Daughters of the Republic seek legislative power for Alamo improvements
The Daughters announce Mrs. Clara Driscoll Sevier will fund all Alamo improvements, about 15000 dollars, and request full legislative authority to redevelop the Hugo Schmeltzer lot. Clara Driscoll Sevier, Hal Sevier, and Driscoll arrive in San Antonio to confer with the order before Austin session.
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Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Clara Driscoll Sevier
Alamo
San Antonio
Hal Sevier
Driscoll
Alamo Mission
Daughters of the Republic
Austin
The
Daughters
Driskill Hotel
Senate
House of Representatives
Texas
Alamo Chapel
Clara Driscoll
Sevier
Commonwealth
Texas Republic
Weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Tonight cloudy and warmer. Friday unsettled and warmer. Local forecast notes warmer conditions across the area with unsettled weather coming into the day.
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San Antonio
Weather notes for tourists across major cities
Observations at 8 am show St Louis 22 degrees cloudy with southeast wind and warmer. Chicago 18 degrees cloudy with south wind. Milwaukee 10 degrees clear with south wind and likely Friday snow. St Paul 12 degrees clear with south wind and Friday snow. Kansas City 10 degrees clear with south wind. New York 18 degrees clear with north wind colder tonight and Friday. Boston 12 degrees clear with northwest wind continuing cold. Washington 4 degrees clear with north wind and continued cold Friday.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Injunction Granted Against Lumbermen in New York
The government won a permanent injunction against the Eastern States Retail Lumbers Dealers Association and related groups for restraint of trade. The court found a conspiracy using blacklists fines and expulsions to fix prices and barred further syndicate actions.
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New York
Eastern States
Retail Lumbers Dealers’ Association
Federal District Court
New York Lumber Trade Association
Building Material Men's Association
New Jersey Lumbermen’s Protection Association
Retail Lumbermen's Association
Retail Lumbermen’s Association of Baltimore
The
Lumber Exchange of
District of Columbia
Safe is dynamited at Powell State Bank Powell Navarro county
Robbers dynamited the Powell State Bank in Powell Navarro county last night but fled without taking any money. The bank’s capital stock is 10 000 dollars and burglary insurance covers the institution. The report came via a phone message to the Insurance and Banking Commissioner from the bank president.
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Powell
Austin
Tex
Jan
Powell State Bank
Navarro County
Corn Growers in Session at Texas Association Meeting
The seventh annual meeting and mid winter corn show of the Texas Corn Growers Association opened in Greenville Texas with a large statewide attendance. Government expert F F Ferguson of Oklahoma reviews many exhibits competing for prizes and hopes to finish by night. Premiums are on display.
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Greenville
Tex
Texas Corn Growers’ Association
F. F. Ferguson
Oklahoma
Gold production falls in 1912 as silver output peaks
United States Geological Survey reports 1912 gold output below 1907 levels, with Colorado and California leading, while silver production reaches a record high of over 62 million fine ounces valued at about 37.9 million dollars. The era eyes a decline in gold finds with Goldfield Nevada waning after a bonanza period.
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Washington, D. C
United States
United States Geological Survey
Bonanza
Goldfield
Nevada
Colorado
California
Amendments Ready for Open Meeting in San Antonio District
The final committee meeting on charter amendments for the San Antonio Independent School District convened with Judge J S Brooks presiding. Friday’s open session at the High School Auditorium will consider amendments to align the charter with new election laws, bond provisions, and female board eligibility.
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San Antonio Independent
J.S. Brooks
J. S. Brooks
J. I. Kercheville
H. P. Drought
Woman's Club
William L. Dunne
J. Noyes Evans
Malone Duggan
San Antonio Independent School District
Flight over Alps aimed by Peruvian aviator Bielovucci
Jean Bielovucci arrived at Brig Switzerland to attempt a mono plane crossing of the Alps into Italy along the Simplon Pass. He follows the route of his late friend George Chavez who died after a Brig Domodossola flight. Bielovucci holds a French pilot certificate and gained fame in 1910 for circling the Eiffel Tower and flying Paris to Bordeaux.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Jean Bielovucci
Brig
Alps
Italy
Bielovucci
Simplon Pass
George Chavez
Domodossola
Paris
Ejitfel
Bordeaux
Former Church Head Found Dead in London
W N Miller former president of the Christian Science Church was found dead today in his London room police said Miller aged unknown was pronounced dead at scene officials did not reveal cause of death pending autopsy and investigation
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London
W. N. Miller
The
Christian Science Church
Guarantee of Quality in Tur Ligur Advertisements
The notices claim manufacturer guarantees of fixed quality and consistent price in Tur Ligur ads. They warn against poor quality sellers and emphasize trademarks, distinctive packaging, and dealer purchases. The piece urges reading advertisements daily as a promise of honest value and quality.
