Public hearing set on Castro Street improvements in San Antonio
Official notice to property owners along Castro Street between Navidad and Laredo Streets announces a City resolution for street improvements. Western Paving Company contracted the work with asphalt paving and concrete curbing to be financed by special assessments on abutting properties under the city ordinance.
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Castro Street
Navidad Street
Laredo Street
Fred Fries
City of
San Antonio
Bexar
State OF
Texas
Diaz
Western Paving Company
City of San Antonio notices hearing on street improvements
The resolution sets forth assessment methods for abutting property owners, front foot apportionment, and special taxes against railroads occupying the highway. A hearing is scheduled for May 11, 1918, at 4:00 p.m. in City Hall to show cause why assessments should not be made.
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San Antonio
Bexar County
Tex
Fighth
Clinton G. Brown
National League Game At Chicago Ends In Narrow Win
In Chicago the Cubs beat Pittsburg 1 to 0 as Kantelehner Mamatx Schmidt and McConnell Archer pitched for the Cubs. St Louis defeated Cincinnati 2 to 1 with Jasper Sallee Ames Snyder Gonzales Toney Mc Henry Schneider and Clark Wingo guiding the effort.
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Pittsburg
Chicago
Kantelehner
Mamatx
Schmidt
McConnell and
Archer
Jasper, Sallee
Ames and Snyder
Gonzales
Toney
Mc Henry
Schneider and Clark
Wingo
Detroit Scores Narrow Victory Over Chicago In Batteries Duel
Detroit edges Chicago 3 to 2 with key runs in late innings. Faber and Schalk anchored the batteries for Detroit while Crandall Hartley and Hamilton contributed on defense and offense in a tight contest at the league park.
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R. Hi. B
Chicago
Detroit
Faber and Schalk
James
Boland
Dubue
Stanage
Southern League scores from Memphis New Orleans Mobile
In Memphis Littl Rock lost 26 to 68 as Memphis won 68 to 26. Atlanta defeated New Orleans 611 and 13. Birmingham won 3 to 2 and 6 to 6 in two Mobile games. Nashville routed Chattanooga 56 to 0 with 14 hits while Chattanooga was held to 0.
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R. H. E. Littl
Rock
Memphis
Kirby
Gibson
Kerr and
Wallace
New Orleans
Atlanta
Day
Perkins
Weaver
Higgins
Cleveland Beats St Louis as Morton and ONeill Star
In an American League game at St Louis Cleveland edged the Browns 14 to 4 with Morton and ONeill keying the victory. St Louis only managed a late rally but Cleveland held on for the win.
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R. H. E. Cleveland
St. Louis
Morton and O'Neill
Tennessee Heads North With High Commission Aboard
The US cruiser Tennessee carried the International High Commission members northward from Lima where officials avoided shore contact due to bubonic plague reports. William G. McAdoo was the only American who visited Lima yesterday amid the voyage return plans. In New Orleans Ted Lewis and Jack Britton prepare for a twenty round welterweight title bout with Lewis weighing 145 pounds and both fighters in fine condition.
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Lima
Peru
Tennessee
International High Commission
William G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
New Orleans
Ted Lewis
England
Jack Britton
Chicago
Lewis
Harry Stone
New York
Negotiations Open On Ness Release To Baltimore Internationals
Chicago April 24 negotiations are under way for the conditional release of Jack Ness a White Sox first baseman to the Baltimore Internationals. Ness was obtained from Oakland where he set a world record for consecutive hits.
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Ness
Chicago
Jack Ness
White Sox
Baltimore Internationals
Oakland
Scoring Results From Midwestern Baseball Matches
At Louisville the Louisville team defeated St Paul 6 to 1. Toledo edged Kansas City 7 to 0. Indianapolis hosted Minneapolis with a 0 to 1 result. Columbus fell to Milwaukee 3 to 6.
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American Association
Louisville
St. Paul
Toledo
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Columbus
Milwaukee
Buffs and Pirates edge in 13 innings in Houston
Gudeger's infield roller scored Johnson from third with the winning run as Houston beat Galveston 4 to 3 in 13 innings. Sensational plays highlighted a tight game. Galveston swept the series. Napier pitched for Houston with 5 hits allowed, while Gudger limited Galveston to 6. Rose and Chelette split pitching duties.
