AOK Aldermen Seek Consent for City Street Oiling Plan
City and county highway league members urge San Antonio city council to authorize local property owners to fund oiling of fourteen miles of streets. The plan, supervised by the league’s engineering department, would have owners cover costs while officials supervise the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexar County Highway League
Callaghan
San Antonio
League
H. E. Hildebrand
C. S. Fowler
G. Tayloe
W. B. Tuttle
M. J. Arnold
J. W. Warren
W. S. Hawkins
Ray M. Mackey
Aransas Pass
Gulf
Tarpon
W.S. Hawkins
Hawkins
Beeville
Bee County
Messrs. Warren and Hawkins
Poisoned by buttermilk injures two children
Annie Murray eight and Sid Murray Jr one drink buttermilk left standing in a can Saturday night. A stomach pump saved the boys after they fell seriously ill and recovered. Sid Murray Sr arrived from 413 Plum street to find his children improving as two Meyer children at 415 Plum street also felt ill but recovered. The milk had been left standing too long.
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Annie
Sid Murray Jr
Sid Murray Sr
Plum Street
San Antonio
Walter Meyer
Thief Overlooks Gems After Break-In at Leesville Hotel
Mrs. Columbus Pitre of Leesville Louisiana reports a burglary in her room at 116 Taylor Street. A thief stole 90 dollars from a handbag and opened another trunk, while diamonds worth 500 dollars were left untouched. Window latch and wire screen were damaged before escape. Police investigated.
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Columbus Pitre
Leesville
Taylor Street
Labor Day Parade Set to Be Largest in San Antonio
Grand marshal J J Tucker Jr names aids J D Nordhaus and G E Hickox as parade organizers pledge 3500 participants for September 4 with seven queen candidates on floats joined by Carpenters Local 14 Musicians No 23 and Boiler Makers floats. Officials invited to participate as grounds and ball committees prepare entertainment without admission fees.
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J. J. Tucker Jr
J. D. Nordhaus
G. E. Hickox
San Antonio
Carpenters Local
Musicians No
Boilermakers
Fair Grounds
Fire at Mrs Heffner and Conley Homes Cited
Firefighters battled two home blazes with limited damage. A kerosene lamp explosion at Mrs Heffner’s 1502 South Flores home burned her hands but caused only minor damage. In Conley’s 325 East Quincy home Captain Kracht spotted a kitchen fire from the gallery and, with buckets and help, checked it before the arrival of Chief Bishop. damage estimated at about $50 with coals from the stove blamed.
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8. E. Heffner
South
Flores Street
J. W. Conley
East
Quincy Street
W. Kracht
Conley
Kerrville Three Day Fair Opens August Twenty Third
A three day Kerrville Fair opens Wednesday August 23 inviting visitors to enjoy the hill country. The event promises delight for first time attendees and continued pleasure for long time participants.
Wilson cites department troubles and criticizes Dr Wiley
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson told the House committee of troubles in the department including an alleged illegal contract for Dr H W Busby and questioned Dr Wiley about withholding facts on sulphur dioxide use in fruit He defended the referee board and said Roosevelt appointed its members while noting potential missteps and lack of invitation to meet the board.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
House Investigating Committee
Department of Agriculture
H. W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
H. H. Busby
Busby
Dr. Rusby
Wiley
Rusby
Dr. Wiley
Roosevelt
Negro Fights Officer in Cuero Passenger Coach Incident
Officer Englehardt struggled with Curtis Lee a Cuero man who resisted arrest in a Sap depot area passenger coach. Lee toppled the officer and lost his shirt badge and kept fighting until subdued. he was later fined 20 dollars in police court.
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Englehardt
Curtis Lee
Cuero
Sap Depot
Buckley
Purse Snatcher Flees From Southwestern Insane Asylum Grounds
A purse containing a small amount of money was snatched from an attendant at 9 o clock last night on the asylum grounds near the main entrance. The thief escaped after being chased by Doctors Gilbert K F Smith Q B Lee and Mr Chilcoat who were on the porch. It is unclear if the robber was white or black. The suspect fled toward the river bottom and vanished. This marks the second similar robbery on the grounds in six weeks.
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Southwestern Insane Asylum
Gilbert
K. F. Smith
Q. B. Lee
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promotes Malaria Fight
An old standard tonic asserts it drives out malaria and builds up the system. The label proclaims a tasteless quinine and iron formula, marketed for adults and children at 65 cents per bottle.
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GROVE
Judge Chapin Sees Prohibition Probe Likely to Fizzle
Judge D B Chapin predicts the legislature's probe into the statewide prohibition vote will stall due to appeal delays and court schedules. He notes the special committee may be dismissed when the legislature adjourns, leaving prosecutions to the October court of criminal appeals.
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Chapin
Austin
D. B. Chapin
Gunter Hotel
Court of Criminal Appeals
Hall's Texas Wonder for kidney and rheumatic trouble
Thousands suffer daily from kidney bladder and rheumatic ailments. A one dollar sixty day treatment of Hall's Texas Wonder is advertised to cure, with testimonials available. Send for info from Dr. E W Hall in Saint Louis. Sold by druggists.
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Hall
Texas Wonder
E. W. Hall
Olive 8&T
Louis
Body of Ira Trimble to be taken to Del Rio tonight
The body of Ira Trimble fatally injured in a collision in the San Antonio and Aransas Pass yards Saturday night will be taken to Del Rio at 8 30 tonight by rail. He will be accompanied by his mother his brother in law D C Robinett and wife of Luling and W O Prentiss of Del Rio. Interment is set for Tuesday morning in Del Rio cemetery. Kerrville Fair opens Wednesday the 23rd with extensive exhibits and a large amusements program promised.
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Ira Trimble
San Antonio & Aransas Pass
del Rio
Galveston, Harrisburg
Kerrville Fair
Five Generations Meet In Long Island Family Reunion
Francis Hults and his daughter Mrs. Clara Atwater and granddaughter Ethel Atwater visited Mrs. Lucy Lake of Little Neck New York. Mrs. Lake 98 welcomed the great great granddaughter born outside the Hults home. Five generations under one roof marked a rare kinship moment.
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Francis Hults
Clara Atwater
Ethel Atwater
Hartford
City Council Hopes for July Salary Fund Vote
City officials await approval of funds for July salaries as Alderman Lipscomb’s absence delays the vote. Mayor Callaghan plans to preside, with adjournment likely until tomorrow to secure the necessary two thirds.
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Joel A. Lipscomb
Callaghan
Alderman Lipscomb
Fort Davis
White Rock
Military Plaza
Lipscomb
B Lipscomb
San Antonio
Mr. Lipscomb
Gals Laghan
Three Hemphill Street Houses Burn in Fort Worth Fire
Three homes on Hemphill street burned at 5 o clock this morning in Fort Worth Texas with an estimated loss of 16000. Poor water pressure contributed to the blaze as firefighters battled the flames.
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Fort Worth
Associated Press
Tex
Hemphill _ street
End of Money and Week Align in Harpers Bazar Joke
A humorous quip contrasts daily money troubles with weekly pay. White asks about meeting ends, Green replies the ends coincide, joke attributed to Harpers Bazar.
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White
Green
Harper’s Bazar
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Highway League Committee
City Hall
Kerrville
Richard Stevens
Newport
Stevens
House
Naushon
Toile de Nord
Amoskeag
McCall
New Idea
Saul Wolfson
Alamo and Commerce
É. Collman
Old Home Town
J. P. Morgan
Olympic
New York Harbor
Ethel
F. Groos & Co
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