Meridian Highway Association Seeks Cooperation at Lawton Meeting
Delegates from multiple states will gather in Lawton Oklahoma on December 2 to urge affiliates to join the National Highways Association. Texas leaders D E Colp and A L Westgard will travel by rail from Fort Worth and San Antonio to attend. A long road network from Winnipeg to the Rio Grande is proposed to strengthen interstate collaboration. The event includes a performance by Gilbert Schramm and a large ensemble with a final dress rehearsal set for December 7 at the Grand Opera House.
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Meridian Highway Association
Lawton
Oklo
National Highways Association
Winnipeg
Canada
Rio Grande
Laredo
D. E. Colp
Texas
A. L. Westgard
Fort Worth
Westgard
San Antonio
Colorado-to-the-Gulf
Trinidad
Colo
Allen Merriam
K. B. Hormann
T. Wilson
Ray M. Mackey
Hayden F. Smith
Elias Berman
J. R. Wood
G. W. Rogers
Lewis
Ernest Loriiener
Charles M. Lee
Herbert Wallace
Henry M. Hart
M. Roberts
N. W. Smith
H. J. Hayes
H. H. Osborne
Erwin Carle
J. R. Boles
L. E. Church
H. M. Simmons
A. M. August
Arthur Storms
H. D. Elliot
C. Lucas
Walter Ellison
I. J. Kennedy
Charles A. Hunter
Victor Flato
Chester Cadwallader
Gilbert
J. D. Rockefellow
E. Y. White
Richard Fisher
E. Borden Coate
L. Falkster
Gilbert Schramm
C. C. Detzeit
James
L. H. Ducker
W. A. Springall
Grand Opera House
Rotary Minstrel Stars Rehearse for December Show
The Rotary Club of San Antonio plans a Grand Opera House minstrel show on December 8 and 9. Rehearsals start at 9:30 AM in the Gunter Hotel ballroom with almost 100 chorus members and formal role assignments completed last week.
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Rotary Club of
San Antonio
Grand Opera House
Gunter Hotel
J Oe Hole
Chesapeake Bay
Udo Haarmann
County to open unpaid warrant account to reclaim forgotten funds
County commissioners will open an unpaid warrant account with Auditor Van H. Howard. Warrants drawn long ago, totaling 1439.77 through December 1912, may go unclaimed and stay with the county unless owners appear for payment. The plan transfers uncalled warrants to reuse the funds, with reissue possible if claimed.
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van H. Howard
Boxar County
Gold output in Klondike rises yearly to 1912 total
The Klondike region reports a steady annual increase in gold value with 1912 figures at 5 225 235 dollars. The aluminum industry in India shows promise as a significant future sector.
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Klondike
San Antonio Wins Texas Teachers Meet For Next Year
The Texas State Teachers' Association chose San Antonio to host next year, defeating Waco by more than two to one after a fierce floor campaign. Dallas hosted the largest convention ever, with officers elected including Paschal, Pritchett, Little, Bird, Cantwell, and Brooks. The San Antonio bid, led by Carrington and LeSturgeon, emphasizes the Alamo heritage and a push for 1000 new members and school book reform, with the gathering slated for Thanksgiving.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas State Teachers’ Association
San Antonio
Waco
Alamo
R. T. Pritchett
San Saba
Eta F. Little
Temple
8. M. Bird
Amarillo
J. W. Cantwell
Fort Worth
T. D. Brooks
Hillsboro
John B. Carrington
Secre
Chamber of Commerce
G. LeSturgeon
LeStourgeon
Carrington
Miss Sternsdorff Delights San Antonio Recital
The San Antonio Musical Club opened a winter series with pianist Else Sternsdorff in the Gunter Hotel ballroom assisted by the San Antonio Choral Club under Oscar F. Fox. Her Berlin training since leaving San Antonio years ago impressed locals, with Schubert, Schumann, and Liszt pieces drawing enthusiastic applause. Mrs. Oscar F. Fox accompanied, and the chorus offered three appealing numbers conducted well by Fox.
