Local notes on sickness and bills in the town
Mrs. Jacob Spaeth and Norvin Crenwelge fall ill as Ernst Schmidt trades ranch for Wm Arhelger property in town. Peter Baethge and Oscar Schmidt visit from San Antonio. Schmidt may stay as bookkeeper in Ernst Schmidt & Sons store. Cold weather hoped to ease illness. Theo Neffendorf and family in town. White Violet signs off with a short speech.
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Jacob Spaeth
Norvin
Arthur Crenwelge
Ernst Schmidt
Wm. Arhelger
Peter Baethge
Oscar Schmidt
Draughons Business College
San Antonio
Baethge
Schmidt
Ernst Schmidt & Sons
Theo. Neffendorf
White
Death of Mrs. Peter Schandua a German native
Mrs. Peter Schandua nee Margarete Zenner died at her home in the city at an advanced age after years of illness. Survived by her husband, two sisters, two brothers, and several children and grandchildren. Funeral held at Catholic church with services by Rev. Father Gerlach. held under St. Anna Verein auspices. Cattle and hogs freeze losses reported across Gillespie County amid severe cold spell not seen in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Schandua
Margarete Zenner
Germany
Peter Schandun
John Baumann
John Jordan
Messrs
George
Peter Zenner
Adolf Meckel
Ferd. Meckel
Ed. Peter
Ed. Knopp
I. G. Weichmeyer
J. Walch
Emil Schandua
Gillespie County
Otto Gold
Rheingold
John Stehling
R. Maier
Mund
Harper
British destroyer torpedoed and sunk in Mediterranean
London January 7. A British torpedo boat destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea according to an Admiralty announcement issued tonight. All officers were saved but ten crew members were lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Mediterranean Sea
Admiralty
Fine For Railroad Ends Probe of Huge Explosion
Prosecutions from the Black Tom Island ammunition explosion were concluded with the Lehigh Valley Railroad fined and indictments against Lehigh and National Storage officers quashed. The action closes the lengthy probe about the 1916 blast in Jersey City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Jersey City
Uw J. Dem
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Black Tom Island
Lehigh
Oats and corn offered. estray red cow listed
Local ad notes oats and corn sold at low prices by Edgar Kothmann & Co with phone numbers. An estray red cow branded DP cross was reported December 14, with contact for Albert Petry, R F D No. 3 Box 85.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Kothmann & Co
P Cross
Albert Petry
R F.D
Fredericksburg Snowstorm Dumps Heavy Falls
A Texas town reports a dirt storm on Thursday afternoon followed by a warm spell and nighttime snow. The snowfall reached six to eight inches in most areas and piled up to a foot or two in some places, as residents observed the unusual weather.
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Fredericksburg
Cain City Notes Show Town On The Map Again
Cain City notes report residents traveling to San Antonio and Houston for visits. Farmers haul feed and move the gin from Pedernales River, with construction near completion for the next crop. W R Barrier of Menard offers information on a Buyan irrigated farm in nearby county. Berkeley Ladies Sextette entertainment at Klaerner's Opera House tonight under Fredericksburg Lyceum auspices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pen
Allie Rinehart
San Antonio
Iicinity
Rabe
Bauseh
Pedernales
Cain City
Berkeley
Klaerner’s Opera House
Fredericksburg Lyceum
Captain As Bank Robber
An official accounting from Camp Funston reports Captain Lewis Whisrv stole two thousand five hundred twenty dollars and twenty four cents, killing four with an axe and wounding a fifth, as authorities search for the missing funds. The bank owner, William Huttig, says deposits are replaced and the investigation continues.
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Associa Ed
Funston
Kan
Jan
Camp Funston
Lewis Whissrv
Santana
National Reserve Bank
That City
Army Bank
Praneh
J. B. McCluskey
Huttig
Mexican Held On Arson Charge In Furniture Fire
L Barajos, charged by complaint with arson in the Household Furniture Company fire on Commerce street in San Antonio, waived prelimary examination and was remanded to jail in default of $1,000 bond. Police Sgt Ezell pursued the suspect near the burning building. he escaped briefly at the station before recapture. Witnesses include Fire Marshal McNeel Fire Chief Goetz and several officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Barajos
Household Furniture Company
Peace Ben S. ‘of Justice
Fisk
Household Furniture Com
Commerce Street
San Antonio
P. Ezell
W. B. McNeel
Ezell
August Goetz
Fuel Administration Orders Immediate Industry Closures East of Mississippi
The Fuel Administration issued a 6 PM notice defying a late Senate veto to delay a drastic action. Beginning at midnight, industries east of the Mississippi and those in Minnesota and Louisiana with exceptions must close their doors tonight and remain shut through next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Fuel Administration
Garfield
Mississipp River
Minnesota
Louisians
Soldiers Rob Chauffeur on South Loop Robbery
A private service car driver, Sam Agguria, reports two soldiers robbed him on the South Loop in San Antonio. They flashed a gun, took $8 and his watch, then forced him to drive to the city before exiting at Garden Street near Sap crossing. A prior similar incident occurred last Saturday involving Cliff Burtner, two soldiers and two women taking his ear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
South Loop
Sam Agguria
Citizens’ Auto Company
Agguria
Mission Cemetery
Garden Street
Sap Crossing
Cliff Burtner
Merchants’ Transfer Company
Garfield coal edict takes effect at midnight
International News Service reports in Washington that the Garfield administration faces a renewed protest yet the coal edict will go into effect at midnight. The sequence of events centers on government policy and public response in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington, D. C
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Berkeley Ladies
Klaerner
Hanisc Drug Store
Mediterranean
Pass, Texas
Ernest Schmidt & Sons
W. Arhelger
F. W
F. W. Arbelger
Market Square
Cain City Notes
Buyananerd
W. R. Barrier
Menard, Tex
Maxwell
Detroit
Federicksburg
Texas
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