Elks Plan Grand Minstrel Show At Grand Opera House
Arrangements for the Elks Lodge annual minstrel show at the Grand opera house January 20 and 21 are underway. Local talent is being recruited with Max Blum and Miller and Draper directing. Part of the proceeds go to the lodge building fund and charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Elks’ Lodge
Grand Opera House
San Antonians
Jones Down
W. B. Hamilton
W. E. Roach
Leon Baer
Clay Moore
Max Blum
Nat M. Washer
Walter Napier
Lloyd Spencer
Gummy” Hamilton
Miller & Draper
Elks
Lodge
Petty Officers to Ship to Philadelphia for Turkey Duty
Arrangements were made to send 800 petty officers and seamen from the naval training station to Philadelphia as part of the complement for the cruisers Tennessee and Montana ordered to Turkey. The men will report at the Philadelphia navy yard tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
Naval Training Station
Philadelphia
Tennessee
Montana
Turkey
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Houston Merchant Dead
D C Helberg a prominent Houston merchant born in Germany 57 years ago died late yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
D. C
Helberg
Germany
Judge Burns Adjourns Court Term in Houston
Judge Walter T. Burns of the U S district court concluded business today and adjourned the term in Houston Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns
Houston
Tex
Walter T. Burns
United States Court
Leaves Valuable Estate in Kansas City Probate Report
An administrator's report on the estate of J. K. Zimmerman, cattleman of Waco Texas, who died October 6 in Excelsior Springs Missouri, values the estate at 1 140 245. Loans totaling 260 000 to Texas cattlemen were found on a penciled slip. records are sparse. Zimmerman died intestate and is buried in Hanover Pennsylvania. He was unmarried and reportedly avoided wills. Several heirs include Mrs Emma Chance of Kewanee Illinois.
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Kansas City
J. K. Zimmerman
Waco
Tex
Excelsior Springs
Zimmerman
Hanover
Emma Chance
Kewanee
Quantrell Band Becomes a Survivor Group
In Kansas City Missouri on November 9 a small group of Quantrell Band survivors met in a local hotel and formed the Second Missouri cavalry survivors under Col Upton Hays. About 50 members are expected with Cole Younger named to an officer post.
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Kansas City
Quantrell
Second Missouri Cavalry
Upton Hays
Cole Younger
Bailey resignation rumor stirs Texas capital scene
A rumor that U S Senator Joseph Weldon Bailey will resign has attracted interest in Austin. Friends say he will resign soon and announce in Houston during the Houston carnival. Governor Colquitt then said Colonel R M Johnston of Houston would be appointed to succeed Bailey if the resignation is sent in.
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Austin
Tex
United States
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Colquitt
Bailey
Houston
R. M. Johnston
Capital Will Not Be Moved In Oklahoma Capital Contest
Oklahoma City leads Guthrie by 17 390 votes in the capital removal contest and officials say the state capital will stay in Oklahoma City. The returns released today by the State election board indicate Oklahoma City has enough votes to retain the capital.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
State Election Board
Guthrie
New Occidental Mill Burns in Minneapolis Fire
The second oldest mill in Minneapolis owned by the New Occidental Mill Company is burning with no hope of saving it. The blaze threatens nearby mills in the heart of the flouring district as a hard fight to protect surrounding buildings continues.
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Minneapolis, Minn
New Occidental
Minneapolis
New Occidental Mill. Company
Sneed's Second Trial Opens in Fort Worth Monday
John Beal Sneed is brought to Fort Worth to face a second trial for killing Captain Al G Boyce Sr. at the Metropolitan hotel on January 13. He appears well and has gained weight in custody. Lawyers for both sides arrive as relatives of Sneed and Boyce gather in the city.
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Fort Wort
Tex
John Beal Sneed
Fort Worth
al G. Boyce Sr
Metropolitan Hotel
Amarillo
al G. Boyce Jr
Sneed
Boyce
Cone Johnson
Tyler
D. W. O'Dell
Cleburne
Lynn Boyce
al Boyce Jr
Port Worth
Maria Sneed
Calvert
Terry Thompson
Joe Sneed
Kings to Lead Armies as Balkan Campaign Grows
Dispatches confirm Saloniki and its garrison fallen to Greek forces while reports say King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and other Balkan monarchs will command the invasion into Constantinople. Bulgarian, Serbian, Greek and Montenegrin contingents may accompany the advancing army as the Turks face mounting bombardment and famine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Constantinople
Athens
Saloniki
Tchatalja
Adrianople
Scutari
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Russia
French Cabinet Weighs Precarious European Situation
Paris reports a tense European climate as Premier Poincare presents dispatches from ambassadors in St. Petersburg and Vienna at the Elysee. The cabinet's prolonged session with President Fallieres ends with no public conclusions and continued obscurity on great power intentions.