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San Antonio
Miss Sternsdorff
Berlin
San Antonians
Moffatt
Newton
Oscar F. Fox
Joker at Work Sends Prank Calls to San Antonio Merchants
A practical joker issues spoof telephone orders to San Pedro district merchants causing unrequested deliveries. Noted items include millinery, groceries, and a taxi, with several C O D parcels reaching wrong addresses. Investigations aim to locate the trickster and halt further incidents.
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San Antonio
San Pedro Avenue
Quincy Street
Policeman Pink Taylor Returns for Extradition in Hanks Killing
Pink Taylor once a San Antonio mounted officer and Slayer of Camilo Hanks in the Trans San Pedro fight arrives in town after a prisoner in the county jail head to Shreveport on embezzlement charges. Extradition papers ordered surrender to Taylor by Governor Colquitt. Hanks death followed a gun battle with Officers Harvey and Hughes in early hours. Rest of text notes prior train robbery money recovered and unrelated world notes on South America and Berlin tree shields.
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Pink Taylor
Camilo Hanks
San Antonio
Taylor
Shreveport
Lancaster
Colquitt
Sheriff's Office
Hanks
Trans- San Pedro
Harvey
Hughes
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Threatened by Flood Describe Tent on Bridge Floor
Henry J. Lamm and party recount a week in McMullen county chasing a hunt. Floodwaters rose to the bridge floor where their tent stood, as debris pushed the structure to weave. They eventually reached San Antonio after being waterbound at Tilden and other points.
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Henry J. Lamm
Frank R. Newton
B. J. Lamm
Mr. Lamm
San Antonio
McMullen County
Nueceg River
Obituary Mayhew of Twenty second infantry at Post Hospital
Sergeant Mayhew of Company C Twenty second infantry died at 5 30 pm yesterday at the Post Hospital. Funeral at 8 30 pm Monday from 1014 Frank street with full military honors and U S soldiers escort. Survived by widow and two children. Burial in National cemetery.
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Mayhew
Birt Mayhew
Post Hospital
Frank Street
National Cemetery
United States
Vast lands in Russian steppes eyed for cotton irrigation
The article notes an estimated 400 million acres of land in the Russian steppes ideal for cotton if irrigated, and mentions the start of the trans-Australian railway linking the east and west coasts through largely undeveloped terrain.
Red Cross Christmas Seals Sale Opens in San Antonio
Mrs. E P Jersig leads the local Red Cross Seal campaign with sales through holiday season. Seals available at drugstores and public places. proceeds support bone tuberculosis care in Galveston and traveling exhibits, aiming to exceed last year’s 15296.45. Maxim Gorky and family relocate to Naples amid health concerns.
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E. P. Jersig
Chaifrman
San Antonio
Red Cross
M. Eleanor Brackenridge
H. D. Brown
McCrory
L. Polk
W. C. Silliman
Thomas W. Beck
L. Hirschfield
Texas
Texas Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Galveston
Children’s Hospital
Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Maxim Gorky
Capri
Bay of Naples
Gorky
Cape
Naples
Sones
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Roads Association
National Organization
Rotary
Gunter
New County
Wales
Oswestry
India
Acoustigrarde
Gome
the Mayor Piano Co
Travis and
Soledad Streets
Wolff & Marx Co
Chickering Brothers
Icoustigrande
Alamo City
Choral Club
Joker
King Furniture Co
Buby
Doe
Ladies’ Desk
Ariel
Bet e_ co
Crockett
King Furniture Company
West
Commerce Street
Atlantic
South America
Chile
Europe
W.C. Kalteyer
East
Houston Street
Ludovic Picard
Beranger
Heine
Lacordaire
Dickens
Picard
Jules Sandeau
al Rebs
Kryptok
Charles Rees
Rees
Rees” CO
Houston ST
Princess Theater
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