Frio County Sets Bond Election for Roads Upgrade
Frio County to vote on bonds totaling 80000 to improve roads with part of funds likely for the San Antonio Laredo highway segment in Frio. The San Antonio Laredo Highway League meeting in Pearsall drew delegates from San Antonio and towns along the line. Speakers hailed the practical highway project and anticipated the October 25 good roads meeting as pivotal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Pearsall
S. D. Dowe
Frio County
San Antonio-Laredo
San Antonio
Rio Grande
D. E. Colp
Laredo
Mason Maney
Judge Dowe
G. F. Dietrich
Lytle
N. Dillard
Dilley
Dr. W. A. Hering
Ray M. Mackey
H.W. Ross
Frank Rennert
A. M. Fischer
August Salaries Paid In New City Administration
The city paid August salaries to city hall staff this morning via Auditor Hummel and to street, garbage, sanitation, and engineer departments this afternoon through Treasurer Church. Funds moved yesterday from Sullivan Bank to West Texas Bank & Trust totaling 613745.75 dollars. Fire and earth department members will be paid tomorrow, police clients Friday. Beginning at 2 PM the new financial agent began hiring election judges and workers from the mayoral contest.
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Hummel
Church
Sullivan Bank
West Texas Bank &Trust Company
Fire and Earth Departments
Pioneer Woman Dead in Austin at 72
Mary Josephine Durst, pioneer Austin resident and widow of former Port Collector Major James H. Durst, died at age 72 at her East Ninth Street home. She leaves two sisters, a son James W. Durst, and five grandchildren. Funeral is this afternoon at St. David's Episcopal Church.
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Austin
Tex
Mary Josephine Durst
East Ninth Street
James W. Durst
San Antonio
Andrew Stewart
New Orleans
John M. Bennett
Charles Armstrong
Julia Armstrong
Thomas Armstrong
Katherine
Texas
St. David's Episcopal Church
Panama Canal and its Relation to American Commerce
J F Carter Jr secretary of the Chamber of Commerce prepared an address for the American Association of Commercial Executives convention at the Pan American building in Washington D C September 23 to 25 He will analyze the canal’s impact on national and regional commerce and note Mobile as a key deep water port The association gathers secretaries from U S cities and officials from Canada Porto Rico Cuba Mexico and the Hawaiian Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Carter Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Panama Canal
American Association of Commercial Executives
Pan- American
Washington, D. C
Carter
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
American Association of Commercial Secretaries
United States
Canada
Porto Rico
Cuba
Mexico
Hawaiian Islands
Floresville Teachers Open Annual Institute
Floresville public schools hold their annual institute this week directed by Prof. W. B. Toone. Local doctors provide daily lectures on school sanitary conditions for students and staff.
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Floresville
Tex
Floresville Public Schools
W. B. Toone
New Lutheran College Dedicated at Seguin
The formal dedication of Seguin's new Lutheran college was held yesterday with officers of the German Lutheran Synod presiding and supported by the Seguin Business Men's club. The college opens for registration this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New College
Seguin
Tex
New Lutheran College
German Lutheran Synod
Seguin Business Men's Club
Veterans to Hold Reunion in Cook County
The twelfth annual reunion of Confederate veterans and old settlers of Cook county will be held in Gainesville Texas on Thursday. Speaker Claude Weaver of Oklahoma City recently elected congressman at large for Oklahoma is among those featured.
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Gainesville
Tex
Cook County
Claude Weaver
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Positive Cure For All Foot Troubles
Science links most foot troubles to a common cause from injured tissues. Soak feet fifteen minutes and rub sore parts for instant relief. Corns bunions and sweaty feet improve in a week. Calocide works through the pores removing the cause. A 25 cent box is enough.
Forces mass near Agua Prieta in regional clash
Reports say well equipped men under Lt Colonel Regne brace Agua Prieta for defense as senior officers Rojas Mascarenas and Escoboza unite the advancing force. Scott's reports also indicate a potential link with Salazar, signaling a broader confrontation.
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Caballona
Agua Prieta
Regne
Rojas
Mascarenas
Escoboza
Scott
Salazar
Troops to Protect Border Move Through U S Territory
Juarez prepares to send 1200 Mexican federal troops through American soil with U S approval for border protection. Mexico pledges garrisons at border towns. Agua Prieta Ojinaga Nogales Naco to receive forces. Two trains carry troops from Juarez to Douglas and Naco amid rebel threats near Mexican towns.
