Lukin Returns From Mobile Meeting Enthusiastic About Education
Superintendent Charles J. Lukin returned from the Mobile meeting of the Superintendents' association praising large attendance and calls to focus on essentials in educating backward and retarded pupils in San Antonio. He noted praise for Palmer system penmanship but said local work equals or surpasses it. He toured Mobile and New Orleans schools, attended Mardi Gras, and visited Augusta Evans’ Ashland home and Rice Institute in Houston. He warned against neglecting essentials while incorporating manual training and lauded local progress.
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Charles J. Lukin
Superintendents’ Association
Mobile
Ala
San Antonio
Palmer
Lukin
New Orleans
Cardinal Gibbons
Augusta Evans
Ashland
Houston
Rice
Lovett
Campaign for San Antonio mayoral slate by Commission Government League
The Commission Government League forms a canvassing panel led by Judge J. E. Webb to recruit five men for mayor and aldermen at large. They aim to field a slate against Mayor Callaghan on May 9, with the selection awaiting precinct conventions and a delegate convention for ratification. The committee seeks men from business backgrounds willing to run. expect four council seats and one mayor from the final five.
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San Antonio
Commission Government League
J. E. Webb
Callaghan
Webb
Scouring Bad Luck In Hoboes Retreat
Kansas City March 4 A well meant cleaning attempt at the Brotherhood Welfare association club rooms at 123 West Sixth street caused a flood washing through to Ching Chee Loban’s shop destroying rice valued at $100 The secretary Jack Darling was arrested and fined $100 in municipal court The case was sent to the board of public welfare as unsanitary and a nuisance and the club likely will be closed.
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Kansas City
Brotherhood Welfare Association
West Sixth Street
James Eads Howe
Jack Darling
Brotherhood Club
Ching Chee Loban
Board of Public Welfare
Ten Thousand Coal Miners Hit By Possible Ohio Pennsylvania Strike
A United Mine Workers strike may be called in Ohio and Western Pennsylvania within a week. Secretary George Savage says a joint Tuscarawas field conference with operators and miners’ officials set for next Tuesday could prompt a widespread walkout in sympathy with about two thousand strikers already in the Tuscarawas field. He doubts any agreement will be reached.
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Columbus
Ohio
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers of America
George Savage
Savage
Real estate appeal draws San Antonio savers toward profitable future
The article argues saving through prudent real estate investment beats stock and bonds. It notes San Antonio’s growth as ideal for savers and urges buyers to invest in carefully chosen properties and restricted subdivisions, promising profits and potential fortune as markets rise. It mentions recent rains in Southwest Texas and the benefit of welcoming visitors.
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Alamosa
San Antonio
Savings Bank
United States
Texas
Life of Washington Is Too Vulgar for London
A London county council education sub-committee removed biographies of Lincoln Franklin and Washington and the book From Log Cabin to White House from school lending libraries. The reason given was their extreme lack of refinement and their vulgar American tone. The report was sent back to the sub-committee for review.
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London
Education Committee
London County Council
Abraham Lincoln
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Log Cabin
White House
John Dennison Pender
DROWNS WITH SON IN LAKE BUELL ICE HOLE ACCIDENT
In South Haven Michigan on March 4 Clarence Waite and his son drowned after the boy fell into an airhole in Lake Buell near Gobleville. Spectators watched as the father rushed to save the child and both bodies were recovered, their hands clasped.
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South Haven
Mich
Papa
Clarence Waite
Lake Buell
Gobleville
Harlandale Rejects Speculator Plan For New Homes
Harlandale owners decline a proposal to build a dozen two story houses, arguing the plan would harm existing homeowners and noting their area is already rapidly developing with owner built homes. The piece highlights rising home values, ongoing construction, and a new macadamized Pacific Avenue extending through Harlandale, plus neighborhood pride and community meetings.
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Harlandale
San Antonio
Harlandale Enterprise
C. T. Schoepfer
Belden Avenue
J. O. Holder
Pacific Avenue
J. M. Waits
E. H. Pressley
San Antonio Traction Company
J. A. Dupree
Betden Avenue
Webster Street
C. W. Bolster
Richard Burford
W. W. Holeman
F. B. Biggs
Compton Avenue
Corpus Christi Boulevard
R. R. Cramer
Santex Flooring and Manufacturing Company
S. G. Barker
Harlandale Home Notes Charm Buyers Despite Rain
Harlandale displays attractively in all weather with drainage macadam streets and cement walks. Prospective buyers note the well maintained homes and ongoing improvements enhancing the district’s appeal.
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Harlandale
Bryan in Chicago Endorses Taft Policy and Calls for Action
Special Dispatch from Chicago reports William J. Bryan arriving for a lecture tour. He backs Democratic endorsement of Taft's Canadian reciprocity and urges Democrats to fulfill tariff pledges as Congress faces a potential special session and the 1912 campaign. He faults standpatters for delaying action.
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Special Dispatch
Chicago
Ill
Wm. J. Bryan
Taft
Democratic Congress
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Navasota
Los Angeles Heights Improvement Co
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Ewing Norwood
First National Bank
Elizabeth Noack
Foley
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Hot Wells
Commerce Street
Fowler Bros. Land Co
R. E. Burch
Mgr. City Department
Frost Building
Spain
Harlandale San Antonio
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Harlandale News
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Iqil
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Austin Street
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H. J. Benson
Grand Opera House
Crockett Street
Washington
Lincoln
Franklin
Michigan
Hardandale
P. D. Hauser & Sons Ral CO
Alamo Plaza
Dr.l. Allen
Union Pharmacy
Santa Rosa Avenue
Crockett St
Phos
W. J. Bryan
A. Collman
Main Ave
Wilson County
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la Salle County
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Webb County
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