Hotel Arrivals List Includes Numerous Notables
A long hotel arrivals roster lists guests from multiple cities including J. W. Rawlings from Chattanooga W. W. Whit from Dallas and C. H. Collins from Chicago. Also named are G. A. Slade New York City W. F. Weat Dallas and many others from Houston Dallas Buffalo Louisville Detroit and Mexico City among destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elfrida Koch
Austin
C. M. Dansby
New Boston
Tex
N. Charles Straut Jr
Atlantic City
W. D. Stokes
Mexico City
Savoy
Elias Abdo
City
J. N. Voizant
Charles Kirkwood
Elmira
Ind
T. L
Local Names List Reflects Texas Places and Cities
A fragmented OCR shows numerous names paired with towns such as Goliad Cuero Juarez Rosebud Dallas Abilene and several individuals including Mrs W A Dallas M J Owens and C D Gardner. The scattered items appear as a miscellaneous directory snippet with no connected narrative.
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Rosedale
Tex
C. D. Hubbard
Parks
Okla
W. A. Gibbins
Chicago
C. H. DeWitt
Michigan City
J. R. Mann
Dallas
C. D. Gardener
Austin
S. W. Huddleston
Cuero
Street Laborers Quit Over Fifty Cent Weekly Fund
Manuel Gonzales and six others left the city street department after objecting to a proposed fifty cent per week contribution to an unspecified fund. Gonzales states laborers earn $1.50 a day and wagon owners were asked to donate three dollars weekly. He says the fund’s purpose is unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel Gonzales
Monclova
City Street Department
Gonzales
Health Insurance Plan Aims National Conservation Effort
A plan by the Medical section of the American Life convention seeks to fund a nationwide campaign to conserve health through sanitation and prevention. Dr. J S Lankford of San Antonio and Dr. John S Turner of Dallas outlined state law challenges and proposed pro rata contributions from insurers to support educational outreach and literature distribution. Dr. Brumby compared Southwest health outcomes to the East, noting higher costs for insurance despite better health in the region, provoking questions about the mortality table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Lankford
San Antonio
John S. Turner
Dallas
Texas Life Convention
Turner
Lankford
Central Board
Brumby
William M. Brumby
Southwest
East
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Promises Pure Effective Relief
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant kidney liver and bladder remedy made from vegetable herbs. Each bottle bears a sworn purity statement and offers sample by mail from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY with a booklet on kidneys.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
San Antonio
Conference Speakers Weigh Mortality Data and State Health Figures
Delegates discussed mortality statistics from government reports with Dr Brumby noting Texas figures for 1911 show only 50 percent of all deaths within the state. Auto ride and مساء luncheon beside a Mexican supper highlight final sessions as visitors depart San Antonio.
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United States
Missions
Fort Sam Houston
Brackenridge Park
Cafe Mexicana
Insurance Medical Men of
San Antonio
M. M. Smith
Pellagra
Jailer Resigns to Seek South American Posts
Jack Fraser, county jailer under Sheriff Tobin, resigns and plans to move to Buenos Ayres to join a large company. He has traveled widely and recently caused notoriety for investigations into opium and white slave trades in San Francisco. George Bergel remains in charge pending an appointment.
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Jack Fraser
John W. Tobin
South America
Buenos Ayres
Fraser
San Antonio
San Francisco
George Bergel
Alamo restoration committee reports no recommendation
A Chamber of Commerce committee appointed by President Graebner reports Governor Colquitt has plans for Alamo property and statewide interest, but the committee declines to make any recommendation. The notice is signed by J N Brown L J Hart Fred W Cook A H Jones J H Kirkpatrick. Also an advertisement for Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic promotes malaria relief and system build up for all ages.
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Chamber of Commerce
Graebner
Colquitt
The
Alamo
Des Moines Women Seek Explanation of Suffrage Criticism
Governor Wilson arrives to address Democratic delegates as state leagues hold talks. Women suffrage groups appoint a committee to deliver a letter requesting clarification of statements attributed to Wilson criticizing woman suffrage.
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Des Moines
Associated Press
Iowa
Woodrow Wilson
State Central Committee
Wilson
Eliminate Tipping Drives Traveling Men Unity
Preparations to join a national push to end tipping as traveling salesmen expenses will be made at the Travelers' Protective association meeting Sunday at the Menger hotel and at the United Commercial Travelers gathering Saturday night March 9 at the St Anthony hotel. Six delegates will go to the Brownwood convention May 10 11 and 12. Texas councils will be represented and pledge to end tipping regionally. Delegates and officer elections will be on the agenda for both groups.
