Wilsons to Host Garden Party at White House Grounds
Washington May 9. Mrs Woodrow Wilson and her daughters plan a White House garden party from five to seven o clock with President Wilson possibly greeting guests amid governmental duties. Weather was clear but windy making wraps desirable. Also noted 1912 fires caused $75,290 in losses in U S national forests.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
United States
Hegta Women to Be Guests at Luncheon
The Battle of Flowers Association invites 148 members to a 12:30 luncheon at the Gunter Hotel on Monday May 12. Officers will be elected with Mrs. T A Coleman slated to succeed as president and plans outlined for next Fiesta year.
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Gunter
Battle of Flowers Association
T. A. Coleman
Coleman
Association
William Aubrey
W. L. Herff
John B. Carrington
Fiesta Association
Glen Marie
Man Surrenders in France for Widow Murder of 15 Years
Miquel Vallespi gave himself up in Carcassonne claiming to seek the gallows for the 15 year old murder of widow Souroque. He had vanished after the crime, was tried in his absence, found guilty, and condemned to death.
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Carcassonne
France
Miquel Vallespi
Souroque
Vallespi
Kansans Fight Brewers in Kansas City Case
A Kansas City Kan prosecution opened with a conviction and a $500 fine for Louis Segelbaum, a driver for a Missouri beer firm, who delivered beer to a Kansas City Kan. house and collected payment there. The case targets interstate liquor trade and the outlaw racing of so called blind tigers.
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Kansas City
Kan
Judge Calhoun Overrules Motion in Liquor License Case
Judge George Calhoun of the Fifty third district court overruled a motion for a new trial in Volz and Fallwell versus W P Lane the comptroller. The ruling follows Judge Calhoun’s prior judgment directing reinstatement of the forfeited liquor license. Assistant Attorney General Keeling said an appeal to the Third Court of Civil Appeals will be filed.
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Calhoun
Austin
Tex
George Calhoun
Fifty-third District Court
Volz and Fallwell
W. P. Lane
Keeling
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Colorado River rises threaten new dam project
Water levels on the Colorado River have climbed 18 feet above normal, causing water to flow over a section of the new concrete dam under construction. If the rise continues, most of the work may be submerged and delayed.
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Austin
Tex
Colorado
Governor Inspects Rail Line With Southern Pacific
Vice President and General Manager W. S. Scott of the Southern Pacific Railway, with Governor Colquitt and P. H. Hughes, toured the state railroad on a special train. Scott declined to discuss specifics but indicated the road seeks profitable opportunities.
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Palestine
Tex
W. S. Scott
Southern Pacific Railway
HIAWATHA Coming to Wigwam Theater No 2
Wigwam Theater No 2 screens Longfellow’s Hiawatha this Monday and Tuesday May 12 and 18 in 4 reels. Produced under F E Moore and the American Museum of Natural History, it claims to be an accurate Indian life depiction with costumes and customs. Admission is ten cents general, five cents for students with a box office card.
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Wigwam Theater No. 2
Longfellow
Hiawatha
F. E. Moore
American Museum of Natural History
Arrivals at San Antonio Hotels Highlight Broad Network
Among the city visitors are E Lumpkin of Dallas at St Anthony L H Attwell of Houston at Gunter and Mr and Mrs D L Murphy of Galveston staying Bowie hotel. Numerous other guests include Oscar Esperon El Paso at Bexar hotel N L Owings Fort Worth at Ar rival Menger and J W Key Kenedy Tex at Bowie with many more from New York St Louis Chicago and Texas hotels listed.
