Fiesta San Jacinto to Stage Week of April Festivities
The Fiesta San Jacinto and Battle of Flowers week in San Antonio runs April 21 26. A mythological parade, Battle of Flowers, royal court, and grand ball headline a city wide carnival with low rail rates on April 22 and 25 to draw visitors. The Battle of Flowers Association leads, with the Alamo Order selecting the queen and royal attendants. Fiesta directors meet weekly at the Chamber of Commerce to plan.
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San Jacinto
San Antonio
Asist
Fort Sam Houston
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of Flowers’ Association
Fred Hummert
Order of the
Joseph Emerson Smith
Texas
San ‘Jacinto
Chamber of Commerce
Oak Street
Maverick Park
Fiesta San Jacinto urged to build floats for 1913 parade
The article notes plans to accumulate own carnival floats over several years so San Antonio need not rely on external business floats. It states the 1913 Fiesta San Jacinto will occur in about eight weeks and organizers urge citizen help to prepare and boost the city’s spring carnival prominence.
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San Jacinto
San Antonio
Southern agricultural officials plan New Orleans meeting
Agricultural commissioners from fifteen Southern states will meet in New Orleans for a three day session starting March 26 to form a permanent organization promoting Southern agricultural interests. Louisiana invites Washington officials railroad migrants and immigration officers to participate as New Orleans prepares to open the national immigration station during the gathering. Three railroads offer special trains to tour Louisiana drainage projects and the citrus industry.
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New Orleans
Agricultural Commissioners
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
South
Washington
Diversifying Crops Gains Ground in Rio Grande Valley
E. F. Wager of the Rio Grande and Eagle Pass notes strong results from crops beyond onions in the Rio Grande valley. Farmers test cotton long-staple sea island variety lettuce and onion remains dominant. A new pipe irrigation system is being tested, raising efficiency and reducing ditch space.
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Rio Grande
E. F. Wager
Rio Grande and
Eagle Pass
Laredo
San Antonio
Sea Island
Federal Aid Good Roads Congress Plans Continental Road System
The Federal Aid Good Roads Congress will meet March 6-7 in Washington under the American Automobile Association. The event seeks federal aid for a nationwide highway system with joint Senate and House committee oversight and a $25,000 investigative grant. Notable speakers include Thomas J. Tynan and C. S. Stetson, with discussion on rural roads and fair tax sharing for major routes.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Aid Good Roads
Congress
American Automobile Association
Senate
House
Jonathan Bourne
National Grange
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Bourne
Thomas J. Tynan
Colorado State Penitentiary
Tynan
C. 8. Stetson
Maine
Stetson
The
Grange
Res
National Chamber of Congress
Harry A. Wheeler
Chamber of Congress
George C. Diehl
Good New Board of the
Diehl
Interstate Highways Funding Should Be Federal Policy
The text argues that highways with interstate character, connecting state capitals and major population centers, and carrying travel from outside any state, should be constructed at federal expense, reflecting views on federal responsibility for major cross state roads.
Canning clubs planned in Bexar County by government demonstrator
W G Hand the government demonstrator plans organized canning clubs in Bexar County integrating existing farmers institutes and garden clubs. He will visit schools at the start of the track season to promote home and commercial canning supervised by the government, urge fruit and vegetable preservation to lower living costs, and offer guidance on tree culture at the federal building Saturdays.
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United States
Bexar County
W. G. Hand
Farmers’ Institute
Hand
San Antonio
The
Real Estate Exchange and Agricultural Bureau
Federal Building
Terminal markets to cut food costs say official
Mrs. Elmer B. Black of Mayor Gaynor's terminal market commission explains municipal terminal markets can curb the high cost of living. She notes more than 45 percent of food prices arise from handling and commissions and cites European capitals as models.
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New York
Elmer EB. Black
Gaynor
Black
The City of Surprises and Rob ert Morris Legacy
The article reviews The Coming Country magazine’s San Antonio features with photos of Brackenridge Park and the Alamo, plus a profile of the city as a growing commercial hub. It also recounts Robert Morris during the early U S capital debates, his grand land deals, the 1785 panic, and his death in a debtor’s prison.
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San Antonio
St. Louis
Southwest
City of
San Pedro Park
Brackenridge Park
San Jose and
Concepcion Missions
Alamo
Texas
Liberty
Lettie G. Lankford
Rex Grover White
New York
Philadelphia
Annapolis
Trenton
Harrisburg
Boston
Richmond
Williamburg
Congress
New Jersey
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Robert Morris
Morristown
Washington
George Washington
Falls of the Potomac
Georgetown
Maryland
Falls of the
Potomac
Falls
Arlington
Robert B. Lee
Virginia
District of Columbia
Morris
United States
Massachusetts
Yorktown
Lord Cornwallis
Great Britain
Land Offered by Texas on Easy Terms
Texas markets vast school fund lands with sales on 5 percent down and forty years to pay. Listings show 1.6 million acres on market and eight million more available, mainly in southwest and mineral-advertised parcels. Counties list hundreds to thousands of acres per area with caps per buyer and price ranges from one to five dollars per acre.
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Texas
Austin
Brewster Crockett
Culberson
Edwards
E Paso
Jeff Davis
Kinney
Pecos Fresidio
Sutton
Terrell
Val
Brewster
Brooks
Burnet
Brown
Caldwell
Calahan
Cortro
Cherokee
Childres
Cockrell
Coke
Coleman
Collingsworth
Comanche
Concho
Coryell
Cottle
Crane
Crosby
Crockett
Dallam
Hardeman
Hardin
Harris
Hartle
Haskell
Hays
Hemphill
Henderson
Hidalgo
Houston
Howard
Hunt
Hutchinson
Irion
Jack
Jefferson
Jim Wells
Jones
Kendall
Kent
Kerr
Kkimble
Kno
Lamb
Pec
Polk
Potter
Presidio
Raines
Randal
Reagan
Red River
Lipscomb
Live Oak
Loving
Ward
Lubbock
Lynn
Martin
Mason
Reeves
Roberts
Runnels
Taylor
Terry
Travis
Trinit
Tyler
Upshur
Uvalde
Val Verde
van Zandt
Webb
Wharton
Wheele
Wilbarger
Wilson
Wood
Winkler
Yoaku
Young
Zavala
Mobilization Brings Texas City to National Spotlight
The Second Division of the United States army camps at Texas City, with about 6000 troops in six infantry regiments one artillery regiment and one ambulance company. The order has put Texas City in national limelight as the army encampment draws publicity and attention to the port city on Galveston Bay.
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Washington
D. C
Robert Morris
United States
National Republican and Democratic Committees
Chambers of Commerce
Texas City
United States Army
Galveston Bay
Bee
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