Thousand Club Dinner Plans for San Antonio Tourist Season
The Thousand Club schedules a March 16 dinner at a major hotel to honor the San Antonio tourist season. Tourists will share impressions of the city and suggest ways to boost its status as a premier southern winter resort. San Antonio leaders, Chamber of Commerce members, and eee Club participants will attend and discuss plans and finances.
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Thousand Club
San Antonio
South
J. W. Hucker
Chamber of Commerce
Eee Club
Cattle Men's Convention Special Train Notice
Special train departs 11:00 p.m. March 20 from Houston to the Cattlemen's Convention route via Southern Pacific rail. Fare listed at 7.55 dollars for Houston round trip. Adv.
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Houston
Southern Pacific
The Average Man in a Quip on Classics
An unidentified speaker, William Dean Howells, criticizes the average man’s grasp of the classics in a retelling from Reaton. A schoolteacher recalls asking who wrote Hamlet, and a student quips about not being responsible, prompting the squire’s loud laugh.
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William Dean Howells
Reaton
Clagstee
Uice
Rascal
First Indictment in Bexar County Involving Dictagraph
The first Bexar County indictment based on dictagraph evidence charges two men with attempting to suborn false swearing. Detectives and railroad agents overheard a room conversation near a depot where the device was concealed. Arrested by Sheriff John W. Tobin, each released on $600 bonds.
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Bexar County
John W. Tobin
War theater return frames German and Allied instincts
W B Trites reports from New York after visiting the war theater. He notes Germany seeks peace while the Allies pursue ongoing conflict. An anecdote from Rome shows Cardinal Hartman greeting an English cardinal with amiable talk of peace, only to have the English cardinal reject both war and peace talks.
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W. B. Trites
New York
Germany
Cardinal Hartman
Rome
New York Times
Wilson seen as favored by public, Lynch predicts re election
Fred B. Lynch a Minnesota Democrat visitor in Washington says the great moral force supports Wilson and he expects re election. He notes opposition from some Germans and discusses possible Democratic chairmanship decisions after the Republican convention and potential nominees.
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Washington
D. C
Wilson
Fred B. Lynch
Minnesota
Lynch
West
Democratic National Committee
William F. McCombs
Mr. Lynch
Democratic Committee
Roosevelt
Root
Burton
Weeks
Republiican
Oran Kirkpatrick Aims at Amateur Boxing Fame
Oran Gould Kirkpatrick of San Antonio trained for boxing at Harvard after being named heavyweight champion of the school. A movie showing in San Antonio captured him training and fighting, prompting his parents to learn of his sport. He later won the Harvard title by defeating J. L. Bigelow, while pursuing studies and plans to join his father in San Antonio in real estate.
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San Antonio
Oran Gould Kirkpatrick
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Harvard University
Boston
Oran
Q. T
J. L. Bigelow
Oran Kirkpatrick
Harvard
Exeter
New England Conservatory of Music
Conservatory
Metropolitan Opera Company of
New York
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera House
Amato
Boston Symphony
Worcester
Mass
New Opera House
Harvard Glee Club
Professor Sargent
Sargent
Sandow
Yusgef
Jim Jeffries
Frank Gotch
Hardwick
Jim Thorpe
Grand Lake
Colorado
Kirkpatrick
Texas
Main Avenue
East
A. m
Oran Gould
Bigelow
J. L
Southern Pacific eyes rapid link San Antonio and Medina Lake
J H R Parsons of the Southern Pacific, now based in Houston, predicts rapid transportation between San Antonio and Medina Lake within years to serve hundreds of travelers. He praises Medina Lake as a top fishing resort and says improving conditions in Mexico could boost travel through San Antonio. Parsons plans to visit often and offers strong booster support, accompanied by H M Mayo who leads SP's industrial development department.
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San Antonio
Medina Lake
J. H. R. Parsons
Southern Pacific
Texas
Parsons
Mexico
Republic
Mr. Parsons
H. M. Mayo
Industrial and Development Department
The
Clock Stopped Hands Sparked by Morning Mischief
Gossip notes a curious incident where a parlor clock stops every morning prompting questions about a suitor’s playful interference. The home rumor centers on social intrigue involving a beau and a pair of hands on the clock.
Perfectly Satisfied and the Quiet Cemetery Neighbors
A man living beside a cemetery is asked about the place. He replies that it is not unpleasant, noting he has never lived with neighbors who mind their own business as steadily as those nearby.
Old Land and Cattle Co Eyes Big Dividends on Range
The success of the cow business depends on three factors good range sufficient water and efficient management. The Old Land and Cattle Co will have all three and consequently will pay handsome dividends.
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OLD Land and Cattle Co
George Barse Commission Company
Fort Worth
J. K. Burr
West Texas
Burr
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Crade
Losoya
San Antonio, Texas
Atu
Executive
Lake
Medina Dam
Os Scole Phy
Y Brook
J. Oppenheimer & Co, General Distributors
Oso Land and Cattle Company
el Paso
Gunter Hotel
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