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E. Lumpkin
Dallas
St. Anthony
L. H. Attwell
Houston
Gunter
D. L. Murphy
Galveston
Bowie Hotel
Oscar Esperon
el Paso
Bexar Hotel
N. L. Owings
Fort Worth
Menger
L. R. Hughes
Crockett Hotel
H. H. Jeffries
Laredo
Savoy Hotel
D. W. Cherry
Chicago
A. G. Maxwell
Cookeville
St. Louis
Menger Hotel
KR. A. Beaty
Ola, Chew
Lockhart
Tex
John Ballen
New York
A. C
G. W. Brown
St. Anthony Hotel
Herbert Goodwin
Gunter Hotel
W. F. Foust
Bowie
W. D. Griffith
Florengiie
C. T. Kilpatrick
F. Maskew
San Francisco
Crockett
Y. C. Strait
Big Wells
Henry Cowan
Boston
James Cornel
Sonora
Mex
F. C. Rockwell
del Rio
M. Hunter
Austin
A. R. Paley
Madison, Wis
San Antonio
George Lewis
Henry Dekker
Ss. E. Ricks
City
Pleasanton
D. M. Pollard
J. S. Everett
T. Geall
San Marcos
Savoy
Marlandale
R. E. Lee
I. G. Dexter
Harwood
Uu. T. Bailey
Rockport
Mexico
E. L. Warren
Tampico
J. Granger
Palestine
G. H. Worthington
Wharton County
BE. J. Walter
LaGrange
H. Grossman
John Berg
Portland
Ore
L. Wilk
Vinton
Jae Jung
Kerrville
John B. Atwood
Amarillo
Hugo Kott
Lavernia
A. P. Fund
Yoakum
H. M. C. Kaulbach
New York City
McGee
Texas
Reading My Ads Again Promotes Harbor City and Ingleside
A. D. Powers urges investments in Harbor City and Ingleside citing reader interest in his ads. He invites inquiries at 333 Alamo Plaza to discuss buying or just talking over opportunities.
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Harbor City
Ingleside
Alamo Plaza
A. D. Powers
Wealthy Visitors Fleeced in Paris
In Paris the chamber of deputies heard Vicomte Gustave Yves de Iberguezec describe a scam where wealthy travelers are lured to exclusive salons under charitable pretenses. Guests are welcomed by lavish rooms and card tables run by professional gamblers who swindle visitors amid figures tied to tuberculosis relief and prominent spouses and royalty.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Vicomte
Gustave Yves de Iberguezec
Cotes du Nord
Mme
Armand Failieres
Emile Loubet
Felix Faure
Italy
Spain
Bulgaria
Mission Board Allocates Funds for Home Missions
The General Mission Board of the M. E. Church South appropriated 223,178 for home mission work. Women's work receives 118,175 with Texas about 30,000. 105,000 goes to the general board. Other allocations include 15,891 for the Virginia Johnson Home and school in Dallas, 10,000 for a new Mexican mission at Laredo, 2,000 for immigrant work in Galveston, and the remainder to various southern missions and schools for white and colored communities.
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Dallas
Tex
General Mission Board
M. E. Church
South
General Board
Texas
Virginia Johnson
Laredo
Galveston
Supreme Court sets mandamus challenge on Dallas club charters
The Texas Supreme Court ordered a submission next Saturday on the mandamus petition filed by F. M. Smith and others, incorporators of the Dallas Automobile Club Building Association, against Secretary of State Wortham. The case seeks to force filing of the club’s charter and will affect six proposed baseball club charters currently pending in the state department.
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Austin
Tex
Supreme Court
F. M. Smith
Dallas Automobile Club Building Association
Wortham
Secretary of State
State Department
School Bonds Approved in Texas Districts
The attorney general's department approved $40,000 Kingsville independent school district bonds, $7,000 Overton independent school district bonds, and Frio County common school district bonds totaling $2,000.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General’s Department
Kingsville Independent School District
Overton Independent School
Frio County
Plans Completed to Greet Pythians Delegation
Elk Lodge No 35 finalizes arrangements for a Dallas Fort Worth Corpus Christi train delegation of 14 coaches. The group includes Weatherford Pythian band, arrives Alamo plaza 7 p m Sunday, concert then Mexican supper, departs 11 p m for Corpus Christi with San Antonio riders among the delegation.
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Elk Lodge No. 35
Knights of Pythias
Dallas
Fort Worth
Corpus Christi
Childrens’ Band
Pythian
Weatherford
Alamo Plaza
San Antonio
Grand Lodge
QO. A. Balcom
The
Pythian Sisters
Ben Converse
J. F. Onion
John JF. Onion
Knights of Corpus Christi
Bismarck Cafe Location Near Gran Opera House
Music at the Bismarck cafe near Gran Opera House from 4 30 to 6 and 7 to 11 p m. Performances span two evening slots in a single venue.
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Bismarck
Gran Opera House
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Main Ave
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Wilsons
Dayton
Mrs. Coleman
Longfellows
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Houston Street
Lotus Lodge No. 89
Stephen Gould
Mr. Gould
John Williams
Haberdasher
East Houston Street
Maverick Hotel
Joe Ryan
Liberty
Citizens’ League Campaign Committee
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