New Church to be Built at Alamo Heights
Ninety members enroll in Alamo Heights Sunday school in the tent where Methodist ministers led services for a planned permanent church. W. M. Carter elected superintendent as the extension board begins building a 300-seat bungalow worship house with future departmental rooms. The Rev. Burgin preached to large crowds and received pledges of material support.
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Alamo Heights
Methodist Church
W. M. Carter
Church’ Extension Board
San Antonio
Altamo Heights
Burgin
Novena Preparations Honor St Anthony at St Marys
A nine day novena for St Anthony began at St Marys Catholic Church with mass at 7 00 am and continued daily prayers sermons and fasts. The Oblate Fathers preach each night at 745 and confessors are available before mass. Preachers include Rev J H Quinn Rev William Ring Rev J P Reynolds and Rev E J Carrier.
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Anthony of Padua
Mission San Antonio de Valero
The
Alamo
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Church
J. H. Quinn
William Ring
J. P. Reynolds
E. J. Carrier
Georgia cattle trade spurs profits on cotton seed feed
The cattle trade in Georgia gains momentum as farmers buy lean, cheap cattle and fatten them with cotton seed meal. The method takes little time and promises large profits for producers.
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Georgia
Comrades Pay Tribute to Late General Bullis
Letters to General Jesse M Lee and public tributes mark the death of General John L Bullis famed for his Seminole scouts and leadership. Messages from Edwin F Glenn and General W H Bisbee praise his modesty personal courage and military genius. Dozens of notices arrive from across the nation honoring his service.
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General Bullis
Jesse M. Lee
Ag Fnd
John L. Bullis
Fort McIntosh
Texas
General Lee
Bullis
Edwin F. Glenn
United States Army
Boston
W. H. Bisbee
Lee
Noted Texan Col M F Locke Dies in El Paso at 87
Col M F Locke former speaker of the Texas House in 1856 and 1859 died suddenly at his El Paso home aged 87. He led the secession convention that ousted Gov Sam Houston and notified Houston of his deposi tion. A Confederate colonel, he earlier aided Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War and helped in securing Jeff Davis' wound. Locke founded Alma Arkansas and served as Arkansas's first commissioner of agriculture.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Tex
M. F. Locke
Sam Houston
Houston
Texas
Zachary Taylor
Mexico City
Jeff Davis
Buena Vista
Santa Anna
Taylor
Alma
Arkansas
Starr Heights Improvement Club charts Starr street work
At Starr Heights Improvement Club on 619 Starr Street President Schofield appointed two committees. One will study the cost to property owners between Houston Street and New Braunfels Avenue to open Starr Street to Houston Street. The other will explore sidewalk construction along Starr Street. Each committee reports next meeting.
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Starr Heights
Heat Kills Boll Weevil In Louisiana Test
Torrid weather over the past week has crippled boll weevils in Tallulah Louisiana. Delta Boll Weevil laboratory tests directed by G D Smith of the US Bureau of Entomology show the pest facing its worst setback since the invasion. Only one half of one percent emerged from hibernating cages compared with one and a half percent last season.
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Associated Press
Tallulah
Delta Boll Weevil Laboratory
G. D. Smith
United States’ Bureau of Entomology
Dutch Luncheon for St Marys College Graduates Planned
St Marys College Alumni association elected officers for the year and arranged a Dutch luncheon on June 20 on the school campus to honor the 1911 class. Members named include Louis Fink Flavio Gianotti Leonard Gittinger John Laird and others. the 59th commencement is June 15 at the Royal theater. Officers named are Nelson Lytle president J J Stevens A A Zizik Albert Steves and Edward Bell.
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St. Mary's College Alumni Association
William
Louis F. Fink
Flavio J. Gianotti
Leonard J. Gittinger
John A. Laird
Murt T. McCarthy
Charles P. Murphy
Leon W. Nowierski
Whitelaw R. Stumberg
Henry L. Pancoast
Afirid L. Serna
Louis Tengg
Royal Theater
Association
Nelson Lytle
J. J. Stevens
A. A. Zizik
Albert Steves
Edward Bell
Plan Two Celebrations For Juneteenth And Mancipation Day
Two parades of negroes for Juneteenth and two Mancipation Day events are planned. Each lasts three days with events at the fair grounds and San Pedro park, including auto, horse, and foot races, games, exercises, balls each night, day games, a baseball game daily, speeches, and music by the Ninth cavalry band U S A.
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Fair Grounds
San Pedro Park
Ninth Cavalry Band
Beaumont to Turin Flight Amid Paris Rome Turin Race Uncertain
The Paris Rome Turin race faces an Apennine landing problem and possible elimination from Rome to Turin. BeauMont vows to continue to Turin regardless of the official outcome, while Garros recovers from a shoulder injury. Vedrine hopes to reach Rome from Paris in one day.
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Rome
Apennines
Beaumont
Turin
Garros
Vedrine
Child attacked by prize Boston terrier in Chicago
Miss Elmira Park, 17, daughter of Illinois Central official W. L. Park, was mauled by her father’s $3000 Boston terrier while on a walk. Neighbor John A. Power Jr. subdued the dog after being bitten. the animal, a former New York show winner, was taken to a vet for rabies observation.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Miss Elmira Park
W. L. Park
Ilinois Central Railroad
Miss Park
John A. Power Jr
New York
Young Roosevelt Talker Wins Groton Scholar Prize
Quentin Roosevelt, in Cambridge, reports winning a prize as the second highest speaker in his Groton school class. He downplays the honor, saying he would rather excel in baseball and football. A separate notice offers a $50 reward and advertises Hall's Texas Wonder for kidney, bladder, or rheumatic troubles with testimonials and St. Louis contact.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
Mass
Quentin Roosevelt
Groton School
Hall
Texas Wonder
E. W. Hall
Olive St
St. Louis
Fatal Shooting Affray On Louisiana Plantation
Dr. P. L. Bellinger, a well known physician, was shot fatally at his Concordia parish home in Louisiana. Phil Pierce, a plantation tenant, was lightly wounded and arrested after the gun battle. Pierce had been ordered off the plantation for poor crop work. no witnesses were reported.
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Associated Press
Natchez, Miss
P. L. Bellinger
Phil Pierce
Bellinger
Dr. Bellinger
Pierce
Vidalia
Concordia Parish
Louisiana
Westerners converge on London for coronation voyage begins
Chicago hotels were filled with Western travelers bound for London as the coronation of King George and Queen Mary drew near. Estimates by steamship firms place five thousand Chicagoans on the journey, with one hotel listing details for accommodations and contact.
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Chicago
George
Mary
London
Railroads Lose Money in Nine Months Says Texas Study
A Texas railroads study by H. G. Agwek covers nine months ending March 31. Operating revenue rose 5.84 percent to 5,208,710 while operating expenses climbed 7.86 percent to 60,270,180. After taxes and other receipts, net was a deficit of 2,293,899.12. Deficits grew from 833 in 1910 to 2,090,710.61 in 1911.
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Austin
Tex
H. G. Ag
Kew
Texas
Restful Sleep Hint Promoted by Horsford Product
A notice notes Horsford's Acid Phosphate claims to aid sleep with half a teaspoon in water. It mentions P A Collman, plumber, and lists phones for contact.
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Horsford
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