Government Jobs Open Civil Service Examinations
The United States civil service commission announces open competitive exams for Publicity expert in the Office of Public Roads Washington at $8 per day and Mechanician in the Bureau of Standards Washington at $1020 per year. An exam for a Philippine service teacher will be held August 20. Local applicant count small. Five years practical experience required for publicity expert and mechanician. Applications must be filed in complete form with the commission at Washington by September 15.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Office of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Bureau of Standards
Department of Commerce
Philippine Service
Work on School Budget For San Antonio Board Meeting
The San Antonio school board plans a Wednesday evening session after finance building and teachers committees meet to finalize a tentative budget arrange teacher salaries and decide the high school plans. The building committee meets tomorrow at 4 PM to review high school plans. The teachers committee met this morning to set the salary schedule. The finance committee met last week to draft the tentative budget. All items will be presented to the board Wednesday night for final decision.
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San Antonio
Contractors wanted for Bermann Zadek remodeling project
Notice invites bids from contractors to remodel a building for Bermann and Zadek located on West Commerce Street. Ernest P. Behles is the architect. Also notes a short paid advertisement urging readers to attend the Kerrville Fair from August 20 to 22 featuring races and other amusements.
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Bide
Bermann & Zadek
Commerce Street
Ernest P. Behles
Kerrville
San Antonio Female College Admits Enrolment Extension
San Antonio Female College announces extended enrolment until August 30 to qualify for the discounted rate as the 20th year begins in September. President J. Harrison urges applicants to reply promptly from Station A, San Antonio, Texas.
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Epworth
J. &. Harrison
Station
San Antonio
Tex
Traction Company seeks $75,000 return for fair grounds deal
San Antonio Traction Company agrees to sell the fair grounds to the city for $75,000 while demanding protection for $17,759.47 held by the receiver to secure unsecured claims owed to premium winners of the old International Fair Association. The company proposes $25,000 down and three yearly $11,000 payments with 6 percent interest, waived if fairs run in the years covered.
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Fair Grounds
San Antonio Traction Company
Traction Company
International Fair Association
W. Bb. Tuttle
Tuttle
Henneke Starts Diamond Layout for Carrs Baseball School
Indianapolis trainer H Henneke arrived to mark grounds for Charles Carrs baseball school at Hot Wells. Ten diamonds will be ready by October 15 under Carrs Chamber of Commerce contract. Carr, Kansas City manager, plans to teach inside baseball to minor leaguers as majors scour the minors for talent amid a material shortage.
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H. Henneke
Indianapolis
Charles (. Carr
Hot Wells
Henneke
Carr
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City
Martial Law Tightens Grip in Nicaragua
Managua reports rush to enforce martial law with strict censorship on government action news. Diaz administration suppresses Costa Rican press excerpts to head off regional canal treaty protests. U S Nicaragua treaty draft by Bryan was rejected by the Senate foreign affairs committee on August 1.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Diaz
United States
Bryan
Senate Committee On Foreign Affairs
Highway contract and county engineer appointed
At a county commissioners court session the delinquent tax list contract was awarded to J. J. Rohmer for 2850. Fred Bennett was named acting county highway engineer to replace George W. Marshall, whose resignation was accepted. The report includes unrelated comic snippets from various sources.
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J. J. Rohmer
Fred Bennett
George W. Marshall
Fire in Servant’s Room at 615 Avenue C
A blaze originated in a rear servant’s room at 615 Avenue C, owned by J. W. Vann, was put out by firemen with chemical extinguishers at 10:15 last night. Loss capped under $100. room had been closed for weeks, cause unknown. Insurance covers the damage.
