed as Others Sentenced in Dynamite Conspiracy Case
Federal Judge Anderson handed sentences to thirty eight labor officials convicted in a dynamite conspiracy. Prisons ranged from seven years to one year and one day while five defendants received suspended sentences. The judge denounced the acts as outlaw despite claims of innocence. He noted the crimes spanned the nation from Atlantic to Pacific and urged punishment to deter such violence in labor disputes.
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Anderson
Leavenworth
Atlantic
Pacific
Organized Labor
Gompers Pledges Aid to Iron Workers Union
New York December 30. Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor says he will do all in his power to stand by the national Association of Structure and Iron Workers whose members face dynamite conspiracy charges in Indianapolis. He hopes the verdict is fair but vows to maintain the union regardless.
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Ion
James Coughlin
Iron Workers
Chicago
Coughlin
Anderson
Cooney
Judge Anderson
Frank J. Murphy
Detroit
Murphy
McNamaras
Bee
Miller
Hiram R. Kline
Muncie
Indy
Carpente Union
Charles Wachtmeister
William C. Bernhardt
Cincinnati
Andeson
Bernhard
Beum
Exec Board
Memara
New York
Gompers
Amer Federation of Labor
IT National Association of Struct Pridge and Iron Workers
Indianapolis
Gom
Bridge and Iron Workers
Pay Your Poll Tax Ward Carriage Company Ad
An item advertising automobile and carriage services mentions lap robes and urges readers to pay their poll tax with a bold call to action. The short notice references the Ward Carriage Company in a period style commerce ad.
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Award Carriage Company
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Texas
San Anton
Conferencia
Anthony
Maples
United States Board
GROVE
Britton Watch
YW. C. A
Small Boy
Gunter
Gunter Hotel
Commerce Street
H. C. Rees Optical CO
W. Commerce St
Cc. H. Krum
Farrell
Iron Workers Union
James Cooney
Ortie McManigal
McManigal
McMani
Fatima
Bowie
W. C. Morris
Alamo
Postoffice
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