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Houston
Tex
Gudeger
Citrano
Johnson
Galveston
Cad Meera
Ee i Newnam
Chelétte
Napier
Rose
Chelette
Gudger
Wit Napier
Mowe
Roe
Cheletta
Gullmer
Napr
Howston
Tullos
Newnam
Sentel
Stewart
Ullos
Seits
Stuart
Miler
Murray
Miller
Lee
Lil
Noyes
Mccafferty
Corsicana Storm Kills Infant as Homes Are Damaged
In Corsicana Texas a storm last night demolished a home killing an 11 month old child and injuring Horace Davis, his wife, and others. At Frost near Corsicana several houses were blown off foundations with injuries. Longview reports a hotel unroofed and property partly demolished, damage about 100000 dollars.
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Corsicana
Tex
Horace Davis
Frost
Dallas
Texas
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Longview
Rain general over this part of state
Moderately good rains fell in most of the section between Dallas and Brownsville and from Houston to a point east of Del Rio Sunday night. In San Antonio the rain, which amounted to .25 of an inch, was accompanied by thunder and light.
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Dallas
Brownsville
Houston
del Rio
San Antonio
Rain, Wind and Hail Hit Regions Ahead of Fiesta
A storm front brought thunderstorms with winds hail and heavy rain across Texas overnight. Houston recorded the heaviest rain with over an inch, and other lines from San Antonio to Beeville and Kerrville to Pearsall saw varying downpours. Forecasters expect fair cooler weather and Fiesta friendly conditions for the festival.
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Weather Bureau
Houston
Southern Pacific
le Bain
International & Great Northern
Taylor
San Antonio
Pearsall
Cuero
Shiner
Waco
Eight Hour Law Interpreted By Texas AG Office
An attorney general opinion from Austin holds the eight hour law means the full working time from start to discharge, excluding only the noon hour. The ruling responds to reports that contractors forced drivers and teamsters to work eight hours while keeping wagons greased and ready.
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Austin
Tex
Circus Giant Hugo Dies in New York at 47
Hugo, reputed to be the world’s tallest man, died in New York on Sunday from pneumonia. The Italian born giant stood 8 feet 4 inches tall, weighed 536 pounds, and was 47 years old. He was known simply as Hugo in circus circles.
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New York
White and Mitchell Matched for Milwaukee bout
Charlie White of Chicago and Richie Mitchell of Milwaukee were matched for a ten round lightweight bout in Milwaukee on May 9 or 10. Sealed proposals are invited for screening a hospital at Ft. Sam Houston Texas with bids due by April 25 1916.
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White
Mitchell
Milwaukee
Wis
Charlie White
Chicago
Richie Mitchell
Sn Fisted
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Quartermaster
Sunday 60 Cent Round Trip Sutherland Springs Service
60 cents for round trip Sundays to Sutherland Springs with a return schedule on the 17:55 service from Southern Pacific. Adv.
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Sutherland Springs
Southern Pacific
Lightning Strikes Negro Church Damages Tower
Lightning hit the Second Baptist Church at Cen ter and Chestnut streets shortly after midnight, starting a fire confined to the tower. Damage estimated at 200 dollars. the 1910 church cost 40 thousand and is the city’s largest negro institution. A separate fire at 2 20 Sunday morning damaged Mrs W E Burke home at 217 South Pine Street. she escaped unharmed and the house, valued at 1500, was partially destroyed with 1000 dollars in fire damage and furniture covered by insurance.
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Negro Second Baptist Church
Center and
Chestnut Streets
W. E. Burke
South Pine Street
British Mesopotamia success mocked by Punch cartoon
A Punch cartoon mocks British Mesopotamia victory statements as Mrs. Pessimist voices gloom over the success. The caption plays on cheerful reviews versus negative sentiment about imperial outcomes.
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Carping
Mr. Pessimist
British Mesopotamia
Mra
Peasimist
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