Engineer Found Guilty In Derailment At Corning
Albany reports the Delaware Lackawanna & Western wreck at Corning New York on Independence Day. Forty people died and seventy five were injured after the engineer, William H. Schroeder, had been drinking and slept less than three hours the night before. The State Public Service Commission ruled the engineer responsible. Schroeder was indicted for manslaughter but the case was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Corning
State Public Service Commission
William H. Schroeder
New Opportunities in China Address Highlights Missionary Needs
Dr John Lowe spoke to the City Baptist Young People's Union at Cavalry Church on China’s possibilities under the new government. He described difficulties for missionaries, noted advances for women, and the need for physicians amid vast population. An election for press reporter was held, and the meeting closed with prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
John Lowe
City Baptist Young People’s Union
Cavalry Church
Charles Heimsath
The
Baptist Church
Prospect Hill
J. Porter
First Church
Lowe
Herbert B. Linscott
J. B. Holt
Pegues Memorial
Tax Notice for 1912 Real Estate Personal Property and Poll Taxes
State and country taxes for 1912 on real estate and personal property as well as poll taxes must be paid to J. A. Bitter tax collector by January 31, 1913 to avoid a 10 percent penalty and costs of levying on personal property. J. R. DAVIS County Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Bitter
J. R. Davis
Riebe Undertaking Co Auto Ambulance Service
Riebe Undertaking Co operates auto ambulance service at 221 Be Commerce Phore 341 with 24 hour readiness and on call response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riebe Undertaking Co
Commerce
Phore
CHANGES AT GUNTER NAME NEW CHIEF ROOM CLERK
The Gunter Hotel announces the appointment of J. H. Lucas as chief room clerk joining Guy F. Ghede the new assistant manager. Lucas previously worked at the Menger Hotel since March and has held roles at the Claypool Hotel Indianapolis and other Indiana and Ohio hotels. He is a Texas Hotelkeepers Association member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy F. Ghede
Driskill Hotel
Austin
Gunter Hotel
Percy Tyrrell
J. H. Lucas
Lucas
Gunter
Menger Hotel
Ghede
Southwest
Texas
Driskill
Lee Huckins
Oklahoma City
Claypool
Indianapolis
Indiana
Ohio
The
Texas Hotelkeepers Association
Amundsen to Receive National Geographic Gold Medal
Washington January 11 Captain Roald Amundsen will be awarded a gold medal by the National Geographic Society at tonight s banquet. Earlier he met President Taft and attended luncheon at Gilbert H Grosvenor s home meeting the society s governing board. He also repeated his South Pole lecture for an American audience. Rear Admiral Robert E Peary will preside at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
National Geographic Society
Taft
Amundsen
Gilbert H. Grosvenor
Geographic Society
The
Robert E. Peary
Automobile Rugs for Woodward Carriage Company
Automobile rugs of the correct size and weight are prepared for delivery to the Woodward Carriage Company. The itemized notes indicate fit and specification details for precise use with carriage models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodward Carriage Company
Women Seek Three Seats on San Antonio School Board
Citizens debated amendments to the San Antonio Independent School District charter after a report proposed nine trustees, three women and six men, with elections for six new seats in 1913 and a plan to limit women to three board members. The meeting adjourned amid disputes over eligibility and bond provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Independent School District
J. Brooks
J. Ira Kercheville
Brooks
William L. Dunne
City of
San Antonio
W. P. Lobban
M. C. Hirzel
D. A. McAskill
San Antonio School Board Changes Proposed in Charter Revisions
The proposal outlines six year terms with three trustee seats elected every two years. It enforces civic qualifications for board members, mandates that three be women and six men, requires oaths of impartial service, and places authority to condemn property for school purposes under the city charter rules, with aldermen replaced by trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Independent School District