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EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
United States
Mexico
Agua Prieta
Ojinaga
Nogales
Naco
el Paso & Southwestern Railroad
Douglas
Ariz
Rock Island
el Paso & Southwestern Road
Southern Pacific seeks U S protection for Mexican railroad property
The Southern Pacific company asked the State Department in Washington to safeguard its Mexican interests. Rebels pillaging the country cut telegraph lines and burned railroad bridges, with more than two miles of bridges destroyed in the past ten days. Telegrams dated August 27 through September 9 were presented by company attorneys.
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New York
Southern Pacific Company
State Department
Washington
Mexico
R. 8. Lovett
Rancher drives off rebels after tense border revolt
J D Bark defended his family at his Vera Cruz ranch near Jalacingo fending off a Zapatista attack. One rebel was killed and Manuel Betancourt, wounded at Atlixac mine, was moved to Taxico for life saving care as Veracruz police bolster with 1200 rurales and four machine guns. Rebels fired on a National railroad passenger train near Cuernavaca wounding the engineer. The strike follows Zapatista threats to disrupt rail service after September 10.
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Mexico City
J. D. Burke
Jalacingo
Vera Cruz
Zapatistas
Burke
Manuel Betancourt
Atlixtac
Taxico
Salazar Forces Move Slowly Toward Agua Prieta
Rebel general Inex Salazar and about 400 followers press west along the international boundary from a Mescal ranch near Douglas Arizona. United States cavalrymen monitor the slow advance as 100 additional federal troops reach the Agua Prieta area to bolster a 300 man garrison.
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Douglas, Ariz
Inex Salazar
United States
Salazar
Agua Prieta
Dougas
Mescal Ranch
Rebels Arrested For Smuggling Horses Into U S
A rebel colonel and major crossed the international line near Naco Arizona and were arrested by two U S customs line riders. They were brought to jail on charges of smuggling the horses they rode into the United States.
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Naco
Ariz
United States
Rosario mines guarded by 40 men and Gatling guns
Crowley Brothers of England report at the Menger hotel that 40 Missourians and two Gatling guns will defend the Rosario silver mines in Mexico. The owner, N W Flaisig, an ex Union soldier, says rebels attacked the mines two months ago and stole ore valued at 30 000 dollars. Authorities in Chicago announce orders for the 27th Infantry at Fort Sheridan to be ready for possible border action.
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N. W. Flaisig
Crowley Brothers of
England
Rosario
Mexico
Menger Hotel
Mr. Flaisig
Montezuma
Copper Queen
Flaisig
Gatlin
Mexco
Twenty-seventh
Chicago
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Fort Sheridan
R. D. Potts
United States Army
Rio Grande
War Department
Potts
Rebel activity grows in southern Mexican states
Reports from Guanajuato Michoacan and Jalisco indicate serious conditions in the south of Mexico with daily engagements and rebels showing increasing boldness.
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Washington
Mexico
Guanajuato
Michoacan
Jalisco
Captured Mining Executive Reported by Rebels in Arizona
Walter Douglas general manager of the Phelps-Dodge mining interests is reported captured by rebels between Agua Prieta and Nacozari. Telegraph wires were cut making confirmation impossible.
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Douglas
Ariz
Walter Douglas
Phelps-Dodge
Agua Prieta
Nacozari
Federals pursue Yaquis after Colonia attack near Empalme
Federal troops cornered Yaqui fighters five miles north of Empalme Sonora after an attack on Colonia last Saturday night. A three hour battle followed with unknown Yaqui casualties. One federal soldier was killed and nine wounded and sent to Empalime by train.
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Yaquis
Tucson
Ariz
Colonia
Empalme
Sonora
Empalime
Missing man Walter Douglas escapes rebel lines
Walter Douglas who had been missing for two days reached Agua Prieta safely after escaping through rebel lines south of Caballona with a companion. They fled on a railroad motor velocipede they carried past two bridges destroyed by insurrectos.
