Mrs Virgie Gibbs McDaniel Probate Will Favors Two Children
The 1912 will leaves Mrs McDaniel's entire estate to her two children Star and Gibbs McDaniel. No share goes to the husband who has ample property. Funds are to stay in banks or trust companies in San Antonio until each child is 35, then paid. income from the Gibbs office building will support them until 45. Independent executor is named without bond or compensation. The will dated May 28 1912, was filed after her death June 1 following an operation for appendicitis.
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Virgie Gibbs McDaniel
Star McDaniel J
Gibbs McDaniel
Santonio
Madison Street
Milium Co
Chilren
Hobson Announces Senate Candidacy in Alabama
Capt Richmond Pearson Hobson, U S congressman from Alabama’s sixth district, announced his bid for the U S Senate in opposition to incumbent Senator Joseph F Johnston. He spoke at Troy Alabama saying the motive is service to the people of the state not honors or emoluments. The Johnston term runs to March 1915 with the 1914 primary upcoming.
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Montgomery
Ala
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Alabama
Troy
United States Senate
Joseph F. Johnston
Hobson
Unrest Flares as Night Shootings Hit East Lamar County
Reports indicate armed attacks have hit Negro homes in East Lamar County with Sam Cross’s residence targeted and his daughter seriously wounded Sunday night. Some Black residents, following threats from white supremacists, are fleeing the area.
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Lamar County
Sam Cross
St Marys College to Confer Six Diplomas at 60th Commencement
Six graduates of St Marys College will receive bachelor of science degrees at the sixtieth annual commencement in the Royal Theater on Houston Street at 8 15 p m Brother John Ryan acting president will preside Edward Fitzgibbon Edmond Notzen and Theodore Menger receive the BS degrees with Notzen and Fitzgibbon designated valedictorian and salutatorian respectively The Sullivan medal for highest math average and the St Marys Alumni award for highest general literature average will be awarded followed by other medals for lower grades Closing exercises were held Monday morning and a veterans supper for graduates is planned at the Gunter Hotel next Saturday night with Judge Edward Dwyer and Rt Rev Bishop Shaw among speakers.
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St. Mary's College
Royal Theater
Houston Street
John Ryan
Edward Fitzgibbon
Edmond Notzen
Theodore Menger
Joseph F. Dolan
Edward J. Flory
Himer J. Collins
Gunter Hotel
Alumni Association
James R. Davis
San Antonio
Bishop Shaw
Edward Dwyer
Suppe
Veazie
Nevada
Fulton
Edward P. Fitzgibbon
Hortensia
Bendix
San Antone
von Tilzer
Neoma
Hilton
Conorus
Brother Louis Vogt
Weidenfeller
Morning Star
Zimmerman
Edmond M. Notzen
McCosh
St. Mary's
St. Louis
Closing Exercises Highlight St Michael's School Program
St Michael s School held closing exercises at St Albert s hall with many parents and friends in attendance. The program featured music and oratory, with medals awarded to students for excellence in various subjects and conduct across senior intermediate and minim classes.
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The
St. Michael's School
St. Albert's Hall
Margarita Obets
Teresa Obets
Alma Schneider
Louisa Notton
Frank Bowen
Carrie Schmidt
Louise Nelson
Rose Gorrell
Margarite Mueller
Frank Czeszinski
Incarnate Word College Graduates Honored in Commencement
The College and Academy of the Incarnate Word held commencement exercises in the school auditorium with hundreds of guests. Essays were read by Lannes Bennett Mae Brennan Wyrill Burns and Elsie Schmitt. Gladys Burns gave the valedictory as Father J H Quinn delivered the sermon. Gold medals were awarded to several graduates including Serna Burns and Emma Welsh for achievements in music mathematics and philosophy. The college conferred the bachelor of degree on Burns and Welsh.
