Hearst Buys Site for Los Angeles Newspaper Plant
William R Hearst arrived in Los Angeles and bought a block of Broadway Hill Elevth streets for 407425. He announced the Los Angeles Examiner will occupy a new permanent home on the site by year end with construction to start within 30 days.
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Sirst
Los Angeles
Cal
William R. Hearst
Los Aneles
Broadway
Hill and
Elevth
Mr. Hearst
Los Angeles Examiner
Judge Calhoun Endorsed for Congress in Travis County
In Austin on March 8 the Travis County Bar Association endorsed Judge George Calhoun of the Fifty-third District Court for the Tenth district congressional seat to fill A S Burleson’s vacancy. A resolution urged him not to resign the bench before the race outcome. A Y M C A notice invites men to hear Rev Philip Cook at 3 30 p m.
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Calhoun
Austin
Tex
Travis County Bar Association
George Calhoun
Fifty-third District Court
A. S. Burleson
Fine Rain at Taylor Improves Crops this Winter
Taylor Texas March 8 Anoth er good rain here yesterday proved of inestimable value to the young crops This community has enjoyed the best and most seasonable rains this winter in years Many farmers have finished planting corn The soil is in excellent condition for the future cotton crop.
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Taylor
Taylor, Tex
Judge sustains two cent rate case in West Virginia
Federal Judge Samuel Littlepage sustained West Virginia in the Norfolk & Western two cent rate case. Railroads had charged more than two cents per mile for passenger travel and issued rebate checks held for the final outcome. Y M C A, 3 30 p m.
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Charleston
W. Va
Samuel Littlepage
West Virginia
Norfolk & Western
City Charter Faces Split Over Paving Costs Policy
Secretary Carter reports from municipalities show varied methods for paying street paving costs. Most cities favor front-foot assessments with the city covering some portions, while a few require abutting property to pay all costs. The charter committee weighs limiting the city’s bond funded spending and enforcing front-foot only or mixed methods.
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Commission
Massachusetts
Vermont
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
J. F. Carter
Chamber of Commerce
Evansville
Ind
Terre Haute
Columbia
U S. C
Hartford
Conn
Butte
Mont
Oakland
Cal
Buffalo
Bayonne
N. J
Watertown
N. Y
Tinroperty
New Rochelle
Louisville
Baltimore
Rochester
Atlanta
Kansas
Illinois
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Washington
Oregon
Nebraska
Alabama
Arkansas
Ohio
Banish Those Ugly Pimples With Stuart's Wafers
An advertisement promotes Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a cure for pimples and skin eruptions by purifying the blood. It claims rapid results within days, with harmless formula based on physician prescriptions, available at drug stores for 56 cents.
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Stuart
Corpus Christi to Host Multiple State Conventions This Spring
Corpus Christi will host major state gatherings this spring and summer. The Uniform Bank Knights Templar of Texas plan Grand Commandery events April 9 and 10 for about 2000 Sir Knights. The Hoo-Hoo Concatentation for South Texas meets April 13 and 14 with delegates. The United Commercial Travelers convene May 8 to 10. Knights of Pythias hold May 13 to 15. A July three day celebration draws thousands. Texas Bar Association may meet in July. Epworth League and Methodist Church institutes run August 1 to 15 at Epworth-by-the-Sea. The State Federation of Women’s Clubs may meet in October or November. May Cancel Special Rates. Austin reports San Benito & Rio Grande Valley Railway may see rate changes April 8.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Blake
Commercial Club
Texas
Uniform Bank
Knights Templar of Texas
South Texas
United Commercial Travelers
Knights of Pythias
Corpus
Texas Bar Association
Epworth League
State Sunday School Institute of the Methodist Church
Epworth-by the-Sea
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Paderewski Set for January Recital in San Antonio
The Press Club of San Antonio has engaged world renowned pianist Paderewski for a January recital. Tickets will be priced modestly, aiming to attract large crowds once the new auditorium opens. He returns to the city after tours in South America Europe and Australia and last appeared here eleven years ago.
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Paderewski
Press Club
San Antonio
America
South America
Europe
Australia
Mexicans Shoot at Moving Picture Man in Mexico City
Photographer J O Taylor of San Antonio reports Mexican sharpshooters fired at him as he filmed a moving picture being operated during ten days of bombardment before the death of Francisco I Madero. The scene was described as potentially comical.
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Mr. Taylor
J. O. Taylor
San Antonio
Mexico
Francisco I. Madero
Fate of San Antonio Advertisers Club to be decided
The San Antonio Advertisers' Association will vote on its future at a March 11 meeting in the Travis Club at 12:30 PM. The crisis notice urged all members to attend as the group, once influential and active, faces stagnation despite national associations growing stronger. Frank Davis serves as president and William Moore White as secretary.
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San Antonio
Ad Club
Dallas
Frank Davis
William Moore White
Trade Excursion Promotes Made in San Antonio March 25
Members of the Manufacturers and Jobbers League division of the Chamber of Commerce plan a trade excursion via the San Antonio Uvalde Gulf Railroad on March 25. A six sleeper special will depart at 7 30 AM with stops at Leming Pleasanton Jour danton Charlotte Fowlerton Big Wells Carrizo Springs Crystal City La Pryor arriving Uvalde in the afternoon. Return at 10 PM to San Antonio by morning light. The group will include a twenty piece band and aim to press Made in San Antonio advertising while visiting merchants.
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Manufacturers’ and Jobbers League
The
Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio, Uvalde & Gutt
San Antonio
German aeronaut Bruecker plans Atlantic crossing
A Madrid dispatch reports German aeronaut Bruecker will cross the Atlantic in a spherical balloon starting from Teneriffe around March 20. The Spanish government orders Canary Islands officials to aid if the craft lands there.
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Aeronaut
London
Madrid
Bruecker
Atlantic
Teneriffe
Canary Islands
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