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Agua Prieta
Sonora
Walter Douglas
Caballona
Judge Terrell's Burial Changed Plans In Texas
A. W. Terrell will not lie in state. Funeral set for Thursday at 5 p.m. from First Presbyterian Church in Austin. Active pallbearers named Hamp son Gary Jewel P Lightfoot J W Graham J Boatman T W Gregory Earnest Nalle. Honorary pallbearers include Col George W Brackenridge Ex Governor Joseph D Sayers Major William Walton and others.
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Austin
Tex
A. W. Terrell
First Presbyterian Church
Senate
Hampson Gary
Tyler
Jewel P. Lightfoot
J. W. Graham
J. Boatman
T. W. Gregory
Obituary for Dr Garrett Hudson Arrives for San Antonio Funeral
The body of Dr Garrett DPD Hudson aged 75 who died in Los Angeles was brought to San Antonio last night. A former resident, he will be buried beside his wife in Dignowity Cemetery after a 5 PM funeral at the San Antonio Undertaking parlors.
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Hudson
Garrett Dpd
Los Angeles
Cal
San Antonio
San Antonio Undertaking Company
Dignowity
Patchwork on San Pedro Avenue Streets Begun
A repair gang works Tuesday on San Pedro Avenue at Main Avenue, extending to San Pedro Park then returning toward the business district to fill cavities. The program targets Military Plaza, Main Plaza, and Dwyer Avenue as part of interim maintenance before full repaving, per City Engineer Aaron Pancost.
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San Pedro Ave
Main Ave
San Pedro Park
Main Avenue
Military Plaza
Main Plaza
Dwyer Avenue
Aaron Pancoast
San Antonio Schools Open With Record Enrollment
Tomorrow at 9, more than 15 000 San Antonio students return to classes as the district reports a record enrollment, aided by new buildings and added teachers. The board adds 20 rooms citywide and names Agnes A. Cotton supervisor of primary grades, with gatherings at Brackenridge High and Main Avenue High.
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San Antonio
Agnes A. Cotton
County oils Roosevelt Avenue for fall jubilee access
County Judge Phil Shook offers to oil Roosevelt Avenue from Alamo Street to the fair grounds if the city supplies the oil. City lacks oiling gear but the county has a full oiling outfit. Mayor Jones and City Engineer Pancoast may accept. pavement upgrades on South Alamo from Martinez to Garden streets planned to meet Jubilee needs.
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Fair Grounds
Phil Shook
Roosevelt Avenue
Alamo Street
Jones
Pancoast
South Alamo
Martinez
Garden Streets
Garden Street
Commerce
Texas Company
Magnolia Petroleum Company
San Antonio Delegation Heads to Port Aransas Train
Chamber of Commerce workers rush reservations for 160 travelers on a five coach special to Port Aransas for San Antonio day opening deep water harbor celebrations. Mails and messenger boys distribute tickets and badges mark the Alamo city visitors. Colonel J T Dickinson invites delegates to extend weekend in Corpus Christi resort.
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Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
Aransa Pass
Port Aransas
Alamo City
J. T. Dickinson
Corpus Beach
Corpus Christi
Train coaches missing slow Texas rail line launch
The San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf railroad faces a delayed passenger service between San Antonio and Pleasanton due to the absence of two passenger coaches shipped August 4. General Manager A R Ponder says tracers have found no sign of the missing cars, risking a postponement of the inaugural run set for September 10. He may lease coaches from another road to start service within days.
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San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad
San Antonio
Pleasanton
A. R. Ponder
Ponder
Real estate transfers dated 1912 across San Antonio area
A compilation of 1912 property deed transfers listing buyers sellers lots blocks subdivisions and amounts. Transactions include Annie A Poor to P E Pfeiffer and Nellie Gaughan to Albert Steves with multiple blocks and new city blocks such as Sunny Slope Palm Heights and Givens Terrace.
