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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1911

Page

5

All Subscribers to Carnival Invited

All subscribers to the 1911 carnival are invited to a smokers in Turner Hall Friday night at 8 o'clock. Directors met in the Chamber of Commerce to hear reports and discuss plans for the 1912 carnival. The financial position was reported sound with bills payable and funds preserved. A constitutional change was discussed to begin work in the fall and split subscriptions due in fall and 60 days before the carnival.

Urner Hall Carnival Association Chamber of Commerce Atlee B. Ayres Callaghan W. H. Carter Joseph W. Duncan Fort Sam Houston the Press of San Antonio San Antonio Gas and Electric Light Company Merchants’ Transfer Jack W. Neal C. H. Dean Texas-British Society Trades Council and Labor Unions Beavers Turners’ Society Owls Redmen Ben Hur Ara‘y Patrol Relic and Peacock Military School

Revival at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Grows

Revival conducted by Evangelist R P Waters with Mrs Waters and Mrs Myrtle Halbert gains interest and attendance at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church corner Avenue C and Pecan streets. Two meetings held yesterday with afternoon and evening song services noted.

Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Corner Avenue C Pecan Streets R. P. Waters Waters Myrtle Halbert

Local notices and society events in Gibbs building move

Dr. Fairfield, dentist, has relocated to the Gibbs building, old phone 1258. A grand ball by the Weesat number 38, W. O. W. was held on Saturday April 29, 1911 at W. O. W. hall at Commerce and resa streets with Artzt, music and tickets 25c. Karl Hoblitzelle, president of Interstate Amusement Co, says work will begin within ten days on a new vaudeville theater in the city. theater location not announced. L. A. Drug Co Congeniality club prize dance set for Thursday April 27 at Turner hall. Clerk Campbell becomes father. a ten-pound son was born to Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Campbell of 1421 Avenue D yesterday at 2 10 PM. Mr. Campbell serves as clerk of the federal court.

Weesat Hie W. O. W. Hall Resa Streets Karl Hoblitzelle Interstate Amusement Company Campbell A. I. Campbell Avenue D Federal Court Twenty-eighth Infantry A. W. Bjornstad M. B. Stewart Birmingham Fort Sam Houston Wright Curtiss Signal Corps

Local notices and society updates in San Antonio

Pr Chas Garring announces osteopathic services from 204 Gunter building and lists old phone 2439. Tonight's People's Party meeting at Fest's hall eight o’clock. Marriages include Shaw Clark and Luther Clark in San Antonio. Also mentions Bakers association, banker party, and literary society debates at Jeffersonian High School with winners Kibbe, Sim mang, Voigt, Lehman.

Pr. Chas. K. Garring Gunter Building South Flores Street William Springall Isadore Levinson

Saloon Contest Hearing on Fritz Webber Case

Judge Phil Shook heard evidence this morning in a saloon contest against Fritz Webber of 735 River Avenue alleging violations at his establishment on South Flores Street tonight.

Phil Shook Fritz Webber River Avenue

Painful trouble with fingernails

Mrs J J Horton of Katonah New York reports a long battle with painful fingernail inflammation. After failed remedies and irritating prescriptions she used Cuticura Ointment nightly, with soap, and within weeks nails improved and later remained clear. Samples offered by Potter Drug & Chem Corp.

Ian J. J. Svorton Katonah N. Y

Court Delays Ruling on Playground Distance Issue

Grand jury probes assault to murder charge in shooting case involving Mrs. Martha Forbes who fired at Mattie Cole Harriet Gibson and Annie Gibson. Several women witnesses were present in the grand jury room this morning amid questions on the alleged proximity of playgrounds to the residence.

Grand Jury Martha Forbes Mattie Cole Harriet Gibson Annie Gibson

Poetry and prices in one cigar verse sales pitch

An advertorial note touts Rosenthal Special 5c cigars with poetic flair and mentions wholesale prices. It directs readers to visit 400 and 614 1-2 E. Houston, promising better verse about spring if wholesale prices are noted.

Rosenthal Houston

Rail agents and Elks lodge notes in San Antonio

R G Buford from the Katy returns from Seguin where he attended an Elks lodge installation with 55 charter members. George W Thomas of Chicago and Alton is in town on business. H C Carson of New York Central visits locally. Garland Tobin from Palestine stops in. Harry Redan of Sunset Central pays respects on railroad row.

R. G. Buford Katy San Antonio Seguin Elks Lodge San Marcos Lodge George W. Thomas Southwestern Chicago & Alton H. C. Carson New York Central Lines Garland Tobin International & Great Northern Palestine Harry Redan Sunset-Central Lines Railroad Row

Telephone Company Wins Injunction Over Louisville Rates

In Louisville Kentucky on April 25 the federal court granted permanent injunctive relief for Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph company. The city of Louisville is restrained from enacting ordinances that would reduce telephone rates, preserving the company's rate structure in a long running dispute.

Fowler to Lead Trust Prosecutions in AG Office

James A. Fowler of Tennessee will become assistant attorney general in charge of trust prosecutions, succeeding William B. Kenyon of Iowa, recently elected as a U.S. senator. Announcement came from unofficial White House information today.

Vernal Products Showers Bring Springtime Forecast

Vernal Products notes April rains and May flowers as spring arrives. The article highlights mud and wet conditions from the seasonal showers affecting local activity and plans.

A Healthy Happy Old Age With Fig Syrup Remedy

Promote a healthy aging by cleansing the system with a desert spoonful of Syrup of Figs and the benign laxative "California Fig Syrup Co." product. This remedy is described as natural, strengthening, and suitable for all ages, with emphasis on genuine packaging bearing the company name.

