Birth of Texas Highlighted by De Zavala Figures
On March 2, 1836, leaders including De Zavala and Wharton shaped the Texas independence declaration. Delegates planned a convention at San Felipe with a committee drafting the declaration of independence and a constitution for the Republic of Texas. Citizens urged homes and offices to display the Texas banner in commemoration of the historic birth.
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Cal
Teves
de Zavela
Columbia
Texas
Tee
Munici
San Felino
John Wharton
Wherton
de Zavala
Oyall
Houston
Mitchell
Fisher
Aks
Williamson
Meneses
Bus- Milliard
Allen
Inny Faced Fad Invades Paris Accessories
Paris reports a new fad the funny face pin a small painted charm about an inch in diameter. Parisian women pin them on purses and gift packages with hair detail and various relief styles. The trend appeared suddenly with crowds buying and giving the trinkets as rapid fashion exchanges.
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Paris
Elief
Library growth and funding push Texas university library
The Texas university library argues for expanded facilities and funding as it pools resources across departments. It notes rapid growth in volumes at many state universities, rising student enrollment, more courses, and the need for collateral reading, study spaces, and specialized staff to manage a large, aging collection.
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University of Texas Library
University of California
Inns
The
University of Ilinois
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Missouri
Pacetae of
Texas
University of Ane
University of Illinois
Univer of Bissouri
University of Texas
University of Winds
Jimmie English Wins St Louis Page One Follow-up
Jimmie English, a visitor in St. Louis, has become a sensation among local hospital children. Nurses note she is now warmly greeted by other children who expect visitors to seek her out. Jimmie shows rapid skill in a hazad embroidery task and hopes to avoid the planned operation. She leaves San Antonio with plans to return soon, carrying a geography under one arm and roller skates under the other.
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Jimmie
Nursea
Jimmie English
Finnie
St. Louis
Secon
Patienia Sat
Iferens Hospital
Mark Jime Mie
San Antonis
Fire destroys vacant post building at Fort Sam Houston
A Saturday night fire at Fort Sam Houston damaged a vacant building formerly used as headquarters for the Ninetieth Division and Non-Divisional Group Organized Reserves. Private Cross of Battery C Twelfth Field Artillery was knocked unconscious falling through the roof but suffered non serious injuries. The blaze started in a rear paint shop about 100 feet from Fire Station No 4 and spread before fire crews arrived. Estimated loss is $2000 with parts to be torn down as the building contained plans for officer bachelor quarters.
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Ninetieth Division
Fort Sam Houston
Cross
Twelfth Field Artillery
Campbell Funeral To Be Held Monday
Thomas Travis Campbell died suddenly at his summer home near Kerrville. He organized the Campbell Petty Lumber Company, now Campbell Lumber Company of San Antonio. Following a 4:50 p m service at his East Mulberry residence the body will go to Temple Texas for burial in the family lot with brother Charles A Campbell accompanying the casket.
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Thomas ‘Travis Campbell
East Mulberry Street
Temple
Tex
Charles Ai. Campbell
Thomas Travis Campbell
Hunt
Kerrville
Campbell-Petty Lumber Company
Campbell Lumber Company of
San Antonio
Soldier repays kindness to Heshbon benefactor
A letter and fifteen dollars, attached to an unreadable postmark envelope, reach A. RB Palmer of Heshbon from a former soldier who had relied on Palmer three years earlier during a snowstorm when he asked for food. Palmer had fed clothed and housed the man and lent money.
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A. RB. Palmer
Heshbon
Palmer
Palmer House
Disgraced in life to be honored in death
William Krahl, once jailed for forging a $15 check, died at Harlem prison farm after collapsing in a cotton field. His body, in a pine coffin, will be laid in the Harlem Negro cemetery without service, pending prison commission approval for removal to Houston for full military honors in Forest Park. The American Legion and Women’s Auxiliary plan to pursue the matter with state officials.
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Houston
William Krahl
Harlem
Harlem Farm
Philadelphia
American Legion
Government Hospital
Camp Logan
Galveston
Krahl
I.K. Irwin
Texas
Woman’s Auxiliary
Legion
Forrest Park Cemetery
Prison Commission
W. T. Bryan
W. J. Johnson
Thomas Dismiuke
Post
Austin
Widening of Strand Cited as Expensive by Ex Councillor
London traffic congestion prompts costly Strand widening. H. H. Gordon, former London county councillor, estimates the expense at 25 million dollars per mile. He cites congestion as the reason for the project.
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London
Strand
H. H. Gordon
Pigeon Acrobats Shine After Forty Years Breeding
London reports Pat Harrower once a famed rugby star has developed twelve tumbler pigeons. The birds cannot fly yet demonstrate remarkable air acrobatics, a keen showcase after four decades of breeding.
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London
Pat Harrower
Curious Crowd Gathers Outside Fashion Store Window
A crowd gathers on the sidewalk in front of a well known department store as two men comment on the morbid curiosity of passersby. They note a model in the window and the scene turns into a small spectacle of idle interest.
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Dement
Birds Face Cancer Claim After Tests In Paris
Paris dispatch reports researchers tested 8000 birds and found 2400 afflicted with a form of cancer. The claim suggests cancer was an ancient mystery now spreading in avian populations. Researchers caution further study is needed to confirm findings and understand implications for birds and ecosystems.
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Paris
Kingdom of the Sky
Explosion Claims Lives In Paterson Harbor Disaster
Reported blast at Paterson harbor leaves 200 injured and 603 dead on island and city, with women and children among victims. Gasoline fire spreads, boats in short supply, property damage surpassing 2 million dollars, many workers damaged or deaf.
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Bi 'Faheiros
Child dies after ingesting pills in Summerside tragedy
In Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, a 3-year-old boy of Mr. and Mrs. James Manderson, while his mother undergoes a serious operation, ate pills containing strychnine and died shortly after in great agony.
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Charlottetown
Summerside
James Manderson
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Jadina de Zavala
University
St. Anthony Hotel
San Antonio, Texas
Uliette Frocks
New York
Blackshire
Inmie English
ST. Luts
Campbell
Wonderful Pipe Organ Records
R. Edison
AF Beyer
Houston Street
GLUMS
Kress Store
New
Edison and
Brurnswick Phonographs and Records
Bacen
Uainiganoais Sansa Zs
TS Pat
Rid Mademoiselle
Palm Beach
Wifth Ave
Alamo Plaza
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