Goulds Resign From Iron Mountain Board in Arkansas Compliance
New York June 27. George Gould Frank Gould Kingdon Gould and others resign from the board of directors of the St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway. They are succeeded by Arkansas residents at a meeting in the city. The change aims to comply with Arkansas law as the company nears a 200 million dollar mortgage, with bond refunds the primary use of proceeds. Stockholders set a July 9 meeting to ratify the directors action. The Iron Mountain road is controlled through Missouri Pacific stock ownership.
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Arkansas
New York
George J.ould
Frank and
Kingdon Gould
Edward D. Adams
Edard T. Jeffrey
R. M. Gallaway
CC. E.arstarphen
G. W. Housley
G . Wright
Iron Mountain
Missouri
Pacific Trough Stock Ownership
Speaking Dates for Governor Colquitt Placed Across Texas
An additional batch of speaking dates for Governor Colquitt runs July 1 to 6. Affected towns include Elkhart Palestine Tyler Kerens Corsicana Bruceville Moody Rogers Helten Killeen Temple Rockwell Greenville Farmersville with set times each day.
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Austin
Tex
Overnor Colquitt
Colquitt
Elkhart
Palestine
Yler
Kerens
Corsicana
Rockall
Greenville
Farmersville
Palestine May Seek Key Rate Reduction Under Fire Dept Improvements
A Texas city may see a cut in its 43 cent insurance key rate after an actuary reviews fixes cited by Palestine officials led by Mayor Bowers and City Attorney Campbell. The state insurance board will push for proper credit for enhancements to the police and fire services, potentially rerating Palestine once examined.
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Austin
Tex
Palestine
Actuary’s Department
State Insurance Board
Bowers
Hughes
G. H. Turner
W. C. Campbell
Kight to Manage San Antonio Club Building Project
Charles N. Kight, ex secretary of the Business Men's league and former copper miner in Mexico, will become San Antonio club manager on July 1. He will focus on the new $100,000 clubhouse, authorized by members, funded by a bond issue not exceeding $100,000. The club owns property between Alamo Plaza and Nacogdoches Street, where the building will rise.
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Charles N. Kight
Business Men's League
Mexico
San Antonio
Alamo Plaza
Nacogdoches Street
Freight Traffic Bureau Favored in San Antonio
A special committee report in favor of establishing a freight traffic bureau within the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce was accepted. A five member committee will draft by laws and recruit members with aims to launch the bureau early July. Weir Labatt outlined successes of similar bureaus in Fort Worth and other southern cities, noting substantial savings for shippers.
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Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
Charles Graebner
Special Chamber of Commerce Committee
Weir Labatt
Labatt
Fort Worth
Railroad Commission
Houston
Fort Smith
Ark
Little Rock
Nashville, Tenn
Parachutist Leaps From Biplane at 3000 Feet
Rodman Law, an aeronaut, leaped from Harold B. Brown’s biplane near Hempstead at 3000 feet. His two parachutes opened successively after thirty feet and midway to the ground. The plane continued its volplane with no loss of stability. Law previously jumped from the Statue of Liberty.
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Hempstead
N. Y
Harold B. Brown
Boston
Rodman Law
Law
New York Arbor
TIZ Foot Relief Promises Quick Comfort
A nostalgic ad extols TIZ foot bath claims to ease aching feet by drawing out toxins. It touts smaller shoe size, lasting warmth, and relief from bunions and corns, urging purchases at drug and department stores and a free trial from Walter Luther Dodge & Co. in Chicago.
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Walter Luther Dodge & Co
South
Wabash Ave
Chicago
Ill
Sleeping car to run San Antonio to Galveston on Katy line
A new sleeping car will debut Saturday night on the Alamo Special from San Antonio to Houston and Galveston. It exits San Antonio at 10 20 p m and arrives in Galveston at 9 15 a m. The Trinity and Brazos Valley Railroad plans a Pullman link through to St Louis from Houston in cooperation with Katy.
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San Antonio
Galveston
Katy
Houston
Trinity & Brazos Valley
Bay City
Trinity & Brazos Valley Railroad
St. Louis
Planter Shot to Death in Arcadia Ongoing Longstanding Dispute
In Arcadia Louisiana J A Kennedy shot and killed A J Brewer a prominent planter. The coroner's jury acquitted Kennedy on justifiable homicide. Both men were well known with Brewer owning a plantation and Kennedy a Shreveport traveling salesman. Brewer leaves three sons including one teaching at A and M College of Texas.
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Arcadia
J. A. Kennedy
A. J. Brewer
Kennedy
Brewer
Shreveport
A. and M. College of Texas
Census Shows Decline in Travis County Students
Figures from the Travis County census report a 28 student drop this scholastic year, with total county enrollment 12,572 versus 12,600 last year. Austin city enrollment rose to 6,047 from 5,895, including 3,900 whites and 2,147 Negroes.