California Fig Sump Co

City approves 3000 for May election and street works

The city council adopted a 3000 appropriation for the May 9 municipal election. Actions include I G N tracks expansion along Medina street and related rights of way, water mains extensions, street grading, and crosswalks. Police pay for W B Miller case approved.

Mauermann Finance Committee Callaghan Richter International & Great Northern Railroad Company Medina Street Colima Street el Paso Chihuahua Lopez Street Martinez Creek Menger Streets and Bridges Committee Greenley Street Union Meat Company Ralph Street San Antonio W. B. Miller Nolan Street

Liver Pills Praised by Bank Cashier A L Wilson

A bank cashier, A. L. Wilson of Sparta Illinois, endorses Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills and Anti Pain Pills for headache relief. He reports the Liver Pills act naturally and quietly with no felt pill, and he cites personal positive results from both products. Wilson served years as cashier at the First National Bank of Sparta.

Miles A. L. Wilson Sparta Ill Wilson First National Bank of Sparta

Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills Ad Copy

An advertisement for Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills claims they work gently without griping or irritation, are not habit forming, and offer a refund if the first bottle fails. It notes Miles Medical Co. of Elkhart Indiana as the maker.

Miles

Army division trims field train for Fort Sam Houston

Division 10 Nave A Field Supply Train plans to strip 41 wagons 174 mules and 35 horses from infantry cavalry and artillery units on May 1 to create an ammunition and supply train. Maj G G Bailey will convert the assets for field bakery transport and division HQ will receive six escort wagons and three spring wagons.

Fort Sam Houston Third Field Artillery Fourth Field Artillery G. G. Bailey Quartermaster’s Department Independent Cavalry Brigade War Department Leon Springs Dohertys Menger and St. Anthony Ptels

Parole Regulation Approved for Texas Penitentiary System

Governor Colquitt approves a parole regulation banning second felony convicts from parole and barring applicants with prison rule violations in the prior year. Applicants may not use lawyers or friends before the commission and hearings occur on the first Wednesday after the first Tuesday each month. Parole decisions require his approval and monthly earnings reports.

Associated Press Austin Tex Colquitt

Referendum Vote On Sunday Show Hours Ordered

Fort Worth Texas residents will vote May 25 on whether moving pictures may remain open Sundays. The city commission ordered the referendum this morning and proposed a later reservation of the issue for ballot.

Associated Press Fort Worth Tex City Commission

Adjourning Camorra Trial in Viterbo May Move City

The Camorra trial in Viterbo was adjourned until Monday due to a juror's illness and absence. Reportedly the case could be moved to another city amid jury dissatisfaction. Early proceedings saw jurors petition for higher fees, but no decision was announced. They are said to consider obstructive measures.

Associated Press Iiterbo

No further progress if sickness continues

If one after another is taken sick no progress can be made under the present circumstances.

Inmate Dies by Jumping From 65-Foot Stack in Agnew

San Jose April 25. Rat Teeling, a trusted inmate at the Agnew state hospital, climbed a 65 foot smokestack and leaped to his death yesterday. Conductor J A Rechenthin of the I G N railroad is seriously ill at his Perez Street home.

San Jose Calif uRat Teeling State Hospital For the Insane Agnew J. A. Rechenthin I. & G. N. Railroad Perez Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

Exposition Park LLEN Sydney Worthy Ward Barton Forester Lloyd AL Majestic Vaudeville Neola Colite Florence Contella Nina Charlotte Duncan Grand Opera House J. Harvey Moore State Institution For the Blind American Medical College At St. Louis Gunter Office Building Houston and St. Mary's Streets Union Painless Dentists Commerce Turner Hall ALL _ DRUGGISTS IFY Stoene Ee Gerlach Bros West Houston St Girls’ Society Philomathean Literary Society United States Regina Heffey Bernice Duggan Margaret Braswell Vera Timpson Eagles East Houston Soledad Street Romana Streets City Council Chamber Council Finance Committee Fries Dr. Fairfield Gibbs L. A. Drug Co Shaw Clark Buelah Shaw Stockdale Luther V. Clark Adams Losoya H. D. Matthews St. Anthony L. D. Cole United States Army Cole Auto Tire Protector Co Young Men's People’s Party Club North Presa Street West Houston St New Spring Bakers William L. Richter Texas Master Bakers’ Association Dallas New York International Club Mexico J. G. Davenport E. W. Davenport Tamblyn Ballantyne L.A. Drug Co Young Men's Christian Association Shook Alamo Ditch Walnut Street Smith Kuehn St. Phillip’s Industrial School J. Martin A. M. Larson G. Frasch G. F. Warren T. E. Woodrow Lombrano Street Laredo Street Krempkau Street Wickeland Commerce and Cibolo Streets Alderman Smith Dallas Street Brooklyn Avenue Lafitte and Sycamore P. E Viola Blalack West Woodlawn San Pedro Avenues Locust Street McCullough Avenue Paschal Street Pine Street Palmetto Avenue Union Meat Company Et al B. L. Smith E. Flores E. Iwansky Heiman Gonzales Galveston Street Miles Medical CO Elkhart, Ind Leon Springs Reservation Frank Bros Alamo Plaza THE Mr. Webb Beethoven Hall Labor Union Committee People's Party Committee San Antonio Loan & Trust Go West Commerce Street Geo. W. Brackenridge G. Denman Oe Ghanveriam Caroline Kampmann Thos. B. Palfrey BE. A. Stribling Chas. A. Zilker
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