Government aid for fair on Galange relies on local bonds
Congressman J P Buchanan warns San Antonio voters that approving one million dollars in bonds for the Bi Centennial Exposition is essential to keep federal support. He states failure to issue the bonds could collapse exposition plans and jeopardize anticipated congressional appropriations and dignified federal hosting of international visitors.
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San Antonio
J. P. Buchanan
Texas
Committee On Appropriations
William Jassin
Congress
Buchanan
Toresident
Cassin
San Anonio
Washigton
Expositon
United States
San Antonio Exposition Bond Vote Key to Federal Aid
A Texas congressman warns that San Antonio must pass the bond issue to secure federal backing for the Texas Bi Centennial and Pan American Exposition. He notes headway in Washington and urges bond approval to prove local commitment and avoid jeopardizing federal support for exhibits and entertainment.
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San Antonio
Appropriations Committee
Washington
Congress
Texas
West Travis Street widened after budget compromise
A final agreement funds widening of West Travis Street with $28,000 in the tentative budget and adds $25,000 for sewers from current taxes. Total new budget reaches $1,651,681, raising the tax rate by under two cents per $100 valuation after reallocations and cuts in contingencies, street maintenance, and street cleaning.
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West Travis Street
Kearney
Brown
Travis Street
Workers to Meet to Organize Sunday School Classes
The Key Men and Women committee from the State Sunday school convention in San Antonio will meet Friday evening at Judge C. A. Keller's home. Judge Keller chairs the seven-man group. Mrs. Keller leads seven women. The committee aims to enlarge adult Sunday school classes and boost efficiency.
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San Antonio
C. A. Keller
West Mistletoe Avenue
Judge Keller
Keller
Albert T. Fitts
Elmer R. Childs
O. Palmer
Ben P. Lane
W. F. Ivan
Roland Springall
Society Notes Highlight Engagements and Visits
Society Thursday Night features Mr and Mrs Theodore Friedrich hosting at Travis Club roof in honor of Miss Kathryn Waugh of Houston. Miss Constance Ball hosts a Buffet supper for Miss Hefley of Fort Worth. Friday Morning Card Club meets with Miss Arline Herndon. Wedding news flows as Mr and Mrs John Sheldon Doud announce daughter Mamie Geneva to Lt Dwight D Eisenhower on Saturday July 1 in Denver Colorado. they are at home at Fort Sam Houston.
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Theodore Friedrich
Travis Club
Kathryn Waugh
Houston
Constance Ball
Miss Hefley
Fort Worth
John Sheldon Doud
Mamie Geneva
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nineteenth Infantry
Denver
Colo
Eisenhower
Fort Sam Houston
Dodd Brothers on Trial in Burnet Bank Robbery Case
In Burnet Texas a crowded courtroom heard the fourth day of the trial of Lewis and A S Dodd for the Marble Falls bank robbery and murder of bookkeeper Heinatz. Cashier Tate described the robbery and the vault entry while witnesses linked the Ds to the crime by identifying them and a red sweater and satchel found after the robbery.
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Burnet
Tex
Lewis Dodd
Dodd
Brothers
Marble Falls
Heinatz
Tate
Chicago Reports 224711 Babies and 2.5 Million Population
Chicago per W L Bodine reports 224711 babies within city limits enough to populate an ordinary city. He also estimates Chicago has passed 2 500 000 in population. The census shows a slump in German Austrian and Russian immigration.
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Chicago
Ill
United States
W. L. Bodine
Moonsuperstitions Across Cultures
The Philadelphia Ledger notes numerous moon spot beliefs worldwide. Asians and North American Indians see figures such as a rabbit or person. Central American monuments depict a jug. South American legends tell of a moon girl. Samoan lore shows a woman with a child. Eskimos recount soot from Aniya the moon. Northwestern Indians claim ashes from a replaced moon. other peoples offer varied explanations for the lunar dark spots.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Asia
Central America
Loe
Aniya
India
Imncon
Expert Testimony Reveals Husbands Poker Silence
A young bride tells friends at a pink tea that she believes her husband never played poker at his club. She says she asked members of the club and they paused before answering, leaving the question unresolved.
