Wisconsin Woman Tells of Suffrage Fight at San Antonio Tea
Mrs. Ben Hooper of Oshkosh Wisconsin spoke at the Equal Franchise Society tea at the Menger Hotel about how Wisconsin won a constitutional amendment. L. P. Barnes of Tennessee discussed international suffrage strides and the ongoing fight for universal suffrage.
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Texas
Equal Franchise Society
Menger
Committee On
Equal Franchise Society of
San Antonio
Menger Hotel
Ben Hooper
Oshkosh
Wis
Wisconsin
L. P. Barnes
Tennessee
Hooper
William L. Dunne
House
Committee On Constitutional Amendments
Dunne
Marin B. Fenwick
Wisconsin,” Said Mrs. Hooper
Senate
Madison
the Menger
Fenwick
Philip Snowdon
Standard Oil Said To Control Fisher Case
Washington charges accuse the Standard Oil Trust of controlling Secretary of the Interior Walter L. Fisher and other federal officials. The Uncle Sam O Company claims oil and gas leases with the Osage Nation are worth 800 million dollars and alleges government officials are directed by the czar at 26 Broadway.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Interior
Walter L. Fisher
Standard Oil Company
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Uncle Sam O. Company
Congress
Council of the Osage Indians
Oklahoma
Albert L. Wilson
Kansas City
Independent Company
Indian Council
Fisher
Oil Trust
United States
Broadway
Wilson to discuss income tax amendment with New Jersey senators
President-elect Wilson plans to discuss the proposed income tax amendment with New Jersey senators on Monday. The New Jersey Assembly approved the resolution and the Governor urges Senate approval to achieve three fourths ratification. The Governor arrived from New York earlier today. Chicago fortune tellers are said to have a secret union and scale of prices. Missouri in 1912 produced 2,605,912 tons of sand and gravel valued at $1,042,474.
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Princeton
N. J
Wilson
United States
New Jersey
Assembly of
Senate
New York
Chicago
Missouri
Itinerary for Edna Trip by Highway League Members
An itinerary for the Highway Division of the Chamber of Commerce to attend the Edna meeting of the Alamo-Victoria-San Jacinto Highway League. It covers thirteen towns with rallies in Seguin Gonzales and Cuero and notes attendees from San Antonio and officials. The Cuero leg lists schedule times from San Antonio to Cuero.
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Highway Division
The
Chamber of Commerce
Edna
Colquitt
A. M. Fischer
D. E. Coip
J. W. Warren
State Highway Association
George D. Marshall
W. H. Vernor
Cuero
San Antonio
Kirby
Converse
Schertz
Merion
McQueeney
Seguin
Belmont
Oak Forest
Gonzales
Harmon
Hochheim
Concrete
Texan Col Wolters comments on Morris Sheppard Senate win
Colonel Jake Wolters of Houston comments on Morris Sheppard’s election to the U S Senate short term replacing Colonel R M Johnston. Wolters arrived in San Antonio on professional business and plans to depart today. He preferred Johnston serve the term but says the Legislature did not agree. Wolters had opposed Sheppard in the last Democratic primaries for Bailey’s seat.
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Jake Wolters
Houston
Morris Sheppard
United States Senate
R. M. Johnston
Colquitt
Wolters
San Antonio
Johnston
Mr. Wolters
Colonel Wolters
Sheppard
United States
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Press Club of San Antonio Holds Rehearsal Ahead of Initiation
The Press Club of San Antonio plans a 5 PM gathering at the Gunter Hotel to finalize arrangements for the first initiation into the Order of Good Hombres. A rehearsal for ritual parts will occur, ushers for Monday Bond concert at Beethoven hall will be appointed, and a committee report will cover additional event plans.
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Press Club of
San Antonio
Gunter Hotel
Birthday party for Cordelia Fisk celebrated
After 9 P.M. a phone call from Cordelia Fisk reports her twelfth birthday party. Ursuline Academy student hosted 30 guests with chocolate cake and games. First prize went to Annie Laird, booby to Isabel Wesing, gifts received from many friends.
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Cordelia Fisk
Ben
Fisk
Ursuline Academy
DIPLOMAS GRANTED TO 80 BEXAR COUNTY TEACHERS
The Bexar county school board granted diplomas to 80 teachers who had taken and passed the seventh grade examinations. Carlos Bee, board president, said the aim is to push teachers toward higher educational work. The meeting, at 2 pm, was held in the courthouse with Trustees Deshiell O'Brien Campbell Seidenschnur and Superintendent P F Stewart present.
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Board of Trustees
Bexar County
Carlos Bee
P. F. Stewart
Bee
Deshiell, O’brien, Campbell and Seidenschnur
Stewart
Hearing for Orozco in U S custody return to Mexico
The hearing to decide if Col. Pascual Orozco will be returned to Mexico opens Monday morning before U S Commissioner R L Edwards in the grand jury room of the federal building. Local revolutionary sympathizers expect release as Mexican evidence is reportedly lacking.
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Col. Pascual Orozco
Gen
Pascual Orozco
Mexico
United States
R. L. Edwards
Grand Jury
Federal Building
Colonel Orozco
Real Estate Exchange to Hold Semi Monthly Luncheon
Secretary Ray M Mackey informs members of a Crockett Hotel luncheon Tuesday with two good speeches and several topics for discussion at the Real Estate Exchange meeting.
