Injunction Sought On Thomas Income On $10,000 Year
Edward Russell Thomas, once a wealthy banker and racer, faces a supreme court bid to limit his income to $10,000 annually for creditors. Liquidation trustees seek to divert the remaining funds to satisfy debts, with Thomas living in Paris after a life of luxury.
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New York
Edward Russell Thomas
St. Regis
Supreme Court
Thomas
Linda Lee Thomas
Paris
Court of Appeals
Plot in Brownsville Trial Tied to Reyes Revolt
In Brownsville Texas on January 6 witnesses testified in the trial of F A Chapa and 22 others on neutrality law charges connected to alleged revolu tionary plans of General Bernardo Reyes. Testimony described a plot to organize a company and cross into Mexico with spies and armed men. The government plans more evidence while the defense prepares to present many defendants.
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Brownsville
Tex
F. A. Chapa
United States
Bernardo Reyes
Mexico
Ruperto Gonzales
Naranjo
Joe Crixell
Luiiano Hinojosa
Matamoros
Reyes
F. H. Gournoe
Western Union
San Antonio
A. J. Gilbert
Plan to Visit Seguin on Port O'Connor Highway
D E Colp, secretary of the High way league, expects a letter from A D Cook of Seguin, Guadalupe County Automobile club secretary, proposing a date for a league directors and members visit to Seguin to back a highway from here to Port O Connor. The route would pass Seguin, Gonzales, Victoria to the coast. construction from Port O Connor to the Guadalupe county line is nearly assured, with Guadalupe and Bexar counties to be provided for. A committee of Halff, Hildebrand and Wester will confer with county commissioners to set a date for a good roads meeting in Gonzales. The plan relies on cooperation with Guadalupe and Bexar counties and bond-financed improvements elsewhere.
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D. EB. Colp
Highway League
A. D. Cook
Seguin
Guadalupe County Automobile Club
League
Port O'Connor
Gonzales
Victoria
Guadalupe
Bexar
G. A. C. Halff
H. E. Hildebrand
R. H. Wester
Guadalupe and
Colp
Cook
Gulf
Bexar County
Guadalupe County
Festival closes with strong amusement despite cold San Antonio
The mid-winter San Antonio Press Club festival ended last night as a success for entertainment. Inclement weather reduced attendance and gate receipts, but Nat Reiss proved Carnival King with his 300 showmen. They depart today for Brownsville for a January 8 18 engagement at the mid winter fair. Staacke Bros advertise Springfield rubber for carriages.
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San Antonio
Reiss
Brownsville
El Paso Rancher W. W. Varn Dies From Crash Injuries
El Paso Texas January six W W Varn wealthy rancher reputed to own more diamonds than any man in the southwest died from injuries after his automobile struck a cow on the county road Christmas day. His El Paso area ranch damaged livestock stolen during the Mexican revolution and he held a $60000 claim against the Mexican government.
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EL Paso
Tex
W. W. Varn
Southwest
Three Drinks a Day Linked to Health Risk
New York health officials say three drinks daily is the safe limit for health. More than that is tied to untimely death from liver trouble and related diseases due to lack of exercise overeating overindulgence and car luxuries. Staacke Bros advertises many carriages buggies and phaetons at low prices.
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New York
New York Board of Health
Board of Health
Staacke Bros
I. D. G. Club Card Party at Miss Black’s Home
Miss Augustus R. Black hosted the I. D. G. club card gathering at 420 East Crockett Street on Thursday afternoon. Prizes went to Nellie Casey first, Erna Donup second, Alma Jud consolation, with Emma Schaeffer and Mary Johnson taking guest prizes. Refreshments were served.
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I. D. G. Club
Augustus R. Black
East Crockett Street
Nellie Casey
Erna Donup
Alma Jud
Emma Schaeffer
Mary Johnson
Authorities Find Large Opium Haul Sparks Smuggling Probe
Los Angeles authorities arrest J L Mittiman local reporter and Pullman porter on the New Orleans express as $5000 worth of contraband opium is seized. The case alleges Mexican merchants supplied the opium to Nogales porters who delivered to Los Angeles rings including prominent local Chinese merchants. More arrests anticipated.
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Los Angeles
Cal
J. L. Mittiman
New Orleans
Pullman Porter
New Orleans Express
Seizuce
Mittijuan
Arcade
L. Davis
Davis
Mittijan
Pullman
Nogales
Congress Not In Session for Day in Washington
There was no session of either chamber today as the Senate adjourned to Monday and the House to tomorrow noon to pay tributes to former Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia. The House Democratic caucus was called for 4:30 p.m. and several election contests were scheduled for hearings in January and February. Committees debated a parcels post system with witnesses from retailers and farm groups present.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Stephen B. Elkins
West Virginia
House Committee On
George B. McLean
Bowman
Pennsylvania
Rankin Wiley
Hughes
Frederick J. Crowley
Chicago
Wilson
Illinois
Stephenson
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Nathan B. Williams
Associated Retailers
St. Louis
George M. Whitaker
Farmers’ National Congress
National Dairy Union
Dynamite Demonstration Clears Mesquite on Farm Ground
About 250 ranchmen farmers and business men watched a dynamite soil clearing demonstration at the Sinclair dairy farm led by F. M. Faurote and associates from the University of Missouri and Lafayette College. A single blast removed heavy mesquite, revealing subsoil and fertilizer effects, at an estimated cost of $25 per acre. Attendees included Edwin Chamberlain of San Antonio Bank and Trust, Thomas B. Palfrey Medina Irrigation officials, and others.
