Monitor executive visits Southwest Texas for hotel and travel facilities
George H. Clark of the Christian Science Monitor and his wife stay at the St. Anthony hotel to assess hotel, rail, and travel resources as the paper expands Texas coverage. Clark says the Latin American section will aid interest around the Panama Canal opening with emphasis on Southwest Texas and San Antonio. He plans to travel to Corpus Christi Galveston Houston then to Havana, with A. Collman listed as a local contact.
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George H. Clark
Tel
Theistian Science Monitor
Boston
Mass
Tonie
St. Anthony Hotel
Mr. Clark
Clark
United States
Monitor
San Antonio
Texas
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Houston
Havana
Fiesta San Jacinto division names officers for 1913 events
The Chamber of Commerce Fiesta San Jacinto division elected its officers and outlined plans to stage a 1913 fiesta featuring floats portraying Texas history. Floats will depict La Salle 1685, mission building 1690, Alarcon 1718, Long 1819, Austin 1820, Milam 1835, the Alamo siege, and San Jacinto aftermath with Santa Anna's surrender.
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San Jacinto
Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
Atlee B. Ayres
Texas
Wee
Charles Graebner
Hugo Goodman
Emil Frank
John B. Carrington
W. H. Furlong
Fentiman
W. M. Morgan
Harry L. Miller
Gus Heye
Woodman
Albert V. Huth
William Gebhardt
Fred Hummert
C. M. Cain
Alfred Duerler
J. R. Sprague
Tom L. Brown
F. A. Chapa
la Salle
Presidio of
San Antonio de Bexar
Martin de Alarcon
Coahuila
James Long
Stephen F. Austin
Milam
Veramendi Palace
The
Alamo
Santa Anna
Sam Houston
Boy defies juvenile court seeks guardianship solution
In Washington on October 31, 12 year old Aaron Bergman refused to return home, threatening suicide. After three days of defiance and court scenes, the boy was turned over to the board of children's guardians as efforts to find a resolution continue. Meanwhile in Shreveport, Albert T. Watson was found guilty of murdering C. C. Bailey and confessed to poisoning his wife to pursue an affair with Mrs. Bailey as she faces trial.
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Washington
Aaron Bergman
Board of Children's Guardians
Aaron
Delacey
Scott Rules Out Changes in Harriman Road System
President W. B. Scott of the Atlantic system says no alterations are planned among Louisiana Lines officials after an extended inspection trip, ending rumors. He has just returned from the inspections.
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Scott
Houston
Tex
W. B. Scott
Atlantic
Harriman Road
Louisiana
Ines
Riebe Undertaking Co Auto Ambulance Service
Riebe Undertaking Co offers auto ambulance service located at 221 East Commerce with phone number 341 for funeral and transport needs.
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Riebe Undertaking Co
Murderer wants to go back to Texas after confession
Edward Howard, jailed in Redding, says he will waive extradition and return to Texas. He confessed to killing Frank Greenburg near Fort Worth on December 27, 1900, after twelve years of remorse. He describes a weakened mind yet finds peace in his confession.
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Redding
Cal
Texas
Edward Howard
Frank Greenburg
Fort Worth
Howard
C. J. Han
Hahn
First Chinese Christian wedding in Washington Chinatown
Dawn darkened Washingtons Chinatown as the first Chinese couple Lee Yew and Chu How wed according to Christian rites. A marriage license, claimed as the first for a Chinese marriage here, preceded the ceremony amid debates on tradition and modernization.
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Washington
Chinatown
Washington, D. C
Lee Yew
Colony
Miss Chu How
New York
China
United States
Turret of Maine Found Intact After Maine Recovery
Havana October 31 reports that divers removing the forward sections of the battleship Maine have found the forward turret intact. It contains a pair of 10 inch guns and mounts over 200 tons in weight, hurled forty feet from its original position. Engineers say discovery requires two months more work to complete the Maine recovery operations.
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Havana
Maine
New Train Schedule Arranged For Houston & Texas Central
Houston officials announce a new timetable for the Houston and Texas Central. Effective November 10, northbound trains will depart earlier and southbound trains will arrive later, adjusting the overall travel flow.
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Houston
Tex
Texas Central
Verdict Awarded Five Thousand Dollars in Hagelstein Suit
A jury in the Seventythird district court returned a verdict Tuesday night in favor of Swearingen and Tayloe against Mrs. B Hagelstein for 5000 dollars. The verdict was opened yesterday morning by Claude V. Birkhead. a Collman plumber of 416 Main Ay.
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Swearingen & Tayloe
B. Hagelstein
Seventy- Third District Court
A. Collman
Main Ay
Alamonette Chocolates touted as fresher than imports
An advertisement claims Alamonette Chocolates by Duerler offer a superior taste and freshness, stating they are ten days to three weeks fresher than imported candies and cost 50c a pound, compared with 80c a pound or more for rivals. The label facsimile is shown as an introduction to these new sweets.
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Duerler
Local Grocery and Drug Stores List by Streets
A dense catalog lists numerous grocery and drug stores with street addresses including North Flores Street West Commerce Street and Medina Street. Businesses such as Five-Point Drug Store Monarch Grocery Co and Depot Pharmacy are named along with owners and locations across the city.
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Five-Point Drug Store
North Flores Street
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Schlitz
Rroven
Geo. Heberer
Water Street
San Antonio, Texas
Oda
Milwaukee
Christian Science Monitor
Main Av
Emmet Bank
Cunincorporated
Wow
Chu
Bowen’s Island
Great Sells
Fischer's Drug Store
Swearingen
Tayloe
Claude V. Birkhead
Ae Lamo
T. A. Black
Fredericksburg Road
Woodlawn Grocery
Monarch Grocery Co, Inc
T. B. Blundell
MC. Peters
Leona and
Zavala Streets
E. J. H. Meier
West Commerce Street
Depot Pharmacy
Heiman Building
Medina Street
E. M. Hertzfelder
San Marcos and
Perez Sts
EB. Grebeven
Colorado Avenue
T. J. Spellesey
West Commerce
William O. Rieden & Bros
W. Commerce St
Kahn & Camacho Grocery CO
George Keene
Military Plaza
A. Soule
South Flores Street
Hugsle & Zimmerman
E. Jungmann
RED Cross Drug Store
A. Bonnet
Milburn Bros
Main Avenue
Houston Street
Palace Candy Company
W. H. Whisenant
A. Dreiss
Cupples Drug Company
F. W. Alter
Garden Street
Catalina Bros. Nichols Grocery Company
Schafer Drug Company
Charles A. Rische
Apmann & Serger
J. Horn
Paul Kurts
William Appmann
Bond Delicatessen
H. A. Nester
Stinson
Urban Grocery
Areere Ice Cream Cone
Laurel Heights
McCulough Avenue
Bergman & Hallbausr. Ee
J. C. Carl & Son
Ben Overton
Ss. G Livingston
Post Exchange
New
L. F. Webb
San Pedro Avenue
Louis Spahn
Eastern Army Post Drug Store
Hood’s
Hood’s Drug Store
Commerce
G. A. Duerler Manufacturing Company
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