Young Men to Entertain at West End Lake Dance
Jewish community event in San Antonio features a dance boating and refreshments in honor of visitors Miss Rosalie Itzkowitz from New Orleans Miss Jennie Hesselson of Dallas and Miss Mally Wise of Houston with Diaz Sisters music and a dance at Exposition Park this afternoon.
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West End Lake
Rosalie Itzkowitz
Leve
New Orleans
Jennie Hesselson
Dallas
Mally Wise
Houston
Insurance Men Dinner Honors New Texas Commissioner
About a hundred officers and directors of home insurance firms gathered at the Travis Club for a dinner honoring W. W. Collier the newly appointed commissioner of insurance and banking. Speakers praised his ability and integrity as a banker and predicted credit to the state.
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Travis Club
W. W. Collier
San Antonio
Collier
D. J. Woodward
Sidney J. Brooks
Texas
W. A. King
Henry A. Hodge
W. F. McCaleb
F. J. Combe
H. L. Wright
Homer Eads
New Civilization Through Intensive Education Proposed
Prof A A Berle of Tufts College predicts a future America ruled by reason and sound instruction. He argues early schooling styles teach infants harmful jargon and unlearning will be needed later. He cites limited wildlife herds as a metaphor for constrained growth.
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Denver
America
A. A. Berle
Tufts College
Festival for Coliseum Site Concert Planned
Grounds cleared and a 40 by 80 foot stage erected for a free public band concert under the Coliseum League. More than 3000 seats prepared as plans advance for a proposed 1.85 acre site east of Navarro street near Romana street bridge. Speakers include Prof. William H. Smith, Carlos Bee, and Harry Hertzberg with Harvey L. Page as chairman. The city hears of a $25,000 purchase and army officers back the project for future horse shows and military events. An advisory board of officers led by Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss is named to guide the coliseum effort.
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Coliseum League
Navarro Street
Romana Street
San Antonio
William H. Smith
Carlos Bee
Harry Hertzberg
Harvey L. Page
Movement For A Coliseum
Army
League
Tasker H. Bliss
Southern Department
Matt C. Bristol
Third Cavalry
James Parker
First Cavalry Brigade
John H. Read Jr
W. 8. Scott
R. A. Brown
Charles G. Treat
Third Field Artillery
Augustus P. Blockson
Ex-Officer Arrested in Cathedral Pandering Case
A 28 year old ex policeman and sanitary inspector was arrested by City Detectives Krause and Hanes on pandering charges. The arrest followed the late week detention of two girls ages 18 and 22 who entered San Fernando cathedral and robbed a contribution box. Confessions reportedly link the trio to multiple disorderly houses as detectives plan further arrests this week.
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Krause
Hanes
San Antonio
San Fernando
Physio freak Ellis Whitman tours world as living sideshow
The Pathfinder reports Ellis Whitman can dislocate most bones and organs and performs stunts to earn a living by exhibiting himself before medical groups. He claims heart drops, shoulder dislocations, and wall reach stunts while doctors warn of danger.
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Ellis Whitman
Major Buell Historic Weather Pioneer Soldier of Two Wars
Allen Buell born 1848 in Wisconsin grew to a Civil War conscript who fled home as a boy then joined the Eighth New York heavy artillery. He later helped launch the U S Weather Bureau from Detroit in 1870 and served in the Texas volunteer guards until retirement at 64.
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Witmer
Allen Buell
United States Regular Army
Detroit
Mich
United States Weather Bureau
War Department
Signal Corps
Major Buell
Wisconsin
East Troy
Wis
West
New York
New York State
LeRoy
Hlum
Eighth New York Heavy Artillery
Grant
Spotsylvania
Appomattox
Lockport
Baltimore
Fort McHenry
Fort Federal Hill
Fredericksburg Road
Early
Gibbon
Weather Bureau
Buell
Fourth
United States Artillery
Army
Agricultural Department
Texas Volunteer Infantry
Cuba
Texas Volunteer Guards
Abilene Light Infantry
Ordnance
Austin
Joshua
Elks and Buffaloes Roam Brackenridge Park Cautionary Tale
A park visitor ignores danger signs in Brackenridge Park and approaches a herd of elk in a fenced pasture. A park keeper, Louis Schunke, warns him as a bull elk charges. the camera is damaged and the man narrowly escapes. The piece notes other park animals and keeper duties.
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Brackenridge Park
Louis Schunke
Schunke
Elk and buffalo tales reveal dangers of training wild animals
An interview with Mr. Mahncke recounts elk training attempts ending in injury and a fatal charge. He describes mother elk defending calves, tame peacocks and turkeys as impractical, and a failed elk drive in the Battle of Flowers.
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John
Riverside Restaurant Sells Cheap Chicken Dinners and Suppers
A big chicken dinner today and a big chicken supper tonight at Riverside Restaurant located at 101 B. Houston Street. Meals priced at 25 cents each.
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Riverside
Houston ST
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Stowers Furniture Co
W. Hou Toy
Plaza Auto
Crockett
Brady
Southwestern Bee Co
Archer
Kohr
Exposition Park
Diaz Sisters
Pr. F. P
Health Office
Theo. Artzt
Hahns Grocery
Jos. S. Hahn Grocer
Travis
Navy
T. E. Archer
San Francisco
R. V. Smith
Ety Eyor
Phone Crockett 7377
San Antonio Humane Society
Fred Davison
E. A. Tiell
Hicks Building
Old Phone
Ed Beere
Park
River Avenue
George —D. Marshall
Bexar County
Lawton
Okla
Mr. Marshall
Ana
Degen
Zizik Undertaking Company
Bexar County Humane Society
E. M. Collins
Franklin
Degen’s Bottle Beer
John Garza
Cora Garza
Tony Diaz
el Paso
Rosalie Garza
O. E. Hicks
Gunter Building
Packard and Stearns-Knight
St. Paul
American Passenger Agents’ Association
W. E. Fitch
International & Great Northern Railroad
Northern Pacific
Yellowstone Park
Ant 5
Chinatown
China
Canton
Pekin
The
Major Allen Bueld
Priestley
Dalkowitz Bros. CO
Main Avenue
N. Flores ST
Mr. Schunke
East Commerce St
E. Houston St
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