Texas ad men tour east on way to Boston convention
A 101 member Texas delegation travels from Dallas in a 10 car special train to the National Advertisers Association meeting in Boston August 1 to 4. They are hosted at St Louis Chicago Detroit and New York stops with banquets and receptions as plans for the 1912 Dallas convention finalize.
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National Advertisers’ Association
Boston
Texas
William Moore White
San Antonio
J. Frank Davis
Ad Men’s Club
National Association For Dallas
Texas Ad
St. Louis
Ad Club
Chicago
Mr. White
Marriage Licenses Issued To Local Couples
Marriage licenses were issued today to Gil Pena and Jacob Anepe Charles W Buchholtz and Ethel Massey ose Mareno and Isabel Ysguebel mon Hernandez and Valentina Izza Arthur Taylor and Mattie M A Marshal records list race as negroes in the final line of the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gil Pena
Jacob Anepe
Charles W. Buchholtz
Ethel Massey
Ose Mareno
Isabel Ysguebel
Mon Hernandez
Valentina Izza
Arthur Taylor
Mattie M. A. Marshal
Cotton leaf worm outbreak checked in South Texas
In Austin on July 31 Prof. Scholl entomologist said recent heavy shipments of parts green into Texas halted the cotton leaf worm damage that at one point threatened the South Texas crop.
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Austin
Tex
South
Texas
Scholl
Department of Agriculture
Nadine Face Powder Promises Velvet Finish and Even Tone
Nadine face powder advertises a soft velvety complexion with a Harmness water finish that aims to prevent discolorations. Available in White, Flesh, Pink, and Brunette shades for 50 cents at Toilet Counters, prepared by Toilet Company.
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NASA
Toilet Countersa
Ser Back
Tom
Local Notes and Visit Requests Across Texas and Nearby States
Katherine M. Joseph notes contact details and announces camping near Kerrville with Mr and Mrs R C Shane. Several residents plan visits to Sewanee Tennessee Houston Fort Worth Waco Galveston Galveston and Ozark mountains. Mrs Hulda Becker to Kansas City and Miss Edith Garrett arriving Gainesville for a visit.
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F. Spieler
Roselle Spieler
Houston
Galveston
Fort Worth
Waco
Charity events and memorial services listed for Texas groups
Mrs. Harry Hyman hosts a breakfast at 11 at the Country club for the San Antonio de Bexar Daughters of the American Revolution with Mrs. Charles W. Childress as guest of honor. A Travis Park church Children’s Brigade meeting at 4. Memorial services at 8 at the Masonic temple by Adah chapter No. 49 Order of the Eastern Star.
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Harry Hyman
Country Club
San Antonio de Bexar
Daughters of the American Revolution
Charles W. Childress
Children’s Brigade
Travis Park Church
Masonic Temple
Adah Chapter No
Order of the Eastern Star
D A R chapter hosts elaborate breakfast at Country Club
Mrs Hyman invited social leaders to a 11 o'clock breakfast at the Country club for the San Antonio de Bexar chapter D A R with guest Mrs Charles W Childress of Fort Worth. The event featured a Maltese cross table arrangement, a seven course menu, a hidden book titles contest and prizes. Guests included numerous Fort Worth, Galveston and El Paso residents plus D A R officers and the honoree Mrs Harrison of El Paso. Young participants in a Confederate drill were asked to meet at Beethoven hall Tuesday morning. Mr and Mrs A M Ritchey of Yoakum are visiting in the city.
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Harry Hyman
Country Club
San Antonio de Bexar
Daughters of the American Revolution
Charles W. Childress
Fort Worth
William Cassin
Samuel JL. Gaines
F. M. Hicks
T. N. Devine
E. A. Holland
Robert L. Dalton
Malone Duggan
Robert Eager
H. H. Neill
A. I. Matlock
C. L. Milburn
J. Kendrick Collins
J. Noyes Evans
Eugene J. Fellows
KE. D. Evans
William L. Dunne
F. M. Paschal
J. R. Sprague
K. J. Taylor
Frank Clifton Smith
A. G. Munro
Newton Flippen
J. A. Macdonald
William Luke
John Lovelady
R. C. Lehman
Frank Curtis Smith
Sterling Roberson
Mrs. Harrison
el Paso
E. W. Kirkland
James Barnett
Mabel M. Bates
William Berry
William M. White
Mace Stewart
Galveston
Miss Brackenridge
Miss Fula Deaton
Southern Cross
Beethoven Hall
Daughters of the Confederacy
San Antonio Birth Announcement for Virginia Elizabeth Ballard
Announcement cards report the birth of a baby girl named Virginia Elizabeth Ballard to Mr and Mrs Sidney Ballard of Chicago. Ballard previously resided in San Antonio and has many friends there.