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Ray M. Mackey
The
Real Estate Exchange
Exchange
Crockett Hotel
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
Advertises Texas Wonder patent medicine by Dr. E. W. Hall of St. Louis. Claims to dissolve gravel cure diabetes and rheumatism, regulate bladder issues in children, and offer two months of treatment per bottle for $1, with mail order if not available locally.
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Texas Wonder
Texas
E. W. Hall
Olive Street
St. Louis
Opposition 10 Jones Discusses Measures at Union Meeting
A Friday night meeting of anti Jones forces met at Odd Fellows hall 123 Soledad Street to debate measures not men Advocates pressed municipal water works ownership and sewer expansion while opposing a street improvement bond issue Gus Mauermann presided and City Attorney Joseph Ryan is seen as a likely mayoral candidate with ties to prior factional promises
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Jones
Odd Fellow's
Soledad Street
Gus Mauermann
B. J. Mauermann
Joseph Ryan
Callaghan
Richter
First Bulletin Issued by San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
The January issue of the Chamber of Commerce monthly bulletin was mailed to all members. It outlines the organization's activities for January and promotes a aim of boosting the local business scene. General Secretary J. F. Carter serves as editor in chief with division secretaries as contributing editors.
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Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
Bulletin of Yesterday
J. F. Carter
Poll Taxes Paid Ahead of El Paso City Elections
Poll taxes issued in El Paso for the spring city election rose on the final day with 4848 issued and 500 exemptions. An anti ring ticket announcement spurred a late rush to pay taxes until midnight.
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EL Paso
Tex
YMCA Campaign Raises Three Thousand Dollars
After a four day drive about $3000 was raised to cover Y M C A annual expenses. Soliciting was paused yesterday afternoon as the amount should cover railroad and city YMCA costs but additional funds are sought to meet city association debt. State secretary L A Coulter returned to Dallas pleased with the results.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Railroad
City Young Men's Christian Association
City Association
Ll. A. Coulter
The
Young Men’s Christian Association
Dallas
Coulter
Romance Nears End for Thel Lorraine and Raymond Belmont
Thel Lorraine and Raymond Belmont, who wed in Jersey City last November, face a separation filed by Mrs Belmont this week. She sues for desertion and lack of support with a large alimony claim. The couple lived at the Cossford apartments for two weeks before Belmont vanished.
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New York
Thel Lorraine
Raymond Belmont
Jersey City
August Belmont
Cossford
Prominent in Market Alamo Heights Real Estate
Alamo Heights listings dominated yesterday’s market with sales totaling 33500 dollars. Major deal saw W H Sartain buy 219 lots near Argyle Hotel from H H McLean for 20000, while W A Cocke sold properties totaling 13500 to J Blake Alexander.
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Alamo Heights
W. H. Sartain
Argyle Hotel
H. H. McLean
Mr. Sartain
W. A. Cocke
J. Blake Alexander
City Council to hear Lipscomb resignation and Rische appointment
Mayor Jones will present the resignation of Alderman Joel A. Lipscomb and the appointment of A. H. Rische to fill the Fifth Ward vacancy at Monday's council meeting. Proposals to block Rische's confirmation may arise, though six votes are expected. Lucas, moved to chair the Public Utilities Committee, marks a key shift in council leadership as January payrolls and street department bills are to be discussed, with notes on auto industry capital and moon crater sulfur observations amid the meeting.
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Jones
Joel A. Lipscomb
A. H. Rische
Fifth Ward
Rische
Mr. Lipscomb
San Antonio Water Supply Company
Public Utilities Committee
P. G. Lucas
Lucas
San Antonio Traction Receives Air Brake Equipment
The San Antonio Traction Company reports the final shipment of air brake equipment for double-truck cars is en route from Pittsburg and should arrive next week. Installation and testing will take about twenty days, with fifty-seven cars to be fitted. Three units already in service. total outlay about 25,000 dollars. Railroads provide roughly 1,000,000 dollars in free transport for office staff annually. In ten months of 1912 corporations placed 1,779,022,000 dollars in new securities.
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San Antonio Traction Company
Pittsburg
Hood's Sarsaparilla Boosts Rheumatism Cure Claim
Henry J. Goldstein of Boston reports five years of rheumatism that left him stiff and in pain. After taking Hood's Sarsaparilla he improves and says he is now cured and recommends the remedy. He offers the medicine in liquid form or Sarsa- tablets.
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Henry J. Goldstein
Barton St
Boston
Mass
Hood
Mr. Goldstein
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Standard Oil
Uncle Sam Oil Company
Cuticura
Bestan
Kenesaw M. Landis
United States District Court
Robert Stevenson Co
Carpenter
John Stevenson
Landis
Press Club
Orozco
Rna Rianhenames Concn Aa
Lyourwouf
El.lcutte
Dalkowitz Bros. Co
Mosso
Turin
Harper’s Weekly
Errata
Brotherhood Consumers’ Company
Cleveland
Lipscomb
R. W. Wood
Johns Hopkins University
Mackay Bldg
Traction Company
Railroads
the Travelers Transfer Co
Herman Street
Sunset Station
Pele
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