Five North Flores and West Commerce street projects filed
Only five of fifteen proposed widening schemes were filed with the city clerk. North Flores and West Commerce k street plans call for heavy city expenditures, while Soledad, St Marys, and North Alamo plans were not filed. The North Flores plan would widen to 60 feet with city paying 45 000 of the 143 460 total. West Commerce requires city funds of 75 000 for a larger, brickandstone area. Deeds exist for most land, with three tracts pending negotiations.
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Brown
North Flores
West Commerce Street
Soledad Street
S&j. Mary’s Street
North Alamo Street
Francis Duliing
Joske
Soledad
St. Mary's
West Houston Street
Flores _ street
North Loop
Culebra
Bandera
Fredericksburg
Blanco
John H. Clark
Fred Bihl
EB. J. Altgelt
Thad Smith
H. C. Jordt
George Mangold
C. W. Stern
East Houston Street
Nacogdoches
Bowie
Starr Street
Elm Street
Illiam W. Herring
Starr Heights
Leavin
Rogers Street
Grayson and
Quitman
Ito Koehler
Otto Wahrmund
Gustave Stoveman
H. J. Winckler
Oe B. Burke
Bertha Wincker Burke
Fort Sam Houswont
North Alamo
Weather Outlook for Texas and Washington D C
Weather report from Washington D C notes East Texas to experience fair skies in the south with local rains in the north Sunday followed by fair and warmer conditions on Monday In West Texas fair Sunday and warmer in the north with Monday also fair Local forecast emphasizes improving conditions across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Texas
West
Weather summary from multiple cities
Observations at 8 am report temperatures ranging from 44 in St Louis to 88 in Milwaukee with clear skies and light to moderate southerly or southerly winds. Sunday is forecast fair with Saturday highs including 60 in Boston and 52 in Kansas City.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Challenge to Widening Plan Seeks East Side Purchase
Don A. Bliss for Mrs. Francis Dulling questions a proposed widening project citing lower cost and less damage if land is taken from the east side. The opposition argues the east side parcels front 150 feet deep versus narrower west side lots, affecting impact and compensation.
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Don A. Bliss
Francis Dulling
Saul Wete
T. . Jonke
Beethoven Hall to be rebuilt after Friday fire
Beethoven Hall, damaged by a Friday night fire, will be rebuilt as soon as insurance adjustments of 25000 dollars allow. The Beethoven Maennerchor Association board met at Hermann Sons Hall and announced a fireproof new design with improved auditorium, stage, and general features. Temporary club quarters will be at the association bowling alley, with rehearsals at Hermann Sons Hall. President Theodore Mueller led the meeting. Jacob Wagner to assess damages starting Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beethoven Hall
Beethoven Maennerchor Association
Hermann Sons’ Hall
Hermann Sons
Theodore Mueller
J. J. Neuss
Richard Erler
Herman Dreiss
Hugo Moeller
Karber
A. Leitner
B. Bolte
Charles Wuest
Frank Gloeckner
Ed Steves Jr
F. Hensel
Jacob Wagner
Miss Nancy Steele Weds Polo Player Deveraux Milburn
Miss Nancy Gordon Steele daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Steele married polo player Deveraux Milburn son of Mr and Mrs John S Milburn at the Church of the Advent Westbury L I The Rev Ernest Stires and Rev Dr Richard D Howe officiated The bride received lavish gifts including a hair pin from Edward Stolesbury silverware from Fox Hall and a 10000 annuity plus 400000 cash from her father
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Westbury
L. I
Nancy Gordon Steele
Charles Steele
Deveraux Miilburn
Johns. Milburn
Church of the Advent
Ernest Stires
St. Thomas Church
Manhattan
Richard D. Howe
Edward Stolesbury
Fox Hall
Clarence Mackay
Irving Smith
School Bonds Approved in Various Texas Districts
The attorney general department approved bonds for Texas districts including Rusk County 1500 dollars Uvalde County 2000 Young 500 Tom Green 700 Streetman independent school district 9000 and Leon County road improvement district No 1 50000.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
Rusk County
Uvalde County
Young
Tom Green
Streetman Independent School District
Leon County Road Improvement District
Rioting Pauses Only Briefly as Indiana Street Cars Strike
Rioting resumes in Indianapolis during street car strike as Governor Ralston readies militia. More than 200 strike breakers arrive from Chicago escorted under police guard to car barns. Police disperse mobs after bricks hit Superintendent Hyland. company plans to restart service at 7 a.m. amid warnings of possible troop deployment.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ralston
Chicago
Union Station
Robert I. Todd
Street
Shank
Hyland
Joseph B. Keating
Hunters Take First Deer Of The Season In San Antonio
San Antonio hunters John Lamon and J. C. Hicks brought in the season’s first deer a 120 pound ten pointer killed on a ranch 22 miles north of the city. The deer reached town after 3 pm yesterday as crowds gathered at city hall. The season opened with many hunters in the area and quail numbers high while doves remain scarce. Local sporting goods firms report record shotgun cartridge sales ahead of the opening.
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John Lamon
J. C. Hicks
San Antonio
Lamon
Hicks
East Houston Street
Governors to be elected in New Jersey and Massachusetts
New Jersey and Massachusetts host gubernatorial races while Foss runs as an independent in Massachusetts. The national mood features tariff and currency debates, with Stokes and Walsh in New Jersey and Gardner aided by national figures. Massachusetts offers three other contenders, as Foss argues for independence amid a locally minded race.