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Virginia Elizabeth Ballard
Sidney Ballard
Chicago
Mr. Ballard
San Antonio
San Antonians Complimented At Cottage Party
Mrs Sitterle and daughter hosted guests on Juan Linn street in honor of Mrs Nordhaus and daughter Eugenia of San Antonio. Five tables of five high was the main game with prizes won by Miss Katherine Alonzo and A A Sitterle. Mrs Nordhaus received a hand painted plate as guest prize after several refreshment courses.
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San Antonians
Sitterle
Hattie
Juan Linn Street
Nordhaus
Eugenia
San Antonio
Katherine Alonzo
A. A. Sitterle
Victoria Advocate
Ganner's Rise and Ruthless Boss in One Office
The timid Ganner settles in, gains power, and shocks the chief with control. After mounting dismissals and clashes, the chief tries to remove him amid a tangled power play. Bordage stages a mock firing to ease the exit as Ganner faces a solitary future.
Recall of federal judges urged by Senator Owen
Senator Owen of Oklahoma urged a bill to elect or recall federal judges and to elect district and circuit judges by voters for four year terms. He argued the public is conservative and capable of responsible judgment, citing Oregon's unused recall and predicting fewer recalls if judges act properly.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Owen
Oklahoma
Senate
Supreme Court
United States Court
Congress
United States
Oregon
House
Fire at New South Heights Grocery Sparks Alarm
Early morning fire at the New South Heights grocery run by A. E. Wahrmund on Victoria and South Hackberry. Neighbors spotted flames on the west wall and the owner extinguished the blaze before Chief Bishop arrived. Damage about 15 dollars. arson suspected after a rash of 13 fires in two weeks.
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New South Heights
A. E. Wahrmund
Victoria
South Hackberry
Bordage Turns Tables on Ganner in Quiet Exchange
In a small moment of dry wit, Bordage surprises Ganner who has ruled the scene with menace. The door seals, the bolt goes in, and Bordage’s written notice lands squarely in his hands as the clerks smile at the timid youth's quiet triumph.
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Little Bordage
Bordage
Ganner
Moore
Mass Meeting Called to Organize Mexican Independence Day
A mass meeting of Mexicans was called for Thursday night at Market Hall to plan the September 16 celebration. Committees will be named and plans for a three to four day observance at San Pedro park, with speakers from across the state, including a possible visit by Governor Colquitt. The event marks Mexico’s independence anniversary begun by Miguel Hidalgo in 1810.
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Market Hall
F. Acosta
M. G. Dena
San Pedro Park
Colquitt
F. A. Chapa
Mexico
Miguel Hidalgo
Dolores Hidalgo
Spain
Hidalgo
Man Killed by Lightning Near Wichita Falls
William Shulke of Devol Oklahoma was struck by lightning and killed while riding in a car near Wichita Falls Texas on July 31. His companion was unharmed aside from a light shock.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Tex
William Shulke
Devol
Okla
Sixty Three Fires in July Record Alarm Count
Fire Chief Bishop reports 63 fire alarms in July, the highest monthly total since the paid department formed. Total loss likely under $35,000, largely insured. Incendiary fires drove many alarms, surpassing February 1911’s 51 alarms as the record.
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Bishop
Pension Plan Proposes $4 Weekly For Seniors
July 381 report states Victor Berger introduces a socialist bill in Congress to grant $4 weekly pensions to all citizens over 60. The measure includes a clause shielding its validity from court review.
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Washington
Victor L. Berger
Wisconsin
Taft Nominates Muchert Sherman Postmaster
Washington July 31 President Taft nominates Jules E Muchert as postmaster at Sherman Texas in a formal nomination from the administration.
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Sherman
Washington
Taft
Jules E. Muchert
Texas
Democratic caucus on farmers free list stalls without result
In Washington on July 31 Democratic senators met in caucus to seek unanimity on the farmers free list bill. The session was spirited but adjourned without decision until tonight. The Bailey amendment to exclude farm products from free admission drew support and opposition among senators.
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Washington
Bailey
Johnson
Maine
House
Martine
New Jersey
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Camden
Bowes
Sor
Katherine M. Joseph
R. C. Shane
Kerrville
C. S. Austin
Bessie Austin
Cecil Janin
Sewanee, Tenn
Fanita McMillan
Edward Kotula
Earl Close
Colorado
California
Utah
Hulda Becker
Kansas City
Alma Johnson
Louise Randle
Gonzales
Riverside Park Baptist Church
Grace McClannahan
Blanche McDonough
Beaumont
Goliad Street
J. W. Taliaferro
Frances Steiner
Craig Place
Ozark Mountains
Edith Garrett
Gainsville, Tex
Rena Wilson
A. M. Ritchey
Yoakum, Tex
the Light’s Daily
Gaston Cherau
Egall
Federal Court
THE
South Hackberry Street
Angelus
Amgelus
Caruso
Angelus Caruso
London
Melodant
Thos. Goggan
Houston & Navarro Sts
Dallas
Democratic Caucus ON
Farmers’ Free List
Caucus
Washington Herald
S.S.S
U.S.S
S.S. S
SWIFT
Atlanta
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