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Annie A. Poor
L. F. Poor
P. E. Pfeiffer
Sunny Slope
A. S. Menefee
Thomas Gomez
New City
B. A. Luckenbach
Sures
Keystone Park
Palm Heights Development Company
A. W. Jaresh
Palm Heights
Nellie Gaughan
Albert Steves
Ernest Steves
John W. Kenney
Frank D. Lyle
San Antonio Heights
G. R. Cockrum
New City Block
T. N. Givens
Frank Allen
J. G. Springer
R. K. Smith
Jose de la Garza
Sally
Sam Friedman
S. Pullen
South Heights
Jacob Spiegler
Sally Friedman
Givens Terrace
L. Harlington
J. G. Mentz
Beacon Hill
T. W. Hunter
A. H. Jones, Inc
Marlborough Place
Mae Tettete
Mreret MecCuloch
Original Sur No
Slee W. A. Chapman
Lee Estelle Chapman
Ulrich
Building Permits For Additions And Dwellings In City
Dr John W Kenney plans a third story hospital addition on Ogden Street valued at 7000 dollars. Rob Linklater requests a four room dwelling on Simpson Street costing 700 dollars. Dr J W Strayhorn seeks a porch addition on Indiana Street for 150 dollars. Juan Martinez files an addition on Durango Street for 125 dollars.
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John W. Kenney
Ogden Street
Rob Linklater
Simpson Street
J. W. Strayhorn
Indiana Street
Juan Martinez
Durango Street
Burial Permits Report From Santa Rosa District
Records show several burials dated September 9 including Edna Kats 18 at Santa Rosa hospital Jacob J Krautly 47 at 216 Lavaca Street Ida Weatherly 50 at 1031 Main Avenue Albert Galindo 3 months at 907 San Fernando Street and Kate Hansell Johnston 52 at 1715 Buena Vista Street.
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Edna Kats
Santa Rosa Hospital
Jacob J. Krautly
Lavaca
Ida Weatherly
Main Avenue
Albert Galindo
San Fernando Street
Kate Hansell Johnston
Buena Vista Street
Lady Minister Endorses Plant Juice In San Antonio Note
The Rev Mrs M E Manning of San Antonio writes to Plant Juice representative at Fischer's drug store praising the product. She claims notable relief from nervous troubles and related ailments and urges others to obtain a bottle from the Houston and Alamo corner store.
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M. BE. Manning
Dr. Manning
Fischer's Drug Store
M. E. Manning
Sharer Street
San Antonio
Fischer
Houston
Alamo
Births Reported For Several Local Families
To Mr and Mrs John B Carrington a girl born September 7 1802 averaged avenue. To Mr and Mrs J C Neeley a girl born September 5 413 Magon street. To Mr and Mrs Clarence Halloway a boy born September 6 423 West Craig place. To Mr and Mrs Joseph H Williams a girl born September 7 228 Dunning avenue. To Mr and Mrs Thomas Mason a girl born September 9 214 Quitman street. To Mr and Mrs H Phillip a boy born September 12 1101 Nevada street. To Mr and Mrs Sam Schweig a girl born September 8 202 Cactus street.
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John B. Carrington
Aver Avenue
J. C. Neeley
Magon Street
Clarence Halloway
West Craig Place
Joseph H. Williams
Dunning Avenue
Thomas Mason
Quitman Street
H. Phillip
Nevada Street
Sam Schweig
Cactus Street
County Valuations Rise In Scurry County Texas
Snyder Texas September 11 the commissioners court completed tax roll verification showing Scurry county valuations at 6414473 dollars an increase of 68000 dollars from last year Dundee Woolen Mills referenced in the report.
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Snyder
Tex
Commissioner’s Court
Scurry County
Automobile Licenses and Early European Rail History
License No 3691 H F Doller 217 Madison St noted The first railway in Europe ran its first train on May 5 1833 It connected Brussels to Mechelen and marked an early milestone in rail transport
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H. F. Doller
Madison St
Europe
Brussels
Mechien
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Men’s Outfitters
Good Roads Boosters
Dowe
A. Colman
Ss. P
J. D. Bark
Border Town
Las
San Pedro Avenue
Dundee
Stearns’ Electric
Stearns’ Electric Paste Co
Chicago, Ill
Aransas Pass
Franklin Road
Dundee Woolen Mills
Cranaghan
Practical Business College
Banks
Crockett
St. Just Off
Alamo Plasa
H. C. Rees Optical Co
W. Commerce St
Union Painieas
322 West Commerce
Union Painless Dentists
Commerce Street
J. Harvey Moore
Gunter
R. C. Wright
Mark. Wright
Wright Bros
Electrical Contractors
YALE
Palace Candy CO
W. Houston
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