Texas Railroad Growth Seen in 1910 Report
The Texas railroad commission reports a year of rapid expansion with nearly 1000 miles of new track and about 20 new companies chartered and under construction. Existing rails total just over 13 000 miles with 2000 more under construction, while several lines have Charter amendments and new lines such as the Bartlett Western and Fort Worth Belt begin construction.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
W. E. Fitzgerald
Commission
Texas
Bartlett Western Railway
Barttlett- Florence Railroad Company
Beaumont Wharf & Terminal Company
Fort Worth Belt Railway
Texas City Terminal Company
Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf Railway
Enid Ochiltree & Western Railway
Paris & Mount Pleasant
Bryan & College Interurban Railway Company
Crosbyton & Southplains Railroad Company
Angelina & Neches River Railroad Company
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promoted For Grip Aftercare
The advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as the best tonic to cleanse the blood after grip and to restore strength and vitality. A Minneapolis woman testifies the pills gave her color, appetite, and energy after illness. Sold by druggists or postpaid at 50 cents a box, six for $2.50, with a free booklet on diseases of the blood.
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South Ninth Street
Minneapolis
Minn
Dr. Williams
Railroad Commission Rejects Brownsville to San Antonio Line
A note states the common carrier ruling excludes the proposed Brownsville to San Antonio route and several other projected lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Commission
Brownsville
San Antonio
Shriners Open 37th Imperial Council Session
Shriners from across the United States Canada Hawaii and the Philippines gather in Rochester New York for the thirty seventh annual imperial council session of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine meeting at Convention Hall.
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Associated Press
Rochester
N. Y
Canada
Hawaiian Islands
Philippines
Imperial Council
Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Lang Plans Austrian Bride for Rochester Brewer
Arrangements for the wedding of Leonard Lang a Rochester brewer to Miss Mary Rumpler of Vienna Austria were made by mail during the sixth annual saengerfest of the New York saengerbund. The couple were married in Albany last night after obtaining a license. the bride arrived in New York with her trousseau.
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Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Leonard Lang
Rochester
New York
Saengerbund
Mary Rumpler
Vienna
Austria
Trousseau
Richest Negro Dead in Chicago Gambles King Dies at Luxurious Home
Bob Motts once penniless from Washington IA rose to wealth as Chicago’s perceived richest black man. He owned a large South Side theater and held multiple interests before his death at his city residence. Feed crop in Central West Texas is fair after recent rains, with potential for a late cotton crop amid continued drought.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Bob"” Motts
Motts
Washington
South Side
Austin
Tex
J. H. Neill
Farmers’ Institutes
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Attend Anti Rally in Wooldridge Park draws thousands
Several thousand people attend an anti prohibition rally at Wooldridge Park in Austin. Speakers include State Senator John L. Peeler and former Representative T H McGregor, with strong crowd attention throughout the evening.
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Austin
Tex
Wooldridge Park
John L. Peeler
T. H. McGregor
To Rebuild Austin Dam Plan Likely For City Council
Austin officials expect city council to pass the rebuilding ordinance next Thursday. If approved, a special election on the dam plan will be held thirty days later.
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Austin Dam
Austin
Tex
Vaudeville and cinema bills heat Exposition Park and Wigwam
Exposition Park offers four nightly acts with music comedy dancing and a one act skit A Dollar a Week plus Casa de Loco concessions and a popular merry go round and rides drawing hundreds. Wigwam Theater on Alamo Plaza screens coronation film and two dramas Two Lives and The Yaqui Girl all licensed by the national board of censorship.
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Exposition Park
Casa de Loco
Roger
Wigwam
Alamo Plaza
George
Pathe Company
National Board of Censorship
Marriage Licenses Issued to Five Couples
Marriage licenses issued today to Charles E. Stephens and Leila Harris. Charles Meeke and Laura Beaufer. Clarence O. Cravens and Meta Lane. Ed Moore and Lottie E. Lambert. At West Point, N Y, army kitchens run largely on electricity.
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Charles E. Stephens
Leila Harris
Charles Meeke
Laura Beaufer
Clarence O. Cravens
Meto Lane
Ed €. Moore
Lottie E. Lambert
Fall of the Bastille Celebration Set by San Antonio Club
The French Mutual Aid society of San Antonio plans a Bastille Day event at the Fair grounds on Sunday July 16 from 2 30 to 11 p m with a large orchestra speeches in French a grand ball in royal costumes a 14 member band and special tickets perforated into ten usable squares The committee chairs for Entertainment and Grand Hall are listed with names and roles.
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French Mutual Aid Society of
San Antonio
the Bastile
Fair Grounds
Alfred Lanner
Louis XIV
France
French Mutual Aid Society
Republic of France
John Loustaunau
D. Lieber
Espenan
A. Haus
Julien Loustaunau
J. N. Ousset
George Caen Jr
Doctor's Narrow Escape After Fire Incident
Middletown New York July 11 Dr Edwin Fancher had a narrow escape during a routine call when a fire broke out nearby flames threatened the physician and his escort but they reached safety without injury authorities investigated the blaze and the circumstances of the encounter remain under review
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THE
Associated Press
Middletown
N. Y
Edwin Fancher
Doctor narrowly escapes death at Mapes home
The doctor visited Mrs. Horace Mapes to check her sanity when she fired twice with a revolver. Both bullets grazed his scalp before bystanders overpowered her.
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Cape
Horace Mapes
Irwin Rolls Big Average in Local Bowling
Martin J. Irwin new bowling figure in this city shines in a private Grand alleys game with John Orme. He rolled five games averaging 235 with scores 270 243 243 270 and 299, the last nearly a perfect score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin J. Irwin
John Orme
Irwin
Hay Fever Relief Claim From Foley's Honey and Tar
A Chicago man, M. Stewart of 1084 Wolfram St., reports great relief from hay fever and summer colds using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. He notes others with similar suffering may benefit, via the King Pattison Drug Co.
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Foley
M. Stewart
Wolfram St
Chicago
Stewart
King-Pattison Drug Co
Brooklyn Man Shoots Cousin Then Commits Suicide
Freder Sulzbacher a Brooklyn cigar salesman sought relief from heat at the home of cousin Mrs Bertha Freisetben. When she answered the door he fired four bullets into her head then shot himself. Freisetben is dying.
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New York
Freder Sulzbacher
Brooklyn
Bertha Freisetben
Freisetben
Sulzbacher
Harness Meet Is Off in Providence Illinois
Governor Pothier halted pool selling on track horse races prompting officials to cancel the annual midsummer harness meet set to begin this week at local tracks in Providence R I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Providence
R. IL
Pothier
Rathskeller opens in San Antonio serving quick deli
The Rathskeller in San Antonio operates from noon to midnight offering a choice delicatessen and short orders with good service at Elite Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Elite Cafe
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Morales Transfer Co
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Shriners IN Convention
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