Alamo Plaza fountain proposal sparks plans and debate
Mayor C M Chambers favors a memorial fountain for Alamo plaza, with a $20,000 estimate by architect H L Pierce and sculptor Stephen F Austin. The design features a 21 foot tallest figure and hero statues Travis Crockett Bowie and Bonhem, plus colored lighting to illuminate cascading water. Construction could take about a year once approved.
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Alamo Plaza
Alamo
C. M. Chambers
H. L Pierce
Pcvlptor
Travis
Crockett
Bowie
Bonhem
Debt
Electric Sign to Advertise Opera Season OK’d
A large electric sign in the city plaza to advertise the Olive grand opera season for March 2015 was approved Thursday by the governing body. W G Higgins, president of the Lyric League and sponsor of the season, made the request.
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Ginate
Conners. Org
Inventiga
Oend Okayeday
Ate
W. G. Higgins
Lyric League
Woman Hurt After Fall From Auto on Borr Road
Hilda B Hutchings, 23, of 1025 Victoria Street, was treated for a cut over her right eye and a broken left arm after falling from an automobile on the Borr road. She was admitted to Hubert B Green hospital Wednesday night for further observation and care.
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Mire
Hilda B Hutchings
Victoria Street
Hutchings
Hubert B. Green Hospital
Borr
Short Skirt Hela Aid to Women in Dodging Autos
Chicago report shows 1923 fashion era impact on injuries as librarian Frederick Rex cites 1913 and 1923 figures. He notes 1223 women injured in bus and street incidents when skirts were long, while 1923 saw 925 injuries with shorter skirts.
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Chicago
Jan
Frederick Rex
Tatlett
Moscow Concert Charges Set at 6 Pounds of Junk
Anna Luboshits, renowned cellist, headlines a Moscow concert tonight amid a public waste collection campaign. Citizens are urged to gather six pounds of junk such as rags bottles rubbers and cans to support the effort.
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Moscow
Anna Luboshits
Te Is
Chain Banking Tackled in CongressionaL Inquiry
Washington Jan 30 The legislative pact was cleared today for a sweeping congressional inquiry into chain bank and branch banking with a prospect of revising the nations banking laws before the end of the current session.
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Congress
Washington, D. C
Catholic Women to Hold Reception at Arch Diocesan Council
Arch-Diocesan Council of Catholic Women plans a reception with tea from 7 to 8 p m at Casa Regine honoring Mr Emerson Brith of Denver. A musical program features baritone Eric Steinfeldt and soprano Mrs Timn Gritsenbeck.
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Council of
Catholic Women
Mey Ar Casa Regine
Emerson Brith
Denver
Eric Steinfeldt
Liosd Barris
Tim N Gritsenbeck
Five brick Mississippi buildings burn in daytime blaze
A fire swept through a row of six brick structures in Dobant Mississippi on January 26 causing extensive damage. The Merchants and Farmers Bank and the City Hotel were among the buildings affected. The blaze destroyed sections of Doe Rani's business block and left many shops with substantial losses. Local authorities investigated the cause and reported high winds hampered containment efforts.
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Mississippi
Dobant
Miss
Doerani
Merchante and Farmers Bank
City
Tanlac advertised for stomach trouble relief and added vigor
An advertisement claims Tanlac relieves stomach upset headaches and dizziness enabling renewed appetite digestion and energy. It cites a local case of improvement and promises a money back guarantee if unsatisfied, urging readers to obtain a bottle from their druggist.
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Tantac
Hero Fem
Nicholas
Tanlac
Tenlac
Bombardment Cadets Fly Cross Country to El Paso
After a three day delay due to dangerous flying conditions, 12 students from the Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field depart in six LB bombers for a cross country training mission to El Paso. They plan refueling stops at Marfa, with Lieut. A A Suavely and Lieut. H R Baxter along, returning Saturday.
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Advanced Flying School
Kelly Geld
Paso
Marfa
EL Paso
A. A. Suavely
el Paso Felday
H.R. Baxter
Kellyfield
Stident Phota
R. B. Nupeut
M. Birsond
T. Q. Graff
J. A Stanley
D. T. Mitchell
le Terrill
J. H. Davies
J. A. Ives
Gerald Hoyle
P. L. Torrence
Tf. L. Boyd
G. V. Freiburger
Pioneer preacher dies in Marshall Texas at 82
Dr. J. W. Lively, an 82 year old pioneer preacher and longtime resident of Hest Terse, died in Marshall after a period of illness last night. He had served the community for decades and was well known in local religious circles. His passing leaves a void in the area’s spiritual leadership.
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Marshall
Texas
J. W. Lively
Hest Terse
Abilene and Brown Railway hearing resumes in Texas
Abilene Texas Jan 30 Testimony resumes in Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on the Abilene and Balern Railway application to build a 41 mile line from Abilene to Cross Plains with final opposition testimony to be presented by Texas and Pacific joined by Abilene and Southern and the City of Cisco.
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Abilene
Texas
Interstate Commerce Commiscat
Abilene and Baalern
Cross Plains
T. F. Sullivan
Texas and Pacific
Abilene and Southern
Ciscon
Congressmen Quits GOP Committee in New Jersey holds post
Congressman Franklin Fort of New Jersey resigns as secretary of the Republican National Committee a role he has held since Herbert Hoover’s presidential nomination. The item notes Own Your Home Day of National Thrift Week and encourages planning to buy a home amid thrift week messaging.
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G.O.P
Washington, D. C
Franklin Fort
New Jersey
Republican National Committee
Herbert Hoover
Nomi Fatien
Taxi Official and Driver Slain in Auto in Rogere Park
CHICAGO January 80 05 Barney J Mitchell treasurer of the Checker Taxi Cab Company and George Jackson a driver were shot and killed today by unknown assailants who commandeered their cab in the Rogere Park area. Police reconstruct the crime as tied to internal strife within the organization. Jackson may have been killed to conceal the facts.
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Chicago
Barney J. Mitchell
Checker ‘Taxi Cab Company
George Jackson
Unown Agsaealus
Rogere Park
Mitchell
Atrife
Jackson
Residents Protest Smokestack Impact at Local Plant
A petition signed by 26 residents of the 1282 Hast Commerce Street district was filed with City Clerk Fred Fries on Thursday. The group requests relief from the smokestack pollution, claiming it ruins property values and makes life uncomfortable. lead signer Mrs Tit Barzer, 716 Montana Street.
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Hauser Floral Company
Hast Commerce Street
City
Fred Fries
Tit. Barzer
Montanatreet
Yardstick of skirts found in Paris fashion forecast
A New York dress house representative told the Associated Press of a proposed yardstick to standardize dress lengths for the coming season. He anticipated sport and street skirts around thirteen inches from the floor, Amaftmann dresses nine inches, and evening skirts near the ankle bone, with couturier shows pending.
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Paris
New York
Presa
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