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Cornell
Perry
Heroic Defense of Fort Vaux Amid Verdun Shells
London dispatch details the heroic holding of AI near Fort Vaux by the One Hundred and First regiment and other French forces. Severe thirst, a ruined supply of rockets, and heavy shelling test the defenders as Major Raynal and his garrison refuse to surrender, shouting Vive la France as the fort falls and prisoners are taken.
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London
H. Warner Allen
Fort Vaux
Verdun
Vaux
Raynal
Thhat
France
El Paso Reveals Surprising Calm to Massachusetts Guardsmen
Massachusetts National Guardsmen stationed in El Paso find the city far calmer and more refined than stereotype. The Boston Globe correspondent notes wide streets tall buildings and a conservative moral tone with barrooms closing early and respectful patriotism.
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The
Boston Globe
Boston
Massachusetts
el Paso
Texas
Winfield M. Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Globe
California
Palm Beach
Fire sweeps Brenham business district causing heavy damages
A major blaze in Brenham Texas destroyed the Haack Hotel and the Houston and Texas Central depot and burned other structures in the business district. Officials estimate damage at about 15000 dollars with the fire origin still undetermined.
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Brenham
Tex
Haack
Houston and Texas Central
Notable Visitors At San Antonio Hotels
A stream of guests checks into local hotels including E. H. Coumbs a K T official at the Gunter Alex T Primm Jr of St Louis at the A J Anthony Judge James B Welle of Brownsville among new arrivals at the Menger J L Brown of Dallas registered at the Gunter J Bonner of Houston at the St Anthony L F Poston of Montgrey Mex at the Menger Claude Murchison Dallas attorney with Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone at the Gunter Ed J Drake of Houston at the Menger J M Slater Kennedy county cattleman at the Gunter Maurice Wolff Boerne at the Menger Mr and Mrs Joel Dean and Mrs Asher RichardsonAsherton Tex spend days in San Antonio registered at St Anthony Frank H Martin Atlanta Ga at the Gunter S M William Lima Oh at the St Anthony F Templin Waco registered at the Menger.
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J. Bonner
Houston
St. Anthony
L. F. Poston
Montgrey
Mex
Menger
Claude Murchison
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Dallas
Gunter
R. F. Martin
Crystal City
San Antonio
Ed J. Drake
J. M. Slater
Kennedy County
Maurice Wolff
Wolff Bros
Boerne
Joel Dean
Asher
Frank H. Martin
Queen Insurence Company
Atlanta, Ga
M. William
Lima
F. Templin
Waco
Guardsmen in Kansas City Attack Fruit Stand
Police quelled a disturbance when Eighth Infantry Kansas National Guard troops overthrew a fruit stand near Union Station during a brief stop. A few guardsmen were detained but released. the unit continued to El Paso shortly after.
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Kansas City
Eighth Infantry Regiment
Kansas National Guard
Union Station
el Paso
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FERD
T Hopkins & Son
New York City
TS 10
Telephone Crockett
Edwin H. Lee
the Menger
West Texas Military Academy
West Point Military Academy
United States Army
War Department
Chas. J. Lukin
Cibologi Gravel Company
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Antonio
J. Stevens
Arry Hatch
Mer
Anville
P. Ry
Landa
Salado
M.K.T
Bracken
Arline Herndon
Janie Polk
San Benito
William Boyd Morrison
Hedwig Richter
Alma Schwenkenberg
Thorndale
T. F. Gaddis
John
Colorado
Sterling Price Adams
Fort la Houston
Major
Laubach
John Case Griswold
Lee
Bel
Louise Nagel
Bessie Barnes
Corinne Wagenfuhr
Mrs
Bon McKinley
Dodd Brothers
Heroig
Gotham
Hertzberg
Hertzberg’s
Andst. Mary's
Bedell
Men’s Oxfords
All Our Boys
Bedell Shoe CO
Houston Street
Royal Theater
National Guard
Juarez
el Pascan
New Mexico
Towne
Browne
Old Briggs
E. H. Coumbs
Alex T. Primm Jr
St. Louis
the &J. Anthony
James B. Welle
Brownsville
J. L. Brown
Brown Cracker Commr of
Guner
Richardson
Asherton
Maxwell House
Maxwell House Coffee
Cheek-Neal Coffee Company
Nashville
Jacksonville
Richmond
Dromgoole
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