Frederick Terrell
Sam L. Harris
T. M. Dechman
John F. Fentiman
Messrs
Bliss
Goggan
Florian
San Antonio
City of
Prayer Week Ended At First Baptist Church Meeting
The Dwyer Circle No 2 led the week of prayer at First Baptist Church in a session themed Faith In and Work for Our Young People. Mrs George Houston chair man spoke on the Southern Baptist convention and noted only about one eighth of eligible Baptist youth are enlisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Dwyer Circle No. 2
George Houston
Southern Baptist Convention
Houston
W. W. Boone
Woman's Missionary Union
Frank Weinrich
Government Plans Major Education Overhaul in Britain
London reports Premier Asquith and Chancellor Lloyd George announce a sweeping education program after home rule and reform bills. Viscount Haldane insists the chaotic system must be reformed at cost, arguing productive power and rival nations justify the expenditure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Asquith
David Liloyd-George
Viscount Haldane
Manchester
Installation of Baptist Young People's Union Officers
The Baptist Young People's Union plans a Sunday afternoon installation at First Baptist Church in San Antonio. New president J A Taylor will install officers and a program will be presented with officers and committee chairs outlining duties and plans. Deacons are invited. all others welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Young People’s Union
First Baptist Church
San Antonio
J. A. Taylor
Herff Is President of Carnegie Library Board
William J L Herff was re elected president of the Carnegie Library board of trustees and Mrs H B Rice was re elected secretary at a meeting yesterday afternoon. Other officers named include Miss Bessie Houston vice president and Thomas L Conroy treasurer. Miss Cornelia Notz was re elected librarian. Present were Thomas H Franklin William L Herff Mrs T T VanderHoeven Mrs H B Rice Miss Bessie Houston Marshall Terrell Thomas L Conroy Judge M B Buckley and Dr M J Bliem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William JL. Herff
Carnegie Library
H. B. Rice
Bessie Houston
Thomas L. Conroy
Cornelia Notz
Thomas H. Franklin
William L. Herff
T. T. VanderHoeven
H. B
Spirit of Winter and Hood's Sarsaparilla Cure
The piece notes winter's harsh toll on rheumatism scrofula and catarrh and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a radical permanent cure. It claims abundant proof and easy obtainability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Gimbel Delicatessen Ad Sells Clubhouse Sandwiches
The notice advertises Gimbel Delicatessen with Clubhouse sandwiches and half shell oysters priced at 25 cents per dozen. Ladies and gentlemen served.
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Gimbel Delicatessen
Corpus Christi Commercial Club elects officers for 1913 term
At the annual meeting in Corpus Christi the club elected L. G. Collins as president and Henry D. McDonald and Chas. E. Coleman as vice presidents. Louis C. Wells was named treasurer and a wide board of directors was chosen. The group plans to hire a secretary, grow membership, and push projects including a cotton compress, an opera house, a city coliseum, new railroads, and a Nueces Bay causeway linking Nueces and San Patricio counties.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Corpus Christi Commercial Club
L. G. Collins
Henry D. McDonald
Chas. BE
Coleman
Louis C. Wells
T. D. Ward
Royall Givens
Roy Miller
Edward R. Kleberg
Nat Benton
J. C. Baldwin
O. H. E. Kramer
Ed Dubage
Nueces Bay
Nueces
San Patricio
Rates Investigated In Private Telegraph Wire Contracts
The Interstate Commerce Commission opened an inquiry into private telegraph and telephone wire contracts and their rates and regulations. Respondents include American Telephone and Telegraph, Western Union, and Postal Telegraph Cable. Complaint alleges underselling public wires and free use by nonparties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Order of Inquiry