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Tur Ligur
Tue Licht
J. P. Fallon
Legislature to address stock law and penal reform
Austin dispatch notes a looming Texas legislature prioritizing amendments to the stock and bond law to aid railroad financing, a new penal system bill by Rep L W Hill, a state highway plan, a governor backed charities board, and judicial reforms. It also covers home rule charter proposals, Baileys and senatorship issues, and holdover senate seat disputes.
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L. W. Hill
McGregor
State Charities Board
Hunt
Tarrant County
Texas Bar Association
San Antonio
Chester Terrel
Bexar County
Terrell
United States
Senate
State Department
A. G. Reid
Tyler County
J. T. Adams
Orange County
Adams
W. ©. Collins
Beaumont
Senator Collins
Horace W. Vaughan
Texarkana
J. C. McNealus
Dallas
W. J. Greer
Wills Point
Robert L. Warren
J. ©. Kaufman
Galveston
Quintus Watson
Giddings
D. A. Paulus
Hallettsvile
W. C. ‘Murray
Floresville
House Clerk Found Dead in New York
C L Swords folding room clerk for the Washington House of Representatives was found dead in a Seventh Avenue lodging house in New York. Police suspect heart failure, autopsy likely. Swords had been missing since December 31 and leaves a widow.
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New York
C. L. Swords
House of Representatives
Washington
Seventh Avenue
Swords
Washington, D. C
Co. L. Swords
Vicksburg
Miss
London suffragettes receive long sentences
London reports eight month sentences for May Billinghurst and Louisa Gay, two early arrestees in a suffrage campaign of mail destruction. Evidence shows central and West End letter boxes damaged with acids varnish and lamp oil, destroying many documents.
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London
May Billinghurst
Louisa Gay
West End
Unsettled Warm-Up Predicted Amid Cold Wave Remains
The forecast calls for warmer but unsettled weather over the next two days with cloudy skies. Extreme cold has broken in most regions but persists in New Mexico with Roswell at ten degrees below zero. San Antonio reports 32 at 7 am as a cold front lingers near the coast.
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San Antonio
New Mexico
Roswell
N. M
Harbor of Refuge Bill Introduced for Point Arena
Representative Kent of California introduced a bill authorizing a survey and cost estimate for a harbor of refuge on the Pacific coast at Point Arena California. The measure seeks to empower the secretary of war to conduct the study and assess expenses.
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Washington, D. C
Pacific Coast
Kent
California
Secretary of War
Point Arena Harbor
Day in Congress and Impeachment Trial Updates
Senate convened at noon with J N Heiskell sworn in as successor to the late Jeff Davis. Defense closing in the Archbold impeachment trial. Indiana affairs panel and Townsend resolution seek records on Crow Indians. House actions include contempt vote against George G Henry before Money Trust Committee and tariff and currency hearings. Secretary Stimson urges pantry restoration while Merchant Marine probes Brazilian steamship pool.
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Senate
J. N. Heiskell
Little Tock
Ark
Jeff Davis
Archbald
Indiana Affairs Committee
Townsend
House
Banking and Currency Committee
George G. Henry
Money Trust
Commititee
Currency Reform Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Stimson
Merchant Marine Committee
New York Financier Faces Contempt Charge Over Bank Probe
The House money trust committee certified to Speaker Clark to pursue contempt against George G. Henry of Solomon & Co. for refusing to name 24 bank officers linked to a 1,085,000 syndicate profit from California Petroleum stocks. The case tests Congress power to compel testimony in its legislative inquiries.
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Washington, D. C
House Money Trust Committee
Banking and Currency Committee
Clark
George G. Henry
Solomon & Co
New York
Money Trust Committee
California
House
United States
District of Columbia
Congress
Henry
National Banks
National Bank
John C. Spooner
Po Pea
Bank of
Baker
Mr. Baker
First National
First Security Company
National Bank Act
Chase National Bank
Chase Stock
Securities Company
Chase Bank
Murray
Samuel Untermyer
Untermyer
Taft
Comptroller
Burglars Set House Ablaze in Fort Worth
Burglars entered the home of Luther Shelton in Fort Worth Texas last night and set the house on fire. The family escaped narrowly with their lives. Loot included silverware and jewels. An evening dress of Mrs Shelton was found in an alley nearby after the blaze.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Luther Shelton
Endeavor to Float Steamship Albanian Gounds Near Jetty
Galveston Texas January 9 The first operations to float the Leyland line steamship Albanian which went aground off the south jetty Sunday night were begun today With the return of normal tide it is believed the ship will be floated by tonight She has suffered no damage.
