River Improvement Meeting Aims to Restore San Antonio River
A call is issued for a public meeting at the Chamber of Commerce rooms next Tuesday at 8 pm to form a River Improvement Association. Citizens plan fund-raising to drill a headwater well, dredge and clean the river, and regulate pollution, with officials to be elected and potential prizes for well-kept river fronts.
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River Improvement Association
San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Civic Improvement League
Woman's Club
M. B. Hutchins
H. J. Wagenfehr
Mr. Hutchins
Mr. Wagenfehr
F. F. Collins
F. J. Bowen
Anton Gloeckner
J. F. Ripps
P. Machts
W. E. Tietze
W. J. Vollmer
L. Oge
Hutchins
Wagenfehr
Border Patrols To Be Reestablished In Texan Border Area
Unofficial reports from El Paso indicate United States cavalry will resume border patrols at Columbus New Mexico after General Duncan of the Department of Texas visited El Paso. The move follows concerns of armed Magonistas crossing from Columbus and threats to attack Juarez, cited in Duncan’s request for renewed patrols.
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Duncan
New Mexico
Texas
el Paso
Can
Columbus
N. M
Magonistas
Juarez
France Accepts Morocco Agreement After Cabinet Meeting
Paris reports a French cabinet agrees to Germany’s latest proposals on the Moroccan dispute. The decision likely accepts the overall Morocco arrangement, with details of cession to Germany in French Congo to be settled.
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Associated Press
Paris
Germany
France
Morocco
French Congo
San Antonio and vicinity: Fair Tonight and Sunday
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for a fair sky tonight and Sunday with mild to warm temperatures and light winds, and no rain in sight according to local meteorologists.
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San Antonio and Vicinity
Weather observations across major cities this morning
Observations at 8 am show ST LOUIS 60 clear SE wind four mph. CHICAGO 60 clear S wind eight mph with showers tonight and Sunday. MILWAUKEE 57 partly cloudy S wind ten mph with showers. ST PAUL 64 clear S wind twelve mph with showers. KANSAS CITY 60. NEW YORK 66 clear E wind ten mph with Sunday fair. BOSTON 60 clear N wind four mph with Sunday fair. WASHINGTON 66 cloudy N wind four mph with Sunday fair.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
San Antonio Light Alone Carries AP Leased Wire
Statement declares that any claim of the AP leased wire being carried by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light is untrue and baseless. The notice affirms exclusive local use by the Light and rejects other papers asserting such transmission.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Istovries
San Antonio Electric Cuts Rates Saving Consumers Noted
San Antonio Gas and Electric Co lowers rates to 14 cents per kWh max, with a new schedule for lighting and power. A typical month shows lighting savings of 5.27 dollars on 685 kWh and power savings of 17.49 dollars on 1361 kWh, reflecting about a 5 percent reduction for small users.
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Conumers
San Antonio
San Antonio Gas & Electric Company
Severe quake rocks Valdez Alaska in sixty seconds
The Sept 23 7 02 pm tremor in Valdez Alaska described as the most violent quake ever felt there lasted fifty two seconds. All wooden two story or less structures remained standing with no damage reported. A cable at Sitka was severed.
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Valdez
Alaska
Sitka
Pye Found Guilty in Forgery Case in Bryan
Guilty verdict for F. E. Pye a Houston financier on forging charges with a two year penitentiary sentence. Appeal noted and second forgery charge continued to next term. Pye, long a Houston realty and finance figure, implicated in land note forgery of Miss Rene Perry for $500.
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Associated Press
Bryan
Tex
F. E. Pye
Houston
Pye
F. B. Pye
Rene Perry
Uen
Pye and bank irregularities lead to venue change and appeal
The Central Bank and Trust president faced litigation over irregularities tied to papers negotiated by Pye. Harris county trials yielded little. two cases moved to Brazos county with a conviction in one. Pye’s supporters expect a motion for a new trial or an appeal if denied.
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Central Bank and Trust Company
Pye
Harris County
Criminal District Court
Brazos County
Doctors Lunch Club Meets at Gunter Hotel
The Doctors Lunch Club held its first luncheon at 12 30 today in the Gunter hotel after forming at a Bexar County Medical association meeting. Members present included King Duggan Young Kahn MacIntosh Carhart Walthall Bailey Campbell Chapman Sims Farmer Quinn Burleson Biggar Spring and Ivy Kittridge of New Orleans attended as a guest.
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Gunter
New Society
Doctors
Bexar County Medical Association
Press Club
King
Duggan
B. T. Young
Kahn
MacIntosh
Carhart
Walthall
Bailey
Beaumont
Campbell
Chapman
Lupton
Sims
Farmer
Quinn
Burleson
Biggar
Spring
Ivy Kittridge
New Orleans
Medical Franternity
Fowler Fails to Clear Sierras in Transcontinental Flight
Colfax California September 23. Aviator Robert G Fowler attempted a Sierra crossing in a transcontinental flight but found mountain winds and thin air prevent ascent over the summit. He resumed with a stronger engine planned for Monday after a 75 mile round trip and altitude of 2500 feet.
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Associated Press
Colfax
Cal
Robert G. Fowler
Sierras
Fowler
Blue Canyon
About 1500 Train Workers Quit On Katy Line
About 1368 Missouri Kansas & Texas railroad carmen stopped work at 10 30 a m forcing delay on the line. They demand a date for a conference with officials to set a new wage schedule and working agreement. Carmen foremen and two locals were the only qualified workers left to move trains.
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Associated Press
Denison
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
L. M. Watkins
Brotherhood of Gaan
Carmen
Mem
Katy
Greenville
Texas
Parsons
Kan
Carmen Walkout Weighs on M K T Texas Lines
At Missouri, Kansas & Texas company offices in Texas, officials said some carmen may be out at various points on the line due to a misunderstanding. The exact number affected was unknown, and no shopmen outside the car repair and building departments were reported out. The union sought joint meetings with Texas and outside state officials, which the company and Katy Railroad North declined.
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Associated Press
Tex
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Company of Texas
Carmen
Missouri, Kansas & Texas of Texas
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Katy Railroad
Texas
Katy Railroad North
Strike in Sedalia Forces Car Shops to Idle
Sedalia Missouri September 23. About five hundred car shop workers across the Missouri Kansas & Railway struck after the firm refused a joint conference on working conditions with men on the two systems north and south of the Red River. Four hundred workers at local shops walked out.
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Sedalia
Missouri, Kansas & Railway
Red River
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