Gimbel Delicatessen Stands On Crockett Street
The food shop offers real quality service to ladies and gentlemen. Located on Crockett Street opposite the Grand Opera House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gimbel Delicatessen
Crockett Street
Grand Opera House
Texas firms file charters including banks and merchants
A roster of Texas incorporations with W. C. Munn Company in Houston and multiple others across Dallas Jacksonville Mart Terrell Texarkana and Cotulla. Notes include capital stocks and names of incorporators as well as an amendment lowering the Holland Texas Dam and Irrigation Company capital stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
W. C. Munn Company of
Houston
Capital
W. C. Munn
C. H. Ries
C. O. Harrison
H. M. Garrett
A. K. Brookshire
Farmers State Bank of
Crawford
McLennan County
Capital Stock
John E. Nichols
A. O. Jordan
D. Brown
Sam D. Goodson
Dallas
W. J. Glynn
J. E. Weeden
Oral Co
White, Gunter-Rolison Company
Sherman
A. H. Gunter
A. R. McElreath
Guy H. Rolison
Campbell Free Methodist Seminary
Campbell
Hunt County
R. A. Thompson
J. B. Morris
E. B. Chandler
Fomby-Jones Company of
San Antonio
E. S. Fomby
J. B. Jones
J. W. Donnell
Phillips Hardware Company
Terrell
D. E. Phillips
W. M. Phillips
Frank Martin
J. W. Suggs Mercantile Company
Texarkana
John T. Logan
J. W. Suggs
C. B. Mitchell
Holland-Texas Dam and Irrigation Company
Cotulla
Widow Receives Entire Reid Estate In Unconditional Bequest
The late Whitelaw Reid's estate goes wholly to widow Elizabeth Mills Reid with 110000 in specific bequests. Ogden Reid and Jean Templet Reid receive nothing. the will favors the widow and names her sole executrix without bond. The Tribune Syndicate stock and control stay with Mrs Reid, while her son Ogden’s succession depends on her judgment and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Whitelaw Rei
Great Britain
Elizabeth Mills Reid
Oden Mills Reid
Jean Templet Reid
John Hubert War
Altheu
Reid
Tribune Associatic Publishers
New York Tribun
Ogden Rei
Henry W. Sacott
Ogden Reid
Association
Tribune
Ogden Mills Reid
Knicerbockers
Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths Offer Weight Loss Claims
An advertisement touts the Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths as a weight loss method via a scientific massa treatment. It promises a trial at Beauty parlor 1 on South Flores Street and directs readers to take a South Flores street car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlandale
South Flores
Episcopal missionary conference set for Austin dates
The seventh annual missionary conference of the Episcopal Church Departmen of the Southwest will be held January 14 to 16 in Austin. Representatives from six states Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Louisiana Texas and New Mexico will attend along with about 15 bishops and 60 ministers and laymen. The event was postponed from last year and sessions will be at St David's church with business at All Saints chapel. The focus is on promoting home and foreign missions.
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Austin
Tex
The
Episcopal Church
Southwest
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Texas
New Mexico
St. David's Church
All Saints Chap
Home and Foreign Missions
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Pat Omtee
Baker’s Cocoa
Ike Od
WFSTL
Walter Baker & CO. Limited
Dorchester, Mass
Grand Opera
Il Trovatore
Bunty
Frederick Ireland
W. E. Whittle
Foster Ball & Ford West Jura, Reed & St. John
Joe Cook
Burt Shepherd Co
Bobbe & Dale
Tulsbay
Gtriday
City B. Y. P. U
River
Kansas City
Riverside Restaurant
Explorer
West Commerce Street
Beethoven Hall
Maurice L. Herr
New York City
Citizens’ Mass Meeting
Colorado
W. B. Cross
Red Cross
Grand Junction
Col
Cross
East
Brechlin
Herff
Lee Charles Rees
Houston Street
Rph
Commerce St
SAN Antonio Real Estate Exchange
Notary Pub CO
H. Jackson
Gunter Building
M. A
Shumard
Boerne
American Cleanser Company
Vallas
CLUB
Riverside
Riverside Restauran
Episcopalians
J. EK
Cannaday
Court Block
Sedalia
Third National Bank
Poe
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