Chronology of the Week Ends 1911 in Review
Local year end celebrations mark 1911. Epidemic of spinal meningitis claims three lives in Dallas Texas. Rural free delivery expands benefiting 66 million. Persian affairs see British troops in Iran and a Belgian candidate for finances. Helene Dutrieu sets new 158 mile aeroplane record near Etamps. Mexican federal troops fight near Taxco and Yautepec with casualties. Russian actions in Persia, Cincinnati streetcar deaths, Taft rejects attacks on Roosevelt. Italian Turkish talks in Paris and war talks. Hankow clashes kill and wound hundreds as Chinese forces march on Pekin. Decennial census notes Belgians and Persians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushire
Persia
Helene Dutrieu
Etamps
France
Canyon
Taxco
Guerrero
Yautepec
Morelos
Tabriz
Cincinnati
Ohio
Taft
Roosevelt
Paris
Hankow
China
Pekin
Railroad executives pledge action to build proposed line
A L Matlock of the San Antonio Rockport and Mexican Railroad says associates act in good faith and are ready to construct the proposed road. Other items note Tarrant county officials refuse convict labor for roads, Colonel Thompson withdraws cotton financing, Ohio progressives falter on La Follette endorsement, and various international notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Matlock
San Antonio, Rockport & Mexican Railroad Company
Tarrant County
Robert M. Thompson
New York
Texas
Ohio
la Follette
LaFollette
Bay City
Mich
Odessa
Russia
China
Jehor
Manchuria
Sarer Owerer
Exshah
Local Business Delegates Reject Railroad Proposals
Delegates from city business groups meeting under the Chamber of Commerce turn down proposals by the San Antonio Rockport and Mexican railroad. State Treasurer Sparks says the treasury will switch to cash basis, with a $500,000 deficit. Zionist convention at Austin adjourns. About 2000 New York laundry workers strike for better hours and pay. Mortality in 500000+ cities falls from 15 to 14.4 per 1000 in census report. Rodolfo Reyes, son of Gen Bernardo Reyes, is arrested in Mexico City amid revoluation charges. he is imprisoned in Santiago. Two hundred Zapatistas are surrounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio, Rockport & Mexican Railroad Company
Sparks
Austin
Texas
New York City
United States
United States Census Bureau
Rodolfo Reyes
Bernardo Reyes
Mexico City
Santiago
Zapatistas
Judge upholds paving warrants as legal in county case
City Treasurer Will not pay warrants until Judge Camp dissolves injunction. Judge Huntress rules paving orders valid amid county civil court action.
Railroad promoters and riots across distant lands
The Light reports cablegrams from London on promoters of San Antonio, Rancers and Mexican railroad. A homestead in Kingsville is destroyed by fire. McManigal sought by a federal grand jury in Indianapolis tied to the McNamara case, alleged to have been on a train through El Paso. Flexner serum supplies for meningitis in Dallas increase as three more deaths occur. National Monetary Commission backs reserve association plan to Congress to shield against Wall Street control. Senator La Follette accuses monopoly of eroding business integrity. Expulsion of a Roman Catholic priest provokes a Lisbon riot. French foreign office says Taft Jusserand relations are good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Kingsville
McManigal
Indianapolis
McNamara
el Paso
Dallas
National Monetary Commission
Reserve Association
Congress
Wall Street
la Follette
Lisbon
Taft
Jusserand
Taxable property in San Antonio tops ninety million
Preliminary statement of the city board of equalization shows tax able property in San Antonio increased to 90000000. Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad issued by the state to the extent of 400000 on account of late trains. State government is requested to send two rangers to Medina dam for the purpose of preserving order among Mexican laborers. William Jennings Bryan approves action of his brother who refused to have name of Peerless Leader put on the Nebraska primary ticket as preferential candidate for the presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Board of Equalization
San Antonio
State
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Medina Dam
William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska
Plant fire at Houston oil mill among South’s largest
A major fire destroyed the Plant of the Industrial Cotton Oil company in Houston. The blaze damaged a large, well equipped facility, as authorities investigated the cause and assessed losses amid cooler conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Cotton Oil Company
Houston
Dallas
Federal Grand Jury
Los Angeles
Cal
China
Preservation of Four Oil Paintings by W G M Samuel in San Antonio
San Antonio History club members push steps to protect four 1849 Main Plaza paintings by W G M Samuel, hung without glass in the county courthouse, dusty and damaged, with plans to move them to the Carnegie library for proper framing and preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
San Antonio History Club
History Club
County Commissioners
Carnegie Library
Progress in Cuba and its Harbor Developments
An analysis argues Cuba deserves judgment by southern neighbors, not US standards, noting postwar leaders often gained power for self interest. It highlights Cuba’s improving finances, major public works in Havana, harbor upgrades, and sugar industry expansion driven by foreign investment and immigration policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cuba
City Council Opens 1912 Session With Street Plans
The 1912 city council session begins at 4 pm. An ordinance to allocate 891.80 for Zarramora street work will be introduced. Judge Huntress ruled city warrants to laborers valid. City Attorney Ryan may propose street and sidewalk improvement rules. Alderman Boynton to draft related ordinance. Possible vote on precinct changes per county action. Petitions on street payments and billboard regulation likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zarramora Street
Huntress
Ryan
Boynton
Bexar County
Extradition Hearings Set for Galan and Valdez
United States Commissioner R L Edwards plans hearings for Andrews Garza Galan and Nicanor Valdez on Mexican murder charges. Attorney C M Chambers asked for next Wednesday. Edwards will delay until Chambers returns from Brownsville. Papers from Mexico translated and ready. both men remain in county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
R. L. Edwards
Andrews Garza Galan
Nicanor Valdez
Mexico
Edwards
C. M. Chambers
Galan
Valdez
Brownsville
Chambers
United States District Attorney
Merchant Takes An Overdose Of Medicine
J. B. Carroll, 44, a dry goods merchant of El Paso, died after taking a medicine dose he bought for neuralgia. The death certificate lists suicide. He had returned home in neuralgia pain and later died two hours after taking the entire medicine in the box marked neuralgia. His wife and 13 year old daughter survive, with plans to bury him in North Carolina. Carroll's parents live in Beeville Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
J. B. Carroll
C. P. Brown
Carroll
Beeville
North Carolina
Fiesta San Jacinto Parade Floats Under Construction
R B Roberts has begun crafting floats for the 1912 Fiesta San Jacinto fire parade. Plans recently approved by the Fiesta San Jacinto association aim to make the event a festival highlight as vigorous work continues. An association meeting at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium next Wednesday night January 10 seeks final plans for swift completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Roberts
Chamber of Commerce
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nell Brinkley
Texas State Railroad Commissioners
Clarksville
William J. Burns
Charles A. Bookwalter
Philadelphia
John J. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Iron Workers
Robly D. Evans
United Gate Navy
Washington, D.C
Ching Wang Tao
Higinio Aguilar
Madero
London
England
Sunset Loan Bank
Alamo Plaza
Alamo Jewelry Co
The
Alamo
Havana
United
Maine
Cienfuegos
Electric Railroad and Power Company
Antilla
Nipe Bay
Bay of Nipe
Guantanamo
Camaguey
Puerto Principe
William van Horne
Santa Clara
Matanzas
Cardenas
New Orleans
Georgia
Illinois
Europe
Spain
Centro Gallego
Centro Asturiano
Centro Euskaro
Centro Dependientes
H. Terrill
Terrill
Terrill Medical and Surgical Institute
J. H. Terrill
Hicks Building
San Antonio, Texas
Council
Zarramora
Merchant
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!