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Galveston
Tex
Leyland Line
Mrs Ayres Elected After Bitter Fight at League Convention
Indications of factional feeling surfaced at the Woman's National Democratic League convention as Mrs. Matthew T. Scott of the Daughters of the American Revolution nominated Mrs. Steven B. Ayres of New York from the floor while incumbent Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby was renominated. Ayres won the presidency by 38 to 28.
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Washington, D. C
Woman's National Democratic League
Matthew T. Scott
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
League
Steven B. Ayres
New York
John Sherwin Crosby
Scott
Fall of Adrianople Reported Imminent
Dr. S. Daneff the Bulgarian plenipotentiary received cipher messages from Sofia describing Adrianople as appalling and its fall as imminent. Peace talks progress in London is slow but may speed after a foreign office meeting of European ambassadors to decide on united action if intervention becomes necessary.
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London
S. Daneff
Adrianople
Foreign Office
Stimson Backs Army Canteen Reform Before House Panel
Secretary Stimson and officials urged Rep Bartholdt’s bill to restore the army canteen arguing conditions worsen without it. They cited efforts to clean the Colon red light district near the canal and noted California soldiers’ temperance issues from nearby saloons. Stimson favored restricted canteen operations similar to the British army.
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Washington, D. C
Stimson
Torney
Wotherspoon
Bartholdt
Missouri
House Military Affairs Committee
Wood
Immunity Question Heard in Heike Case at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Charles R. Heike former secretary of the American Sugar Refining Co is entitled to immunity from prosecution for conspiracy to commit sugar weighing frauds against the customs service Heike convicted and sentenced government argued immunity covers only interstate commerce prosecutions not customs fraud cases.
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Washingtonn.c
Supreme Court
Charles R. Heike
American Sugar Refining Company
Customs Service
Philadelphia Liner Fights Gale Off Queenstown
The liner Philadelphia, departing Southampton for New York, battles a fierce gale off Roches Point and struggles to enter the harbor. Large numbers of passengers and a sizable mail await shipment to America at the quay.
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Queenstown
Philadelphia
Southampton
New York
Roches Point
America
Indictments in Federal Case Include Mexico Ex-Leaderr Vasquez Gomez
Eighteen federal indictments handed down by the grand jury include eight charged with violating neutrality laws. Named are Sr. Emilio Vasquez Gomez former provisional president of Mexico and others. most defendants are out on bond, Guzman and Didapp jailed in Texas. Seventeen more indictments cover minor felonies and misdemeanors with various defendants facing arrests and potential guilty pleas.
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United States
Federal Grand Jury
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Mexico
Paulino Martinez
Policarpo Rueda
Francisco Guzman
Manuel L. Marquez
Luis J. Snowball
Jose L. Saenz
Juan Pedro Didapp
Bexar County
el Paso
Peresons
Robert W. Patterson
Casimiro Hernandez
Medina Dam
Joe Flowers
Ben Wheeler
Ng Suey
Jeorge Rankin
Gonzalo C. Adame
Benigno Enriquez
Weg Tha Aia
Unitees
Henri Lamarque
Lee Fong
Hing Lee
A. F. Haslem
Susanna Norton
Isaac Hennen
John ¢. Wilbur
Towit
Department of Investigation
Chance
T. S. Maxey
Texas cotton gins exceed last season by 535,873 bales
Washington report shows Texas gins processing 4,461,932 bales of the 1912 cotton crop this season, up from 3,926,059 bales by the same date in 1911. National census totals count 12,919,257 bales in the United States, versus 14,317,002 bales a year earlier, at 92.1 percent of 1921 production.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
Arta
United States
Tariff Schedules Considered by Ways and Means Panel
In Washington on January 9 the earth and earthenware schedule of the Payne tariff returned to the House Ways and Means Committee with about 25 witnesses slated to testify. The hearing focused on tariffs for pottery marble stone retort carbons mica glass and related items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House Committee On Ways and Means
Firemen Agree to Mediate in Wage Dispute
Firemen from fifty eastern railroads meet railroad managers to seek mediation by Martin A. Knapp judge of the United States Commerce Court Charles P. Neill commissioner of Labor under the Erdman act. They contend over wages and working conditions.
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New York
Martin A. Knapp
United States Commerce Co
Charles P. Neill
United States
Missioner of Labor
Fugitives Report Bread Ration Amid Adrianople Push
Belgrade Jan 9 fugitives from Adrianople say only bread is available inside the fortress. Servian camp reports rations for inhabitants and soldiers cut to four ounces of bread daily.
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Belgrade
Adrianople
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Svgee
Erteres
Wee
Atecas
Chavez
N.Y
Crosby
Heike
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