Californians Elim in Meadow Club Tennis Singles
East players advance to semifinals as three Californians Bundy Griffin and Strachan fall. Strachan loses 6 4 6 4 to international star Behr. Larned and Clothier reach singles semifinals after 6 4 4 6 6 2 victory over Watson and Touchard.
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Southampton
N. Y
Meadow Club
Thomas Co. Bundy
Clarence J. Griffin
John
Strachan
West
H. Behr
William A. Larned
William J. Clothier
C. F. Watson Jr
G. F. Touchard
Phillies Sweep Cincinnati With 1 0 and 7 2 Wins
Philadelphia opens home stand by taking both ends of a doubleheader from Cincinnati 1 0 and 7 2. In the opener Alexander bests Ames in a pitching duel as Philadelphia scores in the late innings for the win. In the nightcap Brown beats Cincinnati’s pitching while Seaton is effective with runners on base and Hoblitzell makes a leaping one handed grab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Alexander
Ames
Brown
Seaton
Hoblitzell
Suggs
Clarke
Killifer
Rn. H. E. Cincinnati
Brelsford
Executive Department
Senate
Browns to trial Pitcher Wiley Taylor this fall
The St. Louis Browns plan a fall trial for pitcher Wiley Taylor who is with Austin in the Texas League. Taylor has previously had trials with Detroit and the White Sox. In other news, Celebes reports that the number of birds of paradise is not diminishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Browns
Wiley Taylor
Austin
Taylor
Detroit
White Sox
Celebes
Classified Ads Promote Light Newspaper Reach
The Light newspaper boasts the territory’s largest circulation and promises reliable results for classified ads. Ten day runs begin tomorrow or Sunday, with ads at half a cent per word for two Sundays, payable by phone at Crockett 1742 and new 176.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Light
Crockett 1742
Directors Plan Huge Rockhill Country Club Expansion
The Rockhill Country Club Company directors, meeting to finalize formalization, outline a major development program. They plan two eighteen hole golf courses and a polo field this winter, with a clubhouse and further improvements next year. An advisory board of seventeen members was named, including Colonel William Rockhill Nelson and J. P. Withers remains president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockhill Country Club Company
America
J. P Withers
San Antonio
Lula Long
Kansas City
R. J. Kleburg
Kingsville
J. P. Withers
J. H. Savage
Harvey L. Page
S. A. Hopkins
Henry C. King
H. C. King
William Rockhill Nelson
Charles G. Treat
Augustine MclIntyre
R. L. Ball
B. L. Winchell
Union Pacific Railroad
Frederick B. Combe
B. Russ
Leon N. Walthall
Walter P. Napier
Marlborough Churchill
Henning Bruhn
T. T. Jackson
Frank M. Lewis
W. B. Tuttle
J. E. Jarrett
E. R. Richardson
Cobb-Sparks Detroit Rally Beats Washington 5 4
Veach powered Detroit with a timely slugging display and Ty Cobb added aggressive base running leading to a 5 to 4 victory over Washington. Cobb’s errant center field misplay allowed three Washington runs in the third, but he later singled, stole second, and scored on Veach’s double to seal the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Veach
Ty Cobb
Washington
Cobb
R. H. E. Washington
Boehling and
Henry
Dubuc and Stanage
Yankees Blank Chicago in Pitchers Duel
New York won 2 to 0 over Chicago as Ford and Sweeney held the locals to two hits with sharp fielding by the visitors outfield. Russell Benz and Schalk composed the Chicago battery effort in a low scoring game played yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Ford
Sweeney
Russell
Benz
Schalk
Real Estate Transfers in San Antonio 1913
A compiled list shows numerous property transfers in San Antonio including San Antonio Land and Building Company to Estenislado Lopez for 43 and 44, block 2 Vera Cruz addition. Mission Cemetery Company to Mrs. A. C Pettus for half of lot 42, block 6, Mission Burial Park. several quit claims and lot sales with prices from $1 to $25,000. Notable transfers include William F. Schutz to Ed Selling for a 50-foot lot on East Houston Street worth $25,000 and Alamo Home Builders to Henry Marechal for lot 4 in city block 2409 at $561. Other pairs include J. H. Kirkpatrick to J. B. Dobbs for city block 3909 and Frank Curtice Smith to J. S. Dubbs for blocks on West Elmira Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Land and Building Company
Estenislado Lopez
Vera Cruz
Mission Cemetery Company
A. C Pettus
Ewest
Mission Burial Park
Ben K
Annie J. Cooksey
J. A
M. Davis
Pleasanton Road
Herbert J Hays
Harry L. Miller
Johnnie A. Jones
Graveland
J. H. Kirkpatrick
J. B. Dobbs
San Fernando Addition
Frank Curtice Smith
R. W. Hamilton
Dubbs
New City Block
Elmira Street
William F. Schutz
Ed Selling
East Houston Street
Alamo Home Builders
Henry Marechal
Duncan M. Stansbury
L. F. Robiebaux
San Antonio
Lincoln Improvement Company
Mr. Stansbury
John F. Holm Et al
Emil C Schiffers
Maria F. Rodriguez
A. A. Brown
George W. Paris
L. B. Haines
B. Hethcock
New City
South Park Place
Irene Thurman
W. A. Bally
Monty Nordan
Asa Wilson
Chavez ‘Street
Burial Permits for Four Individuals
Four burial permits list deaths on August 13. Alexander Pape Jr aged 26 at 70% Carson Street. Valentina Garza aged 95 in Seguin Texas. Mary Campbell aged 76 at 400 Dwyer Avenue. Herman E. Wolff aged 25 at 220 Pierce Avenue.