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Paris
Palace of the Elysee
Fallieres
Poincare
St. Petersburg
Vienna
Bulgarians Take Outer Forts at Adrianople
Sofia dispatch reports Bulgarian forces besieging Adrianople captured Kartaltepe and Papaztepe, two outer line forts defending the city after a fierce artillery duel, with substantial Bulgarian casualties.
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Sofia
Adrianople
Kartaltepe
Papaztepe
Battle near Prilip yields heavy Servian Turkish casualties
USKUP Turkey November 9. The battle that led to the capture of Prilip by Servian troops is among the fiercest on this side of the Balkans. Servians report 2500 killed or wounded while Turkish losses total 6000. Red Cross teams face delays due to rough terrain and poor rail links. Monastir falls appear imminent as Servian and Greek columns advance.
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Uskup
Turkey
Prilip
Perlope
Balkan Peninsula
Red Cross Society
Monastir
Balkan Allies Seek End of Sultanate Rule in Europe
Belgrade reports Premier Patchitch of Servia says the Balkan league unites on demanding the disappearance of sovereign sultanate from European Turkey and the division of Turkish lands among the Allies. He notes broad lines are set for partition with Constantinople Saloniki and the Dardanelles left for European powers to decide. Saloniki fate unsettled among the Balkan allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
League of the Balkan Nations
Rivonia
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Patchitch
Servia
Turkey
Balkan League
Constantinople
Saloniki
Dardanelles
Balkan
Red Cross Seeks More Funds for Balkan War Sufferers
Washington dispatch says Miss Mabel T. Boardman in charge reports Red Cross funds and public donations in Constantinople have been exhausted aiding thousands of sick and wounded. State Department cables ministers to distribute aid by need across nationalities involved.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Mabel T. Boardman
Constantinople
Béardman
State Department
Marines Leave Navy Yard for Philadelphia
Thirty marines from the Portsmouth Navy Yard departed for Philadelphia on Nov 9, signaling the start of a military move. The travelers boarded a transport unit and will join ongoing operations at a key eastern port facility.
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Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N. H
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Albania Demands Independence Amid Balkan Tensions
In Vienna Ismail Kemal, Albanian leader, warns that Turkish conquerors seeking gains by partitioning Albania will prevent peace. He says Malisari tribes fight Turkey for Albania’s independence and stresses Albania’s right to self rule. Meanwhile British battleships and the cruiser Black Prince sail from Malta to the Near East following orders.
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Vienna
Ismal Kemal
Albania
Europe
Turkey
Kemal
Montenegro
East
Malta
Herbinia
Britannia
Commonwealth
Dominion
Black Prince
Near East
Dynamiter McManigal Testifies on Explosive Plots
Convicted dynamiter McManigal testifies about his role in the Llewellyn Iron Works explosion and twenty others. He describes payments from Hockin and plans to send newspaper accounts for Union money. The informant recounts a Detroit alert, a baby handling dynamite, and his capture with James McNamara in 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomville
International Union
Los Angeles
Federal Grand Jury
McManigal
Llewellyn Iron Works
California
Llewellyn
John G. McNamara
Iron Workers’ Union
Detroit
Herberts. Hockin
James B. McNamara
Los Angeles Times
James McManigal
Ohio
Turkish Surrender Ends Saloniki Fortress Stand
Athens reports that the Turkish fortress of Saloniki and Fort Karaborum capitulated last night. An official dispatch to King George of Greece states twenty five thousand Turkish troops surrendered.
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Athens
Greece
Saloniki
Karaborum
George
Daughters of the American Revolution Elect Texas Officers
The Texas DAR named El Paso as the site for the next annual meeting. Elected officers include Regent Mrs Harry Hyman San Antonio and Vice Regent Mrs W H Bell with other posts filled by Mrs BE Fellows Mrs Eleanor Henderson Mrs Edna Hawkins Mrs Stevens and Mrs Sayres. Scholarship subscriptions totaled 1166.25.
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Dallas
Tex
Daughters of the American Revolution of Texas
el Paso
Harry Hyman
San Antonio
W. H. Bell
BE. J. Fellows
Eleanor Henderson
Edna Hawkins
Andrew Rose
Texarkana
Stevens
Gainesville
Sayres
Birthdays Are Late Claim Shocks Election Rules
In Chicago scientists question standard birthday dates claiming a late birthday shifts age by one day. The debate touches voting rights as a first voter seeks to vote on November 6, arguing majority is reached the day before his birthday with election officials and attorney debating proper registration.