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J. W. Vann
Avenue C
Drought status little changed despite new rains
Missouri and Kansas saw some showers but overall drought relief was uneven. Heaviest rainfall rarely exceeded 1.12 inches, soils dried quickly after sun and heat returned. Crop relief varies with Missouri reported stronger gains than Kansas. St Joseph area pastures freshened, late corn helped, Pittsburg Kansas saw minimal rain, Topeka notes continued 100 degree temperatures and depleted water supplies.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Weather Bureau
St. Joseph
Pittsburg
Kan
Topeka
First Lieutenant Short tops inter-department revolver meet
Walter C. Short of the Sixteenth Infantry led at Fort Niagara with a 1073 score in the inter-department revolver shoot, barely missing the world record by two points. Rivalry came from 1063, as two Fort Sam Houston enlisted men joined the Niagara team, while Southern Department lacked rifle representation and Lieutenant Nicholson failed to overcome a 5 percent handicap in the Fort Niagara rounds.
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Walter C. Short
Sixteenth Infantry
Leon Springs
Fort Niagara
New York
Fort Sam Houston
Niagara
Ralph L. Miller
Third Cavalry
Harry L. Black
Ordnance Department
Southern Department
Nicholson
Ninth Cavalry
Four New Carriers Authorized for San Antonio Route
Assistant Postmaster Fuller reports Postmaster General Parleson has authorized four additional carriers to serve San Antonio. They will replace the recent auxiliary carriers and cover Cloudcroft Lawndale Dignowity Hill Treasure Hill and Indiana avenue areas. Delivery to Highland Park is under review pending data from the Improvement Club.
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Fuller
Parleson
San Antonio
Cloudcroft
Lawndale
Dignowity Hill
Treasure Hill
Indiana Avenue
Highland Park
Improvement Club
Charter Farm Company Receives Austin Charter
Information from Austin shows a charter issued to Leona Valley Farms Company with capital stock of 23000 dollars. Incorporators are W F MecCaleb J L McCaleb and Oscar Dewees. The firm owns 200 acres of land in Leona Valley between Dilley and Las Vegas near two railroads. Land lies in artesian belt and could be irrigated. McCaleb said plans are not yet fully formed.
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Austin
Leona Velley Farms Company
W. F. MecCaleb
J. L. McCaleb
Oscar Dewees
Leona Valley
Dilley
Las Vegas
International & Great Northern Railroad
San Antonio
Uvalde & Gulf
McCaleb
Newsboys Attend YMCA Meeting With Talks and Pool
About 75 newsboys joined a Sunday morning YMCA gathering. Milton Schwab, Galveston YMCA treasurer, spoke on "The Race of Life" and took questions. President Fischer attended and gave a two minute talk. Afterward the boys went to the pool and splashed for about 30 minutes.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Milton Schwab
Galveston
Fischer
Association
Building Permits Report From Local Board
Miss Rosa Evansworth seeks an eight room dwelling on Berkshire Place for five thousand dollars. Jackson and Hillie file permits for two four room dwellings on Lachappelle Alley valued at three thousand dollars. Mrs Clara Muegge requests repairs to a dwelling on Mes Quite Street costing four hundred dollars. Alamo Home Builders plans a four room dwelling on Delgado Street for one thousand dollars.
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Rosa Evansworth
Berkshire Place
Jackson & Hillie
Lachappelle Alley
Clara Muegge
Mesquite Street
Alamo Home Builders
Delgado Street
Real estate transfers in Los Angeles Heights and Rosedale Park
A. M. Caracas transfers lot 48 block 12 Rosedale Park to P. Rodriguez for 100 dollars. Los Angeles Heights Improvement Co transfers lot 1 percent block 69 to KE. O. Waller for 209 dollars.
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A. M. Caracas
P. Rodriguez
Rosedale Park
Los Angeles Heights Improvement Co
KE. O. Waller
Marriage Licenses Recorded for Four Couples
Orlean Ellwood Tyler and Lula Lee Williams, J. B. Trice and Pearl Guinn, Hamilton G. Blumberg and Hildegard Fisher, Francisco Romero and Casimera Garcia are listed as marriage license recipients in the latest registry.