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New Jersey
Massachusetts
Foss
New York
Tammany
Charles I. Murphy
William Sulzer
Sulzer
East Side
New York City
Wilson
James F. Fielder
EB. C. Stokes
United States
Everett Colby
Roosevelt
Eugene N. Foss
David Walsh
Augustus P. Gardner
Charles Sumner Bird
Walsh
Bird
Gardner
National Committee
Hadley
Missouri
Borah and
York
John Purroy
Mitchell
McCall
Fielder
Wao Stokes
Senators Disagree On Currency Bill In Senate Panel
The Senate currency committee voted 7 to 4 against the Hitchcock plan for a common 100 million dollar capital stock under the Fed. Reserve board. O Gorman proposed two plans with mixed public and bank subscriptions and full public stock. Control of regional banks sparked heated debate with Bristow opposing House bill provisions.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Currency Committee
Hitchcock
Federal Reserve Board
O'Gorman
Senator Gorman
Federal Board
Owen
Senate
Bristow
Railroad Commission Postpones Log Rates Hearing
The Railroad Commission issues an order delaying the hearing on proposed readjustment of rough log rates carloads and the cancellation of milling in transit arrangements from November 11 to December 9 in Austin Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Gates Death Probe Moves Toward Inquest
In Wyoming on November 1 authorities weigh public pressure and rumors that an overdose given as medicine caused the death of Charles G. Gates, potentially forcing a belated coroner's inquest.
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Gates
Copy
Wyo
Charles G. Gates
Plan to Re Open Harbor at Brownsville
A Brownsville plan to reopen the Brazos Santiago harbor to shipping moves forward with a proposed 22 mile standard gauge railroad from Brownsville to tidewater at Point Isabel. D A O'Brien of the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce is authorized to proceed. The project aims to support harbor deepening and boost freight traffic with an estimated cost near 400000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Tex
Tidewater
Point Isabel
D. A. O'Brien
Jury Finds S. A. Blank Guilty of Double Murder
In Hugo Oklahoma a District Court jury convict S A Blank of murdering Mrs George Webb and her two young children near Boswell on October 26 1912. The nine day trial ended with a death sentence by hanging. The confessed Sprankley claimed Blank and Clem Dodson committed the murders. Dodson and Herman Blank face accessory trials and Dodsons father faces a charge of influencing the witness.
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Blank
Clem Dodson
Dodson
Herman Blank
Sprankley
Cates Resigns as Chief Clerk. Homer Lowrey Named Successor
Archie Cates, chief clerk in the department of public buildings and grounds since the Colquitt administration began, resigns effective November 6. He will become title examiner for the Dallas Trust and Savings Bank. Succeeds by Homer Lowrey of Bridgeport, Wise County.
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Austin
Tex
Archie Cates
Department of Public Buildings and Grounds
Colquitt
A. B. Conley
Cates
Decatur
Wise County
Dallas Trust and Savings Bank
Homer Lowrey
Bridgeport
Travis County Valuations Rise In 1913 Totals
AUSTIN TEX Nov 1 Travis county valuations show a preliminary increase of over 2 million for 1913 and final valuations reaching 88 663 980 up by 2 98 120 from 1912 according to the tax assessor for the state tax board.
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Austin
Tex
Travis County
State
Mine Guards Deported From Denver Strike District
Fifty one Denver mine guards were arrested and ordered deported from Trinidad to Denver by General Chase to prevent harm from coal mine strikers. Ludlow surrender yielded only fourteen rifles and shotguns, prompting a warning of a broader weapon sweep if more arms are not handed over.
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Trinidad
Col
General Chase
Denver
Ludlow
John Lawson
Henderson Attends Southern Colleges Meeting in Knoxville
Dr. J. L. Henderson professor of secondary education and UT visitor travels to Knoxville Tennessee for the nineteenth annual meeting of the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Southern states. He serves as president and will preside as the gathering convenes for two days at the University of Tennessee.
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Henderson
Knoxville
Austin
Tex
J. L. Henderson
University of Texas
Tenn
Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of
University of Tennessee
Kilpatrick Named Cotton Statistical Clerk in Texas
Austin on November 1 Commissioner of Agriculture Kane announced J L Kilpatrick of Cleburne appointed as cotton Statistical clerk in the department to fill the vacancy created by W E Long resignation Long returns to University of Texas Kilpatrick assumes duties today in state service
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Kilpatrick
Long
Austin
Tex
Kane
J. L Kilpatrick
Cleburne
W. E. Long
University of Texas
Nation Ready to Intervene in Republic
Government signals readiness to intervene with army and navy prepared for quick action. Transportation for troops has been arranged in case developments demand rapid deployment.
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Republic
New Mexican policy outlined for US intervention
Washington reports that the president will demand the removal of Huerta and his followers with the option of US intervention. Navy and army units prepare, with transports stocked and ships ready, as Vera Cruz hosts seven battleships and two gunboats.
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Washington
Huerta
Washington, D. C
United States
Mexico
Quartermasters Corps
Galveston
Pletcher
Vera Cruz
General Board of the Navy
Mexico City
Mediterranean
Radio
Navy Department
Wilson
Congress
Iveland
Suasion
Roberto Pesquiera
Mexican Chamber
General Carranza
Perez Romero
Senor Pesquiera
Julio Madero
Capi
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Polo
John Purroy Mitchell
GOV Fielder
Stokes
Oklahoma
Lowery
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