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Austin
Tex
Travis County
Wade M. Smith
City of
Prominent Detroit Businessman Killed in Auto Crash
Edward A. Skae, a noted Detroit area business leader, was instantly killed when his car ran over an embankment near Pontiac, about 25 miles from Detroit. He was driving into the city from his country home.
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Detroit
Mich
Edward A. Skae
Pontiac
Skae
Sunset Central pays franchise tax after court decision
The Sunset Central system’s lawyers paid 16,336 into Texas state accounts for franchise tax on four rail lines. Based on capitalizations, Galveston Harrisburg San Antonio paid 7,483.25, Texas New Orleans 3,469, Southern Pacific Terminal 814.75, Houston & Texas Central 4,668. The court’s ruling on surplus profits would have raised the total to 12,021.10, yielding a state gain of 4,314.90.
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Austin
Tex
Sunset Central
Supreme Court
Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company
C. C. McDonald
Secretary of State
State Department
Galveston, Harrisburg
Southern Pacific Terminal Company
Houston & Texas Central Railway
Rates to Be Readjusted by Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered readjustment of lime transportation rates in car loads from Texas Arkansas Missouri and Alabama to New Orleans and most Louisiana destinations. The new rates, set as a compromise, are slightly below the current average.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas
Arkansas
Missouri
Alabama
New Orleans
Louisiana
Cure for Baby Eczema Promoted by Cuticura Remedies
A 1911 letter from Mrs. M. B. Verran describes a baby in Greenville Tennessee whose eczema started on the ears and spread to the face arms and legs. After trying various salves she reports success using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, noting the sores healed and scars remained only faint. The advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment as effective for skin eruptions and related conditions and offers samples and a 32 page booklet.
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College St
Greenville
Tenn
Greene County
M. B. Verran
Cuticura
Dept. T
Boston
Houston Policeman Sent to Huntsville Penitentiary
Henry Lee, longtime Houston police officer, was sent to the Huntsville penitentiary after a five year legal battle. The case stemmed from a 1907 Mardi Gras night incident in which Lee killed fellow officer James S. Simpson after intoxicated confrontations in a restricted district saloon. The Court of Criminal Appeals denied a rehearing, sentencing Lee to five years. supporters consider seeking a pardon.
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Houston
Tex
Henry Lee
Huntsville Penitentiary
Lee
South Texas
James S. Simpson
Simpson
Court of Criminal Appeals
Many Umbrellas Lost In San Antonio Lost and Found
In San Antonio a surplus of rain has left many umbrellas and parasols unclaimed. About twenty five items, ranging from somber black to bright silk parasols, sit in the traction company lost and found awaiting owners.
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Traction Company
the Traction Company
San Antonio
Obscure Ostepath Listing at 449 Moore Lie
A historical notice lists Dy Je A Cunninghen an osteopath at 449 Moore Lie with an old telephone reference 984ring. The fragment presents a practitioner entry with no further context.
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Je A. Cunninghen
Moore Lie
PLAN BIG CELEBRATION SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT
Corpus Christi plans a large July 4 celebration with two special trains from Laredo bringing many visitors. The Columbus landing opens the program, organized by the Improved Order of Redmen, followed by a fraternity parade with over thirty floats. Events include baseball games, a bay fireworks show, races, and attractions drawing crowds from Houston, San Antonio, and other points.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Commercial Club
Order of
Laredo
Columbus
Order of Redmen
Corpus
Corpus Christi Bay
Houston
San Antonio
MacGregor Seeks Texas Republican Chair After Chicago Fight
National Committeeman Henry F. MacGregor of Texas returns from Chicago claiming his next target is Colonel Cecil A. Lyon. He plans to replace Lyon with a Taft aligned candidate, signaling another sharp battle in Texas Republican ranks as Lyon backers promise to continue the fight.
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Houston
Tex
Henry F. MacGregor
Texas
Chicago
Cecil A. Lyon
Lyon
State Committee
Taft
Riebe Undertaking Co. Auto Ambulance Service
Riebe Undertaking Co offers auto ambulance service with contact at 221 E. Com and phone number 34.
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Riebe Undertaking Co
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Centaur Company
Murray Street
New York City
Qulds Reson
Trafic Bureau
San Antone
Tiz
Ollen
Alamo
Planter
Julia Clark
America
Miss Clark
Springfield
Peer
Ae i
Schlitz
Geo. Heberer
Water Street
Milwaukee
Huntsville
A. Colyman
Macgregor
Cecil Lyon
Emmet Bank
Thos. D. Conroy
J. Frank Gallagher
E. J. McCormick
Union Meat Company
Beef and Pork Packers
Lard Refiners & Compound Makere
Union Stock Yards
San Antonio, Texas
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