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Orlean Ellwood Tyler
Lula Lee Wiliams
J. B. Trice
Pearl Guinn
Hamilton G. Blumberg
Hildegard Fisher
Francisco Romero
Casimera Garcia
Automobile Licenses Reported For Three Vehicles
Automobiles listed include No 3958 Indian motorcycle registered to Phillip Bate of 123 East Mistletoe Avenue. No 3959 Pierce Arrow truck registered to Mrs Elizabeth Moore at Bedell Building. No 3960 Ford with DL Brient associated with Physicians and Surgeons Hospital.
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Phillip Bate
East Mistletoe Avenue
Pierce-Arrow
Elizabeth Moore
Bedell
Ford
DL. Brient
Physicians and Surgeons’ Hospital
Petition 15 Filed by Houston St Owners for Street Widening
A petition signed by most property owners along East Houston Street from the bridge to Elm Street and Starr Street to New Braunfels Avenue was filed by the city clerk and will be reviewed at today’s council meeting. Hugh B. Rice and William W. Herring met with the mayor about the measure, which seeks widening of East Houston between Nacogdoches and Bowie and opening East Houston into Starr Street. The plan traces back to Mayor Callaghan and gained momentum under Mayor Jones before funds were diverted. now conditions favor advancing the project.
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East Houston Street
Houston Street
Elm Street
Starr Street
New Braunfels Avenue
Hugh B. Rice
William W. Herring
Nacogdoches
Bowie
Callaghan
Jones
Arson charge filed over East Commerce Street fire
City Fire Marshal W P Mc Neel filed an affidavit in Justice Campbell's court today against a white man, based on a deliberate fire on East Commerce Street. Fire Chief Wright and Marshal McNeel led the investigation. an arrest was expected this afternoon at the West Texas Fair Kerrville Texas August 2022 Adw
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W. P. McNeel
Sugar Tariff Debated in Washington as Bristow Proposes Cuts
Senator Bristow opened debate on the free sugar schedule proposing a reduction from 1.90 per hundred pounds to 1.52 1 2 with phased cuts over three and six years to 1.27 1 2, aiming to preserve Cuba relations and bolster domestic sugar. He criticized party caucus handling of the tariff bill and urged defeat of what he called ruinous legislation. An advertisement for Union Meat Co. promotes king with tin tag sausage at the Grand Opera House lobby display.
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Washington, D. C
Bristow
Senator Bristow
Cuba
Grand Opera House
Union Meat Company
Tragic Brookyln family massacre ends in suicide
In New York on August 18, Henry Lake, a restaurant chef, killed his wife Mary Lake and five children Horace 17 Walter 8 Stella 18 Dorothy 14 before wounding himself. Police describe a scene of mangled bodies and a wrecked room as Lake was rushed to a hospital.
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New York
Mary Lake
Horace
Walter
Stella
Dorothy
Brooklyn
Henry Lake
Lake
Police Probe Motive in Local Fatality
Neighbors recall a kind father who did not abuse alcohol. Police are unable to determine a motive for the crime. The man, about 45, lived with a wife aged about 40.
Georgia Judge Killed by Ex Wife at Post Office
Judge W. S. Godbee was shot and killed in Millen Georgia by his divorced wife Edna Godbee at the town post office. Mrs Godbee mortally wounded the judge’s current wife and was arrested on murder charges. The incident followed years of divorce and occurred in a space shared with a third Mrs. Godbee. Nearby, Union Meat Company advertises goods in the Grand Opera House lobby display.
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Millen
W. S. Godbee
Godbee
Edna Godbee
Countess Tarnovska Found Dead on Train
Aug 18 St Petersburg report says Countess Marie Tarnovska who in 1910 was convicted in Venice for complicity in the murder of Co Kamarowsky and sentenced to years imprisonment, was found on a St Petersburg Kiev expo train. Police investigate whether death was suicide or murder. The countess, pardoned last year, allegedly influenced Nikolaus Naumoff to kill Kamarowsky for a life insurance payout. Naumoff was judged mentally unbalanced and given three years.
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ST. Petersburg
Tarnovska
Venice
Co Kamarowsky
Kiev
Marie Tarnoveka
Nikolaus Naumoff
Vienna
Co Kamarowski
Kamarowsky
Count Karowsky
Naumoff
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