Clash Over City Police and Fire Control Surges
Mayor Brown and the city machine resist losing control of police and fire to Robert Uhr the newly elected commissioner. Uhr seeks real authority to hire and dismiss in his departments and may appeal to the courts if needed. Primaries and council approvals loom as decisive factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Robert F. Uhr
Uhr
James F. Garland
Ray Lambert
C. H. Kearny
Lancaster
Wright
Lowther
Richter
McGinnis
Steves
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Aid
Ad warns against calomel a toxic mercurial treatment and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a vegetable alternative. It claims calomel causes sickness and salivation while Liver Tone starts the liver without side effects, suitable for adults and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Easter display of rabbits and baskets with varied prices
Store ad lists white and brown rabbits that squeak priced 10c, candy filled versions to 50c, assorted Easter baskets with chickens and small rabbits, cotton rabbits from 5c to 5c, rumpkins 5c to 25c, lunch sets 50c, table cloths and napkins, plates 8-inch 35c per dozen and 6-inch 25c per dozen, and various Easter novelties including Kewpies and Rose ONeil cards.
Soap and toothpaste sale list with assorted items
A catalog-style sale offers Remmer's bath and castile soaps 10c cake, glycerine soaps 7c to 10c, Cuticle Soap 10c, several toothpastes 5c to 25c, Sanitol products, face powders, and cold creams with prices and discounts noted. Some items show reduced or special pricing. multiple brands and sizes included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remmer
No Will By Walthall In Fire Loss Case
James D. Walthall died intestate in the Country Club fire on March 26. Probate court granted a temporary administrator upon a $30,000 bond to marshal assets and debts, with inventory due and estate held in status quo. The estate is stated as worth at least $15,000, suggesting substantial assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Walthall
Eugene Walthall
James R. Davis
Walthall
Walthall Died “Intestate.”’ the Application Recites That Mr. Walthall
Weather Bureau to Start Its Own Printing Plant
The local weather bureau will operate an in house printing outfit. A full job printing setup from depart ment headquarters has arrived for installation at the local office. R M Parker of The Light Publishing Company will oversee the setup. The bureau will print and mail maps and bulletins and has rented an adjoining room for the operation.
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Weather Bureau
R. M. Parker
The
Light Publishing Company
Weather Force
I. & G. N. Inaugurates Fast Freight to St Louis and Fort Worth
I. and G. N. launches fast freight to St Louis in four days, the longest distance for a through fast freight in the nation, aiding Southwest Texas produce and cattle. Livestock specials depart San Antonio for Fort Worth nightly, with rapid transfer options and feeding facilities at San Antonio. Announcement made by J. W. King, division freight and passenger agent.
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St. Louis
Fort Worth
Texas
San Antonio
United States
Laredo
Buffalo
J. W. King
Division
Woman’s at home dry cleaning saves money and time
An old advertisement urges women to dry clean at home using two ounces of Solvite dissolved in two gallons of gasoline. It claims quick results on silk, satin, fur, lace, and more without fading or shrinking, warns of fire risk and to perform outdoors away from flames.
Band Concert Monday at Fort Sam Houston
The Nineteeenth Infantry band will perform Monday afternoon at Fort Sam Houston with Os car Biermann arranging the program. The concert includes marches, overtures, and popular tunes and will be followed by another performance Thursday afternoon at the post.
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Nineteeenth Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Oscar Biermann
Tobani
Dixie Band
Tay Cone
the Post
Pagueem Ostep Arcs
Bergenholtz Valse
Adele
Briquet Patrol
Voelker Fantasia
Daughters of the American Revolution Urge Belgian Relief Aid
San Antonio de Bexar Chapter appeals for contributions to the Commission for Belgian Relief. Regent Mrs. T N Devine gathers funds through Mrs. William Cummings Story and Mrs. F C Wolcott. The relief work supports 3 000, 600 destitute Belgians and Northern France, with starvation looming if shipments stop.
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San Antonio de Bexar
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
T. N. Devine
Commission For
William Cummings Story
F. C. Wolcott
Rockefeller Foundation
Commission For Relief
Belgium
France
Seek Dismissal of Medina Litigation for Settlement
Counsel for all parties will push to settle and dismiss the federal receivership and New York bankruptcy suit over the Medina dam properties. Judge Minor suggested discharge of the state receivership could follow, if these actions end, returning the land to its owners. A bond will be required to protect below-dam landowners endangered by river flow cuts.
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San Antonio Land & Irrigation Company
Medina Dam
R. B. Minor
Medina River
Judge Minor
S. J. Brooks
Medina Valley Irrigation Company
T. 8. Maxey
Floyd McGown
McGown
New York
Texas
Federal District Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Cannabis indica smuggled to Texas state prisoners
A report to Texas State Pure Food Commissioner Hoffman claims cannabis indica is being smuggled to prisoners at Ramsey and other state farms. A sample sent for analysis showed the herb not listed as a prohibited narcotic, though its distribution to convicts could be halted. The drug, originating in India, allegedly causes exhilaration and laughter and is said to be stronger than alcohol.
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Austin
Tex
Pure Food
RR. H. Hoffman
K. F. Cunningham
Ramsey State Farm
Cunningham
Hoffman
India
Bank Reorganization Talks With State Official
Plans for reorganizing West Texas Bank & Trust will be submitted to State Banking Commissioner John S. Patterson upon his arrival in Austin. Patterson will meet with L. K. Roberts, the liquidating agent, to review paying claims under the state guaranty law.
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West Texas Bank & Trust Company
John S. Patterson
Patterson
San Antonio
L. K. Roberts
Charles C. Austin
San
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