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Alexander Pape Jr
Carson Street
Valentina Garza
Seguin
Tex
Mary Campbell
Dwyer Avenue
Herman E. Wolff
Pierce Avenue
St. Louis Club Loses Two Top Pitchers Indefinitely
St Louis American League club suspends Roy Mitchell after a verbal clash with umpire O'Loughlin in New York. Lefty Hamilton injures pitching arm en route from New York and will miss about ten days.
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ST. Louis
Roy Mitchell
O’loughlin
New York
Hamilton
Stovall
Zwilling Sold to Boston From St. Joseph Club
St Joseph August 15 Donald Zwilling outfielder of the local Western League club was sold yesterday to the Boston National League team and will report to Boston next spring.
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Braves Bay
Zwilling
ST. Joseph, O
Donard Zwilling
Boston
Constitutional Convention Struggles Across State Legislature
Bills on free conference committees move through the legislature as the penitentiary law and United States senator election bill near final agree ments. The Taylor Kennedy bill sets a 1000 limit for campaign expenses and a governor appoints temporary vacancies. The blue sky law passes the House while liquor bills face expected opposition.
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Free Conference
Senate
Warren
Willacy
Hudspeth
Collins
Brelsford
Humphrey
Wagstaff
Dodson
Tillotson
Hill
United States Senate
Taylor-Kennedy
Free Conference Committee
Executive Department
Mayes
Colquitt
Colorado
Austin
House
Williams
Department of Insurance and Banking
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking
Aes Peres
Allison
Births Reported Across City Addresses
To Mr and Mrs Arthur Barbeck a boy born August 12 at 318 River Avenue. To Mr and Mrs D H Clark a boy born August 7 at 912 Howard Street. To Mr and Mrs E W Cullum a boy born August 10 at 619 S Alamo Street. To Mr and Mrs P pes a boy born August 11 at 1016 Monterey Street. To Mr and Mrs E Giusbao a boy born August 12 at 1627 Lamar Street.
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Arthur Barbeck
River Avenue
D. H. Clark
Howard Street
E. W. Cullum
S. Alamo Street
P. Pes
Monterey Street
E. Giusbao
Lamar Street
Blood Health Claims For S. S. S. Skin Tone
Advertisement touts S. S. S. as a skin health blood purifier repairing eruptions and promoting clear tissue. It claims rapid drying of eruptions and regeneration by nourishing skin cells from blood, urging readers to buy from Specific Co. Atlanta with a promotional book available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft Specific
San Francisco Call Sold to DeYoung for Chronicle Merger
San Francisco Call owner John D. Spreckles sells the Call to M. H. DeYoung of the San Francisco Chronicle. The Call will cease publication September 1 after a long history since 1856. The Chronicle began in 1865 as The Dramatic Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Call
The
Chronicle
San Francisco
Cal
Start of World Championship Series Set for October 6
President Ban Johnson said the national commission will open the world championship on Monday October 6 if the New York Nationals and Philadelphia Americans win their series. A brief pregame band is planned and a short exhibition series may be held here before touring the world. Also noted is a 1920s Joan of Arc bibliography listing 667 works with room for more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ban Johnson
National Commission
New York Nationals
Johnson
Chicago Americans
Resinol Soaps and Ointment Offer Eczema Relief for Babies
For babies with eczema prickly heat or teething rash, a warm bath with Resinol Soap and a gentle application of Resinol Ointment provides instant relief. It soothes itching and promotes clear healthy skin, usable on the youngest infant. Doctors have prescribed Resinol Soap for eighteen years. Trial free. Dept. 7-P Resinol Baltimore MD.
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Dept
Resinol
Balltimore
Boosters Form Southwest Texas Development Group
More than 400 attendees from Beeville Laredo Kingsville and other Gulf coast cities met in Corpus Christi to form a permanent Boosters Association of Southwest Texas aimed at uniting the region and promoting growth. A committee drafted constitution and bylaws with officers to be elected later and Laredo led by a 20 member delegation urged holding the next convention February 21-22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
Beeville
Laredo
Kingsville
Texas Coast
Boosters Association of
Southwest Texas
Commercial Club
Robstown
South Texas
Albn Heywood
San Benito
Corpus
Brownsville
Boosters
Briggs
Alice
Chase
Laughlin
Falfurrias
Heywood
Ones
San Diego
Cunningham
Pharr
Jones
Hebbrowville
Pressnal
Doherty
Appleby
Bishop
Davis
Portland
Potts
Automobile Licenses Listed for Ford Vehicles
No. 8945 Ford A Lankford 1010 W Poplar Street and No. 3946 Ford G A Kenney Atascosa Tex are recorded as current automobile licenses with the Ford designation and owner names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
A. Lankford
W. Poplar Street
G. A. Kenney
Atascosa
Tex
Tea flavor and naval memory in Harper's Weekly notes
Harper s Weekly explores the aroma of tea. It explains trace etherlike substances in tea leaves and the impact of curing and ocean transport on flavor. It recalls Napolitan memory with flags and a 1799 1800 clash between French vessels and American ships.
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Napolis
United States
Berceau
New England
Constellation
Boston
The
Christian Herald
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Washer Bros. CO
Doe
Percale
Madras
Soisette
Bundy
Griffin
Phillies
Tinker and Company
Charles Rees
Rees
Houston &J
Princess Theater
Rugkrill
Joske
Joske’s
Loisette
Lisle
Hanan &Son
Howard & Foster, Reguloron
Dareae
Tigers
Yanks
Bailey
Harris
Collings
Townsend
Secretary of State
Joan of Arc
Aid
Texas
Harper’s Weekly
China
Japan
Lucchese Bros
Losoya
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