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Sinclair
F. M. Faurote
DuPont Powder Company
A. Allen
University of Missouri
A. Day
Technological Department of
Lafayette College
Pennsylvania
San Antonio
Edwin Chamberlain
San Antonio Bank and Trust Company
Thomas B. Palfrey
Medina
Boy Finds 10-Ounce Gold Nugget Worth 1800
Thomas Roache a 16 year old boy reports a Gil Valley California discovery of a ten ounce gold quartz nugget on the William Tell mining claim. The nugget estimated at 1700 to 1800 dollars is described as studded with gold and protruding from the earth. It is hailed as the most valuable nugget in Grasg valley district.
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Thomas Roache
Gil Valley
Cal
William Tell
Grasg Valley
Plan To Keep Water Flowing In The River
A San Antonio River Improvement Association meeting is set for January 9 at the Chamber of Commerce to discuss continuing artificial water flow in the river. The recent three month pump test proved successful, with a flowing stream and a debris free channel, and officials estimate a $1000 plant plus about $100 monthly running costs.
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San Antonio
San Antonio Gas and Electric Company
Waterworks Company
Alamo Iron Works
Hutchins
Brackenridge Park
W. B. Tuttle
Gas and Electric Company
George H. Cushman
Tuttle
Dixie Social Club Elects New Officers
The Dixie Social Club elected new officers Friday evening: A. C. Toudouze as president, Fred Monier as vice president, Emmet Kenney as secretary, and A. T. King as treasurer. Reports indicated a successful year socially and financially.
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Dixie Social Club
A. C. Toudouze
Fred Monier
Emmet Kenney
A. T. King
Fewer Summer Normal Institutes Planned for 1912
The Texas Department of Education announces tighter rules for summer normal institutes in 1912, reducing from sixty to fifty the number of institutes and raising requirements. Two series are planned, each at least five weeks, with openings decided by the faculty and joint county cooperation encouraged for efficiency and quality. Applications must be filed by March 1, 1912.
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Austin
Jan
State Department of Education
Department of Education
Staacke Bros Top Your Car for New Year
Staacke Bros offers a fresh top for automobiles to start the new year with style and protection. Their durable tops aim to improve longevity and curb appeal for owners seeking a quick upgrade.
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Staacke Bros
Favors Auto Trip To Damsite By High Way League
T B Palfrey of the business company welcomed the highway league plan for an auto trip to the damsite. Boosters will inspect progress on the dam project and push for a connecting road to San Antonio. Date not fixed but expected in coming weeks. H E Hildebrand serves on the committee to coordinate with Medina officials.
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T. B. Palfrey
Medina Irrigation Company
Highway League
Good Roads
San Antonio
H. E. Hildebrand
League
Medina
Lone Star Poultry Show Opens Tomorrow in Laredo
The first annual Lone Star Poultry Association show will run from tomorrow to January 15 at 239 West Commerce Street. About 650 birds entered with 200 more expected, including blue ribbon Black Minorcas from St. Louis. Judge A Emry of Carthage and P Van Winkle of Dallas will judge starting Tuesday morning.
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Lone Star Poultry Association
West Commerce Street
Texas
St. Louis
The
Poultry Association
Southwest
Co. A. Emry
Carthage
Co. P. van Winkle
Dallas
Poker Game Described in Wireless Case Set for Tuesday
In federal court Elias Chapa faces trial after a long poker game tale in which a counterfeit one dollar bill was allegedly used to settle a debt of honor. Testimony described four hours of card play by grown men under an oil lamp, with full houses and flushes. The grand jury report likely Monday, and further indictments are expected. The famous wireless case is set for Tuesday with Beauchamp Dickinson Bomar as defendants and could last two to three weeks.
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Federal District Court
Elias Chapa
Chapa
New Braunfels
Monte Carlo
C. A. Boynton
United States
R. L. Edwards
Carlos Bee
Charles H. Beauchamp
John B. Dickinson
William A. Bomar
Mr. Bee
San Antonio
Staacke Bros Offer Best Line of Delivery Wagons
Staacke Bros advertise the best line of delivery wagons sold in San Antonio. The firm touts quality and value for merchants needing reliable carts.
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Staacke Bros
San Antonio
Birthday Party Honoring Ninth Birthday for Mary Oates
Little Miss Mary Oates daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Oates 820 Palmetto Avenue entertained twenty friends last week for her ninth birthday A luncheon was served during the afternoon and her birthday cake was cut
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Mary Oates
J. W. Oates
Palmetto Avenue
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