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College
Academy of the Incarnate Word
Lannes Bennett
Mae Brennan
Wyrill Burns
Elsie Schmitt
Gladys Burns
J. H Quinn
St. Mary’s Church
Serna
P. A. Linehan
Marshall
W. C. Sullivan
Burns
Emma Welsh
G. P. Mulvaney
Miss Welsh
College of the Incarnate Word
Graduating Honors Awarded at Local Institute Ceremony
A list of graduates receiving gold medals diplomas and laureate wreaths across commercial academic and language tracks. Dolores Morgadanes Carmen Coindreau Mae Brennan Lannes Bonnet Consuelo Rawson Grace Littlefield Maria Espinosa Antonia Mudd Rosina Simino Sherrod Smith Elsie Schmitt Alma Neuhaus Marie Louise Quota Ethel Schindler Dora Green Wyrill Burns Sinforosa McDermott Emilis Flasseur Elena Viesca Marguerite Finch Dorothy Rountree Hazel Tegener and others were recognized for a range of achievements including gold medals, aman uensis diplomas and certificates in art music stenography and deportment.
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Dolores Morgadanes
Annie Cotter
W. C. Sullivan
Amanuensis
Pernin Institute of Stenography
Carmen Coindreau
Maria de la Lug Espinosa
Antonia Mudd
Perrin Institute of Stenography
Mae Brennan
Lannes Bonnet
Consuelo Rawson
Grace Littlefield
Rosina Simino
D. J. Sullivan
San Antonio
Sherrod Smith
Elsie Schmitt
Henry Finck
Alma Neuhaus
Marie Louise Quota
J .R. Boyle
Ethel Schindler
Dora Green
Wyrill Burns
Sinforosa McDermott
Emilis Flasseur
Elena Viesca
Rt. Rev
J. W. Shaw
D. D
Marguerite Finch
Dorothy Rountree
Vegetables Shipped from Poteet to Denver
A mixed car of vegetables was dispatched from Poteet Texas yesterday to Denver Colorado, signaling continued shipments from the region.
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Poteet
Denver
Tex
Colo
Women urged to avoid surgery with Lydia E Pinkham product
Mrs Orville Rock of Paw Paw Michigan shares her tale of avoiding an operation after four weeks of hospital treatment by using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits improved health and full ability to do housework to the remedy and urges other women with female complaints to try it.
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Orville Rock
Lydia E. Pinkham
Paw Paw
Mich
Ann Arbor
Police seek city budget to raise San Antonio pay
A department member urged aldermen to include a police pay raise in the pending city budget, arguing current salaries leave officers unable to meet debts. Foot cops earn $70 monthly while mounted officers get $15 extra for horse feed. Some council members had proposed a 10 percent raise, but no action was taken.
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San Antonio
Boynton
Thisoliceman
Fiesta Fund Vaudeville Planned For July Or August
Atlee B Ayres president of the Fiesta San Jacinto division of the Chamber of Commerce plans a vaudeville show using home talent to raise funds for next year s fiesta. Proceeds will buy equipment and more wagons for festival floats.
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Atlee B. Ayres
Chamber of Commerce
Summer Visitors Rise Sharply in San Antonio
San Antonio hotel men report nearly 40 percent more summer visitors this year than last year. Hotels average about fifty more guests per day, signaling broad prosperity as traveling salesmen indicate unusually strong business conditions in the region.
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San Antonio
Rate decisions Texas Railroad Commission docket items
The Texas Railroad Commission decided its docket from the May and recent hearing. Propositions granted include re adjusting chili powder ratings and a Hagerman Katy depot plan with filings due in 30 days and depot build in 90 days. Also proposed ratings on crackers in wooden caster boxes and chained dogs were considered with some refusals and readjustments across various freight items.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Hagerman
Katy
Lufkin Land and Lumber Company
Orange
Port Arthur
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Centaur Company
Murray Y Street
New York City
A. Coliman
Senate
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Battle Creek, Mich
JIA ST. Mary
College and Academy of Incarnate Word
St. Michael's Close
James A. Reed
Missouri
Annapolis
Lieutenant Towers
Navy Aviation School
Towers
Weahl-Henius Institute of Fermentology
Chicago
Schlitz
Milwaukee
Schutz
Geo. Heberer
Water Street
Texas
Mr. Ayres
Board of Directors
Fiesta Association
Ayres
Fiesta Fund
Atlee
Texas Railroad Commission
Emmet Bank
Thos. Db
Conroy
E. J. McCormick
J. Frank Gallagher
Union Meat Company
Beef and Pork Packers
Union Stock Yards
San Antonio, Texas
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