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Chicago
William H. Stuart
Election Board
Charles H. Mitchell
All Will Be Eskimos in 165k Years, Says Dr Cook
Dr Frederick A Cook predicts Illinois will be Eskimos fifteen thousand years from today. He envisions a blubber feast in a glacial future caused by an orbital shift, with ice era travel by dogsled and two months by a frostbound hearth.
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Illinois
Frederick A.cook
Dr. Cook
Ingloo
Sixteen Diseased Cows Found in Beaumont Herds
Beaumont Texas reports 491 cows tested for tuberculosis under Food and Drug Commissioner Abbott guidelines. Sixteen cows, about 3.25 percent, were diseased and removed from farms. The notice reflects compliance with state health measures.
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Beaumont
Tex
Food and Drug
Abbott
Austin
May save man's life on new death date for McNaughton
Dr W J McNaughton the convicted slayer of Fred Flanders has returned to Savannah Ga from Swainsboro Emmanuel county with a new death date 22 November. The governor says no execution while Mrs Mattie Flanders wife of the dead man stands trial as co defendant officials say her case could exonerate McNaughton. Mrs Flanders affidavit says husbands doctors treated him with farmers remedies possibly containing ison. The case has wound through many courts with prosecutors dodging timing questions on her trial.
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W. J. McNaughton
Fred Flanders
Savannah
Swainsboro
Emmanuel County
Dr. McNaughton
Mattie Flanders
Flanders’ Reeth
McNaughton
Burial Permits and Vernon Meet Selected for Conference
Burial permits list multiple deaths with ages and addresses including Valentine Guerra de Vera 53 Lucile Angela Sschitt one month and M A Prudhomme 43. Vernon Texas chosen as next Northwest Texas Methodist conference site in a close vote with Sweetwater making a strong bid and eleven young ministerial applicants admitted.
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Valentine Guerra de Vera
Guadalupe Street
Hardy J. Brown
West Johnson Street
Henry Fest
Horne and Fest
M. A. Prudhomme
North Monumental
Lucile Angela Sschitt
West
Salinas
John Fleming
San Juan Road
Vernon
Abilene
Tex
Northwest Texas Methodist Conference
Sweetwater
Real Estate Transfers Including Quit Claims and Purchases
A compilation of 1912 real estate transfers listing buyers and sellers such as Edwin Routledge Eduardo No vember 6 1912 and Carlos Flores to Mrs Thomas with lots in various city blocks. Values range from $50 to $3100 across multiple blocks and streets including Ri Park Buena Vista Lavaca and Rosemere Place.
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Edwin Routledge
Eduardo
New City
Carlos H
M. H. Flores
Thomas
H. H
Nellie L. Romine T Prince
New City Block
Ri Park
E. Bochard
William and
Vens
Carlos Cebrian
Lady
Rosemere Place
J. Cc. Whitworth
T. Ker
Riverside
Manuela Flores Et al
C. H. H. Flores
Lavaca
Birdie J
J. H. Hutchins
Maggie M. Daniels
Hilda
Grace Thomas
M. C. H. Flores
N. J. Thompson
Gus Brown
Pecan Grove
Alamo Heights Company
M. Send
Alamo Heights
Willia Dobrowolski
C. A
Albert Phillips
H. BE
Sar Aiken
Ike Levy
Main Avenue
Elizabeth Clark
O. A
Bargas Street
Co. W. Seamands Et al
C. Man
Perez Street
Karl Elmer Jr
Balbina
Births Reported From Local Addresses
To Mr and Mrs Frank Embo on November 2 a girl born at 118 Peche street. To Mr and Mrs A Martinez at No 902 Ruiz street a girl. To Mr and Mrs J T Cavanaugh on November 6 a boy at 3215 West Commerce. To Mr and Mrs T P Gover at No 8 1325 North Flores street a boy.
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Frank Embo
Peche Street
A. Martinez
Ruiz Street
J. T. Cavanau
West Commerces
T. P. Gover
North Flores Street
No Scar No Damages Guilty Lamb in Woodlands Case
In a Maine woodlands case a lamb named Jones pleaded guilty to assaulting a woodsman Libby. The judge, noting no injuries, fined the defendant one dollar and one cent, while refusing damages for any bruises or marks.
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Maine of the Peace
Woodlands
Adahoc County
Jones
Heuce
Libby
New York
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Elks Lodge
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J.B. Sneed
Fald
RED Cross
Powell
Oort
AV Manigal
Hockin
Miler
Baby
Atorney Miller
Hyman
Heads Daughters of American Revolution
Texas
Eskimos
Maud Muller
New York Sun
Halmers
Cne
Chalmers
G. A. C. Halff
E. A. Kalkhurst
Gen. Mer
Alamo Auto Sales Compan
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Travis Street
Bedeld
Cameron St
S. H, Weis
Sec
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Ayer
J.c. Aye Lowell
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