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Travelers’ Protective Association
Menger
United Commercial Travelers
St. Anthony Hotel
Grand Council
Brownwood
Texas
Gunter European Plan Rooms Offered for $1.50
Advertisement notes you can live contentedly at the Gunter on the European plan with rooms priced from $1.50 and up.
Begin Reconstruction at the Alamo Restoration Efforts Progress
Five masons led by John M. English and J. B. Nitschke began rebuilding a north Alamo chapel room to restore the arm of the cross to equal dimensions. The chapel wall remains intact. some exterior work is needed to join inner and outer portions. One arch in the west courtyard has been restored and three more are partly done. The northern wall of the long convent remains partly restored and will wait until the adjacent chapel room is finished.
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The
Alamo
John M. English
J. B. Nitschke
Alamo Chapel
Fire Department Handles False Alarms and Two Small Fires
Fire crews were busy last night and early this morning with two false alarms, one at the intersection of the Southern Pacific tracks and South Presa Street, and another at box 245 at South Presa and East Nueva, both with no fire found. A small frame cottage at Yoakum Bend’s south end burned at 1 25 this morning, and a fire in a meal near the city limits on South Flores Street led to a response at 2 25 this morning.
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Southern Pacific
South Presa Street
Box 245
South Presa
East Nueva
Yoakum Bend
Flores Street
Gas Pipe Line Proposed to Reach Gainesville
The company plans a natural gas pipe line from Petrolia to Denison, passing through Henrietta Bonita Nocona St Joe Muenster Myra Lindsay Whitesboro and Sherman and will seek a city franchise from Gainesville officials.
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Gainesville
Tex
Petrolia
Denison
Henrietta
Bonita
Nocona
St. Joe Muenster
Myra
Lindsay
Whitesboro
Sherman
Lawmaker Seeks Toothbrush Penalty in Child Dentistry Bill
Washington March 1. Representative Cyrus Sulloway of New Hampshire denounces mothers who brush a child’s teeth and favors penalizing such acts as a dentist regulation hearing unfolds before the District of Columbia committee. Sulloway touts old habits of tobacco chewing and dipping snuff.
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Washington
Cyrus Sulloway
New Hampshire
District of Columbia Committee
Sulloway
City taxes total about a quarter million in February
A preliminary tally from Waco Texas reports roughly 250000 dollars paid in February city taxes as the penalty deadline for late payments expired yesterday.
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Waco
Tex
Marriage Licenses Granted to Four Couples
Edgar O Haschke with Bessie Johnson. Joseph Braunstein with Bula Josephson. V A Tapscott with Frieda Lee. Santiago Gusman with Emilia Peche.
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Edgar O. Haschke
Bessie Johnson
Joseph Braunstein
Bula Josephson
V. A. Tapscott
Frieda Lee
Santiago Gusman
Emilia Peche
Writ of ouster denied in Missouri rail suit
Missouri Supreme Court rejected the states bid to oust Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain Wabash lines Pacific Express and American Refrigerator Transit from revoking their franchises. The ruling found no unlawful stock holdings implying control and that Wabash does not parallel MP as it serves a different territory.
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Associated Press
Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Court Today
Missouri Pacific
Iron Moutain
Wabash
Pacific Express Company
American Refrigerator Transit ¢ Company
Hadley
Escaped Convict Palmer Captured by Sheriff Tobin
Sheriff John Tobin arrested Lewis Lee Palmer yesterday afternoon, a Black convict who escaped from Harlem state farm near Richmond last September. Palmer will be returned to serve a two year sentence in the county jail.
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John Tobin Yest
Lewis Lee Palmer
Harlem
Richmond
Santa Fe livestock agent W P Anderson in city on business
W P Anderson, livestock agent for the Santa Fe railway, is in the city today transacting business for the company.
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W. P. Anderson
The
Santa Fe Railway
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Alamo Bank Building
Whit Morris
H. J. Hayes
R. O. Huff
Convention of Medical Section
Webster's
Websters New
Sinaek Dromgor Tos
Webster's Dictionary
Syndicate Publishing CO
New York
Committee of Chamber of Commerce On
J. N. Brown
L. J. Hart
Fred W. Cook
A. H. Jones
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Committee
UNION
Glasgow Woolen Mills
Tailors
East Houston St
J. W. Alexander
Mer
Gould Lines
Missouri
Paige
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