Rail prospects for San Antonio and Southwest Texas
A London report quotes Edward Cowper Thwaite, president of the San Antonio Rockport and Mexican Railroad, sailing to New York then San Antonio. Officials promise large scale construction soon, with improved freight from Aransas Pass and terminals advancing Frisco Santa Fe and Katy lines. The piece also discusses Camembert cheese making in the United States and related supply concerns.
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London
Edward Cowper- Thwaite
San Antonio, Rockport & Mexican Railroad
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
San Antonio
Cowper-Thwaite
Licur
Texas
Aransas Pass
Houston
Dallas
Frisco
Santa Fe
Katy
Rockport
Facing a Cheese Famine in the United States
An editorial warns of a looming Camembert cheese shortage and urges American ingenuity to avert a national crisis. It notes Camembert’s Norman origin and the US climate’s poor fit for production, mentioning attempts to create acceptable substitutes.
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United States
Normandy
State Department rejects Mexican court justice claim
An editorial criticizes the U S State Department for insisting American claimants in Mexico must seek Mexican court judgments before federal action. It argues the stance is un-American and ignores practical realities faced by Americans in Mexico, urging consultation with President Madero on Mexico’s judicial reforms.
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Tue Licur
State Department
United States
Mexico
Washington
Madero
Suffragette protests target golf greens in bold stand
The piece rails against militant suffragettes who damaged putting greens and burned votes for women messages. It portrays English readers as lacking humor and calls for male volunteers to defend golf course turf and uphold propriety amid protests.
State Department Criticized For Mexican Legal Delays
A speaker denounces U S policy toward Mexico claiming the State Department blocks American lawsuits by requiring favorable verdicts from Mexican courts. They warn the system allows ten year delays and call the approach absurd and unpatriotic to Americans living in Mexico.
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Washington
Mexico
State Department of
United States
State Department
Death Shadow Hovers Over Paris Palace Romance
In a Paris hotel tale, Bella Stella fears a clairvoyant prophecy of sudden death. Awaited killer is revealed as a countryman waiter with a peculiar eye, whom Stella orchestrates to be fired. When the waiter is dismissed, Stella stabs him and vanishes toward the Seine as the plot twists.
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Bella
Chon Chon Merla
Bella Stella
Prince Farnelli
Champs Elysees
Stella
Gipsy Band
Tonio
Guiseppe
Paris
Giueseppe
Giuseppe
Monsieur
Seine
Bought and Paid For shines at Grand Opera House with strong cast
The Grand Opera House presented Bought and Paid For by William A. Brady last night. The seven featured actors delivered a seamless blend of drama and humor led by Evelyn Wielding Virginia Blaine and Chester DeVone as the self made millionaire. Hobart Cavanaugh and Dorothy Davies provided ample comedy while Gertrude Rudd and Adrian Bosley impressed as maids and butler. The play follows a telephone girl's marriage and its reversal, resolved by Jimmie Gilley’s clever idea.
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Robert Stafford
Chester DeVone
James Gilley
Robert Cavanaugh
Vescosee
Adrian Rosiey
Louis
Arthur Wood
Virginia Blaine
Evelyn Wielding
Fanny Blaine
Dorothy Davies
Josephine
Gertrude Rudd
Grand Opera House
William A. Brady
Jimmy
Oku
Stafford
Fannie
Jimmie” Gilley
Jimmie
Virginia
Adrian Bosley
Hobart Cavanaugh
Why Beef Prices Rise From a Shrinking U S Cattle Supply
The article cites 1912 data showing sharply reduced U S cattle exports and raised values. It notes imports rising to 300,000 head valued at $5 million, but exports of cattle and beef fell dramatically from early 1900s levels. It concludes beef remains high with little prospect of future relief.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Old Moons and New From the Westminster Gazette
The lunar symbol of the Ottoman empire, the Crescent, is a de crescent representing the old moon rather than the new. Its origin traces to Byzantium centuries before Turkish banners, and the horns align with opposite lunar phases. The decrescent wanes as the sun's light increases, destined to disappear from Europe.
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Westminster Gazette
Ottoman Empire
Constantinople
Bosphorus
Byzantium
Europe
Curio on Eggs and Variety Acts Highlight Supreme Court Case
A curious court discussion on when an egg is spoiled opens a broader look at purity laws as 443 cases seized in New Jersey reflect federal action. The piece also reviews Fleurette, Bellerini’s dogs, De Marest and Doll, Jane and Erwin Connelly, Klass and Bernie, and Ryan-Richfield’s May Haggerty sketch for a diverse bill of acts.
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Supreme Court
New Jersey
Packing Company
New York
G. W. Stiles
Bureau of Chemistry
Fleurette
Bellerini
de Marest
Doll
Jane
Erwin Connelly
Betty
Klass
Bernie
Ryan-Richfield Company
Haggerty
Plan to boost San Antonio with a city fair park concept
A reader argues for using Brackenridge Park and a Dallas style plan to host a large fair. Proposes city ownership, permanent county buildings, a race track, grandstand, and a park-centered fair site funded by profits, urging business leaders and the Chamber of Commerce to organize and sponsor the project. Also notes high cost of living and offers a simple baked apple recipe.
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San Antonio
Dallas
Texas
Houston
Brackenridge Park
Colonel Brackenridge
Chamber of Commerce
Plaza Theater Offers Merit Rich Week of Acts
The Plaza Theater presents a strong bill this week with varied acts and evident effort from performers. Julius Tannen leads the program and earns praise as a top chatterbox whose spontaneous humor wins audience laughter and approval.
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Plaza
Plaza Theater
Julius Tannen
Chatterbox
New York
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